Who We Are
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.