The Orvis Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Wilmington, DE · EIN 83-1437443 · reported 2023–2025
103grants reported
$2,500median award
$500lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$596Ktotal paid
24states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 103 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $600 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
Foundation Source 501 Silverside RD
Wilmington, DE 19809-0000
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
This address is a trust department, not an office. 1,863 other foundations file from the same address, which means a bank or a management company administers the trust. Put the full legal name of the fund and its EIN at the top of the letter, or it lands in a pile with thousands of others and nobody knows which fund you are writing about.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Everglades Foundation Inc | Palmetto Bay, FL | $60,000 |
| The Everglades Foundation Inc Everglades Restoration Fund | Palmetto Bay, FL | $45,000 |
| Trout Unlimited Inc Bristol Bay Guide Academy, TU Alaska | Arlington, VA | $40,000 |
| Trout Unlimited Inc | Washington, DC | $30,000 |
| Trout Unlimited Inc | Washington, DC | $30,000 |
| Captains for Clean Water Inc | Fort Myers, FL | $25,000 |
| Captains for Clean Water Inc | Fort Myers, FL | $25,000 |
| Captains for Clean Water Inc | Fort Myers, FL | $20,000 |
| Casting for Recovery Inc Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative | Bozeman, MT | $15,000 |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc | Annapolis, MD | $15,000 |
| The Everglades Foundation Inc Charitable Event | Palmetto Bay, FL | $10,000 |
| Petfinder Foundation Dog Enrichment Program | Tucson, AZ | $10,000 |
| Shejumps Charitable Event | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 |
| University of New Hampshire Foundation Incorporate Carbon Clinic Project Fund (1GA413) | Durham, NH | $10,000 |
| Upper Missouri Waterkeeper Inc Save Wild Trout Fund | Bozeman, MT | $10,000 |
| Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing Inc | LA Plata, MD | $10,000 |
| Rivers of Recovery Inc | Eagan, MN | $10,000 |
| University of New Hampshire Foundation Incorporate Sustainability Fellows Program | Durham, NH | $9,500 |
| Fish for Change | Denver, CO | $5,000 |
| Mayfly Project | Benton, AR | $5,000 |
| Petfinder Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $5,000 |
| Arlington Arts Enrichment Program Inc | Arlington, VT | $5,000 |
| Captains for Clean Water Inc Charitable Event | Fort Myers, FL | $5,000 |
| Chattahoochee Riverkeeper Inc Funds for Orvis Giveback Days | Mableton, GA | $5,000 |
| Friends of the Mississippi River | Saint Paul, MN | $5,000 |
| Friends of the Upper Delaware River Charitable Event | Hancock, NY | $5,000 |
| Mayfly Project Mayfly Project Los Angeles Chapter | Benton, AR | $5,000 |
| Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing Inc | LA Plata, MD | $5,000 |
| Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Inc Charitable Event | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Three Rivers Stocking Association | Durham, NH | $5,000 |
| Trout Unlimited | Grand Rapids, MI | $5,000 |
| Trout Unlimited Funds for Orvis Giveback Days | Asheville, NC | $5,000 |
| Trout Unlimited Inc Southwestern Vermont TU chapter | Arlington, VA | $5,000 |
| Woodstock Land Conservancy Inc Gay Leonhardt | Woodstock, NY | $5,000 |
| Arlington Arts Enrichment Program Inc | Arlington, VT | $5,000 |
| AS Good AS Gold-Golden Retriever Rescue of Illinoi | McHenry, IL | $5,000 |
| Atlantic Salmon Federation Inc | Calais, ME | $5,000 |
| Friends of Fletchers Cove | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Friends of the Mississippi River | Saint Paul, MN | $5,000 |
| Friends of the Upper Delaware River Charitable Event | Hancock, NY | $5,000 |
| Petfinder Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $5,000 |
| Protect Our Rivers | Lakewood, CO | $5,000 |
| Rivanna Conservation Alliance | Charlottesville, VA | $5,000 |
| Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Inc Charitable Event | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Inc Charitable Event | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Colorado High-Country Educational Treks Inc | Lakewood, CO | $4,683 |
| Protect Our Rivers | Lakewood, CO | $4,484 |
| Casting for Recovery Inc | Bozeman, MT | $3,356 |
| Burr & Burton Academy | Manchester, VT | $3,000 |
| Burr & Burton Academy | Manchester, VT | $3,000 |
| American Museum of Fly Fishing Inc | Manchester, VT | $2,500 |
| Protect Our Rivers Charitable Event | Lakewood, CO | $2,500 |
| Rescue Mission of Roanoke Inc Charitable Event | Roanoke, VA | $2,500 |
| Bennington County Humane Society Inc - Second Chan Charitable Event | Arlington, VT | $2,500 |
| Cloud Forest Institute SATYA Foundation | Boonville, CA | $2,500 |
| Mark Skinner Library - Manchester Community Librar | Manchester Center, VT | $2,500 |
| Roanoke Outside Charitable Event | Roanoke, VA | $2,500 |
| Selkirk Conservation Alliance Inc SCA's youth environmental education projects | Priest River, ID | $2,500 |
| Southern Vermont Arts Center Incorporated Charitable Event | Manchester, VT | $2,500 |
| Mark Skinner Library | Manchester Center, VT | $2,500 |
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