Grants for wildlife protection organizations

Name: Top 25 grants made to wildlife conservation and protection organizations
Creator: Cause IQ
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623 wildlife conservation and protection organizations received at least $31.3 million in grants for the most recent fiscal year. This includes 1,585 grants made from 994 grantmaking organizations, with a median grant amount of $1,000. Of these 994 foundations, 76% made just a single grant to wildlife orgs, and 4% made grants to four or more wildlife orgs. This analysis is based on grantmakers that e-file their Form 990s, and likely is an undercount of grants.

$31,269,877

Total grant dollars given to wildlife protection organizations

1,585

Number of grants made annually to wildlife protection organizations

994

Number of grantmakers funding wildlife protection organizations

$1,000

Median grant size to wildlife protection organizations

Foundations that support wildlife conservation and protection organizations

Out of all grants made to wildlife protection organizations, 80% came from small foundations with less than $10 million in assets. The top 10 grantmakers accounted for 92% of the dollar-value of grants to wildlife orgs. Foundations funding wildlife orgs also made grants to animal shelters, wildlife sanctuaries, water and wetland protection organizations, land conservation groups, and food banks.

Foundation size

Foundation size	Number of grantmakers
Small	794
Medium	114
Large	83

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	24
Private	870
Corporate	59
Other	41

Grants made

Grants made to wildlife orgs	Number of grantmakers
1	761
2-3	184
4-10	38
11+	11

Top 10 foundations supporting wildlife conservation and protection organizations

Grantmaker	State	Geographic focus	Percent of grant dollars to wildlife orgs	Number of grants made to wildlife orgs	Median grant size
Abbvie Foundation	IL	National	0.1%	33	$200
JP Morgan Chase Foundation	NY	National	0.0%	26	$347
Shell Oil Company Foundation	TX	National	0.1%	24	$500
Westrock Foundation	GA	National	0.0%	23	$20
Carmax Foundation	VA	National	0.4%	20	$1,000
Salesforce Com Foundation	CA	National	0.0%	19	$50
Community Foundation of Collier County	FL	National	0.1%	15	$1,250
Baxter	IL	National	0.0%	13	$25
PC Fund for Animals Charitable Trust	FL	National	9.1%	12	$1,000
Seattle Foundation	WA	State	0.0%	11	$1,000

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Wildlife conservation and protection organizations grantees

Wildlife protection organizations with more than $5 million in total revenues received 87% of all grant dollars. These larger organizations accounted for 41% of all wildlife orgs.

Grant amounts

Size of grant	Number of grants
<$10k	1,580
$10k-$25k	0
$25k-$100k	0
$100k+	5

Grant amount by grantee size

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

Grantee states

State of grantee	Number of grants
California	243
District of Columbia	169
Virginia	149
Florida	139
Other	885

Grantee metros

Metro area of grantee	Number of grants
Washington DC	329
New York City	126
San Francisco	70
Los Angeles	66
Other	852

Top 25 grants made to wildlife protection organizations

Grantee	Grant size	Purpose	Grantmaker
Global Wildlife Conservation (GWC)	$11,272,126	General Purpose	The Sheth Sangreal Foundation
Ducks Unlimited	$8,513,338	Policy	The Pew Charitable Trusts (Pew)
Trout Unlimited	$3,403,051	Various Conservation	National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)
Ducks Unlimited	$2,989,922	Various Conservation	National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)
Philadelphia Contemporary	$2,500,000	General Support	Claws Foundation
California Wildlife Center (CWC)	$5,000	Environment and Animals	Santa Barbara Foundation
National Wildlife Federation	$5,000	Public Support of Organization's Mission	Ying Cai and Wann S Lee Foundation
Sea Turtle Preservation Society	$5,000	General Operations	Hastings Community Foundation
The Marine Mammal Center	$5,000	Charitable Contribution Through the Matching Gifts Program	Annie E Casey Foundation (AECF)
Backcountry Hunters and Anglers	$5,000	Operating Expenses	The Albany Foundation
Wolf Haven International	$5,000	General Operating	Seebe Frances Tuw
Sea Turtle Adventures Incorporated	$5,000	Icare Program	The Jim Moran Foundation
The Ocean Foundation (TOF)	$5,000	General Support To Carry Out the Mission of the Organization	Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County
St Francis Wildlife Association	$5,000	General Support	Appreciation of Earth and Animal Foundation
The Wilds	$5,000	Conservation	The Columbus Foundation
Ducks Unlimited	$5,000	General Support	JustGive
Oceana	$5,000	Environmental	The Fine and Greenwald Foundation
Ducks Unlimited	$5,000	Environment & Animals	North Carolina Community Foundation (NCCF)
Ducks Unlimited - Greenville Dr Ray D Minges Chapter	$5,000	Environment & Animals	North Carolina Community Foundation (NCCF)
Ducks Unlimited	$5,000	General Support	Spartanburg County Foundation
Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center (CWWC)	$5,000	Donor Advised-For Unrestricted Use	Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region
Blue Ridge Wildlife Center	$5,000	General Support	Monomoy Fund
Louisiana Fur and Wildlife Festival	$5,000	Support Local Fundraiser That Provides High School Scholarships	Cheniere Foundation
Walden's Puddle	$5,000	Animals	Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (CFMT)
Coastal Conservation Association	$5,000	Environ/conserv	Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (CFMT)

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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 "Wildlife protection organizations" category for this page is determined by the "D30: Wildlife Preservation, Protection" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.