South Dade News Leader, December 8, 2023
ForEverglades Endowment campaign has raised more than $59 million to date.
Thanks to a tremendous philanthropic response, The Everglades Foundation announced that it has raised more than $59 million in its first endowment campaign, ensuring perpetual protection of America’s Everglades – for now and forever.
The milestone marks a significant step toward achieving the science-based nonprofit’s goal to raise $75 million by the end of 2024 through its historic ForEverglades Endowment Campaign.
As The Everglades Foundation celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, the endowment campaign underscores the non-profit organization’s future sustainability and unwavering dedication to its mission to restore and protect the Everglades through science, advocacy and education.
“The Everglades Foundation has been the guiding force for Everglades restoration through 10 U.S. presidents and Florida governors. We are now ensuring that our work will be carried on through future administrations and generations,” CEO Eric Eikenberg said.
“We will be the generation that restores America’s Everglades — the largest environmental restoration project in the world – and we are determined to leave a legacy of permanent protection for this national treasure and extraordinary natural resource. Our drinking water, our economy, and our very lives depend upon it.