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Environmental Conservation: Special Projects Grant

Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation

Funding Amount

Up to US $1,000,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Other requirements

  • costs of the project.
  • Direct costs may include:Personnel.
  • Consultants and contractorsSubgrants.
  • Other direct expenses.

Not eligible / not funded

  • Not eligible: Unsolicited grant proposals

Overview

The Gordon E And Betty I Moore Foundation offers the Environmental Conservation: Special Projects grant, which supports innovative solutions to conservation challenges. The foundation seeks unique ideas from diverse disciplines, emphasizing technological innovations and collaborative partnerships. While unsolicited proposals are not accepted, inquiries about potential projects can be submitted. The grant aims to connect various environmental efforts, providing funding for select one-time opportunities that align with the foundation's mission of promoting sustainability.

Please note that we do not accept unsolicited grant proposals. Because of our tightly-defined grantmaking strategies, many worthwhile projects fall outside the scope of our funding priorities.
Supporting breakthrough innovations in environmental conservation.
New ideas come from many directions.
As our annual budget allows, we typically use a small percentage of the Environmental Conservation Program’s grantmaking for a handful of special one-time opportunities that arise outside the large-scale, long-term, targeted initiatives, which represent the vast majority of our funding.
Our special projects in environmental conservation have addressed a diverse array of issues but are united by a common thread. In every case, these special projects connect the dots in new ways.
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Eligibility

costs of the project.Direct costs may include:PersonnelConsultants and contractorsSubgrantsOther direct expensesEquipment and capital expenditures

What Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024

Grants in 2024
920
Total given
$403.03M
Median grant
$200K
Range
$50–$20M
  • By dollars: California 29%, District of Columbia 13%, Massachusetts 10%. Top recipient cities: Washington, DC; San Francisco, CA; New York, NY.
  • 30% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 30% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Broad Institute Inc · Cambridge, MA

    In support of a unique technology platform and associated resources that supports…

    $20M

  • Makeway Foundation

    In support of british columbia durability

    $10M

  • Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc · New York, NY

    To support climate resilient fisheries management

    $10M

  • New Venture Fund · Washington, DC

    To strengthen implementation of the conservation and markets initiative

    $8.25M

  • Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC

    To support launch of the global geo-trees initiative for tropical forests, which will…

    $8M

IRS Form 990-PF, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Environmental conservation

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