Private foundation · EIN 47-3289963 · Wilmington, Delaware · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Band Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 49 grants paid, $7.2M total, median $133K.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
49
$7.2M
Median grant
$133K
Stays in DE
—
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$148M

Grants paid in 2024

49 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Maliasili Initiatives IncEssex Junction, VTMaliasili Conservation Fund$500K
Austin Peay State University FoundationClarksville, TNSoutheastern Grasslands Institute$350K
Guardian Org FoundationWashington, DCAge of Extinction$350K
The Wyldlife FundBuffalo, WYPooled Migration Fund$300K
Wildlife Conservation Network IncSan Francisco, CALion Recovery Fund$300K
Vox Media LLCPittsburgh, PAExpenditure Responsibility Grant$285K
Bat Conservation International IncAustin, TXAgave Restoration Initiative$250K
Wildlife Conservation Network IncSan Francisco, CAPangolin Crisis Fund$250K
Xerces Society IncPortland, ORFirefly Atlas Initiative$250K
Amref Health Africa IncNew York, NYEnhancing Epilepsy Care in Africa$202K
California Academy of Sciences GgpSan Francisco, CAbioGraphic$200K
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership FoundationHonolulu, HIProtecting Ocean Wildlife Initiative$175K
Americans for Oxford IncNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$166K
American Epilepsy SocietyChicago, ILPartners Against Mortality in Epilepsy (PAME)$150K
American Rivers IncWashington, DCFreshwater Mussel Decline$150K
Food and Environment Reporting NetworkNew York, NYBiodiversity Reporting Project$150K
Friends of the OsaWashington, DCRewilding the Osa Peninsula$150K
High Country NewsPaonia, COConservation Beyond Boundaries$150K
InaturalistSan Rafael, CAiNaturalist Nature Story Hub$150K
Lion LandscapesTeignmouth, UKRuaha/Selous Carnivore Project$150K
RewildAustin, TXRewilding Argentina (Ibera)$150K
Synchronicity Earth USA IncNew York, NYAmphibian Conservation Fund$150K
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CTYale Environment 360 Coverage of Biodiversity$150K
Mongabay Org CorporationAtherton, CAShort-form News Desk & Africa Bureau$140K
International Bureau for EpilepsySandyford, EIMaking Epilepsy a Health Priority in Africa$133K
Empowers Africa IncNew York, NYKenya Bird of Prey Trust$110K
American Bird ConservancyMarshall, VABirds not Mosquitoes Campaign$100K
Center for Plant Conservation IncEscondido, CAFlorida Plant Rescue$100K
Maliasili Initiatives IncEssex Junction, VTAmplifying Local Conservation Voices$100K
Mara Elephant Project USA IncCarmel, INMara Elephant Project - Ranger Teams in the Loita Forest$100K
Smithsonian InstituteWashington, DCNZPCBI/Virginia Working Landscapes$100K
The Clifton Institute IncWarrenton, VAUsing Science to Improve Management of Declining Species on Working Lands in the Virginia Piedmont$100K
University of California Berkeley FoundationBerkeley, CAStone Center for Large Landscape Conservation$100K
Wildlife Conservation Network IncSan Francisco, CARwanda Wildlife Conservation Association$100K
Wind River Tribal Buffalo InitiativeKinnear, WYGeneral & Unrestricted$100K
Empowers Africa IncNew York, NYKenya Wildlife Trust: Mara Predator Conservation Program$79K
BbhcCody, WYBeyond Yellowstone Program$75K
Fund for the City of New York IncNew York, NYFreshkills Park Alliance and staff position fund to support the Director of Science and Research Development$75K
International Conservation Caucus FoundationWashington, DCGeneral & Unrestricted$75K
Maliasili Initiatives IncEssex Junction, VTKenya Wildlife Conservancies Association$75K
Oceans ForwardWalnut, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$75K
Wildlife Conservation Network IncSan Francisco, CASave the Elephants for Tsavo Trust$75K
Wildlife GuardiansWashington, DCConflict Mitigation in the Amboseli Ecosystem$70K
Ozark Chinquapin FoundationPoplar Bluff, MOOzark Chinquapin Tree Restoration Initiative$60K
Sahara Conservation FundSt Louis, MOHalting Vulture Decline in West and Central Africa$55K
Peregrine Fund IncBoise, IDProtecting East Africa's Vultures$50K
Rock Creek Conservancy IncBethesda, MDRock Creek Resilience$50K
Atlanta Botanical Garden IncAtlanta, GASoutheastern Partners in Plant Conservation Conference$25K
Blue Ridge Prism IncCrozet, VAGeneral & Unrestricted$20K

By state: California 10 · New York 7 · District of Columbia 6 · Vermont 3 · Wyoming 3 · Texas 2

About this foundation

Band Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Wilmington, Delaware, administered in care of Foundation Source, tax-exempt since 2015. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Band Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Band Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $7.2M across 49 grants, a median of $133K.

Where does Band Foundation give?

California (10 grants), New York (7 grants), District of Columbia (6 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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