Investing in Nature

• Environmental Stewardship/Education

  Believing that the long-term success of our economy, health and communities is tied directly to the health of our planet, Lyda Hill Philanthropies seeks to fund projects that drive public awareness and appreciation for our natural world and resources, as well as organizations that educate and advocate for sustainable conservation of our most precious natural resources and spaces.

• Large Scale Preservation

  Lyda Hill Philanthropies funds projects that think big about making game-changing advances in large-scale protection of our natural resources and spaces.

• Research/Projects

  Lyda Hill Philanthropies funds “on the ground” land and water conservation research projects as well as parks, and works to improve our environment and communities. For example, studies show that parks can encourage physical activity, reduce crime, revitalize local economies and help bring neighborhoods together. Miss Hill strongly encourages engagement with the local communities in which she works to ensure there is a green space within a ten-minute walk of every person, in every neighborhood.

• “Do your givin’ while you’re livin’… then you’ll be knowin’ where it’s goin’.”

  — Ann Landers

• “The best philanthropy is constantly in search of the finalities
  – a search for a cause, an attempt to cure evils at their source.”

  — John D. Rockefeller

• “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.”

  — Robert Louis Stevenson

• “The highest use of capital is not to make more money, but to make money do more for the betterment of life.”

  — Henry Ford

• “The proper aim of giving is to put the recipients in a state where they no longer need our gifts.”

  — C.S. Lewis

• “Philanthropy is the practice of applying assets of knowledge, passion and wealth to bring about constructive change.”

  — Peter Goldmark

• “The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.”

  — Nelson Henderson

• “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.”

  — William James

• “Philanthropy is almost the only virtue which is sufficiently appreciated by mankind.”

  — Henry David Thoreau

• “What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal.”

  — Albert Pike

• “A man’s true wealth is the good he does in this world.”

  — Mohammed

• “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

  — Margaret Mead

• “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”

  — Anne Frank

• “We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.”

  — Winston Churchill

• “It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.”

  — Walt Disney