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The Wildcat Foundation: 22 grants to organizations, $10.1 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The Wildcat Foundation, a private foundation in Fort Worth, TX, paid 22 grants to organizations totaling $10,050,128 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 13, 2025. The largest was $1,175,075 to Pams Foundation Inc in Eureka, CA for to support the wildlife law enforcement activities of the special intelligence program of the pams foundation in tanzania..
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- EIN
- 456518655
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- Assets
- $6,080,529
- Grants paid
- $10,050,128
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 13, 2025, IRS object ID 202543179349100009. It reported $10,050,128 in grants paid; 22 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pams Foundation Inc | Eureka, CA | To support the wildlife law enforcement activities of the special intelligence program of the PAMS foundation in Tanzania. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $1,175,075 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pams Foundation Inc | Eureka, CA | (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 foundat | International, foreign affairs and national security | $1,161,972 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eagle - Us | Alexandria, VA | To conduct investigations and related law enforcement activities across the african continent. | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Empowers Africa | New York, NY | To support efforts to combat illegal wildlife activity throughout Zimbabwe and regionally where government mandate is in place. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $822,720 | apps.irs.gov |
| Frankfurt Zoological Society - Us | Washington, DC | (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 foundati | Animal-related | $704,900 | apps.irs.gov |
| Frankfurt Zoological Society - Us | Washington, DC | 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. | Animal-related | $678,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Save the Rhino International Inc | New York, NY | To support the wildlife law enforcement activities of the north luangwa conservation project in zambia. | Animal-related | $527,160 | apps.irs.gov |
| Empowers Africa | New York, NY | To support the ongoing counter illegal wildlife trafficking efforts in Malawi. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $520,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Advanced Defense Studies | Washington, DC | (1) description: 5,920 shares of costar group, inc. securities (2) book value: $510,452 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received by the | International, foreign affairs and national security | $501,513 | apps.irs.gov |
| Empowers Africa | New York, NY | (1) description: 5,705 shares of costar group inc. securities (2) book value: $409,287 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received by the | International, foreign affairs and national security | $485,838 | apps.irs.gov |
| Empowers Africa | New York, NY | (1) description: 6,560 shares of tpg inc. securities (2) book value: $229,108 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received by the foundatio | International, foreign affairs and national security | $456,215 | apps.irs.gov |
| Empowers Africa | New York, NJ | (1) description: 10,920 shares of tpg inc. securities (2) book value: $381,381 (3) method used to determine book value: average of the high/low on the date the securities were received by the foundati | $448,921 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Empowers Africa | New York, NY | To support the wildlife anti-trafficking activities of the lilongwe wildlife trust in malawi. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $390,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Houston Zoo Inc | Houston, TX | To provide support for niassa carnivore project's anti-poaching work in the niassa national reserve, mozambique. | Animal-related | $388,627 | apps.irs.gov |
| Empowers Africa | New York, NY | To support fund efforts in protecting Lantoto National Park located in South Sudan. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $235,150 | apps.irs.gov |
| African Park Network Us | New York, NY | To support the protection efforts in kafue national park, zambia. | $215,979 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Env Wildfire Conservation Trust | Warrentonm, VA | Strengthening efforts in Vietnam to target major criminal networks trafficking in ivory and rhino horn from Africa. | $110,640 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Empowers Africa | New York, NY | To assist rooikat-namibia to add key personnel to their staff and strengthen their ongoing work. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Empowers Africa | New York, NY | Sponsorship services | International, foreign affairs and national security | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Empowers Africa | New York, NY | To assist tikki hywood trust in zimbabwe to add key personnel to their staff and strengthen their ongoing work. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $38,550 | apps.irs.gov |
| Empowers Africa | New York, NY | to support fund the purchase of a comprehensive ranger and scout training program in Mozambique with an added emphasis on human rights. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $34,791 | apps.irs.gov |
| Empowers Africa | New York, NY | To support forgetten parks in its efforts to protect and restore the integrity of upemba national park, democratic republic of congo. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $14,077 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,975,901 |
| Animal-related | $2,298,687 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $3,880,480 |
| California | $2,337,047 |
| District of Columbia | $1,884,413 |
| Virginia | $1,110,640 |
| New Jersey | $448,921 |
| Texas | $388,627 |
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Updated November 13, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.