Deadline: 17-Oct-21
The James E. Dutton Foundation’s Grant Program to support projects of charitable organizations whose primary purpose is to benefit wildlife and/or animal causes.
The primary goal of the Foundation will be to fulfill the charitable intent of Jim Dutton and make direct grants to support those organizations and programs, or individuals that benefit wildlife and/or animal related causes. This includes not only direct aid for animal or wildlife causes but support to organizations that may maintain, protect, create, or restore habitat and study the relationship of man and the environment. It will also include grants to organizations and/or programs that positively impact the lives of people by supporting individuals interested in enjoying or caring for wildlife, domestic animals, the outdoors, and the natural resources. The Foundation will also support groups previously supported by Jim as well as other causes the Foundation deems appropriate.
Mission: The James E. Dutton Foundation will make grants to organizations for programs which benefit wildlife, animal causes, the environment, and natural resources. In general, the Foundation will support those endeavors that provide care for wildlife and animals, provide animal rescue and/or shelter, enhance wildlife populations through habitat conservation, improvement, and/or restoration, land management, public awareness, and education.
Areas of Interests
- Care for Animals
- Domestic animal care and rescue
- Pre-flight cage for large predator birds
- Transport cages for birds of prey education program
- Wisconsin Bird Protection Fund
- Wildlife Protection
- Environmental Health
- Wetland Restoration
- Wildlife Rehabilitation
- Creek Restoration
- Tree clearing at a nature reserve
- Swamp Metalmark Butterfly recovery initiative
- Lake Michigan Shoreline & Milwaukee River Watershed Project
- Land Management
- Land purchase
- Building campaign
- Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal property
- Research
- Animal research programs
- Wildlife tracking
- Education, Public Awareness, Recreational
- Fly-fishing event for disabled veterans
- Regional Youth Program Coordinator
- Update to trails and trail markers at two parks
- Public access to wildlife area
- Trees and shrubs for public area
- Purchase of peregrine falcon for education program
- Wildlife care intern program
- Special Exhibit at the Milwaukee Public Museum
- Educational Vehicle
- Starting adaptive equipment program
- Interactive educational kiosk
- Wildlife biologist position for environmental charter schools
Funding Information
The Foundation request some form of recognition of the Dutton Foundation be made for grants exceeding $15,000, such as announcement in the organization’s newsletter, a plaque or other signage indicating the support of the project or program.
Criteria
If a grant is awarded, the grantee will receive a letter from the Dutton Foundation acknowledging the approval of their request, and the grant terms and conditions. Grantees will then be required to provide the following to the Foundation:
- Countersigned award letter
- Signed Grant Contract Terms and Conditions
- A copy of the IRS determination letter indicating the grantee’s charitable status
- A copy of the meeting minutes for the date where the requesting organization officially accepted the award. The minutes must indicate formal acceptance of the award and the Grant Contract Terms and Conditions.
For more information, visit http://www.jameseduttonfoundation.org/applications
