Maasai Wilderness Conservation Fund

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Santa Barbara, CA EIN 66-0627488

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025

Total received

$2.9M

Foundation funders

8

Grants recorded

16

Years covered

2020–2025

Who funds Maasai Wilderness Conservation Fund?

Maasai Wilderness Conservation Fund is funded by 8 grantmakers, led by Hitz Foundation ($1.1M), Norton Family Foundation ($580K), The Sheth Sangreal Foundation ($508K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $2.9M in grants to Maasai Wilderness Conservation Fund between 2020–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Hitz Foundation$1,050,00052020–2024
Norton Family Foundation$580,00042020–2024
The Sheth Sangreal Foundation$508,35412023
Rivian Foundation$300,00012024
Leila & Mickey Straus Fam Char Tr$218,00022025
The Wildcat Foundation$125,00012020
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund$110,00012020
The Apatow-mann Family Foundation Inc$1,00012020

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$188K$375K$563K$750K5 grants20202 grants20212 grants20222 grants20233 grants20242 grants2025

What grants has Maasai Wilderness Conservation Fund received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Leila & Mickey Straus Fam Char TrGENERAL$109,000
2025Leila & Mickey Straus Fam Char TrGENERAL$109,000
2024Rivian FoundationTO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONAL EFFORTS TO ADVANCE CLEAN ENERGY AND PROTECT ECOSYSTEMS IN KENYA$300,000
2024Hitz FoundationENVIRONMENT$250,000
2024Norton Family FoundationTO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION$200,000
2023The Sheth Sangreal FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE$508,354
2023Hitz FoundationENVIRONMENT$200,000
2022Hitz FoundationENVIRONMENT$200,000
2022Norton Family FoundationPROTECTING WILDERNESS AND WILDLIFE$80,000
2021Hitz FoundationENVIRONMENT$200,000
2021Norton Family FoundationPROTECTING WILDERNESS AND WILDLIFE$100,000
2020Norton Family Foundation.2020 CONTRIBUTION AIMED AT PRESERVING WILDERNESS AND WILDLIFE$200,000
2020Hitz FoundationENVIRONMENT$200,000
2020The Wildcat FoundationTO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S MAASAI WILDERNESS CONSERVATION TRUST PROJECT ON THE KUKU GROUP RANCH IN KENYA.$125,000
2020The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundSUPPORT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS$110,000
2020The Apatow-mann Family Foundation IncTO PROTECT ECOSYSTEMS AND BIODIVERSITY OF EAST AFRICA$1,000

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Maasai Wilderness Conservation Fund?

Maasai Wilderness Conservation Fund is funded by 8 grantmakers, led by Hitz Foundation ($1.1M), Norton Family Foundation ($580K), The Sheth Sangreal Foundation ($508K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $2.9M in grants to Maasai Wilderness Conservation Fund between 2020–2025.

Who is Maasai Wilderness Conservation Fund's largest funder?

Hitz Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Maasai Wilderness Conservation Fund, with $1.1M across 5 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Maasai Wilderness Conservation Fund received?

IRS 990 filings record $2.9M in grants to Maasai Wilderness Conservation Fund across 16 grants from 8 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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