The Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, a nonprofit organization, depends on charitable donations to support its work. The Institute welcomes new, renewing, and continuing support of individual, corporate, and foundation partners. By making a tax deductible contribution to the Institute, you will help us continue to provide science-based information for enhancing the conservation and management of Texas wildlife.
CKWRI is a trusted resource when it comes to conservation and wildlife management practices. In order to remain at the forefront, and continue meeting the challenges facing wildlife management and conservation, financial resources are needed. Please consider supporting CKWRI though a tax deductible donation. No gift is too small in supporting our mission.
Caesar Kleberg Patron: Donors who contribute a gift(s) of $5,000 or greater in a single year. Recognized in Annual Giving Report.
Caesar Kleberg Friend: Donors who contribute a gift(s) up to $4,999 in a single year. Recognized in Annual Giving Report.
Gift(s) may be designated to a specific research program(s).
Annual Giving supports the overall operations of the Institute, including research programs, student support, maintenance of our cutting-edge laboratories and facilities, and is a vital part of advancing wildlife science and education for future conservation leaders.
Caesar Kleberg Partner: Donors who contribute $5,000 or more annually. Benefits include invitations to VIP seminars and receptions, complimentary registration to Institute hosted events, special recognition at Institute-hosted events and in Annual Giving Report, monthly communication from Executive Director, CK Partner ranch sign, two CKWRI Partner vests, and the opportunity for a personal, half-day, one-on-one visit with an Institute science team member at their ranch. Partners may designate up to $2,000 of their donation to a specific research program. Caesar Kleberg Partners also have an opportunity to join Quail Associates 2.0 at a discounted rate.
Caesar Kleberg Sustaining Contributor: Donors who contribute $1,000-$4,999 annually. Benefits include special recognition at events and in Annual Giving Report.
Quail Associate 2.0: Donors who contribute $5,000 annually to the Quail Associates 2.0 program. Benefits include a hunting season forecast, post season on-the-ground data of hunting season progressions in the region, a personalized ranch report, electronic notifications regarding quail ecology and management, an invitation to an exclusive annual meeting, and one-time program gifts upon sign-up (two shell bags and hats). Read more about the Quail Associates 2.0 program.
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Investing in a CKWRI endowment gives us permanent support to ensure the future of Texas wildlife and make an impact like no other. These gifts allow us to recruit and support top graduate students through the prestige of named fellowships, provide vital resources to our world-class scientists, develop postdoctoral positions in order to support, expand, and strengthen research, add value to existing projects by bringing on additional support to expand research into areas not currently covered, and leverage research funds from other organizations such as state and federal agencies, NGOs, and private foundations that require a matching gift in order to fund a project.
All endowed funds are held in trust by the Texas A&M University-Kingsville Foundation, a 501 (c)3 charitable organization (EIN 23-7166534).
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Ways to Give:
Ocelots deserve a future in Texas, and we are dedicated to raising funds for the CKWRI Ocelot Conservation Facility. When construction is completed in early summer 2026, the CKWRI Ocelot Conservation Facility will provide solutions to several needs for ocelot conservation and recovery throughout South Texas. The facility will provide the knowledge and capacity for researchers to produce ocelots for reintroduction and to understand the intricacies of ocelot behavior and health.
For assistance making a donation, please contact the Development Team
For mailed contributions, please make check payable to CKWRI and mail to:
Dr. David Hewitt, Executive Director
Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
700 University Boulevard, MSC 218
Kingsville, Texas 78363
