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Munson Foundation grant program

From The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation

Grants to US-registered nonprofits for conservation of natural resources in eastern North America and the Caribbean, mainly marine resources and South Florida ecosystems, starting from a short letter of inquiry.

Summary in our words. Each fact below shows the funder’s own words and links to its page.

No call found

Windows each year

Letter of inquiry due the 1st Friday in April or the 2nd Friday in September. The funder’s page doesn’t say whether one is open now.

Check the call pageChecked 2 Nov 2026

The facts, in the funder’s words

How to apply

Apply directly

When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

Please send a 1-2 page letter of inquiry 

Amount

Usually $10,000 to $40,000 USD

Grants generally range from $10,000 to $40,000 

Where

More grants in Latin America and the Caribbean and North America.

Conservation of natural resources in eastern North America and the Caribbean Basin, with an emphasis on the United States 

Who can apply

NGOs

Copy of IRS 501(c)(3) letter and EIN number 

Rounds

Fixed rounds with deadlines

Initial approach: letter of inquiry (due by the 1st Friday in April or the 2nd Friday in September) 

Co-funding required

Yes

Most grants are restricted and require 1:1 match 

Restoration approach

Coasts and oceans, Wetlands and Rivers and lakes

Our classification, from the funder’s description of what it supports.

More grants for coasts and wetlands.

The call

Not clear from the page

Letters of inquiry

Call page
Status

Windows each year; the page doesn’t say if one is open now

Initial approach: letter of inquiry (due by the 1st Friday in April or the 2nd Friday in September) 

Dates each year

Letter of inquiry due the 1st Friday in April or the 2nd Friday in September

Initial approach: letter of inquiry (due by the 1st Friday in April or the 2nd Friday in September) 

Most grants require a 1:1 match; site-specific grants only in South Florida and Alabama.

Ready to apply to Letters of inquiry?Check the call page

What the funder asks grantees to report

Reporting

Reports prepared for other funders are accepted, with the requested confirmations.

Any report prepared for another funder is acceptable, as long as we receive the confirmations above. 

From the builders of this site: Restoration Scope makes software for reporting to funders like this one.

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