Bass Pro Shops & Cabela's Outdoor Fund

Bass Pro Shops & Cabela's Outdoor Fund is sponsored by Bass Pro Shops & Cabela's. This fund supports efforts near Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's retail locations that conserve wildlife and habitat or connect new audiences to the outdoors. Projects for outdoor recreation or conservation are eligible.

Apply for Support | Bass Pro Shops Under the visionary leadership of founder Johnny Morris, Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s is leading North America’s largest conservation movement. Together with our partners in conservation, we’re positively shaping the future of the outdoors through donations, grant-making and advocacy.

We invest in programs and initiatives aimed at: Conserving Wildlife and Habitat Connecting New Audiences to the Outdoors Advocating for Access and Sportsmen’s Rights Supporting Military and Veterans Strengthening Communities in the Missouri Ozarks Fundraising Events and Giveaway Donations Supporting fundraising events, banquets and giveaways for conservation and military-focused nonprofits through donations of merchandise.

Supporting fundraising events, banquets and giveaways for conservation and military-focused nonprofits through donations of merchandise. Providing merchandise or gift cards to local organizations near our retail stores. Eligible organizations must focus on conserving wildlife and habitat, connecting new audiences to the outdoors, or supporting military and veterans.

Application Timeline : Rolling Requested Grant Amount : Up to $2,500 in merchandise or gift cards. Please note that partial funding may be awarded. Organization Eligibility U.

S : Must be a municipality, public institution, or registered with the IRS as a 501(c)(3) or other 501(c) determination. Organization Eligibility Canada : Must be a provincially registered nonprofit, municipality, public institution, or an organization registered as having charitable status by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).

Project Eligibility : Requests must be for in kind donations to be used at fundraisers, banquets, raffles, door prizes, including handouts to be given away at events. Eligible organizations must have a mission that aligns with our conservation and community pillars of Conserving Wildlife and Habitat, Connecting New Audiences to the Outdoors or Supporting Military and Veterans.

If you are an organization based in Springfield, Branson or other nearby community in the Missouri Ozarks, please use the Missouri Ozarks application to apply. Missouri Ozarks community donations Strengthening communities in the Missouri Ozarks through support of local nonprofit organizations located in Springfield, Branson and surrounding areas.

Strengthening communities in the Missouri Ozarks through support of local nonprofit organizations located in Springfield, Branson and surrounding areas. Application Timeline : Rolling Requested Grant Amount : All amounts. Please note that partial funding may be awarded.

Organization Eligibility U. S : Must be a municipality, public institution, or registered with the IRS as a 501(c)(3) or other 501(c) determination. Project Eligibility : To support event sponsorships and requests for program support for local Springfield, MO and surrounding Missouri Ozarks organizations.

Bass Pro Shops & Cabela’s Outdoor Fund Supporting conservation efforts across North America, the Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Outdoor Fund is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charity powered by contributions from the generous customers of Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s. Outdoor fund: NATIONAL PARTNERS Working with leading national organizations to move the needle on key conservation priorities, together we are shaping the future of conservation.

Working with leading national organizations to move the needle on key conservation priorities, together we are shaping the future of conservation. Grants at this level are by invitation only. outdoor fund: local impact grants Supporting local organizations and projects that engage communities near our retail locations and align with our conservation pillars of Conserving Wildlife and Habitat and Connecting New Audiences to the Outdoors.

Supporting local organizations and projects that engage communities near our retail locations and align with our conservation pillars of Conserving Wildlife and Habitat and Connecting New Audiences to the Outdoors. Application Timeline : Rolling Requested Grant Amount : Up to $5,000. Please note that partial funding may be awarded.

Organization Eligibility U. S : Must be a municipality, public institution, or registered with the IRS as a 501(c)(3) or other 501(c) determination. Organization Eligibility Canada : Must be a provincially registered nonprofit, municipality, public institution, or an organization registered as having charitable status by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).

Project Eligibility : Request must be for a specific project, program, or community event that is focused on one of our key conservation pillars of Conserving Wildlife and Habitat or Connecting New Audiences to the Outdoors. Example Projects : Youth fishing clinic, adaptive kayak launch, equipment request for a gear library, local trail maintenance project.

Organizations that receive a grant from the Outdoor Fund are expected to use all funds within one calendar year of funding date. The Outdoor Fund does not support fundraising events, banquets, and/or items to be given away to participants, general operating support, capital campaigns or endowments, construction and building costs, projects that are in the design or development phase, ATV/UTV and boat requests.