protecting biodiversity and ecosystem health in the Pacific Northwest & Northern Rockies

PRIORITIES

shared commitments, measurable results, enduring futures

washington coast

protecting and restoring salmon habitat from headwaters to tidewaters

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northern rockies

protecting and connecting Grizzly Bears in the Northern Rockies

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public lands

strengthening protections for state and federal public lands and the benefits they provide all people

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A complete list of grant priorities is available here.

one vision,
many partnerships

Our coordinated approach of pooling resources is preserving ocean and coastal ecosystems by funding groups working with limited budgets that are effective at putting projects on the ground. We believe that the people closest to the work have the best insights on what’s needed on hyper-local projects.  Our aim is to gain the support of local residents who come to see these projects as part of their community and important to their wellbeing. We want to see the people reflected in this work where we can fund possibility, connection, and hope in places where so much change is happening.

Carlos Garcia, Senior Program Officer, Environment and Donor Impact

Oregon Community Foundation

Our Oregon Ocean Conservation Fund has been building awareness and engagement around five biodiverse coastal and marine systems in Oregon.

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news

President’s Message 2025

7.7.25

For the most part, 2024 was a good year for the Foundation. It represented our first full year with a deeper Program Team, and we took the opportunity to reaffirm our Mission of protecting biodiversity and the wild places that nature requires to simply hang on in an increasingly changing landscape. We also reaffirmed our style of grant making that requires deep focus and ongoing commitment to geog…

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President’s Message Fall 2023

11.4.24

As 2023 comes to end I am very happy to report on a few very exciting developments at The Harder Foundation: First, I am really pleased to advise that Betsy Buffington has joined our Board of Directors and is our first new Trustee in over 25 years. With an amazing background in conservation advocacy Betsy brings an incredible skill set and wealth of experience to our grant program. Second, T…

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President’s Message Fall 2022

2.16.23

As we look to commence our second and most important Grant Cycle of our year, I am pleased to announce that we will maintain the same total annual grant budget as last year — $1,500,000.  This grant level was an important milestone for the Harder Foundation, as it was the highest annual grant total in our history.  Considering the very difficult equity market’s performance this year, matchin…

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