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Islands Fund: 81 grants to organizations, $16.2 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Islands Fund, a private foundation in Boise, ID, paid 81 grants to organizations totaling $16,231,597 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $2,365,000 to Seattle Foundation in Seattle, WA for donor advised fund.
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- EIN
- 911663838
- Based in
- Boise, ID
- Assets
- $350,263,185
- Grants paid
- $16,231,597
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202523219349103727. It reported $16,231,597 in grants paid; 81 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Foundation | Seattle, WA | Donor advised fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,365,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aloha Foundation | Fairlee, VT | 5 permanently restricted endowments | Recreation and sports | $1,370,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nature Conservancy (co) | Boulder, CO | 777 dakota partnership stewardship endowment | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nature Conservancy (Mt) | Helena, MT | Northern great plains land protection and grassbank 2.0 | $850,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nature Conservancy (co) | Boulder, CO | Youth education and outreach, and southern high plains conservation | $830,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Future Generations University | Franklin, WV | General operations and permanent leadership endowment | Education | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nature Conservancy (wa) | Seattle, WA | Conservation and stewardship for wa state | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Colgate University | Canajoharie, NY | Hudson scholarship fund and aizawa fund for overseas study (equal split) | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Outdoorsforall | Seattle, WA | Financial aid and general program support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yellowstone To Yukon | Canmore, CA | Private lands acquisition fund | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Big Sur Land Trust | Monterey, CA | Youth outdoor programs, ferrini ranch project and endowment | Environment | $450,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Special Olympics Wa | Seattle, WA | Program support for disabled athletes | $360,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | Aspen, CO | Children's education fund and rock bottom ranch endowment | Environment | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Islandwood | Bainbridge Island, WA | Youth environmental education programming | Environment | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Skagit Land Trust | Mt Vernon, WA | Youth engagement programs and samish river wetlands project | Environment | $285,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hamlin Robinson School | Seattle, WA | Scholarships/financial aid and endowment | Education | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Juan Preservation Trust | Friday Harbor, WA | North shore orcas island conservation easement | Environment | $259,097 | apps.irs.gov |
| Int'l MTN Biking Assoc (imba) | Boulder, CO | Trails & towns, trail accelerator and education | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| O'Dea High School Foundation | Seattle, WA | Financial aid endowment | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sun Valley Museum of Art | Sun Valley, ID | Education endowment | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Parks Conservation Association | Washington, DC | Pacific northwest programs for veterans | Environment | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wa Trails Association | Seattle, WA | Youth programs | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood of the Great NW | Seattle, WA | Teen council and education programs | $160,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| North Cascades Institute | Sedro Woolley, WA | Mountain school and youth leadership adventures | Environment | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Thacher School | Ojai, CA | Financial aid fund | Education | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trail Blazers | Brooklyn, NY | Scholarship fund | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Treehouse | Seattle, WA | Graduation success and summer camp scholarships | Youth development | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bird Note | Asheville, NC | Bird note 2025 productions and distribution | $135,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | Outdoor programs office for dartmouth outing club | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood Mar Monte | San Jose, CA | Y-led program | Health care | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers | Basalt, CO | Young stewards program | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trail Blazers | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trout Unlimited | Arlington, VA | Ending mine contamination and wenatchee beaver project | Animal-related | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Snow Leopard Conservancy | Sonoma, CA | Programs, per proposal | $94,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Bellevue | Bellevue, WA | Summer camp scholarships | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mearth | Carmel, CA | Environmental stewardship education | Youth development | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Audubon Society | Seattle, WA | Conservation projects in puget sound and sagelands and education programs | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Teller Wildlife Refuge | Corvallis, MT | Conservation in the classroom program | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wilderness Land Trust | Helena, MT | Pacific northwest programs | Environment | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arboretum Foundation | Seattle, WA | Environmental education programs for schools | Environment | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pacific Science Center | Seattle, WA | Stem outreach and mercer slough scholarships | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Central California Adaptive Sports Center | Shaver Lake, CA | Programs with focus on paralyzed persons and transportation | Human services | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Studio in A School | New York, NY | Arts education programs pre-k through high school | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Challenge Aspen | Snowmass Village, CO | Camo and rec programs | Human services | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conservation Northwest | Seattle, WA | Sagelands heritage programs | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ecology Project | Missoula, MT | Greater yellowstone youth outdoor education program | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Little Bit Therapeutic Riding School | Redmond, WA | Tuition aid (scholarship) program | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Peregrine Fund | Boise, ID | Youth education program | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Raincoast Education Society | Tofino, CA | Res youth education programs | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Seattle Aquarium | Seattle, WA | Beach naturalist, yoa and citizen science, and summer camp programs | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Explorer West Middle School | Seattle, WA | Outdoor education program | $53,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brooklyn Independent School | Brooklyn, NY | Tuition assistance program | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hidden Villa | Los Altos Hills, CA | Summer camp scholarships | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museum of NW Art | La Conner, WA | Arts education programs | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northwest Avalanche Center | North Bend, WA | Youth avalanche education program | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nueva School | Hillsborough, CA | Nueva summer program | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Puget Soundkeeper Alliance | Seattle, WA | Pollution prevention programs | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra | Seattle, WA | Seattle in-school programs | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Environmental Resource Center | Ketchum, ID | Community programs, school programs and experiential learning | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Woodland Park Zoo | Seattle, WA | Access to zoo summer camps | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Burke Museum Association | Seatte, WA | "rare air" exhibit and youth education programs | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chill Foundation | Burlington, VT | Sea program and pdx program | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hood River Watershed Group | Hood River, OR | Aquatic river conservation | Environment | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Casa of Monterey | Salinas, CA | Volunteer advocate training | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Coyote Central | Seattle, WA | Studio coyote programs | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sos Outreach | Avon, CO | Pacific n.w. youth programs | Recreation and sports | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Residency | Kirkland, WA | Writer's camp and annual summer intensive | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Totem Star | Seattle, WA | General program for youth artists | Youth development | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon | Bend, OR | Community-based mentoring programs | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Environmental & Adventure School Pto | Kirkland, WA | General program grant (formerly lake wa environ. & adven. school) | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nature Bridge | Sausalito, CA | Field science education program at opi | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| QQS Projects Society | Bella Bella, CA | Koeye river youth camp program | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bertschi School | Seattle, WA | Financial aid endowment | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Teen Tix | Seattle, WA | General youth program support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Winnakee Land Trust | Rhinebeck, NY | Hudson valley land conservation | Environment | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alaska Marine Conservation Council | Anchorage, AK | Summer program 2025 | Environment | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Capitol Land Trust | Lacey, WA | Education programs | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sun Valley Museum of Art | Sun Valley, ID | Education programs | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Huts for Vets | Carbondale, CO | Veterans program | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stowe Land Trust | Stowe, VT | Healthy habitats and waters program | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Battery Conservancy | New York, NY | Education and parks programs | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,365,000 |
| Environment | $2,224,597 |
| Recreation and sports | $1,400,000 |
| Education | $1,350,000 |
| Youth development | $265,000 |
| Human services | $125,000 |
| Health care | $100,000 |
| Animal-related | $100,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Washington | $6,812,597 |
| Colorado | $2,580,000 |
| Vermont | $1,420,000 |
| California | $1,099,000 |
| Montana | $1,060,000 |
| New York | $895,000 |
| West Virginia | $800,000 |
| Idaho | $370,000 |
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Updated November 17, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.