The Brainerd Foundation's mission is to protect the environment of the Northwest and to build broad citizen support for conservation. They accomplish this by investing in nonprofit organizations in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia within conservation policy, place-based conservation, and conservation capacity. Other grant programs include: 

Grassroots Fund: Strengthening small Northwest conservation organizations confronting critical challenges in their communities. This fund supports groups offering innovative approaches at the grassroots level and working in geographies or on issues that build on the foundation's current strategies and goals.

Opportunity Fund: Supporting Northwest organizations confronted with a timely opportunity to protect critical ecosystems, impact significant conservation policy debates, or address critical organizational needs.