Fort Worth Wildlife Conservation Fund
Fort Worth Wildlife Conservation Fund is a private foundation, based in Fort Worth, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $322K. Net investment income was $237K.
Fort Worth Wildlife Conservation Fund at a glance
In short: Fort Worth Wildlife Conservation Fund gave $322K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $107K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $322,000
- +6.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +200.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $107,333
- -64.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $4,600,441
- -1.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (98% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Fort Worth Wildlife Conservation Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Fort Worth Zoological Association ($312K). Together the top 3 received $322K.
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 5 grants of 9 (56%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Fort Worth Wildlife Conservation Fund gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−5%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 92% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $303K (2024) to $339K (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $322K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth Zoological Association Fort Worth, TX | To support various programs at the fort worth zoo. | $312,000 |
| Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy Louisville, KY | Using novel technology to investigate avian response to post oak savannah restoration | $5,000 |
| Caesar Kleber Wildlife Research Institute Kingsville, TX | Mountain lion ecology and management in the context of the us-mx border-barrier system | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,600,441 | $240,585 | $327,646 | $322,000 | 3 | $322,000 | $237,179 | $350,210 |
| 2024 | $4,687,502 | $162,977 | $307,778 | $303,000 | 1 | $303,000 | $162,977 | $321,808 |
| 2023 | $4,832,303 | $294,642 | $342,439 | $336,000 | 2 | $336,000 | $289,762 | $302,680 |
| 2022 | $4,880,100 | $104,351 | $340,999 | $338,500 | 2 | $338,500 | $108,585 | $340,997 |
| 2021 | $5,120,638 | $176,166 | $312,973 | $310,000 | 1 | — | $175,898 | $334,144 |
| 2020 | $5,253,555 | $224,489 | $325,106 | $323,000 | 2 | — | $224,483 | $314,298 |
| 2019 | $5,353,318 | $120,482 | $322,401 | $320,000 | 2 | — | $122,880 | $318,779 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Fort Worth Wildlife Conservation Fund reported a distributable amount of $350K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Fort Worth Wildlife Conservation Fund is led by Lee M. Bass, President, Chairman, Treasurer & Director on every filing since 2019; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lee M. Bass
President, Chairman, Treasurer & Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Ramona S. Bass
Vice President, Vice Chairman & Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Thomas W. White
Vice President, Secretary & Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Gary Reese
Vice President & Assistant Secretary
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Pete Geren
Vice President & Assistant Secretary
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Fort Worth Wildlife Conservation Fund
How much does Fort Worth Wildlife Conservation Fund give each year?
Fort Worth Wildlife Conservation Fund gave $322K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $303K across 1 grant.
What is Fort Worth Wildlife Conservation Fund's typical grant size?
Fort Worth Wildlife Conservation Fund's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $107,333, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Fort Worth Wildlife Conservation Fund give grants?
Fort Worth Wildlife Conservation Fund gives mostly in Texas: 98% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Fort Worth Wildlife Conservation Fund give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Fort Worth Wildlife Conservation Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Fort Worth Wildlife Conservation Fund?
Fort Worth Wildlife Conservation Fund reported $4.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $322K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $350K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Fort Worth Wildlife Conservation Fund's EIN?
Fort Worth Wildlife Conservation Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-2901907. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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