What To Know About Our Work at the Colcom Foundation
The delicate equilibrium Corelia S. May, then age 23, observed between nature and beauty and her acknowledgment of the impact population growth had on our environment and, specifically, our ecosystem set the stage for the founding of the Colcom Foundation in 1996 when she was 68. From its inception in the mid-1990s up through Corelia May’s death in 2005 and in the years since, we remain committed to funding projects aligned with our foundation’s core values, many of which you can learn more about below.
Our Foundation’s National Initiatives
On a national level, Colcom Foundation has always focused the bulk of its attention on family planning efforts to stave off the Sixth Mass Extinction. The programming our Population Media Center produces and distributes to media outlets aims to educate the public about preventing unwanted or unplanned births to decrease birth rates.
A complementary arm of our foundation also focuses on reducing immigration to the U.S. Our research shows that having a sustainable immigration policy in place is critical to gradual population reduction and one of the most effective ways to reduce the ecological impact on our country.
Regional Work Colcom Foundation Does
Colcom Foundation invests in local initiatives in the southwest Pennsylvania region, including Allegheny, Bedford, Fayette, Somerset, Westmoreland, and other area counties. Most of our funding goes to supporting the local environment by contributing to the following types of projects:
- Education and media engagement
- Environmental conservation
- Grassroots outreach
- Legal advocacy work
- Nature trails
- Research
- Stewardship
- Waste management
- Youth outreach
In addition to the above-referenced initiatives, we also invest in arts and culture, community and economic development, educational, health and human services, recreational, and public safety projects to call attention to the environmental harm that’s been done and how choices area residents make can restore the region’s strong culture after industrialization nearly eradicated it. See this article for more information.
More about Colcom on https://www.colcomfdn.org/democratic-values/