About Us
About The Moore Charitable Foundation
Founded in 1992 by lifelong conservationist Louis Bacon, The Moore Charitable Foundation is a private family foundation that works to protect natural resources and inspire future environmental stewards. Moore Charitable and its affiliates partner with nonprofit organizations that preserve open land and healthy forests; ensure clean and abundant water; advance marine and marine species protections; and foster conservation and community stewardship, including environmental, educational and other local programs in our priority conservation and geographic areas and beyond.
In addition to Louis Bacon as Founder and Co-Chair of the foundation, Gabrielle Bacon serves as Co-Chair, and Ann Colley, Director of Public Relations and Charitable Giving at Moore Capital Management, serves as Executive Director and Vice President.
Conservation Priorities
Preserving Open Land and Healthy Forests
We support the permanent protection of scenic, historic, and natural landscapes for public recreation, wildlife and habitat survival, and the livelihoods of surrounding communities. We also advocate for forest health management practices that champion biodiversity, build resilience from fire and floods, and ensure the integrity of water resources.
Championing Clean Water
We defend the vitality of our bays, rivers, and wetlands from pollution and changing climate, ensuring access to water clean enough to drink and in which to recreate; and we preserve the abundance of water to sustain working lands and communities.
Advancing Marine Area and Species Protections
We work with non-profit organizations to protect coastal areas, communities and animals from devastating extractive threats, and to establish marine reserves, constrain overfishing, and advance protections for key species.
Fostering Future Generation Conservation and Community Stewards
We empower new conservationists and community leaders to establish innovative and sustainable ecological and cultural practices and policies, locally and globally, for places and people.
Where We Work
Embodying a local philanthropic strategy, Moore Charitable supports nonprofit conservation and community groups working in specific geographies. We also support several national charitable organizations, as well as the conservation and cultural community of New York City. The Moore Charitable Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals.
Recent News
- Healthy Oceans
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At Panama’s 2023 Our Ocean Conference, high-level government officials and senior leaders from conservation NGOs, philanthropic grantmakers and businesses finalized historic commitments to supporting ocean conservation and
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High-level government officials and senior leaders from the private sector, philanthropy, civil society, and academic institutions gathered at Our Ocean 2023 Conference in Panama and
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Cornell University Cooperative Extension’s Marine Program has identified a potential solution for the recent heightened die-offs of Peconic Bay scallops—shifting the spawning season from the
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