The Maki Foundation provides grants to support organizations working to improve public lands policy, protect biological diversity, and defend wildlands.
Donor Name: Maki Foundation
State: Selected States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/30/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Maki Foundation, established in 1981, makes grants for environmental protection in the western United States. In particular, the foundation is concerned with protection and preservation of the Rocky Mountain West’s remaining wild lands, rivers, and wilderness, as well as the wildlife that depends on these lands. The Maki Foundation’s geographic area of interest includes New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana.
The foundation looks for organizations and projects where modest support can make a significant contribution. The majority of successful applicants for Maki grants are small local and regional grassroots organizations working to protect public lands and rivers from threats such as mineral development, unconstrained off-road vehicle use, and poorly planned water projects.
Priorities
At this time, the Foundation’s priorities are as follows:
- wilderness and wildlands protection
- river and wetlands conservation
- biological diversity conservation
- public lands management.
Funding Information
Grants usually range from $1,000 to $5,000.
Ineligibility
The Foundation does not consider requests for the acquisition or construction of community recreation facilities, buildings, municipal parks, reservoirs, and similar projects. Limited resources preclude consideration of funding for wildlife rehabilitation centers, zoos, recycling programs, tree planting projects, toxic waste cleanup, film productions, and fellowships.
For more information, visit Maki Foundation.
