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Most tech-and-society grants fund the people building tools. These two fund the people reckoning with what tech does on the ground, from AI's physical footprint to economic literacy in a digital economy.
1. Climate Emergency Fund, AI Data Centers
$25,000 to $100,000 / US and global / Rolling
climateemergencyfund.org/what-we-fund/data-centers
Funder profile: kindora.co/funders/842151545
What we know: CEF has made 45 grants totaling about $5 million since 2023, with a foundation-wide median of $50,000. Most grants go to environment and community improvement organizations in California, New York, and Oregon. Top recipients include Oil and Gas Action Network ($722,500 over two grants) and New York Communities Organizing.
Realistic fit: grassroots climate-organizing groups with an active campaign opposing a specific data center project.
2. The Calvin K. Kazanjian Economics Foundation, General Grant Program
US only / LOI due early September 2026 (decision in December)
kazanjian.org/apply-for-a-grant
Funder profile: kindora.co/funders/060665174
What we know: Kazanjian funds economic and financial literacy programs, with current interest areas that include AI in economic education and digital learning tools. Applicants must be 501(c)(3) organizations with at least five years of history, and the foundation favors projects that partner with established economic education institutions.
Realistic fit: established education nonprofits running K-12 or teacher-training programs in economics or personal finance, ideally with an institutional partner already in place.
These sit at opposite ends of the tech spectrum. One funds community resistance to AI infrastructure; the other funds teaching economics in a tech-shaped economy. Both reward organizations with clear track records over newcomers.
Kindora can help you compare funder fit and find connection paths before you apply. kindora.co
The last two weeks
Two arts and education grants on rolling and December timelines: Kornfeld Foundation civic/arts (rolling LOI) and Teagle Foundation humanities curriculum (Dec 1).
Three international development grants open now: Jewish Helping Hands (Sep 9 LOI), Butterfield Foundation healthcare (Aug 15 LOI), and Giant Steps Foundation (open inquiry).
Ocean health grants that fund project-level work with measurable outcomes: 11th Hour Racing rolling applications for marine sustainability and coastal restoration.
Two education grants for youth literacy and middle school athletics: Literary Society of the Southwest LGC (Nov 1) and Justin J. Watt Foundation after-school funding (Sep 15).
Two community health grants open now: SC Johnson U.S. Grant Portal (rolling) and Dirk Nowitzki Foundation children's grants (Sept 30).
Indian Land Tenure Foundation Legal Reform Grants: rolling LOI for projects advancing Native landowner and tribal control over land assets.
Three tech-for-good grants open now: MIT Solve Global Challenges (Sept 2026), Interledger Local Impact Mini Grants (rolling through Nov), and HRF's AI for Individual Rights Fund (rolling).
Two arts grants for different scales: Edwards Foundation annual grants (Sep 30) and Luce Foundation American Art Program (rolling concept notes).
Two global health corporate grants with rolling applications: BMS corporate giving and Gilead corporate grants.
Rainforest Action Network's Protect An Acre program: rolling grants for Indigenous-led forest defense, globally.
A youth-focused grant from a Western Pennsylvania trust with a November 30 deadline: Palumbo Charitable Trust Social Services Affecting Youth.
Three health equity grants with rolling LOIs: CareQuest oral health policy, Commonwealth Fund equitable outcomes, and World Childhood Foundation child safety.
Two equity and justice grants with open applications: New-Land Foundation civil rights (Sep 1) and Naito Foundation sustainable communities (LOI Aug 25).
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