Grants for endangered species organizations

Name: Top 25 grants made to endangered species protection organizations
Creator: Cause IQ
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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, wildlife sanctuaries, wildlife protection organizations, and land conservation groups.

Foundation size

Foundation size	Number 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 type	Number of grantmakers
Community	0
Private	124
Corporate	8
Other	5

Grants made

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

Top 10 foundations supporting endangered species protection organizations

Grantmaker	State	Geographic focus	Percent of grant dollars to biodiversity orgs	Number of grants made to biodiversity orgs	Median grant size
JP Morgan Chase Foundation	NY	National	0.0%	6	$297
PC Fund for Animals Charitable Trust	FL	National	4.8%	4	$2,500
The Phyllis and Donald Epstein Foundation	CA	National	2.4%	4	$375
John R Oltman Charitable Foundation	IL	National	1.0%	3	$200
The Wilson Foundation	KS	National	1.2%	3	$20
Harold M and Adeline S Morrison Family Foundation	IL	Metro	0.4%	2	$1,500
Henry Foundation	TX	National	12.6%	2	$1,300
The Si Redd and Tamara Redd Charitable Foundation	NV	State	5.7%	2	$1,250
Celanese Foundation	TX	National	0.1%	2	$1,010
The Repass-Rodgers Family Foundation	DE	National	0.5%	2	$1,000

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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 grant	Number of grants
<$10k	166
$10k-$25k	0
$25k-$100k	0
$100k+	2

Grant amount by grantee size

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

Grantee states

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

Grantee metros

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

Top 25 grants made to endangered species organizations

Grantee	Grant size	Purpose	Grantmaker
Global Wildlife Conservation (GWC)	$11,272,126	General Purpose	The Sheth Sangreal Foundation
Philadelphia Contemporary	$2,500,000	General Support	Claws Foundation
Wolf Haven International	$5,000	General Operating	Seebe Frances Tuw
The Ocean Foundation (TOF)	$5,000	General Support To Carry Out the Mission of the Organization	Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County
Priderock Wildlife Refuge	$5,000	To Support the Organization's Mission To Shelter Animals and Prevent Cruelty Against Animals	Lee Merrick Foundation
Last Chance for Animals	$5,000	Various Programs	Frank S Nicoll Jr and Joanne M Nicoll Foundation
Malpai Borderlands Group	$5,000	Unrestricted	Baldwin Management
Anne K Taylor Fund	$5,000	To Assist Organization in Carrying Out Its Exempt Purpose.	The Mary Lynn Richardson Fund
Wild Earth Allies	$5,000	Protect Wildlife Habitats	Ayudar Foundation
Performing Animal Welfare Society	$5,000	General & Unrestricted	Michael and Ina Korek Foundation Trust
Gibbon Conservation Center	$5,000	Support for the Conservation, Study and Care of Gibbons	Fort Wayne Children's Zoo
The Ocean Foundation (TOF)	$5,000	Charitable	Hampton Foundation of Manhattan
Yellowstone To Yukon Conservation Initiative	$5,000	Program Support	United Way of Metropolitan Chicago
The Jane Goodall Institute	$5,000	For Outdoor Education for Disadvantaged Youth	Fund Ii Foundation
The Ocean Foundation (TOF)	$5,000	General Purpose	Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust
Roar Foundation	$5,000	Same As Above	Lucile H Howe and Mitchell B Howe Foundation
Global Wildlife Conservation (GWC)	$5,000	Wildlife Research	The Caladan Foundation
The Jane Goodall Institute	$5,000	Unrestricted	PC Fund for Animals Charitable Trust
Nepal Tiger Conservancy	$5,000	Tiger Safety	McDougal Foundation
Global Wildlife Conservation (GWC)	$5,000	Zambezi Elephant	Ivorybill Foundation
Rhino 911	$5,000	Contribution To Expand Helicopter Operations During Night Rescue Missions of Endangered Rhinos	The Asia Group Foundation
Exotic Cat Refuge	$4,000	Animal Sanctuary and Rescue	Ferguson Foundation
Nepal Tiger Conservancy	$4,000	Tiger Conservation	World Charity Foundation
Rhino 911	$4,000	Charitable Purpose	The Brodsky Charitable Foundation Trust
Working Dogs for Conservation Foundation	$4,000	General Operating Support	Lora L. & Martin N. Kelley Family Foundation Trust

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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.