Disney Wildlife Conservation Fund Established by Walt Disney Attractions in 1995 to promote and enable global wildlife conservation through relationships with scientists, educators, and organizations committed to preserving the earth’s biodiversity. Annual cash awards are distributed to nonprofit organizations to protect and study endangered and threatened animals and their habitats. In 2008, the name changed to the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund. In 2015, as part of the fund’s 20th anniversary, the name changed to the Disney Conservation Fund.