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Who funds Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc
EIN 56-2142199 · Franklin, NC · NTEE C340
Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc of Franklin, NC (EIN 56-2142199) was named as a grant recipient by 36 funders in 104 grants paid totaling $7,058,332 in tax years 2017–2025, 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
$7,058,332
104 grants paid
Funders
36
distinct grantmakers
Tax years
2017–2025
as reported by funders
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 104 most recent grants naming this organization.
| Tax year | Funder | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Carolina Community Foundation | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | A | $325,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S STATED MISSION | 202620159349300127 |
| 2025 | The Nature Conservancy | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | A | $100,000 | paid | CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES | 202611349349310061 |
| 2025 | The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc | Mainspring Conservation Trust Franklin, NC | A | $35,500 | paid | ENHANCING THE ENVIRONMENT | 202630579349300618 |
| 2025 | Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc | Land Trust for the Little Tennessee Inc Franklin, NC | A | $27,000 | paid | ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS | 202611199349300601 |
| 2025 | Co Tua Marion S Covington Fdn | Mainspring Conservation Trust Franklin, NC | B | $15,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | 202621119349101072 |
| 2025 | The Bell Family Foundation | Mainspring Conservation Trust Franklin, NC | B | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202600139349100835 |
| 2025 | Steven C Leuthold Family Foundation | Mainspring Conservation Trust Frainklin, NC | B | $10,000 | paid | OPERATIONS | 202641269349101239 |
| 2025 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | A | $9,823 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202601389349301700 |
| 2025 | American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Mainspring Conservation Trust Franklin, NC | A | $9,503 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202641969349302754 |
| 2025 | American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Mainspring Conservation Trust Franklin, NC | A | $9,503 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202533509349301608 |
| 2025 | Conservation Trust for North Carolina | Mainspring Conservation Trust Franklin, NC | A | $6,954 | paid | Assistance with transaction costs and land acquisition costs on land with high conservation values. | 202611049349301411 |
| 2025 | Bitner H M & Evelyn-Char TR | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202601289349102505 |
| 2025 | North Carolina Native Plant Society | Mainspring Conservation Trust Franklin, NC | A | $1,500 | paid | 202523029349300447 | |
| 2024 | The Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | A | $2,030,227 | paid | CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES;SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | 202501979349300830 |
| 2024 | Foundation for the Carolinas | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | A | $455,200 | paid | CHARITABLE GIFT | 202543219349306689 |
| 2024 | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | A | $75,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | 202503239349300435 |
| 2024 | Steven C Leuthold Family Foundation | Mainspring Conservation Trust Frainklin, NC | B | $75,000 | paid | OPERATIONS | 202533099349100143 |
| 2024 | Marin Community Foundation | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | A | $60,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR THE REMOVAL OF ELA DAM | 202541349349313719 |
| 2024 | Network for Good | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | A | $36,015 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202513039349301631 |
| 2024 | Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc | Land Trust for the Little Tennessee Inc Franklin, NC | A | $20,200 | paid | ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS | 202541069349300729 |
| 2024 | The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc | Mainspring Conservation Trust (formerly Land Trust for Little Tennessee) Franklin, NC | A | $15,000 | paid | FOOD/AGRICULTURE/NUTRITION | 202523219349322912 |
| 2024 | Woltz Charitable Trust Co J Samuel Gentry Jr Cpa Trustee | Mainspring Conservation Trust Franklin, NC | C | $13,583 | paid | GENERAL FUND | 202541359349101839 |
| 2024 | Conservation Trust for North Carolina | Mainspring Conservation Trust Franklin, NC | A | $10,550 | paid | Assistance with transaction costs and land acquisition costs on land with high conservation values. | 202520859349300117 |
| 2024 | The Bell Family Foundation | Mainspring Conservation Trust Franklin, NC | B | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202511639349100311 |
| 2024 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | A | $8,375 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202521349349310887 |
| 2024 | American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Mainspring Conservation Trust Franklin, NC | A | $6,951 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202530159349302758 |
| 2024 | American Farmland Trust | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | A | $6,000 | paid | PROMOTING SOUND FARMING PRACTICES/KEEPING FARMERS ON THE LAND | 202531969349301708 |
| 2024 | Bitner H M & Evelyn-Char TR | Mainspring Conservation Trust Franklin, NC | C | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING | 202501269349101925 |
| 2024 | Edward Jones Foundation | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | B | $250 | paid | ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, PROTECTION AND BEAUTIFICATION | 202533189349103633 |
| 2023 | Foundation for the Carolinas | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | A | $750,875 | paid | CHARITABLE GIFT | 202433209349318318 |
| 2023 | Dogwood Health Trust | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | B | $150,000 | paid | BUILDING WNC'S ECONOMY FROM "GROUND UP". | 202413209349105986 |
| 2023 | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | A | $75,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403209349313980 |
| 2023 | American Rivers Inc | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | A | $60,000 | paid | RESTORE DAMAGED RIVERS AND WATERS | 202430389349300608 |
| 2023 | The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc | Mainspring Conservation Trust Franklin, NC | A | $40,000 | paid | ENHANCING THE ENVIRONMENT | 202400749349300140 |
| 2023 | Network for Good | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | A | $37,535 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202413059349302646 |
| 2023 | Conservation Trust for North Carolina | Mainspring Conservation Trust Franklin, NC | A | $28,130 | paid | Assistance with transaction costs and land acquisition costs on land with high conservation values. | 202430759349301038 |
| 2023 | The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc | Mainspring Conservation Trust Franklin, NC | A | $24,999 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202540559349301329 |
| 2023 | Schwab Charitable Fund | Land Trust for the Little Tennessee Inc Franklin, NC | A | $16,000 | paid | ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS | 202411039349301716 |
| 2023 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | A | $11,100 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202441369349301334 |
| 2023 | Steven C Leuthold Family Foundation | Mainspring Conservation Trust Frainklin, NC | B | $10,000 | paid | OPERATIONS | 202413209349102266 |
| 2023 | The Bell Family Foundation | Mainspring Conservation Trust Franklin, NC | B | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTIRCTED | 202401379349100315 |
| 2023 | Defenders of Wildlife | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | A | $7,700 | paid | To help implement projects for the benefit of eastern hellbender salamanders and other species; to assist with costs associated with hosting film screenings within the river basin; for the use and benefit of Tennessee River Basin Network. | 202410459349301736 |
| 2023 | American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Mainspring Conservation Trust Franklin, NC | A | $7,214 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202410469349300741 |
| 2023 | National Environmental Education and Training Foundation Inc | Mainspring Conservation Trust Franklin, NC | A | $6,350 | paid | 2023 FOREST SERVICE GREENING STEM | 202421579349300812 |
| 2023 | Emsa Fund Inc | Mainspring Conservation Trust Franklin, NC | C | $1,000 | paid | ENVIRONMENT | 202423139349100522 |
| 2023 | Amazonsmile Foundation | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | C | $220 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202540919349100629 |
| 2022 | Foundation for the Carolinas | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | A | $720,000 | paid | CHARITABLE GIFT | 202343199349307329 |
| 2022 | Cherokee Preservation Foundation Inc | Mainstring Conservation Trust Franklin, NC | A | $77,500 | paid | ENVIROMENTAL PRESERVATION | 202322269349301777 |
| 2022 | Network for Good | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | A | $38,731 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202342939349300849 |
| 2022 | Cherokee Preservation Foundation Inc | Mainstring Conservation Trust Franklin, NC | A | $32,200 | paid | CULTURAL PRESERVATION | 202322269349301777 |
| 2022 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | A | $32,000 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202430459349302913 |
| 2022 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Garden Club of Chevy Chase Maryland Chevy Chase, MD | A | $32,000 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202321309349304807 |
| 2022 | The Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga Inc | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | A | $20,052 | paid | DARK COVE CONSERVATION | 202313189349310381 |
| 2022 | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | A | $20,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | 202302999349301010 |
| 2022 | Conservation Trust for North Carolina | Mainspring Conservation Trust Franklin, NC | A | $17,500 | paid | Assistance with transaction costs and land acquisition costs on land with high conservation values. | 202310699349300521 |
| 2022 | The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc | Mainspring Conservation Trust Franklin, NC | A | $15,000 | paid | ENVIRONMENT | 202323179349310067 |
| 2022 | Cherokee Preservation Foundation Inc | Mainspring Conservation Trust Franklin, NC | A | $14,296 | paid | ENVIROMENTAL PRESERVATION | 202322269349301777 |
| 2022 | Schwab Charitable Fund | Land Trust for the Little Tennessee Inc Franklin, NC | A | $10,000 | paid | ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS | 202330939349300403 |
| 2022 | American Farmland Trust | Mainspring Conservation Trust Franklin, NC | A | $6,000 | paid | SOIL HEALTH PRACTICES | 202342029349300244 |
| 2022 | Trout Unlimited Inc | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | A | $5,499 | paid | CONSERVATION | 202340459349300924 |
| 2022 | The Bell Family Foundation | Mainspring Conservation TR Franklin, NC | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATIONS | 202321369349101352 |
| 2022 | Duke Energy Foundation | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | C | $2,500 | paid | VIBRANT ECONOMIES | 202333139349101323 |
| 2022 | George E Crouch Foundation | Mainspring Conservation Trust Franklin, NC | B | $2,500 | paid | TO HELP THE ORGANIZATION, FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE LOWER TENNESSEE LAND TRUST, WITH THE COSTS OF CONSERVING THE WATERS, FORESTS, FARMS AND HERITAGE OF THE UPPER LITTLE TENNESSEE AND HIWASSEE RIVER VALLEYS. | 202342839349101124 |
| 2022 | Duke Energy Foundation | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | C | $846 | paid | EMPLOYEE MATCHING GIFT DONATION | 202333139349101323 |
| 2022 | Amazonsmile Foundation | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | C | $355 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313119349100141 |
| 2021 | The Cannon Foundation Inc | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | C | $50,000 | paid | IMPROVEMENTS AT TWO SITES ON THE CULTURAL CORRIDOR IN MACON COUNTY, NC | 202210919349100511 |
| 2021 | Network for Good | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | A | $35,310 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202212289349300736 |
| 2021 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | A | $23,000 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202221339349302787 |
| 2021 | Defenders of Wildlife | 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 | Schwab Charitable Fund | Land Trust for the Little Tennessee Inc Franklin, NC | A | $15,000 | paid | ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS | 202230499349301028 |
| 2021 | Appalachian Trail Conservancy | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | A | $15,000 | paid | WILD EAST GRANT (CAPACITY BUILDING) | 202241619349300514 |
| 2021 | Cherokee Preservation Foundation Inc | Mainstring Conservation Trust Franklin, NC | A | $0 | paid | ENVIROMENTALPRESERVATION | 202242089349300134 |
| 2021 | Cherokee Preservation Foundation Inc | Mainstring Conservation Trust Franklin, NC | A | $0 | paid | ENVIROMENTAL PRESERVATION | 202242089349300134 |
| 2020 | Foundation for the Carolinas | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | A | $338,000 | paid | CHARITABLE GIFT | 202123199349322547 |
| 2020 | Cherokee Preservation Foundation Inc | Mainstring Conservation Trust Franklin, NC | A | $69,900 | paid | ENVIROMENTAL PRESERVATION | 202122289349304567 |
| 2020 | Conservation Trust for North Carolina | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | A | $59,202 | paid | Assistance with transaction costs and land acquisition costs on land with high conservation values. | 202100819349300950 |
| 2020 | Network for Good | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | A | $35,811 | paid | Unrestricted | 202131819349300608 |
| 2020 | The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc | Mainspring Conservation Trust Franklin, NC | A | $22,000 | paid | ENVIRONMENT | 202143199349315489 |
| 2020 | Cherokee Preservation Foundation Inc | Mainstring Conservation Trust Franklin, NC | A | $16,700 | paid | ENVIROMENTALPRESERVATION | 202122289349304567 |
| 2020 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | A | $11,000 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202121359349300427 |
| 2020 | Schwab Charitable Fund | Land Trust for the Little Tennessee Inc Franklin, NC | A | $10,000 | paid | ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS | 202140489349301804 |
| 2020 | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | A | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | 202143219349301454 |
| 2020 | George E Crouch Foundation | Mainspring Conservation Trust Franklin, NC | B | $2,500 | paid | TO HELP THE ORGANIZATION, FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE LOWER TENNESSEE LAND TRUST, WITH THE COSTS OF CONSERVING THE WATERS, FORESTS, FARMS AND HERITAGE OF THE UPPER LITTLE TENNESSEE AND HIWASSEE RIVER VALLEYS. | 202133159349100748 |
| 2020 | Duke Energy Foundation | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | C | $2,210 | paid | EMPLOYEE MATCHING GIFTS | 202113169349100346 |
| 2020 | The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | C | $1,250 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202131479349100003 |
| 2020 | Duke Energy Foundation | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | C | $1,084 | paid | EMPLOYEE MATCHING GIFTS | 202113169349100346 |
| 2020 | Amazonsmile Foundation | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | C | $435 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202113199349100901 |
| 2020 | Duke Energy Foundation | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | C | $210 | paid | EMPLOYEE MATCHING GIFTS | 202113169349100346 |
| 2019 | The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc | Mainspring Conservation Trust Franklin, NC | A | $35,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202043229349301139 |
| 2019 | The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc | Mainspring Conservation Trust Franklin, NC | A | $35,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202043229349301139 |
| 2019 | Cherokee Preservation Foundation Inc | Mainstring Conservation Trust Franklin, NC | A | $32,900 | paid | CULTURAL PRESERVATION | 202030739349300208 |
| 2019 | Conservation Trust for North Carolina | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | A | $26,073 | paid | Assistance with transaction costs and land acquisition costs on land with high conservation values. | 202031479349301028 |
| 2019 | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | A | $25,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | 202013249349301811 |
| 2019 | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | A | $25,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | 202013249349301811 |
| 2019 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | A | $14,599 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202041789349301474 |
| 2019 | Schwab Charitable Fund | Land Trust for the Little Tennessee Inc Franklin, NC | A | $10,000 | paid | ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS | 202010489349300101 |
| 2018 | Network for Good | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | A | $41,672 | paid | Unrestricted | 201941789349300019 |
| 2018 | Conservation Trust for North Carolina | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | A | $36,250 | paid | Assistance with transaction costs and land acquisition costs on land with high conservation values. | 201931349349301648 |
| 2018 | Appalachian Trail Conservancy | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | A | $21,500 | paid | SIMP GAP TRACT ACQUISITION | 201912529349300416 |
| 2018 | Schwab Charitable Fund | Land Trust for the Little Tennessee Inc Franklin, NC | A | $10,000 | paid | ENVIRONMENTAL/ANIMALS | 201930459349302018 |
| 2018 | Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Inc | Mainspring Conservation Trust Inc Franklin, NC | A | $9,890 | paid | INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE | 201912279349303236 |
| 2018 | Cherokee Preservation Foundation Inc | Mainspring Conservation Trust Franklin, NC | A | $8,000 | paid | ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION | 201902279349301815 |
| 2017 | Cherokee Preservation Foundation | Mainspring Conservation Trust Franklin, NC | A | $303,600 | paid | CULTURAL PRESERVATION | 201922279349302417 |
| 2017 | Cherokee Preservation Foundation | Mainspring Conservation Trust Franklin, NC | A | $10,000 | paid | ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION | 201922279349302417 |
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 inferred and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF and Form 990 Schedule I e-file XML filed by the funders shown; this organization's identity from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The rows as Parquet: manifest.
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