Burning Foundation

About Burning Foundation

The Burning Foundation backs two connected fields: conservation of rivers, forests, native fish, and land, and teen pregnancy prevention in Washington and Oregon. In the most recent grants list, the largest awards were $25,000 grants to Futurewise for protecting wildlife and water resources through land use, to Klamath-siskiyou Wildlands Center for climate resiliency and old-growth forest defense in southwest Oregon, and to Puget Soundkeeper Alliance for protecting waterways. That mix shows a funder that supports both landscape-level environmental work and youth reproductive health programming. Their environmental grants reach watershed protection, shoreline defense, habitat restoration, and forest climate adaptation. On the youth side, the foundation supports school-based health and education, community clinic programs, teen councils, and peer education. The grant list also shows recurring support to organizations such as Conservation Northwest, Skagit Land Trust, Washington Conservation Action Education Fund, and Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho. Those repeated awards suggest the foundation often sustains organizations across years rather than limiting itself to one-off gifts. The result is a regional grantmaker with a consistent pattern of general operating support and project funding across its two focus areas.

What Burning Foundation Funds

In environmental work, The Burning Foundation funds river and watershed protection, forest conservation, and habitat restoration. Examples from the recent grants list include $25,000 to Waterwatch of Oregon for strategic freshwater conservation in Oregon and $20,000 to Twin Harbors Waterkeeper for the Clean Water and Healthy Habitat Project. It also supports land and ecosystem protection, as shown by $25,000 to Friends of the San Juans for shoreline protection in San Juan County. The foundation also supports teen pregnancy prevention. Planned Parenthood of the Columbia Willamette received $20,000 for PPCW Teen Council Support, while Neighborcare Health received $20,000 for a school-based reproductive healthcare program. Room One in Twisp also received $20,000 for peer leaders and expanding community access for TPP. The grant descriptions point to school-based health education, clinic-based services, and peer-led prevention models.

How Burning Foundation Gives