Carroll Petrie Foundation
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About Carroll Petrie Foundation
The Carroll Petrie Foundation appears to operate primarily as a grantmaking vehicle that transfers large sums into donor-advised funds rather than making direct programmatic grants. Most activity is concentrated in two large gifts to Vanguard Charitable/its endowment program, indicating the foundation routes philanthropic capital to DAFs (likely for later distribution by advisors) instead of funding specific nonprofits directly. There is no evidence of geographic or issue-targeted giving in the reported grants.
Focus Areas
Donor-advised fund endowments (Vanguard Charitable)Pass-through funding for advisor-directed charitable grantsGeneral charitable support without specified programmatic focus
Who They Fund
native wildlife and pollinator speciesSouthwest ecosystems and landscapes (New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Texas)low-income pet owners and community animal shelter clientsrural and riparian communities affected by industrial agriculture and water issuesgeneral public impacted by environmental health and geoengineering risks
About Carroll Petrie Foundation
A large share of Carroll Petrie Foundation giving goes to New Mexico-based animal and environment work, with recurring support for organizations focused on wildlife, pollinators, and animal care in the state. The foundation also made two $1,000,000 grants in 2025 to White Coat Waste Project in Washington, DC, pointing to a second, national advocacy track alongside its Southwest portfolio. In New Mexico, its support has reached Animal Protection New Mexico in Albuquerque and Espanola Valley Humane Society in Espanola, while environmental grants have backed Xerces Society Inc in Seattle, Center for Biological Diversity in Tucson, and WildEarth Guardians in Santa Fe. These grants show a pattern of funding both direct service organizations and advocacy or research groups tied to animals, habitat, pesticides, and environmental health. Recent gifts also include support for litigation and policy-oriented work through groups such as Animal Legal Defense Fund and Center for Food Safety. The foundation’s grantmaking is broad across animals and nature, but New Mexico remains the clearest center of gravity in the recent record.
What Carroll Petrie Foundation Funds
In animal welfare, Carroll Petrie Foundation gave $600,000 to Animal Protection New Mexico for programmatic support and $325,000 to Espanola Valley Humane Society for general support and the Paws in the Pen Program. In pollinator work, it gave $550,000 to Xerces Society Inc for programmatic support and $300,000 to Center for Food Safety for its GMO Program and Pollinators & Pesticide Program. The foundation also backed environmental-health and conservation advocacy with $400,000 to Center for Biological Diversity for New Mexico & Environmental Health Programs and $350,000 to Darksky for the Southwest Dark Skies Program and general support. Water and habitat work appears as well: Trout Unlimited received $350,000 for conservation work in New Mexico & Colorado.
How Carroll Petrie Foundation Gives
Typical grant size is $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $150,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record includes several repeated recipients across 2023 and 2025, including Vanguard Charitable, White Coat Waste Project, Animal Protection New Mexico, Xerces Society Inc, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Center for Biological Diversity, and Trout Unlimited, indicating recurring relationships rather than purely one-off grants. The foundation is classified as a regular funder and also funds individuals. It accepts unsolicited proposals for the Bee City / Bee Campus USA RFP, while the broader general grantmaking process is by invitation.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$14.2M
Total Assets
$320.6M
Total Revenue
$35.9M
Total Expenses
$19.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $150K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$150K
Geographic Reach
Regional23 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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