Our Approach

Partnership Driven

The Conservation Fund works with public, private and nonprofit organizations to advance the nation’s top conservation priorities and implement effective long-term strategies such as land acquisition, community and economic development initiatives and leadership training.

Results Oriented

Since 1985 the Fund and its partners have protected more than 6 million acres of irreplaceable wildlife habitat, watersheds and waterways, working landscapes, historic sites and recreation areas. This conservation legacy ranges from national parks and wildlife refuges to state forests and wildlife management areas to community protected open space.

The Conservation Fund, with its 1 percent fundraising costs and 97 percent program allocation, is recognized as the nation's top environmental nonprofit by two prominent charity watchdog organizations. Charity Navigator, in its Guide to Intelligent Giving, awarded The Conservation Fund its exceptional "four star" rating for exceeding industry standards. For the fifth year in a row, the American Institute of Philanthropy gave the Fund its highest "A+" grade for unsurpassed effectiveness and efficiency.

Balanced Approach

The Conservation Fund, a non-advocacy and non-membership organization, has a dual-purpose mission to promote economic development and environmental protection. Using market-based approaches, the Fund works with the private sector to provide comprehensive real estate solutions and sustainable technologies.