Bass Pro Shops & Cabelas Outdoor Fund
The Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Outdoor Fund is a 501(c)(3) charity operated by Bass Pro Shops that supports conservation, habitat protection, and outdoor education; it is funded largely by customer contributions (round-up) and makes grants to conservation and community projects across North America.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Nonprofit conservation or outdoor-education organizations (national, state, or local) that connect new audiences to the outdoors or deliver wildlife/habitat conservation work and can fit within rolling, program-specific Benevity application channels.
Good Fit
- • Mission focused on wildlife conservation, habitat protection, or outdoor education.
- • Programs that engage or recruit new audiences to outdoor activities.
- • 501(c)(3) or equivalent status and readiness to use an online application form.
- • Ability to accept in-kind merchandise or gift-card support or to manage modest grant awards.
Geography
Observed grants in the latest year covered 40 states and the fund consistently distributes grants nationwide, with only a small in-state share for the foundation's home state.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 125 distinct recipients and the fund has steadily funded many different organizations across multiple years, including both national conservation groups and many smaller local recipients.
New Applicants
Direct behavior indicates substantial turnover—about 81 new grantees in 2024—and public Benevity intake forms with rolling timelines are available, so unfamiliar applicants have a clear, used path into the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
