Top 10 Donors
The data in this tracker is compiled using tax filings from 2012 through the most recent complete year available. Taxes are filed for the previous year and require additional time to become accessible to the public. The latest complete year is 2016.
List of Top 10 Donors
This list changes when the selections on the interactive donation network map above are changed.
| NAME (Click "+" for donation breakdown) | LEVEL | TOTAL DOLLARS | TYPE | FEATURED PROFILE | DESCRIPTION | VISUALIZATION |
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| Foundation for the Carolinas | Level 3* | 126,034,500 | Donated |
SUMMARY Level 3*: No specific GMO campaign activity, but general support Location: USA 2016 Total: $41860000 2015 Total: $30165000 2014 Total: $54009500 2013 Total: $0 2012 Total: $0 Grand Total: $126034500 DONATION DETAILS 2016: $3000000 donated to 350.org 2016: $3005000 donated to Center for Biological Diversity 2016: $850000 donated to Dogwood Alliance 2016: $11420000 donated to EarthJustice 2016: $2000000 donated to Environmental Working Group 2016: $5000000 donated to Friends of the Earth 2016: $3000000 donated to Greenpeace 2016: $13085000 donated to Natural Resources Defense Council 2016: $500000 donated to Rainforest Action Network 2015: $11010000 donated to EarthJustice 2015: $2600000 donated to Environmental Working Group 2015: $7055000 donated to Natural Resources Defense Council 2015: $9500000 donated to Sierra Club Foundation 2014: $26000000 donated to EarthJustice 2014: $18000500 donated to Natural Resources Defense Council 2014: $10009000 donated to Sierra Club Foundation |
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| NoVo Foundation | Level 2 | 57,407,685 | Donated |
SUMMARY Level 2: Involved in GMO campaigns along with other advocacy causes Location: USA 2016 Total: $27546158 2015 Total: $17309084 2014 Total: $12552443 2013 Total: $0 2012 Total: $0 Grand Total: $57407685 DONATION DETAILS 2016: $27546158 donated to Tides Center 2015: $17309084 donated to Tides Center 2014: $12552443 donated to Tides Center |
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| Walton Family Foundation | Level 3* | 54,760,621 | Donated |
SUMMARY Level 3*: No specific GMO campaign activity, but general support Location: USA 2016 Total: $17251471 2015 Total: $19674337 2014 Total: $17834813 2013 Total: $0 2012 Total: $0 Grand Total: $54760621 DONATION DETAILS 2016: $154825 donated to Ag Innovations 2016: $243000 donated to Center for Rural Affairs 2016: $155098 donated to ClientEarth 2016: $14038592 donated to Environmental Defense Fund 2016: $360000 donated to Environmental Working Group 2016: $260000 donated to Natural Resources Defense Council 2016: $5000 donated to Seed Savers Exchange Inc. 2016: $25000 donated to The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources 2016: $2009956 donated to Trust for Conservation Innovation (Multiplier) 2015: $80000 donated to Ag Innovations 2015: $275000 donated to Center for Rural Affairs 2015: $270000 donated to ClientEarth 2015: $15442301 donated to Environmental Defense Fund 2015: $250000 donated to Environmental Working Group 2015: $50000 donated to Natural Resources Defense Council 2015: $5000 donated to Seed Savers Exchange Inc. 2015: $25000 donated to Tides Center 2015: $1638518 donated to Trust for Conservation Innovation (Multiplier) 2015: $1638518 donated to Trust for Conservation Innovation (Multiplier) 2014: $95000 donated to Ag Innovations 2014: $497807 donated to Center for Rural Affairs 2014: $315000 donated to ClientEarth 2014: $15407471 donated to Environmental Defense Fund 2014: $200000 donated to Environmental Working Group 2014: $25000 donated to Natural Resources Defense Council 2014: $5000 donated to Seed Savers Exchange Inc. 2014: $1289535 donated to Trust for Conservation Innovation (Multiplier) |
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| Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | Level 3* | 43,079,900 | Donated |
SUMMARY Level 3*: No specific GMO campaign activity, but general support Location: USA 2016 Total: $7079900 2015 Total: $16000000 2014 Total: $0 2013 Total: $5000000 2012 Total: $15000000 Grand Total: $43079900 DONATION DETAILS 2016: $316000 donated to CERES 2016: $1763900 donated to Natural Resources Defense Council 2016: $5000000 donated to Sierra Club Foundation 2015: $16000000 donated to Sierra Club Foundation 2013: $5000000 donated to Sierra Club Foundation 2012: $15000000 donated to Sierra Club Foundation |
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| John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation | Level 2 | 33,999,659 | Donated |
SUMMARY Level 2: Involved in GMO campaigns along with other advocacy causes Location: USA 2016 Total: $17874709 2015 Total: $12389250 2014 Total: $3735700 2013 Total: $0 2012 Total: $0 Grand Total: $33999659 DONATION DETAILS 2016: $10700000 donated to Environmental Defense Fund 2016: $1315000 donated to Natural Resources Defense Council 2016: $5000000 donated to Sierra Club Foundation 2016: $529709 donated to Tides Center 2016: $60000 donated to Trust for Conservation Innovation (Multiplier) 2016: $270000 donated to Union of Concerned Scientists 2015: $5350000 donated to Environmental Defense Fund 2015: $1085000 donated to Natural Resources Defense Council 2015: $5000000 donated to Sierra Club Foundation 2015: $399250 donated to Tides Center 2015: $110000 donated to Trust for Conservation Innovation (Multiplier) 2015: $445000 donated to Union of Concerned Scientists 2014: $2300000 donated to Environmental Defense Fund 2014: $250000 donated to Friends of the Earth 2014: $610000 donated to Natural Resources Defense Council 2014: $575700 donated to Tides Center |
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| Greater Kansas City Community Foundation | Level 3* | 30,473,830 | Donated |
SUMMARY Level 3*: No specific GMO campaign activity, but general support Location: USA 2016 Total: $2892630 2015 Total: $6750000 2014 Total: $4615000 2013 Total: $2245000 2012 Total: $13971200 Grand Total: $30473830 DONATION DETAILS 2016: $50000 donated to Corporate Accountability International 2016: $25000 donated to EarthJustice 2016: $50000 donated to Farm Aid 2016: $2300000 donated to Food & Water Watch 2016: $105000 donated to Friends of Family Farmers 2016: $210100 donated to Friends of the Earth 2016: $28770 donated to Natural Resources Defense Council 2016: $13760 donated to Sierra Club Foundation 2016: $60000 donated to Sustainable Food Alliance 2016: $50000 donated to Tides Center 2015: $6750000 donated to Food & Water Watch 2014: $4615000 donated to Food & Water Watch 2013: $2245000 donated to Food & Water Watch 2012: $6471200 donated to Food & Water Watch 2012: $3600000 donated to GRACE Communications Foundation 2012: $3900000 donated to GRACE Communications Foundation |
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| Columbia Foundation | Level 2 | 29,621,227 | Donated |
SUMMARY Level 2: Involved in GMO campaigns along with other advocacy causes Location: USA 2016 Total: $0 2015 Total: $0 2014 Total: $0 2013 Total: $28846227 2012 Total: $775000 Grand Total: $29621227 DONATION DETAILS 2013: $28846227 donated to Gaia Fund 2012: $82000 donated to Ag Innovations 2012: $80000 donated to California Climate & Agriculture Network 2012: $103000 donated to Center for Food Safety 2012: $1000 donated to Cornucopia Institute 2012: $8000 donated to Cultural Conservancy 2012: $100000 donated to Ecology Center 2012: $80000 donated to Food and Environment Reporting Network 2012: $5000 donated to Occidental Arts and Ecology Center 2012: $60000 donated to Organic Seed Alliance 2012: $50000 donated to Oxfam America 2012: $150000 donated to Roots of Change 2012: $56000 donated to Wild Farm Alliance |
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| Gaia Fund | Level 3* | 28,846,227 | Donated |
SUMMARY Level 3*: No specific GMO campaign activity, but general support Location: 2016 Total: $0 2015 Total: $0 2014 Total: $0 2013 Total: $28846227 2012 Total: $0 Grand Total: $28846227 DONATION DETAILS 2013: $28846227 received from Columbia Foundation |
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| David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Level 2 | 28,534,045 | Donated |
SUMMARY Level 2: Involved in GMO campaigns along with other advocacy causes Location: USA 2016 Total: $15948895 2015 Total: $12585150 2014 Total: $0 2013 Total: $0 2012 Total: $0 Grand Total: $28534045 DONATION DETAILS 2016: $400000 donated to Action Aid 2016: $600000 donated to California Environmental Associates 2016: $155000 donated to Center for Rural Affairs 2016: $505000 donated to CERES, Inc 2016: $135000 donated to Consultative Group on Biological Diversity 2016: $350000 donated to David Suzuki Foundation 2016: $250000 donated to Dogwood Alliance 2016: $300000 donated to Dogwood Alliance 2016: $1450000 donated to Environmental Defense Fund 2016: $200000 donated to Friends of the Earth 2016: $2306000 donated to Greenpeace 2016: $500000 donated to Groundswell Fund 2016: $250000 donated to Health Care Without Harm 2016: $50000 donated to International Union for the Conservation of Nature 2016: $49820 donated to MELCA-Ethiopia 2016: $600000 donated to Natural Resources Defense Council 2016: $50000 donated to New Venture Fund 2016: $500000 donated to Oakland Institute 2016: $150000 donated to Occidental Arts and Ecology Center 2016: $250000 donated to Oregon Environmental Council 2016: $500000 donated to Rainforest Action Network 2016: $272000 donated to Rainforest Alliance, Inc 2016: $100000 donated to Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors 2016: $250000 donated to Spitfire Strategies 2016: $919000 donated to Surfrider Foundation 2016: $1600000 donated to Tides Center 2016: $1465075 donated to Trust for Conservation Innovation (Multiplier) 2016: $1667000 donated to Trust for Conservation Innovation (Multiplier) 2016: $125000 donated to Union of Concerned Scientists 2015: $55000 donated to Agriculture and Land Based Training Association 2015: $965000 donated to California Environmental Associates 2015: $105000 donated to Consultative Group on Biological Diversity 2015: $85000 donated to EcoTrust 2015: $1300000 donated to Environmental Defense Fund 2015: $70000 donated to Environmental Grantmakers Association 2015: $350000 donated to Environmental Working Group 2015: $20000 donated to Fair Food Network 2015: $60000 donated to Food and Environment Reporting Network, Inc 2015: $400000 donated to Friends of the Earth 2015: $1250000 donated to Greenpeace 2015: $35000 donated to Groundswell Fund 2015: $650000 donated to Natural Resources Defense Council 2015: $380000 donated to New Venture Fund 2015: $186150 donated to Occidental Arts and Ecology Center 2015: $500000 donated to Rainforest Action Network 2015: $415000 donated to Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors 2015: $360000 donated to Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (SEE Inc) 2015: $360000 donated to Spitfire Strategies 2015: $200000 donated to Stichting FERN 2015: $425000 donated to Surfrider Foundation 2015: $2489000 donated to Tides Center 2015: $1750000 donated to Trust for Conservation Innovation (Multiplier) 2015: $175000 donated to Union of Concerned Scientists |
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| Frances Fund, The | Level 3* | 25,615,000 | Donated |
SUMMARY Level 3*: No specific GMO campaign activity, but general support Location: USA 2016 Total: $23105000 2015 Total: $2510000 2014 Total: $0 2013 Total: $0 2012 Total: $0 Grand Total: $25615000 DONATION DETAILS 2016: $5000 donated to Grassroots International 2016: $23100000 donated to Solidago Foundation 2015: $2510000 donated to Solidago Foundation |
Note that there are three “levels” of both donors and recipients.
Donors
Donations to advocacy groups are sometimes designated to support a specific cause, such as organic agriculture or mitigating climate change. There is no way for us to know from publicly-available documents on what the money will be spent, as we can only see the total amount donated. When we assign the levels below to donors and recipients, we assume that all donations are available to the recipient for all advocacy, including anti-GMO advocacy.
- Level 1: Donates primarily to dedicated anti-GMO organizations
- Level 2: A large portion of donations go to anti-GMO organizations; some donations go to organizations without a position on GMOs
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Level 3: A small portion of donations go to anti-GMO organizations
* Most donations go to organizations without a formal position on GMOs but which have aligned themselves with anti-GMO activists
Recipients
For Level 1 recipients, all donations are used for anti-GMO advocacy. For Level 2 and 3 recipients, we don’t know how much of each donation is used for anti-GMO advocacy.
- Level 1: Dedicated to anti-GMO advocacy
- Level 2: Involved in anti-GMO advocacy along with other causes
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Level 3: No specific anti-GMO advocacy, but general support
* Organizations without a formal position on GMOs but which have aligned themselves with anti-GMO activists