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Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas

DALLAS, TX EIN: 74-2602504 Website

Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation (TPWF) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization thatadvances Texas proud outdoor traditions through meaningful, high-impact programs,partnerships, and a wide range of projects that conserve and enhance our states lands, waters, and wildlife. This is accomplished through private fundraising and the strategic investment of funds to provide to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and other conservation partners that are doing research, outreach and on-the-ground conservation. Our vision is for all Texans to have access to the wild things and wild places in our state, both now and for generations to come.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$91.2M

Annual Giving

$2.7M

Grant Count

23

Avg Grant Size

$117K

About Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas

Based on IRS filings

Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas is a nonprofit organization focused on Environment & Animals, based in DALLAS, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $91.2M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 23 grants totaling $2.7M. Net investment income was $7.1M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Cities

AlpineAngletonAplineAuburnAustinBoiseCat SpringsCollege StationCorpus ChristiDallasFort DavisFort WorthFultonGalvestonHoustonMalibuNew BraunfelsNogalesPort AransasSan Angelo

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$7M$13M$20M$26M2020202120222024
Metric202420222021
Total Assets$91,204,281$79,643,197$79,801,528
Revenue$19,863,309$15,121,970$10,496,490
Expenses$23,708,375$8,511,914$8,308,326
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$7,107,689$1,843,914$2,044,495
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$928K$2M$3M$4M9 grants202011 grants202115 grants202223 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE…$1.3MTEXAS FOUND FOR CONSERVA…$340KCHASING THE TIDE$279KBORDERLANDS RESEARCH INST$180KWILDLIFE HABITAT FEDERAT…$74KNATIVE PRAIRIES ASSN OF …$58KFRIENDS OF PECOS RIVER$58KECOLOGICAL RESTORATION$50KHARTE RESEARCH INSTITUTE$50KTEXAS a&m UNIV-COPRUS CH…$50K

Grant Size Distribution

58 grants across all recorded years

37<$50K10$50–100K5$100–250K2$250–500K1$500K–1M3$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

11 open opportunities from Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas

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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

ANNE BROWNExecutive Dir.$215KJAMES STINEDIRECTOR$191KPHIL LAMBDIR. OF PHILANTHOPY$186KEMILY HOUSEDIR. OF OUTREACH$148KZACH SPECTORDIR. OF CONSER.$123KAUSTIN TAYLORDIR. OF GEAR UP$123K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ANNE BROWNExecutive Dir.35$215,417
PHIL LAMBDIR. OF PHILANTHOPY40$185,569
JAMES STINEDIRECTOR40$191,417
EMILY HOUSEDIR. OF OUTREACH40$147,500
AUSTIN TAYLORDIR. OF GEAR UP40$122,963
ZACH SPECTORDIR. OF CONSER.40$123,229
PATRICK D MURRAYTrustee1
SAMANTHA A OMEYTrustee1
MIKE GREENEChairman1
MARK E BIVINSVICE CHAIRMAN1
KELLY R THOMPSONCHAIR EMERITUS1
JOHN A CARDWELLTrustee1
ROBERT E FONDRENTrustee1
DAN CRAINETrustee1
LR ROBIN FRENCH IIITrustee1
BRUCE CULPEPPERTrustee1
RUSSELL GORDYTrustee1
WILL HARTETrustee1
STEPHEN HOWARDTrustee1
PARKER JOHNSONTrustee1
STEVE C LEWISTrustee1
RICHARD NUNLEYTrustee1
RANDY S RISHERTrustee1
CADELL LIEDTKETrustee1
CORBIN J ROBERTSON IIITrustee1
MARGARET MARTINTrustee1
ERIC STUMBERGTrustee1
RANDY FOWLERTrustee1
JOHN WAGNERTrustee1
CARTER P SMITHTrustee1
BRAD WHARTONTrustee1

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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