BAND Foundation

Supporting OrganizationIRS data 2022–2024

Wilmington, DEEIN 473289963

Annual Giving

$7.2M+7% YoY

Grants

Median Grant

$133K

Organizations Funded

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Foundation Overview

Mission

The BAND Foundation is a US-based private family foundation that makes grants in support of nature conservation and epilepsy care. We strive to back visionary individuals and institutions, promote science-based solutions, catalyze additional funding and operate in a collaborative, adaptive and risk-tolerant manner. Driven by passion for nature and personal experience with epilepsy (lost family member to SUDEP in 2008).

Focus Areas

wildlife conservationspecies-specific conservation (pangolinvulturesshorebirdsamphibiansfirefliesbats)large landscape and rewilding initiatives

Grant Types

program supportoperating support (general & unrestricted)research grantsinvestigative journalism/media grantspooled fund grantsexpenditure responsibility grants

Funded Initiatives

$500,000 grant to Amref Health Africa for epilepsy care project in Tanzania; Lion Recovery Fund comprehensive investments; Bat Conservation International for agave restoration in Mexico; Plant Extinction Prevention Program in Hawaii; $1M three-year commitment for community conservation; grants to The Guardian, bioGraphic, Mongabay, Food & Environment Reporting Network for biodiversity awareness

How to Apply

Accepts proposals by invitation only. Does not accept unsolicited proposals. Seeks to build relationships and work closely with partner organizations to identify areas of high need where BAND support can be strategic and catalytic.

Based on publicly available information from the foundation's 990 filings and website.

Giving History

2024+7%

$7.2M

Grants

Median

$133K

States

2023-6%

$6.7M

Grants

Median

$104K

States

2022

$7.1M

Grants

Median

$100K

States

Grant Size Distribution

$133K

Typical Grant (Median)

$20K

Smallest

$75K

25th Pctile

$166K

75th Pctile

$500K

Largest

Excludes grants ≤ $5K. Half fall between $75K and $166K.

Largest Recent Grants

$500K

2024

MALIASILI INITIATIVES INC

VT · Maliasili Conservation Fund

$350K

2024

AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION

TN · Southeastern Grasslands Institute

$350K

2024

GUARDIAN ORG FOUNDATION

DC · Age of Extinction

$300K

2024

THE WYLDLIFE FUND

WY · Pooled Migration Fund

$300K

2024

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK INC

CA · Lion Recovery Fund

Geographic Focus

$1.5M10 grants

$932K7 grants

$895K6 grants

$675K3 grants

$475K3 grants

Top states by total grant dollars. Based on IRS filing data.

Financial Overview

YearTotal AssetsGrants Paid

2024

$147.8M

$7.2M(4.9%)

2023

$132.6M

$6.7M(5.1%)

2022

$125.0M

$7.1M(5.7%)

Grants paid shown as percentage of total assets

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Data sourced from IRS 990 and 990-PF filings and publicly available foundation websites. Grant data, financial figures, and organizational details reflect historical filings and may not represent current operations or funding priorities. Verify directly with the foundation before applying. See an issue? Let us know.