Elephant Cooperation builds self-sustaining communities where people and wildlife thrive by raising awareness and advancing elephant conservation; it is a U.S. 501(c)(3) grantmaking organization that funds partner programs in Africa.
The Elephant Club’s grantmaking centers on elephant conservation in Africa, but its largest recent awards also show a strong infrastructure-and-community approach: a $307,500 grant to Wildlife Works Elephant Protection Trust for borehole solar power, pumping, and dam scooping, plus a $275,000 grant to African Parks Foundation of America for anti-poaching and community outreach. The foundation describes its work as building self-sustaining communities where people and wildlife thrive, and its portfolio reflects that framing through conservation operations, water access, school support, and wildlife protection. Recent grants point to a mix of direct field support and community-facing investments. Wildlife Conservation Network received $150,000 for collaring and monitoring elephants in Tsavo, Kenya, while Space for Giants received $145,000 for anti-poaching and community outreach. Other awards support ranger safety, fencing, solar energy, education, and rehabilitation. The Elephant Club’s giving is active across several years and often ties elephant protection to local livelihoods, schools, and basic infrastructure rather than treating wildlife work in isolation.
Water and energy infrastructure is a recurring theme. The Elephant Club gave $307,500 to Wildlife Works Elephant Protection Trust for solar power, pumping, and dam scooping on the KCRP footprint or in community areas, and $22,262 to Love Tribe Project for borehole construction. It also made a $150,000 grant to Givepower Foundation for EV charging. Wildlife monitoring and enforcement are another clear priority. Wildlife Conservation Network received $150,000 for collaring and monitoring elephants in Tsavo, Kenya, while Wild Tomorrow Fund received $10,000 for forensic analysis of ivory to help prevent poaching. Ranger operations also appear in a $50,000 grant to International Fund for Animal Welfare to enhance and optimize ranger communications and operations in Taita Taveta. Education and youth support show up as well. Small Steps for Compassion received $230,000 for classroom support and unrestricted school operating support, and First Global received $25,000 for Robotic Olympics.
Typical grants cluster around a mid-five-figure range, with a p25 of $10,000, a median of $25,000, and a p75 of $50,000. The foundation also makes occasional larger awards, including six-figure grants such as $307,500, $275,000, $230,000, $150,000, and $145,000. The grant list shows repeated support to some organizations across years, including African Wildlife Foundation, Space for Giants, Generation Awakening, and Love Tribe Project. The Elephant Club is a U.S. 501(c)(3) grantmaking organization led by Steve Gregg. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. One campaign, Elephants to the Rescue: Mission Ethiopia, is marked as accepting unsolicited requests; the other listed programs are not.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $50K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$50K
STEVE GREGG
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The grant record is U.S.-based for recipient organizations, but the purposes frequently reach Africa. Minnesota is the top state by grant count, with California also prominent among recipient locations. Named recipient cities include New York, Washington, DC, Austin, San Francisco, and San Clemente, along with Mill Valley, Anaheim, and Corona del Mar. The recent grants also name work in Kenya, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, and Indonesia through program descriptions, even though the recipient-country distribution in the grant list itself is entirely U.S.
Its grants repeatedly support elephant conservation, anti-poaching, human-wildlife conflict mitigation, habitat protection, water infrastructure, ranger support, and wildlife awareness. Recent purposes include collaring and monitoring elephants in Tsavo, Kenya, ranger communications in Taita Taveta, and borehole solar power and dam scooping for community water systems.
The stated grant-size pattern is p25 $10,000, median $25,000, and p75 $50,000. The list also includes larger grants, such as $307,500, $275,000, $230,000, $150,000, and $145,000.
Yes. The recent grant list includes multiple awards to African Wildlife Foundation, Space for Giants, Generation Awakening, and Love Tribe Project across different years, which shows recurring support rather than only one-off grants.
One listed campaign, Elephants to the Rescue: Mission Ethiopia, is marked as accepting unsolicited requests. The other listed programs are not marked that way.
The foundation gives nationally from the United States, with Minnesota as its top state by grant count and 47% of grants going to recipients in California. Recent recipient cities include New York, Washington, DC, Austin, San Francisco, and San Clemente.
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Elephant Club that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Projects in Africa that support sustainable water access for both people and wildlife, typically through partner organizations and local communities. Elephant Cooperation welcomes proposals for consideration by email.
Who can apply: Elephant Cooperation funds partner organizations and projects in Africa aligned with women empowerment, conservation, and community development. The FAQ says they welcome proposals for consideration by email.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILDLIFE WORKS ELEPHANT PROTECTION TRUST | MILL VALLEY, CA | $307,500 | 2025 | THE $300,000 IS TO BE USED TOWARDS SUPPORTING VARIOUS PROJECTS: KITTING OUT ANY EXISTING BOREHOLE WITH SOLAR POWER/PUMP ON THE KCRP FOOTPRINT OR IN COMMUNITY AREAS, DAM SCOOPING FOR IMPROVED CAPACITY FOR WILDLIFE ON THE KCRP FOOTPRINT OR IN COMMUNITY AREAS, COMMUNITY WOOD LOT PROJECTS, TO REDUCE PRESSURES ON ELEPHANT HABITAT, HUMAN ELEPHANT CONFLICT PROJECTS, SUCH AS BEEHIVE FENCES, TRAINING ON NON- PALATABLE CROPS, PROVISION OF CO-EXISTENCE EQUIPMENT, TARGETING COMMUNITY FARMS, FUNDING LAND USE PLANS TO ASSIST WITH COUNTY-APPROVAL FOR LARGE-SCALE CONSERVATION AREAS, SCOUTS SALARIES FOR CONSERVANCIES (3-6 MONTHS).$7500 - SUPPORT FOR THE BOYS YOUTH SOCCER TEAM. |
| WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $150,000 | 2025 | FOR COLLARING AND MONITORING ELEPHANTS IN TSAVO, KENYA |
| SPACE FOR GIANTS | NEW YORK, NY | $145,000 | 2025 | ANTI-POACHING AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH |
| INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE | YARMOUTH PORT, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | TO ENHANCE AND OPTIMIZE RANGER COMMUNICATIONS AND OPERATIONS IN TAITA TAVETA. |
| GENERATION AWAKENING | HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA | $28,000 | 2025 | ANTI-POACHING AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH |
| WILDLIFE CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL | AUSTIN, TX | $20,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT WAY KAMBAS RIVER PATROL UNIT (WKRPU) TO WORK IN CLOSE COOPERATION WITH THE ESTABLISHED ELEPHANT RESPONSE UNITS (ERU) IN THE SOUTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN BORDER OF THE WAY KAMBAS NATIONAL PARK(WKNP). THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THE WKRPU WILL BE HABITAT PROTECTION AND ANTI-POACHING PATROLS IN THE BORDER AREAS OF THE WKNP. |
| AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $20,000 | 2025 | ANTI-POACHING AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH |
| LOVE TRIBE PROJECT | CORONA DEL MAR, CA | $18,611 | 2025 | FUNDS ARE TO BE USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRIC FENCING AROUND ELEPHANT AND HUMAN WATERING HOLESI N LLANYANGUSI, AND AMBOSELI LEWIS IN KENYA. |
| KENSAP INC | MONTCLAIR, NJ | $11,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS MISSION TO HELP HIGH-ACHIEVING, LOW-INCOME KENYAN HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES GAIN ADMISSION TO THE MOST ELECTIVES COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN NORTH AMERICA ALL WITH FULL FINANCIAL AID. |
| UTOPIA SCIENTIFIC | SAN DIEGO, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | FUNDING THE FIELD SEASON FOR THE ELEPHANT ACOUSTICS AND CONSERVATION MITIGATION PROGRAM. THE EXPERIMENTS WILL TAKE PLACE AT MUSHARA WATERHOLE IN THE NORTHEAST REGION OF ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK, NAMIBIA. |
| GIVEPOWER FOUNDATION | AUSTIN, TX | $150,000 | 2024 | EV CHARGING |
| AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $119,000 | 2024 | ANTI-POACHING AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH |
| FIRST GLOBAL | MANCHESTER, NH | $25,000 | 2024 | ROBOTIC OLYMPICS |
| LOVE TRIBE PROJECT | CORONA DEL MAR, CA | $22,262 | 2024 | CONSTRUCTION OF BOREHOLES |
| SPACE FOR GIANTS | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2024 | ANTI-POACHING AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH |
| GENERATION AWAKENING | HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | ANTI-POACHING AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH |
| SHECKLER FOUNDATION | SAN CLEMENTE, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | ANTI-POACHING AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH |
| AFRICAN PARKS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | $275,000 | 2023 | ANTI-POACHING AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH |
| SMALL STEPS FOR COMPASSION | SAN CLEMENTE, CA | $230,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE A CLASSROOM SUPPORT AND UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT FOR THE SCHOOL'S OPERATION |
| NOVO MISSION INC | ANAHEIM, CA | $50,000 | 2023 | ANTI-POACHING AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH |
| AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2023 | ANTI-POACHING AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH |
| AFRICAN COMMUNITY & CONSERVATION FOUNDATION | CHANHASSEN, MN | $31,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE SOLAR ENERGY FOR CHILDREN AND SCHOOLS IN ZIMBABWE |
| UTOPIA SCIENTIFIC | SAN DIEGO, CA | $30,000 | 2023 | ANTI-POACHING AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH |
| WILD TOMORROW FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT FORENSIC ANALYSIS OF IVORY IN ORDER TO MORE EFFECTIVELY PREVENT POACHING |
| SIDEKICK FOUNDATION | CARMEL, IN | $10,000 | 2023 | ANTI-POACHING AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH |
| ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | ANTI-POACHING AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH |
| GLOBAL CONSERVATION FORCE | OCEANSIDE, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | ANTI-POACHING AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH |
THE $300,000 IS TO BE USED TOWARDS SUPPORTING VARIOUS PROJECTS: KITTING OUT ANY EXISTING BOREHOLE WITH SOLAR POWER/PUMP ON THE KCRP FOOTPRINT OR IN COMMUNITY AREAS, DAM SCOOPING FOR IMPROVED CAPACITY FOR WILDLIFE ON THE KCRP FOOTPRINT OR IN COMMUNITY AREAS, COMMUNITY WOOD LOT PROJECTS, TO REDUCE PRESSURES ON ELEPHANT HABITAT, HUMAN ELEPHANT CONFLICT PROJECTS, SUCH AS BEEHIVE FENCES, TRAINING ON NON- PALATABLE CROPS, PROVISION OF CO-EXISTENCE EQUIPMENT, TARGETING COMMUNITY FARMS, FUNDING LAND USE PLANS TO ASSIST WITH COUNTY-APPROVAL FOR LARGE-SCALE CONSERVATION AREAS, SCOUTS SALARIES FOR CONSERVANCIES (3-6 MONTHS).$7500 - SUPPORT FOR THE BOYS YOUTH SOCCER TEAM.
FOR COLLARING AND MONITORING ELEPHANTS IN TSAVO, KENYA
TO ENHANCE AND OPTIMIZE RANGER COMMUNICATIONS AND OPERATIONS IN TAITA TAVETA.
GENERATION AWAKENING
$28,000ANTI-POACHING AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL
$20,000SUPPORT WAY KAMBAS RIVER PATROL UNIT (WKRPU) TO WORK IN CLOSE COOPERATION WITH THE ESTABLISHED ELEPHANT RESPONSE UNITS (ERU) IN THE SOUTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN BORDER OF THE WAY KAMBAS NATIONAL PARK(WKNP). THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THE WKRPU WILL BE HABITAT PROTECTION AND ANTI-POACHING PATROLS IN THE BORDER AREAS OF THE WKNP.
LOVE TRIBE PROJECT
$18,611FUNDS ARE TO BE USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF ELECTRIC FENCING AROUND ELEPHANT AND HUMAN WATERING HOLESI N LLANYANGUSI, AND AMBOSELI LEWIS IN KENYA.
KENSAP INC
$11,000SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS MISSION TO HELP HIGH-ACHIEVING, LOW-INCOME KENYAN HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES GAIN ADMISSION TO THE MOST ELECTIVES COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN NORTH AMERICA ALL WITH FULL FINANCIAL AID.
UTOPIA SCIENTIFIC
$10,000FUNDING THE FIELD SEASON FOR THE ELEPHANT ACOUSTICS AND CONSERVATION MITIGATION PROGRAM. THE EXPERIMENTS WILL TAKE PLACE AT MUSHARA WATERHOLE IN THE NORTHEAST REGION OF ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK, NAMIBIA.
LOVE TRIBE PROJECT
$22,262CONSTRUCTION OF BOREHOLES
GENERATION AWAKENING
$10,000ANTI-POACHING AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH
SHECKLER FOUNDATION
$10,000ANTI-POACHING AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH
TO PROVIDE A CLASSROOM SUPPORT AND UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT FOR THE SCHOOL'S OPERATION
NOVO MISSION INC
$50,000ANTI-POACHING AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH
AFRICAN COMMUNITY & CONSERVATION FOUNDATION
$31,000TO PROVIDE SOLAR ENERGY FOR CHILDREN AND SCHOOLS IN ZIMBABWE
UTOPIA SCIENTIFIC
$30,000ANTI-POACHING AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH
TO SUPPORT FORENSIC ANALYSIS OF IVORY IN ORDER TO MORE EFFECTIVELY PREVENT POACHING
GLOBAL CONSERVATION FORCE
$10,000ANTI-POACHING AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH
