Where We Work
Regional Priority Areas
The Moore Charitable Foundation supports land, water, and marine protection and community services and programs in the United States and abroad. Nationally, Moore Charitable works with groups that unite our partners and further conservation initiatives across the country.
Through its community-based affiliates, Moore Charitable places significant emphasis on the following geographic areas:
Long Island
Moore Charitable’s Long Island affiliate, Robins Island Foundation, works to protect Eastern Long Island's breathtaking coastlines, diverse wildlife habitats, and historic, natural, and agricultural landscapes through advocacy, education, research, and policy around improving water quality, restoring wetlands and marshes, protecting open and working lands, stopping irresponsible development, and fostering conservation stewards.
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North Carolina
The Orton Foundation, Moore Charitable’s North Carolina affiliate, is dedicated to the vitality of the Cape Fear River, partnering to improve water quality, restore natural shorelines and habitats, build resilience, stop industrial agriculture waste, and prevent offshore drilling. Orton Foundation also works to restore long-leaf pine and fight deforestation from the wood pellet industry. Orton Foundation also supports historically significant community and cultural initiatives.
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Colorado
Through the Trinchera and Tercio Foundations, The Moore Charitable Foundation works to protect the lands, watersheds, and quality of life in Colorado’s San Luis Valley, the Culebra Range, and surrounding areas. The Trinchera and Tercio Foundations partner with organizations focused on preserving large open spaces and groundwater through conservation easements, advancing forest and riparian health, fostering collaboration to increase conservation in the West, and supporting community organizations in the region.
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New Mexico
The Moore Charitable Foundation’s New Mexico affiliate, Taos Ski Valley Foundation, supports conservation nonprofits in the Taos area to advance forest health, wildfire mitigation, and smart and collaborative water management; expand wildlife habitat protection; and foster community conservation efforts. Taos Ski Valley Foundation also supports groups that connect local youth to gainful forest health employment opportunities as well as educational and community programs in the Taos region.
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Bahamas
The Moore Charitable Foundation and its Bahamas affiliate, Moore Bahamas Foundation, support environmental conservation and education programs that protect the fragile marine environment of The Bahamas. Moore Bahamas focuses on advocacy and environmental education and research activities that drive conservation, including sustainable conch and Nassau grouper fisheries and coral restoration. Moore Bahamas also prioritizes shark research and education.
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Panama
The Islas Secas Foundation, The Moore Charitable Foundation's Panama affiliate, supports marine and avian conservation, research, and habitat protection in the Bay of Chiriquí area. Islas Secas Foundation partners to preserve and protect marine, mangrove, and rainforest areas through research, education, policy, and enforcement, and to build conservation stewardship locally through in-school environmental curriculum programming. It also provides education, conservation, cultural, and infrastructure support to the local Chiriquí community.
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Alaska
In Alaska, The Moore Charitable Foundation supports coalitions addressing the environmental threats posed by the Donlin Gold mine, which jeopardizes salmon populations and subsistence resources relied upon by Alaska Native villages in the Kuskokwim area. The mine’s proposed natural gas pipeline would traverse 315 miles, impacting hundreds of salmon streams and potentially opening the Susitna Valley drainage to further extraction and development. Additionally, the planned 100-mile West Susitna Industrial Access Road, crucial for powering the mine, threatens major rivers and 182 streams, endangering vital king and sockeye salmon habitats in this previously undisturbed landscape.
New York City
The Moore Charitable Foundation supports New York City conservation and community nonprofits by funding initiatives that protect urban green spaces and local food access, enhance water quality, and promote environmental education. Additionally, Moore Charitable invests in organizations that provide vital resources to underserved communities, fostering opportunity, resilience and sustainability across the city.