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Environment & Conservation Grant Funders in North Carolina

355 foundations with a documented environment & conservation focus have made grants to North Carolina nonprofits in recent years, together directing $330.4M to organizations across the state. Below are the most active — every funder links to a full giving profile, and Bespoke Grants will match all 355 against your nonprofit's specific mission, for free.

355
Environment & conservation funders
$330.4M
Given to North Carolina nonprofits
3,701
Grants on record
2025
Most recent giving

Most active environment & conservation funders in North Carolina

#FunderBased inTotal North Carolina givingGrantsLatest
1The Chicago Community TrustIllinois$42.5M52023
2National Fish and Wildlife FoundationDistrict of Columbia$29.1M532024
3The Duke EndowmentNorth Carolina$19.1M182024
4The Conservation Fund a NonprofitVirginia$12.1M4882024
5Conservation Trust for North CarolinaNorth Carolina$11.2M672024
6The Community FoundationNorth Carolina$10.8M1432025
7Dogwood Health TrustNorth Carolina$10.0M482024
8North Carolina Community FoundationNorth Carolina$7.3M1592024
9The North Carolina Aquarium SocietyNorth Carolina$6.8M182024
10John S and James L Knight FoundationFlorida$6.4M192024
11Randolph County Partnership forNorth Carolina$5.7M202022
12League of Conservation Voters EducationDistrict of Columbia$5.5M42024

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How this list is built. Bespoke Grants indexes 13M+ grants from public IRS Form 990 filings. This page shows foundations whose giving carries a documented environment & conservation focus and that have funded North Carolina nonprofits. Giving figures reflect each funder's total recent grants to North Carolina recipients. IRS data publishes on a 1–2 year lag; figures are current through the most recent available filings.