Tortuga Charitable Foundation is primarily an environmental funder that supports land conservation, regional land trusts, and legal/policy advocacy to protect wild places and public health. Alongside conservation, the foundation consistently funds reproductive health and abortion-access organizations and a smaller set of civic/public-interest groups and environmental media/communications efforts. Grants are often directed to regionally focused land trusts and litigation/advocacy centers as well as national nonprofits that can scale policy change or public engagement.
Tortuga Charitable Foundation’s recent giving shows a sustained mix of land conservation, environmental advocacy, and reproductive health funding. On the environmental side, the foundation has backed large national and regional organizations such as The Nature Conservancy and Rockefeller Family Fund, while also supporting land trusts and legal groups tied to specific places and public-interest campaigns. That pattern suggests an interest in both long-horizon conservation work and the policy or litigation efforts needed to protect land, water, and public health. The foundation also makes repeated grants to reproductive health organizations, including Planned Parenthood Federation of America and related affiliates, alongside other civic and issue-advocacy groups such as Voter Registration Project and New Venture Fund. Smaller but still visible support goes to environmental communications and storytelling, including Ecdysis Foundation. Across the recent record, the grants are typically unrestricted or broadly framed as charitable purposes, and the recipients range from local conservation nonprofits to national policy organizations with broader reach.
Land conservation is a core thread in Tortuga Charitable Foundation’s portfolio. It gave $195,000 to Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust for general charitable purposes and $125,000 to Trustees for Alaska for charitable purposes, alongside support for The Nature Conservancy and other place-based environmental groups. A second cluster centers on environmental legal and policy work. The foundation awarded $200,000 to Environmental Integrity Project for charitable purposes and $135,000 to Southern Environmental Law Center for general charitable purposes, indicating support for advocacy and litigation around environmental protection. Reproductive health also appears consistently. Grants of $150,000 to Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc. for general charitable purposes and $150,000 to Planned Parenthood Federation of Am for charitable purposes show repeated backing for abortion-access infrastructure. The foundation also funds public-interest and communications work, including $250,000 to Voter Registration Project and $150,000 to Ecdysis Foundation for general charitable purposes.
$8.5M
$112.1M
$16.2M
$11.1M
Most grants fall between $50K and $75K, with a median of $75K.
25th Percentile
$50K
Median
$75K
75th Percentile
$75K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Tortuga Charitable Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 440 | $31.9M | 99.3% |
| 2 | Australia |
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Concentrated portfolio with repeat multi-year support: a majority of dollars go to environmental causes, distributed across a mix of national organizations and many regionally focused land trusts and legal groups. The foundation makes multiple grants to the same organizations (repeat funding), favors program/general support, and balances larger flagship grants with mid-sized grants to grassroots and advocacy groups.
Notable grantees: The Nature Conservancy, Southern Environmental Law Center, Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Redford Center
Typical grants cluster at a relatively tight band: the p25 is $50,000, the median is $75,000, and the p75 is also $75,000. Recent awards include both one-time support and repeated funding to the same recipients across multiple years, which points to an ongoing relationship model rather than isolated gifts. The foundation is classified as a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Many grants are described broadly as charitable purposes or general charitable purposes, with flexibility built into the stated award terms.
Tortuga Charitable Foundation gives nationally, with all recorded recipient grants going to U.S. organizations. By recipient location, Alaska appears most often, driven in part by Anchorage-based grantees and other Alaska-linked environmental work. Washington, DC and New York, NY also recur frequently among recent recipients, along with Arlington, VA and Bennington, VT. The recent grant record shows a mix of place-based environmental organizations and national advocacy groups rather than a single local concentration.
The foundation backs environmental conservation and advocacy groups, reproductive health organizations, and some public-interest or civic groups. Recent grants include land conservation, environmental law, and abortion-access organizations, showing a portfolio that combines place-based environmental work with policy and public-health funding.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including The Nature Conservancy, Rockefeller Family Fund Inc, Environmental Integrity Project, Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust, Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc, and Trustees for Alaska. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-off awards.
The grant-size distribution is centered on mid-six-figure support: p25 is $50,000, median is $75,000, and p75 is $75,000. Recent grants also include larger awards such as $370,000, $360,000, and $300,000.
No. The foundation gives nationally, and all recorded recipient grants go to U.S. organizations. Alaska appears most often in the recipient record, while Washington, DC, New York, NY, Arlington, VA, and Bennington, VT also recur.
Many awards are framed broadly as general charitable purposes or charitable purposes. That wording appears across environmental, reproductive health, and public-interest grants, indicating flexible support rather than tightly restricted project-only funding.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockefeller Family Fund Inc | New York, NY | $300,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Resources Legacy Fund | Sacramento, CA | $200,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Environmental Integrity Project | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Spiral House Park | Saugerties, NY | $175,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Bennington College Corporation | Bennington, VT | $165,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Nature Conservancy | New Haven, CT | $165,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of Am | New York, NY | $150,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Abortion Care Network | Washington, DC | $125,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Trustees for Alaska | Anchorage, AK | $125,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | $125,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fun | Washington, DC | $125,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Regenerative Agriculture Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $125,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Land Trust Alliance Incorporated | Washington, DC | $125,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Southern Environmental Law Center | Charlottesville, VA | $100,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Redford Center Inc | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Nature Conservancy | North Charleston, SC | $100,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| National Institute for Reproductive | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| National Womens Law Center | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood I | Denver, CO | $100,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| International Planned Parenthood Fe | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| National Caucus of Environmental Le | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Alaska Wilderness League | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Institute for Energy Economics | Valley City, OH | $100,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Native Americans in Philanthropy | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Women Donors Network | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Center for Rural Affairs | Lyons, NE | $100,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Oregon Natural Desert Association I | Bend, OR | $100,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Just Transition Fund | Keswick, VA | $100,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Planned Parenthood of Southern New | New Haven, CT | $100,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors I | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Western Environmental Law Center | Eugene, OR | $100,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Amigos Bravos Inc | Taos, NM | $100,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Foodshed Capital | Charlottesville, VA | $85,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| University of Washington Foundation | Seattle, WA | $80,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust | Athol, MA | $80,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Dogwood Alliance Inc | Asheville, NC | $75,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| National Parks Conservation Associa | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Multiplier | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Home Energy Efficiency Team Inc | Boston, MA | $75,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Initiative for Responsible Mining A | Seattle, WA | $75,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Colorado Organization for Latina Op | Denver, CO | $75,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Intertribal Agriculture Council Inc | Billings, MT | $75,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Woodstock Land Conservancy Inc | Woodstock, NY | $75,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Southeast Alaska Conservation Counc | Juneau, AK | $75,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Interlace Commons Inc | Bristol, VT | $75,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Scenic Hudson Inc | Poughkeepsie, NY | $75,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
| Appalachian Mountain Advocates Inc | Lewisburg, WV | $75,000 | 2026 | Charitable |
Spiral House Park
$175,000Charitable
Bennington College Corporation
$165,000Charitable
Nature Conservancy
$165,000Charitable
Nature Conservancy
$100,000Charitable
National Institute for Reproductive
$100,000Charitable
Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood I
$100,000Charitable
Institute for Energy Economics
$100,000Charitable
Just Transition Fund
$100,000Charitable
Planned Parenthood of Southern New
$100,000Charitable
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors I
$100,000Charitable
Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust
$80,000Charitable
Initiative for Responsible Mining A
$75,000Charitable
Colorado Organization for Latina Op
$75,000Charitable
Woodstock Land Conservancy Inc
$75,000Charitable
Southeast Alaska Conservation Counc
$75,000Charitable
Interlace Commons Inc
$75,000Charitable