The Burning Foundation makes grants to protect the region’s rivers, forest, native fish and land and to develop pregnancy prevention strategies for teens.
Donor Name: Burning Foundation
State: Oregon, Washington
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/26/2025
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Areas of Interest
- Environmental Programs
- Foundation supply financial assistance to organizations that engage in the preservation of habitat that supports biodiversity and quiet remote recreation in Washington or Oregon. They believe that it is most important to preserve habitat that is part of a larger functioning ecosystem. Local groups working to improve habitats in their immediate area and statewide groups addressing general habitat conservation and protection issues will be given preference over national organizations with projects in the Pacific Northwest.
- Teen Pregnancy Prevention
- Foundation supply financial assistance to organizations that engage in teen pregnancy prevention projects in Washington or Oregon. The project must apply evidence-based techniques that maximally reduce teen pregnancy. They may include school-based health and education programs, and community clinic programs providing information and services on birth control, choice, and sex education.
- The project must have its own project budget, work plan, and criteria for success.
Eligibility Criteria
- 501(c)(3) groups (that are classified as a Public Charity under 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2)) throughout Washington and Oregon who meet the stated areas of interest.
- Grants are made for general operating expenses and/or special projects.
Ineligibility
- Requests for research projects or scholarships.
- Museums or museum displays.
- Animal sanctuaries.
- Wildlife rescue
- Book or film productions, unless the production is an essential component of the funded project.
- Requests from schools, universities, or their fundraising affiliates.
- Programs related to energy conservation, alternative energy, nuclear waste, toxics, or global warming.
- Land/property purchase, or capital campaigns for building construction or renovations.
- Requests related to gardening programs, or the creation or renovation of urban or community parks.
- Requests related to urban forests.
- Environmental education programs.
- Land Trusts that are primarily agriculturally focused.
- Requests from farms.
- Requests for habitat restoration in areas that have been fragmented by agriculture use.
- Requests for habitat restoration that does not restore habitat to its native state.
- Quasi-governmental organizations, such as:
- Regional Fisheries Enhancement groups
- Soil and Water Conservation Districts
- Watershed Councils.
For more information, visit Burning Foundation.
