Nature Conservancy

About Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy’s largest recent grant was $52,535,000 to Blue Investments for Nature Inc in Arlington, Virginia, a signal that its grantmaking includes very large conservation activity support alongside many smaller awards. Across the recent grants list, the foundation backs land, water, forest, and habitat work through restricted-purpose grants tied to conservation activities. Its public profile aligns with a broad conservation mandate: conservation, climate change, water security, forests and REDD+, peatland restoration, urban forestry and nature-based solutions, marine conservation, sustainable agriculture and land use, and jurisdictional programs and policy. Recent awards show repeated support for organizations working on land and ecosystem stewardship, including American Forest Foundation, Feather River Land Trust, and Watershed Research and Training Center. The Nature Conservancy also directs funds to public agencies, tribes, land trusts, universities, and conservation groups, indicating a mix of implementation partners rather than a single grantee type. With annual grants of $239,332,817 and assets above $9.5 billion, the foundation operates at a scale that supports both major initiatives and recurring project-specific awards. Its mission statement centers on conserving the lands and waters on which all life depends.

What Nature Conservancy Funds

In land and habitat conservation, The Nature Conservancy gave $8,000,000 to Spruce Root Inc for conservation activities and $2,500,000 to State of California Dept of Fish and Wildlife for conservation activities. Those awards sit alongside other grants to land trusts and state agencies, showing a strong emphasis on stewardship and protection work. For forests and working lands, the foundation backed American Forest Foundation with $1,545,910 for conservation activities and another $1,384,000 for conservation activities. It also supported Conservation Farms and Ranches with $1,050,000 for conservation activities, linking forest goals with land use and stewardship. Water and watershed work appears as well. The Nature Conservancy awarded $1,037,239 to Watershed Research and Training Center for conservation activities and $900,000 to State of Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation for conservation activities. Those grants point to place-based ecosystem management tied to conservation outcomes.

How Nature Conservancy Gives