Grants paid by Southern Environmental Law Center
EIN 52-1436778 · Charlottesville, VA · Form 990, Schedule I
Southern Environmental Law Center of Charlottesville, VA (EIN 52-1436778) reported 19 grants paid totaling $844,265 to 15 recipients in tax years 2020–2025, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$844,265
19 grants
Recipients
15
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2025
5 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | $45,617 | — |
| 2021 | 6 | $129,398 | — |
| 2023 | 5 | $337,000 | — |
| 2024 | 2 | $265,000 | — |
| 2025 | 4 | $67,250 | — |
Top recipients
The 15 recipients receiving the most from Southern Environmental Law Center, by grants paid, out of 15 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tides Foundation 51-0198509 | A | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $500,000 | 2024 |
| Appalachian Voices 56-2049956 | A | Boone, NC | 1 | $50,000 | 2023 |
| Virginia Wilderness Committee 31-1641293 | A | Lexington, VA | 3 | $40,000 | 2025 |
| Univ of N Carolina at Asheville 23-7073829 | A | Asheville, NC | 1 | $33,719 | 2020 |
| Va Organizing Project 54-1674992 | A | Charlottesville, VA | 1 | $30,000 | 2021 |
| Protect Our Aquifer 82-4731640 | A | Memphis, TN | 1 | $30,000 | 2021 |
| Alabama River Alliance 63-1186023 | A | Birmingham, AL | 1 | $25,000 | 2021 |
| Ga Forestwatch 58-2188475 | A | Dahlonega, GA | 2 | $23,796 | 2021 |
| North Carolinians for Passenger Rail 33-2667654 | A | Raleigh, NC | 1 | $23,750 | 2025 |
| Conservation Alabama 63-1221685 | A | Birmingham, AL | 1 | $20,000 | 2025 |
| Coosa Riverkeeper 27-3430200 | A | Birmingham, AL | 1 | $20,000 | 2021 |
| Asian American Advocacy Fund Inc 83-1198242 | A | Norcross, GA | 1 | $13,500 | 2025 |
| The Partnership Project Action Fund 81-0606786 | A | Washington, DC | 1 | $12,500 | 2021 |
| Community Foundation of Greater Memphis 58-1723645 | A | Memphis, TN | 1 | $12,000 | 2023 |
| North Carolina Central University Foundation Inc 23-7410301 | A | Durham, NC | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 19 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Carolinians for Passenger Rail Raleigh, NC | A | $23,750 | paid | LOBBYING FOR NC PASSENGER RAIL | 202502799349301500 |
| 2025 | Conservation Alabama Birmingham, AL | A | $20,000 | paid | LOBBYING FOR ALABAMA STATEWIDE PUBLIC TRANSPORATION NEEDS ASSESSMENT | 202502799349301500 |
| 2025 | Asian American Advocacy Fund Inc Norcross, GA | A | $13,500 | paid | PURCHASE AND DISTRIBUTION OF YARD SIGNS IN SUPPORT OF COUNTY TRANSIT REFERENDA | 202502799349301500 |
| 2025 | Virginia Wilderness Committee Lexington, VA | A | $10,000 | paid | GRANT TO SUPPORT WORK IN GEORGE WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON NATIONAL FORESTS | 202502799349301500 |
| 2024 | Tides Foundation Los Angeles, CA | A | $250,000 | paid | FRONTLINE JUSTICE FUND CONTRIBUTION | 202403179349301840 |
| 2024 | Virginia Wilderness Committee Lexington, VA | A | $15,000 | paid | GRANT FOR VWC TO SUPPORT WORK IN GEORGE WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON NATIONAL FORESTS | 202403179349301840 |
| 2023 | Tides Foundation Los Angeles, CA | A | $250,000 | paid | FRONTLINE JUSTICE FUND CONTRIBUTION | 202302989349300040 |
| 2023 | Appalachian Voices Boone, NC | A | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT MIDDLE TN GAS FIGHT | 202302989349300040 |
| 2023 | Virginia Wilderness Committee Lexington, VA | A | $15,000 | paid | GRANT FOR VWC MT TREAS/FOREST | 202302989349300040 |
| 2023 | Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Memphis, TN | A | $12,000 | paid | MEMPHIS COMMUNITY AGAINST POLLUTION DONATION/GRANT | 202302989349300040 |
| 2023 | North Carolina Central University Foundation Inc Durham, NC | A | $10,000 | paid | EXTERN SCHOLARSHIP A.RICHARDS | 202302989349300040 |
| 2021 | Protect Our Aquifer Memphis, TN | A | $30,000 | paid | WATER PROTECTION | 202113169349308306 |
| 2021 | Va Organizing Project Charlottesville, VA | A | $30,000 | paid | FORESTS | 202113169349308306 |
| 2021 | Alabama River Alliance Birmingham, AL | A | $25,000 | paid | WATER PROTECTION | 202113169349308306 |
| 2021 | Coosa Riverkeeper Birmingham, AL | A | $20,000 | paid | WATER PROTECTION | 202113169349308306 |
| 2021 | The Partnership Project Action Fund Washington, DC | A | $12,500 | paid | LAND AND COMMUNITY | 202113169349308306 |
| 2021 | Ga Forestwatch Dahlonega, GA | A | $11,898 | paid | FORESTS | 202113169349308306 |
| 2020 | Univ of N Carolina at Asheville Asheville, NC | A | $33,719 | paid | WATER PROTECTION | 202121179349301637 |
| 2020 | Ga Forestwatch Dahlonega, GA | A | $11,898 | paid | FORESTS | 202121179349301637 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2025 | 2025-03-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202502799349301500 |
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-03-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202403179349301840 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-03-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202302989349300040 |
| 990 | 2021 | 2021-03-31 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202113169349308306 |
| 990 | 2020 | 2020-03-31 | not stated | 2019v5.0 | 202121179349301637 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/521436778.json.
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