Grants for endangered species organizations

54 endangered species protection organizations received at least $14.0 million in grants for the most recent fiscal year. This includes 168 grants made from 137 grantmaking organizations, with a median grant amount of $1,000. Of these 137 foundations, 84% made just a single grant to biodiversity orgs, and 2% made grants to four or more biodiversity orgs. This analysis is based on grantmakers that e-file their Form 990s, and likely is an undercount of grants.
$14,029,347
Total grant dollars given to endangered species organizations
168
Number of grants made annually to endangered species organizations
137
Number of grantmakers funding endangered species organizations
$1,000
Median grant size to endangered species organizations

Foundations that support endangered species protection organizations

Out of all grants made to endangered species organizations, 83% came from small foundations with less than $10 million in assets. The top 10 grantmakers accounted for 98% of the dollar-value of grants to biodiversity orgs. Foundations funding biodiversity orgs also made grants to animal shelters, natural resource conservation nonprofits, land conservation groups, wildlife protection organizations, and wildlife sanctuaries.

Foundation size

Foundation sizeNumber of grantmakers
Small
 
114
Medium
 
14
Large
 
9
Small foundations have <$10M in assets. Medium foundations have $10M to $50M in assets. Large foundations have >$50M in assets.

Foundation type

Foundation typeNumber of grantmakers
Community
 
0
Private
 
124
Corporate
 
8
Other
 
5

Grants made

Grants made to biodiversity orgsNumber of grantmakers
1
 
116
2-3
 
18
4-10
 
3
11+
 
0

Top 10 foundations supporting endangered species protection organizations

GrantmakerStateGeographic focusPercent of grant dollars to biodiversity orgsNumber of grants made to biodiversity orgsMedian grant size
JP Morgan Chase FoundationNYNational0.0%6$297
PC Fund for Animals Charitable TrustFLNational4.8%4$2,500
The Phyllis and Donald Epstein FoundationCANational2.4%4$375
John R Oltman Charitable FoundationILNational1.0%3$200
The Wilson FoundationKSNational1.2%3$20
Harold M and Adeline S Morrison Family FoundationILMetro0.4%2$1,500
Henry FoundationTXNational12.6%2$1,300
The Si Redd and Tamara Redd Charitable FoundationNVState5.7%2$1,250
Celanese FoundationTXNational0.1%2$1,010
The Repass-Rodgers Family FoundationDENational0.5%2$1,000

Endangered species protection organizations grantees

Endangered species organizations with more than $5 million in total revenues received 81% of all grant dollars. These larger organizations accounted for 33% of all biodiversity orgs.

Grant amounts

Size of grantNumber of grants
<$10k
 
166
$10k-$25k
 
0
$25k-$100k
 
0
$100k+
 
2

Grant amount by grantee size

Grantee annual revenueMedian grant size
<$100k
 
$1,000
$100k-$500k
 
$600
$500k-$1M
 
$2,000
$1M-$5M
 
$750
>$5M
 
$1,000

Grantee states

State of granteeNumber of grants
Texas
 
47
California
 
33
Virginia
 
23
Montana
 
13
Other
 
52

Grantee metros

Metro area of granteeNumber of grants
Washington DC
 
41
Los Angeles
 
25
Tyler
 
19
Dallas
 
10
Other
 
61

Top 25 grants made to endangered species organizations

GranteeGrant sizePurposeGrantmaker
Global Wildlife Conservation (GWC)$11,272,126General PurposeThe Sheth Sangreal Foundation
Philadelphia Contemporary$2,500,000General SupportClaws Foundation
Wolf Haven International$5,000General OperatingSeebe Frances Tuw
The Ocean Foundation (TOF)$5,000General Support To Carry Out the Mission of the OrganizationJewish Federation of Palm Beach County
Priderock Wildlife Refuge$5,000To Support the Organization's Mission To Shelter Animals and Prevent Cruelty Against AnimalsLee Merrick Foundation
Last Chance for Animals$5,000Various ProgramsFrank S Nicoll Jr and Joanne M Nicoll Foundation
Malpai Borderlands Group$5,000UnrestrictedBaldwin Management
Anne K Taylor Fund$5,000To Assist Organization in Carrying Out Its Exempt Purpose.The Mary Lynn Richardson Fund
Wild Earth Allies$5,000Protect Wildlife HabitatsAyudar Foundation
Performing Animal Welfare Society$5,000General & UnrestrictedMichael and Ina Korek Foundation Trust
Gibbon Conservation Center$5,000Support for the Conservation, Study and Care of GibbonsFort Wayne Children's Zoo
The Ocean Foundation (TOF)$5,000CharitableHampton Foundation of Manhattan
Yellowstone To Yukon Conservation Initiative$5,000Program SupportUnited Way of Metropolitan Chicago
The Jane Goodall Institute$5,000For Outdoor Education for Disadvantaged YouthFund Ii Foundation
The Ocean Foundation (TOF)$5,000General PurposeBernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust
Roar Foundation$5,000Same As AboveLucile H Howe and Mitchell B Howe Foundation
Global Wildlife Conservation (GWC)$5,000Wildlife ResearchThe Caladan Foundation
The Jane Goodall Institute$5,000UnrestrictedPC Fund for Animals Charitable Trust
Nepal Tiger Conservancy$5,000Tiger SafetyMcDougal Foundation
Global Wildlife Conservation (GWC)$5,000Zambezi ElephantIvorybill Foundation
Rhino 911$5,000Contribution To Expand Helicopter Operations During Night Rescue Missions of Endangered RhinosThe Asia Group Foundation
Exotic Cat Refuge$4,000Animal Sanctuary and RescueFerguson Foundation
Nepal Tiger Conservancy$4,000Tiger ConservationWorld Charity Foundation
Rhino 911$4,000Charitable PurposeThe Brodsky Charitable Foundation Trust
Working Dogs for Conservation Foundation$4,000General Operating SupportLora L. & Martin N. Kelley Family Foundation Trust
Methodology: To determine grants and grantees, Cause IQ analyzes electronically-filed Form 990, Form 990-EZ, and Form 990-PF financial disclosure documents, matching grantees to specific organizations using EINs and fuzzy matching logic. The "Endangered species organizations" category for this page is determined by the "D31: Protection of Endangered Species" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.