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Potential Funding Sources

Potential Environmental Conservation Funding and Education Sources

​We are often asked for help in locating funding for green burial projects. As a nonprofit educational and certification organization, the GBC is not in a position to broker funding.
 
Instead, we are providing this partial list of foundations and programs to help fund seekers become familiar with some of the environmental funding and information resources available. Please note that this is a fluid list, as funding sources are sometimes seasonal, annual, or temporary. We have organized them here by general area of interest.
 
Keep in mind that green burial as a conservation, climate change, community land preservation, or other related strategy will probably be new to most of these granting entities. Grant requests may be denied because there is no precedent for funding these initiatives. But they won’t be funded until the people awarding grants are familiar with the deep connection between green burial and these arenas of need. The more we bring this agenda to those who have the capacity to help us make it a reality, the greater our chances of gaining their support.

Environmental Conservation Organizations

City Forests Credits
Conservation International
Environmental Protection Agency Grants
National Environmental Education Foundation

National Recreation and Parks Association Grant Fundraising Resources
The Conservation Fund

The Environmental Defense Fund
​The Land Trust Alliance
The Natural Resources Defense Fund
The Nature Conservancy​The Trust for Public Land
The US Climate Change Network

The Wallace Global Fund
The Wilderness Society: Land and Water Conservation Fund
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Carolina Memorial Sanctuary, Mills River, North Carolina

Corporate Environmental Funders

Bloomberg Philanthropies
MacArthur Foundation
Patagonia Environmental Grants and Support
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Service Objects
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The Bezos Earth Fund (website pending)
The Conservation Alliance

The Corporation for National & Community Service: Environmental Grant Opportunities
​The Walt Disney Company Conservation Fund
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Wells Fargo Environmental Grant Programs

Charitable Foundations with Environmental Missions

Cornell Douglas Foundation
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​Fluor Foundation Grants: Environmental
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Gannett Foundation Community Action Grants
New Earth Foundation

Pew Charitable Trusts
​RiverStyx Foundation

The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Environmental Grants
The Each Foundation
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The Kresge Foundation: Environment
The Leo DiCaprio Foundation: Environmental Grants

The Lightfoot Foundation
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Ramsey Creek Preserve, Westminster, South Carolina graveside ceremony

Organizations that Help Locate Funding Sources

Diane and Eyal Gutentag Fund
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Environmental Grantmakers Association
Global Green Grants Fund Canada and North America

Grant Watch
Green Grant Writer
Inside Philanthropy: Environmental Conservation and Justice Funders
Small Business Administration Environmental Grants & Loans
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The Society for Nonprofits: Funding Alert for Environment

Some Examples of Regional Funders

These are just a few examples of regional programs and agencies that may offer funding for aspects of green burial projects, such as plant inventories or educational programming. Locate regional funders in your area by searching online, asking for assistance from established conservation entities in your area or state, and ask around your town or city offices for local conservation groups, commissions, or other organizations. You may be surprised at what you  find!

California ReLeaf
Canadian Environmental Grants and Funds
New England Grassroots Environmental Fund
New York Department of Environmental Conservation
North Carolina Office of Environmental Education Grants
The Nebraska Environmental Trust
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How about memorializing with a functional item like a birdbath made of native fieldstone? Photo courtesy of Lee Webster, New Hampshire Funeral Resource, Education & Advocacy
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  • Welcome
  • About
    • 2021 Annual Report
    • 2020 Annual Report
    • Mission, Vision, and Values
    • History
    • Boards of Directors >
      • Board Members
    • Staff Members
    • GBC Quick Facts
    • Leadership Award
  • Find GBC Providers
    • Interactive Maps
    • Cemeteries
    • Funeral Homes >
      • United States A—N
      • United States O—Z
      • Canada A–N
      • Canada O-Z
    • Product Providers
  • Certification
    • What is GBC Certification?
    • Our Standards
    • Become Certified
    • Provider Benefits and Pricing
    • Compliance Specialists
  • Education
    • Learn >
      • Green Burial Defined
      • FAQ >
        • Hybrid Cemeteries FAQ
        • Natural Burial FAQ
        • Conservation Burial FAQ
      • Starting a Green Cemetery
      • Potential Funding Sources
      • Green Funerals Course
      • Green Cemetery Course
      • Green Burial and Covid-19
      • Green Burial Glossary
      • Other Disposition Options
    • Multimedia >
      • GBC Publications
      • Photo Gallery
      • Articles Archive
    • Advocate >
      • Outreach Tools
      • Speakers Bureau
    • Research >
      • Academic Papers
      • Disposition Statistics
      • Green Cemetery Survey Results
    • Tell Your Story >
      • Blog
      • Green Burial Stories >
        • Bob Swift
        • Tom Bonk
        • Barbara Beye Lorie >
          • Text and Audiovisual
        • Scott
  • Events
    • GBC Conference Session Recordings
    • GBC Conference 2022 >
      • GBC Conference 2022 Agenda
      • 2022 Conference Recordings
      • 2022 Conference Sponsors and Exhibitors
    • GBC Conference 2021 >
      • 2021 Conference Recordings
      • 2021 Conference Sponsors
    • GBC Conference 2020 Recordings
    • Peer-to-Peer Forums >
      • Forums
      • Resources
    • What's Happening
  • Giving
    • Donate
    • Volunteer
    • Friend of the GBC
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    • Contact Us
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