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Jrs Biodiversity Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 23-1352035 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
- Total grants paid
- $2.2M
- Grants reported
- 38
- Median grant
- $47.5K
- Future commitments
- $1.6M
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38 | $2.2M |
Where Jrs Biodiversity Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANPARKS SCIENTIFIC SERVICES | SEDGEFIELD | FOR THE PROJECT "OVERCOMING PANDEMIC THREATS TO BIOINFORMATICS IN SOUTH AFRICA'S NATIONAL PARKS." | 2024 | $175K |
| UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA | GAINESVILLE, FL | FOR THE PROJECT "FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY DATA OF RIVERS OF THE LAKE VICTORIA BASIN." | 2024 | $150K |
| LAKE TANGANYIKA FLOATING HEALTH CLINIC | CHICAGO, IL | CRITICAL BIODIVERSITY SURVEYS IN THE LAKE TANGANYIKA AND RUZIZI RIVER BASINS | 2024 | $114K |
| WILDFOWL WETLANDS TRUST | SLIMBRIDGE | FOR THE PROJECT "MADAGASCAR WETLANDS KNOWLEDGE BASE." | 2024 | $105K |
| WATER JOURNALISTS AFRICA - INFONILE | MBARARA | FOR THE PROJECT "NILEWELL: PROMOTING TRUST OF BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION BETWEEN SCIENTISTS AND COMMUNICATORS IN THE NILE RIVER BASIN." | 2024 | $103K |
| WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY | BANGUI | FOR THE PROJECT "FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM (FBDC) FOR CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTHEAST PROTECTED AREA COMPLEX (NPAC) IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC." | 2024 | $98K |
| NATURE UGANDA | KAMPALA | FOR THE PROJECT "TRAINING A COHORT OF HERPETOLOGISTS TO INCREASE DATA KNOWLEDGE IN UGANDA AND BUILD CAPACITY FOR BASELINE HERPETOLOGY SURVEYS IN KEY ECOSYSTEMS OF EAST AFRICA." | 2024 | $95K |
| GAEA SEYCHELLES | MAHE | FOR THE PROJECT "DEVELOPING A FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT IN THE SEYCHELLES." | 2024 | $87K |
| CONSERVATION ACTION RESEARCH NETWORK | TOPANGA, CA | ASPIRE GRANT PROJECTS SUPPORT FOR SCHOLARS IN CONGO BASIN AND ALBERTINE RIFT | 2024 | $85K |
| ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS KEW | RICHMOND | FOR THE PROJECT "ENHANCING DATA ACCESS TO TRANSFORM GUINEA'S CAPACITY TO IDENTIFY AND PROTECT ITS THREATENED PLANTS." | 2024 | $76.1K |
| INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY (ICIPE) | NAIROBI | FOR THE PROJECT "INCREASE KNOWLEDGE, AWARENESS AND DATA ACCESSIBILITY FOR BEE AND DIPTERAN POLLINATORS, THEIR FORAGE PLANT SPECIES TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION OF PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTIONS IN CAMEROON." | 2024 | $76K |
| FRESHWATER RESEARCH CENTRE | KOMMETJIE | IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK TO EXPAND RESEARCH CAPACITY AND DATA ACCESS FOR THE FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION SYSTEM (THE "PROJECT OR "FBIS-2"). | 2024 | $75.9K |
| NATIONAL HERBARIUM OF BENIN | COTONOU | FOR THE PROJECT "MOBILIZING DATA FOR IDENTIFICATION, TAXONOMY, SOCIOECONOMIC IMPORTANCE AND CONSERVATION ASSESSMENT OF BRYOPHYTES IN BENIN." | 2024 | $70K |
| CONSERVE GLOBAL | PRETORIA | THE PROJECT WILL UNDERTAKE GROUND SAMPLING AND SURVEYS WITH REMOTE SENSING DATA TO PRODUCE ACCURATE VEGETATION AND LAND COVER MAPS, ASSESS THREATS AND DOCUMENT TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND USAGE OF PLANT SPECIES IN THE TONDWA GMA IN NORTHERN ZAMBIA. IT WILL ALSO BUILD MONITORING CAPACITY AMONG FOUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND FOUR EARLY CAREER ZAMBIAN BOTANISTS AND GREATER SENSITIZATION AND SUPPORT AMONG ZAMBIAN GOVERNMENT AND THE NSAMA COMMUNITY RESOURCES BOARD. | 2024 | $65K |
| HAWASSA UNIVERSITY | HAWASSA | TO GENERATE INFORMATION ON INSECT POLLINATORS DIVERSITY, SHARE DATA OPENLY AND CREATE AWARENESS THROUGH PLATFORMS ON FOOD SECURITY AND ECOSYSTEM HEALTH VALUES OF INSECT POLLINATORS UNDER DIFFERENT LAND USES IN AND AROUND KAFA BIOSPHERE RESERVE AND BALE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK. EXPERTISE ON INSECT POLLINATORS' DIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION IN ETHIOPIA WILL BE ENHANCED, DATA WILL BE OPENLY SHARED, AND TRAININGS AND COMMUNICATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE. POLICY BRIEFS WILL BE PREPARED AND DISSEMINATED. | 2024 | $65K |
| WILDTRACKTSWALU FOUNDATION | JOHANNESBURG | THE OVERARCHING GOAL IS TO DEVELOP A NEW TECHNIQUE THAT WILL PROVIDE A COST-EFFECTIVE AND COMMUNITY-GENERATED METRIC AS AN INDEX TO MONITOR BIODIVERSITY IN AFRICA. THE BENEFITS FOR PARTNERS WILL BE EQUITABLE ENGAGEMENT BY PROVIDING GREATER CAPACITY FOR LOCAL STUDENTS AND INDIGENOUS GROUPS, AND ASSISTANCE IN TRANSFORMATIVE ACTIONS TO BE IMPLEMENTED AS IDENTIFIED IN THE AFRICA 30X30 DRAFT. ASSESSING IMPACTS ON BIODIVERSITY IS KEY TO THIS; THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO RELIABLE AND COST-EFFECTIVE METRICS TO DO THIS. | 2024 | $55K |
| NAMIBIAN CHAMBER OF ENVIRONMENT | WINDHOEK | THIS PROJECT'S PRIMARY AIM IS TO BRING TOGETHER THE WIDELY SCATTERED INFORMATION AND DATA ON NAMIBIAN NEAR-ENDEMIC PLANTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE ENTRUSTED WITH THE CONSERVATION OF THE COUNTRY'S FLORA. | 2024 | $53K |
| RE WILD | AUSTIN, TX | FOR PROJECT LOST SPECIES AFRICAN SYMPOSIA FOR UGANDAN, TANZANIAN, AND DRC RESEARCHERS | 2024 | $52.9K |
| EAST AFRICAN WILDLIFE SOCIETY | NAIROBI | FOR THE PROJECT "UNLOCKING BIODIVERSITY DATA TO FACILITATE DESIGNATION OF LAKE OF BOLOSSAT AS THE 7TH RAMSAR SITE IN KENYA." | 2024 | $50K |
| INTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION | LUSAKA | FOR THE PROJECT "DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING AN ECOLOGICAL MONITORING PLAN AND A WETLAND INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR THE ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT OF THE KAFUE FLATS, ZAMBIA" | 2024 | $45K |
| NATIONAL MUSEUMS OF KENYA | NAIROBI | IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE INVENTORY OF BATS IN TWO CAVES IN KENYA, REPRESENTING TWO TYPES OF CAVES. THIS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE USE OF SCIENTIFIC DATA TO GAIN FORMAL PROTECTION OF CAVES THROUGH EXISTING POLICY AND LEGAL INSTRUMENTS. | 2024 | $45K |
| UNIVERSITY OF PARAKOU BENIN | PARAKOU | FOR DATA MOBILIZATION AND LONG-TERM CONSERVATION OF WILD EDIBLE FUNGI IN BENIN. | 2024 | $45K |
| KABALE UNIVERSITY UGANDA | KABALE | FOR THE PROJECT "SITE SELECTION TO PROTECT PAPYRUS ENDEMIC BIODIVERSITY IN UGANDA." | 2024 | $44K |
| TANZANIA WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE | ARUSHA | IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK "ASSESSING LANDSCAPE LEVEL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON MONTANE FOREST POLLINATORS IN TANZANIA." | 2024 | $43.4K |
| UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA | WINDHOEK | FOR THE PROJECT "ESTABLISHING CAPACITY FOR SUSTAINED PRODUCTION OF NATIONAL SPACIAL BIODIVERSITY DATA PRODUCTS: GUIDING PROGRESS TOWARDS THE POST-2020 GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY FRAMEWORK GOALS." | 2024 | $40K |
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- MATTHEW V CASSETTA EXECUTIVE DIRECT
- Address
- PO BOX 4541 ARLINGTON, VA, 22204
- Phone
- 5713470545
- Deadlines
- APPLICATION DEADLINES VARY FROM YEAR TO YEAR
- Application materials
- ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING. THE FORMAT OF THE GRANT REQUEST FORMS VARY SOMEWHAT FROM YEAR TO YEAR.
- Restrictions
- PRIORITY IS GIVEN TO THOSE APPLICANTS WHO SUBMIT PROPOSALS THAT MOST CLOSELY MATCH THE FOUNDATION MISSION OF PROMOTING THE UNDERSTANDING OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY FOR THE BENEFIT AND SUSTAINABILITY OF LIFE ON EARTH, AND THE FOUNDATION'S SCOPE OF INTERDISCIPLINARY ACTIVITIES PRIMARILY CARRIED OUT VIA COLLABORATIONS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND ECONOMIES IN TRANSITION
About this data
Figures are aggregated from Jrs Biodiversity Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.