Fort Worth Wildlife Conservation Fund

FORT WORTH, TX EIN: 75-2901907

Fort Worth Wildlife Conservation Fund is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in FORT WORTH, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $4.7M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grants totaling $303K. Net investment income was $163K.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$4.7M

-3.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$303K

-9.8% YoY

Grant Count

1

-50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$303K

+80.4% YoY

About Fort Worth Wildlife Conservation Fund

Based on IRS filings

Fort Worth Wildlife Conservation Fund is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in FORT WORTH, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $4.7M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grants totaling $303K. Net investment income was $163K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Fort WorthLake JacksonSan Antonio

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$94K$188K$283K$377K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$4,687,502$4,832,303$4,880,100
Revenue$162,977$294,642$104,351
Expenses$307,778$342,439$340,999
Qualifying Distributions$303,000$336,000$338,500
Net Investment Income$162,977$289,762$108,585
Distributable Amount$321,808$302,680$340,997

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$85K$169K$254K$339K2 grants20201 grants20212 grants20222 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

FORT WORTH ZOOLOGICAL AS…$303K

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K5$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
LEE M BASSPRESIDENT/CHMN./TREAS./DIR
RAMONA S BASSVICE PRES./VICE CHMN./DIR
THOMAS W WHITEVICE PRESIDENT/SECR/DIR
PETE GERENVICE PRESIDENT/ASSIST. SEC
GARY REESEVICE PRESIDENT/ASSIST. SEC

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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