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Funding Our Mission

While the Wild Sheep Foundation may have a relatively small footprint with approximately 11,000 members worldwide, we cast a very long and impactful conservation shadow. Through exceptional support from our members, sponsors, donors, giving societies, chapters, affiliates, and industry partners, WSF raised and directed over $11.7 million to Mission Program Funding (MPF) during our July 2025 through June 2026 fiscal year. This exceeds our prior record of $11.5 million in MPF in FY 2024-25; more than $77 million has been directed to wild sheep conservation, management, enhancement, habitat restoration, education, and advocacy initiatives over the past decade.

10-Year Mission Program Funding - $77.358 Million

10-year Mission Program Funding Bar Chart for Wild Sheep Foundation

Funding Details for FY 2024-2025

Included in the record FY 2025-26 funding is $4.35 million from operational activities including $2.08 million to 28 Grant-In-Aid programs requested through our Chapters and Affiliates and $2.27 Million in advocacy, research, education, and industry support GIA and program funding. In addition, WSF directed a record $7.18+ Million to our state, provincial, and tribal/First Nation partners through 2025 conservation permit sales.

In Fiscal Year 2025-2026, WSF DIRECTED $11.704 MILLION IN MISSION PROGRAM FUNDING

$4.753 Million MPF from Operations + $6.951 Million from permit sales = $11.704 Million

Of the $4,753,238 Million funded through operations (non-permits):

  • $2,311,544 for Wild sheep conservation, habitat, and research GIA
  • $1,250,337 for Wild sheep education, advocacy, and other
  • $546,150 for Dedicated auction funds for GIA funding
  • $270,883 for Industry support
  • $374,424 for International conservation

This is the third year in a row of $11+ Million in MPF and eighth consecutive year of $6+ Million MPF.

Mission Program Funding

During the twelve months of July 2025 to June 2026, WSF funded $11.704 Million in Mission Program Funding.

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State, Provincial, and Tribal Agency Conservation Funding
$6,951,043

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Habitat Restoration, Separation, Transplants, Management Plans and Research
$2,311,544

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Dedicated Auctions for GIA Funding
$546,150

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Education, Advocacy and Other
$1,250,337

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Industry Support
$270,783

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International Conservation
$374,424

This is the third year in a row of $11+ Million in MPF and eighth consecutive year of $6+ Million MPF.

Funding Conservation

TOTAL WSF CONSERVATION FUNDING DIRECTED FROM 1983 TO 2026 – $119,770,866. 

Without the financial support from sportsmen and women, fish and wildlife agencies would have little to no conservation and management programs dedicated to wild sheep. There is no other durable funding model, let alone one that has contributed at this level.

Funding Conservation in NA

Whether you are a sheep hunter, a non-hunting wild sheep conservationist, hope to be, or want to see this opportunity for your children and grandchildren, this map is your legacy.

North American map showing conservation funds by state/province

FUNDING DIRECTED FROM 1983 TO 2026

State/Provincial Funding Maps