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Grants paid by Defenders of Wildlife, tax year 2018
EIN 53-0183181 · Washington, DC · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE D300
In tax year 2018, Defenders of Wildlife (EIN 53-0183181) reported 30 grants paid totaling $1,178,712. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2018
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | The Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA | A | $355,677 | paid | Sub-grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to facilitate and expedite the sensitive siting of renewable energy projects through the development of federal and state energy and land management policies. Also sponsorship of FireFix Congressional Reception. | 201910459349301656 |
| 2018 | The Wilderness Society Washington, DC | A | $240,400 | paid | Sub-grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to facilitate and expedite the sensitive siting of renewable energy projects through the development of federal and state energy and land management policies. Also, to assist with the cost of a Native organizer for Izembek National Wildlife Refuge work. Also, sponsorship of Outdoor Retailer summer event in Denver. | 201910459349301656 |
| 2018 | National Resources Defense Council Inc New York, NY | A | $202,707 | paid | Sub-grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to facilitate and expedite the sensitive siting of renewable energy projects through the development of federal and state energy and land management policies. Also assistance with the costs associated with Montana Wildlife Services hiring a non-lethal range rider in Trego, Montana. | 201910459349301656 |
| 2018 | Alaska Wilderness League Washington, DC | A | $50,300 | paid | To support the protection of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Also, sponsorship of the Arctic Refuge Strategy meeting. | 201910459349301656 |
| 2018 | California Wolf Center Julian, CA | A | $30,000 | paid | To assist with cost of stipends for volunteers working in the field to reintroduce Mexican gray wolves to AZ and NM. | 201910459349301656 |
| 2018 | White Mountain Apache Tribe Whiteriver, AZ | A | $29,656 | paid | To assist with cost of hiring wolf-livestock conflict-reduction specialist. Also to assist with the cost associated with the recovery of endangered Mexican gray wolves to their native home in AZ. | 201910459349301656 |
| 2018 | Prairie Dog Coalition Boulder, CO | A | $28,966 | paid | To assist with cost associated with prairie dog relocation and research at Lower Brule Reservation. Also to assist with cost for services and supplies for American Prairie Reserve Project. | 201910459349301656 |
| 2018 | Wild Earth Society Inc Seattle, WA | A | $28,000 | paid | Sub-grant from the Shared Earth Foundation to support a program that raises the profile of the endangered red wolf through public education, outreach, advocacy and landowner engagement. Also co-sponsorship of the Wildlife Corridors and Saving America's Biodiversity event. | 201910459349301656 |
| 2018 | National Wildlife Refuge Association Washington, DC | A | $27,500 | paid | To support the re-establishment of the Red Wolf Education Center in Pocason Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in NC. Also, sponsorship of the Refuge Association's 2018 awards presentation dinner. | 201910459349301656 |
| 2018 | Tom Miner Basin Association Emigrant, MT | A | $15,000 | paid | To assist with cost associated with holistic program for livestock loss prevention. Also to support the protection of wolves. | 201910459349301656 |
| 2018 | Thunder Basin Grassland Prairie Ecosystem Association Douglas, WY | A | $15,000 | paid | To assist with cost for the Pilot Vegetative Prairies Dog Barrier. | 201910459349301656 |
| 2018 | University of Alaska Fairbank, AK | A | $12,273 | paid | To support polar den research that will inform the conservation of Alaska polar bears. | 201910459349301656 |
| 2018 | Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative Jackson, WY | A | $12,000 | paid | To assist with cost of the use of conflict-avoidance tools and techniques to support ongoing efforts to reintroduce Mexican gray wolves in Chihuahua, Mexico. | 201910459349301656 |
| 2018 | Usda Aphis Wildlife Services Billing, MT | U | $10,333 | paid | To assist with cost associated with plague mitigation work. Also to contribute toward Montana Wildlife Service's new nonlethal wildlife damage management specialist. | 201910459349301656 |
| 2018 | Humane Society of the United States Washington, DC | U | $10,100 | paid | To assist with cost to restore black-footed ferret habitat and translocate 250 prairie dogs to release sites in Conata Basin of Badlands National Park. | 201910459349301656 |
| 2018 | Daniel Curry Criph Colville, WA | A | $10,000 | paid | To assist with cost to avoid livestock depredation by wolves near Colville National Forest. | 201910459349301656 |
| 2018 | The Blackfoot Challenge Inc Ovando, MT | A | $10,000 | paid | To assist with cost of materials to prevent conflicts between people and grizzly bears. Also to assist with the cost of hiring a range rider and winter forest carnivore monitoring field technician. | 201910459349301656 |
| 2018 | Dogwood Alliance Inc Asheville, NC | A | $10,000 | paid | To assist with cost of hiring a contractor to help plan a conservation strategy for Dogwood Alliance's Wetland Forrest Initiative. | 201910459349301656 |
| 2018 | Kck Investments LLC Mesa, AZ | A | $9,000 | paid | To assist with cost to avoid livestock depredation by wolves on private and leased grazing land associated with the Centerfire Ranch within the Apache National Forest. | 201910459349301656 |
| 2018 | Slade Ranch LLC Springerville, AZ | A | $8,000 | paid | Assist with costs associated with efforts to avoid livestock depredation by wolves on Slade Ranch and associated allotments. | 201910459349301656 |
| 2018 | Ghost Lake Corporation Stilwell, KS | A | $8,000 | paid | To assist with cost to avoid livestock depredation by wolves on their allotment in Gila National Forrest | 201910459349301656 |
| 2018 | Alaska Department of Natural Resources Anchorage, AL | U | $8,000 | paid | To assist with cost to purchase bear resistant food lockers and an interpretive panel to promote human and bear coexistence in high traffic and recreation areas in the Kenai/Prince William Sound Area. | 201910459349301656 |
| 2018 | Flying W Ranch Inc Reserve, NM | A | $6,000 | paid | To assist with cost to avoid livestock depredation by wolves on their allotments in the Gila National Forrest. | 201910459349301656 |
| 2018 | Strayhorse Ranch LLC Lakeside, AZ | A | $6,000 | paid | To assist with cost to avoid livestock depredation by wolves on ranchers Strayhorse, Blue Ridge and South Escudilla allotments in the Apache National Forest. | 201910459349301656 |
| 2018 | Rainy Mesa Ranch Reserve, NM | A | $6,000 | paid | To assist with cost to avoid livestock depredation by wolves on Negrito and Yeguas allotment in the Gila National Forest. | 201910459349301656 |
| 2018 | Y Canyon Ranch LLC Aragon, NM | A | $6,000 | paid | To assist with cost to avoid livestock depredation by wolves in the Gila National Forest. | 201910459349301656 |
| 2018 | Badger Creek Corporation Stilwell, KS | A | $6,000 | paid | To assist with cost to avoid livestock depredation by wolves on grazing land in the Gila National Forest. | 201910459349301656 |
| 2018 | The Partnership Project Inc Washington, DC | A | $6,000 | paid | To support of NEPA campaign. Also, to assist with cost of Scott Pruitt advertisements. | 201910459349301656 |
| 2018 | Souther Plains Land Trust Centennial, CO | A | $6,000 | paid | To assist with cost associated with prairie dog/ferret habitat restoration. | 201910459349301656 |
| 2018 | Save Our Wild Salmon Seattle, WA | A | $5,800 | paid | To assist with cost associated with a poll of registered voters in WA about the lower Snake River Dams and their impact on wildlife. Also to assist with the cost of meeting expenses for Free the Snake Flotilla event. Also to asssit with the meeting expenses for Tale of Two Rivers. | 201910459349301656 |
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