The Mateya Wildlife Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Atlanta, GA EIN: 58-6456362

The Mateya Wildlife Foundation is a private foundation, based in Atlanta, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $42K. Net investment income was $285K.

Key facts about The Mateya Wildlife Foundation

In short: The Mateya Wildlife Foundation gave $42K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $21K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
58-6456362
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$42,000
Grants made (2025)
2
Average grant
$21,000
Median grant
$21,000
Total assets
$3,143,775
Primary geography
California (50% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$3.1M

+170.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$42K

Grant Count

2

Avg Grant Size

$21K

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Mateya Wildlife Foundation reported a distributable amount of $87K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How The Mateya Wildlife Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 740% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 52% 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.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

AtlantaLaguna Hills

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K1 grant2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2022) to $42K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $42K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA: $21KSheldrick Wildlife Trust USA$21KDian Fossey Gorilla Fund: $21KDian Fossey Gorilla Fund$21K

The largest 2025 recipient was Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA ($21K). Together the top 2 received $42K.

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA Laguna Hills, CAGeneral Funding to Further Wildlife Conservation in Kenya$21,000
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Atlanta, GAGeneral funding to further the saving of gorillas and the ecosystem that they live in.$21,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$3,143,775$1,160,863$1,143,464
Revenue$2,046,599$23,669$1,132,624
Expenses$63,687$6,270$1,398
Qualifying Distributions$44,896——
Net Investment Income$285,128$68,773$4,030
Distributable Amount$87,145$63,911$49,312

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 8, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 8, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 18, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 13, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Mateya Wildlife Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Stephen M. Berman

    Trustee & Distrib Committee

    On filings since 2021

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shai Goodman

    Distrib Committee Member

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • werner dippenaar

    Distrib Committee Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Susan W. Mathis (2021–2023) — Distrib Committee Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 The Mateya Wildlife Foundation

How much does The Mateya Wildlife Foundation give each year?

The Mateya Wildlife Foundation gave $42K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is The Mateya Wildlife Foundation?

The Mateya Wildlife Foundation reported $3.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $45K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $87K (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.

Where does The Mateya Wildlife Foundation operate?

The Mateya Wildlife Foundation has awarded grants in California, Georgia.

What is The Mateya Wildlife Foundation's EIN?

The Mateya Wildlife Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-6456362. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

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