Contour Lines Corp directs substantial, programmatic funding toward supporting individual farmers to convert working land into agroforestry systems. Their grants focus on hands-on land‑use transition and establishing agroforestry rather than funding intermediary nonprofits, signaling a priority on climate‑smart farming practices and direct farmer support. The foundation appears mission‑driven and results‑oriented, funding tangible changes in land management at the farm level.
Concentrated giving: a very small number of large grants (three grants totaling about $1.05M) all targeted toward similar activities. Grants are directed at groups of individual farmers or large cohorts rather than many small organizations, indicating preference for high-impact, project-level investments in farmer land transitions.
Contour Lines Corp’s largest recent grants go directly to individual farmers to establish agroforestry systems in Guatemala, including $391,584 in 2025 to 5,946 individual farmers in departments in Guatemala and $369,355 in 2024 to 4,354 individual farmers in departments in Guatemala. That pattern is consistent with a funder that backs land-use change at the farm level rather than channeling support through intermediaries. The foundation’s giving also reaches farmers in the United States: in 2025 it awarded $21,830 to 80 individual farmers in the United States for agroforestry systems, following a $16,840 grant in 2024 to 50 individual farmers for the same purpose. Earlier funding in 2023 included $284,985 to individual farmers over 8,000 in Izabal and Verapaz departments to transition land to agroforestry. Across these grants, the emphasis is on tree integration, working-land conversion, and direct implementation support for agricultural producers.
Agroforestry establishment is the clearest throughline in Contour Lines Corp’s recent grantmaking. In 2025, it gave $391,584 to 5,946 individual farmers in departments in Guatemala to establish agroforestry systems, and it made a smaller $21,830 award to 80 individual farmers in the United States for the same purpose. The foundation also supports land-conversion work: in 2023, it granted $284,985 to individual farmers over 8,000 in Izabal and Verapaz departments to transition land to agroforestry. The stated focus areas and grant descriptions point to tree planting, soil conservation, regenerative agriculture, and on-farm tree integration. Its active programs also include tree grants that can provide trees, tools, training, technical services, and sometimes direct funding for food forests, silvopasture, alley cropping, and bamboo-based systems.
Typical grants are large: the p25 is $150,912, the median is $284,985, and the p75 is $327,170. The recent record shows both recurring and repeated program use: the same agroforestry theme appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, with separate awards to farmer groups in Guatemala and the United States. Contour Lines Corp appears to fund directly rather than through a broad intermediary structure, and it does not fund individuals as charitable beneficiaries in the usual sense; instead, the grants go to organized farmer groups or collective farmer counts tied to land-use projects. Several listed programs accept unsolicited applications.
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Most grants fall between $151K and $327K, with a median of $285K.
25th Percentile
$151K
Median
$285K
75th Percentile
$327K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Contour Lines.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala | 4 | $800K | 80.0% |
| 2 | United StatesDomestic | 1 |
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Notable grantees: 5946 Individual Farmers — To establish agroforestry systems, 4354 Individual Farmers — To establish agroforestry systems, Individual Farmers Over 8000 — Transition land to agroforestry
Grantmaking is concentrated in Guatemala, which accounts for 4 of the 5 recent grants, including awards tied to departments in Guatemala and to Izabal and Verapaz. The United States appears in one recent grant, where 80 individual farmers received support for agroforestry systems. Beyond the recent-grants table, the active-program list also shows Honduras and Livingston, Guatemala, as recurring project geographies, including Roatan and coastal mangrove areas near Livingston.
It most often funds agroforestry establishment and land-use transition. Recent awards include $391,584 to 5,946 individual farmers in departments in Guatemala to establish agroforestry systems and $284,985 to individual farmers over 8,000 in Izabal and Verapaz departments to transition land to agroforestry.
Yes. In the recent grants list, 4 grants went to recipients in Guatemala and 1 went to recipients in the United States. The active programs also reference Honduras and Livingston, Guatemala.
The grant-size distribution is relatively high: p25 is $150,912, median is $284,985, and p75 is $327,170. That places most reported grants in a large-project range rather than small pilot funding.
Yes. Several active programs are marked as accepting unsolicited applications, including the Honduras Tree Grant, the USA Tree Grant, the International Tree Grant, and the Livingston mangrove restoration grants.
The active programs cover agroforestry and restoration work such as tree planting, food forests, silvopasture, alley cropping, bamboo planting, sustainable road design, and mangrove restoration around Livingston.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| $285K |
20.0% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5946 INDIVIDUAL FARMERS | DEPTS IN GUATEMALA | $391,584 | 2025 | TO ESTABLISH AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS |
| 80 INDIVIDUAL FARMERS | UNITED STATES | $21,830 | 2025 | TO ESTABLISH AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS |
| 4354 INDIVIDUAL FARMERS | DEPTS IN GUATEMALA | $369,355 | 2024 | TO ESTABLISH AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS |
| 50 INDIVIDUAL FARMERS | UNITED STATES | $16,840 | 2024 | TO ESTABLISH AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS |
| INDIVIDUAL FARMERS OVER 8000 | IZABAL VERAPAZ DEPTS | $284,985 | 2023 | TRANSITION LAND TO AGROFORESTRY |
5946 INDIVIDUAL FARMERS
$391,584TO ESTABLISH AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS
80 INDIVIDUAL FARMERS
$21,830TO ESTABLISH AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS
4354 INDIVIDUAL FARMERS
$369,355TO ESTABLISH AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS
50 INDIVIDUAL FARMERS
$16,840TO ESTABLISH AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS
INDIVIDUAL FARMERS OVER 8000
$284,985TRANSITION LAND TO AGROFORESTRY
Current and upcoming funding from Contour Lines that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Open to individuals and institutions in the United States and its territories. Project recipients must implement soil conservation methods and sign the Contour Lines USA Working Agreement.
Deadline: Currently accepting grant applications for the 2026-2027 planting season; reviewed biannually.
Who can apply: We work with groups and give priority to organized communities, associations, or groups of at least five farmers. Applicants must have access to at least 1 acre (1/2 ha) of land per family and be willing and able to implement the required regenerative agriculture methods. Projects are selected case by case for their potential to regenerate land at scale and the applicants' capability and commitment.
Deadline: Open for the 2025-26 planting season.
Who can apply: Projects should implement Contour Lines methods; additional local eligibility may apply based on program guidance.
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