The Elizabeth R & William J Patterson Foundation
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Year 2025 is still partial because many returns have not been filed or released yet. That is a freshness issue — coverage in our dataset is tax years 2019–2025.
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| Recipient | Location | Purpose (as filed) | Amount | Tax yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Search | Oakland, CA | Summer Search No Ceilings Campaign | $1,000,000 | 2024 |
| PBS Foundation | Arlington, VA | PBS Climate Initiative | $1,000,000 | 2024 |
| The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation Fund IV | $500,000 | 2024 |
| Sustainable Conservation | San Francisco, CA | Stewarding Soils and Watersheds Toward Water Resilience | $500,000 | 2024 |
| Point Blue Conservation Science | Petaluma, CA | Unlocking Point Blue's Public/Private Partnerships to Dramatically Increase Conservation Impact | $400,000 | 2024 |
| The Climate Center | Santa Rosa, CA | Accelerating Climate Action in California: Scaling Up Natural Sequestration on Working Lands | $300,000 | 2024 |
| Carbon Cycle Institute | Petaluma, CA | Accelerating Climate Action in California: Scaling Carbon Sequestration and Climate Resilience on Working Lands | $300,000 | 2024 |
| California Assoc of Resource Conservation District | Sacramento, CA | Accelerating Climate Action in California: Scaling carbon SEQUESTRATION AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE ON WORKING LANDS | $300,000 | 2024 |
| Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation | Bozeman, MT | Adventure Scientists Project Seed Fund | $300,000 | 2024 |
| Kitchen Table Advisors | Berkeley, CA | Kitchen Table Advisors: Investing in the Next Generation of Regenerative Farms & Ranches | $250,000 | 2024 |
| Foundation for National Progress | San Francisco, CA | General & Unrestricted | $250,000 | 2024 |
| Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods | Mount Pleasant, TX | EkoLakay: A Global Model for Safely Managed Sanitation in Fragile States | $200,000 | 2024 |
| Mad Agriculture | Boulder, CO | LAUNCHING AND ESTABLISHING THE REGENERATIVE CATALYST FUND (RCF) | $200,000 | 2024 |
| Daily Acts Organization | Petaluma, CA | Build water and climate resilient communities through three connected strategies: implementing practical, holistic landscape solutions; influencing climate and water policy; and spreading Daily Acts' message, model and approach to more communities | $200,000 | 2024 |
| First Nations Development Institute | Longmont, CO | California Tribal Fund | $175,206 | 2024 |
| Peer Health Exchange Inc | Oakland, CA | PEER HEALTH EXCHANGE: BUILDING HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES WITH YOUNG PEOPLE | $166,667 | 2024 |
| Accountability Counsel | San Francisco, CA | General & Unrestricted | $150,000 | 2024 |
| Occidental Arts and Ecology Center | Occidental, CA | Beaver Coexistence and Restoration in California | $125,000 | 2024 |
| Foodcorps Inc | Portland, OR | Connecting Kids to the Joy and Power of Food | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Center on Rural Innovation Inc | Hartland, VT | General & Unrestricted | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Caremessage | San Francisco, CA | SUPPORTING CAREMESSAGE'S EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE SELF-SUSTAINABILITY | $100,000 | 2024 |
| Extrafood Org | Kentfield, CA | General & Unrestricted | $75,000 | 2024 |
| Protect Our Winters | Boulder, CO | General & Unrestricted | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Wild Farm Alliance | Aromas, CA | General Support | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Real Organic Project Inc | East Thetford, VT | General & Unrestricted | $100 | 2024 |
Grants to individuals are counted but not named.
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