The Sacharuna Foundation concentrates its giving in environmental conservation and research-oriented education. It makes a small number of sizable grants to a mix of high-profile national/global conservation organizations and higher-education institutions, while also supporting regional land‑conservation groups. Its choices suggest interest in science/research capacity and land or biodiversity protection both globally and locally.
Highly concentrated giving: few (3) relatively large grants that split funding between prominent national/global institutions and a regional environmental organization; repeat or small grants not evident.
Notable grantees: Johns Hopkins University, World Wildlife Fund, Piedmont Environmental Council
Sacharuna Foundation’s largest recent grant was $140,000 to Johns Hopkins University, pointing to a pattern of funding research-oriented education alongside conservation work. In the latest grants, the foundation also gave $113,000 to World Wildlife Fund, showing that its portfolio includes both academic institutions and organizations focused on biodiversity protection. The overall picture is a private foundation making a small number of comparatively sizable grants rather than many small awards. Its recent giving includes regional land-conservation groups such as the Piedmont Environmental Council and a mix of national organizations and place-based nonprofits. The grants span environmental conservation, wildlife protection, watershed and land-use advocacy, and higher-education programs. The foundation’s choices suggest attention to both science capacity and on-the-ground conservation efforts. With annual grants of $776,632 and total assets of $9,403,497, it operates at a scale that allows multi-thousand-dollar awards across several environmental and education-related recipients.
Environmental conservation is a central theme in Sacharuna Foundation’s recent giving. It awarded $67,500 to the Piedmont Environmental Council for exempt purposes, $25,000 to Earthworks for exempt purposes, and $24,632 to The Conservation Fund for exempt purposes, showing support for land-use advocacy and land protection. Wildlife and biodiversity also appear prominently. The foundation gave $113,000 to World Wildlife Fund for exempt purposes and $30,000 to Endangered Species Coalition for exempt purposes. Its education-related grants include $50,000 to The Putney School for exempt purposes and $10,000 to University of Hawaii Foundation for exempt purposes. These awards sit alongside a smaller grant of $9,000 to Forest Collective for exempt purposes, indicating interest in environmental or natural-philosophy education as well as conservation.
Sacharuna Foundation’s recent grant sizes cluster around mid-five-figure awards, with a median of $25,000 and a 25th-to-75th percentile range from $10,000 to $25,000. The largest recent award, $140,000, sits well above that band, while several grants are at or near the $25,000 level. The pattern suggests a mix of anchor gifts and smaller supporting grants. All listed grants are from 2025, so the recent sample shows a single-year snapshot rather than repeated awards across multiple years. The foundation is a private foundation and does not fund individuals. No application process is shown in the provided data.
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About 0% of grants go to recipients in VA.
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All listed grants go to U.S. recipients. The strongest concentration appears in Washington, DC, which receives multiple awards, including grants to World Wildlife Fund, Endangered Species Coalition, Earthworks, and Sustainable Markets Foundation. Virginia is also prominent, with recipients in Warrenton, Charlottesville, Arlington, Hume, Monterey, and Broad Run. Other repeated locations include Durango, Colorado, and New York, New York. The recipient map shows a national pattern rather than a Massachusetts focus.
Its recent grants support environmental conservation, wildlife and biodiversity work, land-use and watershed advocacy, and research-oriented education. Examples in the recent grants list include World Wildlife Fund, Endangered Species Coalition, The Conservation Fund, and Johns Hopkins University.
The recent grant sizes center on $25,000, with a median of $25,000 and a 25th-to-75th percentile range from $10,000 to $25,000. One recent grant is much larger at $140,000, but most awards in the list are in the five-figure range.
No. The recent grants shown are entirely outside Massachusetts, with recipients in places such as Baltimore, Washington, DC, Warrenton, Putney, Durango, Charlottesville, and New York City. The recipient country distribution is 100% U.S.
The provided recent-grants sample shows awards from 2025 only, so it reads as a one-year snapshot. The data does not show repeated awards to the same recipients across multiple years within the list provided.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | BALTIMORE, MD | $140,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| WORLD WILDLIFE FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $113,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL | WARRENTON, VA | $67,500 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| THE PUTNEY SCHOOL | PUTNEY, VT | $50,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| YEW MOUNTAIN CENTER | HILSBORO, WV | $43,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ENDANGERED SPECIES COALITION | WASHINGTON, DC | $30,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| CHILDREN OF TIBET TRUST FOUNDATION | BENTONVILLE, VA | $25,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTRPRENEURS | CALABASAS, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| CHAMA PEAK LANDOWNERS ALLIANCE | DURANGO, CO | $25,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| EARTHWORKS | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| SUSTAINABLE MARKETS FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| WESTERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER | TAOS, NM | $25,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| SAN JUAN CITIZENS ALLIANCE | DURANGO, CO | $25,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN ADVOCATES | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $25,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| THE CONSERVATION FUND | ARLINGTON, VA | $24,632 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| SMOKEY HOUSE CENTER | DANBY, VT | $20,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| SOUTHWEST LEARNING CENTERS INC | SANTA FE, NM | $15,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| AFRICAN PEOPLE & WILDLIFE | BERNARDSVILLE, NJ | $15,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ALLEGHENY BLUE RIDGE ALLIANCE | MONTEREY, VA | $10,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOUNDATION | HONOLULU, HI | $10,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| VIRGINIA WORKING LANDSCAPES | HUME, VA | $10,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| MCKENNA ACADEMY OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY | MILL VALLEY, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| FOREST COLLECTIVE | ARVADA, CO | $9,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| TIBET HOUSE | NEW YORK, NY | $7,000 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| BULL RUN MOUNTAIN CONSERVANCY | BROAD RUN, VA | $2,500 | 2025 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| FOREST COLLECTIVE | ARVADA, CO | $47,700 | 2024 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL | WARRENTON, VA | $35,000 | 2024 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| CHILDREN OF TIBET TRUST FOUNDATION | BENTONVILLE, VA | $30,000 | 2024 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN ADVOCATES | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $25,000 | 2024 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| WESTERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER | TAOS, NM | $25,000 | 2024 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY | STANFORD, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| HOSPITAL ALBERT SCHWEITZER | PITTSBURGH, PA | $20,000 | 2024 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| FRESHWATER INSTITUTE | SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV | $20,000 | 2024 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| PROJECT COYOTE | LARKSPUR, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ENDANGERED SPECIES COALITION | WASHINGTON, DC | $20,000 | 2024 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTRPRENEURS | CALABASAS, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| CHAMA PEAK LANDOWNERS ALLIANCE | DURANGO, CO | $15,000 | 2024 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| SAN JUAN CITIZENS ALLIANCE | DURANGO, CO | $15,000 | 2024 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| YEW MOUNTAIN CENTER | HILSBORO, WV | $13,000 | 2024 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| VIRGINIA WORKING LANDSCAPES | HUME, VA | $10,000 | 2024 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| SANTA FE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | SANTA FE, NM | $7,500 | 2024 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| TIBET HOUSE | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA | LOUISVILLE, KY | $2,500 | 2024 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| BULL RUN MOUNTAIN CONSERVANCY | BROAD RUN, VA | $2,000 | 2024 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| OPEN MINDS INC | MIDDLETOWN, MD | $2,000 | 2024 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| WORLD WILDLIFE FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $101,428 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| CHILDREN OF THE TIBET TRUST FUND | BENTONVILLE, VA | $35,583 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION | HUME, VA | $25,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| WILDLANDS NETWORK | TITUSVILLE, FL | $25,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ENDANGERED SPECIES COALITION | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2023 | EXEMPT PURPOSE |
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
$140,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
YEW MOUNTAIN CENTER
$43,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
EXEMPT PURPOSE
CHILDREN OF TIBET TRUST FOUNDATION
$25,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
CHAMA PEAK LANDOWNERS ALLIANCE
$25,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
WESTERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER
$25,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN ADVOCATES
$25,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
THE CONSERVATION FUND
$24,632EXEMPT PURPOSE
SMOKEY HOUSE CENTER
$20,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
SOUTHWEST LEARNING CENTERS INC
$15,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
AFRICAN PEOPLE & WILDLIFE
$15,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
ALLEGHENY BLUE RIDGE ALLIANCE
$10,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
VIRGINIA WORKING LANDSCAPES
$10,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
MCKENNA ACADEMY OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY
$10,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
FOREST COLLECTIVE
$9,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
TIBET HOUSE
$7,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
BULL RUN MOUNTAIN CONSERVANCY
$2,500EXEMPT PURPOSE
FOREST COLLECTIVE
$47,700EXEMPT PURPOSE
CHILDREN OF TIBET TRUST FOUNDATION
$30,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN ADVOCATES
$25,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
FRESHWATER INSTITUTE
$20,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
PROJECT COYOTE
$20,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
CHAMA PEAK LANDOWNERS ALLIANCE
$15,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
YEW MOUNTAIN CENTER
$13,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
VIRGINIA WORKING LANDSCAPES
$10,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
SANTA FE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
$7,500EXEMPT PURPOSE
TIBET HOUSE
$5,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
BULL RUN MOUNTAIN CONSERVANCY
$2,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
OPEN MINDS INC
$2,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
CHILDREN OF THE TIBET TRUST FUND
$35,583EXEMPT PURPOSE
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
$25,000EXEMPT PURPOSE
WILDLANDS NETWORK
$25,000EXEMPT PURPOSE