Liz Claiborne and Art Ortenberg Foundation


Overview

Principal Office: USA

Key Words: wildlife conservation

Website: Link

The Liz Claiborne and Art Ortenberg Foundation is dedicated to supporting nature conservation and the amelioration of human distress.

It makes grants to address the issues of species extinction, habitat destruction and fragmentation, resource depletion, and resource waste. It favors solutions that directly benefit local communities while protecting species and wildlands.

The Foundation is active in the western USA and in developing countries. It devotes a substantial portion of its grant making for wildlife conservation in Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America.

Grant Programs for Agriculture, Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources

Wildlife Conservation. The international conservation interests of the Foundation include:
  • Tiger conservation across Asia;
  • Wildlife management in the Congo Basin and East Africa, emphasizing elephants;
  • Wildlife conservation in Madagascar;
  • Jaguar conservation in Amazonia and Central America; and
  • Conservation of wildlife and ecosystems in Patagonia.
The Foundation’s grants support conservation field projects, applied ecological research, and training and education in wildlife management.

Most grant recipients for international conservation are nonprofit organizations in the USA that have programs and projects in the developing world. The Foundation also makes grants to non-US organizations active in conservation.

International grants generally range from US$10 thousand to US$200 thousand.

APPLICATION:   The Foundation’s guidelines explain the criteria of a viable project, and indicate the details to include in an application. There is no formal application form, and no calendar deadline. 

Contact information is provided for the Foundation’s program managers in New York.

About how to apply. -- Link

Geographical Distribution of Grant Activities in Developing Countries

Southeast Asia and Pacific Islands

East Asia

South Asia

East Europe and Russia (Russian Far East)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Latin America and Caribbean

Comments

In 2010, the Foundation’s grant expenditures were nearly US$4 million (all programs). – Link

Grant seekers should review “Recent Grants” as a guide to the Foundation’s priorities. – Link


Last Profile Review

February 2012


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