Loomis Foundation
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting environmental and wildlife conservation efforts. Its mission is reflected in its funding of organizations such as the Ocean Conservancy and the Cheetah Conservation Fund, indicating a strong commitment to protecting ecosystems and animal welfare. The foundation primarily provides general support to its grantees, focusing on causes that promote environmental sustainability and animal protection. While it does not have a specific geographic focus, its funding has been directed to various organizations across the United States.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small or mid-sized conservation or animal-welfare charity that fits the foundation’s past general-support grants and can be reached through existing networks or introductions, especially with some presence or ties to New York.
Good Fit
- • Work in environmental conservation, wildlife protection, or related animal-welfare activities.
- • Ability to use modest general operating support ($1K–$3K) effectively.
- • Existing relationship or credible introduction to the foundation’s officers or their network.
- • Some program presence or activity in New York, or nearby mid-Atlantic states.
Geography
In the latest year grants were sent to three states (New York, DC, and Virginia) with 60% of 2024 dollars directed to an in-state New York recipient, indicating a regional multi-state footprint rather than purely local or broadly national giving.
Recipient Variety
The most recent year shows three distinct independent grantees; two of those were repeat recipients from the earlier observed year, so the portfolio is small and relationship-influenced but not limited to a single beneficiary.
New Applicants
The foundation’s filings state grants are made only to preselected recipients and no public application or contact route was identified; although one new recipient appeared in 2024, the overall pattern and declared policy suggest unfamiliar applicants are unlikely to gain funding without an invitation or introduction.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
