Palladium Foundation is primarily an environmental conservation funder that makes a small number of very large, transformational grants to national and regional land, wildlife, and public-lands organizations, with occasional place-based support for community health and natural history institutions in Utah. Their giving emphasizes landscape and species protection (conservation easements, wilderness advocacy, bird and wetland conservation) while also showing targeted support for local services such as the Moab Free Health Clinic and a natural history museum.
Palladium Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by a $27.5 million grant to Glynwood Center in 2025, a signal of how large and concentrated its portfolio is. Across the grants listed here, the foundation backs land and watershed conservation, public-lands advocacy, bird and species conservation, and selected community institutions in Utah and the Intermountain West. Its largest environmental gifts go to established organizations working at regional and national scale, including The Nature Conservancy of Utah, Utah Clean Energy, The Wilderness Society, and Friends of Cornell Lab. The foundation’s pattern is not limited to conservation. It also makes place-based grants in Utah that support local infrastructure and services, such as Moab Free Health Clinic, Ronald McDonald House in Salt Lake City, and Museum of Natural History. Several of its largest grants are repeated to the same organizations, which points to an ongoing relationship rather than one-off awards. The overall profile is one of strategic, multi-million-dollar support for a small number of recipients, with environmental protection as the dominant theme and Utah-based community benefit as a secondary thread.
Land and watershed conservation is a central theme. Palladium Foundation gave $15 million in 2024 and $9.725 million in 2025 to The Nature Conservancy of Utah, both in Salt Lake City, alongside $1.2 million to Conservation Lands Foundation in Durango and $1 million to Grand Canyon Trust in Flagstaff. Public lands and wilderness advocacy appear in a separate set of grants, including $4 million twice to The Wilderness Society in Washington, DC, and $1.725 million plus $600,000 to Bears Ears Partnership in Bluff. Bird and wetland conservation is also explicit in the portfolio. The foundation awarded $2.25 million to Tracy Aviary, $2 million twice to National Audubon Society, and more than $2 million combined to International Crane Fund. Outside conservation, the foundation made a $4 million grant to Moab Free Health Clinic for free health care and more than $2 million to Museum of Natural History in Salt Lake City.
Typical grant size is large: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $42,500, and the 75th percentile is $100,000. The recent grants list shows a very top-heavy pattern, with several awards in the $1 million to $27.5 million range. Recipients often appear across multiple years and sometimes multiple times in the same year, including The Nature Conservancy of Utah, The Wilderness Society, Bears Ears Partnership, National Audubon Society, Friends of Cornell Lab, Grand Canyon Trust, and Museum of Natural History. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The data provided does not show an application process.
$65.6M
$72.4M
$66.9M
$66.6M
Most grants fall between $10K and $100K, with a median of $43K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$43K
75th Percentile
$100K
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Highly concentrated, small-numbered giving: handful of very large grants that constitute the bulk of assets deployed. Tends to fund established national/regional conservation organizations with multi-million, likely strategic gifts, while occasionally making single large place-based grants to community health and cultural institutions in Utah.
Notable grantees: The Nature Conservancy of Utah, The Wilderness Society, Moab Free Health Clinic, National Audubon Society, International Crane Fund
Grant recipients are entirely in the United States, and 47% of grants go to recipients in Utah. Salt Lake City appears frequently, with grants to The Nature Conservancy of Utah, Utah Clean Energy, Tracy Aviary, Museum of Natural History, Ronald McDonald House, and Hogle Zoo. Other Utah locations include Moab and Bluff. Outside Utah, grants land in Washington, DC; Ithaca, New York; Flagstaff, Arizona; Durango and Grand Junction, Colorado; Baraboo, Wisconsin; and Cold Spring and New York City, New York.
The grant-size distribution is weighted toward larger awards: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $42,500, and the 75th percentile is $100,000. The recent list also includes several million-dollar gifts and a $27.5 million grant.
Its recent grants center on land and watershed conservation, public lands and wilderness advocacy, bird and wetland conservation, and selected Utah community institutions. Named recipients include The Nature Conservancy of Utah, The Wilderness Society, Tracy Aviary, and Museum of Natural History.
Yes. The recent list shows repeated support for several organizations across years and, in some cases, multiple grants in the same year. Examples include The Nature Conservancy of Utah, The Wilderness Society, Bears Ears Partnership, National Audubon Society, Friends of Cornell Lab, Grand Canyon Trust, and Museum of Natural History.
Utah is the top state by grant count, with 47% of grants going to recipients in the state. Salt Lake City is a frequent recipient location, and other Utah grants go to Moab and Bluff.
The foundation also supports community and cultural institutions. Recent examples include a $4 million grant to Moab Free Health Clinic for free health care, plus grants to Ronald McDonald House in Salt Lake City, Hogle Zoo, and Museum of Natural History.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLYNWOOD CENTER | COLD SPRING, NY | $27,510,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY OF UTAH | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $9,725,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| UTAH CLEAN ENERGY | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $5,120,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY | WASHINGTON, DC | $4,000,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY | WASHINGTON, DC | $4,000,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| FRIENDS OF CORNELL LAB | ITHACA, NY | $3,500,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| TRACY AVIARY | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $2,250,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $2,000,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $2,000,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| BEARS EARS PARTNERSHIP | BLUFF, UT | $1,725,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| CONSERVATION LANDS FOUNDATION | DURANGO, CO | $1,200,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $1,160,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| INTERNATIONAL CRANE FUND | BARABOO, WI | $1,050,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| INTERNATIONAL CRANE FUND | BARABOO, WI | $1,020,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $1,010,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| GRAND CANYON TRUST | FLAGSTAFF, AZ | $1,000,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| CONFLUENCE CENTER OF COLORADO | GRAND JUNCTION, CO | $1,000,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| FRIENDS OF CORNELL LAB | ITHACA, NY | $1,000,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| GRAND CANYON TRUST | FLAGSTAFF, AZ | $1,000,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $1,000,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| MISS HALLS HIGH SCHOOL | PITTSFIELD, MA | $700,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| WORLD WILDLIFE FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $600,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| MISS HALLS HIGH SCHOOL | PITTSFIELD, MA | $510,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| PALISADE PARK CONSERVANCY | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| HOGLE ZOO | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $500,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| WAVEHILL | BRONX, NY | $470,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| FOREVER OUR RIVERS | CRESTED BUTTE, CO | $450,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY OF UTAH | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $425,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| COMMONLANDS FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $400,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| COMMUNITY REBUILDS | MOAB, UT | $400,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| BEARS EARS PARTNERSHIP | BLUFF, UT | $300,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| UTAH RIVERS COUNCIL | MILLCREEK, UT | $300,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| HAWK WATCH INTERNATIONAL | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $275,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| WAVEHILL | BRONX, NY | $275,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| TRACY AVIARY | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $260,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| USU CENTER FOR CO RIVER STUDIES | LOGAN, UT | $250,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| GRAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | MOAB, UT | $220,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| SALT LAKE TRIBUNE | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $200,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| UTAH FILM CENTER | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $200,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| RIVERS EDGE WEST | GRAND JUNCTION, CO | $160,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| LIVING RIVERS | MOAB, UT | $155,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| MOAB VALLEY MULTICULTURAL CENTER | MOAB, UT | $150,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION | MERRIFIELD, VA | $150,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| KZMU | MOAB, UT | $125,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| MONTANA NATURAL HISTORY CENTER | MISSOULA, MT | $100,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| MOAB MUSIC FESTIVAL | MOAB, UT | $100,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| WILDERNESS LAND TRUST | HELENA, MT | $100,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| MOAB MUSIC FESTIVAL | MOAB, UT | $100,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| WASATCH COMMUNITY GARDEN | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $100,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
| KZMU | MOAB, UT | $100,000 | 2025 | VARIOUS |
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY OF UTAH
$9,725,000VARIOUS
UTAH CLEAN ENERGY
$5,120,000VARIOUS
FRIENDS OF CORNELL LAB
VARIOUS
NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY
$2,000,000VARIOUS
NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY
$2,000,000VARIOUS
MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
$1,160,000VARIOUS
INTERNATIONAL CRANE FUND
$1,050,000VARIOUS
INTERNATIONAL CRANE FUND
$1,020,000VARIOUS
MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
$1,010,000VARIOUS
CONFLUENCE CENTER OF COLORADO
$1,000,000VARIOUS
FRIENDS OF CORNELL LAB
$1,000,000VARIOUS
MISS HALLS HIGH SCHOOL
$700,000VARIOUS
MISS HALLS HIGH SCHOOL
$510,000VARIOUS
PALISADE PARK CONSERVANCY
$500,000VARIOUS
HOGLE ZOO
$500,000VARIOUS
WAVEHILL
$470,000VARIOUS
FOREVER OUR RIVERS
$450,000VARIOUS
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY OF UTAH
$425,000VARIOUS
COMMONLANDS FOUNDATION
$400,000VARIOUS
COMMUNITY REBUILDS
$400,000VARIOUS
UTAH RIVERS COUNCIL
$300,000VARIOUS
WAVEHILL
$275,000VARIOUS
USU CENTER FOR CO RIVER STUDIES
$250,000VARIOUS
GRAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
$220,000VARIOUS
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
$200,000VARIOUS
LIVING RIVERS
$155,000VARIOUS
KZMU
$125,000VARIOUS
MONTANA NATURAL HISTORY CENTER
$100,000VARIOUS
MOAB MUSIC FESTIVAL
$100,000VARIOUS
MOAB MUSIC FESTIVAL
$100,000VARIOUS
WASATCH COMMUNITY GARDEN
$100,000VARIOUS
KZMU
$100,000VARIOUS