Conservation International Foundation

Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

• $12.6M

  Friends of the Mexican Fund for Conservation of Nature · San Diego, CA · 2024

  Restoring watersheds for ecosystems and communities; conserving mexican biological variety through communities and their protected areas; gbff mexico endowment

• $7.4M

  World Resources Institute · Washington, DC · 2024

  The landscape restoration in the makuli-nzaui ecosystem, kenya; ppc india - trees for wildlife and villagers; ppc guatemala; ppc malawi; ppc drc-kinshasa - faja lobi reforestation project; systems change lab; gef-8 rest… read allThe landscape restoration in the makuli-nzaui ecosystem, kenya; ppc india - trees for wildlife and villagers; ppc guatemala; ppc malawi; ppc drc-kinshasa - faja lobi reforestation project; systems change lab; gef-8 restoration; ppc high andes less
• $1.6M

  Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2024

  Regenerative and wildlife friendly fibers that improve livelihoods, conserve wildlife and build resilience to environmental change in patagonia; strengthening marine protected area management in the southern gulf of gui… read allRegenerative and wildlife friendly fibers that improve livelihoods, conserve wildlife and build resilience to environmental change in patagonia; strengthening marine protected area management in the southern gulf of guinea; the deployment of earthranger, a data visualization and analysis software to strengthen protected area management effectiveness in africa's national parks; upscaling use of the spatial monitoring and reporting tool (smart) in kyrgyzstan; enabling public policy for chile's mpa network; guardian villages- empowered communities to manage wetlands in lao people's democratic republic; establishing new marine protected areas and effective management in uruguay; planning grant for high seas marine protected areas in argentina; conserving paraguayan chaco for jaguars and people; enhancing ecological connectivity between jozani and kiwengwa forests, zanzibar, tanzania; regenerative and certified wildlife friendly leather from the caldenal of central argentina less
• $1.2M

  Antartic and Southern Ocean Coalition · Washington, DC · 2024

  Antarctica engagement

• $812,217

  The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024

  Amplifying resources and learnings to accelerate the effective management of marine protected areas; blue benguela partnership - benguela current large marine ecosystem; st kitts clean healthy oceans ppg; grenada clean … read allAmplifying resources and learnings to accelerate the effective management of marine protected areas; blue benguela partnership - benguela current large marine ecosystem; st kitts clean healthy oceans ppg; grenada clean healthy oceans ppg; mangrove breakthrough- ideas to action; electronic monitoring and connectivity for crews at sea less
• $607,328

  Rare · Arlington, VA · 2024

  Ecosystem-based adaptation and mitigation in botswana's communal rangelands; strengthening and sustaining the coastal resource and fisheries management in leyte gulf; oceankind program support grant

• $493,371

  International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources · Washington, DC · 2024

  Indo-burma iii small grant mechanism; iucn biological variety assessment unit (bau); ppc thailand

• $446,300

  Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2024

  Business action and advocacy for the planet (business for nature)

• $425,000

  Northern Marianas College · Saipan, MP · 2024

  Navigating the waves of marine stewardship: nmc charting the course for marine conservation education, empowerment, and cultural heritage

• $397,198

  Resources Legacy Fund · Sacramento, CA · 2024

  Pacific remote islands; green fee support

• $369,352

  Oceana · Washington, DC · 2024

  Chile offshore marine protected areas; salas y gomez and nazca ridges - fisheries closure

• $360,000

  United Nations Development Programme (Undp) · New York, NY · 2024

  Global coordination project for the ecosystem restoration integrated program

• $291,467

  Frankfurt Zoological Society US · Washington, DC · 2024

  Restoring african rangelands

• $285,174

  Hatch Accelerator Fund Management Llc · Kailua Kona, HI · 2024

  Women in ocean food innovation studio - 3 year plan

• $257,926

  Polynesian Voyaging Society · Honolulu, HI · 2024

  Moananuiakea: a voyage for earth

• $247,761

  The Ocean Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

  Building a resilient community of practice; global network of marine protected areas manager networks

• $239,482

  Heifer Project International · Little Rock, AR · 2024

  Heifer challenge program

• $233,747

  World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

  Social equity metrics project; integrated management and ecological connectivity of a priority landscape in the ecuadorian amazon headwaters

• $232,647

  African Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

  Developing a sustainable, and biological variety-compatible value chain for cotton in northern uganda

• $218,435

  Trustees of Boston University · Boston, MA · 2024

  Blue nature alliance science leadership and fisheries independent assessments

• $150,027

  Conservation Council of Nations · Washington, DC · 2024

  Strengthen management and environmental change resilience in angola's conservation areas for sustainable development; enhancing protected areas & financial sustainability in paraguay

• $145,192

  Save the Waves Coalition · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024

  Expanding blue economy benefits and the conservation of critical biological variety and ecosystem services by managing surf ecosystems

• $142,631

  American Bird Conservancy · Washington, DC · 2024

  Removal of alien invasive species for habitat restoration in isla alto velo, dominican republic

• $140,245

  The Peregrine Fund · Boise, ID · 2024

  Developing a conservation action plan for critically endangered ridgway's hawk, dominican republic

• $130,402

  Wildlife Friendly Enterprise Network · Bainbridge Island, WA · 2024

  Empowering communities through regenerative and wildlife friendly certified cotton production in the satpura-pench corridor, india

• $116,003

  Bahamas National Trust Fund · Princeton, NJ · 2024

  Enhancing management effectiveness, enforcement, and compliance within the bahamas national protected area network through the use of technology, sustainable financing mechanisms, partnerships, and stakeholder engagement

• $105,750

  Wildaid · San Francisco, CA · 2024

  Strengthening mpa enforcement in the dominican republic; strengthening inter-institutional coordination for the protection of marine ecosystems and fight against iuu fishing in the mpa coiba national park

• $102,576

  Marine Conservation Biology Institute · Glen Ellen, CA · 2024

  Mci marine workforce study

• $100,000

  Red Panda Network · Eugene, OR · 2024

  Conservation and restoration in the eastern himalaya

• $99,821

  Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group · Naples, FL · 2024

  Building community capacity for environmental resilience around betampona reserve, madagascar

• $96,539

  Maliasii Initiatives · Essex Junction, VT · 2024

  Driving malagasy leadership and organizational growth to deliver meaningful ecosystem-based adaptation

• $92,273

  Arizona State University · Tempe, AZ · 2024

  Green growth in peru

• $91,782

  The Pew Charitable Trusts · Washington, DC · 2024

  Draft proposal for mpa designation of salas y gomez and nazca ridges

• $91,336

  Center for Large Landscape Conservation · Bozeman, MT · 2024

  Improving capacity and connectivity between reserves in turkmenistan and uzbekistan

• $84,527

  Sea Education Association · Falmouth, MA · 2024

  Collecting bluewater time capsules to establish ocean baselines

• $83,538

  Rewild · Austin, TX · 2024

  Call to action: conservation action plans for endangered caribbean species

• $78,488

  Colorado State University · Fort Collins, CO · 2024

  Developing and implementing an online human dimensions course to support capacity development for marine protected area managers

• $76,124

  People Resources and Conservation Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

  Strengthening co-management in the francois's langur conservation landscape, vietnam

• $73,513

  The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, CA · 2024

  Equatorial guinea rap

• $68,000

  Kahu Aina O Puna · Pahoa, HI · 2024

  Kahuaina hawaiistewardship program

• $68,000

  Pohaku Pelemaka · Pahoa, HI · 2024

  Malamalama ka'akepa stewardship

• $68,000

  Men of Paa · Pahoa, HI · 2024

  Imu meaai- regenerative tourism project

• $63,435

  International Rivers Network · Berkeley, CA · 2024

  Strengthening public participation and biological variety in mekong hydropower planning and development

• $55,077

  Oxfam America · Boston, MA · 2024

  Strengthened community-based conservation for fishery management in ratanakiri province, cambodia

• $50,251

  One Acre Fund · Highland Park, IL · 2024

  One acre fund tanzania intensive agroforestry program, one acre fund malawi intensive agroforestry program

• $46,280

  Kalanihale · Captain Cook, HI · 2024

  Aloha aina o miloli

• $45,979

  Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2024

  Bolster marine conservation and restoration of vital mangrove forests

• $41,570

  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley · McAllen, TX · 2024

  Salas y gomez and nazca ridges expedition follow-up

• $41,492

  Edith Kanaka Ole Foundation · Hilo, HI · 2024

  Kia'i loko o halelono

• $40,357

  Lightsmith Group Llc · New York, NY · 2024

  Adaptation sme accelerator project

• $40,300

  Mongabay Org Corp · Menlo Park, CA · 2024

  Environmental journalism for local communities communicators

• $40,021

  The Kohala Center · Kamuela, HI · 2024

  Strengthening community stewardship at kahau'u

• $37,490

  Gulf Caribbean Fisheries Institute · Charleston, SC · 2024

  Catalytic architecture for mpa capacity building and networking in the caribbean (mpacat)

• $36,237

  Ocean Outcomes · Portland, OR · 2024

  O2 electronic monitoring and connectivity for crews at sea (emc4c) project

• $33,395

  Conservation Strategy Fund · Arcata, CA · 2024

  Economics of ecosystem restoration modeling

• $30,000

  Turtle Survival Alliance · Charleston, SC · 2024

  Flood relief, facility restoration and emergency care for tortoises, madagascar

• $30,000

  Ho Ala Kealakekua Nui · Kealakekua, HI · 2024

  Kealakekua habitat restoration

• $26,968

  Missouri Botanical Garden · St Louis, MO · 2024

  Protecting endangered trees from extinction in madagascar

• $25,000

  Reil · Carversville, PA · 2024

  A new heaven and a new earth

• $21,023

  Migramar · Olema, CA · 2024

  Management plan of the managed resources area banco volcan

• $20,779

  San Diego State University Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2024

  Stoke plus sustainability standard and surf conservation education program

• $19,411

  Nature and Culture International · Del Mar, CA · 2024

  Improving the conditions of co-management and productive conservation to maintain the irretrievable carbon of the forests of the acr maijuna kichwa; contribute to the physical and biological support of the technical fil… read allImproving the conditions of co-management and productive conservation to maintain the irretrievable carbon of the forests of the acr maijuna kichwa; contribute to the physical and biological support of the technical file for the process of establishing the acr velo de la novia less
• $16,205

  International Crane Foundation · Baraboo, WI · 2024

  Hp inc - forest protection & restoration

• $15,500

  Kupa Friends of Hookena Beach Park · Honaunau, HI · 2024

  Integrating shoreline resource management, cultural practices and science withvisitor education and outreach programs

• $13,000

  Hui Ohana O Honaunau · Honaunau, HI · 2024

  Kealakekua habitat restoration

• $10,000

  Sdsn Association · New York, NY · 2024

  Science panel for the amazon: priority conservation areas in the tropical andes and the integration of local communities and local knowledge for mitigation and adaptation to environmental change

• $5,633

  Earth Island Institute · Berkeley, CA · 2024

  Endangered raptor conservation on the indo-palearctic flyway of kazakhstan

• $8.4M

  World Resources Institute · Washington, DC · 2023

  Priceless planet coalition - technical implementation and program management for restoration project (guatemala, malawi, kinshasa); systems change lab

• $1.4M

  Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2023

  Regenerative & wildlife friendly fibers that improve livelihoods, conserve wildlife & build resilience to environmental change in patagonia; strengthening marine protected area management in the southern gulf of guinea;… read allRegenerative & wildlife friendly fibers that improve livelihoods, conserve wildlife & build resilience to environmental change in patagonia; strengthening marine protected area management in the southern gulf of guinea; the deployment of earth ranger, a data visualization & analysis software to strengthen protected area management effectiveness in africa's nat'l parks; reducing the impacts of gold mining on local communities people & biological variety in bolivia; private sector & community conservation co-management in baljuvan key biological variety area, tajikistan; upscaling use of the spatial monitoring & reporting tool in kyrgyzstan; enabling public policy for chile's marine protected area network; guardian villages: empowered communities to manage wetlands in lao people's democratic republic; establishing new marine protected areas & effective management in uruguay; planning grant for high seas marine protected areas in argentina; conserving paraguayan chaco for jaguars & people less
• $910,391

  Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2023

  Business action and advocacy for the planet (business for nature); staying within sustainable limits: advancing leadership of the private sector and cities

• $708,300

  Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition · Washington, DC · 2023

  Support for marine protected area designation

• $580,560

  US Department of the Treasury · Washington, DC · 2023

  Forest conservation debt swap agreement between the government of the republic of peru and the us government

• $499,459

  International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources · Washington, DC · 2023

  Accelerate conservation and restoration of coastal blue carbon habitats globally; indo-burma iii small grant mechanism; biological variety assessment unit

• $406,197

  Heifer Project International · Little Rock, AR · 2023

  Heifer challenge program

• $347,765

  Trustees of Boston University · Boston, MA · 2023

  Blue nature alliance science leadership and fisheries independent assessments

• $285,815

  Resources Legacy Fund · Sacramento, CA · 2023

  Pacific remote islands; green fee support

• $252,500

  Hatch Accelerator Fund Management Llc · Kailua Kona, HI · 2023

  Women in ocean food innovation studio

• $222,638

  The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023

  Palau's blue prosperity plan; planning grant for blue benguela partnership project development; amplifying resources and learnings to accelerate the effective management of marine protected areas; blue benguela partners… read allPalau's blue prosperity plan; planning grant for blue benguela partnership project development; amplifying resources and learnings to accelerate the effective management of marine protected areas; blue benguela partnership - benguela current large marine ecosystem; st. Kitts clean healthy oceans; grenada clean healthy oceans less
• $218,239

  Oceana · Washington, DC · 2023

  Chile offshore marine protected areas; oceana-chile support to advancing goals at south pacific regional fisheries management organisation

• $189,275

  The Ocean Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023

  Big ocean: building a resilient community of practice

• $184,020

  World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2023

  Implementing mangrove restoration at scale; regional school for marine protected area managers of the southern cone; social equity metrics project; integrated management and ecological connectivity of a priority landsca… read allImplementing mangrove restoration at scale; regional school for marine protected area managers of the southern cone; social equity metrics project; integrated management and ecological connectivity of a priority landscape in the ecuadorian amazon headwaters less
• $173,478

  Rare · Arlington, VA · 2023

  Leyte gulf implementation; oceankind program support grant

• $166,380

  Givepower Foundation · Austin, TX · 2023

  Maasai mara maasai mara ranger station project

• $161,435

  Polynesian Voyaging Society · Honolulu, HI · 2023

  Moananuiakea: a voyage for earth

• $117,431

  Bahamas National Trust Fund · Princeton, NJ · 2023

  Enhancing management effectiveness, enforcement, and compliance within the bahamas national protected area network through the use of technology, sustainable financing mechanisms, partnerships, and stakeholder engagement

• $116,927

  Colorado State University · Fort Collins, CO · 2023

  Developing and implementing an online human dimensions course to support capacity development for marine protected area managers

• $113,995

  Rewild · Austin, TX · 2023

  Call to action: conservation action plans for endangered caribbean species

• $112,208

  The Peregrine Fund · Boise, ID · 2023

  Conservation action planning and implementation for ridgway's hawk, dominican republic

• $110,965

  Rangelands Regeneration · Pleasanton, CA · 2023

  Rrt integrated management area & surrounding wards

• $105,220

  Turtle Survival Alliance · Charleston, SC · 2023

  Back from the brink: recovering two critically endangered turtles in myanmar

• $89,142

  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley · McAllen, TX · 2023

  Salas y gomez and nazca ridges expedition

• $84,069

  Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group · Naples, FL · 2023

  Building community capacity for environmental resilience around betampona reserve, madagascar

• $83,625

  Nia Tero Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2023

  Strengthening local communities guardianship across amazonia in ecuador, peru, colombia, guyana, suriname, and brazil

• $82,532

  Earth Island Institute · Berkeley, CA · 2023

  Endangered raptor conservation on the indo-palearctic flyway of kazakhstan

• $74,411

  Oxfam America · Boston, MA · 2023

  Strengthened community-based conservation for fishery management in ratanakiri province, cambodia

• $70,734

  Arizona State University · Tempe, AZ · 2023

  Green growth in peru

• $58,531

  Saola Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2023

  Rediscovering saola: state-of-the-art methods to detect endangered annamite species in lao pdr

• $57,000

  Reil · Carversville, PA · 2023

  A new heaven and a new earth

• $56,795

  Center for Large Landscape Conservation · Bozeman, MT · 2023

  Improving capacity and connectivity between reserves in turkmenistan and uzbekistan

• $55,643

  Nature and Culture International · Del Mar, CA · 2023

  Improving co-management and productive conservation conditions to maintain the irrecoverable carbon of the maijuna kichwa acr forests; support for the process of establishing the acr bridal veil