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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “enclosure”
Where the money went
Largest: $25,000 to TREASURE COAST WILDLIFE CENTER — for the new water bird enclosure ($20,000) and new roofing for the eagle and barn owl enclosure ($3,000)
Largest: $10,000 to CALIFORNIA WOLF CENTER — to repair and extend wolf enclosure fencing to comply with usda/safe regulations for safety of resident mexican gray wolves.
Largest: $250,000 to NEW ENGLAND EXOTIC WILDLIFE SANCTUA — $50,000 for general operations grant for sanctuary for abandoned companion parrots and other exotic species, build aviaries and enclosures, do education outreach on the consequence…
National Anti-Vivisection SocietyChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $51,000 · through 2024Largest: $21,000 to PRIMATES INCORPORATED — to assist in constructing 3 outdoor enclosures for 5 rhesus monkeys retired from laboratories
Honorable Order of Kentucky ColonelsLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $34,090 · through 2024Largest: $4,500 to Grit & Grace Wildlife Rehabilitation Inc — partial funding for materials to build a fox enclosure and fawn enclosure
Largest: $21,000 to SASQUENARY ASSOCIATION — dumpster enclosure
Largest: $6,000 to WOODLANDS WILDLIFE REFUGE — purchase a new animal enclosure and direct care supplies
Largest: $102,300 to UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM — support for the school of biosciences enclosure design tool (edt), an evidence-based assessment and monitoring tool for key phases of orangutan rehabilitation and release for sanct…
Tiger SanctuariesNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $117,231 · through 2023Largest: $109,731 to Exotic Feline rescue center — las vegas cat rescue; enclosure upgrade
Largest: $15,000 to NEW MEXICO WILDLIFE CENTER — turtle enclosure & repairs
Largest: $20,000 to World Bird Sanctuary — fostering center enclosures
Largest: $12,000 to WILDLIFE LEARNING CENTER — hawk and raven enclosures
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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 →