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Nonprofits / Massachusetts

Who funds Environmental Defense Fund?

Boston, Massachusetts

6 private foundations reported grants to Environmental Defense Fund in Boston, Massachusetts totaling $304,125 across 6 grants in tax years 2023 to 2025. The largest funder was Comet Foundation F/K/A the Steinert Family Foundation, with $200,000.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Foundations that fund Environmental Defense Fund

All 6 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
Comet Foundation F/K/A the Steinert Family Foundation
Massachusetts · 2025 · accepts applications
Community services1$200,000
MWC Foundation Inc
Massachusetts · 2024 · accepts applications
Habitat exchange program/work with navajo nation on methane rules1$85,000
VBS Foundation Inc
Massachusetts · 2024
General support1$15,000
Merlin Charitable Foundation
Massachusetts · 2025
Mitigating effects of climate change1$4,000
The Leah Belle and P David Chernov Charitable Foundation
New York · 2025
General assistance1$75
Justin & Genevieve Wyner Trust
Massachusetts · 2023 · accepts applications
Community & charitable1$50

Amounts are grants paid as each foundation reported them. Names are matched across filings, so a grant written under a different name for the same organization may be missing.

Using this list

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Questions people ask

Who funds Environmental Defense Fund?

Comet Foundation F/K/A the Steinert Family Foundation, MWC Foundation Inc, VBS Foundation Inc, Merlin Charitable Foundation and The Leah Belle and P David Chernov Charitable Foundation, and 1 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does Environmental Defense Fund get from foundations?

$304,125 in 6 reported grants from 6 private foundations in tax years 2023 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

Comet Foundation F/K/A the Steinert Family Foundation, MWC Foundation Inc and Justin & Genevieve Wyner Trust say in their filings that they accept applications.

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