DSC Foundation Inc

Our goal, simply stated, is to change public perception of hunting and in the process, save wildlife and wilderness places and protect and preserve the benefits that well-regulated hunting brings to local communities - employment, education, and healthcare. We are passionate in this cause for several reasons – we love to hunt and we care deeply about the value and critical importance of a healthy wilderness environment and wildlife population. As society evolves and adapts, the public perception of hunting also evolves. Fewer people hunt, fewer understand or accept the inherent and indisputable benefits to both wildlife and wilderness that hunting brings, fewer still understand the benefits of international big game hunting. That lack of understanding is what we must change.

We raise funds for grant projects and our own initiatives to serve our goal and carry out our mission. We utilize a multi-faceted strategy that includes the following components:

Social media – there are hundreds of stories about the success of the conservation through hunting model that are not being told or not being heard. DSC Foundation has embarked on a campaign called We Hunt for Life to change that and tell those stories on its social media venues and website (and also in the traditional print media formats that Dallas Safari Club produces).

Funding of grants for conservation – we fund anti-poaching projects, habitat protection and restoration projects, human wildlife conflict mitigation projects, and wildlife recovery projects.

Finally, we are creating tools to educate the general public and the youth – at home in the US and around the world – on the benefits of a model of wildlife management that utilizes the concept of sustainable use.

DSC Foundation has assumed the role previously occupied by Dallas Safari Club – we step into a system that has been in place and has grown, but we add the benefit of the ability to receive tax deductible donations. DSC is a 501c4 organization. DSC Foundation is a c3. The significance is this – we have demonstrated an ability to carry out the goal, but we have also recognize the need to expand and fine tune our efforts. DSC Foundation, like Dallas Safari Club, is unlike many other organizations to which one might think a comparison is appropriate. We are transparent (every grant we make is shown on the DSCF website), we have over the years demonstrated a willingness to condemn unethical behavior within the ranks of hunting, we have cultivated a reputation among the non-hunting community as a partner and voice of reason to be heard and considered. These things, and especially the latter, position DSC Foundation to be able to make a significant impact.

We have a detailed and thorough system for soliciting a grant requests, choosing recipients, and following through to judge compliance and the wise use of DSCF funds. We demand reporting from grant recipients that will allow us to promote successful projects. We have the experience to identify and create our own initiatives and the wherewithal and connections to implement those initiatives.

DCS Foundation has a miniscule organizational expense footprint. Our desire is to use our donated funds with the greatest degree of effectiveness as is possible, in order to achieve the most substantial and meaningful outcomes. We are committed to that model of operation.

We believe that we understand the methods required to carry out our mission, that we have relationships that will guide and help us and that we have the respect of the international community to be confident in our ability to advance our cause.