About Environment Now
Environment Now is a highly focused environmental funder that directs its entire documented giving to the John Muir Project via Earth Island Institute. Their support appears targeted to environmental advocacy and watchdog work—likely aimed at protecting public lands and holding extractive interests accountable—primarily through a single programmatic vehicle. The foundation gives large, concentrated awards rather than small, diversified grants.
Focus Areas
John Muir Project — environmental advocacy and legal/watchdog workFiscal-sponsor funding through Earth Island InstituteCalifornia public lands and conservation advocacy
Who They Fund
California rural and coastal communities affected by water pollutionTribal and Indigenous communities asserting instream and water rightsEnvironmental justice communities facing contaminated drinking waterFish and aquatic ecosystems (salmon and native species)Public lands and forest-dependent communities
About Environment Now
Environment Now’s recent giving is built around one core vehicle: the John Muir Project, which received $175,000 in 2025 through Earth Island Institute and the same amount in prior years. That steady pattern sits alongside a small set of other California-focused environmental partners working on water, forests, and environmental rights. The foundation’s documented grants show a clear preference for concentrated support rather than broad program spread, with several recipients appearing across multiple years. California public lands and water issues are central, but the portfolio also reaches into rights-based environmental law and climate accountability. Among the recurring recipients, California Coastkeeper Alliance received grants in multiple years for defending California waters and related communications work. Restore the Delta also appears repeatedly with awards tied to Delta water quality, flows, and coalition work. The grant list suggests Environment Now favors partners that combine advocacy with legal, research, or watchdog functions, often through fiscal sponsorship or programmatic support. Recent awards also include organizations working on groundwater, pollution, tribal water concerns, forest biomass energy, and rights of nature initiatives.
What Environment Now Funds
Water is a major thread in Environment Now’s giving. In 2025, it gave $120,000 to California Coastkeeper Alliance for general support, and it backed San Francisco Baykeeper with $50,000 for defending fresh water flows. Other grants point to specific water challenges, including $45,000 to Save California Salmon for the Water for Fish/Tribal Water Project and $45,000 to Environmental Law Foundation for groundwater, surface flows, and ag pollution advocacy. Forest protection is another clear focus. The foundation awarded $60,000 to Center for Biological Diversity for Sierra Nevada forest protection and later supported the same organization with $45,000 for confronting the threat of forest biomass energy. Rights-based environmental law also appears in the portfolio. In 2025, Pachamama Alliance received $40,000 for the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature Project, while another $40,000 grant supported its Antarctic rights initiative.
How Environment Now Gives
Environment Now’s typical grant size clusters in the middle of the range, with a p25 of $15,000, a median of $25,000, and a p75 of $35,000. The recent grant list shows a concentration of larger awards above that band, including multiple $40,000 to $175,000 grants. Recipients appear across multiple years, which suggests ongoing support rather than one-off awards. The foundation is a regular funder, makes program-related investments, and does not fund individuals. Unsolicited applications are not part of the documented programs.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.5M
Total Assets
$32.5M
Total Revenue
$839K
Total Expenses
$2.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $15K and $35K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$35K
Geographic Reach
Regional9 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Environment Now Funds
Top 3 recipient countries by grant volume for Environment Now.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 149 | $4.2M | 96.8% |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 |
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