Who funds Wildlife Conservation Society?

Bronx, New York · EIN 13-1740011 · NTEE D500 · 501(c)(3)

313 private foundations paid Wildlife Conservation Society 656 grants on IRS Form 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $67.9M in all. Its IRS activity code (NTEE D500) places it in animal welfare.

All years on file, including returns before 2022.

Foundations that funded it

The 200 largest by total, of 318 on file.

Largest grants since 2022

Largest first. The purpose is what the foundation wrote on its return, for the tax year shown.

• Rob and Melani Walton Foundation · 2024 - To support Africa Protected Areas Strategy Implementation$9,328,315
• Louise B and Edgar M Cullman Foundation · 2023 - Wildlife conservation$3,000,000
• Ainslie Foundation · 2023 - Environmental preservation$2,100,000
• Ainslie Foundation · 2024 - Environmental preservation & wildlife conservation$2,000,000
• Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation · 2024 - To support the amazon waters alliance in mobilizing collaborative knowledge and action to conserve the integrity of amazon freshwater…$1,693,424
• Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation · 2024 - To advance conservation of priority targets for the integrity and connectivity of freshwaters and forests in the amazon basin.$1,500,000
• Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation · 2023 - To advance conservation of priority targets for the integrity and connectivity of freshwaters and forests in the amazon basin.$1,500,000
• Thomas L Kempner Jr Foundation Inc · 2023 - Marine strongholds/mpa 2030 and blue carbon$1,250,000
• Wal-Mart Foundation · 2024 - Nature$1,200,000
• The G Unger Vetlesen Foundation · 2024 - $250,000 for general purposes; $250,000 for its marine program: $250,000 for the wildlife health program; and $250,000 for the new york…$1,000,000
• Thomas L Kempner Jr Foundation Inc · 2024 - Marine strongholds and blue carbon$1,000,000
• The Dn Batten Foundation · 2024 - To provide financial support$1,000,000
• The G Unger Vetlesen Foundation · 2023 - $250,000 for general purposes; $250,000 for its marine program: $250,000 for the wildlife health program; and $250,000 for the new york…$1,000,000
• The James Family Charitable Foundation · 2023 - General$1,000,000
• The Dn Batten Foundation · 2023 - To provide financial support$1,000,000
• Robertson Foundation · 2022 - Tiger program$1,000,000
• Robertson Foundation · 2022 - Julian robertson big cat conservation fellowship - capstone grant$1,000,000
• Margaret a Cargill Foundation · 2023 - Natural resource management for improved livelihoods in amazonian watersheds$800,000
• The Ayers Wild Cat Conservation Trust · 2023 - Current use for charitable purposes$678,000
• Margaret a Cargill Foundation · 2023 - Improving ecological resilience in the lower mekong$675,000
• The Liz Claiborne & Art Ortenberg Foundation · 2023 - Leuser ecosystem program, phase 2, indonesia (year 1 of 3)$654,565
• The Liz Claiborne & Art Ortenberg Foundation · 2023 - Leuser ecosystem program, phase 2, indonesia (year 1 of 3)$654,565
• Margaret a Cargill Foundation · 2024 - Advancing marine protected area management in indonesia$650,000
• Margaret a Cargill Foundation · 2024 - Building capacity for global conservation focused on rights & communities$650,000
• Margaret a Cargill Foundation · 2023 - Building thematic capacity for global conservation$650,000

Organizations the same foundations fund

Organizations paid by many of the same foundations since 2022, by how much their lists of funders overlap.

• American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NY · 64 shared funders
• New York Botanical GardenBronx, NY · 45 shared funders
• Central Park Conservancy IncNew York, NY · 66 shared funders
• Museum of Modern ArtNew York, NY · 58 shared funders
• New York Public RadioNew York, NY · 41 shared funders
• Oceana IncWashington, DC · 32 shared funders
• The Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY · 80 shared funders
• Environmental Defense Fund IncorporatedNew York, NY · 46 shared funders

By tax year of the funder's return

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How this page is made

Each grant comes from a foundation's IRS Form 990-PF and was linked to this EIN only when this was the single organization in the IRS Business Master File with that name in that state. Grants written under a different spelling, or where several organizations share the name, are not counted here, so the real totals can be higher. Government grants and gifts from individuals do not appear on these returns.

• IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-1740011
• IRS Business Master File record updated Nov 9, 2026; listed in Publication 78 (eligible for deductible contributions)

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