JRS Biodiversity Foundation

EIN 231352035 Private Foundation

Philadelphia, PA 19102 |(571) 347-0545

https://www.jrsbiodiversity.org
Total Given 2016–2023
$15.1M
190 grants · $1.9M avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$55K
typical mid grants · $32K–$97K
grant size
54%
supporter · 51/95 multi-year
repeat
$47.6M
Assets (2023)
95
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Environment International Science & Research

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Unknown
Contact Person MATTHEW V CASSETTA EXECUTIVE DIRECT
Phone (571) 347-0545
Deadlines APPLICATION DEADLINES VARY FROM YEAR TO YEAR
How to Apply ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING. THE FORMAT OF THE GRANT REQUEST FORMS VARY SOMEWHAT FROM YEAR TO YEAR.
Restrictions PRIORITY IS GIVEN TO THOSE APPLICANTS WHO SUBMIT PROPOSALS THAT MOST CLOSELY MATCH THE FOUNDATION MISSION OF PROMOTING THE UNDERSTANDING OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY FOR THE BENEFIT AND SUSTAINABILITY OF LIFE ON EARTH, AND THE FOUNDATION'S SCOPE OF INTERDISCIPLINARY ACTIVITIES PRIMARILY CARRIED OUT VIA COLLABORATIONS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND ECONOMIES IN TRANSITION
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

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YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $1.1M $42.1M $2.2M 30
2017 $1.8M $46.6M $2.6M 21
2018 $2.9M $42.6M $3.0M 34
2020 $2.6M $51.0M $3.3M 27
2022 $3.8M $44.4M $1.9M 32
2023 $2.9M $47.6M $8.1M 46

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 190 grants on record

Minimum
$661
25th Pctl
$32K
Median
$55K
Average
$79K
75th Pctl
$97K
Maximum
$525K

Geographic Distribution

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (190 total)

Purpose
Wildlife Conservation Society Bronx, NY $525,000 IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK "BIODIVERSTIY MONITORING IN BOMA, MBE AND AFI, NOUABALE-NDOKI AND TARANGIRE PARKS". 2020
Wildfowl Wetlands Trust Slimbridge, None $385,907 FOR THE PROJECT "MADAGASCAR WETLANDS KNOWLEDGE BASE." 2023
Frankfurt Zoological Society - Us Inc Washington, DC $280,000 IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK "BIODIVERSITY MONITORING IN GONAREZHOU, MAHALE, AND SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK" 2020
University of Florida Gainesville, FL $279,885 FOR THE PROJECT "FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY DATA OF RIVERS OF THE LAKE VICTORIA BASIN." 2022
Royal Botanic Gardens KEW Richmond, None $274,721 FOR THE PROJECT "ENHANCING DATA ACCESS TO TRANSFORM GUINEA'S CAPACITY TO IDENTIFY AND PROTECT ITS THREATENED... 2022
Frankfurt Zoological Society - Us Inc Washington, DC $274,673 FOR THE PROJECT "ECOLOGICAL MONITORING IN THE NSUMBU ECOSYSTEM." 2022
East African Wildlife Society Nairobi, None $272,136 FOR THE PROJECT "UNLOCKING BIODIVERSITY DATA TO FACILITATE DESIGNATION OF LAKE OF BOLOSSAT AS THE 7TH RAMSAR... 2022
International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi, None $262,040 IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK "INTEGRATIVE POLLINATOR-PLANT INTERACTION ASSESSMENT OF ECOSYSTEM DIVERSITY IN... 2017
Kabale University Uganda Kabale, None $256,446 FOR THE PROJECT "SITE SELECTION TO PROTECT PAPYRUS ENDEMIC BIODIVERSITY IN UGANDA." 2022
National Herbarium of Benin Cotonou, None $249,966 FOR THE PROJECT "MOBILIZING DATA FOR IDENTIFICATION, TAXONOMY, SOCIOECONOMIC IMPORTANCE AND CONSERVATION... 2022
University of Namibia Windhoek, None $249,929 FOR THE PROJECT "ESTABLISHING CAPACITY FOR SUSTAINED PRODUCTION OF NATIONAL SPACIAL BIODIVERSITY DATA PRODUCTS:... 2022
Nature Uganda Kampala, None $244,260 FOR THE PROJECT "TRAINING A COHORT OF HERPETOLOGISTS TO INCREASE DATA KNOWLEDGE IN UGANDA AND BUILD CAPACITY FOR... 2022
Freshwater Research Centre Kommetjie, None $240,000 IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK "DEVELOPING A FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING LONG-TERM CHANGE... 2017
College of African Wildlife Management Mweka Moshi, None $227,400 IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK "POLLINATOR MONITORING PROJECT, TANZANIA." 2017
University of Oxford Oxford, None $220,800 IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK "SECOND GENERATION OF FUNDING FOR THE BIODIVERSITY INFORMATICS TRAINING CURRICULUM." 2018
National Fisheries Resources Research Institute Entebbe, None $216,000 TO SUPPORT ITS WORK "UNLOCKING UGANDA'S FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY DATA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT." 2018
African Parks Foundation of America New York, NY $210,500 IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK "BIODIVERSITY MONITORING IN GARAMBA AND GREATER ZAKOUNA PARKS". 2020
South African National Parks Sedgefield, None $208,740 IN SUPPORT OF ITS PROJECT "BIODIVERISTY MONITORING IN GOLDEN GATE, KRUGER-SKUKUZA AND MOUNTAIN ZEBRA PARKS". 2020
National Museum of Kenya Nairobi, None $206,000 IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK "DEVELOPING A FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR THE TANA RIVER BASIN, KENYA,... 2018
Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute Arusha, None $199,050 IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK "ASSESSING LANDSCAPE LEVEL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON MONTANE FOREST POLLINATORS IN... 2018
Universite D'Abomey-Calavi Cotonou, None $193,500 IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK "REGIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION IN AFRICA." 2018
Sanparks Scientific Services Sedgefield, None $178,100 FOR THE PROJECT "OVERCOMING PANDEMIC THREATS TO BIOINFORMATICS IN SOUTH AFRICA'S NATIONAL PARKS." 2022
Albertine RIFT Conservation Society Kigali, None $176,000 IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK "USING ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY ASSESSMENT TO GUIDE WETLANDS MANAGEMENT IN RWANDA." 2018
University of Bangor Bangor, None $173,100 IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK "MAPPING FOR CONSERVATION OF NATIVE TILAPIA RESOURCES IN EAST AFRICA." 2017
University of Botswana - Okavango Research Institute Matlapaneng MAUN, None $145,840 IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK "SCALING FISHERIES MONITORING IN THE OKAVANGO DELTA WITH LOW-COST TECHNOLOGY." 2017

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