Asia Wild

What Asia Wild does

Asia Wild is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Venice, Florida, that operates as a pass-through grant-making entity for wildlife conservation. Founded in 2007, the organization raises donations from individual donors and distributes grants to wildlife rescue and rehabilitation organizations primarily operating across Asia and the Pacific. With a five-person staff, Asia Wild functions as a lean intermediary between donors and on-the-ground wildlife charities, having granted more than $16 million to partner wildlife organizations over an eight-year period. Its partner portfolio spans bear rescue (Free The Bears), orangutan and sun bear rehabilitation (Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation), elephant welfare (Elephant Nature Park), general wildlife rehabilitation (RESQ, Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand), and marine mammal response (Pacific Whale Foundation).

The organization's core operational assets consist of a donation-enabled website with blog content, social media accounts across approximately six platforms, and a defined set of institutional partnerships. Its business model is straightforward: solicit contributions from individual donors through digital channels and re-grant the proceeds to vetted wildlife rescue partners, retaining minimal overhead. Asia Wild holds the Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency and a Four-Star Charity Navigator rating, placing it in the upper tier of small US nonprofits on governance and disclosure metrics. There is no disclosed earned-income, corporate sponsorship, foundation grant, or government funding line in the available input, and the organization does not appear to operate any programs, sanctuaries, or field operations of its own — it is exclusively a fundraising and regranting vehicle.

From an audience perspective, Asia Wild serves two constituencies: individual donors seeking a curated, transparent channel for funding wildlife causes in Asia, and a small set of partner NGOs that depend on the organization for unrestricted or project-specific grant capital. The absence of disclosed fundraising velocity data, donor count, or year-over-year donation trends limits the precision of any growth assessment.

Name

Asia Wild

Legal name

Asia Wild, Inc.

Website

https://asiawild.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Asia Wild is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit grant-making organization headquartered in Venice, Florida, that raises donations from individuals and redistributes funds to wildlife rescue and rehabilitation partners across Asia and the Pacific.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wildlife Conservation Nonprofit Grantmaking

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

akta.pro primary industry

Wildlife Rescue, Rehabilitation & Release (BPAGAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH)

Keywords

• Wildlife conservation grants
• Animal rescue funding
• Nonprofit grantmaking
• Conservation donor-advised
• Asian wildlife charities

Headquarters

HQ city

Venice

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: Asia Wild raises funds through individual one-time and monthly donations from supporters worldwide. The organization is an IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit, making donations tax-deductible to donors in the United States. Funds are then distributed as grants to vetted wildlife rescue and conservation organizations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Asia Wild is a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that raises donations from individual supporters and disburses grants to a vetted network of wildlife rescue and conservation organizations across Asia. Its two core grant programs are Partner Grants, awarded to preselected partner NGOs, and Application-based Grants, which are evaluated against published criteria. The organization also operates an online donation platform and publishes editorial impact stories to communicate outcomes to donors.

Product overview

Asia Wild is a nonprofit organization (IRS-recognized 501(c)(3)) that operates as a grant-making platform supporting wildlife protection and animal welfare. The organization does not offer a unified software product but rather provides grant funding programs (Partner Grants and Application-based Grants) to vetted animal welfare organizations, an online donation platform for supporters, and educational content through its blog. Over the last eight years, Asia Wild has granted more than $16 million to groups ending Bear bile farming, rescuing wildlife like Elephants, Bears, Gibbons, and other animals, and providing animal welfare education to local communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Partner Grants Program Grants awarded by Asia Wild to preselected partner wildlife rescue and conservation organizations across Asia (e.g., BOS Foundation in Indonesia, Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand, Free the Bears, RESQ, Peace for Wildlife Foundation), providing operating funding for animal rescue, rehabilitation, and conservation programs.
• Application-based Grants Program Grants awarded through an application-based process, evaluated against published criteria, for wildlife rescue and conservation NGOs seeking funding beyond the preselected partner network.
• Online Donation Platform Web-based donation platform that allows individual supporters to contribute one-time or recurring gifts, often earmarked for specific partner organizations, species causes, or rescue efforts across Asia.

Quantifiable outcome

• $79,000 grant to RESQ Charitable Trust for leopard care including food, medicine, and veterinary care
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBOS is a partner organization rescuing wildlife including Sun Bear cubs. Andrea, a two-month-old Sun Bear cub, was rescued and brought to BOS rehabilitation sanctuary at Samboja Lestari. Asia Wild is partnering with BOS Foundation to build a specialized Sun Bear Cub House for orphaned cubs.
• Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand (WWFT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWWFT is an ethical sanctuary partner that rescues wildlife including gibbons. Image courtesy of WWFT was provided for gibbon sanctuary documentation. Asia Wild supports sanctuaries rescuing gibbons like those at WWFT.
• RESQ Charitable TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRESQ is a grantee of Asia Wild working to protect and care for Indian Leopards in Maharashtra, India. Asia Wild made a $79,000 grant to RESQ to cover costs of food, medicine, and expert veterinary care for injured and orphaned leopards they rescue.
• Pacific Whale Foundation (PWF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPWF conducts whale research, raises awareness, and advocates for policies protecting whales. Asia Wild made a $5,000 grant toward PWF's efforts to support their Ohana family and the larger conservation community following the Maui wildfires.
• Free The BearscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFree The Bears operates sanctuaries in Laos rescuing and rehabilitating bears including moon bear cubs. Asia Wild helped support the rescue of 14 bear cubs in Laos and continues to provide grants for shelter and care.
• Elephant Nature ParkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerElephant Nature Park is a sanctuary home to elephants rescued from the logging industry, tourism industry, roadside zoos. The sanctuary was impacted by flooding in Northern Thailand, and staff and animals were forced to evacuate.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand: Ethical sanctuary partner rescuing gibbons and other wildlife in Thailand. Asia Wild funds WFFT's gibbon rescue programs, making it a directly comparable wildlife rescue nonprofit operating in Asia with similar species-focus on primates.
• Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation: Strategic partner running the Samboja Lestari orangutan and sun bear rehabilitation sanctuary in Borneo. Asia Wild is co-developing a specialized Sun Bear Cub House with BOS, making it a directly comparable wildlife rescue and rehabilitation nonprofit focused on Southeast Asian species.
• RESQ Charitable Trust: India-based nonprofit protecting and caring for Indian Leopards, which received a $79,000 grant from Asia Wild for food, medicine, and veterinary care. It is a directly comparable small, locally-led animal welfare nonprofit in Asia that depends on grant funding for operations.
• Elephant Nature Park: Thai elephant rescue sanctuary that is a current Asia Wild partner. Both organizations operate within the same niche of rescuing Asian megafauna (elephants, bears) from logging, tourism, and roadside zoo exploitation, making it a directly comparable wildlife rescue nonprofit.
• Pacific Whale Foundation: Whale research and advocacy organization that received a $5,000 grant from Asia Wild for Maui wildfire disaster relief. Comparable as a wildlife conservation nonprofit that relies on donor funding and benefits from Asia Wild's grantmaking model.
• Free The Bears: Asia Wild's core strategic partner that operates sanctuaries rescuing bears in Cambodia and Laos. Asia Wild has helped fund the rescue of 14 bear cubs in Laos and provides ongoing grants to the organization, making it both a grantee and a directly comparable animal welfare nonprofit with similar bear-rescue focus.

Broad incumbents

• World Wildlife Fund (WWF): One of the largest global wildlife conservation nonprofits. WWF competes for wildlife-cause donor dollars and operates Asia-focused programs that overlap with Asia Wild's geographic footprint, though at significantly larger scale and broader species/mission scope.
• The Nature Conservancy: Large global conservation nonprofit with significant Asia-Pacific operations focused on habitat protection, climate, and species conservation. It competes for conservation-cause donor dollars and overlaps with Asia Wild's anti-poaching and habitat themes, though at a vastly larger scale and broader ecosystem focus.
• International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW): Large established international animal welfare and conservation nonprofit operating globally across species, anti-poaching, and anti-trafficking programs. It is a broad incumbent that competes for the same wildlife-cause donor dollars as Asia Wild, though at much greater scale and geographic breadth.

Emerging players

• Born Free Foundation: UK-registered wildlife charity focused on keeping wildlife in the wild, with sanctuary and anti-trade programs overlapping Asia Wild's mission on bear bile farming and wildlife trade. Comparable as a cause-driven wildlife nonprofit, though smaller in Asia-specific reach than Asia Wild.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/@asiawildorg
• Facebookfacebook.com/asiawildofficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/asiawildorg
• Instagraminstagram.com/asiawildorg
• TikToktiktok.com/@asiawildorg

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