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The Wildcat Foundation

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$39.3M
in grants paid
86
grants
18
recipients
2022–2024
filing years

Recent grants

The 86 grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

  • $1.2M

    Pams Foundation · Eureka, CA · 2024

    To support the wildlife law enforcement activities of the special intelligence program of the PAMS foundation in Tanzania.

  • $1.2M

    Pams Foundation · Eureka, CA · 2024

    (1) description: 23,200 shares of tpg, inc. Securities (2) book value: $810,260 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received by the foundation. (4) method use…

  • $1.0M

    Eagle - US · Alexandria, VA · 2024

    To conduct investigations and related law enforcement activities across the african continent.

  • $822,720

    Empowers Africa · New York, NY · 2024

    To support efforts to combat illegal wildlife activity throughout Zimbabwe and regionally where government mandate is in place.

  • $704,900

    Frankfurt Zoological Society - US · Washington, DC · 2024

    (1) description: 14,000 shares of tpg inc. Securities (2) book value: $488,950 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received by the foundation. (4) method used…

  • $678,000

    Frankfurt Zoological Society - US · Washington, DC · 2024

    to support the protection efforts of North Luangwa National Park, Zambia, with an emphasis on security for iconic populations of elephant, black rhino, and lion.

  • $527,160

    Save the Rhino International · New York, NY · 2024

    To support the wildlife law enforcement activities of the north luangwa conservation project in zambia.

  • $520,000

    Empowers Africa · New York, NY · 2024

    To support the ongoing counter illegal wildlife trafficking efforts in Malawi.

  • $501,513

    Center for Advanced Defense Studies · Washington, DC · 2024

    (1) description: 5,920 shares of costar group, inc. Securities (2) book value: $510,452 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received by the foundation. (4) me…

  • $485,838

    Empowers Africa · New York, NY · 2024

    (1) description: 5,705 shares of costar group inc. Securities (2) book value: $409,287 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received by the foundation. (4) met…

  • $456,215

    Empowers Africa · New York, NY · 2024

    (1) description: 6,560 shares of tpg inc. Securities (2) book value: $229,108 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received by the foundation. (4) method used …

  • $448,921

    Empowers Africa · New York, NJ · 2024

    (1) description: 10,920 shares of tpg inc. Securities (2) book value: $381,381 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received by the foundation. (4) method used…

  • $390,000

    Empowers Africa · New York, NY · 2024

    To support the wildlife anti-trafficking activities of the lilongwe wildlife trust in malawi.

  • $388,627

    Houston Zoo · Houston, TX · 2024

    To provide support for niassa carnivore project's anti-poaching work in the niassa national reserve, mozambique.

  • $235,150

    Empowers Africa · New York, NY · 2024

    To support fund efforts in protecting Lantoto National Park located in South Sudan.

  • $215,979

    African Park Network US · New York, NY · 2024

    To support the protection efforts in kafue national park, zambia.

  • $110,640

    Env Wildfire Conservation Trust · Warrentonm, VA · 2024

    Strengthening efforts in Vietnam to target major criminal networks trafficking in ivory and rhino horn from Africa.

  • $90,000

    Empowers Africa · New York, NY · 2024

    To assist rooikat-namibia to add key personnel to their staff and strengthen their ongoing work.

  • $50,000

    Empowers Africa · New York, NY · 2024

    Sponsorship services

  • $38,550

    Empowers Africa · New York, NY · 2024

    To assist tikki hywood trust in zimbabwe to add key personnel to their staff and strengthen their ongoing work.

  • $34,791

    Empowers Africa · New York, NY · 2024

    to support fund the purchase of a comprehensive ranger and scout training program in Mozambique with an added emphasis on human rights.

  • $14,077

    Empowers Africa · New York, NY · 2024

    To support forgetten parks in its efforts to protect and restore the integrity of upemba national park, democratic republic of congo.

  • $1.2M

    Save the Rhino International · New York, NY · 2023

    To support the wildlife law enforcement activities of the north luangwa conservation project in zambia.

  • $1.0M

    Pams Foundation · Eureka, CA · 2023

    (1) description: 39,470 shares of tpg, inc. Securities (2) book value: $1,316,917 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received by the foundation. (4) method u…

  • $1.0M

    Eagle - US · Alexandria, VA · 2023

    To conduct investigations and related law enforcement activities across the african continent.

  • $961,368

    Empowers Africa · New York, NY · 2023

    To support the general operations of virunga national park, democratic republic of congo.

  • $725,098

    Frankfurt Zoological Society - US · Washington, DC · 2023

    To support the organization's protection efforts in nsumbu national park, zambia.

  • $700,000

    Frankfurt Zoological Society - US · Washington, DC · 2023

    To assist frankfurt's gonarezhou conservation project with its anti-poaching operations.

  • $697,910

    Frankfurt Zoological Society · Washington, DC · 2023

    (1) description: 20,200 shares of tpg, inc. Securities (2) book value: $705,485 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received by the foundation. (4) method use…

  • $500,000

    Frankfurt Zoological Society - US · Washington, DC · 2023

    To support the organization's protection efforts in lomami national park, democratic republic congo.

  • $474,028

    Empowers Africa · New York, NY · 2023

    To support the rooikat trust and its continued efforts to combat wildlife crime in namibia.

  • $471,000

    Empowers Africa · New York, NY · 2023

    To support the general operations of virunga national park, democratic republic of congo.

  • $460,275

    Empowers Africa · New York, NY · 2023

    (1) description: 13,322 shares of tpg, inc. Securities (2) book value: $465,271 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received by the foundation. (4) method use…

  • $418,996

    Center for Advanced Defense Studies · Washington, DC · 2023

    To support the ongoing efforts of iwt wildcat grantees for the wildlife crimes program: strengthening the network.

  • $400,020

    Empowers Africa · New York, NY · 2023

    (1) description: 11,578 shares of tpg, inc. Securities (2) book value: $404,362 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received by the foundation. (4) method use…

  • $400,000

    African Park Network US · New York, NY · 2023

    To support the protection efforts in kafue national park, zambia.

  • $393,870

    African Park Network US · New York, NY · 2023

    (1) description: 11,400 shares of tpg, inc. Securities (2) book value: $398,145 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received by the foundation. (4) method use…

  • $390,000

    Empowers Africa · New York, NY · 2023

    To support the wildlife anti-trafficking activities of the lilongwe wildlife trust in malawi.

  • $383,032

    Houston Zoo · Houston, TX · 2023

    To provide support for niassa carnivore project's anti-poaching work in the niassa national reserve, mozambique.

  • $294,506

    Empowers Africa · New York, NY · 2023

    (1) description: 11,230 shares of tpg, inc. Securities (2) book value: $374,689 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received by the foundation. (4) method use…

  • $293,295

    Empowers Africa · New York, NY · 2023

    To support the anti-poaching and anti-trafficking activities described in Tikki Hywood Trust's proposal entitled "A Multifaceted Approach to Reducing Wildlife Crime in Zimbabwe".

  • $281,198

    Empowers Africa · New York, NY · 2023

    To support national park rescue in its efforts to protect chizarria national park, zimbabwe.

  • $255,499

    Empowers Africa · New York, NY · 2023

    (1) description: 3,250 shares of costar group inc. Securities (2) book value: $263,887 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received by the foundation. (4) met…

  • $253,327

    Center for Advanced Defense Studies · Washington, DC · 2023

    To support the organization's ongoing technical assistance of wildcat foundation countertrafficking grantees across africa.

  • $246,065

    Empowers Africa · New York, NY · 2023

    (1) description: 3,130 shares of costar group inc. Securities (2) book value: $253,686 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received by the foundation. (4) met…

  • $110,640

    Env Wildfire Conservation Trust · Warrentonm, VA · 2023

    Strengthening efforts in Vietnam to target major criminal networks trafficking in ivory and rhino horn from Africa.

  • $90,407

    Empowers Africa · New York, NY · 2023

    (1) description: 1,150 shares of costar group inc. Securities (2) book value: $93,190 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received by the foundation. (4) meth…

  • $39,308

    Empowers Africa · New York, NJ · 2023

    (1) description: 500 shares of costar group inc. Securities (2) book value: $40,518 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received by the foundation. (4) method…

  • $25,000

    Center of US Global Leadership · Washington, DC · 2023

    General operating support.

  • $1.2M

    Frankfurt Zoological Society - US · Washington, DC · 2022

    (1) description: 17,870 shares of costar group, inc. Securities (2) book value: $1,150,864 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received by the foundation. (4)…

  • $1.0M

    Pams Foundation · Eureka, CA · 2022

    to support the wildlife law enforcement activities of the special intelligence program of the PAMS foundation in Tanzania.

  • $1.0M

    Pams Foundation · Eureka, CA · 2022

    (1) description: 17,560 shares of costar group, inc. Securities (2) book value: $995,728 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received by the foundation. (4) m…

  • $1.0M

    Eagle - US · Alexandria, VA · 2022

    To support work that enhances law enforcement against the illegal wildlife trade in africa.

  • $814,861

    Undercurrent · San Rafael, CA · 2022

    (1) description: 12,260 shares of costar group, inc. Securities (2) book value: $697,778 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received by the foundation. (4) m…

  • $810,361

    Undercurrent · San Rafael, CA · 2022

    (1) description: 12,215 shares of costar group, inc. Securities (2) book value: $691,064 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received by the foundation. (4) m…

  • $717,032

    Undercurrent · San Rafael, CA · 2022

    To support wildlife crime prevention in zambia.

  • $674,575

    Save the Rhino International · New York, NY · 2022

    To support the wildlife law enforcement activities of the north luangwa conservation project in zambia.

  • $662,000

    Chengeta Wildlife · Lacey, WA · 2022

    To support wildlife conservation work in and around the bamingui-bangoran and manovo-gounda st. Floris national parks in the central african republic.

  • $625,000

    Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2022

    to provide support for work in Nouable-Ndoki national park in the Republic of Congo.

  • $604,100

    Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2022

    (1) description: 10,000 shares of costar group, inc. Securities (2) book value: $690,050 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received by the foundation. (4) m…

  • $598,868

    Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2022

    (1) description: 8,500 shares of costar group, inc. Securities (2) book value: $588,019 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received by the foundation. (4) me…

  • $553,500

    Undercurrent · San Rafael, CA · 2022

    To assist the natural resource conservation network in uganda.

  • $522,976

    Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2022

    (1) description: 9,390 shares of costar group, inc. Securities (2) book value: $534,432 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received by the foundation. (4) me…

  • $517,335

    Undercurrent · San Rafael, CA · 2022

    (1) description: 7,800 shares of costar group, inc. Securities (2) book value: $538,239 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received by the foundation. (4) me…

  • $500,000

    Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2022

    to support the work for the Okapi Wildlife Reserve in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

  • $497,914

    African Park Network US · New York, NY · 2022

    To support apn's efforts to secure and protect the wap complex in benin.

  • $495,335

    Frankfurt Zoological Society - US · Washington, DC · 2022

    To support the wildlife law enforcement activities of the lomami/tl2 conservation project located in lomami national park, democratic republic congo.

  • $418,997

    Center for Advanced Defense Studies · Washington, DC · 2022

    To support the ongoing efforts of iwt wildcat grantees for the wildlife crimes program: strengthening the network.

  • $380,000

    Undercurrent · San Rafael, CA · 2022

    To support the wildlife anti-trafficking activities of the lilongwe wildlife trust in malawi.

  • $377,161

    African Park Network US · New York, NY · 2022

    (1) description: 6,185 shares of costar group, inc. Securities (2) book value: $349,916 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received by the foundation. (4) me…

  • $339,416

    Frankfurt Zoological Society - US · Washington, DC · 2022

    To assist frankfurt's nsumbu tanganyika conservation project in zambia.

  • $332,505

    Frankfurt Zoological Society - US · Washington, DC · 2022

    (1) description: 5,610 shares of costar group, inc. Securities (2) book value: $387,118 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received by the foundation. (4) me…

  • $313,441

    Undercurrent · San Rafael, CA · 2022

    (1) description: 4,980 shares of costar group, inc. Securities (2) book value: $283,437 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received by the foundation. (4) me…

  • $289,399

    Undercurrent · San Rafael, CA · 2022

    To support the anti-poaching and anti-trafficking activities described in tikki hywood trust's proposal entitled "a multifaceted approach to reducing wildlife crime in zimbabwe".

  • $285,739

    Undercurrent · San Rafael, CA · 2022

    (1) description: 4,730 shares of costar group, inc. Securities (2) book value: $267,600 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received by the foundation. (4) me…

  • $283,927

    Undercurrent · San Rafael, CA · 2022

    (1) description: 4,700 shares of costar group, inc. Securities (2) book value: $324,324 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received by the foundation. (4) me…

  • $178,256

    Houston Zoo · Houston, TX · 2022

    (1) description: 3,200 shares of costar group, inc. Securities (2) book value: $199,707 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received by the foundation. (4) me…

  • $156,427

    Houston Zoo · Houston, TX · 2022

    (1) description: 1,930 shares of costar group, inc. Securities (2) book value: $109,190 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received by the foundation. (4) me…

  • $123,167

    International Anti-Poaching Foundation - US · Arlington, VA · 2022

    (1) description: 2,165 shares of costar group, inc. Securities (2) book value: $122,485 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received by the foundation. (4) me…

  • $108,321

    Env Wildlife Conservation Trust · Warrenton, VA · 2022

    strengthening efforts in Vietnam to target major criminal networks trafficking in ivory and rhino horn from Africa.

  • $90,000

    Undercurrent · San Rafael, CA · 2022

    To assist Rooikat-Namibia to add key personnel to their staff and strengthen their ongoing work.

  • $87,000

    Forgotten Parks Foundation · Riverview, FL · 2022

    To support the hiring of key personnel in upemba national park, democratic republic congo.

  • $38,550

    Undercurrent · San Rafael, CA · 2022

    To assist Tikki Hywood Trust in Zimbabwe to add key personnel to their staff and strengthen their ongoing work.

  • $12,293

    Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2022

    To support the work in the kahuzi-biega national park in the democratic republic of congo.

  • $12,078

    Frankfurt Zoological Society - US · Washington, DC · 2022

    To assist frankfurt's gonarezhou conservation project with its anti-poaching operations.

  • $925

    University of Washington Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2022

    To support sample collections and analysis for ivory seizures.

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call. Most private foundations do not accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.