The Monarch Butterfly Fund uses donations to support the conservation of monarch butterflies and their migration. Below are the amounts we have granted per year. The more donations we receive, the more projects we can support in the cause of monarch conservation. The Monarch Butterfly Fund is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, and all contributions are tax deductible. For most years our programmatic efficiency (income spent directly on programs) is above 80%, a high level for non-profit organizations. For the past six years we have funded the following:
2023 Awards ($87,370):
- Alternare, A.C.(reforestation and general support for workshops (cisterns, fuel-efficient stoves))
- Dr. Cuauhtémoc Sánchez Romero (assisted migration-nurse plants)
- Environmental Alliance of Georgia (Beyond the Mexico Book Project and reporting from Mexico)
- Erika Gomez Pineda (community strategies for bark beetle management)
- Ambiomas (drones to measure forest health)
- Cielo de Monarcas (monitoring monarchs in Northern Mexico)
- Grace Thomas (L.P. Brower Award)
- Fernanda Naomi Shimizu Romero (L.P. Brower Award)
2022 Awards ($79,055):
- Alternare, A.C. (reforestation and general support for workshops (cisterns, fuel-efficient stoves))
- Colectividad Razonatura, A.C. (Red Monarca -Monarch Network website)
- Journey North Symbolic Migration
- Monarch Joint Venture
- Dr. Cuauhtémoc Sánchez Romero (assisted migration-nurse plants)
- Darene Assadia (L.P. Brower Award)
- Salvador Huitrón (L.P. Brower Award)
2021 Awards ($68,387):
- Alternare, A.C. (reforestation and general support for workshops (organic farming)
- Colectividad Razonatura, A.C. (Red Monarca -Monarch Network website)
- Environmental Alliance of Georgia (Beyond the Mexico Book Project)
- Fondo de Conservación Eje Neovolcánico (FOCEN) (forest restoration)
- Dr. Cuauhtémoc Sánchez Romero (assisted migration - experiments planting at different altitudes in Nevado de Toluca)
- Terra Peninsular (monitoring of Southwest monarch population in Baja California)
- Ana Merlo (L.P. Brower Award)
2020 Awards ($76,855):
- Alternare, A.C. (reforestation and general support for workshops (cisterns, fuel-efficient stoves))
- Dr. David Blaauw's Lab, Univ. Michigan (Monarch Butterfly Flight Challenge)
- Colectividad Razonatura, A.C. (Red Monarca - Monarch Network outreach)
- Environmental Alliance of Georgia (Beyond the Mexico Book Project)
- Fondo de Conservación Eje Neovolcánico (FOCEN) (Monarch Fund's 20 years video)
- Dr. Arnulfo García Blanco (active and passive forest restoration experiments)
- Monarch Joint Venture
- Libesha Anparasan (L.P. Brower Award)
- Natalie Melnikoff (L.P. Brower Award)
2019 Awards ($111,245):
- Alternare, A.C. (reforestation and general support for workshops (training trainers, cisterns, fuel-efficient stoves))
- Ambiente Cielo Rojo, S. A. S de C. V. (Red Monarca - Monarch Network videos)
- Dr. David Blaauw's Lab, Univ. Michigan (Monarch Butterfly Flight Challenge)
- Colectividad Razonatura, A.C. (Red Monarca- Monarch Network outreach)
- Ejido Cerro Prieto (forest recovery)
- Journey North Symbolic Migration
- Monarch Joint Venture
- Dr. Cuauhtémoc Sánchez Romero (assisted migration experiments)
- Anna Skye Harnsberger (L.P. Brower Award)
- Cody Prouty (L.P. Brower Award)
2018 Awards ($128,330):
- Alternare, A.C. (reforestation and general support for workshops (training trainers, cisterns, fuel-efficient stoves))
- Ambiente Cielo Rojo, S. A. S de C. V. (outreach videos for monarch area)
- Correo Real (monitoring monarchs in Nothern Mexico)
- Ejido Cierro Prieto (painting a mural)
- Carpinteros Indigenous Community (forest cover maintenance)
- Salvador Huitrón (forest restoration)
- Fondo Mexicano para la Conservacion de la Naturaleza - Mexican Fund for the Conservation of Nature - FMCN (Biodiversity Database)
- Monarch Joint Venture
- Isabel Ramírez (development of Vegetation Cover map)
- Dr. Cuauhtémoc Sánchez Romero (assisted migration experiments)