Bobolink Foundation

EIN 942988627

Chicago, IL 60601 |(312) 609-1100

Total Given 2016–2023
$95.2M
397 grants · $11.9M avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$45K
typical mid grants · $10K–$175K
grant size
51%
supporter · 69/135 multi-year
repeat
$320.2M
Assets (2023)
135
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Arts & Culture Environment Science & Research

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Phone (312) 609-1100

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $13.4M $265.7M $1.7M 68
2017 $14.4M $265.7M $6.3M 63
2018 $14.0M $247.4M $15.4M 62
2019 N/A $257.3M $6.1M N/A
2020 $11.3M $246.6M $6.3M 53
2021 $12.6M $309.0M $69.6M 51
2022 $15.3M $310.8M $38.6M 51
2023 $14.3M $320.2M $3.7M 49

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 397 grants on record

Minimum
$500
25th Pctl
$10K
Median
$45K
Average
$240K
75th Pctl
$175K
Maximum
$3.8M

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

0.8% of US grants · Rank #15 of 26 states $5.0M across 3 grants 1 of 254 counties

Top 1 counties

  1. 1 Travis 3 grants · $5.0M

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (397 total)

Purpose
The Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA $3,750,000 UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GRANT 2018
The Nature Conservancy - Georgia Atlanta, GA $3,500,000 GAMBRELL PROJECT 2017
The Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA $3,100,000 Unrestricted Charitable Gift 2021
The Nature Conservancy Atlanta, GA $3,095,000 Unrestricted Charitable Gift 2023
Rainforest Trust Vint Hill, VA $3,000,000 Belize Program 2020
reWild Austin, TX $3,000,000 Land Preservation Maya Corridor 2022
World Wildlife Fund Washington, DC $3,000,000 Herencia Colombia 2022
The Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA $2,250,000 Latin America Conservation Council 2020
American Bird Conservancy The Plains, VA $2,125,000 Unrestricted Charitable Gift 2021
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA $2,000,000 Ecology of Place Initiative 2020
Nature Conservancy of Canada Toronto, None $2,000,000 Boreal Wildlands 2022
Re wild Austin, TX $2,000,000 Unrestricted Charitable Gift 2023
The Paulson Institute Chicago, IL $2,000,000 PER GRANT AGREEMENT 12-29-14 2016
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA $2,000,000 ECOLOGY OF PLACE INITIATIVE 2016
The Paulson Institute Chicago, IL $2,000,000 PER GRANT AGREEMENT 2017
The Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA $1,949,765 COYNE CREEK LAND CONSERVATION 2023
The Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA $1,750,000 UNRESTRICTED GRANT 2017
Rare Arlington, VA $1,500,000 UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT 2016
The Nature Conservancy - Georgia Atlanta, GA $1,500,000 CABIN BLUFF 2018
Rare Arlington, VA $1,400,000 FISCAL YEAR 2018 FUND 2018
The Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA $1,250,000 UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT 2016
The Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA $1,075,000 Belize Maya Forest, Trout Creek, Colombian Llanos, wil 2022
Cornell Lab of Ornithology Ithaca, NY $1,050,000 UNRESTRICTED GRANT 2017
Cornell Lab of Ornithology Ithaca, NY $1,050,000 UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GRANT 2018
St Simon's Land Trust St Simons Island, GA $1,010,000 Unrestricted Charitable Gift 2021