GrantExec

Jrs Biodiversity Foundation

EIN: 231352035
Accepts Applications
Total Assets
$47.6M
Key Financial Metrics (2024)

Total Giving

$2.5M

Number of Grants

44

Median Grant

$51K

Grant Range

$661 - $145K

Historical Giving Trends
YearAssetsTotal Giving# GrantsMedian Grant
2024$47.6M$2.5M44$51K
2023$44.4M$1.8M21$70K
2022$55.4M$1.8M17$99K
2021$51.0M$2.6M27$72K
2020$48.0M$2.2M35$58K
Recent Grant Recipients

LAKE TANGANYIKA FLOATING HEALTH CLINIC

FOR THE PROJECT "CROSS-SECTORAL HOUSEHOLD AND CRITICAL BIODIVERSITY SURVEYS IN RIPARIAN SOUTH KIVU AND TANGANYIKA PROVINCES, D.R. CONGO"

β€’ 2023

$145K

NATURE UGANDA

FOR THE PROJECT "TRAINING A COHORT OF HERPETOLOGISTS TO INCREASE DATA KNOWLEDGE IN UGANDA AND BUILD CAPACITY FOR BASELINE HERPETOLOGY SURVEYS IN KEY ECOSYSTEMS OF EAST AFRICA."

β€’ 2023

$110K

TANZANIA FOREST CONSERVATION GROUP

FOR THE PROJECT "BIODIVERSITY DATA COLLECTION AND TRAINING CONSERVATIONISTS IN EAST AND WEST USAMBARAS".

β€’ 2023

$110K

NATIONAL HERBARIUM OF BENIN

FOR THE PROJECT "MOBILIZING DATA FOR IDENTIFICATION, TAXONOMY, SOCIOECONOMIC IMPORTANCE AND CONSERVATION ASSESSMENT OF BRYOPHYTES IN BENIN."

β€’ 2023

$105K

WATER JOURNALISTS AFRICA - INFONILE

FOR THE PROJECT "NILEWELL: PROMOTING TRUST OF BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION BETWEEN SCIENTISTS AND COMMUNICATORS IN THE NILE RIVER BASIN."

β€’ 2023

$101K

EAST AFRICAN WILDLIFE SOCIETY

FOR THE PROJECT "UNLOCKING BIODIVERSITY DATA TO FACILITATE DESIGNATION OF LAKE OF BOLOSSAT AS THE 7TH RAMSAR SITE IN KENYA."

β€’ 2023

$97K

KABALE UNIVERSITY UGANDA

FOR THE PROJECT "SITE SELECTION TO PROTECT PAPYRUS ENDEMIC BIODIVERSITY IN UGANDA."

β€’ 2023

$95K

SANPARKS SCIENTIFIC SERVICES

FOR THE PROJECT "OVERCOMING PANDEMIC THREATS TO BIOINFORMATICS IN SOUTH AFRICA'S NATIONAL PARKS."

3463 TUNA CANYON RD - TOPANGA - CA 90290 β€’ 2023

$95K

CONSERVATION ACTION RESEARCH NETWORK

THE GRANT WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT TO EARLY CAREER AFRICAN CONSERVATION SCIENTISTS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS. FUNDS WILL BE USED TO EDUCATE, TRAIN AND PREPARE SELECTED AFRICAN SCIENTISTS FOR CAREERS IN SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION. DIRECT BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE INDIVIDUALS AND THE AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES AT WHICH THEY ARE STUDYING. (PROPOSAL, INFORMATIONAL BROCHURE, AND DISCUSSIONS OVER ZOOM.)

β€’ 2023

$93K

UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA

FOR THE PROJECT "ESTABLISHING CAPACITY FOR SUSTAINED PRODUCTION OF NATIONAL SPACIAL BIODIVERSITY DATA PRODUCTS: GUIDING PROGRESS TOWARDS THE POST-2020 GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY FRAMEWORK GOALS."

β€’ 2023

$90K

Quick Facts

Location

Virginia

Return Type

990PF

Most Recent Filing

2024

Annual Expenses

$4.7M

Giving Rate

5.2% of assets

Application Policy

Accepts Applications

Yes - Open to Applications