Programs

  • Program 1 [2021]

    BERNHEIM ENCOMPASSES 16,143 ACRES AND IS THE LARGEST PRIVATELY HELD FOREST IN THE EASTERN UNITED STATES DEDICATED TO NATURE-BASED EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION. ANNUALLY, BERNHEIM WELCOMES 400,000 VISITORS AND PROVIDED NATURE-BASED EDUCATION TO OVER 10,000 STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. BERNHEIM'S MISSION, CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH NATURE IS REALIZED WHEN A VISITOR EXPLORES OUR SCENIC WOODLANDS CROSSED BY 40 MILES OF HIKING TRAILS; ATTENDS AN AWARD-WINNING NATURE-BASED EDUCATION PROGRAM; VOLUNTEERS WITH HORTICULTURE IN BERNHEIM'S 600-ACRE ARBORETUM; MEETS AN ARTIST CREATING "ART IN NATURE" AS PART OF BERNHEIM'S FORTY-YEAR ARTIST IN RESIDENCY PROGRAM; PARTICIPATES IN A "FREE PLAY DAY" HOSTED BY BERNHEIM'S CHILDREN AT PLAY NETWORK; ENJOYS A MEAL HARVESTED FROM BERNHEIM'S EDIBLE GARDEN AND PREPARED AT ISAAC'S CAF; AND THROUGH BERNHEIM'S ECOLOGICAL STEWARDSHIP, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS. BERNHEIM'S VISION IS TO BECOME "A NATIONALLY TREASURED LEADER IN ECOLOGICAL STEWARDSHIP THAT INSPIRES THE EXPLORATION OF OUR DEEP CONNECTIONS WITH NATURE." FRAMED BY THIS VISION, BERNHEIM FOREST INITIATIVES STRATEGICALLY ADDRESS HOW WE APPROACH OUR WORK, THROUGH FOUR BIG IDEAS THOUGHT LEADERSHIP, ACTIONS BEYOND OUR BORDERS, LEADERSHIP IN ECOLOGICAL STEWARDSHIP, AND EXPLORING DEEP CONNECTIONS WITH NATURE. BERNHEIM WORKS AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL, FOCUSING ON BUILDING UNIQUE PARTNERSHIPS AND LEVERAGING COLLECTIVE IMPACT, HELPING US ACHIEVE OUR MISSION AND VISION.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Mar 1, 2020 – Feb 28, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $3.2M

  • Bernheim Forest Education and Conservation

    BERNHEIM ENCOMPASSES 16,143 ACRES AND IS THE LARGEST PRIVATELY HELD FOREST IN THE EASTERN UNITED STATES DEDICATED TO NATURE-BASED EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION. ANNUALLY, BERNHEIM WELCOMES 350,000 VISITORS AND PROVIDED NATURE-BASED EDUCATION TO OVER 10,000 STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. BERNHEIM'S MISSION, CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH NATURE IS REALIZED WHEN A VISITOR EXPLORES OUR SCENIC WOODLANDS CROSSED BY OVER 40 MILES OF HIKING TRAILS; ATTENDS AN AWARD-WINNING NATURE-BASED EDUCATION PROGRAM; VOLUNTEERS WITH HORTICULTURE IN BERNHEIM'S 600-ACRE ARBORETUM; MEETS AN ARTIST CREATING "ART IN NATURE" AS PART OF BERNHEIM'S FORTY + YEARS ARTIST IN RESIDENCY PROGRAM; PARTICIPATES IN A "FREE PLAY DAY" HOSTED BY BERNHEIM'S CHILDREN AT PLAY NETWORK; ENJOYS A MEAL HARVESTED FROM BERNHEIM'S EDIBLE GARDEN AND PREPARED AT ISAAC'S CAF; AND THROUGH BERNHEIM'S ECOLOGICAL STEWARDSHIP, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS. BERNHEIM'S VISION IS TO BECOME "A NATIONALLY TREASURED LEADER IN ECOLOGICAL STEWARDSHIP THAT INSPIRES THE EXPLORATION OF OUR DEEP CONNECTIONS WITH NATURE." FRAMED BY THIS VISION, BERNHEIM FOREST INITIATIVES STRATEGICALLY ADDRESS HOW WE APPROACH OUR WORK, THROUGH FOUR BIG IDEAS THOUGHT LEADERSHIP, ACTIONS BEYOND OUR BORDERS, LEADERSHIP IN ECOLOGICAL STEWARDSHIP, AND EXPLORING DEEP CONNECTIONS WITH NATURE. BERNHEIM WORKS AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL, FOCUSING ON BUILDING UNIQUE PARTNERSHIPS AND LEVERAGING COLLECTIVE IMPACT, HELPING US ACHIEVE OUR MISSION AND VISION.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Mar 1, 2022 – Feb 28, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $4.3M

  • Program 1 [2025]

    BERNHEIM ENCOMPASSES 16,500 ACRES AND IS THE LARGEST PRIVATELY HELD FOREST IN THE EASTERN UNITED STATES DEDICATED TO NATURE BASED EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION. ANNUALLY, BERNHEIM ENGAGES OVER 300,000 VISITORS AND PROVIDES NATURE BASED EDUCATION TO OVER 10,000 STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. BERNHEIM'S MISSION: CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH NATURE IS REALIZED ON AND OFF-SITE WITH ACTIVITIES INCLUDING VISITORS EXPLORING OUR SCENIC WOODLANDS CROSSED BY OVER 40 MILES OF HIKING TRAILS; ATTENDS AWARD-WINNING NATURE BASED EDUCATION PROGRAMS; VOLUNTEERING IN BERNHEIM'S 600 ACRE ARBORETUM; MEET ARTISTS PARTICIPATING IN BERNHEIM'S FORTY + YEARS ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCY PROGRAM; GROWS UP HEALTHY AND DISCOVERY OF NATURE IN OUR 17 ACRE INNOVATIVE PLAY ZONE: PLAY COSYSTEM; ENJOYS A MEAL HARVESTED FROM BERNHEIMS EDIBLE GARDEN AND PREPARED AT ISAAC'S CAFE.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Mar 1, 2024 – Feb 28, 2025
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $5M