About Temper of the Times Foundation
Temper of the Times Foundation Inc concentrates on environmental conservation, with grants that support ecosystem protection, public-lands advocacy, and restoration work across the United States. The largest recent awards went to Cook Inletkeeper for $14,000 and to the Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation for $13,425, showing a preference for regional organizations working on coastal and high-elevation habitats. Its grants also reach conservation groups focused on toxic pollution, wildlife coexistence, and landscape-scale protection, often through general support rather than tightly bounded projects.
The foundation’s recent giving includes several Alaska and western U.S. organizations, alongside groups working in the Northeast, South, and Interior West. That mix suggests a national scope with a strong conservation-policy and habitat-recovery orientation. The pattern is consistent with support for groups that can use flexible funding to sustain advocacy, communications, science, and restoration efforts.
Across the recent grants list, the foundation backed organizations such as Alaska Community Action on Toxics, Wyoming Outdoor Council, Bears Ears Partnership, and Great Burn Conservation Alliance. Those recipients point to an emphasis on environmental defense, public-lands protection, and ecosystem-specific work in places where local groups are central to conservation outcomes.
What Temper of the Times Foundation Funds
Temper of the Times Foundation Inc supports several linked conservation themes. In Alaska coastal and watershed protection, it gave $14,000 to Cook Inletkeeper and $11,000 to Alaska Community Action on Toxics, both based in Alaska and tied to environmental protection in that region.
High-elevation forest and species recovery is another clear thread: the foundation awarded $13,425 to Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation and $6,800 to Great Burn Conservation Alliance, both in Montana, reflecting attention to forest and alpine ecosystems. For public-lands and Western advocacy, it gave $9,000 to Wyoming Outdoor Council and $7,500 to Bears Ears Partnership. It also supported marine and plastic-pollution work with $8,110 to Surfrider Foundation Delaware Chapter and Plastic Free Delaware and $6,132 to Marine Mammals of Maine.
How Temper of the Times Foundation Gives
Typical grant size sits at $1,000 at the 25th percentile, $5,000 at the median, and $7,150 at the 75th percentile, which places the foundation in a modest, mid-sized range. The recent list shows repeated $5,000 grants alongside a smaller set of larger awards and a few $1,000 gifts. Grants appear in multiple years, including 2023 and 2024, which indicates ongoing annual giving rather than a one-time burst. The foundation is a private foundation, funds individuals: false, and makes no program-related investments. The active program also accepts unsolicited applications.