Wilburforce Foundation C/O Lisa Weinstein
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About Wilburforce Foundation C/O Lisa Weinstein
The Wilburforce Foundation appears focused on environmental conservation, making a large, targeted investment in Canadian conservation through an intermediary fund. Their sole recorded grant is a major contribution to MakeWay Foundation’s Wilburforce Canadian Conservation Fund, indicating interest in supporting landscape- and policy-level conservation initiatives in Canada rather than many small local projects.
Focus Areas
Canadian conservation landscape protectionField-building and pooled funding for environmental NGOsCross-border (U.S.–Canada) conservation philanthropy
Who They Fund
Indigenous communities and tribal nationsregional and local conservation NGOs/partnersfreshwater and anadromous fish populations (e.g., salmon)marine and coastal ecosystems and dependent communitiesnorthern/rural communities in Arctic and Yukon regions
Giving Approach
About Wilburforce Foundation C/O Lisa Weinstein
Wilburforce Foundation C/o Lisa Weinstein’s recorded giving shows a strong focus on environmental conservation, with a large share of its recent work routed through intermediary funds and conservation organizations. The largest listed grant is $1,320,250 to MakeWay Foundation in Vancouver for the Wilburforce Canadian Conservation Fund, pointing to cross-border conservation support in Canada. Other major awards include $800,000 to Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors for Training Resources for the Environmental Community 2023 and $800,000 to Together Rising As an Environmental Community for general support in 2024, showing that the foundation also uses pooled or intermediary vehicles for environmental field support. The grant list includes landscape-scale and transboundary conservation efforts, along with support for capacity-building and organizational infrastructure. Several of the named recipients work across the U.S. and Canada, including New Venture Fund, Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, The Wilderness Society, and Heart of the Rockies Initiative. With annual grants of $56.8 million and a median grant size of $50,000, the foundation combines a few very large awards with a much broader set of mid-sized grants.
What Wilburforce Foundation C/O Lisa Weinstein Funds
A clear theme is cross-border conservation. The foundation gave $250,000 to New Venture Fund for SalmonState: Transboundary Conservation, and also funded MakeWay Foundation for the Wilburforce Canadian Conservation Fund, linking its work to U.S.-Canada landscape protection. Another strand is landscape-scale habitat work: it gave $225,000 to The Wilderness Society for Landscape Scale Conservation: High Divide and Crown of the Continent. The foundation also supports regional conservation networks, including $250,000 to Heart of the Rockies Initiative for general support and $240,000 to Wildlands Network for the Southwest Crescent Program 2024. Field-building appears in the grant to Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors for Training Resources for the Environmental Community 2023, showing support for the broader environmental sector, not only individual projects.
How Wilburforce Foundation C/O Lisa Weinstein Gives
Typical grants cluster around mid-sized awards: the 25th percentile is $30,000, the median is $50,000, and the 75th percentile is $105,000. The recent list also shows repeated support for several recipients across multiple years, including MakeWay Foundation, New Venture Fund, The Wilderness Society, Heart of the Rockies Initiative, Wildlands Network, and Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative US. That pattern suggests ongoing support rather than isolated one-time awards. The foundation is classified as a regular funder, funds individuals, and does not make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$19.3M
Total Assets
$153.3M
Total Revenue
$26.8M
Total Expenses
$24.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $30K and $105K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$30K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$105K
Geographic Reach
National28 states funded
About 7% of grants go to recipients in DC.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Wilburforce Foundation C/O Lisa Weinstein Funds
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Wilburforce Foundation C/O Lisa Weinstein.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 566 | $46.1M | 81.7% |
| 2 | Canada |
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