Caesar Kleberg Foundation for Wildlife Conservation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your work is wildlife conservation or wildlife studies, it fits the foundation's stated remit, and its recorded recipients include university foundations, conservation bodies, wildlife research institutions and nature centres.
- Organisations that discriminate with respect to race, colour or religion are barred, so check this before applying; no geographic focus is stated, although the filings show grants mainly in Texas.
- Most of its grants are modest: across its recent filings, half of its 15 grants to organisations were $40,000 or less, and typically about 8 in 10 fall between $10,000 and $3,250,000, so a request near $40,000 is a sensible starting point, though its largest grant was about $3,600,000.
- Send a written request describing the intended use, a budget for the specific amount requested and a copy of your IRS 501(c)(3) exemption letter, noting that the IRS filing gives no deadlines, so it offers no timetable to plan around.
- In its latest filing, 89% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in the previous filing, so a first request may face competition from existing grantees.
Overview
Caesar Kleberg Foundation for Wildlife Conservation is a US private foundation based in Kingsville, TX.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation's stated remit is to support wildlife conservation and studies. Its grant-request instructions address organisations, asking them to explain the intended use, budget the specific amount requested and provide an IRS 501(c)(3) exemption letter. The filing states that grants have no geographic restrictions, while organisations that discriminate with respect to race, colour or religion are barred. Its recorded recipients include university foundations, conservation bodies, wildlife research institutions and nature centres. Many grants are recorded only as charitable purposes, so the filing does not establish further thematic priorities.
Themes
- Wildlife conservation
- Wildlife studies
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Texas.
What They Don't Fund
- Organizations which discriminate with respect to race, color or religion
How to apply
Organisations submit a request describing the intended use, with a budget for the specific amount requested and a copy of the organisation's IRS 501(c)(3) exemption letter.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, 89% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 15 grants to organisations were $40,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- Requests must support wildlife conservation and studies.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 90% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2023, 89% of grant dollars went to organisations Caesar Kleberg Foundation for Wildlife Conservation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 8 grants in tax year 2023 by size
Median $42,500 (tax year 2023)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Texas A&M University-Kingsville Foundation · Charitable purposes$3,580,5002023 tax year
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation · Charitable purposes$350,0002023 tax year
- Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute · Charitable purposes$81,0002023 tax year
- King High Historical Foundation · Charitable purposes$45,0002023 tax year
- Texas Foundation for Conservation · Charitable purposes$40,0002023 tax year
- Texas Wildlife Association Foundation · Sponsorship$10,0002023 tax year
- Forever Foundation for Texas · Charitable purposes$10,0002023 tax year
- Coastal Bend Community Foundation · Charitable purposes$7,5002023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Robert J Kleberg — Trustee
- Chris Kleberg — Trustee
- Stephen J Kleberg — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $4,009,593 | $3,435,500 | $71,239,568 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $4,768,407 | $4,124,000 | $75,301,553 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
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.
Sources
Registers and filings
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Applying to Caesar Kleberg Foundation for Wildlife Conservation?
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- (361) 592-8501
- Kingsville, TX
Applying to Caesar Kleberg Foundation for Wildlife Conservation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (361) 592-8501
- Kingsville, TX