Environmental Preservation & Animal Welfare Grant

The Environmental Preservation & Animal Welfare Grant aims to enhance the natural beauty and animal welfare in North Central Massachusetts. This endowed fund supports initiatives such as habitat restoration, animal rescue, and environmental education. Eligible applicants include tax-exempt nonprofits and municipalities within the region. The grant emphasizes public access to natural areas and promotes humane treatment of animals through advocacy and education, ensuring community engagement in environmental stewardship.

This endowed fund focuses on preserving, enhancing, and providing access to the natural beauty of North Central Massachusetts, as well as enhancing the welfare of domestic animals.
Objective
Preserve, restore and provide public access to the natural environment of the region and promote the humane treatment of animals through education, advocacy, and services.
Examples include:
Animal rescue, protection, and placementAnimal welfare educationLand/water preservationHabitat restorationImproving public access to natural placesEnvironmental/outdoor educationLocal action to address climate change mitigation and adaptation

Eligibility

By law, we may only grant to tax-exempt nonprofit organizations, organizations using a nonprofit fiscal agent, and municipalities.The Community Foundation serves a 33-town region located in North Central Massachusetts. We grant funds to support activities that benefit residents of our area. Organizations based outside our region can apply for a grant as long as the work described in the grant application is clearly carried out in one or more towns in our communities.You may apply for more than one grant, but we ask that each organization only submit one application per grant program

Ineligibility

What we do not fund:IndividualsFor-profit organizationsLoans or debt reductionActivities outside our regionPolitical activity