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Disney Conservation Fund grant opportunity

From The Walt Disney Company (Disney Conservation Fund)

An annual two-year grant round for nonprofits protecting, connecting or restoring wildlife corridors and migratory pathways on land or water, with a separate smaller category for innovation. Applicants start with a short inquiry and selected ones are invited to a full proposal.

Summary in our words. Each fact below shows the funder’s own words and links to its page.

Closed

No call open right now

The last call we saw closed on 23 May 2026.

The facts, in the funder’s words

All quotes are from impact.disney.com · 2026 disney conservation fund grant opportunit… unless marked. Checked 1 Nov 2026

How to apply

Apply directly

When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

An invitation is not required to submit an inquiry, and submission of an inquiry is the first step to being considered for this grant opportunity.

Amount

Up to $150,000 USD

Innovation grants up to $50,000.

Protect, Connect, Restore grants with a request maximum of $150,000; and Innovation grants with a request maximum of $50,000.

Where

Worldwide

Through this opportunity, the fund seeks to support programs working to protect, connect, or restore critical sites globally.

Who can apply

NGOs

Have US 501c3 organization status OR apply via a valid US 501c3 intermediary partner.

Rounds

Fixed rounds with deadlines

This will be our only open call for conservation-related funding proposals in 2026.

Co-funding required

Not found on the pages we read

Restoration approach

Protected areas, Species conservation, Community conservation and Coasts and oceans

Our classification, from the funder’s description of what it supports.

The call

Closed

2026 corridors and migratory pathways round

Closed 23 May 2026

Quotes from impact.disney.com · 2026 disney conservation fund grant opportunit…. Checked 1 Nov 2026

Status

Closed

Inquiry Deadline: 11:59pm ET (UTC -4:00), May 23, 2026

Deadline

23 May 2026, 23:59 Eastern Daylight Time

Inquiry Deadline: 11:59pm ET (UTC -4:00), May 23, 2026

What the funder asks grantees to report

Reporting

A final report due two years after the award (December 2028 for the 2026 round).

The grant term will be two years with a final report due two years after funding is awarded (December 2028).

Checked 1 Nov 2026Source: impact.disney.com · 2026 disney conservation fund grant opportunit…

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