The Wyss Foundation is proud to announce our 2024 Wyss Scholars. The Wyss Scholars Program supports the graduate-level education of a new generation of leaders in U.S. land conservation. Wyss Scholars learn the latest in conservation policy and law and apply that knowledge in future careers at land management agencies and nonprofit conservation groups.
Read MoreSince its establishment in 1998, the Wyss Foundation has worked to protect and conserve the world’s wild places for future generations to enjoy. After twenty-five years, the Foundation is proud to announce that it has reached a major milestone. Alongside its partners, the Wyss Foundation has helped local and Indigenous communities, national governments, land trusts, and non-profits permanently protect more than 100 million acres of land – an area larger than Sweden.
Read MoreSince its inception, the Wyss Foundation has been devoted to advancing the health and wellbeing of those in need. The Wyss Foundation will now provide an additional $5 million to CHOP to rename and establish the Wyss/Campbell Center for Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome – in honor of renowned CHOP surgeon Dr. Robert Campbell.
Read MoreThe 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.
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