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Founded in 1984, the Omaha Zoo Foundation supports the mission, research and programs benefitting Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium. To ensure a growing, vibrant Zoo for future generations, it is our priority to build a solid philanthropic foundation for Omaha’s community treasure.

OUR MISSION IS TO SUPPORT SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY WILDLIFE THROUGH REHABILITATION AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH. WE ENVISION PWC AS AN ADVOCATE FOR WILDLIFE. BY SHARING OUR EXPERIENCES, WE INSPIRE THE COMMUNITY TO REDUCE HARM TO OUR WILD NEIGHBORS

​The mission of Northern Colorado Wildlife Center, a 501(c)3 independent nonprofit, is to protect wildlife and the places they call home through rescue, rehabilitation, education, and advocacy.* Rehabilitate sick, injured, and orphaned wildlife, and when successful, release those animals back into their natural habitats.* Educate the public about the natural histories of wildlife native to northern Colorado, ways to peacefully coexist with them, and provide humane solutions to human-wildlife conflicts.* Advocate for the preservation and restoration of native ecosystems that provide wildlife places to live and thrive.

To rescue, treat, and rehabilitate sick and injured wild birds with the goal of releasing them back into their native habitat in the wild. To educate the general public about Florida’s native wild bird population, and how to prevent and reduce man-made dangers wild birds face every day.

Mission: Ensure a future for wild cats and the vast landscapes on which they depend. Vision: A world where wild cats thrive in healthy natural and developed landscapes that sustain people and biodiversity. Panthera is the only organization in the world that is devoted exclusively to the conservation of the world’s 38 wild cat species and their ecosystems. Utilizing the expertise of the world’s premier cat biologists, Panthera develops and implements global strategies for the most imperiled large cats: tigers, lions, jaguars, snow leopards, cheetahs, pumas, and leopards. Representing the most comprehensive effort of its kind, Panthera partners with local and international NGOs, scientific institutions, local communities, governments around the globe, and citizens who want to help ensure a future for wild cats. Panthera’s grants program, the Small Cat Action Fund (SCAF), additionally supports conservation and research initiatives on many of the 31 smaller wild cat species around the globe.

Georgia Aquarium is a nonprofit committed to inspiring awareness and preservation of our ocean and aquatic animals worldwide.

Our mission is to preserve the significant open lands and natural heritage of Colorado through private and public partnerships, innovative land conservation techniques and strategic leadership.

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC THROUGH TOURS AND PROGRAMS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF WOLVES, COYOTES AND FOXES TO OUR ECOSYSTEM AND TO FOSTER THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVATION/CONSERVATION OF FORESTS LANDS AND WATER TO SUPPORT FLORA AND FAUNA AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE NATURAL HABITAT FOR ANIMALS.

Founded in 1991, the Southwest Environmental Center (SWEC) works to restore and protect native wildlife and their habitats in the southwestern borderlands through public education, grassroots advocacy and on-the-ground restoration projects. We have 4 staff members (3 full-time and 1 part-time), 2 work studies through NMSU and a large cadre of motivated volunteers.

The mission of The Desert Tortoise Conservancy is to insure that the species does not become extinct, and that sustainable populations survive in the wild. The DTC will care for the homeless, place the needy in nourishing environments and acquire, restore and protect their habitats. We intend to build and operate a Desert Awareness Center in Palm Springs, CA.

The Center for Whale Research is dedicated to the study and conservation of the Southern Resident killer whale (orca) population in the Pacific Northwest. Since 1976 the Center for Whale Research (CWR) has been the leading organization studying the Southern Resident killer whales in their critical habitat: the Salish Sea. CWR performs health assessments to ensure the viability of the whale population, informing elected officials of their ecosystem needs, and sharing the whales’ story with the world. Our 43 years of research has created the only long-term data set about the behavior, health, and social dynamics of the Southern Resident killer whales.

ORCA CONSERVANCY IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE WELFARE OF ORCINUS ORCA, THE KILLER WHALE, AND TO PROTECTING THE WILD PLACES ON WHICH IT DEPENDS.