Grants awarded
You can search below for information about all grants we awarded. Our grants data is also available in csv format here.
We are committed to transparency, and believe that with better information, grant-makers can be more effective decision makers. In 2017 we started to work with 360Giving to publish information about Arcadia grants (last updated March 2025). Arcadia has waived all copyright and related or neighbouring rights to Arcadia’s grant data, to the extent possible under law, by dedicating it to the public domain with the Creative Commons CC0 waiver. This means the data is freely accessible to anyone to use and share.
Patagonia National Park
To create a continuous area of protected natural landscape by purchasing ecologically important land next to Patagonia Park in Chile.
$490,000
2018
1 year
Mountain Willow Project
To propagate and plant rare and hard-to-grow montane scrub willow species.
$256,000
2018
5 years
Cambridge Conservation Initiative: Endangered Landscapes Programme - Inception Phase
To support preparatory work by the Cambridge Conservation Initiative on a grant programme for large-scale habitat restoration projects in Europe.
Learn more$305,000
2016
2 years
Conservation of East Asian-Australasian Flyway
Wetlands International
https://wetlands.org/news/arcadia-fund-helps-us-support-restoration-management-critical-habitats
To conserve and restore degraded habitats in the Yellow Sea region in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway.
$1,740,000
2018
5 years
Nature's Strongholds programme
To support long-term conservation by establishing or expanding protected areas and strengthening conservation of the most important existing wilderness areas.
$20,000,000
2019
4 years
Saving Nature's Strongholds
To support long-term conservation by establishing or expanding protected areas and strengthening conservation of the most important existing wilderness areas.
$8,000,000
2023
2 years
WCS - Legacy Landscapes Fund
To provide match funding for a long-term endowment from the Legacy Landscape Fund for the conservation of the Leuser Ecosystem in Sumatra, Indonesia.
$5,000,000
2022
5 years
WCS Local Conservation Partners Fund
To help local conservation organizations adopt new operational and business models to adapt to a post-COVID-19 future.
$2,000,000
2021
3 years