The Conservation Alliance sent grants totaling $850,000 to 20 organizations working to protect wild places throughout North America. The donations mark The Conservation Alliance’s first funding disbursal for 2017, and the largest grant disbursal in the group’s 28-year history.
The Conservation Alliance membership includes more than 200 businesses that care passionately about protecting wild places for their habitat and recreation values.
“In a new and challenging political landscape, conservation work is more important than ever,” said John Sterling, executive director of The Conservation Alliance. “We are proud to answer this moment with our largest round of grants ever.”
Six out of the 20 organizations received funding from The Conservation Alliance for the first time: National Wildlife Federation, North Carolina Coastal Land Trust, North Coast Land Conservancy, Outdoor Alliance, Save the Redwoods League and The Nature Conservancy – North Carolina.
Each project funded during this grant cycle was first nominated for funding by a Conservation Alliance member company. Conservation Alliance member companies also play a key role in determining which organizations receive funding.
“Our program gives our members the ability to contribute real dollars to protecting wild places in their backyards,” said Sterling. “We look forward to tracking these projects, and to growing our grant fund in 2017.”
For a complete overview of each grant, visit conservationalliance.com/seasons.
Photo courtesy The Conservation Alliance
