Average grant size at major environment foundations
The typical grant from the 20 largest environment foundations is about $75K. Across all 944 environment funders on file, the typical grant is about $5K. The David and Lucile Packard Foundation gives the most in this field.
Every figure comes from the foundations’ own IRS filings. The largest funders in a field usually give far more per grant than the field as a whole, because they make fewer, larger awards to organizations and projects big enough to absorb that much money at once. Check before you ask. Open any foundation to see who it has funded, where and for how much.
The 20 largest environment funders
| Foundation | State | Typical grant | Grants a year | Total giving |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | CA | $150K | 1,029 | $350M |
| FIDELITY FOUNDATION | MA | $400 | 4,430 | $156M |
| THE WILLIAM PENN FOUNDATION | PA | $36K | 1,107 | $144M |
| RICHARD KING MELLON FOUNDATION | PA | $220K | 296 | $117M |
| WAL-MART FOUNDATION | AR | $435K | 148 | $114M |
| The Eugene McDermott Foundation | TX | $75K | 140 | $55M |
| THE JOYCE FOUNDATION | IL | $80K | 470 | $52M |
| THE MARISLA FOUNDATION | CA | $75K | 194 | $47M |
| MEYER MEMORIAL TRUST | OR | $100K | 388 | $45M |
| JAMES M COX FOUNDATION OF GEORGIA INC | GA | $100K | 101 | $43M |
| THE SATTERBERG FOUNDATION INC | WA | $125K | 286 | $43M |
| GATES FAMILY FOUNDATION | CO | $25K | 374 | $36M |
| ARCUS FOUNDATION | NY | $75K | 365 | $31M |
| PARK FOUNDATION INC | NY | $50K | 457 | $30M |
| ARNOLD AND MABEL BECKMAN FOUNDATION | CA | $26K | 318 | $30M |
| CLIF FAMILY FOUNDATION | CA | $20K | 459 | $24M |
| John P McGovern Foundation | TX | $20K | 244 | $24M |
| Lettie Pate Evans Foundation Inc | GA | $1.3M | 10 | $21M |
| WILBURFORCE FOUNDATION | WA | $50K | 225 | $19M |
| THE FRED & BARBARA ERB FAMILY | MI | $25K | 122 | $17M |
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