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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.
8 funders with a record of paying for “grevy”
Where the money went
Largest: $20,000 to Wildlife Conservation Network — ewaso lion project, grevy's zebra trust, elephant crisis fund, and marecet research
Largest: $475,000 to WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK — save the elephants ($50,000), elephant crisis fund ($200,000), grevy's zebra trust ($10,000), rhino recovery fund ($20,000), saiga conservation alliance ($10,000), niassa lion proj…
Jacksonville Zoological SocietyJacksonville, FLCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $70,000 · through 2023Largest: $40,000 to WILDLIFE CONSERVATION GLOBAL INC — conservation support - grevy zebras - $5,000, trt conservation fountation-niassa lion project - $5,000
Seattle FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $36,000 · through 2022Largest: $31,000 to WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK — to support the elephant crisis fund, the ethiopian wolf conservation program, the ewaso lions, grevy's zebra trust, lion recovery fund and maralliance
Living Desert thePalm Desert, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $85,000 · through 2024Largest: $85,000 to WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK INC — conservation support - donations in support of multiple organization; grevy's zebra trust, painted dog reseach trust, wasima, ewaso lions, and cheetah conservation fund
Mission WildlifePoway, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $81,500 · through 2023Largest: $81,500 to Wildlife Conservation Network — for furthering the missions and providing support to grevy's zebra trust and ewaso lions.
Largest: $35,000 to Wildlife Conservation Network — maintain local scouts who are crucial to grevys zebra trusts conservation efforts
Social Impact FundLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $50,000 · through 2022Largest: $50,000 to Wildlife Conservation Network — grevys zebra trust
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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 →