The Volgenau Foundation
EIN 541738281 Private FoundationTotal Given 2016–2024
$87.3M
528 grants · $9.7M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$70K
typical mid grants · $25K–$175K
grant size
54%
supporter · 69/128 multi-year
repeat
$166.2M
Assets (2024)
128
Distinct Recipients
About
STARTING IN 2016, THE VOLGENAU FOUNDATION IS NOW MAKING SIGNIFICANTLY MORE GRANTS.
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Phone
(703) 988-7973
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $985K | $13.5M | $12.0M | 44 |
| 2017 | $11.5M | $7.8M | $884K | 103 |
| 2018 | $15.0M | $3.7M | $11.1M | 97 |
| 2019 | N/A | $53.4M | $58.6M | N/A |
| 2020 | $14.7M | $100.3M | $63.0M | 66 |
| 2021 | $10.0M | $115.3M | $26.6M | 52 |
| 2022 | $10.1M | $128.4M | $24.5M | 54 |
| 2023 | $11.4M | $154.6M | $40.6M | 51 |
| 2024 | $13.7M | $166.2M | $27.2M | 61 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 528 grants on record
Minimum
$5K
25th Pctl
$25K
Median
$70K
Average
$165K
75th Pctl
$175K
Maximum
$5.0M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
0.4% of US grants
· Rank #15 of 20 states
$2.1M across
2 grants
1 of 254 counties
Top 1 counties
- 1 Travis
Officers & Directors
JW
Jennifer Volgenau Wiley
9+ yrs
Director and Vice President, Administration
Leadership
LV
Lauren Volgenau-Knapp
9+ yrs
Director and Vice President, Environment
Leadership
LV
LISA Volgenau
9+ yrs
Director and Vice President, Environment
Leadership
EV
Ernst Volgenau
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
JK
Jonathan Kaledin
5 yrs
Board Member/Executive Vice President
Leadership
AP
Andrea Pearl
6 yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
CD
Chris Decardy
5 yrs
Board Member
EV
Ernst Volgenau
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
JK
Jonathan Kaledin
5 yrs
Board Member/Executive Vice President
Leadership
JW
Jennifer Volgenau Wiley
9+ yrs
Director and Vice President, Administr
Leadership
LV
Lauren Volgenau-Knapp
9+ yrs
Director and Vice President, Environme
Leadership
LV
LISA Volgenau
9+ yrs
Director and Vice President, Environme
Leadership
AP
Andrea Pearl
6 yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
CD
Chris Decardy
5 yrs
Board Member
LV
Lauren Volgenau-Knapp
9+ yrs
Director and Vice President, Environme
Leadership
JK
Jonathan Kaledin
5 yrs
Board Member/Executive Vice President
Leadership
EV
Ernst Volgenau
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
LV
LISA Volgenau
9+ yrs
Secretary, DIR & Vice President ENV
Leadership
JW
Jennifer Volgenau Wiley
9+ yrs
Treasurer., DIR & Vice President Admin
Leadership
AP
Andrea Pearl
6 yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
CD
Chris Decardy
5 yrs
Board Member
JW
Jennifer Volgenau Wiley
9+ yrs
Director and Vice President, Administr
Leadership
LV
Lauren Volgenau-Knapp
9+ yrs
Director and Vice President, Environme
Leadership
LV
LISA Volgenau
9+ yrs
Director and Vice President, Environme
Leadership
EV
Ernst Volgenau
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
AP
Andrea Pearl
6 yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
SV
SARA L. Volgenau
6 yrs
Secretary & Treasurer
Leadership
JK
Jonathan Kaledin
5 yrs
Board Member
CD
Chris Decardy
5 yrs
Board Member
EV
Ernst Volgenau
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
LV
LISA Volgenau
9+ yrs
Director and Vice President, Environme
Leadership
LV
Lauren Volgenau-Knapp
9+ yrs
Director and Vice President, Environme
Leadership
JW
Jennifer Volgenau Wiley
9+ yrs
Director and Vice President, Administr
Leadership
AP
Andrea Pearl
6 yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
SV
SARA L. Volgenau
6 yrs
Secretary & Treasurer
Leadership
JK
Jonathan Kaledin
5 yrs
Board Member
CD
Chris Decardy
5 yrs
Board Member
JW
Jennifer Volgenau Wiley
9+ yrs
Director and Vice President, Administr
Leadership
LV
Lauren Volgenau-Knapp
9+ yrs
Director and Vice President, Environme
Leadership
LV
LISA Volgenau
9+ yrs
Director and Vice President, Environme
Leadership
EV
Ernst Volgenau
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
AP
Andrea Pearl
6 yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
MK
Maryanna L. Kieffer
4 yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
SV
SARA L. Volgenau
6 yrs
Secretary & Treasurer
Leadership
JW
Jennifer Volgenau Wiley
9+ yrs
Director and Vice President, Administr
Leadership
LV
Lauren Volgenau-Knapp
9+ yrs
Director and Vice President, Environme
Leadership
LV
LISA Volgenau
9+ yrs
Director and Vice President, Environme
Leadership
EV
Ernst Volgenau
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
MK
Maryanna L. Kieffer
4 yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
SV
SARA L. Volgenau
6 yrs
Secretary & Treasurer
Leadership
EV
Ernst Volgenau
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
JW
Jennifer Volgenau Wiley
9+ yrs
Director and Vice President, Administr
Leadership
LV
Lauren Volgenau-Knapp
9+ yrs
Director and Vice President, Environme
Leadership
LV
LISA Volgenau
9+ yrs
Director and Vice President, Environme
Leadership
MK
Maryanna L. Kieffer
4 yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
SV
SARA L. Volgenau
6 yrs
Secretary & Treasurer
Leadership
EV
Ernst Volgenau
9+ yrs
President
Leadership
JW
Jennifer Volgenau Wiley
9+ yrs
Director and Vice President, Administr
Leadership
LV
Lauren Volgenau-Knapp
9+ yrs
Director and Vice President, Environme
Leadership
LV
LISA Volgenau
9+ yrs
Director and Vice President, Environme
Leadership
MK
Maryanna L. Kieffer
4 yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
SV
SARA L. Volgenau
6 yrs
Secretary & Treasurer
Leadership
Grants Awarded (528 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Nature Conservancy in Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | $5,000,000 | HONORING 50 YEARS OF CONSERVATION | 2020 |
| Volgenau Climate Initiative | McLean, VA | $4,146,628 | 2 PAYMENTS TOWARD 2023 3-YEAR PLEDGE | 2024 |
| Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute | Front Royal, VA | $3,000,000 | SMITHSONIAN-MASON VOLGENAU ACADEMIC CENTER | 2018 |
| RE Wild | Austin, TX | $2,051,438 | FISCAL SPONSOR FOR THE VOLGENAU CLIMATE INITIATIVE | 2023 |
| Appalachian Trail Conservancy | Harpers Ferry, WV | $2,000,000 | APPALACHIAN TRAIL LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP | 2018 |
| Appalachian Trail Conservancy | Harpers Ferry, WV | $2,000,000 | APPALACHIAN TRAIL LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP | 2017 |
| Sustainable Markets Foundation | New York, NY | $1,223,880 | VOLGENAU CLIMATE INITIATIVE | 2022 |
| American Battlefield Trust | Washington, DC | $1,000,000 | THE BREAKTHROUGH AT PETERSBURG NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD | 2018 |
| Appalachian Trail Conservancy | Harpers Ferry, WV | $1,000,000 | APPALACHIAN TRAIL LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP | 2017 |
| Sustainable Markets Foundation | New York, NY | $894,180 | INITIATIVE FOR BOLD CLIMATE ACTION | 2021 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | $750,000 | PLASTIC SOLUTIONS FUND & SHARK CONSERVATION FUND | 2021 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | $750,000 | PLASTIC SOLUTIONS FUND & SHARK CONSERVATION FUND | 2022 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | $750,000 | PLASTIC SOLUTIONS FUND & SHARK CONSERVATION FUND | 2023 |
| Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative | Bozeman, MT | $608,000 | Y2Y: CONNECTING AND PROTECTING WILDLIFE HABITAT, SO THAT BOTH PEOPLE AND NATURE CAN THRIVE | 2017 |
| The Nature Conservancy of California | San Francisco, CA | $600,000 | JACK AND LAURA DANGERMOND PRESERVE AND MIGRATORY BIRD RESTORATION | 2022 |
| The Nature Conservancy of California | San Francisco, CA | $600,000 | JACK AND LAURA DANGERMOND PRESERVE AND MIGRATORY BIRD RESTORATION | 2023 |
| The Nature Conservancy of California | Charlottesville, VA | $575,000 | DANGERMOND HOUSE RESTORATION & SIERRA BIRD MONITORING | 2021 |
| Greater Yellowstone Coalition | Bozeman, MT | $550,000 | PROTECTING THE ENGINE OF THE ECOSYSTEM: GREATER YELLOWSTONE WILDLIFE MIGRATION | 2018 |
| Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative | Bozeman, MT | $550,000 | PROTECTING THE ELUSIVE WOLVERINE: LARGE LANDSCAPE CONNECTIVITY | 2021 |
| Greater Yellowstone Coalition | Bozeman, MT | $550,000 | PROTECTING THE ENGINE OF THE ECOSYSTEM: GREATER YELLOWSTONE WILDLIFE MIGRATION | 2017 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | $530,000 | CONSERVATION THROUGH THE EYES OF WILDLIFE: A SHARED VISION FOR CONNECTIVITY AND COEXISTENCE | 2018 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | $530,000 | CONSERVATION THROUGH THE EYES OF WILDLIFE: A SHARED VISION FOR CONNECTIVITY AND COEXISTENCE | 2017 |
| Alaska Conservation Foundation | Anchorage, AK | $500,000 | ALASKA CONSERVATION FOUNDATION | 2018 |
| National Parks Conservation Association | Washington, DC | $500,000 | THE CENTENNIAL CAMPAIGN FOR NATIONAL PARK WILDLIFE: SAFEGUARDING WILDLIFE FOR OUR NEXT 100 YEARS | 2018 |
| Piedmont Environmental Council | Warrenton, VA | $500,000 | LAND CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIPS IN THE VIRGINIA PIEDMONT | 2018 |
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