Rob & Bessie Welder Wildlife

EIN 741381321 Private Foundation

Victoria, TX 77901 |(361) 364-2643

https://www.welderwildlife.org
Total Given 2018–2024
$1.2M
58 grants · $169K avg/year
based on 7 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$23K
typical small grants · $17K–$25K
grant size
70%
deep partner · 16/23 multi-year
repeat
$40.2M
Assets (2024)
23
Distinct Recipients

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Unknown
Contact Person ROB BESSIE WELDER WILDLIFE
Phone (361) 364-2643
Deadlines THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION MATERIALS IS OCTOBER 1 FOR PROJECTS BEGINNING THE FOLLOWI
How to Apply APPLICATION PROCEDURES: INITIALLY, APPLICATIONS AND ABBREVIATED PROPOSALS MAY BE SUBMITTED IN LETTER FORM. APPLICATION PACKETS MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: (1) AN ABBREVIATED PROPOSAL WITH DEGREE SOUGHT, ESTIMATED BUDGET, AND PROJECT TIMELINE SIGNED BY THE STUDENT'S MAJOR ADVISOR OR A QUALIFIED MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY FACULTY, AND (2) STUDENT CREDENTIALS, INCLUDING A RESUME, TRANSCRIPTS, GRE SCORES, AND THREE LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION.
Restrictions STUDIES ARE LIMITED TO THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED DIRECTLY TO ACCREDITED U.S. COLLEGES OR UNIVERSITIES FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN APPROVED AS CANDIDATES FOR M.S. OR PH.D. DEGREES AND AFTER PROJECT PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE FOUNDATION. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT, A STUDENT MUST HAVE A MINIMUM GRE SCORE OF 300 (VERBAL PLUS QUANTITATIVE) AND A "B- OR HIGHER AVERAGE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS OF UNDERGRADUATE WORK. THE FOUNDATION WILL CONSIDER RESEARCH PROPOSALS IN THE AREAS OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOR, BIOLOGY, BOTANY, CONSERVATION EDUCATION, ECOLOGY, GENETICS, MAMMALOGY, ORNITHOLOGY, PARASITOLOGY, RANGE SCIENCE, VETERINARY PATHOLOGY, AND WILDLIFE SCIENCES.
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

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YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2018 $159K $32.0M $1.4M 8
2019 $168K $35.4M $2.9M 8
2020 $151K $37.4M $2.6M 7
2021 $123K $40.6M $1.8M 6
2022 $181K $37.3M $1.1M 9
2023 $185K $38.7M $1.2M 10
2024 $218K $40.2M $2.7M 10

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 58 grants on record

Minimum
$790
25th Pctl
$17K
Median
$23K
Average
$20K
75th Pctl
$25K
Maximum
$28K

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

82.8% of US grants · Rank #1 of 4 states $962K across 48 grants 8 of 254 counties

Top 8 counties

  1. 1 Brazos 12 grants · $274K
  2. 2 Lubbock 14 grants · $274K
  3. 3 Webb 7 grants · $135K
  4. 4 Kleberg 5 grants · $85K
  5. 5 Brewster 4 grants · $79K
  6. 6 Nacogdoches 3 grants · $58K
  7. 7 Hays 2 grants · $36K
  8. 8 Erath 1 grant · $23K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (58 total)

Purpose
Duffle Duston Laredo, TX $28,500 PAYMENT FOR FELLOWSHIP 2023
Duffle Duston Kingsville, TX $28,500 PAYMENT FOR FELLOWSHIP 2024
Cooper Jamie Alpine, TX $27,800 PAYMENT FOR FELLOWSHIP 2019
Duffle Duston Laredo, TX $27,200 PAYMENT FOR FELLOWSHIP 2022
Hollingsworth Kaylee College Station, TX $26,196 PAYMENT FOR FELLOWSHIP 2019
KEIL Camryn College Station, TX $25,747 PAYMENT FOR FELLOWSHIP 2024
Peterson Miranda College Station, TX $25,600 PAYMENT FOR FELLOWSHIP 2022
Mathur Samarth West Lafayette, IN $25,498 PAYMENT OF FELLOWSHIP 2018
Houston Dawn San Marcos, TX $25,400 PAYMENT FOR FELLOWSHIP 2023
McCloy Michael College Station, TX $25,300 PAYMENT FOR FELLOWSHIP 2020
Hollingsworth Kaylee College Station, TX $25,200 PAYMENT FOR FELLOWSHIP 2018
McCloy Michael College Station, TX $25,146 PAYMENT FOR FELLOWSHIP 2022
Mathur Samarth West Lafayette, IN $25,000 PAYMENT FOR FELLOWSHIP 2020
Mathur Samarth West Lafayette, IN $25,000 PAYMENT FOR FELLOWSHIP 2019
Moeller Christin Kingsville, TX $25,000 PAYMENT FOR FELLOWSHIP 2022
Glasscock Jessica Kingsville, TX $25,000 PAYMENT FOR FELLOWSHIP 2018
McCloy Michael College Station, TX $24,924 PAYMENT FOR FELLOWSHIP 2021
FRY Tricia Madison, WI $24,552 PAYMENT FOR FELLOWSHIP 2021
FRY Tricia Madison, WI $24,510 PAYMENT FOR FELLOWSHIP 2018
Peterson Miranda College Station, TX $24,171 PAYMENT FOR FELLOWSHIP 2024
FRY Tricia Madison, WI $24,000 PAYMENT FOR FELLOWSHIP 2020
FRY Tricia Madison, WI $24,000 PAYMENT FOR FELLOWSHIP 2019
FRY Tricia Madison, WI $24,000 PAYMENT FOR FELLOWSHIP 2022
Peterson Miranda College Station, TX $24,000 PAYMENT FOR FELLOWSHIP 2023
KEIL Camryn College Station, TX $24,000 PAYMENT FOR FELLOWSHIP 2023

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