About Rewild
Re:wild protects and restores the wild because solutions to climate change, biodiversity loss and threats to human health lie in nature.
Focus Areas
protected and conserved areasspecies recovery and reintroductionhabitat restorationmarine and shark conservationrapid response to biodiversity emergenciesconservation leadership and capacity buildingfunding for Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
Who They Fund
research institutionsconservation NGOsscientists / researchers
Funding Style
research-focused funding
About Rewild
Rewild’s recent grantmaking centers on research conservation, with unusually large awards that reach from land trusts to universities and collaborative intermediaries. The biggest grant in the recent list was $829,634 to Oregon Desert Land Trust for research conservation, followed by $775,000 to Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc for the same purpose. Other sizable awards went to Samo Fund, Revive & Restore, and Tides Foundation, showing a pattern of project-based support across conservation organizations and fiscal sponsors. The foundation’s programs point to the same broad agenda: protected and conserved areas, species recovery and reintroduction, habitat restoration, marine and shark conservation, rapid response to biodiversity emergencies, conservation leadership and capacity building, and funding for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities. Rewild also uses collaborative vehicles such as the Shark Conservation Fund and the Species Reintroduction Fund, alongside programs for early-career conservationists and women leading conservation and restoration projects. That mix suggests a funder that supports both fieldwork and the organizational capacity needed to carry it out.
What Rewild Funds
In protected areas and landscape conservation, Rewild gave $300,000 to Groundwork USA for research conservation and $50,000 to Center for Large Landscape Conservation for research conservation. In marine work, it awarded $100,000 to Global Fishing Watch Inc for research conservation, alongside its Shark Conservation Fund, which focuses on shark and ray conservation, marine biodiversity, and fisheries and trade policy. For habitat and restoration efforts, the foundation gave $200,000 to Treepeople Inc for research conservation and also supports a Rapid Response Program for emergencies threatening biodiversity, people, and ecosystems. Rewild also backs leadership pipelines: the Conservation Leadership Accelerator Fund is designed to strengthen conservation leaders and regional organizations, while the Conservation Pathways for Youth Program Fund focuses on education, skills development, and career pathways for youth entering conservation.
How Rewild Gives
Rewild’s typical grant size sits at a p25 of $25,000, a median of $50,000, and a p75 of $100,594, but the recent grants list also includes much larger project awards in the hundreds of thousands. The pattern is repeat support rather than one-off giving: Samo Fund, Treepeople Inc, Cat Action Treasury Inc, Global Fishing Watch Inc, Planet Women, Groundwork Hudson Valley Inc, and Center for Large Landscape Conservation each appear more than once across recent years. Rewild is a regular funder, makes program-related investments, and its active programs are mostly global and non-application-based; several explicitly do not accept unsolicited requests. The Species Reintroduction Fund does use a Request for Partnership process.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.8M
Total Assets
$74.2M
Total Revenue
$75.2M
Total Expenses
$80.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $101K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$101K
Geographic Reach
National28 states funded
About 1% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
WESTON SECHREST
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