National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
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| Formation | 1984 |
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| Type | Non-profit organization |
| Purpose | Conservation of fish, wildlife and their habitats. |
| Headquarters | 1133 Fifteenth St., N.W., Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20005 |
| Coordinates | 38°54′17″N 77°02′02″W / 38.9048°N 77.0340°WCoordinates: 38°54′17″N 77°02′02″W / 38.9048°N 77.0340°W |
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USA |
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Executive Director
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Jeff Trandahl |
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Main organ
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Board of Directors |
| Website | nfwf.org |
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) is dedicated to sustaining, restoring and enhancing the nation’s fish, wildlife, plants and habitats for current and future generations. NFWF will advance its mission through innovative public and private partnerships, and by investing financial resources and intellectual capital into science-based programs designed to address conservation priorities and achieve measurable outcomes.
In the 32 years since being chartered by Congress, NFWF has grown to become the country’s largest conservation grant-maker. NFWF-funded projects — more than 15,000 since its founding in 1984 — have generated a cumulative conservation impact of more than $3.5 billion.
NFWF neither advocates nor litigates. Instead, the Foundation specializes in bringing all parties to the table — individuals, government agencies, non-profit organizations and corporations — to build a better future for our world.
NFWF uses federal funding, more than $950 million since its establishment, as a springboard to leverage additional contributions from Fortune 500 corporations, foundations and other sources. On average, NFWF triples the value of every public dollar it receives. The Foundation puts that money to work using smart, science-based strategies to achieve measurable results. NFWF funds conservation efforts in all 50 states and U.S. territories, awarding grants to some of the nation’s largest conservation organizations, as well as some of its smallest.
The Foundation’s efforts focus on five conservation priorities: (1) restore and protect imperiled species, (2) promote healthy oceans and estuaries, (3) improve working landscapes to the benefit of landowners and wildlife, (4) advance sustainable fisheries and (5) restore water for wildlife in balance with community needs.
NFWF’s operations are structured to be as lean as possible, with just 6 percent of its budget going to administrative costs. The Foundation invests 94 cents of every dollar in priority actions to sustain plants, animals and habitats across the United States and beyond.
As part of its Congressional charter, NFWF also serves as a neutral, third-party fiduciary to receive, manage and disburse funds that originate from court orders, settlements of legal cases, regulatory permits, licenses, and restoration and mitigation plans. The funds are managed under NFWF’s Impact-Directed Environmental Account (IDEA) program. NFWF works with federal agencies, regional, state and local organizations, corporations and philanthropic institutions to apply these funds to conservation projects.
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