Fort Worth Wildlife Conservation Fund
EIN 752901907 Private FoundationTotal Given 2016–2024
$2.6M
14 grants · $285K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$304K
typical big bets · $5K–$316K
grant size
25%
balanced · 2/8 multi-year
repeat
$6.8M
Assets (2024)
8
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Phone
(817) 390-8400
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $327K | $6.2M | $140K | 1 |
| 2017 | $312K | $6.4M | $168K | 3 |
| 2018 | $311K | $6.4M | $111K | 2 |
| 2020 | $323K | $6.1M | $224K | 2 |
| 2021 | $310K | $7.1M | $176K | 1 |
| 2022 | $338K | $6.1M | $104K | 2 |
| 2023 | $336K | $6.3M | $295K | 2 |
| 2024 | $303K | $6.8M | $163K | 1 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 14 grants on record
Minimum
$2K
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$304K
Average
$183K
75th Pctl
$316K
Maximum
$334K
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
100.0% of US grants
· Rank #1 of 1 states
$2.6M across
14 grants
5 of 254 counties
Top 5 counties
- 1 Tarrant
- 2 Brazoria
- 3 Bexar
- 4 Travis
- 5 Harris
Officers & Directors
LB
Lee M. Bass
8+ yrs
President/Chairman./Treasurer./Dir
Leadership
GR
Gary Reese
8+ yrs
Vice President/Assist. SEC
Leadership
PG
Pete Geren
8+ yrs
Vice President/Assist. SEC
Leadership
TW
Thomas W. White
8+ yrs
Vice President/Secr/Dir
Leadership
RB
Ramona S. Bass
8+ yrs
Vice President./Vice Chairman./Dir
Leadership
LB
Lee M. Bass
8+ yrs
President/Chairman./Treasurer./Dir
Leadership
GR
Gary Reese
8+ yrs
Vice President/Assist. SEC
Leadership
PG
Pete Geren
8+ yrs
Vice President/Assist. SEC
Leadership
TW
Thomas W. White
8+ yrs
Vice President/Secr/Dir
Leadership
RB
Ramona S. Bass
8+ yrs
Vice President./Vice Chairman./Dir
Leadership
LB
Lee M. Bass
8+ yrs
President/Chairman./Treasurer./Dir
Leadership
RB
Ramona S. Bass
8+ yrs
Vice President./Vice Chairman./Dir
Leadership
TW
Thomas W. White
8+ yrs
Vice President/Secr/Dir
Leadership
PG
Pete Geren
8+ yrs
Vice President/Assist. SEC
Leadership
GR
Gary Reese
8+ yrs
Vice President/Assist. SEC
Leadership
LB
Lee M. Bass
8+ yrs
President/Chairman./Treasurer./Dir
Leadership
GR
Gary Reese
8+ yrs
Vice President/Assist. SEC
Leadership
PG
Pete Geren
8+ yrs
Vice President/Assist. SEC
Leadership
TW
Thomas W. White
8+ yrs
Vice President/Secr/Dir
Leadership
RB
Ramona S. Bass
8+ yrs
Vice President./Vice Chairman./Dir
Leadership
LB
Lee M. Bass
8+ yrs
President/Chairman./Treasurer./Dir
Leadership
RB
Ramona S. Bass
8+ yrs
Vice President./Vice Chairman./Dir
Leadership
TW
Thomas W. White
8+ yrs
Vice President/Secr/Dir
Leadership
PG
Pete Geren
8+ yrs
Vice President/Assist. SEC
Leadership
GR
Gary Reese
8+ yrs
Vice President/Assist. SEC
Leadership
LB
Lee M. Bass
8+ yrs
President/Chairman./Treasurer./Dir
Leadership
GR
Gary Reese
8+ yrs
Vice President/Assist. SEC
Leadership
PG
Pete Geren
8+ yrs
Vice President/Assist. SEC
Leadership
TW
Thomas W. White
8+ yrs
Vice President/Secr/Dir
Leadership
RB
Ramona S. Bass
8+ yrs
Vice President./Vice Chairman./Dir
Leadership
RB
Ramona S. Bass
8+ yrs
Vice President./Vice Chairman./Dir
Leadership
GR
Gary Reese
8+ yrs
Vice President/Assist. SEC
Leadership
PG
Pete Geren
8+ yrs
Vice President/Assist. SEC
Leadership
TW
Thomas W. White
8+ yrs
Vice President/Secr/Dir
Leadership
LB
Lee M. Bass
8+ yrs
President/Chairman./Treasurer./Dir
Leadership
RB
Ramona S. Bass
8+ yrs
Vice President./Vice Chairman./Dir
Leadership
GR
Gary Reese
8+ yrs
Vice President/Assist. SEC
Leadership
PG
Pete Geren
8+ yrs
Vice President/Assist. SEC
Leadership
TW
Thomas W. White
8+ yrs
Vice President/Secr/Dir
Leadership
LB
Lee M. Bass
8+ yrs
President/Chairman./Treasurer./Dir
Leadership
Grants Awarded (14 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth Zoological Association | Fort Worth, TX | $334,000 | TO SUPPORT VARIOUS PROGRAMS AT THE FORT WORTH ZOO. | 2022 |
| Fort Worth Zoological Association | Fort Worth, TX | $331,000 | TO SUPPORT VARIOUS PROGRAMS AT THE FORT WORTH ZOO. | 2023 |
| Fort Worth Zoological Association | Fort Worth, TX | $327,000 | CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION | 2016 |
| Fort Worth Zoological Association | Fort Worth, TX | $318,000 | TO SUPPORT VARIOUS PROGRAMS AT THE FORT WORTH ZOO. | 2020 |
| Fort Worth Zoological Association | Fort Worth, TX | $310,000 | TO SUPPORT VARIOUS PROGRAMS AT THE FORT WORTH ZOO. | 2021 |
| Fort Worth Zoological Association | Fort Worth, TX | $307,000 | CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION | 2017 |
| Fort Worth Zoological Association | Fort Worth, TX | $306,000 | CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION | 2018 |
| Fort Worth Zoological Association | Fort Worth, TX | $303,000 | TO SUPPORT VARIOUS PROGRAMS AT THE FORT WORTH ZOO. | 2024 |
| Gulf Coast Bird Observatory | Lake Jackson, TX | $5,000 | TO SUPPORT THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS AND THEIR HABITATS AROUND THE GULF OF MEXICO AND BEYOND. | 2020 |
| Texas A&M University - San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $5,000 | TO BE USED IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE PROJECT ENTITLED "CONSERVATION IN AN URBAN WORLD: WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES... | 2023 |
| St Edward's University | Austin, TX | $4,987 | CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION | 2018 |
| Gulf Coast Bird Observatory | Lake Jackson, TX | $4,500 | TO BE USED BY THE OBSERVATORY IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE OBSERVATORY'S PROJECT ENTITLED "WILSON'S PLOVER... | 2022 |
| Friends of Brazoria Wildlife Refuges | Brazoria, TX | $3,000 | CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION | 2017 |
| Houston Arboretum & Nature Center | Houston, TX | $2,400 | CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION | 2017 |
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