Grantmaking public charityEIN 770051124
THE MONO LAKE FOUNDATION
LEE VINING, CA 93541
Total Assets
$17.7M
FY 2024
Annual Giving
$26K
FY 2024
Grants Made
2
FY 2024
Avg Grant
$13K
FY 2024
Grant Range
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Typical
Deadlines
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Applications
Programs & Activities
Program 1
Education: the mono lake committee seeks to share the mono lake story with the general public and a diverse range of schools and community groups. Education programs include interpretive walks and canoe tours at mono lake, bird walks, environmental education for school groups, weekend field seminars, a public information center with exhibits and a film, and the outdoor education center that connects los angeles youth to the source of their water. These programs, which reach thousands of people annually, emphasize personal environmental responsibility through understanding the balance between mono lake's unique ecosystem and humans' need for water.mono lake committee communications provide valuable educational information to the public. The quarterly mono lake newsletter contains detailed information about public policy, natural history, and other items relevant to mono lake and is mailed to the mono lake committee's 16,000 members and given to the public for free. The mono lake committee's website, monolake.org provides a wide range of current news and information about mono lake.
Program 2
Scientific research: the mono lake committee runs the mono basin field station to support scientific research in the mono basin by providing housing and basic resources needed for research. The information gathered at the field station is instrumental in understanding mono lake and in shaping the mono lake committee's policies and science-based land management by agencies. The mono lake committee also runs the vorster center for mono basin hydrology, a science and research hub for data collection, modeling, analysis, forecasting, and real-world application of mono lake and mono basin hydrology. The mono lake committee also maintains an online library for scientific research, environmental studies, and historical documents at monobasinresearch.org.
Focus Areas
Financial Snapshot
2024 filing
Total Revenue
$5.2M
Total Expenses
$4.1M
Giving Over Time
6 years
Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.
Top Recipients
13 grants
Grant Size Distribution
13 grants
Geographic Focus
3 states
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