Funders › DC › National Geographic Society › 2018
Grants paid by National Geographic Society, tax year 2018
EIN 53-0193519 · Washington, DC · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE B030
In tax year 2018, National Geographic Society (EIN 53-0193519) reported 163 grants paid totaling $9,327,764. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2018
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Global Wildlife Conservation Austin, TX | A | $1,040,000 | paid | Sumatran Rhino | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Regents of the University of California Berkeley, CA | A | $560,240 | paid | Yellowstone | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | University of Maine Orono, ME | A | $316,054 | paid | Extreme Environments - Mountains | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Wildlife Conservation Society Bronx, NY | A | $297,995 | paid | Conservation | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | The Regents of the University of California Uc Santa Barbara Concord, CA | A | $212,679 | paid | Explorer grants | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | State of Maryland Div of Research College Park, MD | U | $200,000 | paid | Earth Index | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Univ Stanford, CA | A | $193,695 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | The Research Foundation for Suny Albany, NY | A | $183,973 | paid | Exploration | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Cornell Lab of Ornithology Ithaca, NY | A | $168,687 | paid | Conservation | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Pelagic Data Systems Inc San Francisco, CA | A | $150,000 | paid | Conservation | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Pk Clean Technologies Inc New York, NY | A | $145,200 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | University of Alabama at Huntsville Huntsville, AL | A | $128,073 | paid | Conservation | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Wildaid Inc San Francisco, CA | A | $120,000 | paid | Conservation | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Wildlife Guardians Washington, DC | A | $120,000 | paid | Conservation | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Wake Forest University Winstonsalem, NC | A | $120,000 | paid | Conservation | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Yale University New Haven, CT | A | $110,000 | paid | Earth Pulse | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | University of Oregon Eugene, OR | A | $104,846 | paid | RFP: Human Migration | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | African People & Wildlife Fund Bernardsville, NJ | A | $100,000 | paid | Big Cats Initiative | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Gorongosa Project Inc Idaho Falls, ID | A | $100,000 | paid | Conservation | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Oregon State University Corvallis, OR | A | $97,258 | paid | Exploration | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA | A | $91,208 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Undersea Images Inc Clayton, NY | A | $89,900 | paid | Explorer Grants | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | National Audubon Society Inc New York, NY | A | $89,885 | paid | RFP: Animal Migration | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Claws Conservancy Inc Worcester, MA | A | $84,900 | paid | Conservation | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Unc Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC | A | $83,520 | paid | RFP: Sustainable Cities | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Rwg Ventures LLC New York, NY | A | $78,805 | paid | Rae Wynn-Grant Fellowship | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | African Wildlife Conservation Fund Doral, FL | A | $77,310 | paid | Conservation | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Amazon Conservation Team Arlington, VA | A | $75,000 | paid | Conservation | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Western Landowners Alliance Santa Fe, NM | A | $72,500 | paid | Yellowstone | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA | A | $71,143 | paid | Scholarship | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Virtual Wonders LLC Dalafield, WI | A | $70,419 | paid | MIT Media Lab Exploration Partnership | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Dallas Zoological Society Dallas, TX | A | $68,955 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Appalachian State University Boone, NC | A | $67,504 | paid | Extreme Environments - Mountains | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Search Inc Orlando, FL | A | $65,753 | paid | Clotilda Search | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | American Prairie Foundation Bozeman, MT | A | $65,000 | paid | LWP Partnerships | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Earth Island Institute Berkeley, CA | A | $63,800 | paid | Extreme Environments - Mountains | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Texas State University San Marcos, TX | A | $61,782 | paid | Geography Education/Human Journey | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Talking Eyes Media Mountclair, NJ | A | $60,000 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Alaska Whale Foundation Petersburg, AK | A | $59,860 | paid | Conservation | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois Chicago, IL | A | $59,670 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | The North Carolina Zoological Society Asheboro, NC | A | $59,664 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Moss Landing, CA | A | $54,000 | paid | MIT Media Lab Exploration Partnership | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY | U | $50,821 | paid | Explorer Grants | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA | A | $50,000 | paid | Okavango Wilderness Project | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Woodland Park Zoological Society Seattle, WA | A | $50,000 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Ocean Exploration Trust Inc New London, CT | A | $50,000 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | The STEM En Route to Change Foundation Hanover, NH | A | $50,000 | paid | Innovation Challenge | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Globalxplorer Birmingham, AL | A | $50,000 | paid | Exploration | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | United States Deep Caving Team Inc Del Valle, TX | U | $50,000 | paid | Innovation Challenge | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Utah State University Logan, UT | A | $50,000 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Center for US Global Leadership Washington, DC | A | $50,000 | paid | Sponsorship | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Trustees of Boston University Boston, MA | A | $50,000 | paid | MIT Media Lab Exploration Partnership | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Eco-Logic Development Fund Cambridge, MA | A | $49,865 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | College of Charleston Charleston, SC | A | $49,828 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Conservation Action Research Network Topanga, CA | A | $49,825 | paid | Conservation | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Resolve Inc Washington, DC | A | $49,800 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | The Ocean Conservancy Washington, DC | A | $48,870 | paid | Conservation | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | A | $48,240 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Wild Salmon Center Portland, OR | A | $48,100 | paid | Conservation | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Boise State University Boise, ID | A | $47,250 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | The Regents of the University of California Uc Riverside Riverside, CA | A | $46,958 | paid | Explorer grants | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | The Humane Society of the United States Gaithersburg, MD | U | $46,077 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA | A | $43,700 | paid | Explorer grants | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Dickinson College Carlisle, PA | A | $42,613 | paid | RFP: Changing Polar Systems | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Worldwide Documentaries Inc Bloomfield, NY | A | $40,400 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Duke University Durham, NC | A | $39,794 | paid | Conservation | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO | A | $37,261 | paid | Explorer Grants | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Free Roaming Studios LLC Santa Fe, NM | A | $36,832 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX | A | $36,400 | paid | RFP: Big Cats Conservation | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Greg Carr Foundation Inc Idaho Falls, ID | A | $36,000 | paid | LWP Partnerships | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | The Regents of the University of California Uc Davis Davis, CA | A | $34,949 | paid | Explorer grants | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Appalachian Mountain Club Boston, MA | A | $34,780 | paid | Explorer Grants | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | The Peregrine Fund Boise, ID | A | $33,775 | paid | Conservation | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL | A | $32,990 | paid | Explorer Grants | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | St Louis Zoological Park St Louis, MO | A | $32,185 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Michigan State University East Lansing, MI | A | $32,000 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Big Life Foundation USA Seattle, WA | A | $32,000 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Public Laboratory for Open Technology and Science Providence, RI | A | $31,300 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc Athens, GA | A | $30,210 | paid | Conservation | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI | A | $30,000 | paid | Conservation | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Midwestern University Glendale, AZ | A | $30,000 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages Salem, OR | A | $30,000 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Panthera New York, NY | A | $30,000 | paid | Big Cats Initiative | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Sealaska Heritage Institute Juneau, AK | A | $30,000 | paid | Conservation | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Balance Productions LLC Portland, OR | A | $30,000 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Organic Health Response - Ekialo Kiona Center Glenwood Springs, CO | A | $30,000 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | University of Washington Seattle, WA | A | $30,000 | paid | Conservation | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Lsb Leakey Foundation San Francisco, CA | A | $30,000 | paid | Leakey Foundation Baldwin Fellow | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc Annapolis, MD | A | $30,000 | paid | Conservation | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Rare Species Conservatory Foundation Inc Loxahatchee, FL | A | $30,000 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | A | $30,000 | paid | Exploration | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA | A | $30,000 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Field Museum of Natural History Chicago, IL | A | $30,000 | paid | Explorer Grants | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | African Aquatic Conservation Fund Chillmark, MA | A | $30,000 | paid | Conservation | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY | A | $29,992 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO | A | $29,972 | paid | Conservation | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Ocean Media Institute Bozman, MT | A | $29,901 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Institute of Maritime Research and Discovery Ltd N Chesterfield, VA | A | $29,896 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum Sitka, AK | A | $29,665 | paid | Conservation | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Wild Earth Allies Chevy Chase, MD | A | $29,660 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | The International Wilderness Leadership Foundation Boulder, CO | A | $29,660 | paid | Explorer Grants | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Purdue University West Lafayette, IN | A | $29,630 | paid | Explorer Grants | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | State of Minnesota Minnesota Zoological Garden Apple Valley, MN | U | $29,600 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | University Corporation at Monterey Bay Seaside, CA | A | $29,586 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Natural History Photography San Francisco, CA | A | $29,550 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | St Johns Riverkeeper Inc Jacksonville, FL | A | $29,410 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Sr3 Sealife Response Rehabilitation and Research Mukilteo, WA | A | $29,098 | paid | Conservation | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Smithsonian Institution Front Royal, VA | A | $28,968 | paid | Conservation | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Texas A&m University College Station, TX | A | $28,436 | paid | Geography Education | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA | A | $27,390 | paid | Explorer grants | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Archaeological Institute of America-Hawaii Society Inc Honolulu, HI | A | $27,100 | paid | Explorer Grants | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | San Jose State University Research Foundation for Moss Landing Marine Labs Moss Landing, CA | A | $26,004 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Onereef Worldwide Stewardship Santa Cruz, CA | A | $25,020 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | The University of Wyoming Laramie, WY | A | $25,000 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Wildlife Conservation Network San Francisco, CA | A | $25,000 | paid | Conservation | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI | A | $24,167 | paid | Explorer Grants | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Missouri Botanical Garden St Louis, MO | A | $24,000 | paid | Conservation | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Tree Foundation Inc Sarasota, FL | A | $23,620 | paid | Explorer Grants | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit Pittsburgh, PA | A | $22,923 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Regents of the University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | A | $21,925 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Endangered Language Alliance New York, NY | A | $21,746 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | A | $21,090 | paid | Scholarship | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Oceans Initiative Seattle, WA | A | $20,930 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Sciall Org Inc Santa Cruz, CA | A | $20,520 | paid | Explorer Grants | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | The Regents of the University of California Uc San Diego La Jolla, CA | A | $20,000 | paid | Explorer grants | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Antioch University Yellow Springs, OH | A | $20,000 | paid | Explorer Grants | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Operation Nightingale USA Southfield, MI | A | $19,940 | paid | Explorer Grants | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Indiana University Bloomington, IN | A | $19,695 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Kennesaw State University Research and Foundation Inc Kennesaw, GA | A | $19,390 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Mgvp Inc Davis, CA | A | $19,280 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Cyark Oakland, CA | A | $18,500 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Sustainable Preservation Initiative New York, NY | A | $18,500 | paid | The Human Journey | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN | A | $17,800 | paid | Clotilda Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Central Michigan University Mt Pleasant, MI | A | $17,100 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Urban Rivers Hinsdale, IL | A | $15,912 | paid | RFP: Sustainable Cities | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Conservify Riverside, CA | A | $15,000 | paid | National Geographic Fellows/Okavango | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | The Common Pool LLC Santa Monica, CA | A | $15,000 | paid | Conservation | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Dreaming Out Loud Inc Washington, DC | A | $10,010 | paid | Conservation | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Mark Kauzlarich Photography Inc Brooklyn, NY | A | $10,000 | paid | Early Career Grants | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | National Wildlife Federation Reston, VA | A | $10,000 | paid | Yellowstone | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Climate Caravan Seattle, WA | A | $10,000 | paid | Early Career Grants | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Regents of the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | A | $10,000 | paid | Early Career Grants | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | California Academy of Sciences San Francisco, CA | A | $9,998 | paid | Early Career Grants | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | University of Delaware Newark, DE | A | $9,958 | paid | Conservation | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Maralliance San Francisco, CA | A | $9,950 | paid | Early Career Grants | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Cottonwood Gulch Expeditions Albuquerque, NM | A | $9,900 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | University of South Carolina Columbia, SC | A | $9,786 | paid | Research | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Syracuse University Syracuse, NY | A | $9,520 | paid | Early Career Grants | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Island Conservation Santa Cruz, CA | A | $9,100 | paid | Early Career Grants | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA | A | $8,400 | paid | Scholarship | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Global Eco Adventures Inc Camden, SC | A | $8,000 | paid | Early Career Grants | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Sustentare Inc Key Biscayne, FL | A | $7,880 | paid | Early Career Grants | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | The Ohio State University Columbus, OH | A | $7,381 | paid | Early Career Grants | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | William Marsh Rice University Houston, TX | A | $7,376 | paid | Early Career Grants | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX | A | $7,350 | paid | Conservation | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | One Common Heart Inc Acton, MA | A | $6,198 | paid | Early Career Grants | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | University of Florida Gainesville, FL | A | $6,043 | paid | Exploration | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Ayenda Foundation Washington, DC | A | $6,000 | paid | Support for Woment & Dependent Care | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Florida State University Research Foundation Inc Tallahassee, FL | A | $6,000 | paid | Early Career Grants | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | New York Women in Communications New York, NY | A | $6,000 | paid | Sponsorship | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | Shellback Expeditions Inc Tampa, FL | A | $5,237 | paid | Support for Woment & Dependent Care | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | National Marine Sanctuary Silver Spring, MD | A | $5,000 | paid | Sponsorship | 201901339349303105 |
| 2018 | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Foundation Inc Dartmouth, MA | A | $5,000 | paid | Early Career Grants | 201901339349303105 |
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