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10 funders with a record of paying for “herpetology”
Where the money went
Largest: $70,000 to PHOENIX HERPETOLOGICAL SANCTUARY — animal welfare
Largest: $20,000 to Phoenix Herpetological Society — health & wellness
Largest: $4,000 to PHOENIX HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY — program support
Largest: $110,260 to NATURE UGANDA — for the project "training a cohort of herpetologists to increase data knowledge in uganda and build capacity for baseline herpetology surveys in key ecosystems of east africa."
Largest: $75,000 to Phoenix Herpetological Society — support to house critically endangered species of crocodilians.
Largest: $10,000 to CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES — to support a scientific illustration internship for an undergraduate, postbaccalaureate, or graduate student in the california academy of sciences herpetology department
Aen FoundationSaint Louis, MO
1 matching grant · $20,000 · through 2025Largest: $20,000 to ST LOUIS ZOO — annual grant, herpetology
Petsmart CharitiesPhoenix, AZCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $12,575 · through 2021Largest: $12,575 to PHOENIX HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC — adoptions, field initiatives
Arizona Community FoundationPhoenix, AZCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $7,750 · through 2021Largest: $7,750 to PHOENIX HERPETOLOGICAL SANCTUARY — program support
Largest: $1,000 to PHOENIX HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC — employee giving program
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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 →