Arcus Foundation
The Arcus Foundation is a leading global foundation advancing pressing social justice and conservation issues. Specifically, Arcus works to advance LGBT equality, as well as to conserve and protect the great apes.
Grants Awarded
Search by keyword or sort by year, location or program to view Arcus Foundation Conservation grants awarded since 2007.
| Grantee | Year | Amount | Location | Program or Initiative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Center for Orangutan and Chimpanzee Conservation$400,000 to strengthen the sustainability and capacity of the organization, through focused capacity building, staff and board development, and preparation for the 20th anniversary capital campaign. |
2011 | $400,000 | Wauchula, FL | Apes in Captivity |
Fauna & Flora International$636,454 for 2 years to strengthen the protection of globally significant gibbon populations in Yunnan, China and Laos PDR through a collaborative program that affects three sub-species Nomascus siki, N. leucogenys and N. concolor. |
2011 | $636,454 | Cambridge, UK | Apes in the Wild |
Fauna & Flora International$255,979 to enhance protection of orangutans in the Denau Sentarum Landscape, on the island of Borneo, Indonesia. |
2011 | $255,979 | Cambridge, UK | Apes in the Wild |
Global Witness Limited$300,000 for 3 years to support the development of an appropriate Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) component within the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) with a view to enhancing protection of habitat of threatened great ape populations. |
2011 | $300,000 | London, UK | Apes in the Wild |
Greenpeace Fund$300,000 for a campaign to expose unsustainable industrial logging that impacts the habitats of great apes in the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
2011 | $300,000 | Washington, DC | Apes in the Wild |
In Defense of Animals$36,000 for strategic development and succession planning of IDA Africa, the program which supports the operations of the Sanaga Yong Chimpanzee Rescue Center in Cameroon, West Africa. |
2011 | $36,000 | San Rafael, CA | Apes in Captivity |
International Primate Protection League$240,000 for general operating support to promote the well-being and provide care for orphaned and captive apes in their native countries. |
2011 | $240,000 | Summerville, SC | Apes in Captivity |
Land Empowerment Animals People - US$397,490 to enhance the conservation of orangutans on Borneo through the establishment of sound land management planning. |
2011 | $397,490 | Oakland, CA | Apes in the Wild |
Lincoln Park Zoo$195,705 for 2 years for support of Project ChimpCARE to continue tracking and assessment of the privately owned chimpanzee population in North America and to develop strategies to reduce exploitation of chimpanzees. |
2011 | $195,705 | Chicago, IL | Apes and Ethics |
Lincoln Park Zoo$112,398 for the Goualougo Triangle Project to document the impact of logging on apes in order to inform forest policies, strengthen law enforcement and build capacity to manage conservation of ape habitat in the Republic of Congo. |
2011 | $112,398 | Chicago, IL | Apes in the Wild |
Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science$55,000 to assess the feasibility for bonobo ecotourism development in Salonga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo. |
2011 | $55,000 | Leipzig, Germany | Apes in the Wild |
New England Anti-Vivisection Society$50,000 to educate the general public and support policy change that halts the use of apes in biomedical research through an analysis of autopsy evidence of physical trauma in chimpanzees subjected to this research. |
2011 | $50,000 | Boston, MA | Apes and Ethics |
Pan Eco$29,135 to strengthen conservation of the Sumatran orangutan through the identification of key populations and sites. |
2011 | $29,135 | Switzerland | Apes in the Wild |
Quebec Fauna Foundation$40,000 for a strategic reassessment of long-term goals for the chimpanzee sanctuary, including development planning, and for upgraded development/fundraising software. |
2011 | $40,000 | Chambly, Quebec | Apes in Captivity |
Royal Zoological Society of Scotland$158,384 to enhance veterinary care and monitoring of chimpanzee health as well as strengthen linkages between conservation and public health in Uganda. |
2011 | $158,384 | Edinburgh, Scotland | Apes in the Wild |
Save the Chimps$3,000,000 to support the delivery of high quality care to the chimpanzees residing at the Florida and New Mexico sanctuary locations and for organizational management and development planning and implementation activities. |
2011 | $3,000,000 | Fort Pierce, FL | Apes in Captivity |
SIREN Conservation Education$75,000 to strengthen nationwide conservation education in Cameroon, particularly relating to Great Apes and their habitats. |
2011 | $75,000 | Oxford, UK | Apes in the Wild |
The Last Great Ape Organization$397,424 to strengthen wildlife law enforcement in seven countries in Central Africa through replication of strategies developed in Cameroon. |
2011 | $397,424 | Cameroon | Apes in the Wild |
The Nature Conservancy$307,772 for conservation of eastern chimpanzees in Tanzania’s Greater Mahale Ecosystem through improving local livelihoods and forest/freshwater protection. |
2011 | $307,772 | Arlington, VA | Apes in the Wild |
The New Nature Foundation$36,000 for support of the Kibale Eco-Char Initiative, developing alternative sources of energy for people living near chimpanzee habitat near Kibale National Park, Western Uganda, Africa. |
2011 | $36,000 | Merion Station, PA | Apes in the Wild |
Wildlife Conservation Society$116,809 for support of an assessment of how the Ebola Virus (EBOV) has spread among wild gorilla populations in the Republic of Congo, and analyze exposure history (through the presence of antibodies) and gorilla densities, to determine the potential effects of the virus. |
2011 | $116,809 | Bronx, NY | Apes in the Wild |
Wildlife Conservation Society$304,704 to support the conservation of the Hoolock gibbons in the Hukaung Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Myanmar. |
2011 | $304,704 | Bronx, NY | Apes in the Wild |
Yayasan International Animal Rescue Indonesia$100,000 to expand the capacity of IAR Indonesia’s orangutan rescue and rehabilitation efforts in West Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. |
2011 | $100,000 | Indonesia | Apes in Captivity |
African Conservation Foundation$95,000 over two years to strengthen community support and management of habitat that contributes to the conservation of the Cross River Gorilla populations in Cameroon. |
2010 | $95,000 | Harden Bingley, UK | Apes in the Wild |
Animal Protection of New Mexico$100,000 over two years for public education about the need to halt government funding of, and to permanently retire, 200 chimpanzees current housed at Charles Rivers Laboratory in New Mexico. |
2010 | $100,000 | Albuquerque, NM | Apes and Ethics |
Center for Great Apes$496,800 to provide care for captive apes, implement a newly created strategic plan and build the development capacity of the organization. |
2010 | $496,800 | Wauchula, FL | Apes in Captivity |
Conservation International$99,500 to enhance conservation of a priority population of gibbons in northeastern Cambodia. |
2010 | $99,500 | Arlington, VA | Apes in the Wild |
Forest Peoples Programme$172,060 over two years to model and document traditional natural resource management practices and traditional knowledge connected to the forest of the Greater Virunga Area in order to advance conservation of the mountain gorilla and to achieve environmental justice for marginalized communities. |
2010 | $172,060 | Moreton-in-Marsh, UK | Apes in the Wild |
Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries$60,000 for design, development and implementation of an accreditation program for great ape sanctuaries in North America, Africa and Asia. |
2010 | $60,000 | Washington, DC | Apes in Captivity |
Global Greengrants Fund$150,000 over two years to support community grassroots groups in the Global South working on issues of environmental justice, sustainability and conservation, specifically within and around ape habitats. |
2010 | $150,000 | Boulder, CO | Apes in the Wild |
Health In Harmony$79,963 for the Alam Schat Lestari Program in West Kalimantan, Indonesia to provide conservation-based incentives to local communities that protect key habitat from illegal logging and to reforest ten hectares of critical orangutan habitat that has been deforested. |
2010 | $79,963 | Portland, OR | Apes in the Wild |
In Defense of Animals$35,000 for continued support of salaries for Cameroonian caretaker, maintenance, and security staff of Sanaga Yong Chimpanzee Rescue Center, a range state sanctuary located in West Africa. |
2010 | $35,000 | San Rafael, CA | Apes in Captivity |
International Primate Protection League$230,000 for general operating support to promote the well being and provide care for orphaned and captive apes in their native countries. |
2010 | $230,000 | Summerville, SC | Apes in Captivity |
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources$212,432 to support the activities of the Section on Great Apes of the Primate Specialist Group, including efforts to ensure compliance by the extractive industries with International Finance Corporation standards, to enable scientists/conservationists in ape range states to attend the International Primatological Society Congress, and to develop a Bonobo Conservation Action Plan. |
2010 | $212,432 | Washington, DC | Apes in the Wild |
International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources$297,000 over three years to strengthen IUCN’s global policy work and inform conservation policy and practice in West and Central Africa. |
2010 | $297,000 | Gland, Switzerland | Apes in the Wild |
International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources$170,720 over two years for the East and Southern Africa Regional Office to strengthen management and conservation of biodiversity in Eastern and Southern Africa through the Conservation Areas and Species Development (CASD) program. |
2010 | $170,720 | Gland, Switzerland | Apes in the Wild |
Jane Goodall Institute$192,322 to develop a spatially explicit Conservation Action Plan for the Maiko-Tanya-Kahuzi-Biega Landscape in the Democratic Republic of Congo that identifies the highest priority areas for intervention as well as conservation strategies and actions inclusive of specific community development and alternative livelihood interventions. |
2010 | $192,322 | Arlington, VA | Apes in the Wild |
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy$2,000,000 for general support of conservation activities consistent with the exempt purposes of Lewa Wildlife Conservancy USA. |
2010 | $2,000,000 | Woodbridge, VA | Special Opportunities |
Lincoln Park Zoo$238,781 over two years for a population analysis and management strategy for North American chimpanzee sanctuaries. |
2010 | $238,781 | Chicago, IL | Apes and Ethics |
Lukuru Wildlife Research Foundation$300,000 for two years to enhance awareness and build support for the conservation of the Tshuapa Lomani Lualaba Landscape in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and to create a blueprint for the development of a nationally based conservation organization. |
2010 | $300,000 | Marion, OH | Apes in the Wild |
Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science$47,800 to protect great ape populations in Liberia through improved gathering of data on chimpanzee abundance and distribution and through strengthening of national conservation expertise. |
2010 | $47,800 | Leipzig, Germany | Apes in the Wild |
Michigan State University College of Law$42,895 for the creation of a great apes information library within the Animal Legal and Historical Web Center of Michigan State University’s College of Law. |
2010 | $42,895 | East Lansing, MI | Apes and Ethics |
Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project$97,650 to provide delivery of health care to mountain and eastern lowland gorillas and to build capacity for the development of long-term sustainable health care for gorillas. |
2010 | $97,650 | Davis, CA | Apes in the Wild |
North American Primate Sanctuary Alliance$65,000 for infrastructure development of a newly formed membership organization to establish standards of care and best practices for sanctuaries. |
2010 | $65,000 | Cle Elum, WA | Apes in Captivity |
Ol Pejeta Conservancy Limited$215,389 to complete construction of a new house for orphaned chimpanzees and a house for the manager of the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary. |
2010 | $215,389 | Nanyuki, Kenya | Special Opportunities |
Ol Pejeta Conservancy Limited$61,776 in support for the Chief Financial Officer position in order to provide financial oversight and direction as well as build the capacity of the financial staff. |
2010 | $61,776 | Nanyuki, Kenya | Special Opportunities |
Orangutan Appeal UK$150,000 for three years to partner with Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Center in Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia for a post-release monitoring project to determine the effectiveness of the rehabilitation program, progress of the orangutans after they have been released in the wild and dissemination of the findings through published reports. |
2010 | $150,000 | Brockenhurst, United Kingdom | Apes in Captivity |
Pan African Sanctuary Alliance$125,000 for the PASA Development Project, a capacity building effort focused on board development and growth, financial planning and sustainability, and management planning and training to implement newly created strategies. |
2010 | $125,000 | Portland, OR | Apes in Captivity |
People Resources and Conservation Foundation$338,323 for three years to support enhancing the long-term survival of Hoolock Gibbons in Lake Indawgyi Wildlife Sanctuary and build capacity in Myanmar for conservation of globally important primates.
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2010 | $338,323 | Amherst, NY | Apes in the Wild |
People Resources and Conservation Foundation$227,160 over two years to enhance the long-term survival of Hoolock Gibbons in Lake Indawgyi Wildlife Sanctuary and build capacity in Myanmar for conservation of globally important primates. |
2010 | $227,160 | Amherst, NY | Apes in the Wild |
Project Primate$99,990 for three years to support the Chimpanzee Conservation Centre in Guinea, West Africa. |
2010 | $99,990 | Bethesda, MD | Apes in Captivity |
Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp$50,000 over two years for the Centre for Research and Conservation’s Projet Grands Singes in collaboration with Ape-assistance to further develop and improve agroforestry on the periphery of Dja Biosphere Reserve in Cameroon to reduce hunting pressure on great apes and other protected animals. |
2010 | $50,000 | Antwerp, Belguim | Apes in the Wild |
Save the Chimps$3,000,000 to support the delivery of high quality care to the chimpanzees residing at the Florida and New Mexico sanctuary locations and for organizational management and development planning and implementation activities. |
2010 | $3,000,000 | Fort Pierce, FL | Apes in Captivity |
WCMC 2000$290,225 over two years to support completion of the Apes Mapper, an online tool that delivers data and information on great apes in combination with contextual information on location of threats, conservation actions and other |
2010 | $290,225 | Cambridge, UK | Apes in the Wild |
Wildlife Conservation Society$299,630 for support to enhance trans-boundary collaboration between Nigeria and Cameroon for the conservation of the Cross River Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli) and the Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes ellioti). |
2010 | $299,630 | Bronx, NY | Apes in the Wild |
Zoological Society of London$98,361 to ensure responsible wildlife management in areas identified as priority for great ape conservation in Cameroon through improving logging practices and strengthening sustainable natural resource management. |
2010 | $98,361 | London, UK | Apes in the Wild |
Zoological Society of San Diego$200,091over three years to strengthen conservation management of the Ebo Forest through the development of a national park and showcase research site. |
2010 | $200,091 | San Diego, CA | Apes in the Wild |
African Wildlife Foundation$310,000 over two years for bonobo conservation in the newly developed Lomako Forest Reserve and for the development of a skilled Congolese team of Eco Guards and conservation managers to sustainably protect the wildlife and involve local communities. |
2009 | $310,000 | Washington, DC | Apes in the Wild |
American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums$100,000 for a matching grant to the Ape Taxon Advisory Group Conservation Initiative to leverage and increase support from members of the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums for long-term protection of high priority ape populations in their natural habitats. |
2009 | $100,000 | Silver Springs, MD | Apes in the Wild |
Center for Great Apes$115,000 for consulting services in connection with strategic planning and fund development and for the purchase of fundraising software to build the capacity and financial sustainability of the organization. |
2009 | $115,000 | Wauchala, FL | Apes in Captivity |
Global Witness Limited$300,000 for an advocacy campaign to engage and shape international agreements to protect forests in great ape range-states in connection with the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. |
2009 | $300,000 | London, UK | Apes in the Wild |
Greenpeace Fund$300,000 over two years for an international research, public education and environmental advocacy campaign to end the deforestation of Indonesia’s Paradise Forests, habitats of two endangered apes, the orangutan and the gibbon. |
2009 | $300,000 | Washington, DC | Apes in the Wild |
Gunung Palung Orangutan Conservation Program$70,000 over two years for general operating support to protect the orangutans in Gunung Palung National Park, Indonesian Borneo, through environmental education, conservation awareness, sustainable livelihood development, and enhanced orangutan and habitat protection by public officials. |
2009 | $70,000 | Yarmouth, ME | Apes in Captivity |
International Institute for Environment and Development$299,000 over three years for the Poverty and Conservation Learning Group, a global forum providing training and expertise on integrating conservation with poverty alleviation in ape range-states. |
2009 | $299,000 | London, UK | Apes in the Wild |
International Primate Protection League$200,000 for general operating support to promote the well being of and provide care for orphaned and captive apes in their native countries. |
2009 | $200,000 | Summerville, SC | Apes in Captivity |
Jane Goodall Institute$200,056 for advocacy to advance US policy and sustain public funding for the protection of great apes in habitat countries; and to improve the conditions of captive great apes in the US. |
2009 | $200,056 | Arlington, VA | Apes and Ethics |
Land Empowerment Animals People - US$340,000 over three years for general operating support of LEAP, focusing its efforts on orangutan habitat protection, forest restoration, and building capacity of NGO partners located in Sabah Malaysian Borneo. |
2009 | $340,000 | Oakland, CA | Apes in Captivity |
Lincoln Park Zoo$308,700 over two years to assess the scope of the privately owned ape population, evaluate the ramifications of these practices, and educate policy makers and the public with the data. |
2009 | $308,700 | Chicago, IL | Apes and Ethics |
Lincoln Park Zoo$64,934 to support comprehensive monitoring of the health of chimpanzees in Gombe National Park, Tanzania, and to build capacity for health and disease-risk analysis for apes across Africa. |
2009 | $64,934 | Chicago, IL | Apes in the Wild |
Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science$45,500 for the Department of Primatology to support a workshop on the potential impact of tourism on the health of great apes in the wild that is part of a broader strategy of addressing disease risks to wild and captive apes. |
2009 | $45,500 | Leipzig, Germany | Apes in the Wild |
Ol Pejeta Conservancy Limited$87,600 over two years for the identification, recruitment and employment of a Development Programs Manager. |
2009 | $87,600 | Nanyuki, Kenya | Special Opportunities |
Ol Pejeta Conservancy Limited$179,423 for the care of chimpanzees living at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy chimpanzee sanctuary and for community development activities to support local residents. |
2009 | $179,423 | Nanyuki, Kenya | Special Opportunities |
Ol Pejeta Ranching LimitedProgram related investment loan for conservation of wildlife, providing a sanctuary for chimpanzees and support community development in the greater Laikpia region. |
2009 | $350,000 | Nanyuki, Kenya | Special Opportunities |
Oxford University, Department of Zoology, Wildlife Conservation Research Unit$160,396 over two years for support of the Department of Zoology Wildlife Conservation Research Unit’s the Orangutan Tropical Peatland Project to protect the Sebangau Forest in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia (Borneo) through monitoring the distribution, population status behavior and ecology of the forest’s flagship ape species; conducting biodiversity and forestry research; and working with local partners to implement conservation solutions. |
2009 | $160,396 | Oxford, UK | Apes in the Wild |
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine$190,289 over two years to study the prevalence and determinants of psychological trauma in chimpanzees formerly used in research and to widely disseminate results in order to affect policy change. |
2009 | $190,289 | Washington, DC | Apes and Ethics |
Primate Rescue Center$50,000 over two years for general operating support to maintain a safe haven for primates formerly used as pets and as laboratory experiment subjects. |
2009 | $50,000 | Nicholasville, KY | Apes in Captivity |
Save the Chimps$3,162,490 to continue support for core operations providing high quality care for chimpanzees in Florida and New Mexico sanctuary locations. |
2009 | $3,162,490 | Fort Pierce, FL | Apes in Captivity |
Save the Chimps$74,400 for technical assistance to conduct a professional search for a Chief Development Officer and for a consultant to continue providing organizational development support for the board of directors. |
2009 | $74,400 | Fort Pierce, FL | Apes in Captivity |
The Humane Society of the United States$20,068 for a second convening of US ape sanctuary directors and leaders from animal protection organizations to advance the Chimps Deserve Better campaign, which seeks to end the use of chimpanzees in invasive research in the United States. |
2009 | $20,068 | Washington, DC | Apes and Ethics |
The Nature Conservancy$299,542 over two years for support of integrated conservation that links land-use planning and improved governance with conservation for orangutan in East Kalimantan, Borneo and builds upon local leadership and capacity in Indonesia. |
2009 | $299,542 | Lansing, MI | Apes in the Wild |
Village Enterprise Fund$100,000 over two years for a joint microenterprise and conservation project to protect chimpanzee habitat in the Budongo Forest Reserve in western Uganda. |
2009 | $100,000 | San Carlos, CA | Apes in the Wild |
Wildlife Conservation Society$122,238 to reduce direct threats to the Cross River Gorillas by establishing a transboundary management program between Nigeria’s Cross River National Park and Cameroon’s Takamanda National Park. |
2009 | $122,238 | Bronx, NY | Apes in the Wild |
WildlifeDirect$30,000 for core support of the Great Apes Project to raise global awareness and financial resources for their conservation through blogs and Internet diaries by on-the-ground conservationists. |
2009 | $30,000 | Washington, DC | Apes in the Wild |
Zoological Society of San Diego$97,884 for support of conservation and research of gorillas and chimpanzees at three research centers in the Ebo Forest in Cameroon. |
2009 | $97,884 | San Diego, CA | Apes in the Wild |
Zoological Society of San Diego$38,420 to support the development of a Conservation Action Plan for Chimpanzees in Nigeria-Cameroon, that involves government, NGO, researchers and community stakeholders. |
2009 | $38,420 | San Diego, CA | Apes in the Wild |
African Wildlife Foundation$90,000 for emergency humanitarian support to assist the Virunga National Park staff during the political crisis and conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and for emergency support for continued monitoring and protection of mountain gorillas. |
2008 | $90,000 | Washington, DC | Apes in the Wild |
Conservation International$180,208 for support of the Section on Great Apes of the Primate Specialist Group to develop a bonobo conservation strategy. |
2008 | $180,208 | Arlington, VA | Apes in the Wild |
Fauna & Flora International$224,224 over two years for a status review of endangered crested gibbons, coordinated with long-term efforts for their conservation, in Vietnam and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. |
2008 | $224,224 | Cambridge, UK | Apes in the Wild |
Fauna & Flora International$258,496 over two years for creation of a conservation movement to maintain the remaining orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus) populations and their habitat in Danau Sentarum National Park, Indonesia. |
2008 | $258,496 | Cambridge, UK | Apes in the Wild |
Friends of Bonobos$150,000 for support of bonobo rehabilitation and long-term care at the Lola ya Bonobo sanctuary located in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and for bonobo reintroduction efforts. |
2008 | $150,000 | Minneapolis, MN | Apes in Captivity |
Great Ape Trust of Iowa$75,000 to document the long-term effects of logging on orangutan behavior and survival in Sumatra, Indonesia. |
2008 | $75,000 | Des Moines, IA | Apes in the Wild |
International Conservation and Education Fund$135,000 over two years to assess the efficacy of video-centered education outreach efforts on the bushmeat trade in the Republic of Congo. |
2008 | $135,000 | Washington, DC | Apes in the Wild |
International Primate Protection League$100,000 over two years for the Last Great Ape Organization’s work to end ape trafficking and to promote wildlife law enforcement in Cameroon and beyond. |
2008 | $100,000 | Summerville, SC | Apes in the Wild |
Land Empowerment Animals People - US$450,000 over three years for support of Hutan - Kinabatangan Orangutan Conservation Project in Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, to find realistic solutions where the sustainable use of natural resources and durable socio-economic development can be compatible with the conservation of the orangutan and its habitat. |
2008 | $450,000 | Oakland, CA | Apes in the Wild |
Land Empowerment Animals People - US$61,000 for the KOPEL cooperative to complete the construction of the community-owned Tungog Rainforest Eco-Camp in Sabah, Malaysia (orangutan habitat). |
2008 | $61,000 | Oakland, CA | Apes in the Wild |
Lukuru Wildlife Research Foundation$300,000 for phase II of the New Conservation Landscape for Bonobo project which explores and initiates protection of the Tshuapa-Lomami-Lualaba Forest in the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
2008 | $300,000 | La Grande, OR | Apes in the Wild |
Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science$19,430 for support of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology’s Department of Primatology to establish a working group that would develop a strategy for the use of vaccination as a tool for conserving ape populations. |
2008 | $19,430 | Leipzig, Germany | Apes in the Wild |
Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project$100,000 for general operating support for the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project to improve the sustainability of mountain gorilla populations in Rwanda. |
2008 | $100,000 | Baltimore, MD | Apes in the Wild |
New England Anti-Vivisection Society$119,750 for the Release and Restitution for Chimpanzees in U.S. Laboratories project, to end the use of all invasive research on great apes in the United States and support the retirement of laboratory chimpanzees to permanent sanctuary. |
2008 | $119,750 | Boston, MA | Apes and Ethics |
Ol Pejeta Ranching Limited$58,390 for support of the funding of a chief financial officer position for 12 months to assist the chief executive officer of Ol Pejeta Conservancy in financial planning, performance monitoring and risk management. |
2008 | $58,390 | Nanyuki, Kenya | Special Opportunities |
People, Resources and Conservation Foundation$216,418 over two years for a comprehensive review of the conservation status of the hoolock gibbon (Hoolock spp.) in Myanmar, while strengthening the capacity of the local conservation movement in primate surveying, monitoring and conservation. |
2008 | $216,418 | New York, NY | Apes in the Wild |
Population Media Center$50,000 for the radio program Umurage Urukwiye (Rwanda’s Brighter Future) to promote human behavior change in reproductive health that address environmental sustainability and livelihoods, with a focus on the conservation of the mountain gorilla. |
2008 | $50,000 | Shelburne, VT | Apes in the Wild |
Save the Chimps$890,000 to support continued high quality care for the chimpanzees located in Florida and New Mexico sanctuary locations and for establishment of organizational infrastructure and internal systems. |
2008 | $890,000 | Fort Pierce, FL | Apes in Captivity |
Save the Chimps$1,988,689 to support continued high quality of care for the chimpanzees located in Florida and New Mexico sanctuaries and to continue to build organizational infrastructure and internal systems. |
2008 | $1,988,690 | Fort Pierce, FL | Apes in Captivity |
The Humane Society of the United States$445,000 over three years for the Chimps Deserve Better campaign to end the use of chimpanzees in invasive research in the United States and permanently retire approximately 1,200 government- and privately-owned chimpanzees in US laboratories to approved sanctuaries. |
2008 | $445,000 | Washington, DC | Apes and Ethics |
WCMC 2000$384,935 to develop and implement an accessible information service that delivers data and information on great apes in combination with contextual information on location of threats, conservation actions and other issues affecting ape populations. |
2008 | $384,935 | Cambridge, UK | Apes in the Wild |
Wild Chimpanzee Foundation$250,594 over three years for a series of awareness campaigns in the Ivory Coast and Liberia with potentially high numbers of chimpanzees in fairly intact rainforest habitat, and where results of biomonitoring are available. |
2008 | $250,594 | Leipzig, Germany | Apes in the Wild |
Wildlife Conservation Society$190,760 over two years to create a diagnostic facility in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, to analyze samples and diagnose disease outbreaks affecting the country’s great apes. |
2008 | $190,760 | Bronx, NY | Apes in the Wild |
Wildlife Conservation Society$73,370 for the development of a species action plan for the conservation of the eastern chimpanzee. |
2008 | $73,370 | Bronx, NY | Apes in the Wild |
World Wildlife Fund$200,000 over two years to improve protection of the Western Bornean orangutan from pressures that are threatening the existence of the estimated 1,000 individuals remaining in the wild. |
2008 | $200,000 | Washington, DC | Apes in the Wild |
African Wildlife Foundation$350,000 over three years for the International Gorilla Conservation Programme, a collaborative project with Fauna & Flora International and the World Wide Fund for Nature working in Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
2007 | $350,000 | Washington, DC | Apes in the Wild |
Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage$15,000 for the construction of a covered enclosure for chimpanzees and a new water well at the Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage in Zambia. |
2007 | $15,000 | Boston, MA | Apes in Captivity |
Chimp-n-Sea Wildlife Conservation Fund$65,000 over two years for the Kibale Community Fuel Wood Project to protect the chimpanzees of Kibale National Park in Uganda and conduct an environmental education campaign. |
2007 | $65,000 | Washington, DC | Apes in the Wild |
Fauna & Flora International$49,500 over five years to monitor and evaluate Lewa Kena’s performance in the management, operation and development of the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. |
2007 | $49,500 | Cambridge, UK | Special Opportunities |
Fauna & Flora International$106,534 to secure an orangutan habitat outside the Gunung Palung National Park in Indonesian Borneo. |
2007 | $106,534 | Cambridge, UK | Apes in the Wild |
Fauna & Flora International$115,557 to protect gibbons and their forest habitats in Vietnam and China and build conservation awareness in local communities. |
2007 | $115,557 | Cambridge, UK | Apes in the Wild |
Fauna & Flora International$85,243 for conservation of the Western Chimpanzee, one of the most endangered subspecies, in Liberia and Guinea. |
2007 | $85,243 | Cambridge, UK | Apes in the Wild |
Fauna & Flora International$290,364 for the construction of staff housing and a new chimpanzee house at Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary on the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. |
2007 | $290,364 | Cambridge, UK | Apes in the Wild |
Friends of Animals$60,000 to support the survival of chimpanzees in Senegal through community education and reduction of the conflict over access to water. |
2007 | $60,000 | Darien, CT | Apes in the Wild |
Greenpeace Fund$300,000 over two years for a global campaign to protect the Congo rain forest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, habitat for chimpanzees, bonobos and gorillas. |
2007 | $300,000 | Washington, DC | Apes in the Wild |
In Defense of Animals-Africa$66,000 over two years for the care of chimpanzees at the Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue Center in Cameroon, West Africa. |
2007 | $66,000 | San Rafael, CA | Apes in Captivity |
International Primate Protection League$184,000 over one year for support of six overseas ape sanctuary facilities in range states and $50,000 over two years for general operating support of the International Primate Protection League to promote conservation and protection of nonhuman primates. |
2007 | $234,000 | Summerville, SC | Apes in Captivity |
Land Empowerment Animals People-US$50,000 for the Hutan-Kinabatangan Orang-Utan Conservation Project in Sabah, Malaysia, to conduct research, protect and manage the orangutan habitat, and provide new sustainable economic development opportunities for the community. |
2007 | $50,000 | Oakland, CA | Apes in the Wild |
Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project$75,000 for capacity-building support of the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project in Rwanda, to provide medical treatment in the field. |
2007 | $75,000 | Baltimore, MD | Apes in the Wild |
New York Lesbian & Gay Experimental Film Festival$75,000 for The Human Bonobo project to explore the intersections of human and great ape behavior as they relate to gay and lesbian sexuality. |
2007 | $75,000 | New York, NY | Apes and Ethics |
Orangutan Conservancy$75,000 to provide for safety and continued care of orangutans at the Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rehabilitation Center in Indonesia. |
2007 | $75,000 | Aptos, CA | Apes in Captivity |
Primate Rescue Center$50,000 over two years for general operating support to maintain a safe haven for primates formerly used as pets and in laboratory experiments. |
2007 | $50,000 | Nicholasville, KY | Apes in Captivity |
Save the Chimps($2,893,625 outright, and $500,000 in matching funds) for general operating support of the largest chimpanzee sanctuary in the world, housing former laboratory chimpanzees. |
2007 | $2,893,620 | Fort Pierce, FL | Apes in Captivity |
Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs$35,000 for the Orang Utan Republik Education Initiative to provide conservation education programs on the orangutan and gibbon crisis in Sumatra, Indonesia. |
2007 | $35,000 | Los Angeles, CA | Apes in the Wild |
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