The Conservation Fund is a U.S. nonprofit organization with a dual charter to pursue environmental preservation and economic development.
[1] Since its founding in 1985, the organization has protected land and water in all 50 states, including parks, historic battlefields, and wild areas.
[2] The Fund works with community and government leaders, businesses, landowners, conservation nonprofits and other partners to integrate economic and environmental objectives.
About 140 full-time staff work in the Fund's headquarters, located in Arlington, Virginia, and in offices in several states across the U.S. including California, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Texas and Wyoming.
The Fund works primarily with partners who have identified conservation priorities and request assistance achieving their goals.