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Grants paid by Jrs Biodiversity Foundation, tax year 2023
EIN 23-1352035 · Arlington, VA · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2023, Jrs Biodiversity Foundation (EIN 23-1352035) reported 44 grants paid totaling $2,461,552. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2023
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Wildfowl Wetlands Trust Slimbridge | U | $385,907 | approved, future | FOR THE PROJECT "MADAGASCAR WETLANDS KNOWLEDGE BASE." | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | Lake Tanganyika Floating Health Clinic Chicago, IL | B | $144,500 | paid | FOR THE PROJECT "CROSS-SECTORAL HOUSEHOLD AND CRITICAL BIODIVERSITY SURVEYS IN RIPARIAN SOUTH KIVU AND TANGANYIKA PROVINCES, D.R. CONGO" | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | Nature Uganda Kampala | U | $110,260 | paid | 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." | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | Tanzania Forest Conservation Group Dar Es Salaam | U | $110,000 | paid | FOR THE PROJECT "BIODIVERSITY DATA COLLECTION AND TRAINING CONSERVATIONISTS IN EAST AND WEST USAMBARAS". | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | National Herbarium of Benin Cotonou | U | $104,966 | paid | FOR THE PROJECT "MOBILIZING DATA FOR IDENTIFICATION, TAXONOMY, SOCIOECONOMIC IMPORTANCE AND CONSERVATION ASSESSMENT OF BRYOPHYTES IN BENIN." | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | Water Journalists Africa - Infonile Mbarara | U | $101,000 | paid | FOR THE PROJECT "NILEWELL: PROMOTING TRUST OF BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION BETWEEN SCIENTISTS AND COMMUNICATORS IN THE NILE RIVER BASIN." | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | East African Wildlife Society Nairobi | U | $97,136 | paid | FOR THE PROJECT "UNLOCKING BIODIVERSITY DATA TO FACILITATE DESIGNATION OF LAKE OF BOLOSSAT AS THE 7TH RAMSAR SITE IN KENYA." | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | Kabale University Uganda Kabale | U | $95,446 | paid | FOR THE PROJECT "SITE SELECTION TO PROTECT PAPYRUS ENDEMIC BIODIVERSITY IN UGANDA." | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | Sanparks Scientific Services Sedgefield | U | $95,000 | paid | FOR THE PROJECT "OVERCOMING PANDEMIC THREATS TO BIOINFORMATICS IN SOUTH AFRICA'S NATIONAL PARKS." | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | Conservation Action Research Network Topanga, CA | C | $93,240 | paid | THE GRANT WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT TO EARLY CAREER AFRICAN CONSERVATION SCIENTISTS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS. FUNDS WILL BE USED TO EDUCATE, TRAIN AND PREPARE SELECTED AFRICAN SCIENTISTS FOR CAREERS IN SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION. DIRECT BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE INDIVIDUALS AND THE AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES AT WHICH THEY ARE STUDYING. (PROPOSAL, INFORMATIONAL BROCHURE, AND DISCUSSIONS OVER ZOOM.) | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | University of Namibia Windhoek | U | $89,929 | paid | FOR THE PROJECT "ESTABLISHING CAPACITY FOR SUSTAINED PRODUCTION OF NATIONAL SPACIAL BIODIVERSITY DATA PRODUCTS: GUIDING PROGRESS TOWARDS THE POST-2020 GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY FRAMEWORK GOALS." | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Richmond | U | $84,721 | paid | FOR THE PROJECT "ENHANCING DATA ACCESS TO TRANSFORM GUINEA'S CAPACITY TO IDENTIFY AND PROTECT ITS THREATENED PLANTS." | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | South African National Biodiversity Institute Cape Town | U | $67,976 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK "A BIODIVERSITY DATA PIPELINE FOR WETLANDS AND WATERBIRDS (BIRDIE)" | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | University of Florida Gainesville, FL | U | $65,885 | paid | FOR THE PROJECT "FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY DATA OF RIVERS OF THE LAKE VICTORIA BASIN." | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) Nairobi | U | $60,195 | paid | 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." | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute Arusha | U | $58,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK "ASSESSING LANDSCAPE LEVEL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON MONTANE FOREST POLLINATORS IN TANZANIA." | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | Dambari Trust Zimbabwe Bulawayo | U | $57,567 | paid | TO SUPPORT MOBILIZING HERPETOFAUNA DATA FOR MAPPING BIODIVERSITY DISTRIBUTION AND CONSERVATION STRATEGIES. | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | Wildtracktswalu Foundation Johannesburg | U | $57,449 | paid | 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. | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | UCLA Center for Tropical Research Los Angeles, CA | U | $55,865 | paid | FOR THE PROJECT "ADVANCING ENVIRONMENTAL DNA RESEARCH CAPACITY IN RWANDA TO INFORM CONSERVATION DECISIONS." | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | Namibian Nature Foundation Windhoek | U | $55,000 | paid | FOR THE PROJECT "INCORPORATING SUCCULENT PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES INFORMATION INTO CONSERVATION PLANNING". | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | Iucn West and Central Africa Program Dakar | U | $55,000 | paid | FOR THE PROJECT "SUPPORT FOR THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF DATABASES FOR AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS IN THE CHARI-LOGONE SUB-BASIN" | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | Malawi University of Science and Technology Limbe | U | $53,500 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK "TO DEVELOPMENT OF A BIODIVERSITY INFORMATICS MSC PROGRAMME AT THE MALAWI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (MUST). | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | Gaea Seychelles Mahe | U | $50,839 | paid | FOR THE PROJECT "DEVELOPING A FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT IN THE SEYCHELLES." | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | Association for Water and Rural Development Hoedspruit | U | $50,787 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK "ENHANCED BIOINFORMATICS CAPACITY FOR DATA SHARING AND DECISION SUPPORT FOR FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION OF THE TRANSBOUNDARY RIVERS OF THE KRUGER NATIONAL PARK." | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | University of Dakar (unad) Sos Sahel Wilmington, DE | U | $50,000 | paid | THE PROJECT WILL ORGANIZE A 1-YEAR TRAINING PROGRAM IN VILLAGES SURROUNDING THE NIOKOLO-KOBA NATIONAL PARK. TWO SETS OF WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING COURSES (TO COVER DRY AND RAINY SEASONS) WILL TAKE PLACE IN THREE VILLAGES TO TRAIN 30 INDIVIDUALS TOTAL (50% WOMEN) TO CONDUCT BIODIVERSITY STUDIES IN THE REGION AND USE INATURALIST TO TRACK THESE SPECIES. TRAINING WILL INCLUDE IDENTIFICATION, DESCRIPTION, MAPPING AND TRACKING OF A SET OF LOCAL SPECIES OF INTEREST FOR PEOPLE AND FOR CONSERVATION. INFORMATION COLLECTED WILL FEED INATURALIST WITH RELIABLE INFORMATION ON A FEW SPECIES OF INTEREST FOR CONSERVATION PURPOSES AND COMPILED IN A BOTANICAL HANDBOOK THAT WILL BE SHARED WITH STAKEHOLDERS. | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | Tulane Universitypaffa 7 New Orleans, LA | U | $49,508 | paid | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT (ABOUT 25%, ALONG WITH OTHER DONORS) TO THE SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE PAN-AFRICAN FISH AND FISHERIES ASSOCIATION (PAFFA), IN BRAZZAVILLE, REP. OF CONGO. THE MEETING WILL PROVIDE AN INVALUABLE VENUE FOR SCIENTISTS FROM ACROSS AFRICA AND AROUND THE WORLD TO COME TOGETHER, GET TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER, EXCHANGE INFORMATION AND IDEAS, LEARN HOW TO ACCESS AND CONTRIBUTE TO BIODIVERSITY DATABASES AND AVAILABLE INFORMATICS TOOLS, AND INITIATE COLLABORATIVE STUDIES. | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | International Crane Foundation Lusaka | D | $49,359 | paid | FOR THE PROJECT "DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING AN ECOLOGICAL MONITORING PLAN AND A WETLAND INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR THE ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT OF THE KAFUE FLATS, ZAMBIA" | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | Hawassa University Hawassa | U | $49,213 | paid | 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. | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | National Museums of Kenya Nairobi | U | $45,000 | approved, future | 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. | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | Wildlife Conservation Society Bangui | D | $45,000 | paid | 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." | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | Endangered Wildlife Trust Wierda Park | U | $42,481 | paid | FOR THE PROJECT "DEVELOPING A 30-BY-30 LANDSCAPE PLANNING TOOL FOR SOUTH AFRICA THAT BALANCES THE NEED FOR CONSERVATION, AGRICULTURE, AND RENEWABLE ENERGY. | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute Arusha | U | $42,284 | paid | TANZANIA HAS A SHORTAGE OF INSECT TAXONOMISTS; AND MANY OF THE EXISTING TAXONOMISTS ARE EITHER RETIRED OR AT THE AGE OF RETIRING WITH NO REPLACEMENT, OR ARE BASED IN FOREIGN UNIVERSITIES AND MUSEUMS, AND THEN ONLY INTERESTED IN THEIR TAXON OF SPECIALTY. AS A FIRST STEP TOWARD INCREASING THE POOL OF INSECT TAXONOMISTS - THROUGH A PLANNING WORKSHOP WE WILL ESTABLISH A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR 12 LOCAL INSECT PARATAXONOMISTS AT TAWIRI IN SPECIES IDENTIFICATION AND PROCESSING [1], MOBILIZING EXISTING DATA, AND UPDATING BIOANUWAI PORTAL. | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | Namibian Chamber of Environment Windhoek | U | $41,651 | paid | 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. | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | Freshwater Research Centre Kommetjie | U | $40,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK TO EXPAND RESEARCH CAPACITY AND DATA ACCESS FOR THE FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION SYSTEM (THE "PROJECT OR "FBIS-2"). | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | Northwest University South Africa Potchesfstroom | U | $36,920 | paid | TO SUPPORT TRAINING AND GUIDES TO BUILD BEE TAXONOMIC CAPACITY AMONG CITIZEN SCIENTISTS IN SOUTH AFRICA. | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | Rhodes University Makhanda | U | $31,000 | paid | THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT CROSS BORDER CO-OPERATION FOR THE CONTROL OF INVASIVE ALIEN PLANTS (ESPECIALLY CACTUS AND PROSOPIS). IT WILL USE OF MAPPING AND DATA GATHERING TECHNIQUES TO DIRECT BOTH MECHANICAL REMOVAL OF PROSOPIS AND BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF BOTH PROSOPIS AND INVASIVE CACTUS SPECIES. AT A REGIONAL WORKSHOP, A "TASK TEAM" WILL BE ESTABLISHED TO SHARE BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION THROUGH ACCESS TO EXISTING INFORMATION. BASELINE MAPPING OF PROSOPIS INVASION AND DISTRIBUTION OF CACTUS POPULATIONS WILL BE UNDERTAKEN. BIODIVERSITY DATA REQUIREMENTS WILL BE USED TO ESTABLISH MONITORING PROTOCOLS. USING THIS INFORMATION, FUNDING WILL BE SECURED TO MANAGE THESE INVASIVE SPECIES IN AN INTEGRATED MANNER. | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | Sadc Groundwater Management Institute Bloemfontein | U | $25,000 | paid | FOR THE PROJECT "GROUNDWATER DEPENDENT ECOSYSTEMS (GDES) AND BIODIVERSITY IN THE KHAKEA/BRAY TRANSBOUNDARY AQUIFER". | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | Meshamedia for Environment Science Health and Agriculture Nairobi | U | $23,000 | paid | SCIENCE MEDIA OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AND EAST AFRICAN JOURNALIST TRAINING. | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | Conserve Global Pretoria | U | $22,508 | paid | 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. | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | Threatened Species Alliance Kumasi | U | $22,500 | paid | REINFORCING THE CAPACITY FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND PLANNING FOR YOUNG WEST AFRICAN CONSERVATIONISTS. | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | University of Parakou Benin Parakou | U | $20,000 | paid | FOR DATA MOBILIZATION AND LONG-TERM CONSERVATION OF WILD EDIBLE FUNGI IN BENIN. | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | Land Environment and Global Life (legle) Banikanni | U | $17,180 | paid | SUPPORT (ABOUT 1/3 OF THE COST) THE SYMPOSIUM ON MYCOLOGY IN TROPICAL AFRICA FROM JANUARY 10 TO 12, 2024 AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PARAKOU, BENIN. | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | Makerere University Kampala | U | $16,526 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK "GENERATING INFORMATION ON BEE POLLINATOR DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTION IN UGANDA THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF ECOLOGICAL AND INFORMATICS TOOLS." | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | World Wildlife Fund Washington, DC | B | $15,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT A PILOT STUDY TO EXPLORE THE OPPORTUNITIES AND LIMITATIONS OF EDNA RESEARCH AND HOW IT CAN BE DEPLOYED IN THE AFRICAN CONTEXT. | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | University of Buea Buea | U | $7,500 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE CONFERENCE ENTITLED "BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE ON POLLINATORS AND POLLINATION IN THE CONGO BASIN." | 202433169349100223 |
| 2023 | University of Rwanda Huye | U | $661 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK "FOR DEVELOPING A FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IN RWANDA." | 202433169349100223 |
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