National Geographic Society
EIN 530193519 Public CharityAnnual Giving
$39.6M
615 grants · avg $6.6M/yr
public charity (Form 990), grant-level detail not in 990-PF database
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$38K
typical mid grants · $20K–$76K
grant size
29%
balanced · 122/428 multi-year
repeat
428
Distinct Recipients
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 615 grants on record
Minimum
$5K
25th Pctl
$20K
Median
$38K
Average
$64K
75th Pctl
$76K
Maximum
$1.2M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
4.1% of US grants
· Rank #6 of 49 states
$2.0M across
20 grants
10 of 254 counties
Top 10 counties
- 1 Travis
- 2 Hays
- 3 Brazos
- 4 Dallas
- 5 Kleberg
- 6 Denton
- 7 Tarrant
- 8 Walker
- 9 Val Verde
- 10 Harris
Grants Awarded (615 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resources Legacy Fund | Sacramento, CA | $1,200,000 | Campaign for Nature | 2021 |
| Global Wildlife Conservation | Austin, TX | $1,040,000 | Sumatran Rhino | 2018 |
| Appalachian State University | Boone, NC | $581,734 | Perpetual Planet-Mountains Expedition | 2021 |
| Two Wolves Films LLC | $565,000 | Storytelling Grant | 2023 | |
| Regents of the University of California | Berkeley, CA | $560,240 | Yellowstone | 2018 |
| University Of California Santa Barbara | $530,844 | Ocean Conservation | 2023 | |
| Zambian Carnivore Programme | $450,000 | Wildlife Conservation | 2023 | |
| The Peregrine Fund Inc | $430,212 | Wildlife Conservation | 2023 | |
| Regents Of The University Of California | Berkeley, CA | $395,412 | Yellowstone | 2019 |
| The University of Tulsa | $389,568 | Azimuth Grant | 2022 | |
| Looking For Satyrus LLC | $379,098 | Wildlife Conservation | 2023 | |
| The Institute for Regional Conservation | $350,000 | Photo Ark | 2023 | |
| Wildlife Conservation Network | $349,259 | Azimuth Grant | 2022 | |
| Conservation Through Public Health | $342,454 | Research Grant | 2023 | |
| University of Maine | Orono, ME | $316,054 | Extreme Environments - Mountains | 2018 |
| The International Snow Leopard Trust | $299,355 | Wildlife Conservation | 2023 | |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | $297,995 | Conservation | 2018 |
| Trustees of Dartmouth College | $276,575 | Wildlife Conservation | 2023 | |
| University of Mississippi | University, MS | $240,284 | Education Grant | 2021 |
| Island Conservation | Santa Cruz, CA | $240,000 | LEX | 2019 |
| TED Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $235,000 | Sponsorship | 2019 |
| Appalachian State University | $222,100 | Perpetual Planet-Mountains Expedition | 2023 | |
| Archaeology in the Community | $218,827 | Education Grant | 2023 | |
| University of Hawaii Foundation | $214,707 | Pristine Seas | 2023 | |
| The Regents of the University of California UC Santa Barbara | Concord, CA | $212,679 | Explorer grants | 2018 |
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