Finance Institution in Canada
Coast Funds is a globally recognized model of Indigenous-led, permanent conservation finance that invests to strengthen the well-being of First Nations and the ecological integrity of the Great Bear Rainforest and Haida Gwaii regions of British Columbia, Canada. Founded with $118 million in 2007, Coast Funds is a partnership of private foundations and government. Coast Funds has invested more than $100 million into projects with First Nations, attracting more than $320 million in new investment to the region, since inception. For more information, visit: www.coastfunds.ca