About Justice Outside
Justice Outside advances racial justice and equity in the outdoor and environmental movement. We shift resources to, build power with, and center the voices and leadership of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.
Focus Areas
Health, Healing, and WellnessLand and Water AccessGrassroots Organizing & MobilizationYouth Access to NatureEconomic Opportunity
Funding Style
general operating / unrestricted supportcore support for organizational operationsflexible funding for overheadongoing/recurring operational funding
Topics
organizational sustainabilityoperational capacity
About Justice Outside
Justice Outside centers racial justice and equity in the outdoor and environmental movement, with grantmaking built to shift resources toward Black, Indigenous, and People of Color leadership. Much of that work shows up as general operating support for community-led organizations rather than project-only funding. The foundation’s recent grants include a $536,900 award to Misc Small Grants for general operating funds, alongside smaller but still substantial support for groups such as Community Initiatives, Acta Non Verba, and Radical Monarchs. Its programs connect outdoor equity, environmental justice, and community leadership through trust-based and cohort-based models. The Liberated Paths regional grantmaking program supports organizations working along the California coast and has also expanded through state-funded coastal grantmaking. Justice Outside also stewards the Ocean Protection Council’s Environmental Justice Smalls Grants Program on the California coast, distributing state funds to community-led coastal and ocean conservation projects. Across these programs, the foundation backs access to nature, land and water access, youth leadership, healing, and organizational capacity.
What Justice Outside Funds
In youth leadership, Justice Outside operates the Youth Access to Nature Fund, which provides multi-year unrestricted grants and capacity-building support for youth-centered environmental work. The program prioritizes access to nature for youth and includes accessible application processes, including participation without a 501(c)(3) requirement. For coastal and ocean conservation, the foundation’s Liberated Paths work supports community-led organizations along the California coast, with grants tied to access to the coast, environmental justice, and community engagement. Justice Outside also stewards the Ocean Protection Council’s Environmental Justice Smalls Grants Program on the California Coast. Its trust-based grantmaking model also supports health, healing, and wellness, land and water access, grassroots organizing and mobilization, and economic opportunity. The Network for Network Leaders adds another layer by supporting environmental network leaders through a 1.5-year cohort focused on equity, advocacy, and peer learning.
How Justice Outside Gives
Justice Outside’s typical grant size is tightly clustered: the 25th percentile is $20,000, and both the median and 75th percentile are $40,000. The recent grants list also shows a large outlier at $536,900, indicating some awards are much larger than the core pattern. The foundation is a Public Charity and a Regular Funder. Its philosophy emphasizes general operating, unrestricted, and core support, with ongoing operational funding and capacity-building. Several programs are recurring rather than one-off, including trust-based grantmaking and Liberated Paths, and some initiatives are cohort-based over multiple years.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.2M
Total Assets
$14.2M
Total Revenue
$11M
Total Expenses
$8.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $20K and $40K, with a median of $40K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$40K
75th Percentile
$40K
Geographic Reach
National23 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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