Ensure the future of wildlife through conservation, education, and hunting.
A $250,000 grant to the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation for water wells is the largest recent award on file for Safari Club International Foundation, and it shows how the funder connects conservation with practical support for communities. The foundation backs wildlife conservation, research, outdoor education, scholarships, humanitarian services, anti-poaching, and species-specific work. Recent grants also include $150,000 for assistance to Shepherdso and $142,500 to Blood Origins Inc for film and education, pointing to a mix of field support, outreach, and public education. The grant record includes projects tied to grizzly bear conflict management, antipoaching boats, Zimbabwe high road work, hunter education, and wildlife health funding for chronic wasting disease. That range matches the foundation’s stated mission to ensure the future of wildlife through conservation, education, and hunting. Their programs also extend through scholarships, humanitarian matching grants, and research grants for applied conservation work across North America, Africa, and Asia. Across the recent list, the foundation appears to favor project-based support for specific interventions rather than broad unrestricted grants.
Wildlife conflict and species protection are central to the foundation’s giving. In 2023, it gave $65,000 to Montana's Outdoor Legacy Foundation for grizzly bear conflict management and $8,003 to Wyoming Game & Fish Department for a grizzly bear strategy, showing sustained attention to bear-related management. The foundation also supports anti-poaching and border-security work. It awarded $60,000 to Adam Clements Safaris LLC for antipoaching boats and $12,500 to Ecological Defense Group Inc for rhino border security. Education and outreach are another clear thread. The Boy Scouts of America National Foundation received $25,000 for hunter education, while Blood Origins Inc received $142,500 for film and education. Wildlife health appears as well, with Emory University receiving $20,055 for CWD funding.
Typical grant sizes sit at a $14,389 25th percentile, $25,698 median, and $55,000 75th percentile, with a few much larger awards at the top of the range. The recent list suggests mostly project-specific grants rather than a single repeat award pattern, and the portfolio includes both general support and tightly defined purpose grants. Safari Club International Foundation also uses multiple vehicles: education scholarships, research grants, humanitarian service matching grants, chapter conservation grants, and an endowed Hunter Legacy Fund. Some programs accept unsolicited applications, while the scholarship program is currently not accepting applications.
$246K
$63.2M
$18.6M
$5.4M
Most grants fall between $14K and $55K, with a median of $26K.
25th Percentile
$14K
Median
$26K
75th Percentile
$55K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in TX.
WILLIAM LAIRD HAMBERLIN
Sign up for a free Kindora account to access AI-generated insights into this funder's giving patterns, decision-makers, and fit signals.
Get Started FreeFree Kindora accounts unlock side-by-side comparisons with foundations that share this funder's focus areas and giving profile.
Get Started FreeSign up free to see how well your nonprofit fits this funder, get an AI-generated pitch, and unlock similar foundations.
Although the foundation is headquartered in Tucson, its recent grants are distributed nationally, and none of the listed awards went to Arizona recipients. Michigan appears in the recent list through grants to The Gutierrez Wildlife Center in Bitely and to the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point? no, that award is in Wisconsin; Michigan is a recipient state through The Gutierrez Wildlife Center in Bitely. Other recipient locations include Atlanta, Bay St Louis, Columbia Falls, Boerne, Sonora, Dallas, Raleigh, Stevens Point, and Cody. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based in the recent grants sample.
Its active programs include wildlife conservation research grants, education scholarships, humanitarian service matching grants, chapter conservation grants, a Canadian programs and scholarships platform, and an endowed Hunter Legacy Fund. The stated focus areas include wildlife conservation, wildlife research, outdoor education, scholarships, humanitarian services, anti-poaching, veterans hunting programs, and species-specific work.
The grant-size distribution centers around $14,389 at the 25th percentile, a $25,698 median, and $55,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also include larger project grants such as $250,000, $150,000, and $142,500.
No. Recent grantees include a foundation, a university, a state agency, a wildlife center, a nonprofit education organization, and an LLC. The record also shows support for conservation, research, education, humanitarian service, and field-based intervention projects.
The top state by grant count is Michigan, while the recent grants sample is entirely U.S.-based. The foundation’s headquarters is in Tucson, Arizona, but 0% of the listed grants went to recipients in Arizona.
Some active programs accept unsolicited applications, including SCIF Canada and the Wildlife Conservation Research Grants programs. Other programs, such as the education scholarships and humanitarian service matching grants, are marked as not accepting unsolicited applications.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRIZZLY BEAR YUKON RES | — | $90,000 | 2026 | ASSISTANCE |
| UNIVERSITY PROGRAM | — | $75,000 | 2026 | ASSISTANCE |
| CHAPTER MATCHING GRANTS | — | $51,034 | 2026 | ASSISTANCE |
| HUNTER LEGACY ENDOWMENT | — | $20,000 | 2026 | ASSISTANCE |
| BELL FAMILY HUMANITARIAN | — | $10,000 | 2026 | ASSISTANCE |
| HUNTER LEGACY ENDOWMENT | — | $155,308 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE |
| OVERHEAD | — | $76,229 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE |
| FIRST FOR WILDLIFE ENDOWMENT | — | $50,000 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE |
| CWD STRATEGY | — | $10,543 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE |
| LEOPARD STRATEGY | — | $10,050 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE |
| SAN ANGELO CHAPTER | — | $8,370 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE |
| GRIZZLY BEAR STRATEGY | — | $5,770 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE |
| SHEPHERDSO | — | $150,000 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE |
| UGARESEARC | — | $37,500 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE |
| PEAKESAFARI | — | $26,397 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE |
| OUTDOORSTOP | — | $25,000 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE |
| RCL UDAPINDUST | — | $7,002 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE |
| JOBURGONLI | — | $5,400 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE |
| DIKEMBE MUTOMBO FOUNDATION INC | ATLANTA, GA | $250,000 | 2023 | WATER WELLS |
| BLOOD ORIGINS INC | BAY ST LOUIS, MS | $142,500 | 2023 | FILM/EDUCATION |
| MONTANA'S OUTDOOR LEGACY FOUNDATION | COLUMBIA FALLS, MT | $65,000 | 2023 | GRIZZLY BEAR CONFLICT MANAGEMENT |
| ADAM CLEMENTS SAFARIS LLC | BOERNE, TX | $60,000 | 2023 | ANTIPOACHING BOATS |
| THE GUTIERREZ WILDLIFE CENTER | BITELY, MI | $40,000 | 2023 | ZIMBABWE HIGH ROAD PROJECT |
| LONESOME CREEK RESORT LLC | SONORA, TX | $31,881 | 2023 | YOUTH PATHFINDER HUNTS |
| DALLAS ECOLOGICAL FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SPONSORSHIP |
| BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA NATIONAL FOUNDATION | IRVING, TX | $25,000 | 2023 | HUNTER EDUCATION |
| EMORY UNIVERSITY | ATLANTA, GA | $20,055 | 2023 | CWD FUNDING |
| ECOLOGICAL DEFENSE GROUP INC | RALEIGH, NC | $12,500 | 2023 | RHINO BORDER SECURITY |
| UNIVERISTY OF WI AT STEVENS POINT | STEVENS POINT, WI | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WYOMING GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT | CODY, WY | $8,003 | 2023 | GRIZZLY BEAR STRATEGY |
GRIZZLY BEAR YUKON RES
$90,000ASSISTANCE
UNIVERSITY PROGRAM
$75,000ASSISTANCE
CHAPTER MATCHING GRANTS
$51,034ASSISTANCE
HUNTER LEGACY ENDOWMENT
$20,000ASSISTANCE
BELL FAMILY HUMANITARIAN
$10,000ASSISTANCE
HUNTER LEGACY ENDOWMENT
$155,308ASSISTANCE
OVERHEAD
$76,229ASSISTANCE
FIRST FOR WILDLIFE ENDOWMENT
$50,000ASSISTANCE
CWD STRATEGY
$10,543ASSISTANCE
LEOPARD STRATEGY
$10,050ASSISTANCE
SAN ANGELO CHAPTER
$8,370ASSISTANCE
GRIZZLY BEAR STRATEGY
$5,770ASSISTANCE
SHEPHERDSO
$150,000ASSISTANCE
UGARESEARC
$37,500ASSISTANCE
PEAKESAFARI
$26,397ASSISTANCE
OUTDOORSTOP
$25,000ASSISTANCE
RCL UDAPINDUST
$7,002ASSISTANCE
JOBURGONLI
$5,400ASSISTANCE
DIKEMBE MUTOMBO FOUNDATION INC
$250,000WATER WELLS
MONTANA'S OUTDOOR LEGACY FOUNDATION
$65,000GRIZZLY BEAR CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
ADAM CLEMENTS SAFARIS LLC
$60,000ANTIPOACHING BOATS
THE GUTIERREZ WILDLIFE CENTER
$40,000ZIMBABWE HIGH ROAD PROJECT
LONESOME CREEK RESORT LLC
$31,881YOUTH PATHFINDER HUNTS
EMORY UNIVERSITY
$20,055CWD FUNDING
ECOLOGICAL DEFENSE GROUP INC
$12,500RHINO BORDER SECURITY
WYOMING GAME & FISH DEPARTMENT
$8,003GRIZZLY BEAR STRATEGY
Current and upcoming funding from Safari Club International Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Individuals and SCI Chapters may identify a local or international area in need and participate by signing up for a blue bag. Participants are expected to supplement the supplied items with locally purchased goods suited to community needs and distribute the bags.
Who can apply: Applications must come from an active SCI Chapter engaged in conservation projects. Each chapter may receive only one grant per year. The grant may not exceed 50% of the chapter's annual 30% contribution to SCI/F or 50% of the monetary amount the chapter invested in the project. Projects must support sustainable-use conservation and include a project description and estimated budget. Funded chapters must submit a post-project report and media materials.
Deadline: Applications open March 1–30, 2027; the program states that the window recurs annually.
Track these deadlines, get reminders, and see how well your nonprofit fits — free with a Kindora account.
Create a free accountDeadlines and eligibility are summarized from public sources and may change — always confirm the details on the funder's official application page before applying.