Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

ENVIRONMENT

Mission

The mission of the Environment Program is to enable communities to protect and manage wildlife habitat and create efficient built environments.

Strategies

For information on the availability of grants for specific projects, review the Environment Program’s Grantmaking Process & Funding Opportunities page.

Grants Awarded & Conservation Achievements

As of January 30, 2012, the Environment Program has approved approximately 269 grants totaling more than $250 million.

For information on the goals and accomplishments of individual projects, please see the Environment Program’s Grants Awarded and News & Publications pages.

Doris Duke and the Environment

Doris Duke was a lifelong environmentalist with a keen interest in conservation. In her will, she expressed her interest in "the preservation of wildlife, both flora and fauna" and in supporting "ecological endeavors."

News

October 15, 2011
Wildlife Conservation Society announces the recipients of nearly $1,000,000 in re-grants awarded through its Climate Adaptation Fund (funded by DDCF). Click here to learn more about these innovative climate adaptation projects.

September 30, 2011
The Environment Program completes a comprehensive review and analysis of DDCF's 13 years of grantmaking for permanent protection of high-priority wildlife habitat.  Click here to read the Land Capital Grant Assessment.

January 12, 2011
DDCF and Wildlife Conservation Society announce new funding and new climate adaptation focus for grants program supporting conservation projects nationwide: News Release

October 25, 2010
DDCF announces results of national competition soliciting scalable ideas for spurring energy efficiency retrofits of existing buildings in U.S.:
News Release

March 19, 2010
Andrew Bowman, Program Director for the Environment, shares an update on future funding priorities for the DDCF Environment Program:
Future Funding Priorities

 

Staff News

January 5, 2010
DDCF announces the appointment of Andrew Bowman as Program Director for the Environment:
News Release