Each geographic fund features a number of exemplary recent or pending land acquisition, stewardship, restoration or related capital projects from a variety of non-profit conservation organizations. Each featured project is screened and pre-approved by CRI to insure donors that all projects meet strict eligibility criteria. Donors may contribute to one or more specific projects, they may contribute to one or more specific geographic fund, or they may request that CRI select the specific geographic fund(s) and/or project(s) to be funded. CRI will acknowledge all charitable contributions and provide the necessary documentation for federal income tax purposes. Donors will also have the option of having their gifts remain anonymous if they so desire.

Once a project is featured in one of the geographic funds, CRI helps market these projects and provides technical assistance, subject to certain reasonable limits but without charge, to the non-profit sponsors of these projects.