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Grants paid by Defenders of Wildlife, tax year 2021
EIN 53-0183181 · Washington, DC · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE D300
In tax year 2021, Defenders of Wildlife (EIN 53-0183181) reported 29 grants paid totaling $1,585,131. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2021
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA | A | $575,000 | paid | Sub-grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to support a joint program to facilitate and expedite the sensitive siting of renewable energy projects through the development of federal and state energy and land management policies. | 202230419349300108 |
| 2021 | The Wilderness Society Washington, DC | A | $352,000 | paid | Sub-grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to support a joint program to facilitate and expedite the sensitive siting of renewable energy projects through the development of federal and state energy and land management policies. | 202230419349300108 |
| 2021 | Natural Resources Defense Council Inc New York, NY | A | $286,000 | paid | Sub-grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to support a joint program to facilitate and expedite the sensitive siting of renewable energy projects through the development of federal and state energy and land management policies. | 202230419349300108 |
| 2021 | Alaska Wilderness League Washington, DC | A | $50,000 | paid | To support the Arctic Refuge Defense Campaign. | 202230419349300108 |
| 2021 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA | A | $38,087 | paid | To contribute to the NWFW Eastern Hellbender Project. | 202230419349300108 |
| 2021 | Resurrection Bay Conservation Alliance Seward, AK | A | $35,000 | paid | To assist with costs to purchase bear resistant carts for the Seward area. | 202230419349300108 |
| 2021 | National Wildlife Refuge Association Washington, DC | A | $33,500 | paid | To support our partnership on Refuge defense and expansion and our work on the 30x30 initiative. Also, to sponsor the Refuge Awards and CARE activities. | 202230419349300108 |
| 2021 | University of Alaska Anchorage, AK | A | $25,000 | paid | To support interns with the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program. | 202230419349300108 |
| 2021 | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Frankin, NC | A | $22,000 | paid | To assist with the Shade Your Stream projects on the ground for the benefit of eastern hellbender salamanders and other fresh water species. | 202230419349300108 |
| 2021 | Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory Brighton, CO | A | $15,000 | paid | To support the advanced data analysis in 2023 and 2024 for the partnership research project to evaluate New Mexico avian Species of Greatest Conservation Need response to mechanical thinning treatments in pion-juniper woodlands. Additionally, to support the Utah Pinyon Jay tracking project. | 202230419349300108 |
| 2021 | The Blackfoot Challenge Inc Ogando, MT | A | $13,000 | paid | To assist with the costs associated with the Blackfoot Challenges efforts to minimize human-wildlife conflicts, particularly with wolves and grizzly bears; to assist with the costs associated with the purchase of a shipping container for the Brignell Ranch to contain bear attractants; to assist with the costs associated with the Mailer property attractant storage bear-resistant electric fence. | 202230419349300108 |
| 2021 | Clark Fork Coalition Missoula, MT | A | $11,000 | paid | To assist with costs associated with the 2021 Beaver Conflict Resolution Project in the Clark Fork watershed of Western Montana. | 202230419349300108 |
| 2021 | Gwich'in Steering Committee Fairbanks, AK | A | $10,000 | paid | To assist with costs of supplies and other needs for the operation of the Gwich'in Youth Council. | 202230419349300108 |
| 2021 | Tom Miner Basin Association Emigrant, MT | A | $10,000 | paid | To support the Tom Miner Basin Associations Livestock Loss Prevention Program. Specifically, these funds are to be used for work recently completed through the Tom Miner Basin Associations 2021 holistic program that addresses livestock loss prevention. | 202230419349300108 |
| 2021 | Tyonek Tribal Conservation District Anchorage, AK | A | $10,000 | paid | To support Cook Inlet beluga programming work and help to initiate and implement a beluga monitoring program in the Native Village of Tyonek. | 202230419349300108 |
| 2021 | Grama Grass and Livestock LLC Boulder, CO | A | $10,000 | paid | To assist with costs associated with the Boulder Shared Learning Collaborative, a local agricultural/conservation group working to produce agricultural viability and food in the presence of prairie dogs. | 202230419349300108 |
| 2021 | The Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Nation Browning, MT | A | $10,000 | paid | To contribute to the Blackfeet Buffalo Program to continue the grazing lease agreement of the 1,078 acres of buffalo habitat. | 202230419349300108 |
| 2021 | Aris Land & Livestock LLC New River, AZ | A | $9,000 | paid | To assist with costs associated with efforts to avoid livestock depredation by wolves on the Deadman Allotment and surrounding areas in the Gila National Forest. | 202230419349300108 |
| 2021 | Kck Investments LLC Mesa, AZ | A | $9,000 | paid | To assist with costs associated with efforts to avoid livestock depredation by wolves on their allotments in the Gila National Forest. | 202230419349300108 |
| 2021 | Wolf Haven International Tenino, WA | A | $7,500 | paid | To support a modeler to work on collaboration project with Wolf Heaven examining habitat connectivity and linkages for an expanding wolf population in south and southwestern Washington. | 202230419349300108 |
| 2021 | Birkmaier Ranch Inc Joseph, OR | A | $7,000 | paid | To assist with costs to avoid livestock depredation by wolves in their allotments in the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. | 202230419349300108 |
| 2021 | Trustees for Alaska Anchorage, AK | A | $6,400 | paid | To assist with costs of expert review of the Beaufort Sea Polar Bear and Walrus Incidental Take Regulation. | 202230419349300108 |
| 2021 | Pyramid Communications Seattle, WA | A | $6,000 | paid | To support the Native Youth Effort media campaign by the Confederated Tribe of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Youth Leadership Council that is focused on the removal of the lower Snake River dams. | 202230419349300108 |
| 2021 | Slade Ranch LLC Springville, AZ | A | $6,000 | paid | To assist with costs associated with efforts to avoid livestock depredation by wolves on their allotments in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. | 202230419349300108 |
| 2021 | American Wind Wildlife Institute Washington, DC | A | $6,000 | paid | To contribute toward a collective sponsorship by the Avian Solar Work Group (ASWG) of the American Wind Wildlife Institute (AWWI) Solar Power and Natural Resources Symposium to be held in Fall 2021. | 202230419349300108 |
| 2021 | Stray Horse Ranch LLC Lakeside, AZ | A | $6,000 | paid | To assist with costs associated with efforts to avoid livestock depredation by wolves on their allotments in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. | 202230419349300108 |
| 2021 | University of Florida Foundation Inc Gainesville, FL | A | $6,000 | paid | To contribute to Family Heirs research. | 202230419349300108 |
| 2021 | Patagonia Area Resource Alliance Patagonia, AZ | A | $5,642 | paid | To support the efforts to stop damaging mining projects in the Patagonia Mountains | 202230419349300108 |
| 2021 | Rangeland Wild Indian Hills, CO | A | $5,002 | paid | To support Working Circle activities aimed at increasing coexistence between wolves and ranching communities in the west. | 202230419349300108 |
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Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.
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