Application deadline: Letters of inquiry are accepted year-round. (Invited proposals are reviewed quarterly.)
Geographic scope: Nationally throughout the U.S., as well as New York and Tompkins County, NY
The Park Foundation is dedicated to advancing a more just, equitable, and sustainable society and environment, both nationally and in the Foundation’s local Ithaca, NY, community. The Foundation’s national grantmaking focuses on the following program areas: democracy, including a broad array of initiatives intended to strengthen the foundations of democracy and good governance; civic participation, with priority on state-based organizations that are educating and mobilizing voters, national and state groups protecting voters' rights and election integrity, and groups thwarting attempts to suppress participation in the democratic process; media, with a focus on public interest media that raises awareness of critical environmental, political, and social issues; the environment, with a focus on drinking water; and animal welfare, with a focus on nationally significant efforts to advance the protection and conservation of wildlife.
(Additional areas of interest target New York state and Tompkins County, NY.)