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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
Typical grant
$47.5K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

$1.6M

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
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
Original filing text
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

Reported organization name: JRS BIODIVERSITY FOUNDATION

Where Jrs Biodiversity Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Sanparks Scientific Services

SEDGEFIELD

$175KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

For the project "overcoming pandemic threats to bioinformatics in south africa's national parks."

University of Florida

GAINESVILLE, FL

$150KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

For the project "freshwater biodiversity data of rivers of the lake victoria basin."

Lake Tanganyika Floating Health Clinic

CHICAGO, IL

$114KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Critical biodiversity surveys in the lake tanganyika and ruzizi river basins

Wildfowl Wetlands Trust

SLIMBRIDGE

$105KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

For the project "madagascar wetlands knowledge base."

Water Journalists Africa - Infonile

MBARARA

$103KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

For the project "nilewell: promoting trust of biodiversity information between scientists and communicators in the nile river basin."

Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (38 reported in all).

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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 filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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