Conservation Collective is a place-based environmental philanthropy network that channels funding to locally led grassroots groups protecting and restoring nature. Its member funds prioritize biodiversity restoration, marine and coastal conservation, native species recovery, sustainable food systems, pollution reduction, and climate resilience, often in Mediterranean island and coastal contexts as well as other biodiversity-rich regions. The network is distinctive for building local foundations that raise money locally and then award relatively targeted grants to small, effective organizations working on practical conservation outcomes.
Primarily funds through a network of local member foundations that award place-based grants to grassroots organizations. Giving appears to be targeted, locally informed, and often programmatic rather than open general operating support; typical grantmaking includes relatively modest, annual local funding pools (for example, a foundation-level target of around €100,000 per year in Tuscany).
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Applicants should look for the relevant Conservation Collective member foundation in their geography and apply through that local fund, as grantmaking is place-specific and driven by local scoping priorities. Strong applications will align tightly with each fund’s published themes—especially ecosystem restoration, marine protection, native species, sustainable food systems, and pollution reduction—and demonstrate clear local impact and grassroots leadership.
Current and upcoming funding from Conservation Collective that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: To be defined upon establishment of the Malta Environment Foundation; focus on local actors in Malta.
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