The Wyss Foundation is excited to spotlight a $5,000,000 grant to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation for the acquisition of the 15,500-acre Minam River Ranch in Northeast Oregon and its transfer to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Read MoreThe Wyss Foundation is pleased to announce a $1,500,000 grant to the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole, a nonprofit organization that improves lives through philanthropic leadership.
Read MoreThe Wyss Foundation is pleased to announce a $600,000 grant to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a nonprofit organization that promotes equitable and sustainable taxation to allow communities to address challenges today and in the future.
Read MoreThe Wyss Foundation is excited to spotlight a $3,000,000 grant to support the Trust for Public Land’s acquisition of the 16,451-acre Pōhue Bay property on the Big Island of Hawaii and the property’s transfer to the National Park Service for addition to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
Read MoreThe Wyss Foundation is pleased to announce a $2,800,000 grant to Oceana, Inc. Oceana restores and preserves the oceans for future generations while working to protect wild seafood, a critical food source for the global population.
Read MoreThe Wyss Foundation is proud to announce a $630,000 grant to support Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund. The Fund is a nonpartisan, nonprofit coalition working to promote a just and sustainable economy that works for everyone.
Read MoreTaylor Hopkins, Willy Pevec, Dana Pflughoeft, and Carly Thompson have been named the 2023 cohort of Wyss Scholars at the University of Michigan. Students were selected from the School for Environment and Sustainability and the Law School in recognition of their leadership potential in nonprofit and public sector conservation in the United States.
Read MoreThe Wyss Foundation is excited to announce a $200,000 grant to the National Park Trust. The National Park Trust supports the expansion of national parks by acquiring private lands within and adjacent to national park boundaries. It also works to foster the next generation of park stewards through youth programs.
Read MoreHank Shell and Eli Savage have been named the 2023 Wyss Scholars at Lewis & Clark Law School. The Wyss Scholars Program, funded by the Wyss Foundation, seeks to identify and support a new generation of leaders focused on land conservation issues.
Read MoreThe Wyss Foundation is proud to announce a CHF (Swiss Franc) 120,000,000 grant to support the Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering, a research organization that innovates and accelerates technologies and therapies to transform the lives of people with neurological and mental health disorders.
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