History and Achievements
For more than 20 years we have fostered a synergistic partnership between schools, informal science institutions, in-situ conservation organizations, in-country non-governmental organizations, and the public in the form of families and individuals, all working towards the preservation of the wildest creatures and places on earth.
SaveNature.Org has been recognized by the following foundations for its outstanding educational conservation outreach and received grants from
• David and Lucile Packard Foundation
• CISCO Foundation
• VWR Ward's Scientific Foundation
• The Wilder Green Fund
• Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund
• Safeway-Von's Foundation
• Give Something Back Foundation
• Department of Children, Youth and their Families
• Nathan Cummings Foundation
• Thelma Doelger Trust for Animals
• Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation
• Disney Wildlife Conservation Fund
• Henry Foundation
• JiJi Foundation
• CMP Community Foundation
• Cottonwood Foundation
• Liberty Hill Foundation
• Marin Community Foundation
• Rockefeller Brothers Fund
• Bristol-Myers-Squibb
• Microsoft Northern California
• Mitsubishi Corporation
• Birkenstock
• Limited Brands
SaveNature.Org has garnered much recognition receiving
• The World Wildlife Fund’s Conservation Award
• The National Environmental Awards Council Certificate of
Environmental Achievement
• Congressional Recognition from the United States Congress
• Outstanding Contribution to Conservation from The Nature
Conservancy
The program has been highlighted in
• Newsweek
• National Geographic Magazine
• Time
• The Los Angeles Times
• Scholastic News
• National Geo-Kid
• ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings
• Bay Area Backroads
• Evening Magazine
• View From the Bay
and numerous news television programs.
To date, through the efforts of our 150 partner institutions, including zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens, museums and businesses, and 2,700 schools nationwide, SaveNature.Org has reached more than 80 million children and adults, has raised awareness and more than $3.9 million for ecosystem protection to save wildlife and wild places.
We thank all our partners for doing all the good work. They have taken the leadership role for saving nature for future generations so that wonder and discovery will always be there to explore.