Here is a listing of funding by the John and Catherine MacArthur Foundation to various activist groups.
Top Grants Made
Funding To Activist Groups Total Donated Time Frame
Conservation International $32,814,450.00 1992 – 2001
World Resources Institute $9,499,000.00 1992 – 2005
Center for the Advancement of Health $8,899,221.00 1995 – 2001
World Wildlife Fund $8,741,000.00 1992 – 2003
Natural Resources Defense Council $6,588,195.00 1988 – 2001
Tides Foundation & Tides Center $6,388,969.00 1990 – 2003
Union of Concerned Scientists $5,208,545.00 1994 – 2003
Environmental Defense $3,803,975.00 1992 – 2005
Economic Policy Institute $2,696,000.00 1997 – 2001
Worldwatch Institute $1,800,000.00 1992 – 2001
Ocean Conservancy $1,778,183.00 1996 – 2001
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities $1,348,000.00 1997 – 2002
National Audubon Society $1,131,500.00 1992 – 2003
Global Exchange $1,036,600.00 1997 – 2001
Physicians for Social Responsibility $925,000.00 1997 – 2001
Friends of the Earth $870,000.00 1992 – 2001
Public Media Center $700,000.00 1999 – 2000
Environmental Working Group $617,351.00 1992 – 1993
Greenpeace $615,365.00 1997 – 2001
Sierra Club $601,000.00 1994 – 1997
Consumer's Choice Council $589,500.00 1997 – 2000
International Union for Conservation of Nature $537,000.00 2000 – 2001
National Religious Partnership for the Environment $532,000.00 1998 – 2000
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy $530,100.00 1991 – 2001
Consumer Federation of America $450,000.00 1993 – 2002
Consultative Group on Biological Diversity $445,000.00 1992 – 2001
National Wildlife Federation $421,000.00 1998 – 2001
International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Dev $400,000.00 1999 – 2000
Rainforest Alliance $308,400.00 1991 – 2000
Biodiversity Action Network $305,000.00 1996 – 1998
Council For a Livable World Education Fund $300,000.00 2001 – 2001
Environmental Media Services $295,000.00 1999 – 2000
Co-op America $280,000.00 1997 – 1998
Pesticide Action Network North America $275,000.00 1998 – 2000
International Forum on Globalization $175,000.00 1997 – 2000
Public Health Institute $150,000.00 1998 – 1998
Wilderness Society $150,000.00 1998 – 1998
Earthjustice $138,000.00 2000 – 2001
Rainforest Action Network $110,000.00 1997 – 1999
SeaWeb $105,000.00 2000 – 2001
Sustainable Northwest $80,000.00 1997 – 1999
Northwest Environment Watch $60,000.00 1997 – 1997
Global Action Plan for the Earth $60,000.00 1997 – 1997
Center for Resource Economics $54,000.00 2001 – 2001
ACORN $50,000.00 1998 – 1998
Center for a New American Dream $50,000.00 1997 – 1997
Institute for Food & Development Policy $50,000.00 1997 – 1997
John Snow Institute (JSI) $50,000.00 2001 – 2001
National Center on Addiction & Substance Abuse $50,000.00 2000 – 2000
Redefining Progress $50,000.00 1997 – 1997
Environmental Media Association $40,000.00 1999 – 1999
Earth Day Network $25,000.00 2000 – 2000
Public Citizen $25,000.00 1994 – 1994
Foundations listed on ActivistCash.com may provide funding to a wider variety of nonprofit groups than those profiled here. This website focuses on activist groups that concentrate on food- and beverage-related issues.
Top Grants Made
Funding To Activist Groups Total Donated Time Frame
Conservation International $32,814,450.00 1992 – 2001
World Resources Institute $9,499,000.00 1992 – 2005
Center for the Advancement of Health $8,899,221.00 1995 – 2001
World Wildlife Fund $8,741,000.00 1992 – 2003
Natural Resources Defense Council $6,588,195.00 1988 – 2001
Tides Foundation & Tides Center $6,388,969.00 1990 – 2003
Union of Concerned Scientists $5,208,545.00 1994 – 2003
Environmental Defense $3,803,975.00 1992 – 2005
Economic Policy Institute $2,696,000.00 1997 – 2001
Worldwatch Institute $1,800,000.00 1992 – 2001
Ocean Conservancy $1,778,183.00 1996 – 2001
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities $1,348,000.00 1997 – 2002
National Audubon Society $1,131,500.00 1992 – 2003
Global Exchange $1,036,600.00 1997 – 2001
Physicians for Social Responsibility $925,000.00 1997 – 2001
Friends of the Earth $870,000.00 1992 – 2001
Public Media Center $700,000.00 1999 – 2000
Environmental Working Group $617,351.00 1992 – 1993
Greenpeace $615,365.00 1997 – 2001
Sierra Club $601,000.00 1994 – 1997
Consumer's Choice Council $589,500.00 1997 – 2000
International Union for Conservation of Nature $537,000.00 2000 – 2001
National Religious Partnership for the Environment $532,000.00 1998 – 2000
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy $530,100.00 1991 – 2001
Consumer Federation of America $450,000.00 1993 – 2002
Consultative Group on Biological Diversity $445,000.00 1992 – 2001
National Wildlife Federation $421,000.00 1998 – 2001
International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Dev $400,000.00 1999 – 2000
Rainforest Alliance $308,400.00 1991 – 2000
Biodiversity Action Network $305,000.00 1996 – 1998
Council For a Livable World Education Fund $300,000.00 2001 – 2001
Environmental Media Services $295,000.00 1999 – 2000
Co-op America $280,000.00 1997 – 1998
Pesticide Action Network North America $275,000.00 1998 – 2000
International Forum on Globalization $175,000.00 1997 – 2000
Public Health Institute $150,000.00 1998 – 1998
Wilderness Society $150,000.00 1998 – 1998
Earthjustice $138,000.00 2000 – 2001
Rainforest Action Network $110,000.00 1997 – 1999
SeaWeb $105,000.00 2000 – 2001
Sustainable Northwest $80,000.00 1997 – 1999
Northwest Environment Watch $60,000.00 1997 – 1997
Global Action Plan for the Earth $60,000.00 1997 – 1997
Center for Resource Economics $54,000.00 2001 – 2001
ACORN $50,000.00 1998 – 1998
Center for a New American Dream $50,000.00 1997 – 1997
Institute for Food & Development Policy $50,000.00 1997 – 1997
John Snow Institute (JSI) $50,000.00 2001 – 2001
National Center on Addiction & Substance Abuse $50,000.00 2000 – 2000
Redefining Progress $50,000.00 1997 – 1997
Environmental Media Association $40,000.00 1999 – 1999
Earth Day Network $25,000.00 2000 – 2000
Public Citizen $25,000.00 1994 – 1994
Foundations listed on ActivistCash.com may provide funding to a wider variety of nonprofit groups than those profiled here. This website focuses on activist groups that concentrate on food- and beverage-related issues.
