About Suggs Family Foundation
The Suggs Family Foundation concentrates its philanthropy almost entirely on environmental conservation, channeling substantial, unrestricted gifts to The Nature Conservancy. Its giving is focused and high-value rather than broad or numerous, indicating a preference for supporting established conservation NGOs to carry out land- and habitat-protection work. The foundation appears to favor flexible, general support over project-restricted funding.
Focus Areas
Unrestricted general support to The Nature Conservancy (national)Support for state/chapter-led land and habitat conservation via The Nature ConservancyHigh-dollar strategic philanthropy for environmental protection
Who They Fund
survivors of disasters / affected communitiesresidents of Haiti (hurricane-affected populations)undergraduate students / student researcherslow-income households seeking affordable housingyouth
Giving Approach
About Suggs Family Foundation
Suggs Family Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by large unrestricted grants to The Nature Conservancy, including $307,815 in 2024 and $229,224 in 2025. That pattern points to a funder that supports established conservation organizations with flexible capital rather than many small, project-specific awards. Environmental protection is the clearest throughline, but the foundation’s portfolio also reaches into national parks, civil liberties, Amazon fire coverage, undergraduate research, food assistance, and other community needs. The foundation has repeatedly backed conservation work through The Nature Conservancy in both Arlington and Sacramento, and it has also supported the Conservation Fund, the Sierra Club Foundation, and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Outside environmental grantmaking, its recent records include unrestricted support for Rice University and undergraduate research through The UCLA Foundation. Community-based aid also appears in grants to food banks in Thousand Oaks, Oxnard, and Los Angeles. The result is a compact grantmaking profile with a recognizable center of gravity: high-value support for environmental and public-interest organizations, paired with selective investments in education and local relief.
What Suggs Family Foundation Funds
Environmental protection is the foundation’s core area of support. In 2024, it gave $25,223 to the Natural Resources Defense Council for environmental advocacy, and in 2025 it gave $24,749 for the same purpose. It also supported The Nature Conservancy with unrestricted funds, reinforcing a preference for conservation groups that can direct resources across land and habitat work. A second thread is conservation and public lands. The foundation awarded $26,588 in 2023 and $25,524 in 2025 to the National Park Foundation for enrich and protect national parks. In the same general conservation lane, it gave unrestricted support to the Conservation Fund in 2025 and 2024. The portfolio also extends into education and information. Rice University received unrestricted grants of $78,036 in 2023, $50,422 in 2024, and $24,748 in 2025, while The UCLA Foundation received $50,952 in 2025 and $49,961 in 2024 for undergraduate research. Mongabay received grants in 2024 and 2025 to support coverage of fires in Amazon.
How Suggs Family Foundation Gives
Typical grants are in a mid-five-figure range, with a p25 of $5,000, a median of $10,000, and a p75 of $20,000, even though several recent awards are much larger. The record shows repeated support across years for the same recipients, especially The Nature Conservancy, Rice University, The UCLA Foundation, the National Park Foundation, and the American Civil Liberties Union. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-off awards. The foundation is a regular funder, not a donor-advised fund, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Unrestricted support appears frequently in the recent grants list, alongside a smaller number of grants tied to named purposes.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.4M
Total Assets
$10.7M
Total Revenue
$2M
Total Expenses
$931K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $20K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$20K
Geographic Reach
National14 states funded
About 60% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
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