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Elephant Crisis Fund

From Wildlife Conservation Network, run by Save the Elephants

A pooled fund that makes fast, often short-term grants to trusted partners working against elephant poaching and ivory trafficking, on human-elephant coexistence and on protecting elephant landscapes.

Summary in our words. Each fact below shows the funder’s own words and links to its page.

Invitation only

This funder does not take applications

The funder picks its grantees and does not take unsolicited proposals.

Read the funder’s pageChecked 1 Nov 2026Source: wildnet.org · faq

The facts, in the funder’s words

All quotes are from wildnet.org · faq unless marked. Checked 1 Nov 2026

How to apply

Invitation only

The streamlined administration of the ECF means that we cannot accept unsolicited proposals because of the time involved in assessing unknown potential partners and their proposals.

Amount

Usually $15,000 to $200,000 USD

The ECF tends to fund projects between $15,000 and $200,000

Where

Africa, and ivory consuming nations (Africa and Asia)

the Elephant Crisis Fund (ECF) identifies and supports the most effective projects and partners in Africa, and in ivory consuming nations

Checked 1 Nov 2026Source: wildnet.org · elephant crisis fund
Who can apply

NGOs

In general, we prefer to give grants to NGOs working within an established framework such as 501c3 or equivalent status, and only provide grants directly to governments under exceptional circumstances.

Rounds

Not found on the pages we read

Co-funding required

Not found on the pages we read

Run by

Save the Elephants

The Elephant Crisis Fund is a partnership between WCN and the Save the Elephants (STE), but is managed by STE.

Checked 1 Nov 2026Source: wildnet.org · elephant crisis fund
Restoration approach

Species conservation, Protected areas and Community conservation

Our classification, from the funder’s description of what it supports.

What the funder asks grantees to report

Reporting

Not found on the pages we read

Something wrong?

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