About Blue Forest Finance
To accelerate ecological restoration through conservation finance, enabling climate resilience for ecosystems and communities.
Focus Areas
Forest restorationWildfire risk reductionConservation financeWatershed and ecosystem restorationNatural capitalWood utilization and forest economy developmentBlue carbon (coastal/marine conservation finance)
Who They Fund
forested ecosystems / public forestswatersheds / downstream ecosystemsregional landscape areas (Yuba, Upper Wenatchee, Upper Mokelumne)
Funding Style
direct implementation / service delivery
About Blue Forest Finance
Blue Forest Finance Inc uses conservation finance to move forest restoration work into implementation, with a model built around the Forest Resilience Bond and related project-specific financing. The latest grants show that the foundation’s capital supports forest restoration services tied to named landscape projects, including the Yuba II FRB Project and the Upper Wenatchee I FRB Project. That pattern points to a funder working through transactions and contracts rather than broad operating support, with grants attached to specific restoration work on public and regional landscapes. The foundation also pairs that implementation model with investment activity. Its California Wildfire Innovation Fund is designed to provide flexible financing to companies and entrepreneurs delivering forest restoration and wildfire mitigation work across California, showing an interest in both field-based treatment and the financing tools that make that work possible. Across the recent grants, the recipients include a national forest nonprofit, a county government, and a watershed authority, which reflects a mix of public and nonprofit partners in site-based restoration. Blue Forest Finance Inc’s stated aim is to accelerate ecological restoration through conservation finance for climate resilience in ecosystems and communities.
What Blue Forest Finance Funds
Forest restoration is the clearest thread in Blue Forest Finance Inc’s recent grantmaking. In 2025, it gave $1,000,000 to National Forest Foundation for forest restoration services associated with the Yuba II FRB Project, continuing a project tied to the Forest Resilience Bond model. The foundation also backed the Upper Wenatchee landscape with $200,000 to Chelan County for forest restoration services associated with the Upper Wenatchee I FRB Project. Its work extends into watershed and riparian health through restoration tied to named basin projects. A $100,000 grant to Upper Mokelumne River Watershed Authority supported forest restoration services associated with the Upper Mokelumne I FRB Project. The active program descriptions also show a focus on watershed resilience and public-private finance through the Forest Resilience Bond, alongside wildfire mitigation and investment in companies and entrepreneurs through the California Wildfire Innovation Fund.
How Blue Forest Finance Gives
Blue Forest Finance Inc’s typical grant size is $850,000 at the 25th, median, and 75th percentiles, which suggests a very tight grant-size pattern. Recent awards include one $1,000,000 grant, one $850,000 grant, one $200,000 grant, and one $100,000 grant, all in the United States. The grant record shows a recurring relationship with National Forest Foundation across 2024 and 2025 on the Yuba I and Yuba II FRB projects, alongside project-specific awards to other partners. The foundation makes program-related investments and also operates named programs, including the Forest Resilience Bond and the California Wildfire Innovation Fund. Both active programs accept unsolicited submissions.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.2M
Total Assets
$35.2M
Total Revenue
$8.9M
Total Expenses
$9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $850K and $850K, with a median of $850K.
25th Percentile
$850K
Median
$850K
75th Percentile
$850K
Geographic Reach
Regional1 state funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in MT.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ZACHARY KNIGHT
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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