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American Wildlife Conservation Foundation Inc

Union Springs, NY · EIN 166034437 · Form 990PF · FY2023 · Micro (<$100K)
revenue
$37K
expenses
$6K
net assets
$284K
employees
profile · synthesized from sources

American Wildlife Conservation Foundation Inc supports wildlife conservation science through targeted grants to researchers. The organization funds studies on species such as alligators, turtles, swift foxes, and red-cockaded woodpeckers, focusing on ecological impacts, habitat use, and genetic factors. Based in New York, it operates nationally with a focus on endangered and native species.

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What they call their work

Wildlife Research Grant Program
Annual grant program funding independent scientists conducting field research on native wildlife species, including turtles, alligators, swift foxes, and endangered birds, with a focus on conservation biology and ecological impacts
activities · 1 group

What they do

  • Environmental Conservation Grantmaking 12 activities
    • Funding analysis of post-nesting movement patterns in turtles
      Funds Dr. Justin Perrault to analyze post-nesting movement patterns of turtles.
    • Funding assessment of gopher tortoise ecology and survivorship
      Funds Leyna Stemle to assess survivorship, spatial ecology, and habitat use of immature gopher tortoises using novel technology.
    • Funding baseline demographic study for loggerhead sea turtle rookery
      Funds Sarah Hirsch to establish baseline demographics for a globally important loggerhead sea turtle rookery.
    • Funding conservation success study of swift fox populations
      Funds Dr. Joe Holbrook to examine the conservation success of swift fox populations.
    • Funding evaluation of foraging habitats for Rhino Auklets
      Funds Eric Wagner at the University of Washington to evaluate foraging habitats of Rhino Auklets.
    • Funding genetic introgression study in Ohio coyotes
      Funds Eileen Wyza to study genetic introgression between wolves and dogs in Ohio coyotes and its implications for human-wildlife conflict and conservation management.
    • Funding genomic study of black rat eradication impacts
      Funds Madeleine Becker at George Mason University to study the genomic consequences of black rat eradication.
    • Funding long-term bird community impacts in Acadian Forest
      Funds Dr. Amber Roth to assess long-term effects of an expanding gap silvicultural system on bird communities at the Acadian Forest Ecosystem Research Program.
    • Funding mercury concentration study in turtles
      Funds Lucas Haralson to assess mercury concentrations in Alligator Snapping Turtles and Red-eared Sliders in Mississippi.
    • Funding research on climate change impacts on red-cockaded woodpeckers
      Funds Lauren Pharr to study interactions between climate change and density-dependent factors affecting population dynamics of the federally endangered red-cockaded woodpecker.
    • Funding research on microplastics ecotoxicology in alligators
      Funds Dr. James T. Anderson to study the ecotoxicology of microplastics ingested by alligators.
    • Funding telemetry study on red-shouldered hawks
      Funds John Jacobs at NE Wisc Audubon Soc to conduct a telemetry study on red-shouldered hawks.
financials · form 990PF · fy2023
revenue
Total revenue$37K
Contributions & grants$9202%
Program service revenue
Investment income$10K28%
Other revenue$26K
expenses
Total expenses$6K
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits
Grants paid out$12K
balance sheet
Total assets$284K
Cash
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Liabilities
Net assets$284K
4 years on record · 2020–2023 · YoY revenue +69.1%
relationships · 3

Who they work with

  • George Mason Univ Partner — Funded research on genomic consequences of black rat eradication conducted by Madeleine Becker at George Mason Univ.
  • NE Wisc Audubon Soc Partner — Funded red-shouldered hawk telemetry project conducted by John Jacobs at NE Wisc Audubon Soc.
  • University of Washington Partner — Funded research on foraging habitat evaluation for Rhino Auklets conducted by Eric Wagner at University of Washington.