Private foundation
BETHESDA, MDEIN
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $3,166,182 | $2,708,406 | $2,491,334 | $35,464,816 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 45% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEAUFORT COUNTY OPEN LAND TRUSTBEAUFORT, SC | CHARITABLE - WHITEHALL PURCHASE | $1,000,000 | 2018 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larry J White | DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT, CHAIRMAN | 20.00 | $60,000 |
| B Kemp Floyd Jr | DIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT | 10.00 | $60,000 |
| Guy B Marwick | SECRETARY, TREASURER, EXEC DIR | 40.00 | $60,000 |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $35,464,816 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $2,057,241 | $2,735,357 | $2,430,645 | $35,007,040 | $35,007,040 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $1,540,661 | $2,530,544 | $2,089,362 | $35,685,156 | $35,685,156 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $2,863,117 | $2,146,394 | $1,745,602 | $36,678,307 | $36,678,307 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $1,361,211 | $1,918,803 | $1,569,588 | $35,969,472 | $35,969,472 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $1,934,549 | $2,651,078 | $2,306,705 | $36,554,636 | $36,554,636 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $2,307,261 | $3,143,870 | $2,710,340 | $37,269,730 | $37,269,730 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $2,652,392 | $2,485,690 | $2,131,147 | $38,111,335 | $38,111,335 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $1,252,955 | $1,528,380 | $1,208,858 | $37,957,898 | $37,957,836 |
| CHARITABLE - CANOE EXHIBIT WING ADDITION; VANGUARD HS SILVER SPRINGS RESEARCH PROJECT-IB CHEMISTRY |
| $355,000 |
| 2019 |
| COLUMBIA LAND TRUSTVANCOUVER, WA | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORT FOR COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE LAND PROTECTION | $350,000 | 2023 |
| COLUMBIA LAND TRUSTVANCOUVER, WA | ANNUAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT AND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | $300,000 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSN - FL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORYGAINESVILLE, FL | CHARITABLE - WAREHOUSE PURCHASE | $250,000 | 2018 |
| CONSERVING CAROLINA FKA CAROLINA MOUNTAIN LAND CONSERVANCYHENDERSONVILLE, NC | CHARITABLE - LAND PARCELS P35-305, P35-303, P35-67 AND P35-66 ALONG HIGHWAY 176 - POLK COUNTY AND THE PACOLET RIVER | $218,000 | 2017 |
| ALACHUA CONSERVATION TRUSTGAINESVILLE, FL | CHARITABLE - LAND ACQUISITION | $215,000 | 2020 |
| STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONTALLAHASSEE, FL | CHARITABLE - CRYSTAL RIVER FT. ISLAND (65.65 ACRE) LAND ACQUISITION | $175,637 | 2019 |
| CONSERVATION TRUST FOR FLORIDAGAINESVILLE, FL | CHARITABLE - GENERAL SUPPORT | $175,000 | 2020 |
| HOWARD T ODUM FLORIDA SPRINGS INSTITUTE INCHIGH SPRINGS, FL | CHARITABLE - GENERAL SUPPORT/ PROFESSIONAL STAFFING | $175,000 | 2017 |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCYMatched to this organization because 152 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.ARLINGTON, VA | GREGORIE NECK PROJECT/SC REVOLVING LAND FUND | $150,000 | 2024 |
| COLUMBIA LAND TRUSTVANCOUVER, WA | CHARITABLE - SUPPORT LAND, FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION EFFORTSCHARITABLE | $150,000 | 2022 |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCYMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2023 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.WINTER PARK, FL | 758 ACRES COLA RIVER LAND AND TIMBER LAND ACQUISITION | $150,000 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDAGAINESVILLE, FL | CHARITABLE - SCIENTIST IN EVERY CLASSROOM SALARY ASSISTANCE ($57,000), FLORIDA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY GLASS BOTTOM BOAT EXHIBIT ($50,000) SEA URCHINS & ECOSYTEM ENGINEERS OF THE GULF OF MEXICO ($20,000) | $127,000 | 2021 |
| COLUMBIA LAND TRUSTVANCOUVER, WA | CHARITABLE - SUPPORT LAND, FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION EFFORTSCHARITABLE | $125,000 | 2018 |
| NATURE CONSERVANCYARLINGTON, VA | CHARITABLE - LONG LEAF PINE RESTORATION PROJECT; RAINBOW RIVER RANCH PARCEL ACQUISITION | $125,000 | 2017 |
| FRIENDS OF THE CRYSTAL RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLEX INCCRYSTAL RIVER, FL | CHARITABLE - VISITOR CENTER EXHIBIT | $125,000 | 2020 |
| COLUMBIA LAND TRUSTVANCOUVER, WA | CHARITABLE - SUPPORT LAND, FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION EFFORTSCHARITABLE | $125,000 | 2019 |
| PUTNAM LAND CONSERVANCY INCPALATKA, FL | CHARITABLE - MONDEX SUBDIVISION LANDS ACQUISITION | $104,000 | 2020 |
| SILVER RIVER MUSEUM (PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF MARION COUNTY IN)OCALA, FL | CHARITABLE - LIGHTING SYSTEM | $101,500 | 2017 |
| FORT KING HERITAGE ASSOCIATION INCOCALA, FL | CHARITABLE - LAND PURCHASE AND CONSTRUCTION - PARCEL A FT KING SITE 2.2 ACRES | $100,000 | 2019 |
| ALACHUA CONSERVATION TRUSTGAINESVILLE, FL | CHARITABLE - LAND ACQUISITION | $100,000 | 2022 |
| ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF MILWAUKEE COUNTYMILWAUKEE, WI | CHARITABLE - BONOBO OUTPOST PATROL PROJECT/ CONGO BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE | $100,000 | 2018 |
| FRIENDS OF PAYNES PRAIRIE INCMICANOPY, FL | CHARITABLE - EXHIBIT DEVELOPMENT AT VISITOR CENTER | $100,000 | 2017 |
| COLUMBIA LAND TRUSTVANCOUVER, WA | ANNUAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | $100,000 | 2023 |