Environment

The Natural Resources Council of Maine protects, restores, and conserves Maine's environment, now and for future generations.

Earth Island Institute sponsors a vibrant network of more than 80+ groundbreaking activist projects working to protect the planet and all the species that live on it. We're hard at work helping people step up, connect, and take action.

Our mission is to secure a safe and stable climate by accelerating the global transition to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and a thriving, just, and resilient economy. C2ES forges practical and innovative solutions to address climate change and engages with leading businesses to accelerate climate progress. Founded in 1998 as the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, C2ES is known worldwide as a thought leader and trusted convener on climate change and energy. We are an independent, nonpartisan organization and consistently rank among the world’s leading environmental policy think tanks in the University of Pennsylvania Global Go To Think Tank Index. We believe in equitable climate solutions, in ensuring that the benefits of the transition to a net-zero economy are widely shared, and in empowering marginalized and vulnerable populations—who suffer the brunt of a changing climate.

To explore, enjoy and protect the planet. To practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources; to educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment; and to use all lawful means to carry out those objectives.

To save the places people need and love. We accomplish this by empowering and mobilizing land trusts in communities across America to conserve land — and connect people to the land — for the benefit of all.

Waterkeeper Alliance strengthens and grows a global network of grassroots leaders protecting everyone’s right to clean water.

Uniting communities to save coral reefs.

Carbon180's mission is to design and champion equitable, science-based policies that bring carbon removal solutions to gigaton scale. Our vision is to eliminate legacy carbon emissions and create a livable climate in which current and future generations can thrive.

"Since 1996, Amazon Watch has protected the rainforest and advanced the rights of Indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin. We partner with Indigenous and environmental organizations in campaigns for human rights, corporate accountability, and the preservation of the Amazon's ecological systems." (from amazonwatch.org)

As the world’s leading conservation organization, WWF works in more than 100 countries. At every level, we collaborate with people around the world to develop and deliver innovative solutions that protect communities, wildlife, and the places in which they live.

The New Jersey Tree Foundation is a statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to planting trees in New Jersey's most underserved neighborhoods, where the need is greatest. Through tree planting, volunteerism and partnerships, we assist communities in improving their environment and quality of life.

TLC strives to create a healthier and more vibrant Triangle region by safeguarding clean water, protecting natural habitats, supporting local farms and food, and connecting people with nature through land protection and stewardship, catalyzing community action, and collaboration.

Jimmy Miller Memorial Foundation falls under the Environmental Education category: Organizations such as nature centers that provide informal classes which acquaint participants with particular aspects of their environment and increase their understanding of and appreciation for ecological balance. The purpose of JMMF Ocean Therapy is to increase perceived self-efficacy in individuals with physical and developmental disabilities through engagement in physical activity in the ocean, specifically, the activity of surfing.

"Ocean Conservancy is working with you to protect the ocean from today’s greatest global challenges. Together, we create science-based solutions for a healthy ocean and the wildlife and communities that depend on it."

Botanical display education & research

To advocate for policy changes by governments and corporations in order to preserve ocean life.

Transforming California into a more sustainable, resilient, and equitable place for all.

Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center's (TIOBEC) primary purpose is to provide adventurous and challenging experiential learning programs that inspire character development, compassion, community service, environmental responsibility, and academic achievement. Our organization principally serves early adolescents from all economic and social communities of greater metropolitan Boston, and the institutions and adults who support them. Our programs for BPS students have been developed to help close the opportunity and achievement gaps faced by Boston’s middle school students. In the 1970s, students from wealthier families tested two grade levels above their lower income peers; prior to the pandemic that gap had grown to four grade levels. Recent studies and articles have concluded that the achievement gap between children from poorer and richer families is bound to rise as a result of the pandemic. TIOBEC’s Connections program serves Boston Public Middle Schools students.

The American River Natural History Association (ARNHA) and the Effie Yeaw Nature Center are dedicated to providing educational and interpretive programs and information about the natural environment, principally in the American River Parkway.

Steep Rock Association is a nationally accredited land trust whose mission is to conserve ecologically and historically significant landscapes and riparian corridors in and around Washington, CT, and to enhance the community’s connection to nature through outreach, education, and passive recreation.

TO PRESERVE THE NATURAL SYSTEMS ON WHICH ALL LIFE DEPENDS. GUIDED BY SCIENCE & ECONOMICS, WE FIND PRACTICAL & LASTING SOLUTIONS TO THE MOST SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS.

The Coral Springs Nature Center & Wildlife Hospital; DBA Sawgrass Nature Center and Wildlife Hospital (SNC) is a vital 501c3 organization serving South Florida. We are a volunteer-driven organization, founded in 1995 by a dedicated group of volunteers committed to helping wildlife. Our mission is twofold: *To rehabilitate injured, sick, and orphaned wild, native animals and return them to their natural habitat. We also maintain habitats for animals that cannot be released due to their injuries or non-native status. *To provide environmental education to students and adults virtually, as well as through outreach programs and in-house field trips for schools, scouts, civic groups.

Splash begins here: clean water at scale. We then add customized hygiene education services and broker key relationships to solve sanitation challenges. By piggybacking on technology and supply chains already in use by major food and hotel chains, we’re able to set a bold goal of 100% coverage of a platform (instead of simply a pilot project): every orphanage in China; every public school in Kathmandu, Nepal; every child-serving institution in Kolkata, India; and more.

THE SURFRIDER FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO THE PROTECTION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE WORLD'S OCEAN, WAVES AND BEACHES, THROUGH A POWERFUL ACTIVIST NETWORK.

Conservacion patagonica is dedicated to protecting and restoring wildland ecosystems and biodiversity in patagonia through the formation of new national parks.

Wine To Water falls under the Water Resources, Wetlands Conservation & Management category: Organizations that preserve and protect water resources from indiscriminate waste and ensure that the supply of quality water is adequate to meet the needs of the public, agriculture and industry. Also included are organizations that preserve and manage coastal lands including shorelines, coastal waters and lands extending inland from the shore which affect coastal waters; bays, lakes, rivers, wetlands, estuaries, watersheds and other aquatic habitats.

"Founded in 1967, World Wildlife Fund Canada is the country’s largest conservation organization, with the active support of hundreds of thousands of Canadians. WWF-Canada is part of the WWF global network, working in 100 countries worldwide." (from wwf.ca)

GREENPEACE FUND, INC. IS A NONPROFIT CORPORATION WHOSE ACTIVITIES ARE DIRECTED PRIMARILY AT PROTECTING AND PRESERVING THE ENVIRONMENT. ACTIVITIES ARE EXECUTED MAINLY THROUGH THE CONSIDERATION AND FUNDING OF GRANTS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.

THE CONSERVATION FUND IS IN THE BUSINESS OF CONSERVATION, CREATING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT DRIVE NATURE-BASED ACTION FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION, SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIES AND VIBRANT COMMUNITIES.

North Coast Resource Conservation & Development Council (doing business as Conservation Works) falls under the Natural Resources Conservation & Protection category: Organizations that protect our natural resources from abuse, neglect, waste or exploitation and preserve their availability for future generations.

THE PURPOSE OF THE CORPORATION SHALL BE TO ENGAGE IN EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES INCLUDING OFFICALLY PROMOTING THE ANNUAL OBSERVANCE OF ARBOR DAY, INSPIRING PEOPLE TO PLANT, NURTURE, AND CELEBRATE TREES, STIMULATING A WORLD-WIDE PROGRAM OF TREE AND HORTICULTURAL PLANTING AND CARE, ADVANCING NATURE EDUCATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, AND MAINTAINING ARBOR DAY FARM, THE ESTATE OF ARBOR DAY'S FOUNDER, J. STERLING MORTON.

PRESERVING PARKS TODAY; CREATING PARK STEWARDS FOR TOMORROW.

To connect people with plants providing delight and enlightenment to everyone.

Grassroots Ecology leverages the power of volunteers to create healthy lands across Silicon Valley. We restore native plants to open spaces and neighborhoods, steward creeks and watersheds, and provide hands-on nature education. By increasing biodiversity together, we believe we can restore our own interconnectedness, wellness, and sense of place in a fast-moving world.

Oceanic Global reminds us of humanity’s original role in earth’s broader ecosystems and guides us in restoring equilibrium to our blue planet. Our core programs are designed to deepen humanity’s connection to the ocean as the lifeblood of the earth, provide tangible solutions for resilience, and create blueprints for coexisting in harmony with our natural world.

Solana Center for Environmental Innovation's mission is to mobilize the local community through innovative outreach to address the region’s most pressing environmental issues and enact impactful change, with a focus on soil, waste, and water.

To inspire people to save the oceans through filmmaking and photography.

THE MISSION OF THE RAINFOREST FOUNDATION IS TO SUPPORT INDIGENOUS AND TRADITIONAL PEOPLES OF THE WORLD'S RAINFORESTS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO PROTECT THEIR ENVIRONMENT AND FULFILL THEIR RIGHTS BY ASSISTING THEM IN:SECURING AND CONTROLLING THE NATURAL RESOURCES NECESSARY FOR THEIR LONG TERM WELL BEING AND MANAGING THESE RESOURCES IN WAYS WHICH DO NOT HARM THEIR ENVIRONMENT, VIOLATE THEIR CULTURE OR COMPROMISE THEIR FUTURE; ANDDEVELOPING THE MEANS TO PROTECT THEIR INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE RIGHTS AND TO OBTAIN, SHAPE AND CONTROL BASIC SERVICES FROM THE STATE.

THE WINDWARD FUND ADVANCES PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT CONSERVATION, CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS, AND THE PROTECTION OF LAND, WILDLIFE, AND OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)AS A 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITY, WINDWARD HOSTS PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS AND GRANT-MAKING PROJECTS THAT ADDRESS CONSERVATION FROM A RANGE OF ANGLES. WINDWARD ALSO PROVIDES A PLATFORM FOR DONORS TO CONVENE AND COLLABORATE ON THESE ISSUES, LEVERAGING THE WORK OF OTHER CONSERVATION PROJECTS HOUSED AT THE FUND TO STRENGTHEN THEIR EFFORTS AND ADVANCE THE FIELD. WINDWARD IS GOVERNED BY TRUSTEES WITH DEEP EXPERIENCE IN RUNNING ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, MANAGING GRANTMAKING PORTFOLIOS, AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.

Kaniksu Land Trust is a not-for-profit organization that promotes healthy communities and healthy lands in north Idaho and northwest Montana. We facilitate voluntary land conservation by working with landowners to keep valuable lands intact, connect our community to nature so people can enjoy the health benefits of time outdoors, and use innovative educational programs to encourage a love of nature and an ethic of life-long conservation and stewardship.

DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC. CONSERVES, RESTORES, AND MANAGES WETLANDS AND ASSOCIATED HABITATS FOR NORTH AMERICA'S WATERFOWL. THESE HABITATS ALSO BENEFIT OTHER WILDLIFE AND PEOPLE.

TO COLLECT AND STUDY TREES, SHRUBS, AND OTHER PLANTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, TO DISPLAY THEM ACROSS NATURALLY BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPES FOR PEOPLE TO STUDY AND ENJOY, AND TO LEARN HOW TO GROW THEM IN WAYS THAT ENHANCE OUR ENVIRONMENT. OUR GOAL IS TO ENCOURAGE THE PLANTING AND CONSERVATION OF TREES AND OTHER PLANTS FOR A GREENER, HEALTHIER, AND MORE BEAUTIFUL WORLD.

TO GENERATE SCIENCE BASED KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE DIVERSE ROLES THAT TREES PLAY IN AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES AND TO USE ITS RESEARCH TO ADVANCE POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT BENEFIT THE POOR AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

Land & habitat conservation and environmental education

A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION OF THE OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE INC.THAT HOLDS LAND & CONSERVATION EASEMENTS

To support grassroots initiatives to inspire community action to protect the environment consumers and public health.

DUCKS UNLIMITED, INC. CONSERVES, RESTORES, AND MANAGES WETLANDS AND ASSOCIATED HABITATS FOR NORTH AMERICA'S WATERFOWL. THESE HABITATS ALSO BENEFIT OTHER WILDLIFE AND PEOPLE.

THE WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CONSERVANCY PROTECTS AND RESTORES EXCEPTIONAL PLACES TO PROVIDE OUR REGION WITH CLEAN WATERS AND HEALTHY FORESTS, WILDLIFE AND NATURAL AREAS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. THE CONSERVANCY CREATES GREEN SPACES AND GARDENS, CONTRIBUTING TO THE VITALITY OF OUR CITIES AND TOWNS, AND PRESERVES FALLINGWATER, A SYMBOL OF PEOPLE LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE.