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FundersVAJrs Biodiversity Foundation › 2024

Grants paid by Jrs Biodiversity Foundation, tax year 2024

EIN 23-1352035 · Arlington, VA · Form 990-PF, Part XV

In tax year 2024, Jrs Biodiversity Foundation (EIN 23-1352035) reported 38 grants paid totaling $2,195,626. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

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Every grant, 2024

Grants reported by Jrs Biodiversity Foundation for tax year 2024
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2024Freshwater Research Centre ScarboroughU$499,320approved, futureFOR THE PROJECT FBIS-AFRICA: A FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY SYSTEM FOR AFRICA.202533189349100028
2024Association for Water and Rural Development HoedspruitU$353,860approved, futureFOR THE PROJECT BIODIVERSITY SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT AND ANALYTICS FOR THE RESTORATION OF TRANSBOUNDARY RIVERS OF SOUTH AFRICA, MOZAMBIQUE, AND ESWANTINI202533189349100028
2024Sos Sahel USA Inc Wilmington, DEU$250,000approved, futureFOR THE PROJECT "BIODIVERSITY MAPPING IN TRANSFRONTIER BUFFER ZONES.202533189349100028
2024Tusk Trust GillinghamU$200,000approved, futureFOR THE PROJECT JRS-TUSK PARTNERSHIP TO SUPPORT BIODIVERSITY MONITORING CAPACITY FOR AFRICAN PROTECTED AREAS AND CONSERVATION LEADERS.202533189349100028
2024Sanparks Scientific Services SedgefieldU$175,000paidFOR THE PROJECT "OVERCOMING PANDEMIC THREATS TO BIOINFORMATICS IN SOUTH AFRICA'S NATIONAL PARKS."202533189349100028
2024Freshwater Research Centre KommetjieU$168,561approved, futureFOR THE PROJECT POLICY IMPLEMENTATION FOR WATER RESOURCES AND BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION THROUGH CAPACITY BUILDING OF WATER MANAGERS.202533189349100028
2024Dambari Trust Zimbabwe BulawayoU$155,667approved, futureFOR THE PROJECT SOMABHULA GRASSLAND BIODIVERSITY SURVEYS AND CAPACITY-BUILDING FOR MOZAMBIQUE AND ZIMBABWE202533189349100028
2024University of Florida Gainesville, FLU$150,000paidFOR THE PROJECT "FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY DATA OF RIVERS OF THE LAKE VICTORIA BASIN."202533189349100028
2024Lake Tanganyika Floating Health Clinic Chicago, ILB$114,000paidCRITICAL BIODIVERSITY SURVEYS IN THE LAKE TANGANYIKA AND RUZIZI RIVER BASINS202533189349100028
2024Wildfowl Wetlands Trust SlimbridgeU$105,000paidFOR THE PROJECT "MADAGASCAR WETLANDS KNOWLEDGE BASE."202533189349100028
2024Water Journalists Africa - Infonile MbararaU$103,000paidFOR THE PROJECT "NILEWELL: PROMOTING TRUST OF BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION BETWEEN SCIENTISTS AND COMMUNICATORS IN THE NILE RIVER BASIN."202533189349100028
2024Wildlife Conservation Society BanguiD$98,000paidFOR 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."202533189349100028
2024Nature Uganda KampalaU$95,000paidFOR 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."202533189349100028
2024Gaea Seychelles MaheU$87,000paidFOR THE PROJECT "DEVELOPING A FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT IN THE SEYCHELLES."202533189349100028
2024Conservation Action Research Network Topanga, CAC$85,000paidASPIRE GRANT PROJECTS SUPPORT FOR SCHOLARS IN CONGO BASIN AND ALBERTINE RIFT202533189349100028
2024Royal Botanic Gardens Kew RichmondU$76,145paidFOR THE PROJECT "ENHANCING DATA ACCESS TO TRANSFORM GUINEA'S CAPACITY TO IDENTIFY AND PROTECT ITS THREATENED PLANTS."202533189349100028
2024International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) NairobiU$76,000paidFOR 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."202533189349100028
2024Freshwater Research Centre KommetjieU$75,886paidIN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK TO EXPAND RESEARCH CAPACITY AND DATA ACCESS FOR THE FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION SYSTEM (THE "PROJECT OR "FBIS-2").202533189349100028
2024National Herbarium of Benin CotonouU$70,000paidFOR THE PROJECT "MOBILIZING DATA FOR IDENTIFICATION, TAXONOMY, SOCIOECONOMIC IMPORTANCE AND CONSERVATION ASSESSMENT OF BRYOPHYTES IN BENIN."202533189349100028
2024Hawassa University HawassaU$65,000paidTO 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.202533189349100028
2024Conserve Global PretoriaU$65,000paidTHE 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.202533189349100028
2024Wildtracktswalu Foundation JohannesburgU$55,000paidTHE 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.202533189349100028
2024Namibian Chamber of Environment WindhoekU$53,000paidTHIS 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.202533189349100028
2024Re Wild Austin, TXC$52,933paidFOR PROJECT LOST SPECIES AFRICAN SYMPOSIA FOR UGANDAN, TANZANIAN, AND DRC RESEARCHERS202533189349100028
2024East African Wildlife Society NairobiU$50,000paidFOR THE PROJECT "UNLOCKING BIODIVERSITY DATA TO FACILITATE DESIGNATION OF LAKE OF BOLOSSAT AS THE 7TH RAMSAR SITE IN KENYA."202533189349100028
2024International Crane Foundation LusakaD$45,000paidFOR THE PROJECT "DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING AN ECOLOGICAL MONITORING PLAN AND A WETLAND INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR THE ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT OF THE KAFUE FLATS, ZAMBIA"202533189349100028
2024University of Parakou Benin ParakouU$45,000paidFOR DATA MOBILIZATION AND LONG-TERM CONSERVATION OF WILD EDIBLE FUNGI IN BENIN.202533189349100028
2024National Museums of Kenya NairobiU$45,000paidIMPLEMENT 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.202533189349100028
2024Kabale University Uganda KabaleU$44,000paidFOR THE PROJECT "SITE SELECTION TO PROTECT PAPYRUS ENDEMIC BIODIVERSITY IN UGANDA."202533189349100028
2024Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute ArushaU$43,443paidIN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK "ASSESSING LANDSCAPE LEVEL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON MONTANE FOREST POLLINATORS IN TANZANIA."202533189349100028
2024University of Namibia WindhoekU$40,000paidFOR THE PROJECT "ESTABLISHING CAPACITY FOR SUSTAINED PRODUCTION OF NATIONAL SPACIAL BIODIVERSITY DATA PRODUCTS: GUIDING PROGRESS TOWARDS THE POST-2020 GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY FRAMEWORK GOALS."202533189349100028
2024National Museums of Kenya NairobiU$38,500paidILLUMINATING UNDERSTUDIED CAVES TO HIGHLIGHT PLANT POLLINATION AND SEED DISPERSAL SERVICES BY BATS202533189349100028
2024Makerere University KampalaU$36,380paid3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCE FOR RESILIENT COMMUNITIES, ECOSYSTEMS AND LIVELIHOODS UNDER GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE202533189349100028
2024Tanzania Forest Conservation Group Dar Es SalaamU$31,500paidFOR THE PROJECT "BIODIVERSITY DATA COLLECTION AND TRAINING CONSERVATIONISTS IN EAST AND WEST USAMBARAS".202533189349100028
2024Bamenda University BamendaU$30,000paidCONFERENCE ON BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION FOR EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS202533189349100028
2024Endangered Wildlife Trust Wierda ParkU$28,000paidFOR THE PROJECT "DEVELOPING A 30-BY-30 LANDSCAPE PLANNING TOOL FOR SOUTH AFRICA THAT BALANCES THE NEED FOR CONSERVATION, AGRICULTURE, AND RENEWABLE ENERGY.202533189349100028
2024International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) NairobiU$25,000paid2024 SUPPORT FOR A SESSION ON BIOINFORMATICS AT THE BIOECONOMY SUMMIT202533189349100028
2024Threatened Species Alliance KumasiU$22,500paidREINFORCING THE CAPACITY FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND PLANNING FOR YOUNG WEST AFRICAN CONSERVATIONISTS.202533189349100028
2024Tusk Trust GillinghamU$20,000paidSUPPORT TO CONSERVATION SYMPOSIUM ENTITLED: EVOLUTION AND LEADERSHIP IN AFRICAN CONSERVATION202533189349100028
2024National Herbarium of Benin CotonouU$19,967approved, futureFOR THE PROJECT "MOBILIZING DATA FOR IDENTIFICATION, TAXONOMY, SOCIOECONOMIC IMPORTANCE AND CONSERVATION ASSESSMENT OF BRYOPHYTES IN BENIN."202533189349100028
2024Conservation Society of Sierra Leone FreetownU$17,500paidDEVELOPING NATIONAL KEY BIODIVERSITY AREA (KBA) ASSESSMENT PROTOCOL AND EVALUATING THE STATUS OF A PILOT LEGACY202533189349100028
2024Northwest University South Africa PotchesfstroomU$11,000paidTO SUPPORT TRAINING AND GUIDES TO BUILD BEE TAXONOMIC CAPACITY AMONG CITIZEN SCIENTISTS IN SOUTH AFRICA.202533189349100028
2024Freshwater Research Centre KommetjieU$9,873paidPAYMENT AMENDMENT FOR: DEMAND-DRIVEN, HIGH IMPACT EXPANSION OF THE FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION SYSTEM, SOUTH AFRICA202533189349100028
2024Iucn West and Central Africa Program DakarU$8,966paidFOR THE PROJECT "SUPPORT FOR THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF DATABASES FOR AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS IN THE CHARI-LOGONE SUB-BASIN"202533189349100028
2024Sos Sahel USA Inc Wilmington, DEU$3,000paidNIOKOLO-TRAINING AND BIODIVERSITY SURVEYS IN KOBA NATIONAL PARK BUFFER ZONE202533189349100028

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