The Wildcat Foundation

• The Wildcat Foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a small charity should not send it a cold application; the realistic first step is an introduction or relationship with the foundation.
• Its stated focus is protecting wildlife and wild places across Africa, through resourcing conservation law enforcement, protected-area management and efforts to disrupt wildlife-trafficking networks, so work outside that focus is unlikely to fit.
• Its giving is concentrated among repeat recipients, with all of its grant dollars in the most recent filing going to organisations it had also funded earlier, which makes the relationship-led route more important.
• Most grants fall between about $39,000 and $1,000,000, though that is the typical band rather than the full range, and the median grant is about $400,000; a request should be sized against that band rather than the largest grant of about $1,200,000.
• Timing is not stated in the filing, so any approach should follow the foundation's invitation process rather than a fixed deadline.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• PAMS Foundation · To support the wildlife law enforcement activities of the special intelligence program of the PAMS foundation in Tanzania.
  $1,175,0752024 tax year
• PAMS Foundation · (1) DESCRIPTION: 23,200 SHARES OF TPG, INC. SECURITIES (2) BOOK VALUE: $810,260 (3) METHOD USED TO DETERMINE BOOK VALUE: AVERAGE OF THE HIGH/LOW ON THE DATE THE SECURITIES WERE RECEIVED BY THE FOUNDATION. (4) METHOD USED TO DETERMINE FAIR MARKET VALUE: AVERAGE OF THE HIGH/LOW ON THE DATE THE SECURITIES WERE DONATED. (5) DATE OF THE GIFT: 08/30/2024 (6) PURPOSE: To support the wildlife law enforcement activities of the special intelligence program of the PAMS foundation in Tanzania.
  $1,161,9722024 tax year
• Eagle - Us · To conduct investigations and related law enforcement activities across the african continent.
  $1,000,0002024 tax year
• Empowers Africa · To support efforts to combat illegal wildlife activity throughout Zimbabwe and regionally where government mandate is in place.
  $822,7202024 tax year
• Frankfurt Zoological Society US · (1) DESCRIPTION: 14,000 SHARES OF TPG INC. SECURITIES (2) BOOK VALUE: $488,950 (3) METHOD USED TO DETERMINE BOOK VALUE: AVERAGE OF THE HIGH/LOW ON THE DATE THE SECURITIES WERE RECEIVED BY THE FOUNDATION. (4) METHOD USED TO DETERMINE FAIR MARKET VALUE: AVERAGE OF THE HIGH/LOW ON THE DATE THE SECURITIES WERE DONATED. (5) DATE OF THE GIFT: 08/28/2024 (6) PURPOSE: To support the protection efforts of Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe, with an emphasis on security for iconic populations of elephant, rhino, and lion.
  $704,9002024 tax year
• Frankfurt Zoological Society US · to support the protection efforts of North Luangwa National Park, Zambia, with an emphasis on security for iconic populations of elephant, black rhino, and lion.
  $678,0002024 tax year
• Save the Rhino International · To support the wildlife law enforcement activities of the north luangwa conservation project in zambia.
  $527,1602024 tax year
• Empowers Africa · To support the ongoing counter illegal wildlife trafficking efforts in Malawi.
  $520,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.