Creating a more resilient home for all Midwesterners.
Delta Institute collaborates with communities to solve complex environmental challenges throughout the Midwest. We address Midwestern environmental, economic, and climate challenges today, so that our home and region are more resilient, equitable, and innovative tomorrow.
Our Impact
Through our work, Delta Institute benefits more than five million Midwesterners by transitioning one million acres to conservation- focused practices, and by improving water quality and reducing flooding by capturing 100 million stormwater gallons. By 2025 we will achieve these goals through our agriculture, climate, water, and community development projects.
This is what a more resilient, equitable, and innovative Midwest looks like.
250
Partner Communities
$100M
Invested
100M
Gallons
100M
Acres
1,000
Farmers
5M
Midwesterners
What We Do
Delta Institute’s three programmatic pillars are strategically designed to create a more resilient,
innovative, and equitable Midwest—for everyone.
Nature Based
Climate Solutions
Our Strategic Goals: 100M Stormwater Gallons Captured/Treated and $100M Invested in Municipal Green Infrastructure
Resilient
Agriculture
Our Strategic Goals: 1,000 Farmers Supported and 1M Acres Transitioned into Regenerative- and Conservation-Focused Practices
Sustainability
& Support Services
Our Strategic Goals: $40M of External Investments in Communities and 100 Resources Created for our Partners
Delta Institute is proud to serve as an EPA Region 5 Environmental Finance Center (EFC) in Category 2: Regional Water Infrastructure—so that more communities have access to cleaner, healthier, and more equitable water resources. Please learn more about our water technical assistance efforts in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.
Nature-Based Climate Solutions
Nature-Based Climate Solutions
Resilient Agriculture
Nature-Based Climate Solutions
Sustainability and Support Services
Support Us
Create a thriving Midwest for tomorrow by supporting Delta today.