The FairWays Foundation has made a $25,000 donation to Audubon International as part of its 2024 grant cycle.
The FairWays Foundation, established five years ago by Aquatrols to help fund environmental initiatives, announced in October that it will distribute $119,040 to 11 environmental projects worldwide this year, including Audubon International's Monarchs In The Rough program.
Established in 2019 by former Aquatrols president and CEO Matt Foster, the FairWays Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing conservation and environmental stewardship. By providing grants to both small and large-scale projects, the foundation addresses environmental challenges and supports educational initiatives worldwide.
With the latest round of grants, the foundation has now donated a total of $1.1 million to 59 conservation initiatives across the United States, Canada, Europe and Africa.
"Monarchs In The Rough is one of our most popular and vital ongoing conservation initiatives, with participants within and outside the United States," said Audubon International CEO Christine Kane. "This grant will go a long way in helping golf courses do their part to bolster Monarch populations along their Western Hemisphere migration corridors."
The 2024 grant cycle included a diverse range of projects that also includes the GreenerGolf Network conference that serves to inspire golf clubs throughout the United Kingdom to meet the industry's environmental challenges and the AquaArborAware project that focuses on river and forest conservation education in the Anumle community in Ghana. Other notable projects included eco-pond restoration, heathland regeneration and various on-course ecology and sustainability initiatives.
Audubon International's Monarchs In The Rough program helps golf courses establish milkweed habitat where the endangered butterflies can lay eggs during their seasonal migration periods. Grant funds will be used to provide regionally appropriate milkweed seeds and program signs to participating courses.