About
Us
The National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that preserves and
restores our nation’s native wildlife species and habitats. In
1984, Congress tasked NFWF with a mandate: direct public conservation
dollars to the most pressing environmental needs and match those
investments with private funds. The Foundation’s method is simple
and effective: we work with a full complement of individuals,
foundations, government agencies, nonprofits, and corporations to
identify and fund the nation’s most intractable conservation
challenges.
Strategy
As no two issues are exactly
alike, NFWF doesn’t rely on a set formula to protect and restore
our Nation’s natural resources. We are creative and pragmatic,
employing a wide array of conservation tactics to meet our mission. From
purchasing land to teaching cranes to migrate, from creating incentive
driven markets to address river restoration and environmental water
needs to eradicating invasive species, the impact of NFWF’s
contribution can be felt across the country.
NFWF’s partnerships
are key to its success. Sitting at the nexus of the public and private
communities, the Foundation’s myriad partnerships connect it with
potentially every federal and state agency, key industry leaders,
concerned private citizens, and non-profit leaders from the
international to the local level. And the results speak for themselves.
Since its establishment, NFWF has awarded over 10,000 grants to more
than 3,500 organizations in the United States and abroad and leveraged
– with its partners – more than $600 million into over $1.5
billion for conservation.