The Sierra Club Foundation promotes efforts to educate and empower people to protect and improve the natural and human environment.
A defining feature of the Sierra Club Foundation is the scale of its support for environmental education through its longtime relationship with Sierra Club. Three of the largest recent grants went to Sierra Club in Oakland: $95,919,977 in 2024, $94,050,499 in 2023, and $85,639,241 in 2025, all tied to environmental education or promoting environmental awareness and education. Beyond that core relationship, the foundation also backs environmental justice infrastructure, climate organizing, legal advocacy, and community-led clean energy work. Recent grants show a funder that works through large institutional partners as well as coalitions and local intermediaries. It supported The Partnership Project in Washington, DC with $350,000 to bring national environmental groups and environmental justice groups together, and it gave $250,000 to Community Initiatives in Oakland for Just Solutions Collective research, policy analysis, and strategic networks. Other grants point to attention on frontline community groups, Indigenous rights, and climate justice campaigns, including support for efforts around Line 5 and DAPL, affordable green housing, and worker-centered climate action. The foundation’s public profile combines environmental education with policy, organizing, and movement-building support across the United States.
Environmental justice coalition work appears prominently in the recent grants. The Partnership Project received $350,000 in 2023 to bring national environmental groups and environmental justice groups together, align policy principles, and build trust across long-standing divides. In 2024, the same organization received $100,000 for its climate action campaign. Housing and energy affordability are another clear area. Latino Community Fund of Washington State received $130,000 in 2024 for the Roadmap to Healthy, Green & Affordable Housing in Washington State, and then $75,000 in 2025 for initiatives for affordable, green housing solutions. Citizen Action of Wisconsin Education Fund received $100,000 in 2023 to reduce energy burden and energy burden disparities in Milwaukee through administrative advocacy and community organizing. The foundation also supports narrative and media work tied to climate change. Population Media Center received $939,274 in 2023 for entertainment-education and mass media work, and Of Salt and Sand received $75,000 in 2025 to create multimedia projects documenting community experiences amid the climate crisis.
$281.2M
$210.7M
$108.2M
$102.1M
Most grants fall between $24K and $135K, with a median of $73K.
25th Percentile
$24K
Median
$73K
75th Percentile
$135K
About 25% of grants go to recipients in PA.
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Typical grant size sits at $23,750 at the 25th percentile, $72,500 at the median, and $135,000 at the 75th percentile, but the recent list also includes very large institutional transfers tied to Sierra Club itself. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Recipients appear across multiple years in some cases, including Sierra Club, The Partnership Project, Community Initiatives, and Latino Community Fund of Washington State, which suggests repeat support rather than one-off giving. The pattern includes operating support, coalition support, and project support.
Grants are national in scope, and every recipient in the recent sample is in the US. California recipients appear frequently, including Oakland, San Francisco, and Calabasas, while Washington, DC and Seattle also show up more than once. Other named recipient cities include Portland, Lansing, Milwaukee, Salt Lake City, New York, Brooklyn, Las Vegas, South Burlington, and Brown County, Texas through a solar pilot project. The foundation gives often in Pennsylvania by count, even though that is separate from its headquarters in Oakland.
The recent grants show support for environmental education, environmental justice organizing, coalition building, clean energy work, housing and energy affordability, water protection, legal advocacy, and narrative or media projects related to climate and environmental issues.
Yes. Sierra Club appears in multiple years, as do The Partnership Project, Community Initiatives, and Latino Community Fund of Washington State. That pattern suggests repeat support across years rather than isolated one-time awards.
The typical grant size is $23,750 at the 25th percentile, $72,500 at the median, and $135,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent list also includes much larger transfers to Sierra Club itself, which are far above that range.
The grantmaking is national, and the recent sample shows recipients in California, Washington, DC, Washington state, Minnesota, Utah, Wisconsin, Texas, New York, New Jersey, Nevada, Vermont, Colorado, Oregon, and Puerto Rico. The recipient country distribution in the sample is entirely US-based.
No. The foundation’s profile indicates that it does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. It operates as a regular funder.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIERRA CLUB | OAKLAND, CA | $85,639,241 | 2025 | PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND EDUCATION. |
| COMMUNITY INITIATIVES | OAKLAND, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH AND CREATE NETWORKS TO ENHANCE CLIMATE JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS' CAPABILITIES. |
| MICHIGAN ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL | LANSING, MI | $250,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT ORGANIZING EFFORTS AGAINST LINE 5 AND DAPL TO PROTECT WATER SUPPLIES AND INDIGENOUS RIGHTS. |
| GREENLATINOS | BOULDER, CO | $100,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR COALITION WORKGROUPS |
| SUSTAINABLE MARKETS FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS FOR A SOLAR ENERGY PILOT PROJECT IN BROWN COUNTY, TEXAS. |
| OF SALT AND SAND | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $75,000 | 2025 | CREATE MULTIMEDIA PROJECTS THAT DOCUMENT COMMUNITY EXPERIENCES AMID CLIMATE CRISIS. |
| LATINO COMMUNITY FUND OF WASHINGTON STATE | SEATTLE, WA | $75,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT INITIATIVES FOR AFFORDABLE, GREEN HOUSING SOLUTIONS |
| APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN ADVOCATES | LEWISBURG, WV | $50,000 | 2025 | USE LEGAL AND SCIENTIFIC METHODS TO COMBAT FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROMOTE CLEAN ENERGY. |
| CONSERVATION VOTERS OF SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATION FUND | COLUMBIA, SC | $50,000 | 2025 | ADDRESS SUSTAINABILITY AND JUSTICE ISSUES IN ENERGY AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING. |
| COMMUNITY INITIATIVES | OAKLAND, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OUTDOOR EXCURSIONS AND LEADERSHIP AIMED AT DIVERSIFYING OUTDOOR ACCESS. |
| NW ENERGY COALITION | SEATTLE, WA | $50,000 | 2025 | BUILD A COORDINATED MOVEMENT FOR EQUITABLE BUILDING DECARBONIZATION IN WASHINGTON STATE |
| GUARDIAN REVIVAL | BEACON, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | EQUIP MILITARY AND FIRST RESPONDERS WITH SKILLS TO SAFELY ENGAGE WITH NATURE |
| HUMANITARIAN SOCIAL INNOVATIONS | BETHLEHEM, PA | $33,600 | 2025 | DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK FOR MANAGING INVESTMENTS THAT ALIGNS WITH THE SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION'S MISSION. |
| JESUS PEOPLE AGAINST POLLUTION | COLUMBIA, MS | $25,000 | 2025 | PLAN A STATEWIDE SUMMIT TO ESTABLISH AN ENVIRONMENTAL CLIMATE JUSTICE RESOURCE CENTER. |
| KARUNA FOUNDATION | NIWOT, CO | $20,000 | 2025 | BACK GRASSROOTS EFFORTS TO PRIORITIZE FOOD SYSTEMS IN ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE |
| CONFLUENCE PHILANTHROPY | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AND TRAININGS FOR FOUNDATIONS AND IMPACT INVESTORS FOCUSED ON SUSTAINABILITY AND JUSTICE. |
| THE CRANE INSTITUTE OF SUSTAINABILITY | ANDOVER, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | DEVELOP BEST PRACTICE PAPERS FOR SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTING FOCUSED ON CLIMATE JUSTICE. |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERS OF CHICAGO | NORTHBROOK, IL | $13,077 | 2025 | FUND OUTDOOR PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AT CAMP CHI |
| BIKE PITTSBURGH | PITTSBURGH, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | FUND EFFORTS TO TRANSFORM STREETS FOR BETTER BIKING AND WALKING ACCESSIBILITY. |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATION | BERKELEY, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | PRESERVE ORAL HISTORIES FROM SIERRA CLUB MEMBERS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE AND LEARNING |
| AUDUBON SOCIETY OF NEW YORK STATE | OYSTER BAY, NY | $6,300 | 2025 | AID THE THEODORE ROOSEVELT SANCTUARY'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AT LANDING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN GLEN COVE, NY. |
| SIERRA CLUB | OAKLAND, CA | $95,919,977 | 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION |
| TIDES FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $250,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT FRONTLINE COMMUNITY GROUPS WHO ARE FIGHTING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE JUSTICE THROUGH LEGAL ADVOCACY |
| COMMUNITY INITIATIVES | OAKLAND, CA | $250,000 | 2024 | FOR JUST SOLUTIONS COLLECTIVE TO PROVIDE RESEARCH, POLICY ANALYSIS, AND STRATEGIC NETWORKS THAT BUILD THE CAPACITY OF CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATE, REPLICATE, AND SCALE EQUITABLE CLIMATE SOLUTIONS |
| THE SOLUTIONS PROJECT | OAKLAND, CA | $200,000 | 2024 | FOR THE FUND FOR FRONTLINE POWER TO SUPPORT GRASSROOTS LEADERS' COLLECTIVE GOVERNANCE OF CAPITAL TO SUPPORT GRASSROOTS-LED CLIMATE SOLUTIONS AND STRATEGIES |
| SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS | CALABASAS, CA | $165,000 | 2024 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE MISSION OF BUILDING EQUITY AND ALIGNMENT FOR IMPACT (BEA) AND FOR BEA FUND, A PARTICIPATORY GRANTMAKING FUND THAT DISTRIBUTES CRITICAL RESOURCES TO THE GRASSSROOTS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT |
| VERDE | PORTLAND, OR | $150,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS |
| LATINO COMMUNITY FUND OF WASHINGTON STATE | SEATTLE, WA | $130,000 | 2024 | FOR "ROADMAP TO HEALTHY, GREEN & AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN WASHINGTON STATE" PROJECT IN WHICH A MULTIRACIAL BASE OF WORKING-CLASS TENANTS, MOBILE HOME PARK RESIDENTS, AND LOW-INCOME HOMEOWNERS BUILD STATEWIDE MOMENTUM FOR AFFORDABLE, GREEN, ENERGY EFFICIENT HOUSING FOR ALL, ENGAGING IN INSIDE/OUTSIDE STRATEGY TO CO-DEVELOP THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE'S NEEDS ASSESSMENT, REIMAGINING A STATEWIDE PROGRAM FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY, WEATHERIZATION, AND HEALTHY HOUSING ACCESSIBLE TO POOR AND WORKING-CLASS FAMILIES OF ALL RACES THAT ALSO CREATES GOOD GREEN JOBS IN OUR COMMUNITIES. |
| THE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2024 | CLIMATE ACTION CAMPAIGN |
| BLUEGREEN ALLIANCE FOUNDATION | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $100,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT FEDERAL AND STATE WORKER-CENTRIC CLIMATE ACTION |
| UNITED STATES ENERGY FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | RETURN GRANT |
| MISSOURI STATE PARKS FOUNDATION | COLUMBIA, MO | $46,516 | 2024 | TO CONSTRUCT FIVE MILES OF TRAIL IN AN UNDEVELOPED WESTERN PORTION OF HAWN STATE PARK, PROVIDING MORE TRAIL OPTIONS FOR VISITORS |
| INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL | ASHEVILLE, NC | $43,000 | 2024 | TO CONSERVE TIGER HABITATS IN NATURAL FORESTS AND PROTECTED AREAS THROUGH ACCOUNTABLE FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS IN ECOLOGICALLY SENSITIVE AREAS |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATION | BERKELEY, CA | $40,000 | 2024 | TO RECORD THE ORAL HISTORY FROM SIERRA CLUB VOLUNTEERS, STAFF, AND MEMBERS FOR PRESERVATION AT BANCROFT LIBRARY TO SERVE AS INVALUABLE HISTORICAL RESOURCES, OFFERING WISDOM FOR FUTURE LEADERS AND DOCUMENTING MISTAKES THAT SHOULD NOT BE REPEATED |
| FRIENDS OF THE INYO | BISHOP, CA | $35,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZING EFFORTS THAT ADVANCE TRIBAL SUPPORT IN DEFENSE OF AND PERMANENT PROTECTION FOR CONGLOMERATE MESA |
| COALICION PRO CORREDOR ECOLOGICO DEL NORESTE | LUQUILLO, PR | $25,000 | 2024 | TO SHOWCASE THE NORTHEAST ECOLOGICAL CORRIDOR AS A MODEL FOR LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT THAT INTEGRATES COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, CULTURAL PRESERVATION, AND JUST SUSTAINABILITY PRINICPLES AND TO CULTIVATE YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, ENHANCE COMMUNITY ACCESS, ADVANCE EQUITABLE CLIMATE TRANSITION INITIATIVES, AND FOSTER LOCAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTS |
| SOUTH RIVER WATERSHED ALLIANCE | DECATUR, GA | $25,000 | 2024 | LITIGATION TO SAVE SOUTH RIVER FOREST |
| RIO GRANDE RETURN | SANTA FE, NM | $20,000 | 2024 | SANTA FE RIVER PLANTING PROJECT |
| CONFLUENCE PHILANTHROPY | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2024 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF MISSION TO TRANSFORM THE PRACTICE OF INVESTING BY ALIGNING CAPITAL WITH OUR COMMUNITY'S VALUES OF SUSTAINABILITY, EQUITY, AND JUSTICE |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERS OF CHICAGO | NORTHBROOK, IL | $16,496 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT CAMP CHI'S YOUTH OUTDOOR PROGRAMMING |
| GOOD FOOD INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2024 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF MISSION TO DEVELOP THE ROADMAP FOR A SUSTAINABLE, SECURE, AND JUST PROTEIN SUPPLY |
| BIKE PITTSBURGH | PITTSBURGH, PA | $8,000 | 2024 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF BIKE PITTSBURGH'S MISSION TO TRANSFORM STREETS TO MAKE BIKING AND WALKING COMMONPLACE FOR ALL PITTSBURGHERS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE AND REDUCE THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF CAR DEPENDENCE IN COMMUNITIES |
| AUDUBON SOCIETY OF NEW YORK STATE | OYSTER BAY, NY | $6,300 | 2024 | LANDING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THE BIRDS! |
| SIERRA CLUB | OAKLAND, CA | $94,050,499 | 2023 | ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION |
| POPULATION MEDIA CENTER | SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT | $939,274 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF POPULATION MEDIA CENTER'S MISSION TO USE ENTERTAINMENT-EDUCATION AND MASS MEDIA TO PROMOTE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CHANGE BY ADDRESSING THE INTERCONNECTED ISSUES OF THE FULL RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS, POPULATION, AND THE ENVIRONMENT |
| THE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT | WASHINGTON, DC | $350,000 | 2023 | TO BRING NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS AND EJ GROUPS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TOGETHER TO BUILD TRUST, BRIDGE HISTORIC DIVIDES, ALIGN AROUND A CORE SET OF POLICY PRINCIPLES AND COMMITMENTS, AND ADVOCATE FOR BOLD AND EQUITABLE CLIMATE POLICIES |
| SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS | CALABASAS, CA | $220,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE MISSION OF BUILDING EQUITY AND ALIGNMENT FOR IMPACT (BEA) AND FOR BEA FUND, A PARTICIPATORY GRANTMAKING FUND THAT DISTRIBUTES CRITICAL RESOURCES TO THE GRASSROOTS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT |
| RIGHT TO THE CITY ALLIANCE | BROOKLYN, NY | $175,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT HOMES FOR ALL ST. LOUIS, A BLACK-LED COALITION OF TENANT ASSOCIATIONS, GRASSROOTS GROUPS, AND ALLIED HOUSING-JUSTICE ADJACENT NONPROFITS BUILDING POWER BY CATALYZING TENANT ASSOCIATIONS, WHICH SERVE AS AN ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM TO IMPROVE HOUSING QUALITY AND LAUNCH PUBLIC POLICY CAMPAIGNS |
| GREEN DIVERSITY INITIATIVE DBA GREEN 20 | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2023 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF MISSION TO ENSURE THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT IS COMMITTED TO JUSTICE, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND DIVERSITY AND RECOGNIZES THE LEADERSHIP OF PEOPLE OF COLOR AT EVERY LEVEL OF THE MOVEMENT |
| NONPROFIT LEGAL SERVICES OF UTAH | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $100,000 | 2023 | TO BUILD NARRATIVE POWER AND NARRATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE TO MAKE A JUST TRANSITION FROM AN EXTRACTIVE ECONOMY TO A LIVING ECONOMY POLITICALLY POSSIBLE IN UTAH AND FOSTER A CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION THAT UPROOTS HARMFUL STORIES UPHOLDING THE STATE'S EXTRACTIVE ECONOMY, REPAIRS HARM, AND BIRTHS NEW STORIES FOR A LIVING ECONOMY |
SIERRA CLUB
$85,639,241PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND EDUCATION.
COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
$250,000RESEARCH AND CREATE NETWORKS TO ENHANCE CLIMATE JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS' CAPABILITIES.
MICHIGAN ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL
$250,000SUPPORT ORGANIZING EFFORTS AGAINST LINE 5 AND DAPL TO PROTECT WATER SUPPLIES AND INDIGENOUS RIGHTS.
GREENLATINOS
$100,000PROVIDE OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR COALITION WORKGROUPS
SUSTAINABLE MARKETS FOUNDATION
$100,000SUPPORT RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS FOR A SOLAR ENERGY PILOT PROJECT IN BROWN COUNTY, TEXAS.
OF SALT AND SAND
$75,000CREATE MULTIMEDIA PROJECTS THAT DOCUMENT COMMUNITY EXPERIENCES AMID CLIMATE CRISIS.
LATINO COMMUNITY FUND OF WASHINGTON STATE
$75,000SUPPORT INITIATIVES FOR AFFORDABLE, GREEN HOUSING SOLUTIONS
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN ADVOCATES
$50,000USE LEGAL AND SCIENTIFIC METHODS TO COMBAT FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROMOTE CLEAN ENERGY.
CONSERVATION VOTERS OF SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATION FUND
$50,000ADDRESS SUSTAINABILITY AND JUSTICE ISSUES IN ENERGY AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING.
COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
$50,000SUPPORT OUTDOOR EXCURSIONS AND LEADERSHIP AIMED AT DIVERSIFYING OUTDOOR ACCESS.
NW ENERGY COALITION
$50,000BUILD A COORDINATED MOVEMENT FOR EQUITABLE BUILDING DECARBONIZATION IN WASHINGTON STATE
GUARDIAN REVIVAL
$50,000EQUIP MILITARY AND FIRST RESPONDERS WITH SKILLS TO SAFELY ENGAGE WITH NATURE
HUMANITARIAN SOCIAL INNOVATIONS
$33,600DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK FOR MANAGING INVESTMENTS THAT ALIGNS WITH THE SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION'S MISSION.
JESUS PEOPLE AGAINST POLLUTION
$25,000PLAN A STATEWIDE SUMMIT TO ESTABLISH AN ENVIRONMENTAL CLIMATE JUSTICE RESOURCE CENTER.
KARUNA FOUNDATION
$20,000BACK GRASSROOTS EFFORTS TO PRIORITIZE FOOD SYSTEMS IN ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE
CONFLUENCE PHILANTHROPY
$20,000SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AND TRAININGS FOR FOUNDATIONS AND IMPACT INVESTORS FOCUSED ON SUSTAINABILITY AND JUSTICE.
THE CRANE INSTITUTE OF SUSTAINABILITY
$20,000DEVELOP BEST PRACTICE PAPERS FOR SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTING FOCUSED ON CLIMATE JUSTICE.
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERS OF CHICAGO
$13,077FUND OUTDOOR PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AT CAMP CHI
BIKE PITTSBURGH
$10,000FUND EFFORTS TO TRANSFORM STREETS FOR BETTER BIKING AND WALKING ACCESSIBILITY.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATION
$10,000PRESERVE ORAL HISTORIES FROM SIERRA CLUB MEMBERS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE AND LEARNING
AUDUBON SOCIETY OF NEW YORK STATE
$6,300AID THE THEODORE ROOSEVELT SANCTUARY'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AT LANDING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN GLEN COVE, NY.
SIERRA CLUB
$95,919,977ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
TIDES FOUNDATION
$250,000TO SUPPORT FRONTLINE COMMUNITY GROUPS WHO ARE FIGHTING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE JUSTICE THROUGH LEGAL ADVOCACY
COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
$250,000FOR JUST SOLUTIONS COLLECTIVE TO PROVIDE RESEARCH, POLICY ANALYSIS, AND STRATEGIC NETWORKS THAT BUILD THE CAPACITY OF CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATE, REPLICATE, AND SCALE EQUITABLE CLIMATE SOLUTIONS
THE SOLUTIONS PROJECT
$200,000FOR THE FUND FOR FRONTLINE POWER TO SUPPORT GRASSROOTS LEADERS' COLLECTIVE GOVERNANCE OF CAPITAL TO SUPPORT GRASSROOTS-LED CLIMATE SOLUTIONS AND STRATEGIES
SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS
$165,000FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE MISSION OF BUILDING EQUITY AND ALIGNMENT FOR IMPACT (BEA) AND FOR BEA FUND, A PARTICIPATORY GRANTMAKING FUND THAT DISTRIBUTES CRITICAL RESOURCES TO THE GRASSSROOTS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT
VERDE
$150,000COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS
LATINO COMMUNITY FUND OF WASHINGTON STATE
$130,000FOR "ROADMAP TO HEALTHY, GREEN & AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN WASHINGTON STATE" PROJECT IN WHICH A MULTIRACIAL BASE OF WORKING-CLASS TENANTS, MOBILE HOME PARK RESIDENTS, AND LOW-INCOME HOMEOWNERS BUILD STATEWIDE MOMENTUM FOR AFFORDABLE, GREEN, ENERGY EFFICIENT HOUSING FOR ALL, ENGAGING IN INSIDE/OUTSIDE STRATEGY TO CO-DEVELOP THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE'S NEEDS ASSESSMENT, REIMAGINING A STATEWIDE PROGRAM FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY, WEATHERIZATION, AND HEALTHY HOUSING ACCESSIBLE TO POOR AND WORKING-CLASS FAMILIES OF ALL RACES THAT ALSO CREATES GOOD GREEN JOBS IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
THE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT
$100,000CLIMATE ACTION CAMPAIGN
BLUEGREEN ALLIANCE FOUNDATION
$100,000TO SUPPORT FEDERAL AND STATE WORKER-CENTRIC CLIMATE ACTION
UNITED STATES ENERGY FOUNDATION
$50,000RETURN GRANT
MISSOURI STATE PARKS FOUNDATION
$46,516TO CONSTRUCT FIVE MILES OF TRAIL IN AN UNDEVELOPED WESTERN PORTION OF HAWN STATE PARK, PROVIDING MORE TRAIL OPTIONS FOR VISITORS
INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL
$43,000TO CONSERVE TIGER HABITATS IN NATURAL FORESTS AND PROTECTED AREAS THROUGH ACCOUNTABLE FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS IN ECOLOGICALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATION
$40,000TO RECORD THE ORAL HISTORY FROM SIERRA CLUB VOLUNTEERS, STAFF, AND MEMBERS FOR PRESERVATION AT BANCROFT LIBRARY TO SERVE AS INVALUABLE HISTORICAL RESOURCES, OFFERING WISDOM FOR FUTURE LEADERS AND DOCUMENTING MISTAKES THAT SHOULD NOT BE REPEATED
FRIENDS OF THE INYO
$35,000TO SUPPORT ORGANIZING EFFORTS THAT ADVANCE TRIBAL SUPPORT IN DEFENSE OF AND PERMANENT PROTECTION FOR CONGLOMERATE MESA
COALICION PRO CORREDOR ECOLOGICO DEL NORESTE
$25,000TO SHOWCASE THE NORTHEAST ECOLOGICAL CORRIDOR AS A MODEL FOR LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT THAT INTEGRATES COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, CULTURAL PRESERVATION, AND JUST SUSTAINABILITY PRINICPLES AND TO CULTIVATE YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, ENHANCE COMMUNITY ACCESS, ADVANCE EQUITABLE CLIMATE TRANSITION INITIATIVES, AND FOSTER LOCAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTS
SOUTH RIVER WATERSHED ALLIANCE
$25,000LITIGATION TO SAVE SOUTH RIVER FOREST
RIO GRANDE RETURN
$20,000SANTA FE RIVER PLANTING PROJECT
CONFLUENCE PHILANTHROPY
$20,000FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF MISSION TO TRANSFORM THE PRACTICE OF INVESTING BY ALIGNING CAPITAL WITH OUR COMMUNITY'S VALUES OF SUSTAINABILITY, EQUITY, AND JUSTICE
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERS OF CHICAGO
$16,496TO SUPPORT CAMP CHI'S YOUTH OUTDOOR PROGRAMMING
GOOD FOOD INSTITUTE
$10,000FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF MISSION TO DEVELOP THE ROADMAP FOR A SUSTAINABLE, SECURE, AND JUST PROTEIN SUPPLY
BIKE PITTSBURGH
$8,000FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF BIKE PITTSBURGH'S MISSION TO TRANSFORM STREETS TO MAKE BIKING AND WALKING COMMONPLACE FOR ALL PITTSBURGHERS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE AND REDUCE THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF CAR DEPENDENCE IN COMMUNITIES
AUDUBON SOCIETY OF NEW YORK STATE
$6,300LANDING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THE BIRDS!
SIERRA CLUB
$94,050,499ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
POPULATION MEDIA CENTER
$939,274GENERAL SUPPORT OF POPULATION MEDIA CENTER'S MISSION TO USE ENTERTAINMENT-EDUCATION AND MASS MEDIA TO PROMOTE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CHANGE BY ADDRESSING THE INTERCONNECTED ISSUES OF THE FULL RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS, POPULATION, AND THE ENVIRONMENT
THE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT
$350,000TO BRING NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS AND EJ GROUPS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TOGETHER TO BUILD TRUST, BRIDGE HISTORIC DIVIDES, ALIGN AROUND A CORE SET OF POLICY PRINCIPLES AND COMMITMENTS, AND ADVOCATE FOR BOLD AND EQUITABLE CLIMATE POLICIES
SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS
$220,000GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE MISSION OF BUILDING EQUITY AND ALIGNMENT FOR IMPACT (BEA) AND FOR BEA FUND, A PARTICIPATORY GRANTMAKING FUND THAT DISTRIBUTES CRITICAL RESOURCES TO THE GRASSROOTS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT
RIGHT TO THE CITY ALLIANCE
$175,000TO SUPPORT HOMES FOR ALL ST. LOUIS, A BLACK-LED COALITION OF TENANT ASSOCIATIONS, GRASSROOTS GROUPS, AND ALLIED HOUSING-JUSTICE ADJACENT NONPROFITS BUILDING POWER BY CATALYZING TENANT ASSOCIATIONS, WHICH SERVE AS AN ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM TO IMPROVE HOUSING QUALITY AND LAUNCH PUBLIC POLICY CAMPAIGNS
GREEN DIVERSITY INITIATIVE DBA GREEN 20
$100,000FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF MISSION TO ENSURE THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT IS COMMITTED TO JUSTICE, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND DIVERSITY AND RECOGNIZES THE LEADERSHIP OF PEOPLE OF COLOR AT EVERY LEVEL OF THE MOVEMENT
NONPROFIT LEGAL SERVICES OF UTAH
$100,000TO BUILD NARRATIVE POWER AND NARRATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE TO MAKE A JUST TRANSITION FROM AN EXTRACTIVE ECONOMY TO A LIVING ECONOMY POLITICALLY POSSIBLE IN UTAH AND FOSTER A CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION THAT UPROOTS HARMFUL STORIES UPHOLDING THE STATE'S EXTRACTIVE ECONOMY, REPAIRS HARM, AND BIRTHS NEW STORIES FOR A LIVING ECONOMY