The Beagle Charitable Foundation concentrates its giving on environmental protection and wildlife conservation, combining policy/advocacy support in the US with targeted, species-focused conservation internationally. Grants are directed to well-established conservation organizations and crisis/rapid-response funds that protect large mammals and other threatened species, alongside support for NRDC’s programs and fellowships that advance broader environmental advocacy. The foundation favors a small number of substantial gifts to organizations with proven capacity to deploy funds quickly and at scale.
The Beagle Charitable Foundation C/o Kuehnis & Associates Cpas LLP repeatedly commits six-figure support to conservation work that protects threatened wildlife and the systems around them. One of the clearest examples is its multi-year support for Wildlife Conservation Network, where gifts in 2023, 2024, and 2025 bundled funding for Save the Elephants, the Elephant Crisis Fund, the Rhino Recovery Fund, and related species programs. That pattern points to a foundation that backs established conservation intermediaries as well as direct species recovery efforts. Its giving also reaches beyond wildlife-specific projects into environmental policy and legal advocacy. The Natural Resources Defense Council received large grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for Nature Programs, along with support for a litigation fellow and a VISTA fellowship. In the same period, the foundation supported Yellowstone Forever, The Nature Conservancy, Oceana, Western Rivers Conservancy, and Earth Island Institute, showing a portfolio that includes marine conservation, river and watershed protection, land conservation, and ecosystem work. The grant list suggests a funder that favors repeat relationships and substantial awards rather than a broad scatter of small gifts. Many grants are structured around named programs, fellowships, or crisis funds, indicating a preference for targeted support within larger organizations.
In species-focused conservation, the foundation has backed a cluster of large-mammal efforts through Wildlife Conservation Network, including Save the Elephants, the Elephant Crisis Fund, the Rhino Recovery Fund, Grevy's Zebra Trust, Saiga Conservation Alliance, and the Niassa Lion Project. Those gifts connect the foundation to both emergency response and longer-term species recovery. The foundation also supports environmental policy and legal work through the Natural Resources Defense Council. Recent awards there funded Nature Programs, a Litigation Fellow, and a VISTA Fellowship, showing support for advocacy capacity as well as program work. Land and watershed conservation appear in grants to The Nature Conservancy for the Blackfeet Conservation Program, Great Salt Lake Conservation Program, and Clinch River. Separate grants to Yellowstone Forever supported the Yellowstone Wolf Project, Lands Conservation, Emergency Grant work, and Native Fish Conservation. Marine-related giving includes Oceana and Earth Island Institute’s Plastic Pollution Coalition.
$2.6M
$50.4M
$7.3M
$3.3M
Most grants fall between $25K and $110K, with a median of $75K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$75K
75th Percentile
$110K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Beagle Charitable Foundation C/O Kuehnis & Associates Cpas Llp.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 66 | $7.4M | 97.1% |
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Concentrated, high-dollar giving to a handful of repeat grantees; multiple multi-year or recurring grants focused on programmatic and crisis-response conservation work rather than many small grants.
Notable grantees: Natural Resources Defense Council, Wildlife Conservation Network, Save the Elephants
Typical grants cluster in the middle six figures, with a p25 of $25,000, a median of $75,000, and a p75 of $110,000. The recent record also shows repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years, including Natural Resources Defense Council, Wildlife Conservation Network, The Nature Conservancy, Yellowstone Forever, Oceana, and Earth Island Institute. That points to a recurring, relationship-based pattern rather than one-off giving. The foundation is a private charitable foundation with annual grants of $7,485,008 and total assets of $50,422,484. Its recent grants are often program-specific or designated for fellowships, crisis funds, or general charitable purposes.
Most grants go to U.S. recipients, with 66 grants in the United States and 2 in Canada. Within the U.S., the top state by grant count is Washington, while 26% of grants go to recipients in California. Recent grant recipients also appear in San Francisco, Bozeman, Cambridge, Portland, Berkeley, Washington, DC, Topsham, Los Angeles, and Hagerstown. The Canadian grants are a small share of the portfolio and are the only non-U.S. recipient country named in the data.
The foundation supports environmental protection and wildlife conservation, especially international large-mammal conservation, crisis and rapid-response conservation funds, targeted species recovery, U.S. environmental policy and advocacy, and land, watershed, and marine conservation. Recent examples include support for species programs, fellowships, and conservation intermediaries.
Yes. Recent grants show recurring support for Natural Resources Defense Council from 2023 through 2025, Wildlife Conservation Network in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and multiple years of support for The Nature Conservancy, Yellowstone Forever, Oceana, and Earth Island Institute.
The grant-size distribution centers on six-figure awards: p25 is $25,000, median is $75,000, and p75 is $110,000. The recent list also includes larger program commitments such as $620,000 to Natural Resources Defense Council and $475,000 to Wildlife Conservation Network.
The foundation gives most often in Washington state by grant count, while 26% of grants go to recipients in California. The recipient-country data is overwhelmingly U.S.-based, with 66 U.S. grants and 2 Canadian grants.
Recent grants support named efforts such as the Elephant Crisis Fund, Rhino Recovery Fund, Save the Elephants, Grevy's Zebra Trust, Saiga Conservation Alliance, the Niassa Lion Project, the Yellowstone Wolf Project, the Great Salt Lake Conservation Program, and the Plastic Pollution Coalition.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| Canada |
| 2 |
| $100K |
2.9% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $620,000 | 2025 | NATRUE PROGRAMS ($500,000) AND VISTA FELLOWSHIP ($120,000) |
| WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $475,000 | 2025 | SAVE THE ELEPHANTS ($50,000), ELEPHANT CRISIS FUND ($200,000), GREVY'S ZEBRA TRUST ($5,000), RHINO RECOVERY FUND ($20,000), SAIGA CONSERVATION ALLIANCE ($5,000), NIASSA LION PROJECT ($20,000), MARALLIANCE (SHARKS & RAYS)($10,000), LION RECOVERY FUND ($40,000), PANGOLIN CRISIS FUND ($20,000), OKAPI CONSERVATION PROGRAM ($10,000), PROYECTO TITI (COTTON-TOP TAMARIN)($5,000), CONSERVATION THROUGH PUBLIC HEALTH (GORILLAS) ($15,000), AND RWANDA WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION (GREY CROWNED CRANES)($15,000), MARECET (DOLPHINS & DUGONGS)($20,000), CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE PROGRAM ($15,000), US-BASED RISING WILDLIFE LEADERS ($20,000), GENERAL SUPPORT ($20,000) |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $235,000 | 2025 | BLACKFEET CONSERVATION PROGRAM ($90,000), GREAT SALT LAKE CONSERVATION PROGRAM ($120,000), AND CLINCH RIVER ($25,000) |
| ONEREEF WORLDWIDE STEWARDSHIP | SANTA CRUZ, CA | $125,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE | BERKELEY, CA | $124,000 | 2025 | PLASTIC POLLUTION COALITION |
| HARVARD LAW SCHOOL | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $120,000 | 2025 | BEAGLE/HARVARD LAW SCHOOL FELLOWSHIP |
| YELLOWSTONE FOREVER | BOZEMAN, MT | $100,000 | 2025 | YELLOWSTONE WOLF PROJECT ($75,000); NATIVE FISH CONSERVATION ($25,000) |
| WESTERN RIVERS CONSERVANCY | PORTLAND, OR | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| MAINE COAST HERITAGE TRUST | TOPSHAM, ME | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| OCEANA | WASHINGTON, DC | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| SAN JUAN PRESERVATION TRUST | FRIDAY HARBOR, WA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| YELLOWSTONE TO YUKON CONSERVATION INITIATIVE | BOZEMAN, MT | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| WORKING DOGS FOR CONSERVATION | BOZEMAN, MT | $50,000 | 2025 | WILDLIFE PROGRAMS |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA | VA | $50,000 | 2025 | SEA AROUND US |
| GREATER YELLOWSTONE COALITION | BOZEMAN, MT | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| SOUTHERN UTAH WILDERNESS ALLIANCE | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| HARPETH CONSERVANCY | BRENTWOOD, TN | $40,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| ALABAMA RIVERS ALLIANCE | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $40,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| TENNESSEE ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL | NASHVILLE, TN | $30,000 | 2025 | WATERSHED RESTORATION |
| METHOW VALLEY CITIZENS COUNCIL | TWISP, WA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| ADVENTURE SCIENTISTS | BOZEMAN, MT | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| ALABAMA FOREST LAND TRUST | MOBILE, AL | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| TENNGREEN LAND CONSERVANCY | NASHVILLE, TN | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| FROM K-1S | WILMINGTON, DE | $1 | 2025 | PER K-1S |
| NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $620,000 | 2024 | NATRUE PROGRAMS ($500,000) AND VISTA FELLOWSHIP ($120,000) |
| WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $475,000 | 2024 | SAVE THE ELEPHANTS ($50,000), ELEPHANT CRISIS FUND ($200,000), GREVY'S ZEBRA TRUST ($10,000), RHINO RECOVERY FUND ($20,000), SAIGA CONSERVATION ALLIANCE ($10,000), NIASSA LION PROJECT ($20,000), MARALLIANCE (SHARKS & RAYS)($10,000), LION RECOVERY FUND ($60,000), PANGOLIN CRISIS FUND ($20,000), OKAPI CONSERVATION PROGRAM ($10,000), PROYECTO TITI (COTTON-TOP TAMARIN)($10,000), CONSERVATION THROUGH PUBLIC HEALTH (GORILLAS) ($15,000), AND RWANDA WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION (GREY CROWNED CRANES)($15,000), MARECET (DOLPHINS & DUGONGS)($25,000). |
| THE NATURE CONSERVANCY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $215,000 | 2024 | BLACKFEET CONSERVATION PROGRAM ($90,000) AND GREAT SALT LAKE CONSERVATION PROGRAM ($125,000) |
| ONEREEF WORLDWIDE STEWARDSHIP | SANTA CRUZ, CA | $150,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| HARVARD LAW SCHOOL | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $120,000 | 2024 | BEAGLE/HARVARD LAW SCHOOL FELLOWSHIP |
| YELLOWSTONE FOREVER | BOZEMAN, MT | $100,000 | 2024 | YELLOWSTONE WOLF PROJECT ($50,000); LANDS CONSERVATION ($25,000); AND NATIVE FISH CONSERVATION ($25,000) |
| OCEANA | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| MAINE COAST HERITAGE TRUST | TOPSHAM, ME | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| WESTERN RIVERS CONSERVANCY | PORTLAND, OR | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE | BERKELEY, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | PLASTIC POLLUTION COALITION |
| THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND | LOS ANGELES, CA | $75,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| SAN JUAN PRESERVATION TRUST | FRIDAY HARBOR, WA | $75,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA | VA | $50,000 | 2024 | SEA AROUND US |
| WORKING DOGS FOR CONSERVATION | BOZEMAN, MT | $50,000 | 2024 | WILDLIFE PROGRAMS |
| NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY | WASHINGTON DC, DC | $50,000 | 2024 | PRISTINE SEAS PROJECT |
| SOUTHERN UTAH WILDERNESS ALLIANCE | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| ADVENTURE SCIENTISTS | BOZEMAN, MT | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| UTAH'S HOGLE ZOO | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $25,000 | 2024 | CONSERVATION PROGRAMS |
| PARK CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | PARK CITY, UT | $25,000 | 2024 | PARK CITY CLIMATE FUND |
| GREATER YELLOWSTONE COALITION | BOZEMAN, MT | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| METHOW VALLEY CITIZENS COUNCIL | TWISP, WA | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| ASU FOUNDATION | TEMPE, AZ | $20,000 | 2024 | SIMIEN MOUNTAINS GELADA RESEARCH PROJECT |
| FROM K-1S | WILMINGTON, DE | $2 | 2024 | PER K-1S |
| NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $600,000 | 2023 | NATRUE PROGRAMS ($500,000) AND LITIGATION FELLOW ($100,000) |
| WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $400,000 | 2023 | SAVE THE ELEPHANTS ($50,000), ELEPHANT CRISIS FUND ($170,000), GREVY'S ZEBRA TRUST ($10,000), RHINO RECOVERY FUND ($20,000), SAIGA CONSERVATION ($10,000), NIASSA LION PROJECT ($20,000), MARALLIANCE SHARKS AND RAYS ($10,000), LION RECOVERY FUND ($20,000), PANGOLIN CRISIS FUND ($20,000), OKAPI CONSERVATION ($20,000), PROYECTO TITI (COTTON-TOP)($10,000), CTPH (GORILLAS) ($20,000), AND RWANDA WILDLIFE CONS (CRANE)($20,000) |
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL
$620,000NATRUE PROGRAMS ($500,000) AND VISTA FELLOWSHIP ($120,000)
SAVE THE ELEPHANTS ($50,000), ELEPHANT CRISIS FUND ($200,000), GREVY'S ZEBRA TRUST ($5,000), RHINO RECOVERY FUND ($20,000), SAIGA CONSERVATION ALLIANCE ($5,000), NIASSA LION PROJECT ($20,000), MARALLIANCE (SHARKS & RAYS)($10,000), LION RECOVERY FUND ($40,000), PANGOLIN CRISIS FUND ($20,000), OKAPI CONSERVATION PROGRAM ($10,000), PROYECTO TITI (COTTON-TOP TAMARIN)($5,000), CONSERVATION THROUGH PUBLIC HEALTH (GORILLAS) ($15,000), AND RWANDA WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION (GREY CROWNED CRANES)($15,000), MARECET (DOLPHINS & DUGONGS)($20,000), CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE PROGRAM ($15,000), US-BASED RISING WILDLIFE LEADERS ($20,000), GENERAL SUPPORT ($20,000)
BLACKFEET CONSERVATION PROGRAM ($90,000), GREAT SALT LAKE CONSERVATION PROGRAM ($120,000), AND CLINCH RIVER ($25,000)
HARVARD LAW SCHOOL
$120,000BEAGLE/HARVARD LAW SCHOOL FELLOWSHIP
YELLOWSTONE WOLF PROJECT ($75,000); NATIVE FISH CONSERVATION ($25,000)
THE TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND
$50,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
WORKING DOGS FOR CONSERVATION
$50,000WILDLIFE PROGRAMS
THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
$50,000SEA AROUND US
TENNESSEE ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL
$30,000WATERSHED RESTORATION
ALABAMA FOREST LAND TRUST
$25,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
FROM K-1S
$1PER K-1S
NATRUE PROGRAMS ($500,000) AND VISTA FELLOWSHIP ($120,000)
SAVE THE ELEPHANTS ($50,000), ELEPHANT CRISIS FUND ($200,000), GREVY'S ZEBRA TRUST ($10,000), RHINO RECOVERY FUND ($20,000), SAIGA CONSERVATION ALLIANCE ($10,000), NIASSA LION PROJECT ($20,000), MARALLIANCE (SHARKS & RAYS)($10,000), LION RECOVERY FUND ($60,000), PANGOLIN CRISIS FUND ($20,000), OKAPI CONSERVATION PROGRAM ($10,000), PROYECTO TITI (COTTON-TOP TAMARIN)($10,000), CONSERVATION THROUGH PUBLIC HEALTH (GORILLAS) ($15,000), AND RWANDA WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION (GREY CROWNED CRANES)($15,000), MARECET (DOLPHINS & DUGONGS)($25,000).
BLACKFEET CONSERVATION PROGRAM ($90,000) AND GREAT SALT LAKE CONSERVATION PROGRAM ($125,000)
HARVARD LAW SCHOOL
$120,000BEAGLE/HARVARD LAW SCHOOL FELLOWSHIP
YELLOWSTONE WOLF PROJECT ($50,000); LANDS CONSERVATION ($25,000); AND NATIVE FISH CONSERVATION ($25,000)
THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
$50,000SEA AROUND US
UTAH'S HOGLE ZOO
$25,000CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
FROM K-1S
$2PER K-1S
NATRUE PROGRAMS ($500,000) AND LITIGATION FELLOW ($100,000)
SAVE THE ELEPHANTS ($50,000), ELEPHANT CRISIS FUND ($170,000), GREVY'S ZEBRA TRUST ($10,000), RHINO RECOVERY FUND ($20,000), SAIGA CONSERVATION ($10,000), NIASSA LION PROJECT ($20,000), MARALLIANCE SHARKS AND RAYS ($10,000), LION RECOVERY FUND ($20,000), PANGOLIN CRISIS FUND ($20,000), OKAPI CONSERVATION ($20,000), PROYECTO TITI (COTTON-TOP)($10,000), CTPH (GORILLAS) ($20,000), AND RWANDA WILDLIFE CONS (CRANE)($20,000)