California · Public charity
Conservation Society of California
Through management of oakland zoo, the CONSERVATION SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIA deepens connection with animals, saves wildlife, and inspires champions for the natural world.
- $486k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 14
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 13
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 8%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $350k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $25,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $70,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 7 to 16
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 8
- Total assets, FY2025
- $93M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 8% of the organizations Conservation Society of California funded were first-time grantees, receiving 6% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 13 | $350k | 8% |
| FY2024 | 13 | $431k | 8% |
| FY2023 | 12 | $305k | 17% |
| FY2022 | 8 | $176k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 16 | $337k | 25% |
| FY2020 | 13 | $225k | 23% |
| FY2019 | 10 | $95k | 40% |
| FY2018 | 7 | $114k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amboseli Trust for Elephants | $296,500 | 5 | 8% |
| Multiplier | $260,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Arcas Wild Life Rescue and Conservation Association Ltd Aka Arcas | $176,100 | 5 | 13% |
| The New Nature Foundation | $156,200 | 8 | 24% |
| Big Life Foundation USA | $150,000 | 5 | 1% |
| The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA Inc | $150,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Wildlife Conservation Network Inc | $139,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Ventana Wildlife Society | $110,500 | 8 | 1% |
| Kaminando Habitat Connectivity Initiative | $101,400 | 7 | n/a |
| Elephantvoices | $100,000 | 5 | 13% |
Show all 22 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amboseli Trust for Elephants | $296,500 | 5 | 8% |
| Multiplier | $260,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Arcas Wild Life Rescue and Conservation Association Ltd Aka Arcas | $176,100 | 5 | 13% |
| The New Nature Foundation | $156,200 | 8 | 24% |
| Big Life Foundation USA | $150,000 | 5 | 1% |
| The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA Inc | $150,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Wildlife Conservation Network Inc | $139,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Ventana Wildlife Society | $110,500 | 8 | 1% |
| Kaminando Habitat Connectivity Initiative | $101,400 | 7 | n/a |
| Elephantvoices | $100,000 | 5 | 13% |
| Felidae Conservation Fund | $75,000 | 7 | 15% |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | $60,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Proyecto Titi Inc | $43,000 | 4 | 18% |
| Mountain Lion Foundation | $42,500 | 4 | 4% |
| Bear League | $38,500 | 4 | 10% |
| Sarara Institute | $30,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Lubee Foundation Inc | $30,000 | 4 | 1% |
| International Wilderness Leadership Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Glacier National Park Conservancy | $23,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Wild Welfare US | $15,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Animal Defenders International Inc US | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Asia Wild | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Conservation Society of California supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
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How this is measured
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About Conservation Society of California
- How much does Conservation Society of California give?
- Conservation Society of California reported 14 itemized grants totaling $350,000, out of $485,610 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 16 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Conservation Society of California fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Animals (64%), Environment (36%).
- Who are Conservation Society of California's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: Amboseli Trust for Elephants ($297k), Multiplier ($260k), Arcas Wild Life Rescue and Conservation Association Ltd Aka Arcas ($176k).
- Does Conservation Society of California fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 8% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Conservation Society of California?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Coville-Triest Family Foundation, California Community Foundation, Shell USA Company Foundation.
- Where is Conservation Society of California based?
- Conservation Society of California is based in CA.
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