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The Cornell Douglas Foundation is a private, non-operating foundation established in 2006

Its mission is to provide grants to organizations which promote the vision of the foundation: advocating for environmental health and justice, encouraging stewardship of the environment, and furthering respect for sustainability of resources.

Featured Grants

  • Appalachian Voices

    Equitable Clean Energy

    Appalachian Voices is forging an equitable clean energy future and fighting the harms of fossil fuels in Central and Southern Appalachia.

  • DC Greens

    Health Equity for DC Residents

    Founded in 2009, DC Greens’ mission is to advance health equity by building a more just and resilient food system.

  • Lighthawk

    Conservation Through Flight

    LightHawk accelerates conservation success through the powerful perspective of flight.

Our Areas of Focus

Land Conservation

Environmental Health & Justice

Watershed Protection

Sustainability of Resources

Dedicated Leaders in Our Field

Our Previous Grants

Anacostia Watershed Society

Antibiotic Resistance Action Center

Appalachian Voices

Audubon Naturalist Society

Beyond Pesticides

City Harvest

Earthworks

Honeybee Conservancy

Jump$tart

Lighthawk

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