Grants awarded
Who does William M Backer Foundation INC fund?
William M Backer Foundation INC has awarded $3.0 million across 293 grants to 76 grantees between 2019 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in environment. Its typical grant is $2,500, with most between $1,000 and $5,000.
Total awarded
$3.0M
Typical grant
$2K
Grantees
76
Grants
293
Years
2019–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Piedmont Environmental Council
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$1.4M | 5 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
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$215K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
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$163K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
| G Grace Episcopal Church | $100K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Piedmont Journalism Foundation
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$85K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
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$80K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
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$74K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | VA | |
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$73K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
Upperville Colt & Horse Show INC
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$65K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
Citizens for Fauquier County
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$62K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
Planned Parenthood
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$60K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| G Grayson-Jockey Club Research Fdn | $60K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$35K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
| R Racing Medication & Test Consortium | $30K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| O Our Children Foundation | $30K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Plains Community League
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$28K | 7 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
| F Fac Foundation | $25K | 5 | 2019–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| G Giffords Law Center | $20K | 3 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$20K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
| V Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy | $20K | 3 | 2019–2022 | 2022 | VA | |
| O Och Conservation Foundation | $20K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
Goose Creek Association
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$19K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
| F Fauquier Habitat for Humanity | $17K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$16K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
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$15K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
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$15K | 3 | 2019–2021 | 2021 | VA | |
| S South Carolina Conservation League | $12K | 5 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $12K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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$12K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
| V Virginia Outdoors Foundation | $10K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| D Doctors Without Borders | $10K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| V Virginia Piedmont Heritage Area Association | $10K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Ocean Conservancy INC
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$10K | 4 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| I Individual recipient | $9K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N NY Racetrack Chaplaincy of America | $9K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| B Backstretch Employee Service Team (best) | $9K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$9K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
| I Individual recipient | $9K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Hospice Support of Fauquier | $8K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Piedmont Foundation | $8K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $7K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Maine Coast Heritage Trust
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$6K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | ME | |
| I Individual recipient | $6K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
National Park Foundation
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$6K | 5 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| F Fauquier Juneteenth INC | $6K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
| I Individual recipient | $6K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Foundation of the State Arboretum | $6K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | VA | — |
| S Shenandoah National Park | $6K | 2 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Land Trust of Virginia INC
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$6K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
Middleburg Humane Foundation
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$6K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
| M Mosby Heritage Association | $5K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| P Plains Volunteer Fire & Rescue | $5K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Plains Town Fund | $5K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | VA | |
Natural Resources Defense Council INC
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$4K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| N Natural Resource Council of Maine | $3K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Middleburg Community Center INC
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$3K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
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$3K | 6 | 2019–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| O Old Friends Equine | $2K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| B Backstretch Employee Service Team | $2K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
Human Rights Campaign INC
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$2K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | DC | |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
Stable Recovery Incorporated
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$2K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | KY | |
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$2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | ME | |
Downstream Project
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$2K | 2 | 2019–2022 | 2022 | VA | |
| T Tree Fund | $1K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
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$1K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | MD | |
Friends of the Shenandoah River INC
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$1K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | VA | |
| C Comfort & Care Support | $1K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
| T The Plains Volunteer Fire & Rescue | $1K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | — | — |
American Farmland Trust
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$1K | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | DC | |
| W Weta | $1K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| W Wamu | $1K | 2 | 2019–2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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