Bobolink Foundation

About Bobolink Foundation

Bobolink Foundation’s recent giving is defined by large conservation grants tied to specific landscapes: $7 million for Rainforest Trust’s Taquari and Choc work in 2025, and another $7 million to The Nature Conservancy as an unrestricted charitable gift the same year. Those awards sit inside a grantmaking pattern that favors established conservation organizations and durable land-protection outcomes. The foundation also backed World Wildlife Fund’s Herencia Colombia work with $3 million, reflecting an interest in international biodiversity protection alongside landscape-scale preservation. Across the recent record, the foundation supports rainforest protection, boreal wildlands, corridor connectivity, and stewardship of protected areas. It has also given multi-year support to organizations working in the Maya Corridor, the Colombian Llanos, and other habitat systems. Several awards are unrestricted, while others are tied to named places and conservation campaigns, suggesting a mix of flexible operating support and project-specific funding. The portfolio includes both major national conservation groups and regionally focused land and wildlife organizations, with repeat grants to some recipients over multiple years. That combination points to a funder that uses large awards to reinforce existing conservation infrastructure rather than seed short-term programs.

What Bobolink Foundation Funds

In tropical rainforest protection, Bobolink Foundation gave $7 million to Rainforest Trust for Taquari and Choc and $3 million to World Wildlife Fund for Herencia Colombia. It also supported Belize and Colombian landscape work through The Nature Conservancy and Rare, showing a sustained interest in forest systems in Latin America. For corridor and landscape connectivity, the foundation gave $3 million to reWild for Land Preservation Maya Corridor and later added $2.25 million in unrestricted support to Re Wild. The Nature Conservancy also received funding for Belize Maya Forest, Trout Creek, and Colombian Llanos, tying the foundation to multi-site habitat protection. The funder backs stewardship and science capacity as well. It gave $400,000 to The Field Museum for its Science Action Center and $280,000 to Oregon Desert Land Trust for a Trout Creek stewardship endowment, indicating support for both research-linked conservation and long-term land management.

How Bobolink Foundation Gives