About Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation advances Texas’ proud outdoor traditions through meaningful, high‑impact programs, partnerships, and projects that conserve and enhance the state’s lands, waters, and wildlife and ensure all Texans have access to wild things and wild places now and for generations to come.
Focus Areas
ConservationLand ProtectionCoastal ConservationHabitat RestorationSpecies ConservationState Parks SupportEnvironmental EducationConservation Finance
Who They Fund
recreational birding community / event participantspark visitors and local recreation usersstudents and interns (scholars/intern programs)wildlife species and ecosystems (target species: quail, black bear, birds)
About Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas
Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas channels most of its giving into Texas parks, wildlife, and habitat, with a recent pattern anchored by large support for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept in Austin. In 2025, the foundation’s largest listed grant was $14,179,170 for "MAINTAIN PARKS AND WILDLIFE," followed by another seven-figure award of $4,141,260 in 2024 and $3,118,031 in 2023, showing sustained backing for core state conservation work. Beyond those operating-scale awards, the foundation also funds education, outreach, research, and land stewardship projects tied to species and places across the state. Recent grants include $339,500 to Texas Found for Conservation for "OUTREACH & EDUCATION" and $279,188 to Chasing the Tide for the same purpose, alongside support for Borderlands Research Inst in Alpine for "OUTREACH & EDUCATION," "BLACK BEAR PROJECT," and "QUAIL RESEARCH." The portfolio also reaches conservation easements, bird habitat, ranch support, and community birding activities. Several recipients appear more than once across the recent list, suggesting ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards. The result is a grantmaking pattern centered on Texas public lands, wildlife management, and the organizations that help deliver those goals.
What Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas Funds
Education and public outreach is one of the clearest recurring themes in the recent grants. The foundation gave $339,500 to Texas Found for Conservation for "OUTREACH & EDUCATION" in 2025, and also supported Chasing the Tide with $279,188 for the same purpose. Research is another visible area: Borderlands Research Inst received $60,000 in 2024 for "QUAIL RESEARCH," while the same organization had a $142,250 award in 2023 for the "BLACK BEAR PROJECT." Land conservation appears as well, including $75,000 to The Nature Conservancy for "CONSERVATION EASEMENT" in 2024 and $50,000 to TX Agricultural Land Trust for "BIRDWELL & CLARK RANCH SUPPORT" in 2023. Birding-related public engagement also shows up through the Great Texas Birding Classic and Texas Birding Classic awards.
How Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas Gives
The listed grant sizes cluster around a modest middle, with a 25th percentile of $10,000, a median of $13,500, and a 75th percentile of $63,750. That distribution sits alongside a few very large operating-support grants to Texas state agencies and many smaller project awards. The recent record also shows repeat recipients across multiple years, including Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept, Texas Found for Conservation, Borderlands Research Inst, and Friends of Pecos River. The foundation makes programmatic grants and does not fund individuals. Its active grant programs are Texas-focused and are administered through specific initiatives rather than an open unsolicited process in the programs listed.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$15.6M
Total Assets
$91.2M
Total Revenue
$19.9M
Total Expenses
$23.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $64K, with a median of $14K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$14K
75th Percentile
$64K
Geographic Reach
Local3 states funded
About 89% of grants go to recipients in TX.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ANNE BROWN
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