The Conservation Fund A Nonprofit
The Conservation Fund (EIN 52-1388917) is a national conservation nonprofit based in Arlington, VA that secures at-risk lands, advances sustainable economies, and supports community-focused conservation through land protection, recoverable grants, impact investing, and partnerships. The organization publishes recent news and program pages and provides donor and partner resources on its site.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A nonprofit, land trust, community foundation, or government conservation agency with a clear land‑protection or sustainable community development project that matches programmatic conservation priorities and can absorb grants ranging from modest project support to multi‑million awards.
Good Fit
- • Proposed work focuses on land conservation, habitat protection, or sustainable local economic development.
- • Organizational type is a conservation nonprofit, land trust, community foundation, or state/local natural resources agency.
- • Project scale is flexible (from $10k–$25k median to multi‑million capital deals).
- • Geographic alignment with states where the funder has previously deployed large awards (for example AK, PA, GA, NC, WV).
- • Capacity to partner on transactions, public‑private deals, or multi‑stakeholder conservation projects.
Geography
Observed giving in the latest year reached 27 states and historically spans roughly 23–30 states, indicating a national, multi‑state footprint rather than a single‑state program.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 164 distinct recipients (many new) and across three years the funder awarded well over 100 separate grantees each year, demonstrating a broad and diverse recipient set despite some large awards.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of entry exists: 95 new grantees in the latest year and a history of many new recipients across observed years; although no formal application guidelines were found, behavioral turnover indicates unfamiliar applicants can and do join the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
