About Wild Sheep Foundation
To conserve wild sheep and their habitats through conservation projects, education, advocacy and support for wildlife management
Focus Areas
Wildlife conservationHabitat & water developmentDisease prevention and separationTrap and transplant programsYouth education and scholarshipsHunting training and community programsAdvocacy and policy
Who They Fund
sheep (livestock)sheep farmers / shepherds
Funding Style
direct servicecapacity buildingspecies-specific (sheep) support
About Wild Sheep Foundation
Wild Sheep Foundation centers its grantmaking on wild sheep conservation, and its largest recent awards show that scale plainly: $4,095,250 to State Fish & Game Program Funding in 2025 and $3,181,493 to the same program in 2023. Those program-level grants sit alongside a broad mix of support for species management, habitat work, education, and conservation operations. The foundation’s active funding areas include international conservation projects outside the United States and Canada, youth conservation awards, youth scholarships, a women-focused hunting and training legacy fund, and a general grant-in-aid program for wild sheep conservation. Recent grants also point to a strong interest in on-the-ground management capacity, with funding to entities such as the Wild Sheep Legacy Foundation, Texas Big Horn Society, and National Wildlife Federation. The organization’s work is framed around conserving wild sheep and their habitats through conservation projects, education, advocacy, and support for wildlife management, and the grant record reflects that mission across both public agencies and conservation groups.
What Wild Sheep Foundation Funds
Wild Sheep Foundation gives across several connected conservation themes. In species management, it awarded $4,095,250 to State Fish & Game Program Funding in 2025 and $3,053,567 to State Fish & Game Program Funding in 2023 for sheep enhancement. Habitat and water are also part of its funding structure, with strategic priorities listed under its mission guidance. The foundation supports education and training as well: Sheep Program received $156,490 in 2025 and $142,254 and $129,927 in 2023 for sheep education. Women-focused hunting and conservation activities appear through the Women Hunt Program, which received $177,153 in 2025 and $115,498 in 2023. It also funds conservation advocacy and coordination through groups such as Conservation Visions, which received $205,618 in 2023 and $100,000 in 2025.
How Wild Sheep Foundation Gives
Grant size clusters around mid-five figures. The typical award sits at a median of $29,012, with the middle half of grants ranging from $13,377 at the 25th percentile to $59,329 at the 75th percentile. The recent record includes repeated awards to the same recipients across years, including State Fish & Game Program Funding, Conservation Visions, Women Hunt Program, Watershed Results LLC, Contract Consulting - Conservation, and Sheep Program, which suggests ongoing support rather than one-off giving. The foundation is a private grantmaker that does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Unsolicited applications are not accepted across its listed programs.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$9M
Total Assets
$8M
Total Revenue
$14.8M
Total Expenses
$15.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $13K and $59K, with a median of $29K.
25th Percentile
$13K
Median
$29K
75th Percentile
$59K
Geographic Reach
Leadership
GLEN LANDRUS
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