Partners

Funding Partners and Major Donors

The Annis Foundation

The Annis Foundation funded the legal costs for our great attorneys who did the setup of Amara USA and liaised with the attorneys in the UK in setting up our sister organization there. They hosted Lori in their home for many years on fundraising visits to Michigan and have been crucial supporters and friends.

Heidi Bergemann

Heidi has been behind Amara in every way from its inception. She donates enormous amounts of time, energy, and money, and has provided our living and office space for the first 10 years.

Without Heidi there would be no Amara.

Dr. Thomas Buhr

Dr. Buhr has become one of the key critical major donors to help Amara grow to meet the challenges currently facing conservation matters in Kenya.

We are deeply grateful to him for his generosity.

Ilaria Borletti

One of our core founder donors, Ms. Borletti gave generous donation of 10,000 euros to Amara to help us in our early days.

Mary Campbell

Mary gave most generously to support the University of Michigan Ross Business School MBA students to come to Africa and work with Amara on bettering our business planning and outreach. We are very grateful to Mary for her contributions and for getting us involved with Ross!

John and Patricia Carver

The Carvers have supported us over the years, and now have joined us in a big way. With John now on the Board of Directors, his passion, insight and entrepreneurial expertise, we are able to relaunch Amara with new momentum.

Thank you John.

Jan Dillon

Jan Dillon Schaub has supported Amara from the start. She came to Kenya and worked with us on the ground so has a powerful understanding of what we do. She has donated generously, and was the major donor for the desnaring truck we purchased for the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust.

Her care and support is invaluable to Amara’s work.

The Earle Restaurant

Dennis Webster, the owner of the Earle, has most graciously hosted fundraising events for Amara for 10 years, donating a great deal of time and resources to help us succeed. We are ever grateful for his generosity and that of the entire staff of the Earle, especially Manager, Zoe Cowan and Wine Manager, Steve Goldberg.

Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund

Disney funded us through their grant-funding program for 3 years. We look forward to working with them more in the future.  Disney also awarded Isaac Maina their Conservation Hero Award in 2008 for his work with Amara. Lori was able to visit them at Disney World in Florida a few years back and they are a wonderful group of people who truly care about wildlife.

We are deeply grateful for their continued support.

Mike Griffin

Mike Griffin, one of Michigan’s premier commercial artists for over 40 years, has been extremely generous with his time and expertise. Mike was instrumental in launching the redesigned website in December 2011 and is responsible for the creation of the amazing new logo and artwork at http://amaraconservation.org.

He also now holds a seat on the Amara Conservation Board of Directors.  Thanks Mike!

Rita and Peter Heydon

Through their Mosaic Foundation the Heydons have been very generous donors to Amara over the years. In 2011 they gave us a large donation in aid of our re-vamping Amara to increase our outreach and effectiveness on the ground in Kenya. Rita has attended every Amara fundraising event and the support the Heydons give to Amara is critical.

IBM Corporation

IBM has been a strong financial supporter of Amara’s work through their matching grants program, for which we are very grateful.

David Landau

David Landau was a critical founding donor to Amara having given a substantial donation in the early years.

His support has meant a great deal to us!

Land Rover UK

Land Rover Corporation has donated both of our Land Rover Defenders, without which we could not operate.

We are deeply grateful to everyone at Land Rover International and UK for all of their work to keep us on the road and functioning!

Lisbet Rausing Charitable Trust

The Lisbet Rausing Charitable Trust provided a significant donation in the early days of Amara – we consider them to be a key founding supporter!  Please note that this Trust is now known as the Arcadia Trust.

Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone

We are very grateful to be working with MCPS as they are providing Amara with pro bono legal services and advisory support.

Pfizer Corporation

The Pfizer Corporation has become a partner with Amara through their matching grants program. This additional financial support is much appreciated.

US Fish & Wildlife African Elephant Conservation Fund

A major grant from US Fish and Wildlife Fund funded the operation of our two vehicles, a portion of the salaries for our teams, and the purchase of a second set of film showing equipment. After visiting us in Kenya, they also added to their grant to purchase much-needed tires for our Land Rover and to fund Isaac Maina’s online graduate level course in Applied Environmental Education Evaluation.

Thank you Michelle Gadd and everyone at USFW!

Richard Van House

Richard was the prime mover in our receiving Land Rover vehicle donations. He has also been a strong personal donor to Amara from the very beginning.

Richard is a core supporter and we will be ever grateful for his pivotal role in Amara!

Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan

Working with Amara on business planning through their MBA program, Ross has been a strong partner for Amara, and they have helped us a great deal with our video and media work.

We are extremely grateful to all our funding partners and major donors.  We could not continue the important work of conservation in Kenya, without the ongoing support from all our donors.  Every dollar helps and please know that all donations are spent in the most efficient manner with all funds supporting real change in Kenya.

A huge thank you to the following inclusive – but by no means exhaustive – list of major donors!

 Work Partners

Amara would also like to acknowledge the following organizations that work closely with Amara.

Together we make a difference.

African Environmental Film Foundation
Anne K. Taylor Fund
Born Free Foundation
Claus Mortensen – Mugie Ranch
David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
Kenya Wildlife Service
Maasailand Preservation Trust
Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust
Miller Canfield Law Firm
Bill Woodley Mount Kenya Trust
Ol Malo Samburu Trust
RadioActive UK
Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan
Taita Taveta Wildlife Forum
Wildize Foundation
Wildlife Works
Willis and Jurasek P.C.

Thank you to all!