Foundation president, Harvey Fineberg, and chairman emeritus and co-founder, Gordon Moore, discuss the Statement of Founders’ Intent with staff.
We seek and coordinate with individuals and organizations that have good ideas and the ability to execute. The success of our strategies hinges on capable grantees and we work closely with them as respected experts in their fields.
The Woodwell Climate Research Center was founded in 1985 (as the Woods Hole Research Center) to address global environmental problems through research, policy engagement, and education. Based in Falmouth, MA, Woodwell Climate scientists work with a global network of partners to advance scientific discovery and drive science-based strategies for combatting climate change. Center research focuses on the interaction of climate, soils, water, and living systems, with special emphasis on forests. Projects include the effects of fire, deforestation, and land-use change in the tropical forests of Brazil and Central Africa, the boreal forest of Siberia, and the temperate forests of New England. Using satellite imagery, the Center’s remote sensing lab creates computer-generated maps to monitor the earth’s vegetation. The center created the World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development.
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Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI) is based in Brunswick, Maine, and was founded in 1977 to develop job-creating natural resources and small business ventures in rural regions of Maine. The organization …
The Coastal First Nations – Great Bear Initiative Society, headquartered in Vancouver and founded in 2000, is an alliance of First Nations in the territory knows as the Great Bear Rainforest, located …
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The Coastal States Stewardship Foundation, headquartered in Washington, D.C., was formed in 2004 to address the urgent issues raised by the Pew Oceans Commission and the U.S. Commission on Ocean Polic…
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Founded in 1890 and located in Spring Harbor, New York, the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is a private institution with research programs focusing on cancer, neuroscience, plant genetics, genomics and…
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Columbia University, a private Ivy League research university, was founded in 1754 as King's College by royal charter of King George II of England. Located in Manhattan and occupying 32 acres of land,…
The Commonwealth Club was founded in 1903 and has offices in San Francisco and San Jose, California. Its mission is to be the leading national forum for the impartial discussion of public issues impor…
Since 1916, CSIRO has been advancing Australia with inventions and that innovations have a positive impact on people's lives around the world. CSIRO uses science to solve real issues, with a focus on …
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Community Initiatives is a San Francisco-based organization that provides fiscal sponsorship to projects that contribute to or create public good. As a fiscal sponsor, the organization offers financia…
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Conservation Strategy Fund uses economics to advance conservation and solve environmental problems. With offices in the United States, Bolivia, Peru and Brazil, the fund works with emerging economists…
Conservation X Labs' mission is to harness exponential technologies, open innovation, and entrepreneurship to dramatically improve the efficacy, cost, speed, scale and sustainability of conservation e…
Based in San Francisco, the Consultative Group on Biological Diversity is a professional association of foundation executives and trustees who make environmental grants. Together, the 60 member organi…
Headquartered in New York with offices in Austin, Washington D.C. and San Francisco, Consumers Union is the policy and action division of Consumer Reports. Through research, advocacy and legal action,…
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