Grants for Land Conservation

Grants for Land Conservation is sponsored by Doris Duke Foundation. Grants from the Doris Duke Foundation help U. S.

organizations advance land and habitat conservation through ecosystem restoration, climate resilience, and equitable stewardship.

What We’ve Supported | Doris Duke Foundation | Doris Duke Foundation Structured around three core pillars, Artists Make Technology aims to create pathways to center performing artists in technological innovation by providing support, resources and collaboration opportunities.

“IINNIIWA: The Blackfeet Buffalo Story” After nearly 150 years, buffalo returned to Blackfeet land in a historic homecoming made possible by the Blackfeet Buffalo Program and Indigenous Led—captured in a short film featuring Yo-Yo Ma. Opportunities for Prevention & Transformation Initiative Opportunities for Prevention & Transformation Initiative, or OPT-In for Families, is testing a meaningful alternative to the child welfare system.

9th American Forest Congress An unprecedented convening of forest supporters and advocates gather in Washington, D. C. , to create a new plan for climate-smart conservation and forest stewardship.

2025 Doris Duke Artist Awards To empower, invest in and celebrate artists in the fields of contemporary dance, jazz and theater. A New Blueprint for Progress The Collective to Strengthen Pathways for Health Research is a new consortium of nonprofit partners seeking to bring greater attention and resources for breakthrough health research to improve how we prevent and address disease.

Tribal Nations Conservation Pledge Led by Native Americans in Philanthropy, the Tribal Nations Conservation Pledge and Funding Collaborative is rallying philanthropic capital to support Indigenous leaders in conserving their lands, waters and lifeways.

Performing Arts Technologies Lab We're supporting 20 pioneering artists, technologists and arts organizations through a first-of-its-kind accelerator for projects seeking to explore innovative uses of digital technology in the performing arts.

Doris Duke Distinguished Visiting Fellows The Doris Duke Distinguished Visiting Fellows Program at the McCourt School provides a flexible and welcoming home to leaders from across the policy world — former elected and appointed officials, high-level staff and other leaders with a wealth of experience and insights, particularly in the areas of child well-being and social policies. To support The Forest-Climate Working Group.

To provide general operating support for the Next 100 Coalition. Ramapo Munsee Land Alliance, Inc. To provide general operating support. To build tribal capacity to utilize conservation easements.

Amalgamated Charitable Foundation To support a pilot land conservation technical assistance and capacity-building program for a cohort of California tribes, with an emphasis on sharing lessons learned nationally. To renew support for the Land and Climate Program, a national initiative that provides land trusts with information, strategies, training and tools to adapt to and combat climate change in their land conservation work.

Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Inc. To develop and promulgate best management practices for climate smart forestry and accelerate implementation through incorporation into commercial and state-level standards. National Congress of American Indians Fund To support key research and policy efforts that advance Indigenous-led conservation at the federal level.

Consultative Group on Biological Diversity To support the development of a new collaborative philanthropic effort aimed at arresting and reversing biodiversity loss in the United States. To update the Reforestation Hub, a web tool and open-source information portal.

To support the launch of the Forest Innovation Platform, a new national information and technical resource ecosystem for climate-adapted forest planning, conservation and stewardship. To support a cohort of Science for Nature and People Partnership working groups on implementing Global Biodiversity Framework goals in the United States at national and regional levels. To sponsor the Nature Positive Hub at the 2024 NYC Climate Week.

Legacy Philanthropy Works To support the launch of the Conservation Loan Collaborative, a fund management platform to host and manage a portfolio of revolving loan funds for conservation organizations, coalitions and funders. To support the launch of the Greenhouse Gas Information Coalition. To support planning and execution of the Ninth American Forest Congress in 2025.

2024 Doris Duke Artist Awards To empower, invest in and celebrate artists in the fields of contemporary dance, jazz and theater by offering flexible multi-year funding as a response to financial and funding challenges both unique to the performing arts and to each grantee. Consultative Group on Biological Diversity To accelerate funder learning, coordination and investment in Indigenous-led conservation.

The Trust for Public Land To support the Conservation Finance Initiative, a joint effort of Trust for Public Land and The Nature Conservancy, which aims to create new funding for land conservation, parks and climate. To support development of a spatial roadmap for nature and climate solutions in the United States. Grant Resources Learn more about our grantmaking.