Our Areas of Interest

Generally, we support endeavors that provide care for wildlife or domestic animal rescue; enhance wildlife populations through habitat conservation, improvement, and/or restoration; or encourage responsible land management, increased public awareness of conservation issues, and education about the environment.

The following are subjects of past grants awarded by the Dutton Foundation. Please see our previous awards page for a detailed list of past grant recipients and projects/programs supported.

Care for Animals
– Low cost spay/neuter programs

– 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