Private foundation · Wilmington, DE

Band Foundation

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Typical grant size
$60K $100K $175K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
66
Repeat grantees
44
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Burks B Lapham
Chair, Dir
Gardiner O Lapham
Dir
Nicholas P Lapham
Treas, Dir, Pres
Clark Mitchell
Dir, Sec

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
4.9%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
263
Total grants awarded
$36.2M
Total amount
$138K
Average grant
$1.0M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$7.2M
49 grants
2023
$6.7M
50 grants
2022
$7.1M
49 grants
2021
$5.9M
45 grants
2020
$5.3M
38 grants
2019
$3.9M
32 grants

Top recipients

21 grants · VT · ✓ Exact match
$4.6M
18 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$2.8M
6 grants · DC · ✓ Exact match
$2.0M
7 grants · TN · ✓ Exact match
$2.0M
6 grants · TX · ✓ Exact match
$1.5M
5 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$1.3M
Vox Media Llc
4 grants · PA
$1.1M
4 grants · OR · ✓ Exact match
$975K
6 grants · HI · ✓ Exact match
$925K
International Bureau for Epilepsy
7 grants
$801K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

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Maliasili Conservation Fund
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$500K
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Age of Extinction
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$350K
Austin Peay State University Foundation
Southeastern Grasslands Institute
TN · TY 2024
$350K
Wildlife Conservation Network Inc
Lion Recovery Fund
CA · TY 2024
$300K
The Wyldlife Fund
Pooled Migration Fund
WY · TY 2024
$300K
Vox Media Llc
Expenditure Responsibility Grant
PA · TY 2024
$285K
Xerces Society Inc
Firefly Atlas Initiative
OR · TY 2024
$250K
Wildlife Conservation Network Inc
Pangolin Crisis Fund
CA · TY 2024
$250K
Bat Conservation International Inc
Agave Restoration Initiative
TX · TY 2024
$250K
Amref Health Africa Inc
Enhancing Epilepsy Care in Africa
NY · TY 2024
$202K
California Academy of Sciences Ggp
bioGraphic
CA · TY 2024
$200K
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation
Protecting Ocean Wildlife Initiative
HI · TY 2024
$175K
Americans for Oxford Inc
General & Unrestricted
NY · TY 2024
$166K
Yale University
Yale Environment 360 Coverage of Biodiversity
CT · TY 2024
$150K
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Ruaha/Selous Carnivore Project
TY 2024
$150K
Food and Environment Reporting Network
Biodiversity Reporting Project
NY · TY 2024
$150K
Friends of the Osa
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DC · TY 2024
$150K
Rewild
Rewilding Argentina (Ibera)
TX · TY 2024
$150K
American Rivers Inc
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DC · TY 2024
$150K
Synchronicity Earth USA Inc
Amphibian Conservation Fund
NY · TY 2024
$150K
High Country News
Conservation Beyond Boundaries
CO · TY 2024
$150K
American Epilepsy Society
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IL · TY 2024
$150K
Inaturalist
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CA · TY 2024
$150K
Mongabay Org Corporation
Short-form News Desk & Africa Bureau
CA · TY 2024
$140K
International Bureau for Epilepsy
Making Epilepsy a Health Priority in Africa
TY 2024
$133K
Empowers Africa Inc
Kenya Bird of Prey Trust
NY · TY 2024
$110K
Wind River Tribal Buffalo Initiative
General & Unrestricted
WY · TY 2024
$100K
The Clifton Institute Inc
Using Science to Improve Management of Declining Species on Working Lands in the Virginia Piedmont
VA · TY 2024
$100K
American Bird Conservancy
Birds not Mosquitoes Campaign
VA · TY 2024
$100K
Center for Plant Conservation Inc
Florida Plant Rescue
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Mara Elephant Project USA Inc
Mara Elephant Project - Ranger Teams in the Loita Forest
IN · TY 2024
$100K
Wildlife Conservation Network Inc
Rwanda Wildlife Conservation Association
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Smithsonian Institute
NZPCBI/Virginia Working Landscapes
DC · TY 2024
$100K
Maliasili Initiatives Inc
Amplifying Local Conservation Voices
VT · TY 2024
$100K
University of California Berkeley Foundation
Stone Center for Large Landscape Conservation
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Empowers Africa Inc
Kenya Wildlife Trust: Mara Predator Conservation Program
NY · TY 2024
$79K
International Conservation Caucus Foundation
General & Unrestricted
DC · TY 2024
$75K
Maliasili Initiatives Inc
Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association
VT · TY 2024
$75K
Fund for the City of New York Inc
Freshkills Park Alliance and staff position fund to support the Director of Science and Research Development
NY · TY 2024
$75K
Oceans Forward
General & Unrestricted
CA · TY 2024
$75K
Bbhc
Beyond Yellowstone Program
WY · TY 2024
$75K
Wildlife Conservation Network Inc
Save the Elephants for Tsavo Trust
CA · TY 2024
$75K
Wildlife Guardians
Conflict Mitigation in the Amboseli Ecosystem
DC · TY 2024
$70K
Ozark Chinquapin Foundation
Ozark Chinquapin Tree Restoration Initiative
MO · TY 2024
$60K
Sahara Conservation Fund
Halting Vulture Decline in West and Central Africa
MO · TY 2024
$55K
Rock Creek Conservancy Inc
Rock Creek Resilience
MD · TY 2024
$50K
Peregrine Fund Inc
Protecting East Africa's Vultures
ID · TY 2024
$50K
Atlanta Botanical Garden Inc
Southeastern Partners in Plant Conservation Conference
GA · TY 2024
$25K
Blue Ridge Prism Inc
General & Unrestricted
VA · TY 2024
$20K
Austin Peay State University Foundation
Southeastern Grasslands Institute
TN · TY 2023
$375K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.