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12 funders with a record of paying for “fencing”

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The Knobloch Family Foundation → The Wyldlife Fund: $668K across 6 grants, latest 2024National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Ranchers Stewardship Alliance Inc: $485K across 1 grant, latest 2023United States Fencing Foundation → Us Fencing Association: $278K across 3 grants, latest 2023The William G Irwin Charity Foundation → Saints Peter and Paul School: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2023Defenders of Wildlife → County of Dare: $120K across 1 grant, latest 2024Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Empowering Haiti: $120K across 1 grant, latest 2023Met Foundation Inc → Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection: $101K across 1 grant, latest 2025Community Foundation of North Texas Inc → Trinity Episcopal Church - Jacksonville Tx: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2023Arvest Foundation → Hot Springs Village Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024Thornton S Jr and Katrina D → California Wolf Center: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023Round Room Gives Inc → Community Animal Rescue and Education St Francis: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2022Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation Inc → Our Lady of Mount Carmel School: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Hawaii Division of Forestry and Wildlife: $384K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Knobloch Family Foundation → Nature Conservancy: $245K across 1 grant, latest 2024The William G Irwin Charity Foundation → Salesian Boys' & Girls' Club: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2023Met Foundation Inc → Tucson Audubon Society: $85K across 1 grant, latest 2025Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Union Cemetery Association Ladies Social Gathering: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2024Defenders of Wildlife → The Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Nation: $37K across 1 grant, latest 2022Community Foundation of North Texas Inc → Humane Society of North Texas: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2022Arvest Foundation → Marshfield Saddle Club: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022Round Room Gives Inc → Humane Society for Hamilton County: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024Thornton S Jr and Katrina D → Laughing Pony Rescue Inc: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2022Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation Inc → St Vincent Depaul Mission of Bristol Inc: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Knobloch Family Foundation → The Nature Conservancy: $192K across 1 grant, latest 2024National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Pulama Lanai: $110K across 1 grant, latest 2023The William G Irwin Charity Foundation → Roman Catholic Welfare Corporation of Oakland - St Joseph Schol: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2024Defenders of Wildlife → Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes: $35K across 2 grants, latest 2022Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Davis County Little League Baseball: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2024Community Foundation of North Texas Inc → Wings of Hope Equitherapy: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2023Arvest Foundation → Boys & Girls Club of Western Benton County Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023Met Foundation Inc → Friends of Ironwood Forest: $6K across 2 grants, latest 2025Thornton S Jr and Katrina D → Lions Tigers & Bears: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022Round Room Gives Inc → Happy Life Animal Rescue: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation Inc → Harwinton Land Trust: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Knobloch Family Foundation → National Wildlife Federation: $190K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Knobloch Family Foundation → Wyoming Game and Fish Department: $177K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Knobloch Family Foundation → Wyldife Fund: $101K across 4 grants, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Heartland Custom Fence Inc: $88K across 2 grants, latest 2023The William G Irwin Charity Foundation → St Vincent De Paul High School: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2023The William G Irwin Charity Foundation → St Raymond School: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2024National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → White Buffalo Inc: $57K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Knobloch Family Foundation → National Wildlife Federation: $31K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Wild Earth Society Incorporated Dba Wildlands Network: $28K across 1 grant, latest 2023Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Newell Community Foundation: $26K across 1 grant, latest 2022Defenders of Wildlife → Southern Plains Land Trust: $21K across 1 grant, latest 2024Community Foundation of North Texas Inc → Fort Worth Christian School Inc: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2023Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Ellsworth College Foundation: $17K across 1 grant, latest 2023Defenders of Wildlife → Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation: $13K across 1 grant, latest 2024Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Appanoose County Foundation: $11K across 2 grants, latest 2024Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Monroe County Iowa Community Foundation: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2023National Fish and Wildlife Foundation → Pono Pacific Land Management LLC: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2021Arvest Foundation → Adult Development Center of Benton County Inc Dba Open Avenues: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Defenders of Wildlife → Llcjbarl Ranches: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024Defenders of Wildlife → The Blackfoot Challenge Inc: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2021Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Raccoon River Pet Rescue: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2023Arvest Foundation → City of Waldron: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2024Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Tinker Tots Preschool Inc: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines → Pekin Community School District: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022Round Room Gives Inc → Martin County Humane Society: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022Round Room Gives Inc → Safe Haven of Mt Carmel: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022Arvest Foundation → Bartlesville Community Foundation: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023Arvest Foundation → Equestrian Zone: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024Arvest Foundation → Westville Little League Sports Association: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024Arvest Foundation → Pope County Riding Club Inc: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Knobloch Family Foundation: $1.6M on this topic. Open the funder.The Knobloch Family Foundation$1.6MNational Fish and Wildlife Foundation: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder.National Fish and Wildlife Fo…$1.2MThe William G Irwin Charity Foundation: $525K on this topic. Open the funder.The William G Irwin Charity F…$525KCommunity Fdn of Greater Des Moines: $294K on this topic. Open the funder.Community Fdn of Greater Des…$294KUnited States Fencing Foundation: $278K on this topic. Open the funder.United States Fencing Foundat…$278KDefenders of Wildlife: $243K on this topic. Open the funder.Defenders of Wildlife$243KMet Foundation Inc: $192K on this topic. Open the funder.Met Foundation Inc$192KCommunity Foundation of North Texas Inc: $125K on this topic. Open the funder.Community Foundation of North…$125KArvest Foundation: $82K on this topic. Open the funder.Arvest Foundation$82KRound Room Gives Inc: $31K on this topic. Open the funder.Round Room Gives Inc$31KThornton S Jr and Katrina D: $23K on this topic. Open the funder.Thornton S Jr and Katrina D$23KThomaston Savings Bank Foundation Inc: $11K on this topic. Open the funder.Thomaston Savings Bank Founda…$11KThe Wyldlife Fund: received $668K on this topicThe Wyldlife Fund$668KRanchers Stewardship Alliance Inc: received $485K on this topicRanchers Stewardship Alliance I…$485KHawaii Division of Forestry and Wildlife: received $384K on this topicHawaii Division of Forestry and…$384KUs Fencing Association: received $278K on this topicUs Fencing Association$278KNature Conservancy: received $245K on this topicNature Conservancy$245KThe Nature Conservancy: received $192K on this topicThe Nature Conservancy$192KNational Wildlife Federation: received $190K on this topicNational Wildlife Federation$190KWyoming Game and Fish Department: received $177K on this topicWyoming Game and Fish Department$177KSaints Peter and Paul School: received $150K on this topicSaints Peter and Paul School$150KSalesian Boys' & Girls' Club: received $150K on this topicSalesian Boys' & Girls' Club$150KCounty of Dare: received $120K on this topicCounty of Dare$120KEmpowering Haiti: received $120K on this topicEmpowering Haiti$120KPulama Lanai: received $110K on this topicPulama Lanai$110KWyldife Fund: received $101K on this topicWyldife Fund$101KCoalition for Sonoran Desert Protection: received $101K on this topicCoalition for Sonoran Desert Pr…$101KHeartland Custom Fence Inc: received $88K on this topicHeartland Custom Fence Inc$88KTucson Audubon Society: received $85K on this topicTucson Audubon Society$85KRoman Catholic Welfare Corporation of Oakland - St Joseph Schol: received $75K on this topicRoman Catholic Welfare Corporat…$75KSt Vincent De Paul High School: received $75K on this topicSt Vincent De Paul High School$75KSt Raymond School: received $75K on this topicSt Raymond School$75KUnion Cemetery Association Ladies Social Gathering: received $60K on this topicUnion Cemetery Association Ladi…$60KTrinity Episcopal Church - Jacksonville Tx: received $60K on this topicTrinity Episcopal Church - Jack…$60KWhite Buffalo Inc: received $57K on this topicWhite Buffalo Inc$57KThe Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Nation: received $37K on this topicThe Blackfeet Tribe of the Blac…$37KFort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes: received $35K on this topicFort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux…$35KNational Wildlife Federation: received $31K on this topicNational Wildlife Federation$31KDavis County Little League Baseball: received $30K on this topicDavis County Little League Base…$30KWild Earth Society Incorporated Dba Wildlands Network: received $28K on this topicWild Earth Society Incorporated…$28KNewell Community Foundation: received $26K on this topicNewell Community Foundation$26KHumane Society of North Texas: received $25K on this topicHumane Society of North Texas$25KSouthern Plains Land Trust: received $21K on this topicSouthern Plains Land Trust$21KHot Springs Village Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association: received $20K on this topicHot Springs Village Citizens Po…$20KWings of Hope Equitherapy: received $20K on this topicWings of Hope Equitherapy$20KFort Worth Christian School Inc: received $20K on this topicFort Worth Christian School Inc$20KEllsworth College Foundation: received $17K on this topicEllsworth College Foundation$17KMarshfield Saddle Club: received $15K on this topicMarshfield Saddle Club$15KBlackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation: received $13K on this topicBlackfeet Tribe of the Blackfee…$13KAppanoose County Foundation: received $11K on this topicAppanoose County Foundation$11KMonroe County Iowa Community Foundation: received $11K on this topicMonroe County Iowa Community Fo…$11KPono Pacific Land Management LLC: received $10K on this topicPono Pacific Land Management LLC$10KCalifornia Wolf Center: received $10K on this topicCalifornia Wolf Center$10KBoys & Girls Club of Western Benton County Inc: received $10K on this topicBoys & Girls Club of Western Be…$10KAdult Development Center of Benton County Inc Dba Open Avenues: received $10K on this topicAdult Development Center of Ben…$10KLlcjbarl Ranches: received $10K on this topicLlcjbarl Ranches$10KCommunity Animal Rescue and Education St Francis: received $8K on this topicCommunity Animal Rescue and Edu…$8KHumane Society for Hamilton County: received $8K on this topicHumane Society for Hamilton Cou…$8KLaughing Pony Rescue Inc: received $7K on this topicLaughing Pony Rescue Inc$7KThe Blackfoot Challenge Inc: received $7K on this topicThe Blackfoot Challenge Inc$7KRaccoon River Pet Rescue: received $7K on this topicRaccoon River Pet Rescue$7KCity of Waldron: received $7K on this topicCity of Waldron$7KFriends of Ironwood Forest: received $6K on this topicFriends of Ironwood Forest$6KLions Tigers & Bears: received $6K on this topicLions Tigers & Bears$6KTinker Tots Preschool Inc: received $6K on this topicTinker Tots Preschool Inc$6KPekin Community School District: received $6K on this topicPekin Community School District$6KOur Lady of Mount Carmel School: received $5K on this topicOur Lady of Mount Carmel School$5KHappy Life Animal Rescue: received $5K on this topicHappy Life Animal Rescue$5KMartin County Humane Society: received $5K on this topicMartin County Humane Society$5KSafe Haven of Mt Carmel: received $5K on this topicSafe Haven of Mt Carmel$5KBartlesville Community Foundation: received $5K on this topicBartlesville Community Foundati…$5KEquestrian Zone: received $5K on this topicEquestrian Zone$5KWestville Little League Sports Association: received $5K on this topicWestville Little League Sports…$5KPope County Riding Club Inc: received $5K on this topicPope County Riding Club Inc$5KSt Vincent Depaul Mission of Bristol Inc: received $3K on this topicSt Vincent Depaul Mission of Br…$3KHarwinton Land Trust: received $3K on this topicHarwinton Land Trust$3K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 20192025. 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 →