About Friends of the Earth
Friends of the Earth is a bold voice for justice and the planet.
Focus Areas
Climate and Energy JusticeOceansFood & AgricultureForestsDemocracyFinance and Economic SystemsPollinators & Pesticides
Who They Fund
frontline and fenceline communities (Louisiana, Newark/NY-NJ port area)environmental justice advocates and grassroots organizationsyouth leadership programs (e.g., Plant Powered Youth)policy makers/legislators and media stakeholdersgeneral/public audiences via education and communications
About Friends of the Earth
Friends of the Earth has made repeated $300,000 grants to Friends of the Earth Action Inc. in 2023, 2024, and 2025, a clear marker of how closely the foundation supports mission-aligned advocacy through its affiliated organization. Across its recent grants, the foundation backs environmental justice organizing, climate disinformation work, food and agriculture campaigns, and policy efforts tied to fossil fuels, ports, incineration, and factory farming. It also funds coalition coordination and research support, including grants to Media Matters for America for analysis for a climate disinformation project and to South Ward Environmental Alliance for a study of pollution from the Newark Airport and NY/NJ port. The pattern is one of consistent support for advocacy infrastructure as well as field-level organizing. Friends of the Earth funds frontline and fenceline communities, grassroots environmental groups, and policy-oriented partners such as Environmental Defense Fund, Union of Concerned Scientists, and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. Recent grants also show attention to climate communications, with several awards in 2025 specifically to coordinate efforts to stop climate disinformation. In food and agriculture, the foundation supports work on factory farm gas policy, plant-powered youth, and campaigns opposing harmful industrial agriculture practices. The grant record shows a national reach, but with especially frequent support for organizations in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, and other U.S. advocacy hubs.
What Friends of the Earth Funds
In climate communications, Friends of the Earth funded several 2025 grants to coordinate efforts to stop climate disinformation, including $50,000 to GreenLatinos, $50,000 to Environmental Defense Fund Inc., $50,000 to Action for the Climate Emergency, $50,000 to Union of Concerned Scientists Inc., and $50,000 to Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc. In environmental justice and port pollution work, the foundation gave $60,000 to South Ward Environmental Alliance in Newark to study pollution from the Newark Airport and NY/NJ port, and also supported Ironbound Community Corporation in Newark for the Building Grassroots Power Project. Food and agriculture is another clear area of support. Friends of the Earth gave $25,000 to Socially Responsible Agriculture Project Inc. to complete a factory farm gas policy brief with case studies, and $15,000 to Chilis on Wheels New York for the Plant Powered Youth Steering Committee. It also supported the Stop Finance Factory Farming campaign through International Accountability Project.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$887K
Total Assets
$24.1M
Total Revenue
$20.4M
Total Expenses
$18.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $50K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
National15 states funded
About 13% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ERICH PICA
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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