Keystone Initatives

Keystone Initiatives represent a core portfolio of select multi-year initiatives through which the Foundation and its partners seek to achieve measurable conservation outcomes.  Each initiative involves setting specific goals and strategies with ongoing evaluation of outcomes and refinement of the objectives or approaches to be taken.  The Foundation will take a proactive role to identify grantees, evaluate best practices and innovative solutions proposed by grantees, and work with grantees or groups of grantees to assure the collective results achieve the Foundation’s and its partners objectives in “moving the needle.”

The Foundation has established funding priorities under each of the following Keystone Initiatives.  View each of the Keystone Initiatives listed below to learn more about the Foundation’s objectives for each initiative and funding priorities. Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the Initiative Lead prior to submitting a pre-proposal to discuss the applicability of a project to the Foundation’s priorities.

Bird Conservation

Fish Conservation

Marine and Coastal Conservation

Wildlife and Habitat Conservation

Future Keystone Initiatives may be developed in the areas of invasive species, wildlife and agriculture, wildlife and energy development and future conservation leaders.  Those interested in these issues are encouraged to discuss potential partnerships or projects with the appropriate partnership office.