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12 funders with a record of paying for “giraffe”
Where the money went
The Whas Crusade for ChildrenLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2023Largest: $130,000 to UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE FOUNDATION INC UOFL HOSPITAL CTR FOR WOMEN & INFAN — $130,000.00 for ge giraffe omnibeds carestations and ge giraffe bedded warmers
Largest: $130,000 to WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK INC — painted dog conservation, cheetah conservation botswana, somali giraffe conservation, ethiopian wolf conservation program, niassa lion project, siberian tiger (tigris), pangolin cr…
Jacksonville Zoological SocietyJacksonville, FLCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $27,805 · through 2023Largest: $7,500 to GIRAFFE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION USA — conservation support - korodfan giraffe monitoring, garamba national park in congo
United Way of Treasure ValleyBoise, IDCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $144,500 · through 2024Largest: $53,500 to GIRAFFE LAUGH - SCHOLARSHIPS & MISSION SUPPORT FOR YOUNG CHILDREN — scholarships for school age children
Largest: $75,000 to LINCOLN CHILDREN'S ZOO — giraffe complex
Utah Zoological SocietySalt Lake City, UTCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $30,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to SAVE GIRAFFES NOW — east africa giraffe
Blank Park Zoo FoundationDes Moines, IACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $30,500 · through 2023Largest: $10,500 to GIRAFFE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION - USA — giraffe conservation
Largest: $110,000 to GIRAFFE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION USA — support the twiga wetu initiative in africa
Wags and Menace Make a Difference FoundationWilmington, DE
4 matching grants · $19,000 · through 2025Largest: $5,000 to GIRAFFE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION USA — in support of conservation efforts
Largest: $87,500 to GIRAFFE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION — kordofan giraffes
Largest: $40,000 to GIRAFFE LAUGH EARLY LEARNING CENTER — see statement 10
Idaho Community FoundationBoise, IDCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $349,625 · through 2024Largest: $36,625 to GIRAFFE LAUGH INC — support general operations for educational and economic opportunities
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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 →