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12 funders with a record of paying for “exotic”

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Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York: $1.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024Liebchen's Gift Foundation → Exotic Feline Rescue: $880K across 4 grants, latest 2025Doolin Foundation for Biodiversity → In-Sync Exotics: $850K across 2 grants, latest 2024Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → Insync Exotics Inc: $410K across 4 grants, latest 2024Ruth C and Charles S Sharp Foundation → In-Sync Exotics: $265K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Heising-Simons Foundation → Board of Regents Nevada System of Higher Education: $200K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Priddy Foundation → International Exotic Feline Sanctuary Inc: $114K across 3 grants, latest 2022Margaret R Seeley Charitable Foundation → Lions Tigers & Bears Big Cat and Exotic Animal Rescue: $60K across 5 grants, latest 2025The Sexton Family Foundation → Noah's Ark Animal Rehabilitation Center: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024Ttees the Edith W Mac Guire Char Tr → East Coast Exotic Animal: $26K across 4 grants, latest 2025Texas Instruments Foundation → In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue: $16K across 3 grants, latest 2024Surendra and Karen Gupta Arc Foundation → Priderock Wildlife Refuge: $7K across 3 grants, latest 2025Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Cornell University: $936K across 3 grants, latest 2024Liebchen's Gift Foundation → Three Ring Ranch Exotic Animals: $250K across 6 grants, latest 2025Doolin Foundation for Biodiversity → In Sync Exotics: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022Communities Foundation of Texas Inc → International Exotic Feline Sanctuary Inc: $60K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Priddy Foundation → International Exotic Feline Sanctuary Inc (the Wild Animal Sanctuary): $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023Texas Instruments Foundation → Insync Exotics Inc: $8K across 2 grants, latest 2023Surendra and Karen Gupta Arc Foundation → Noah's Lost Ark: $6K across 3 grants, latest 2025Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Johns Hopkins University: $825K across 3 grants, latest 2024Liebchen's Gift Foundation → Exotic Feline Rescuse: $190K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Priddy Foundation → The Wild Animal Sanctuary (Formerly Known As International Exotic Feline Sa: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024Texas Instruments Foundation → In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue and Educational Center: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2021Surendra and Karen Gupta Arc Foundation → Lion Habitat Ranch: $4K across 2 grants, latest 2025Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Cornell University: $664K across 1 grant, latest 2020Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → California Institute of Technology: $600K across 1 grant, latest 2024Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Massachusetts Institute of Technology: $350K across 1 grant, latest 2020Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Massachusetts Institute of Technology: $280K across 1 grant, latest 2022Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Johns Hopkins University: $249K across 1 grant, latest 2020Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → President and Fellows of Harvard College: $180K across 1 grant, latest 2020Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Trustees of Columbia University in the City of Ny: $174K across 1 grant, latest 2020Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Technische Universitaet Wien: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023Surendra and Karen Gupta Arc Foundation → East Coast Exotic Animal Rescue: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2025Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation: $5.4M on this topic. Open the funder.Gordon E and Betty I Moore Fo…$5.4MLiebchen's Gift Foundation: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder.Liebchen's Gift Foundation$1.3MDoolin Foundation for Biodiversity: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder.Doolin Foundation for Biodive…$1.1MCommunities Foundation of Texas Inc: $470K on this topic. Open the funder.Communities Foundation of Tex…$470KRuth C and Charles S Sharp Foundation: $265K on this topic. Open the funder.Ruth C and Charles S Sharp Fo…$265KThe Priddy Foundation: $214K on this topic. Open the funder.The Priddy Foundation$214KThe Heising-Simons Foundation: $200K on this topic. Open the funder.The Heising-Simons Foundation$200KMargaret R Seeley Charitable Foundation: $60K on this topic. Open the funder.Margaret R Seeley Charitable…$60KThe Sexton Family Foundation: $30K on this topic. Open the funder.The Sexton Family Foundation$30KTexas Instruments Foundation: $29K on this topic. Open the funder.Texas Instruments Foundation$29KTtees the Edith W Mac Guire Char Tr: $26K on this topic. Open the funder.Ttees the Edith W Mac Guire C…$26KSurendra and Karen Gupta Arc Foundation: $18K on this topic. Open the funder.Surendra and Karen Gupta Arc…$18KIn-Sync Exotics: received $1.1M on this topicIn-Sync Exotics$1.1MTrustees of Columbia University in the City of New York: received $1.1M on this topicTrustees of Columbia University…$1.1MCornell University: received $936K on this topicCornell University$936KExotic Feline Rescue: received $880K on this topicExotic Feline Rescue$880KJohns Hopkins University: received $825K on this topicJohns Hopkins University$825KCornell University: received $664K on this topicCornell University$664KCalifornia Institute of Technology: received $600K on this topicCalifornia Institute of Technol…$600KInsync Exotics Inc: received $418K on this topicInsync Exotics Inc$418KMassachusetts Institute of Technology: received $350K on this topicMassachusetts Institute of Tech…$350KMassachusetts Institute of Technology: received $280K on this topicMassachusetts Institute of Tech…$280KThree Ring Ranch Exotic Animals: received $250K on this topicThree Ring Ranch Exotic Animals$250KJohns Hopkins University: received $249K on this topicJohns Hopkins University$249KIn Sync Exotics: received $200K on this topicIn Sync Exotics$200KBoard of Regents Nevada System of Higher Education: received $200K on this topicBoard of Regents Nevada System…$200KExotic Feline Rescuse: received $190K on this topicExotic Feline Rescuse$190KPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: received $180K on this topicPresident and Fellows of Harvar…$180KTrustees of Columbia University in the City of Ny: received $174K on this topicTrustees of Columbia University…$174KInternational Exotic Feline Sanctuary Inc: received $114K on this topicInternational Exotic Feline San…$114KLions Tigers & Bears Big Cat and Exotic Animal Rescue: received $60K on this topicLions Tigers & Bears Big Cat an…$60KInternational Exotic Feline Sanctuary Inc: received $60K on this topicInternational Exotic Feline San…$60KInternational Exotic Feline Sanctuary Inc (the Wild Animal Sanctuary): received $50K on this topicInternational Exotic Feline San…$50KThe Wild Animal Sanctuary (Formerly Known As International Exotic Feline Sa: received $50K on this topicThe Wild Animal Sanctuary (Form…$50KNoah's Ark Animal Rehabilitation Center: received $30K on this topicNoah's Ark Animal Rehabilitatio…$30KEast Coast Exotic Animal: received $26K on this topicEast Coast Exotic Animal$26KIn-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue: received $16K on this topicIn-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue$16KTechnische Universitaet Wien: received $15K on this topicTechnische Universitaet Wien$15KPriderock Wildlife Refuge: received $7K on this topicPriderock Wildlife Refuge$7KNoah's Lost Ark: received $6K on this topicNoah's Lost Ark$6KIn-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue and Educational Center: received $5K on this topicIn-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue…$5KLion Habitat Ranch: received $4K on this topicLion Habitat Ranch$4KEast Coast Exotic Animal Rescue: received $2K on this topicEast Coast Exotic Animal Rescue$2K
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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 →