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12 funders with a record of paying for “elephants”
Where the money went
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $5.1M · through 2022Largest: $16,500 to Wildlife Conservation Network Inc — elephant crisis fund, support for save the elephants - elephant scholarships, general operating support
Largest: $176,250 to SAVE THE ELEPHANTS — to support the sustainability of the african elephant database and production of an african elephant status report
Largest: $4,000 to WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK — support work to save elephants. the elephant crisis funda joint initiative of save the elephants and the wildlife conservation networkexists to fuel this coalition, encourage colla…
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $203,750 · through 2024Largest: $2,000 to WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK — to support the elephant scholarship program at save the elephants.
Conservation NationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $468,607 · through 2025Largest: $30,000 to Elephant Havens Wildlife Foundation Inc — people & pachyderms collective grant for elephant bomas.
Wags and Menace Make a Difference FoundationWilmington, DE
12 matching grants · $18,000 · through 2025Largest: $2,000 to THE DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST USA — 2 baby elephant's medical care
Largest: $100,000 to MARA ELEPHANT PROJECT USA INC — mara elephant project - ranger teams in the loita forest
Conservation Society of CaliforniaOakland, CACharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $221,500 · through 2023Largest: $71,500 to AMBOSELI TRUST FOR ELEPHANTS — conservation projects annual giving
Largest: $150,000 to ELEPHANT CIRCLE — research and education on maternal care
Largest: $400,000 to SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST — for support of elephants and wildlife conservation in kenya
Dscw Kennedy FoundationRancho Palos Verdes, CA
4 matching grants · $601,534 · through 2024Largest: $410,000 to ELEPHANT AID INTERNATIONAL — to help support the best possible care for their elephant residents.
Largest: $257,305 to PAMS FOUNDATION — tanzania: ruvuma elephant project (yr 3 of 3)
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →