Nature Defense Foundation
EIN 473469805 Private Foundation
Possibly inactive.
Last 990-PF filing on record is from 2023
(3 years ago). Verify before investing time in an application.
Total Given 2022–2023
$455K
41 grants · $228K avg/year
based on 2 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$5K
typical small grants · $5K–$5K
grant size
14%
transactional · 5/36 multi-year
repeat
$7.0M
Assets (2023)
36
Distinct Recipients
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Contact Person
SARAH SHAW
Phone
(415) 595-5594
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | N/A | $7.8M | $423K | N/A |
| 2022 | $149K | $7.0M | $-236K | 25 |
| 2023 | $306K | $7.0M | $169K | 16 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 41 grants on record
Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$5K
Average
$11K
75th Pctl
$5K
Maximum
$135K
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
2.5% of US grants
· Rank #6 of 13 states
$5K across
1 grant
1 of 254 counties
Top 1 counties
- 1 Tom Green
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (41 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wonder Dog Rescue | Hudson, NY | $135,400 | TO SUPPORT EXEMPT ACTIVITIES | 2023 |
| Return to Freedom | Lompoc, CA | $50,000 | TO SUPPORT EXEMPT ACTIVITIES | 2023 |
| Return to Freedom | Lompoc, CA | $28,000 | TO SUPPORT EXEMPT ACTIVITIES | 2022 |
| Elephant Aid International | Attapulgas, GA | $25,000 | TO SUPPORT EXEMPT ACTIVITIES | 2023 |
| Friends of the Public Square | Hudson, NY | $25,000 | TO SUPPORT EXEMPT ACTIVITIES | 2023 |
| Footloose Montana | Missoula, MT | $10,000 | TO SUPPORT EXEMPT ACTIVITIES | 2023 |
| Miranda'S Rescue | Fortuna, CA | $10,000 | TO SUPPORT EXEMPT ACTIVITIES | 2023 |
| Riverkeepers | Ossining, NY | $10,000 | TO SUPPORT EXEMPT ACTIVITIES | 2023 |
| Wonderdog Rescue | Penngrove, CA | $10,000 | TO SUPPORT EXEMPT ACTIVITIES | 2022 |
| Aina Momona | Kahului, HI | $5,000 | TO SUPPORT EXEMPT ACTIVITIES | 2023 |
| Animal Legal Defense Fund | Cotati, CA | $5,000 | TO SUPPORT EXEMPT ACTIVITIES | 2023 |
| Defenders of Wildlife | Washington, DC | $5,000 | TO SUPPORT EXEMPT ACTIVITIES | 2023 |
| Institute for Responsible Technology | Fairfield, IA | $5,000 | TO SUPPORT EXEMPT ACTIVITIES | 2023 |
| Maui Aloha | Wailuku, HI | $5,000 | TO SUPPORT EXEMPT ACTIVITIES | 2023 |
| Maui Humane Society | Puunene, HI | $5,000 | TO SUPPORT EXEMPT ACTIVITIES | 2023 |
| Spawn | Forest Knolls, CA | $5,000 | TO SUPPORT EXEMPT ACTIVITIES | 2023 |
| Wild Care | San Rafael, CA | $5,000 | TO SUPPORT EXEMPT ACTIVITIES | 2023 |
| Peaceful Donkey Rescue | San Angelo, TX | $5,000 | TO SUPPORT EXEMPT ACTIVITIES | 2022 |
| Coral Reef Alliance | Oakland, CA | $5,000 | TO SUPPORT EXEMPT ACTIVITIES | 2022 |
| Sonoma Ecology Center | Eldrdige, CA | $5,000 | TO SUPPORT EXEMPT ACTIVITIES | 2022 |
| Great Whale Conservancy | Burnsville, NC | $5,000 | TO SUPPORT EXEMPT ACTIVITIES | 2022 |
| Save the Redwoods | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | TO SUPPORT EXEMPT ACTIVITIES | 2022 |
| Wild Care | San Rafael, CA | $5,000 | TO SUPPORT EXEMPT ACTIVITIES | 2022 |
| Columbia-Greene Humane Society | Hudson, NY | $5,000 | TO SUPPORT EXEMPT ACTIVITIES | 2022 |
| Nonhuman Rights Project | Coral Springs, FL | $5,000 | TO SUPPORT EXEMPT ACTIVITIES | 2022 |
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