Corporate and Foundation Partners

Arvid Nordquist

Arvid Nordquist, a leading distributor of food and beverages in the Scandinavian market, supports AWF through proceeds from selling the Wanyama darkly roasted African blend. Through Wanyama coffee which is a tribute to wildlife, particularly the African elephant, Arvid Nordquist has partnered with AWF to protect elephants across important landscapes in Africa for the past six years.

Capital Group

Since 1931, Capital Group, home of American Funds®, has been singularly focused on delivering superior results for long-term investors using high-conviction portfolios, rigorous research, and individual accountability. Driven by the charitable interests of its associates, Capital Group supports over 4,000 nonprofit organizations contributing to a broad range of causes including education, racial justice, diversity and inclusion, environmental causes and many more. Capital Group’s contributions enable AWF to advance existing and new projects, extending its impact while maintaining support for critical, concerted programs countering the pressure of poaching, human-wildlife conflict, and other threats to wildlife.

D.N. Batten Foundation

The mission of the D.N. Batten Foundation is to support a more Climate safe world and inspire collective stewardship of our Earth. The foundation believes that for humans to thrive, we must all nurture the natural habitats in which we live and the species with which we share the planet. The D.N. Batten Foundation’s partnership with AWF seeks to combat cyber trafficking of wildlife products, protect Africa’s threatened wildlife, remarkable habitats, and local communities around wildlife corridors in critical landscapes in Africa. Over the past six years, the D.N. Batten Foundation has invested in the protection of the iconic African elephant in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the transboundary Tsavo-Mkomazi landscape in Tanzania and Kenya, the lower Zambezi landscape in Zimbabwe, and Manyara Ranch in Tanzania, which is located in a critical wildlife migration corridor.

Elephant Cooperation

Elephant Cooperation is a unique non-profit organization based in San Clemente, California, founded by Scott Struthers in 2016. Our mission revolves around an exceptional vision of community-led conservation, where we actively collaborate with local organizations and communities in an effort to “Cooperate to Coexist”. Our distinctive approach emphasizes solutions that generate opportunities for individuals and communities, all while preserving the well-being of elephants, wildlife, and their habitats. By prioritizing solutions that nurture opportunities for communities, our initiatives not only safeguard wildlife and their habitats but also acknowledge the inherent value they provide to both people and the environment. We believe that by joining forces and envisioning the future of Africa, we can create a more substantial impact, together, in the realm of conservation.

Esri

Esri is an international supplier of Geographic Information System (GIS) software, web GIS, and geodatabase management applications. Esri prides itself on building the world’s most powerful mapping and spatial analytics software and supporting its users’ important work with a commitment to science, sustainability, community, education, research, and positive change. Since 2002, Esri has partnered with AWF to preserve biodiversity with GIS, providing its spatial tools to empower AWF to map, analyze, and support conservation planning, performance monitoring, and management. Esri and the Esri Logo are licensed trademarks of Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.

Explorations Company

The Explorations Company’s ethos is to combine philanthropy and travel to deliver conservation and community development across the globe, including in Africa.  For 30+ years, they have arranged private, highly individual safaris and special occasions for their global clientele, researched by their specialist team who come from the continents their trips take you to.  AWF and The Explorations Company have teamed up in the UK energised by our shared commitment to the conservation of wildlife and prosperity of communities in Africa.  They will tailor-make safaris for AWF UK donors, making it possible to both visit some of the most spectacular places in Africa as well as get a ‘behind the scenes’ view of real conservation work on the ground by visiting one of AWF’s programs in Africa.

Fondation Segré

Fondation Segré is committed to help protect the biodiversity of our planet through the active conservation of threatened species and their habitat and the restoration of degraded ecosystems. Fondation Segré has partnered with AWF to improve security in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Bili-Uele Protected Area Complex. Its support will further AWF’s efforts to reduce illegal mining and commercial bush meat hunting while improving security within the province of Bas-Uele to ensure the long-term sustainability of a host of endangered eastern chimpanzees, critically endangered forest elephants, and vulnerable lions.

Foundation for Environment and Development in Cameroon (FEDEC)

FEDEC seeks to provide long-term financial support for activities in biodiversity conservation and the sustainable development of local communities in Cameroon through the financial management of environmental compensation systems. Their mission follows two avenues: 1) an environment component, which is centered on biodiversity, protection, and the fight against illegal poaching in protected areas; and 2) a social component that focuses on the development of local populations affected by development projects. In addition, FEDEC partners with AWF to ensure biodiversity Conservation in Campo Ma'an National Park and its peripheral zone and protect the unique wildlife in the landscape.

Helvellyn Foundation

Founded in 2020, The Helvellyn Foundation is an independent charitable organisation funded and run by the Holmes family. The foundation’s vision is for a society in which all young people have equal access to fulfilling opportunities, and a world in which all species are able to survive and thrive alongside human beings. They do this by supporting organisations, in as many ways as possible, who share their vision of a fairer existence for young people and biodiversity. In 2021, Helvellyn Foundation signed a three-year partnership with AWF as one of its very first partners.

Nancy-Carroll Draper Foundation

For over 12 years, the Nancy-Carroll Draper Charitable Foundation has, through generous annual grants, supported AWF’s mission to protect wildlife across critical landscapes in Africa. In the past year, the foundation supported AWF’s elephant work in the Tsavo-Mkomazi Landscape in Kenya and Tanzania, and the Manyara Ranch Conservancy in Tanzania, alongside the establishment of the Canine for Conservation program in Cameroon. AWF and the Nancy-Carroll Draper Charitable Foundation will further support species protection in the Murchison Falls Landscape in Uganda and the Canine for Conservation Program across critical landscapes. In recent years, The Nancy-Carroll Draper Charitable Foundation’s challenge grants have been instrumental in moving the needle forward on protecting elephants and their habitat in several critical landscapes in Africa and has enabled AWF to engage new supporters and partners in the conservation of Africa’s wildlife.

Nature's Path Foods

Based in Canada, Nature’s Path is North America's largest producer of certified organic breakfast and snack foods and is committed to advancing the cause of people and the planet. They developed the EnviroKidz line of products to allow consumers to give back to the environment through their purchasing dollars and donate 1% of the sales from these products to support endangered species, habitat restoration, and environmental education for kids worldwide. In addition, Nature’s Path’s support for AWF empowers rangers in protecting endangered species, inspires and supports next-generation conservation leaders through AWF’s Classroom Africa program, and advances AWF’s conservation efforts to protect elephants, rhinos, lions, and great apes in Africa. Nature’s Path is also working on an exciting new product in support of African rhinos.

Regenerative Fund for Nature

The Regenerative Fund for Nature was established in 2021 by Conservation International and the global Luxury group Kering—with Inditex joining in 2023. Its mission is to support innovative agricultural practices and transform the supply chains that provide the raw materials for fashion.

Simply Southern

Simply Southern is an American clothing, accessory, and gift manufacturer whose goal is to create quality, affordable products that make people smile, while going the extra mile to help the less fortunate. Simply Southern is not just a brand but a lifestyle that customers, friends, and followers connect with for a happy, preppy, and classy existence. Simply Southern has been ranked #1 T-Shirt Brand for the past four years according to GiftBeat*. Beyond its success, Simply Southern values the importance of giving back. Simply Southern actively supports many charitable, humanitarian, and conservation organizations. With proceeds from purchases made by its dedicated and loyal customers, Simply Southern has donated over $16.1 million in cash and merchandise to various organizations, including AWF.

TUI Care Foundation

Building on the potential of tourism as a force for good, the TUI Care Foundation supports and initiates projects, which create new opportunities and contribute to thriving communities in tourism destinations all over the world. Connecting holidaymakers to good causes, it supports education and training opportunities for young people; drives the protection of natural habitats and the marine environment; and helps local communities to thrive sustainably and benefit from tourism. The TUI Care Foundation builds on strong partnerships with local and international organisations to create meaningful and long-lasting impact. The independent charitable organisation was founded by TUI, one of the world's leading tourism businesses, and is based in the Netherlands.