California · Nonprofit
SMALL WILD CAT CONSERVATION FOUNDATION
SMALL WILD CAT CONSERVATION FOUNDATION (California) receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $915,678 to it, the largest being WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK INC ($618,585). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $4.9M
- Funders on record
- 8
- Grants received
- $916k
- Net assets
- $6.3M
What Small Wild Cat Conservation Foundation does
Mission
The mission of The Small Wild Cat Conservation Foundation is to ensure the survival of the most threatened small wild cats and their natural habitats worldwide by identifying and mitigating threats to their continued existence.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
$159,447 was granted to the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund (MbZSCF) to launch new small cat conservation projects around the world. The MbZSCF budget for big & small cat conservation projects is $108,000. SWCCF's grant to MbZSCF created additional small cat conservation projects. The MbZSCF platform serves as SWCCF's recruiting platform for new projects.
$159,447 spentof which $159,447 as grants19% of program spending$98,300 was granted to the Fishing Cat Conservation Alliance to support existing threat reduction projects and to create new projects across the geographic range of the Fishing cat in South Asia. Many of the projects were begun with funding from the Mohamed bib Zayed Species Conservation Fund.
$98,300 spentof which $98,300 as grants12% of program spending20,488 was granted to the Pampas Cat Working Group to support existing threat reduction projects and to create new projects across the geographic range of the Pampas cat in South America. Some of the projects were begun with funding from the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund.
$20,488 spentof which $20,488 as grants2% of program spending$25,000 was granted to Fauna Andina, a rescue, rehabilitation, and release center in Chile.
$25,000 spentof which $25,000 as grants3% of program spending$59,040 was granted to The Colocolo Project in central Chile that benefits the Pampas cat (Leopardus colocola - Colocolo). Some of the grants were used to support projects led by Con Garra for Guigna and the Pampas cat (Leopardus garleppi) in northern Chile.
$59,040 spentof which $59,040 as grants7% of program spending$11,081 was granted to the Ocelot Working Group that also benefits Jaguarundi and Margay. In Mexico, existing projects were continued and new projects were launched.
$11,081 spentof which $11,081 as grants1% of program spending$20,300 was granted to Geoffroy's Cat Working Group to support existing threat reduction projects and to create new projects across the geographic range of Geoffroy's cat in South America. Many projects were begun with funding from the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund (MbZSCF). Partners continue to apply to MbZSCF.
$20,300 spentof which $20,300 as grants2% of program spending$13,000 was granted to the Manul Working Group to support an existing threat reduction project in Mongolia led by Steppe Wildlife.
$13,000 spentof which $13,000 as grants2% of program spending$78,055 was granted to the Clouded Leopard Working Group to support existing threat reduction projects for Clouded leopard, Marbled cat, and Asiatic golden cat and to create new projects in Nepal, India, and Bhutan.
$78,055 spentof which $78,055 as grants9% of program spending$52,985 was granted to The Oncilla Project in Costa Rica. An isolated population of the soon-to-be-new species of the Andean (or Clouded) tiger-cat exists in the cloud forest of Costa Rica and Panama.
$52,985 spentof which $52,985 as grants6% of program spending$31,966 was granted to the Uruguay Small Cat Conservation locally called Rock & Pampa to support existing threat reduction projects for Geoffroy's cat, and Munoai's Pampas cat.
$31,966 spentof which $31,966 as grants4% of program spending$32,500 was granted to the Tiger-cat Conservation Initiative to support existing threat reduction projects and to create new projects benefiting three species of Tiger-cats in northern South America.
$32,500 spentof which $32,500 as grants4% of program spending$43,411 was given the African Golden Cat Conservation Alliance to support projects on behalf of the African golden cat across its range.
$43,411 spentof which $43,411 as grants5% of program spending$10,000 was granted to the Rusty-spotted Cat Working Group to support ongoing threat reduction actions.
$10,000 spentof which $10,000 as grants1% of program spending$40,695 was provided to Con Garra in Chile for supporting threat reduction actions for Guigna and Desert Pampas cat.
$40,695 spentof which $40,695 as grants5% of program spending$36,120 was provided to the Black-footed Cat Working Group to support ongoing conservation efforts.
$36,120 spentof which $36,120 as grants4% of program spending$54,098 was provided to the Eastern Himalayan Marbled Cat Project. This is a new projected started in 2025 in NE India that is rapidly expanding to seven states. The funding is used to reduce treats to Asiatic golden cat, Clouded leopard, Leopard cat, and Marbled cat as well as Leopard and Tiger.
$54,098 spentof which $54,098 as grants7% of program spending$25,790 was used to support creation of the Pakistan Felidae Initiative working to conserve all eight species of small wild cats in Pakistan. These are Asiatic wildcat, Caracal, Eurasian lynx, Fishing cat, Jungle cat, Leopard cat, Manul, and Sand cat.
$25,790 spentof which $25,790 as grants3% of program spending$7,038 was used to support meetings, talks, and workshops.
$7,036 spentof which $7,036 as grants1% of program spending$327 was provided to SWCCF partners for information technology.
$327 spentof which $327 as grants0% of program spending$152 was the cost of filing CA tax forms and the 990 Federal tax form.
$152 spentof which $152 as grants0% of program spending$5179 was the cost of 450 Edition II t-shirts to be sold to raise funding.
$5,180 spentof which $5,180 as grants1% of program spending$2264 was needed to buy a desktop computer and monitor to replace the 2013 outdated desktop computer.
$2,264 spentof which $2,264 as grants0% of program spending
The 23 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $827,235.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 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 $2.0M to $6.3M (+217%).
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.
92% of SMALL WILD CAT CONSERVATION FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (74% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 6 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 held at 3 funders, grant income fell $139k → $84k.
2 of 8 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 1% 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 SMALL WILD CAT CONSERVATION FOUNDATION’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
SMALL WILD CAT CONSERVATION FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 68% of grant income and the top three 95%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
89% 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 SMALL WILD CAT CONSERVATION FOUNDATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 69% · 2018 73% · 2019 93% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 93% · 2023 76% — growing more concentrated.
“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 SMALL WILD CAT CONSERVATION FOUNDATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 38% 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
70% of SMALL WILD CAT CONSERVATION FOUNDATION's grant income comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $8k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 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
SMALL WILD CAT CONSERVATION FOUNDATION runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 717 animals nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 717 animals nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like SMALL WILD CAT CONSERVATION FOUNDATION
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In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
100% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
93%
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 SMALL WILD CAT CONSERVATION FOUNDATION: 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 SMALL WILD CAT CONSERVATION FOUNDATION?
- SMALL WILD CAT CONSERVATION FOUNDATION (California) receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $915,678 to it, the largest being WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK INC ($618,585). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does SMALL WILD CAT CONSERVATION FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 8 organizations giving $915,678 in grants to SMALL WILD CAT CONSERVATION FOUNDATION, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of SMALL WILD CAT CONSERVATION FOUNDATION?
- WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK INC is the largest funder on record, with $618,585 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like SMALL WILD CAT CONSERVATION FOUNDATION 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 2020–2025), and the filings of 8 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