Our Shared Seas’ new overview of funding for marine area-based conservation highlights dynamics we’ve seen across environmental philanthropy, including the heightened role of regrantors and billionaires.
Read MoreDeloitte, Salesforce, and the World Economic Forum challenged entrepreneurs to bring sustainable plans — and jobs — to help revitalize a struggling city. Find out which ideas met the challenge.
Read MoreBhargava, a longtime insider and former grantee of the JPB Foundation, will take over from founding donor and president Barbara Picower in February 2024. We connected with him to learn more about the transition.
Read MoreBillionaires may increasingly dominate environmental philanthropy, but small grantmakers still have sway. Here’s a handful whose influence extends beyond what their modest grantmaking might suggest.
Read MoreThe Santa Fe-based Jonathan And Kathleen Altman Foundation can be a challenging funder to get to know because of its limited transparency and online presence. Here are some key facts to keep in mind.
Read MoreThis Bay Area funder moved $155 million last year for a mix of science, education, climate and more. We talked to the head of the foundation about her plans, the state of philanthropy, and what she likes to do in her free time.
Read MoreA former director at 350.org has come back to philanthropy with a mission to reshape relations between philanthropy and the field. Hear how she’s pursuing those goals at the Environmental Grantmakers Association.
Read MoreThe John and Maria Laffin Trust is an accessible funder that focuses on Los Angeles, backing causes like animal welfare and medical research. Here’s what SoCal nonprofits should know about the trust’s giving.
Read MoreThe 3M company has a philanthropic foundation that makes a priority of local giving. Education is a top interest. For Minnesota grantseekers, here are three things to know about the 3M Foundation.
Read MoreThe Tahoe-Truckee region of California is grappling with drought and the looming threat of wildfire. As a result, the area’s community foundation is working to cultivate healthy forests, with a focus on private partnerships.
Read MoreThe Meyer Memorial Trust in Oregon has been organizing its grantmaking around equity for a couple of years now. In its most recent round of environmental grants, it launched several collaborations with Native American tribes that are worth a close look.
Read MoreThe Campbell Foundation, also known as the Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment, is based in Annapolis and has very specific priorities for its environmental giving. Here are a few things grantseekers should know.
Read MoreFor environmental and agriculture nonprofits in the San Francisco Bay Area, here are a few things to know before approaching the Gamble Foundation for a grant.
Read MoreMargaret A. Cargill Philanthropies keeps a low profile, but it’s one of the key U.S. foundations racing to defend endangered marine ecosystems worldwide—including the vast and biologically diverse seas of Indonesia.
Read MoreHigher ed donors are stepping up support for programs focused on conservation, climate change and other green issues. A donation for a new interdisciplinary center at William & Mary shows how such gifts can play out.
Read MoreThe environment is among the many areas where tech philanthropists have emerged as a greater force in recent years, bankrolling existing green groups, but also creating some new organizations. Who’s doing what?
Read MoreA rare opportunity to conserve a large swath of land led the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to make a large and unusual program-related investment. But the sustainable forestry model behind this move is not without its critics.
Read MoreTwelve foundations have come together in the Tri-State region to protect the Long Island Sound. Here’s what the funder collaborative cares about and how it has been awarding local environmental grants so far.
Read MoreRegional grantmakers are working to hold the line on environmental issues as the Trump administration undercuts protections for the natural world. A case in point is the Russell Family Foundation in Washington State.
Read MoreNature-focused legacy institutions like zoos and gardens are finding creative ways to engage the public and appeal to funders, including the billionaire donor class. A major gift to the Chicago Botanic Garden shows this dynamic in action.
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