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12 funders with a record of paying for “toad”
Where the money went
Houston ZooHouston, TXCharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $446,682 · through 2024Largest: $94,496 to Fort Worth Zoological Association — houston toad conservation support
Revive & RestoreSausalito, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $650,538 · through 2025Largest: $296,196 to VIAGEN PETS & EQUINE — service provider for multiple programs including the black-footed ferret and the wyoming toad recovery
Lamprey River Watershed AssociationLee, NHCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $50,575 · through 2024Largest: $27,749 to UNH Sponsored Programs Administration — tracking bacterial contamination in the lamprey river watershed in 2023 and 2024, characterization of novel protist pathogen in american toads in the lamprey river watershed
Texas State University DevelopmentSan Marcos, TXCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $500,000 · through 2024Largest: $500,000 to NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION — to support the research of endangered toads
Largest: $7,500 to Rewild — texas horned toad project
Conway Regional Medical CenterConway, ARCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $10,300 · through 2024Largest: $5,300 to CONWAY KIWANIS CLUB — toad suck run sponsor
Largest: $2,449 to Alum Creek Wildlife Management Association — to focus on conservation education particularly as it pertains to the endangered houston toad. educated members on variety topics related to habitat management and conservation inc…
Berks County Community FoundationReading, PACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $10,000 · through 2023Largest: $10,000 to BRANDYWINE HEIGHTS AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT — for toad creek stream study and restoration
Ncrc Community Development FundWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $50,000 · through 2023Largest: $50,000 to PURPLE TOAD INC — illinois coronavirus fiscal recovery funds
Indigenous Medicine ConservationSanta Rosa, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $20,000 · through 2022Largest: $20,000 to WATERSHED MANAGEMENT GROUP INC — toad habitat project
Fish & Wildlife Foundation of FloridaTallahassee, FLCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $15,190 · through 2022Largest: $15,190 to TAMPA BAY WATCH DISCOVERY CENTER — the ribbit exhibit: frogs and toads of florida
Largest: $5,000 to GRAND OPERA HOUSE — produce a year with frog and toad at the grand
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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 →