WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY
NY
501(C)(3) organization. Received $112,500 grant in 2024. Purpose: ANIMAL-RELATED
Tracked direct giving
$0
Tracked donations to candidate
$0
Connections
15
Dark Money Spending
Election spending by organizations that do not disclose their donors. Dark money flows through 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations, 501(c)(6) trade associations, and similar entities that are not required to reveal their funders. Figures below are never combined with disclosed-donor totals.
IRS 990 Schedule I Grant Chain
Grants between nonprofits reported on IRS Form 990 Schedule I. These inter-organizational transfers are a key pathway in dark money flows — a nonprofit may receive a grant from one entity and then spend that money on election ads.
IRS 990 Schedule I grants received
$4,273,787
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | $112,500 | 2024 | ANIMAL-RELATED |
| New Venture Fund | $150,000 | 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| ARKANSAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | $20,533 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY TO SUPPORT EFFORTS OF REINSTATING ANIMALS THAT ARE CONSIDERED TO BE IN CRITICAL OR SOON TO BE CRITICAL POPULATIONS |
| Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | $377,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CLEVELAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY | $21,300 | 2024 | FIELD CONSERVATION |
| Schwab Charitable | $1,259,245 | 2023 | ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS |
| Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund | $260,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED | $25,000 | 2023 | — |
| WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE | $359,844 | 2023 | REVERSE RAPID DEGRADATION OF ECOSYSTEMS |
| AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | $72,000 | 2023 | ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL PROTECTION |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | $36,608 | 2023 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| CLEVELAND FOUNDATION | $27,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY | $16,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION | $775,045 | 2022 | INTRODUCING SMART IN THE KHAN-TENGRI CORRIDOR, KYRGYZSTAN; PARTICIPATORY MONITORING OF HUNTING AND FISHING ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY THE COMMUNITY OF SAN JOSE DE UCHUPIAMONAS; PRAGMATIC PROTOCOLS FOR RESTORATION OF ECOSYSTEM PROCESSES IN CAMBODIA'S WILD; REGENERATIVE + WILDLIFE FRIENDLY FIBERS THAT IMPROVE LIVELIHOODS, CONSERVE WILDLIFE AND BUILD RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN PATAGONIA; STRENGTHENING MARINE PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OF GUINEA; THE DEPLOYMENT OF EARTHRANGER, A DATA VISUALIZATION AND ANALYSIS SOFTWARE TO STRENGTHEN PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS IN AFRICA'S NATIONAL PARKS; REDUCING THE IMPACTS OF GOLD MINING ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AND BIODIVERSITY IN BOLIVIA; PRIVATE SECTOR AND COMMUNITY CONSERVATION CO-MANAGEMENT IN BALJUVAN KEY BIODIVERSITY AREA, PHASE II, TAJIKISTAN; ENABLING PUBLIC POLICY FOR CHILE'S MPA NETWORK; GUARDIAN VILLAGES: EMPOWERED COMMUNITIES TO MANAGE WETLANDS IN LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | $761,712 | 2022 | For grant recipient's exempt purposes |
Source: IRS Form 990 Schedule I (Grants and Other Assistance to Organizations) via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer and IRS 990 XML e-files. Grant amounts represent the most recent filing year available.
IRS 990 data lags a year or more behind filing. Grants shown are for the stated tax year and do not establish current-cycle funding.
Methodology Disclosure
Dark money figures are derived from FEC Form 5 (independent expenditures by non-committee organizations) and Form 9 (electioneering communications). These filings capture spending on ads and election communications but do not reveal the identity of the organization's donors. QPQ totals may differ from benchmarks like the Brennan Center's estimates because QPQ includes all Form 5 filers, while some benchmarks count only a subset of non-disclosing nonprofits. Grant chain data is from IRS Form 990 Schedule I and may not include all years or all grantee organizations.
Click a node to see details
Double-click to expand its connections
Relationships
| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Received money from | AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $112,500 (tax year 2024). Purpose: ANIMAL-RELATED | Source |
| Received money from | ARKANSAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $20,533 (tax year 2024). Purpose: TO SUPPORT WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY TO SUPPORT EFFORTS OF REINSTATING ANIMALS THAT ARE CONSIDERED TO BE IN CRITICAL OR SOON TO BE CRITICAL POPULATIONS | Source |
| Received money from | AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $72,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL PROTECTION | Source |
| Received money from | CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $36,608 (tax year 2023). Purpose: CHARITABLE DONATION | Source |
| Received money from | CLEVELAND FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $27,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | CLEVELAND ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $21,300 (tax year 2024). Purpose: FIELD CONSERVATION | Source |
| Received money from | COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $16,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | Source |
| Received money from | Schwab Charitable | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $1,259,245 (tax year 2023). Purpose: ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS | Source |
| Received money from | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $761,712 (tax year 2022). Purpose: For grant recipient's exempt purposes | Source |
| Received money from | New Venture Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $150,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS | Source |
| Received money from | Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $260,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SUPPORT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS | Source |
| Received money from | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $377,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Received money from | CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $775,045 (tax year 2022). Purpose: INTRODUCING SMART IN THE KHAN-TENGRI CORRIDOR, KYRGYZSTAN; PARTICIPATORY MONITORING OF HUNTING AND FISHING ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY THE COMMUNITY OF SAN JOSE DE UCHUPIAMONAS; PRAGMATIC PROTOCOLS FOR RESTORATION OF ECOSYSTEM PROCESSES IN CAMBODIA'S WILD; REGENERATIVE + WILDLIFE FRIENDLY FIBERS THAT IMPROVE LIVELIHOODS, CONSERVE WILDLIFE AND BUILD RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN PATAGONIA; STRENGTHENING MARINE PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OF GUINEA; THE DEPLOYMENT OF EARTHRANGER, A DATA VISUALIZATION AND ANALYSIS SOFTWARE TO STRENGTHEN PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS IN AFRICA'S NATIONAL PARKS; REDUCING THE IMPACTS OF GOLD MINING ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AND BIODIVERSITY IN BOLIVIA; PRIVATE SECTOR AND COMMUNITY CONSERVATION CO-MANAGEMENT IN BALJUVAN KEY BIODIVERSITY AREA, PHASE II, TAJIKISTAN; ENABLING PUBLIC POLICY FOR CHILE'S MPA NETWORK; GUARDIAN VILLAGES: EMPOWERED COMMUNITIES TO MANAGE WETLANDS IN LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC | Source |
| Received money from | WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $359,844 (tax year 2023). Purpose: REVERSE RAPID DEGRADATION OF ECOSYSTEMS | Source |