African Wildlife Foundation
Washington, DC
$100,000
For support for the protection of wildlife corridors in Botswana
and the Kazungula Heartland.
American Museum of Natural History
New York, New York
$100,000 over two years
For continued support of the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation's
Bahamas Education and Out reach Project, communicating marine
conservation messages to the Bahamas' tourism industry.
Clark Fork Coalition
Missoula, Montana
$100,000 over two years
For support of its Water Watch program, to protect the Clark Fork
River Basin and monitor the water quality of the Clark Fork River
and the entire watershed.
Conservation Resources Inc.
Mendham, New Jersey
$30,000 over two years
For continued support of open space and farmland preservation
in New Jersey and its Small Grants Program.
The Coral Reef Alliance
San Francisco, California
$150,000
For its work to strengthen marine-protected areas and enhance
sustainable marine recreation state-wide in Hawaii.
EcoFlight
Aspen, Colorado
$30,000
For continued support of the Wild Lands, Energy and Mining
Program, which seeks to educate the public and policy makers
about mining and land in need of protection by providing them
with an aerial perspective.
Foundation for Environmental Security & Sustainability
Falls Church, Virginia
$100,000
Continued support for maintenance of agricultural activities
on recently reclaimed land in Sierra Leone, to meet the needs
of the organization as it works with the agricultural and
planting cycles.
Foundation for Environmental Security & Sustainability
Falls Church, Virginia
$400,000
For continued support of the organization's efforts to help
remediate social and environmental problems associated with
artisanal mining in the alluvial fields of Sierra Leone.
Hermann Park Conservancy
Houston, Texas
$1,000,000 over two years
For the creation of The Tiffany & Co. Foundation
Bridge at the newly redesigned Lake Plaza in Hermann Park.
Institute for Sustainable Mining
Portland, Oregon
$100,000
For the establishment of a scholarship program for students
to attend the Institut Gemologie de Madagascar (IGM) to learn
gemology and gem cutting.
Land Trust Alliance
Washington, DC
$75,000
For ensuring the permanence and quality of land conservation in
America through the launch of a new conservation defense program.
Marine Conservation Biology Institute
Bellevue, Washington
$200,000 over two years
For general support of its programs and research on coral reef
conservation.
National Parks Conservation Association
New York, New York
$100,000
For support of the publication Envisioning Gateway, a comprehensive overview of Gateway
National Recreation Area and the complex
challenges facing its restoration.
New York Botanical Garden
Bronx, New York
$100,000 over two years
For continued support of The Orchid Show, on display
February 28 - April 12, 2009 and for the continuation of the
Orchid Research Collection.
Ocean Foundation
Washington, DC
$100,000
For support of its coral supply chain research project, Corallium
workshops and coral reef awareness polling.
Oceana, Inc.
Washington, DC
$100,000 over two years
For support of Oceana's Stop Destructive Trawling campaign
to protect deep-sea corals from destructive bottom trawling.
Parkways Foundation
Chicago, Illinois
$1,250,000 over two years
For the creation of The Tiffany & Co. Foundation Celebration Garden
in Grant Park.
RESOLVE
Washington, DC
$50,000
For support of the launch of the EARTH SOLUTIONS Center,
a new initiative established to create a collaborative space
to discuss and make advances towards responsible sourcing.
Sailors for the Sea Inc
Boston, Massachusetts
$250,000
For support of Around the Americas, a 25,000 mile circumnavigation
of North and South America, developed to mobilize sailors to protect
the health of the oceans.
SeaWeb
Washington, DC
$675,000 over three years
For support of the Too Precious To Wear program, a communications-
based campaign to increase consumer awareness about the need
to protect coral reefs.
TransFair USA
Oakland, California
$25,000
For continued support of a feasibility study of Fair Trade standards
for gem-quality diamonds.
Trout Unlimited
Arlington, Virginia
$560,000 over three years
For support of its Abandoned Hard Rock Mine Restoration Program,
which works with local partners on several abandoned mine sites
in Idaho, Montana and Colorado to restore water and land quality.
The Vizcayans
Miami, Florida
$500,000 over two years
For support of the restoration of the Sutri Fountain Garden at
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens.
Wildlife Conservation Society
Bronx, New York
$100,000 over two years
For continued support of the global coral reef conservation
program focusing on community-based management projects
in Asia's Coral Triangle and global climate change research.
Bard College
New York, New York
$150,000 over three years
In support of Bard Graduate Center's publication of a comprehensive
history of the decorative arts.
The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Inc.
Winterthur, Delaware
$40,000
For Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005,
which presents the evolution of dining, through the context of the
decorative arts created for the dining room, on display from
November 1, 2008-February 1, 2009.
New-York Historical Society
New York, New York
$60,000 over two years
For support of the Silver at the New-York Historical Society
collections catalogue to accompany a 2012 exhibition of the
same name.
Japan Center for International Exchange
New York, New York
$15,000
For continued support for The Tiffany Foundation Award for
the Preservation of Japanese Traditional Arts and Culture in
Contemporary Society.
Shelburne Museum
Shelburne, Vermont
$25,000
For support of the Louis Comfort Tiffany: Nature by Design
catalogue, accompanying an exhibition by the same name, on
view from June 20 - October 25, 2009.
Walters Art Gallery Endowment Foundation Inc
Baltimore, Maryland
$25,000
For lead sponsorship of Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry, a special
exhibition at the Walters Art Museum, showcasing more than 200
magnificent pieces of jewelry from the Walters' collection, on display
from
October 19, 2008-January 4, 2009.
