California · Nonprofit
FELIDAE CONSERVATION FUND
FELIDAE CONSERVATION FUND (California) receives grants from 23 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,698,931 to it, the largest being DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC ($883,000). 13 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 79% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $643k
- Funders on record
- 23
- Grants received
- $1.7M
- Net assets
- $919k
What Felidae Conservation Fund does
Mission
Felidae's global mission1. Conserve wild cats & biodiversity: protect 40+ wild felid species and their habitats worldwide.2. Advance science & innovation: conduct cutting-edge research on wildlife health, genetics, and ecosystem dynamics.3. Champion one health: integrate wildlife, ecosystem, and public health to address zoonotic disease and environmental change.4. Engage communities: empower citizen scientists and local partners through education, outreach, and capacity building.5. Global to local impact: from california's pumas and bobcats to cheetahs in kenya and wild cats in bhutan and south america.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
The bay area puma project (bapp) and our expanded efforts in orange county are dedicated to the conservation of pumas in two of california's most urbanized regions. With increasing habitat fragmentation and human encroachment, our work focuses on mitigating human-wildlife conflict and understanding the challenges pumas face at the urban-wilderness interface. Using non-invasive research tools like camera arrays, hair and fecal surveys, and citizen science, we collect critical data on puma behavior, movement, and health, including zoonotic diseases that pose risks to both wildlife and humans.in both regions, we emphasize community engagement and conflict-reduction strategies. By collaborating with local communities, we aim to foster coexistence with these apex predators through educational outreach, real-time tracking, and practical solutions for reducing human-puma encounters. Since the project's inception, we have reached tens of thousands of individuals in the bay area and orange county, raising awareness about the critical role pumas play in maintaining healthy ecosystems. As keystone species, pumas are essential to ecological balance, and our goal is to ensure their long-term…
$48,864 spent17% of program spendingThe tsavo cheetah project is a vital conservation initiative focused on protecting the endangered cheetah populations in kenya's tsavo region. Using advanced tracking technologies and non-invasive research methods, the project monitors cheetah movement, health, and behavior to better understand the challenges they face, such as habitat loss, human-wildlife conflict, and declining prey availability. In addition to rigorous scientific research, the project emphasizes community-based education and outreach programs, fostering local stewardship and promoting coexistence with wildlife. By integrating research with education and conflict mitigation, the tsavo cheetah project is committed to ensuring the long-term survival of cheetahs in one of east africa's most iconic landscapes.
$10,115 spentof which $8,747 as grants3% of program spendingOur innovative k12 program, cat aware, seamlessly melds classroom instruction, hands-on predator-prey laboratories, and captivating field trips to natural habitats. Focused on native wildlife, particularly wild cats, this program provides an immersive educational experience for students, fostering a deeper understanding of our natural world.
$320 spent0% of program spendingThe bay area bobcat project and living with lions program focus on preserving local wild felid populations while developing innovative tools to mitigate human-wildlife conflict. The bay area bobcat project tracks bobcat populations across fragmented habitats, studying their movement, health, and interactions with human communities. Similarly, the living with lions program monitors puma behavior at the urban-wilderness interface, ensuring a better understanding of these apex predators' ecological roles.both initiatives emphasize the development of dynamic conflict mitigation tools, such as real-time tracking systems and community outreach strategies, aimed at reducing encounters between humans and wild felids. These tools help residents and local authorities manage interactions with wildlife more effectively, fostering peaceful coexistence. Through these programs, we collect vital health and ecological data, engage local communities, and work to preserve california's critical carnivore populations.
$231,841 spentof which $304,343 as grants79% of program spendingThe bhutan wild cats project is a multi-year initiative aimed at understanding and conserving the wild felid species in bhutan, including snow leopards, tigers, clouded leopards, and smaller cats like the asiatic golden cat. This project will utilize camera traps, fecal analysis, and community outreach to gather data on population health, distribution, and the threats these species face. A key focus will be on reducing disease transmission between domestic and wild animals, employing a one health approach to protect bhutan's rich biodiversity. The project also includes capacity building through training for local forestry officials, ensuring sustainable conservation practices for the future.
$978 spent0% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $292,118.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $753k to $923k (+23%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
97% of FELIDAE CONSERVATION FUND’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (86% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 5 funders to 11 funders, grant income rose $103k → $199k.
6 of 23 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 79% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of FELIDAE CONSERVATION FUND’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
FELIDAE CONSERVATION FUND leans on a few funders — its largest provides 52% of grant income and the top three 74%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
87% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund FELIDAE CONSERVATION FUND.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 73% · 2018 98% · 2019 43% · 2020 34% · 2021 25% · 2022 33% · 2023 46% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
40% of FELIDAE CONSERVATION FUND's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 57% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
79% of FELIDAE CONSERVATION FUND's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $357k that is directly attributable, 59% of it comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.3M arriving through sponsors registered in 6 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
FELIDAE CONSERVATION FUND runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 3,693 animals nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,693 animals nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like FELIDAE CONSERVATION FUND
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
97% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
97%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for FELIDAE CONSERVATION FUND: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds FELIDAE CONSERVATION FUND?
- FELIDAE CONSERVATION FUND (California) receives grants from 23 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,698,931 to it, the largest being DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC ($883,000). 13 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 79% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does FELIDAE CONSERVATION FUND have?
- IRS filings report 23 organizations giving $1,698,931 in grants to FELIDAE CONSERVATION FUND, 13 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of FELIDAE CONSERVATION FUND?
- DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC is the largest funder on record, with $883,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like FELIDAE CONSERVATION FUND find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 23 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing