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Who funds Sand County Foundation Inc
EIN 39-6089450 · Madison, WI
Sand County Foundation Inc of Madison, WI (EIN 39-6089450) was named as a grant recipient by 54 funders in 141 grants paid totaling $15,662,194 in tax years 2018–2025, as reported on the funders' Forms 990-PF and 990 Schedule I. Each edge was resolved to this EIN at the match tier shown. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants received
$15,662,194
141 grants paid
Funders
54
distinct grantmakers
Tax years
2018–2025
as reported by funders
Approved for future payment
$4,169,997
not included in grants received
Funders
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.
Grants
The 150 most recent grants naming this organization.
| Tax year | Funder | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | A | $59,971 | paid | IMPROVE AGRICULTURE IN LAKE MICHIGAN | 202641979349300629 |
| 2025 | Harvey L & Maud C Sorensen Foundation C/O Kramer Blum & Associates | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | B | $40,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | 202620589349100222 |
| 2025 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | A | $20,000 | paid | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202621329349306657 |
| 2025 | The Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts Incorporated | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | A | $10,000 | paid | 202523179349304247 | |
| 2025 | The Nature Conservancy | The Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | A | $9,000 | paid | CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES | 202611349349310061 |
| 2025 | Hinrichs Foundation Inc C/O Atty Edward F Dunne | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202620349349100407 |
| 2025 | John J Frautschi Family Foundation Inc | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202611339349101441 |
| 2025 | Flying Diamond Ranch Foundation | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | B | $250 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202621899349100907 |
| 2025 | Mississippi Farm Bureau Foundation & Relief Fund Inc | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | A | $0 + $20,000 non-cash | paid | TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE SAND COUNTY FOUNDATION | 202600699349301900 |
| 2024 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | C | $180,000 | paid | FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY INNOVATION CENTER | 202523189349102727 |
| 2024 | Walton Family Foundation Inc | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | B | $150,000 | paid | To expand the use of nutrient trading systems from point sources to non-point sources in the upper mid-west for water quality improvement in the upper-Mississippi River basin system. | 202543219349103824 |
| 2024 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | C | $100,045 | paid | 79510 PROMOTING EQUITABLE INVESTMENT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S HISTORIC INVESTMENT IN THE WATER SECTOR, FOCUSING ON HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES | 202503109349101385 |
| 2024 | American Endowment Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | A | $100,000 | paid | PHILANTHROPY | 202513219349310376 |
| 2024 | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | A | $96,467 | paid | IMPROVE AGRICULTURE IN LAKE MICHIGAN | 202501999349300110 |
| 2024 | Alexander Foundation Inc C/O Ruane Cunniff Lp | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | B | $40,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202533179349101348 |
| 2024 | Harvey L & Maud C Sorensen Foundation C/O Kramer Blum & Associates | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | B | $25,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | 202501989349100765 |
| 2024 | National Wildlife Federation | The Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | A | $20,000 | paid | CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE | 202511539349300841 |
| 2024 | The Chicago Community Trust | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | A | $10,000 | paid | General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes | 202512119349301861 |
| 2024 | The Heinz Endowments | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | B | $10,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT AND GROW THE LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD PROGRAM IN PENNSYLVANIA | 202543189349103019 |
| 2024 | Farmers Educational & Cooperative | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | A | $10,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION | 202513159349302266 |
| 2024 | Tulsa Community Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202533219349318548 |
| 2024 | The Ida and Robert Gordon Family Foundation Inc | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | B | $10,000 | paid | 2024 New York Leopold Conservation Award | 202502829349100835 |
| 2024 | Ascendium Education Solutions Inc | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | A | $9,750 | paid | Triple Your Impact Match 2024 | 202522979349302117 |
| 2024 | The Dixon Water Foundation | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | B | $7,000 | paid | LEOPOID AWARDS | 202543159349102039 |
| 2024 | Hinrichs Foundation Inc C/O Atty Edward F Dunne | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202540419349100224 |
| 2024 | John J Frautschi Family Foundation Inc | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202511359349102136 |
| 2024 | Robert & Margaret Mcnamara Foundation | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | B | $500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202512769349100126 |
| 2024 | Flying Diamond Ranch Foundation | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | B | $250 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202503049349100515 |
| 2024 | Monarch Joint Venture | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | A | $0 + $25,000 non-cash | paid | PARTNER PROGRAM GRANT | 202531649349301418 |
| 2023 | George D Kennedy and Valerie P Kennedy Charitable Trust | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | B | $1,000,000 | paid | PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202423209349106747 |
| 2023 | The William Penn Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | C | $971,000 | paid | 2022 EPIC FUNDING NAVIGATOR | 202433199349103223 |
| 2023 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Sand Co Fdn Madison, WI | D | $900,404 | paid | 79510 PROMOTING EQUITABLE INVESTMENT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S HISTORIC INVESTMENT IN THE WATER SECTOR, FOCUSING ON HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES | 202443129349100234 |
| 2023 | The Rockefeller Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | B | $500,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF NEW NATIONWIDE TRACKERS MEASURING LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT RATES AND WATER INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING TO ENSURE SAFE DRINKING WATER FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES | 202403139349100635 |
| 2023 | The Patrick J Mcgovern Foundation Inc | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | B | $400,000 | paid | FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY INNOVATION CENTER (EPIC) TO CATALYZE PROGRESS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVEL | 202433199349106158 |
| 2023 | The Patrick J Mcgovern Foundation Inc | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | B | $400,000 | paid | FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY INNOVATION CENTER (EPIC) TO CATALYZE PROGRESS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVEL | 202520849349100712 |
| 2023 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Sand Co Fdn Madison, WI | D | $337,500 | paid | 80085 CREATING A DIVERSE NATIONAL COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE TO ENGAGE COMMUNITIES AND CATALYZE POLICY REFORM FOR EQUITABLE ALLOCATION OF STATE REVOLVING FUNDS | 202443129349100234 |
| 2023 | Water Foundation | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | A | $300,000 | paid | WATER ACCESS AND CONSERVATION | 202433209349321103 |
| 2023 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | C | $220,000 | paid | FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY INNOVATION CENTER | 202403169349102865 |
| 2023 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | C | $200,000 | paid | FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY INNOVATION CENTER PROJECT TO ACCELERATE CULVERT REMOVALS | 202403169349102865 |
| 2023 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | C | $180,000 | approved, future | FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY INNOVATION CENTER | 202403169349102865 |
| 2023 | Catena Foundation | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | B | $157,388 | paid | KLAMATH - SUPPORT OF THE TRIBAL MITIGATION LEGAL FELLOWSHIP POSITION | 202443209349105814 |
| 2023 | Caerus Foundation Inc | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | B | $150,000 | paid | Innovative agriculture to build soil health, increase climate resilience, and advance a land ethic | 202443189349104119 |
| 2023 | Windward Fund | The Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | A | $150,000 | paid | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS | 202423169349305292 |
| 2023 | Sergey Brin Family Foundation C/O Pacific Foundation Services | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | B | $120,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR AN ASSESSMENT OF FOREST LAND CONSERVATION | 202403199349105310 |
| 2023 | American Endowment Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | A | $85,000 | paid | PHILANTHROPY | 202442479349301654 |
| 2023 | Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | B | $80,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY INNOVATION CENTER IN MAKING ADMINISTRATIVE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE REGIONAL CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM | 202433129349101123 |
| 2023 | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | Sand County Foundation Monona, WI | A | $63,578 | paid | REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE | 202402269349300850 |
| 2023 | Harvey L & Maud C Sorensen Foundation C/O Kramer Blum & Associates | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | B | $50,000 | paid | FOR ANNUAL CONFERENCE | 202432089349101103 |
| 2023 | Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | A | $50,000 | paid | 202431379349302338 | |
| 2023 | United States Endowment for Forestry | Sand County Foundation Inc | A | $39,904 | paid | Innovative Finance | 202423199349306547 |
| 2023 | Monarch Joint Venture | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | A | $39,178 | paid | PARTNER PROGRAM GRANT | 202432429349300618 |
| 2023 | The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | B | $35,000 | paid | Advancing Water Equity in Texas through Data-Driven Policy, Analysis, and Reform | 202442139349100104 |
| 2023 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | A | $30,000 | paid | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202441359349309439 |
| 2023 | Harvey L & Maud C Sorensen Foundation C/O Kramer Blum & Associates | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | B | $20,000 | paid | FOR PROGRAMS | 202432089349101103 |
| 2023 | The Heinz Endowments | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | B | $20,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT AND GROW THE LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD PROGRAM IN PENNSYLVANIA | 202433199349103253 |
| 2023 | Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | A | $10,000 | paid | 202323179349302512 | |
| 2023 | The Ida and Robert Gordon Family Foundation Inc | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | B | $10,000 | paid | 2023 New York Leopold Conservation Award Fund | 202422149349101202 |
| 2023 | National Audubon Society Inc | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | A | $5,500 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202431279349300438 |
| 2023 | Hinrichs Foundation Inc C/O Atty Edward F Dunne | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202400229349100650 |
| 2023 | John J Frautschi Family Foundation Inc | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202411309349103196 |
| 2023 | Flying Diamond Ranch Foundation | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | B | $250 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202442399349100419 |
| 2023 | Amazonsmile Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | B | $19 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202540919349100629 |
| 2022 | The William Penn Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | C | $1,350,000 | paid | 2022 EPIC FUNDING NAVIGATOR | 202323199349105797 |
| 2022 | The William Penn Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | C | $1,350,000 | paid | 2022 EPIC FUNDING NAVIGATOR | 202523459349100402 |
| 2022 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Sand Co Fdn Madison, WI | D | $1,000,450 | paid | 79510 PROMOTING EQUITABLE INVESTMENT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S HISTORIC INVESTMENT IN THE WATER SECTOR, FOCUSING ON HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES | 202343139349100304 |
| 2022 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Sand Co Fdn Madison, WI | D | $1,000,449 | approved, future | 79510 PROMOTING EQUITABLE INVESTMENT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S HISTORIC INVESTMENT IN THE WATER SECTOR, FOCUSING ON HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES | 202343139349100304 |
| 2022 | The William Penn Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | C | $971,000 | approved, future | 2022 EPIC FUNDING NAVIGATOR | 202323199349105797 |
| 2022 | The William Penn Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | C | $971,000 | approved, future | 2022 EPIC FUNDING NAVIGATOR | 202523459349100402 |
| 2022 | Walton Family Foundation Inc | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | B | $499,415 | paid | To advance watershed-municipal initiatives in Iowa and Illinois. | 202323199349103222 |
| 2022 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Sand Co Fdn Madison, WI | D | $375,000 | paid | 80085 CREATING A DIVERSE NATIONAL COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE TO ENGAGE COMMUNITIES AND CATALYZE POLICY REFORM FOR EQUITABLE ALLOCATION OF STATE REVOLVING FUNDS | 202343139349100304 |
| 2022 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Sand Co Fdn Madison, WI | D | $375,000 | approved, future | 80085 CREATING A DIVERSE NATIONAL COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE TO ENGAGE COMMUNITIES AND CATALYZE POLICY REFORM FOR EQUITABLE ALLOCATION OF STATE REVOLVING FUNDS | 202343139349100304 |
| 2022 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | C | $275,000 | paid | FOR FEDERAL CAPACITY FOR WILDLIFE CONNECTIVITY TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS | 202343179349104459 |
| 2022 | The Patrick J Mcgovern Foundation Inc | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | B | $250,000 | paid | FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY INNOVATION CENTER (EPIC) TO CATALYZE PROGRESS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVEL | 202333189349103703 |
| 2022 | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | Sand County Foundation Monona, WI | A | $243,313 | paid | CONSERVATION PROJECTS | 202311869349301051 |
| 2022 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | C | $200,000 | approved, future | FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY INNOVATION CENTER PROJECT TO ACCELERATE CULVERT REMOVALS | 202343179349104459 |
| 2022 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | C | $200,000 | paid | FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY INNOVATION CENTER PROJECT TO ACCELERATE CULVERT REMOVALS | 202343179349104459 |
| 2022 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Sand Co Fdn Madison, WI | D | $167,725 | paid | 77727 BUILDING A PATH TO A MORE EQUITABLE AND HEALTH-FOCUSED WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, 2020-2022 | 202343139349100304 |
| 2022 | The Kresge Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | B | $150,000 | paid | ADVANCE THE FUNDING NAVIGATOR TO CONNECT UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL PUBLIC FUNDS FOR CLIMATE-RESILIENT WATER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND UTILIZE FINDINGS FROM FUNDING NAVIGATOR PILOTS TO REFORM STATE REVOLVING LOAN FUND (SRF) POLICIES AND PRACTICES. | 202333179349102048 |
| 2022 | Walton Family Foundation Inc | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | B | $100,000 | paid | To support the National Economic Council team in funding historically disadvantaged communities. | 202323199349103222 |
| 2022 | Catena Foundation | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | B | $77,790 | paid | WATERSHED HEALTH - SUPPORT OF THE TRIBAL MITIGATION LEGAL FELLOWSHIP POSITION | 202333199349104488 |
| 2022 | American Endowment Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | A | $75,000 | paid | PHILANTHROPY | 202332499349300338 |
| 2022 | The Rockefeller Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | B | $50,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF ITS MISSION | 202313189349101641 |
| 2022 | The Kresge Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | B | $50,000 | approved, future | ADVANCE THE FUNDING NAVIGATOR TO CONNECT UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL PUBLIC FUNDS FOR CLIMATE-RESILIENT WATER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND UTILIZE FINDINGS FROM FUNDING NAVIGATOR PILOTS TO REFORM STATE REVOLVING LOAN FUND (SRF) POLICIES AND PRACTICES. | 202333179349102048 |
| 2022 | The William Penn Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | C | $46,000 | paid | SPEED UP FEDERAL TRANSACTIONS FOR LAND PROTECTION | 202323199349105797 |
| 2022 | The William Penn Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | C | $46,000 | paid | SPEED UP FEDERAL TRANSACTIONS FOR LAND PROTECTION | 202523459349100402 |
| 2022 | The Pew Charitable Trusts | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | A | $42,079 | paid | Policy | 202340889349301359 |
| 2022 | Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | A | $30,000 | paid | 202330899349301483 | |
| 2022 | Harvey L & Maud C Sorensen Foundation C/O Kramer Blum & Associates | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | B | $25,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202321809349101207 |
| 2022 | Tulsa Community Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | A | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202323199349323297 |
| 2022 | The Heinz Endowments | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | C | $20,000 | paid | SUPPORT AND GROW THE LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD PROGRAM IN PENNSYLVANIA | 202343199349102629 |
| 2022 | Schwab Charitable Fund | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | A | $15,000 | paid | HUMAN SERVICES | 202330939349300403 |
| 2022 | The Brookhill Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | B | $12,000 | paid | Grant for Engaging Youth through High School Habitat Grants | 202311179349101226 |
| 2022 | American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | A | $12,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202340469349301209 |
| 2022 | The Chicago Community Trust | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | A | $10,000 | paid | General operating support | 202312279349301591 |
| 2022 | Tc Energy Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | C | $10,000 | paid | MT LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD | 202323189349102642 |
| 2022 | The Chicago Community Trust | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | A | $10,000 | paid | General operating support | 202432279349301703 |
| 2022 | The Ida and Robert Gordon Family Foundation Inc | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | B | $10,000 | paid | 2022 New York Leopold Conservation Award fund. | 202343199349109119 |
| 2022 | Ascendium Education Solutions Inc | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | A | $9,750 | paid | Ascendium Corporate Match - Triple Your Impact, 12/2022 | 202332429349301403 |
| 2022 | National Audubon Society Inc | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | A | $7,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202310699349300436 |
| 2022 | Hinrichs Foundation Inc C/O Atty Roderick T Dunne | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL | 202340249349100404 |
| 2022 | The Michael P Dowling Foundation | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | C | $1,000 | paid | NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION | 202341049349100019 |
| 2022 | Robert & Margaret Mcnamara Foundation | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | B | $500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202341019349102244 |
| 2022 | Amazonsmile Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | B | $13 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313119349100141 |
| 2021 | The Aspen Institute Inc | The Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | A | $40,000 | paid | AWARD FOR 2021 WATER FORUM PARTNERSHIP | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Harvey L & Maud C Sorensen Foundation C/O Kramer Blum & Associates | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | B | $25,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202202039349100900 |
| 2021 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | A | $25,000 | paid | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202211339349310116 |
| 2021 | The Heinz Endowments | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | B | $20,000 | paid | TO CO-SPONSOR THE LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD PROGRAM RECOGNIZING OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS IN SUSTAINABILITY BY PENNSYLVANIA FARMERS AND LANDOWNERS | 202321469349100507 |
| 2021 | Gates Family Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | B | $13,000 | paid | Project Support | 202240989349100114 |
| 2021 | Hinrichs Foundation Inc C/O Mr Roderick T Dunne | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | B | $1,275 | paid | GENERAL | 202210109349100406 |
| 2021 | The Michael P Dowling Foundation | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | C | $1,000 | paid | NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION | 202231339349102148 |
| 2020 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Sand Co Fdn Madison, WI | D | $211,274 | paid | 77727 Building a path to a more equitable and heal | 202331099349100118 |
| 2020 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Sand Co Fdn Madison, WI | D | $211,274 | approved, future | 77727 Building a path to a more equitable and heal | 202143159349102389 |
| 2020 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Sand Co Fdn Madison, WI | D | $211,274 | approved, future | 77727 Building a path to a more equitable and heal | 202331099349100118 |
| 2020 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Sand Co Fdn Madison, WI | D | $211,274 | paid | 77727 Building a path to a more equitable and heal | 202143159349102389 |
| 2020 | Sd Bechtel Jr Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | B | $150,000 | paid | FUNDS FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY INNOVATION CENTERTO ADVANCE PROJECTS ON DRINKING WATER, TRUST, AND DATA | 202113199349102881 |
| 2020 | American Endowment Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | A | $103,000 | paid | PROGRAMS | 202133159349308163 |
| 2020 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | B | $100,000 | paid | FOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY INNOVATION CENTER'S RESEARCH TO INFORM THE PUBLIC DEBATE ABOUT MITIGATION | 202123079349101542 |
| 2020 | Windward Fund | The Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | A | $100,000 | paid | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS | 202143169349311234 |
| 2020 | Greater Milwaukee Foundation Inc | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | A | $94,668 | paid | ADVANCING AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION | 202123169349305457 |
| 2020 | Walton Family Foundation Inc | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | B | $86,600 | paid | EPA Regulations on Watershed-Based Nutrient Strategies & Testing of Behavioral Science Techniques to Improve Adoption of Conservation Farming Practices | 202113199349104386 |
| 2020 | The Mcknight Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | B | $80,000 | paid | To support and expand the Leadership for Midwestern Watersheds professional network, and for general operating support | 202310779349100701 |
| 2020 | The Mcknight Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | B | $80,000 | paid | To support and expand the Leadership for Midwestern Watersheds professional network, and for general operating support | 202103169349105155 |
| 2020 | The Kresge Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | B | $60,000 | paid | TRANSFORMING EXISTING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING MECHANISMS TO BETTER FOCUS ON HELPING STRUGGLING COMMUNITIES ACCESS FUNDING FOR WATER SERVICES, RESILIENCE, AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE. | 202143199349108254 |
| 2020 | Harvey L & Maud C Sorensen Foundation C/O Kramer Blum & Associates | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | B | $50,000 | paid | FOR THE 2020 NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM | 202112099349100816 |
| 2020 | Wilburforce Foundation | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | B | $40,000 | paid | ENVIRONMENTAL | 202123069349100012 |
| 2020 | Tulsa Community Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | A | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202103199349319070 |
| 2020 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Sand Co Fdn Madison, WI | D | $24,318 | paid | 76461 Building a path to more equitable and health | 202143159349102389 |
| 2020 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Sand Co Fdn Madison, WI | D | $24,318 | paid | 76461 Building a path to more equitable and health | 202331099349100118 |
| 2020 | The Dixon Water Foundation | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | B | $20,000 | paid | LEOPOID AWARDS | 202122019349100007 |
| 2020 | The Heinz Endowments | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | B | $20,000 | paid | FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD, RECOGNIZING FARMERS AND LAND OWNERS ACTIVELY COMMITTED TO CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY | 202123169349102862 |
| 2020 | The Heinz Endowments | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | B | $20,000 | paid | FOR THE 2021 LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD | 202123169349102862 |
| 2020 | United States Endowment for Forestry and Communities Inc | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | A | $18,900 | paid | HEALTHY WATERSHED CONSORTIUM | 202103159349303695 |
| 2020 | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | A | $18,157 | paid | BUILDING CAPACITY FOR MON | 202132089349300708 |
| 2020 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | B | $12,000 | paid | FOR A STUDY OF CONSERVATION OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE US MILITARY | 202123079349101542 |
| 2020 | The Ida and Robert Gordon Family Foundation Inc | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | B | $10,000 | paid | 2020 New York Leopold Conservation Award fund | 202103289349100705 |
| 2020 | American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202120469349300002 |
| 2020 | National Audubon Society Inc | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | A | $8,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202140279349300514 |
| 2020 | The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | B | $2,500 | paid | For the Water Data Prize, a project run by the Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC) | 202142959349101104 |
| 2020 | Hinrichs Foundation Inc C/O Mr Roderick T Dunne | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | B | $1,275 | paid | GENERAL | 202120369349100202 |
| 2020 | Robert & Margaret Mcnamara Foundation | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | B | $500 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202102859349100735 |
| 2020 | Flying Diamond Ranch Foundation | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | B | $250 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202142219349101214 |
| 2020 | Amazonsmile Foundation | Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | B | $15 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202113199349100901 |
| 2019 | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | A | $28,452 | paid | Building Capacity for Mon | 202031889349300908 |
| 2019 | Harvey L & Maud C Sorensen Foundation | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | B | $25,000 | paid | FOR THE CALIFORNIA LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD | 202032179349101118 |
| 2019 | South Dakota Discovery Center | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | A | $7,000 | paid | Educational | 202041499349300529 |
| 2019 | Nature Conservancy | The Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | A | $5,500 | paid | Conservation Activities | 202010729349300716 |
| 2018 | Bradley Impact Fund Inc | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | A | $70,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 201941449349300114 |
| 2018 | Harvey L & Maud C Sorensen Foundation | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | B | $25,000 | paid | FOR THE CALIFORNIA LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD | 201932049349100013 |
| 2018 | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | A | $14,929 | paid | Building Capacity for Mon | 201921359349308927 |
| 2018 | The Chicago Community Trust | Sand County Foundation Madison, WI | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201932249349300348 |
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