Grants Database
| Organization Sort | Grant Amount Sort | Program Area SortFilter | Type of Support SortFilter | Location Sort | Year SortFilter |
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| Reef Check Foundation | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationPacific Palisades, CA | Year2012 |
| California Program, to recruit and train volunteer divers to monitor Marine Protected Areas along the California coast . | |||||
| Health Care Without Harm | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationReston, VA | Year2015 |
| To promote sustainability strategies at American hospitals to influence the demand and supply of safer chemicals, materials, and products. | |||||
| Environmental Paper Network | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationAsheville, NC | Year2016 |
| To increase the use of environmentally responsible papers, advance sustainable paper industry practices, and reduce wasteful paper usage by updating, improving, and promoting paper resources and tools. More information: http://www.environmentalpaper.org |
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| Clean Water Fund | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationOakland, CA | Year2017 |
| ReThink Disposable, to digitize the program that reduces single-use take-out food and beverage packaging in the Bay Area by changing business and consumer behavior. More information: http://www.cleanwaterfund.org/campaign/rethink-disposable |
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| Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationPhiladephia, CA | Year2018 |
| Turning the Page on Campus Paper Use, to provide higher education institutions with training and support to implement behavior-based campaigns to reduce paper consumption. More information: http://www.aashe.org |
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| Environmental Paper Network | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationAsheville, NC | Year2019 |
| To increase the use of environmentally responsible papers, advance sustainable paper industry practices, and reduce wasteful paper usage by updating, improving, and promoting resources and tools. More information: http://www.environmentalpaper.org |
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| Center for Biological Diversity | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationTucson, AZ | Year2020 |
| Decarbonizing Aviation, to require the EPA to regulate aircraft greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. More information: http://www.biologicaldiversity.org |
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| Community Alliance With Family Farmers Foundation | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationDavis, CA | Year2022 |
| To promote agricultural practices among underserved farmers, such as farmers of color, to limit pesticide use and build soil health to improve carbon sequestration. More information: http://www.CAFF.org |
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| Green America | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2012 |
| Better Paper Project, to move the magazine industry's paper choices away from virgin-fiber papers by helping publishers transition to more environmentally-responsible paper. | |||||
| Healthy Building Network | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2016 |
| To develop a data commons platform containing data on chemicals for use by organizations and institutions that are seeking information to reduce chemical hazards in products. More information: https://www.healthybuilding.net/ |
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| United States Public Interest Research Group Education Fund | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationDenver, CO | Year2022 |
| Right to Repair, to eliminate barriers that make it difficult to repair products through advocacy, media campaigns, and outreach to manufacturers, repair workers, and consumers. More information: https://pirg.org/edfund |
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| Dogwood Alliance | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationAsheville, NC | Year2023 |
| Our Forests Aren’t Fuel, to stop the use of trees as an industrial fuel source through advocacy, communications, and coalition building. More information: http://www.dogwoodalliance.org |
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| Trust for Public Land | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2011 |
| Parks for People San Francisco Initiative, to increase children's access to parks, playgrounds, and natural areas close to their homes through the renovation of parks in underserved neighborhoods. $50,000 grant over two years (2011-2012). | |||||
| Green America | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2014 |
| Better Paper Project, to move magazines and catalogs away from virgin-fiber paper by facilitating the transition to more environmentally-responsible paper choices. | |||||
| California Environmental Grassroots Fund | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationOakland, CA | Year2017 |
| To support and nurture small groups working on critical environmental issues throughout Northern California. More information: http://www.rosefdn.org |
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| Green America | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2018 |
| Skip the Slip, to analyze the environmental impacts of paper receipt waste, propose economically-viable solutions to businesses to end their use of paper receipts, and engage consumers in taking action. More information: http://www.greenamerica.org |
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| Community Alliance With Family Farmers Foundation | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationDavis, CA | Year2020 |
| Climate Smart Farming Program, to promote agricultural practices among small and underserved farmers in California that build soil ecology to improve the process of carbon sequestration. More information: http://www.caff.org |
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| Dogwood Alliance | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationAsheville, NC | Year2022 |
| Our Forests Aren’t Fuel, to stop the use of trees as an industrial fuel source through advocacy, communications, and coalition building. More information: http://www.dogwoodalliance.org |
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| Health Care Without Harm | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationReston, VA | Year2016 |
| To promote sustainability strategies at American hospitals to influence the demand and supply of safer chemicals, materials, and products. More information: http://www.noharm.org |
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| Canopy | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationVancouver, CA | Year2015 |
| To work with global fashion companies to commit to sustainable sourcing of and developing alternatives to wood-based fabrics. More information: http://www.canopyplanet.org/ |
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| Dogwood Alliance | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationAsheville, NC | Year2020 |
| Our Forests Aren’t Fuel, to stop the use of trees as an industrial fuel source by pushing back threats and developing true renewable energy alternatives through advocacy, communications, and coalition building. More information: http://www.dogwoodalliance.org |
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| Corporate Accountability International | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationBoston, MA | Year2013 |
| To build support for bottled water bans at National Parks throughout the country. More information: http://www.stopcorporateabuse.org/ |
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| Food Recovery Network | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationCollege Park, MD | Year2022 |
| Food Waste Advocacy Program, to mobilize college students, alumni, and partners to address existing policies and regulations that perpetuate food waste and food insecurity. More information: http://www.foodrecoverynetwork.org |
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| Sierra Nevada Alliance | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSouth Lake Tahoe, CA | Year2012 |
| Sustainable Sierra Communities Program, to engage communities in responding to threats to the region's ecosystems and environment from climate change and urban development. | |||||
| Upstream Policy Institute | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationRockland, ME | Year2016 |
| To decrease the supply and demand for disposable plastics, increase supply and demand for safer alternatives, and sustainably source and manage packaging materials. More information: http://www.upstreampolicy.org |
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- Annual Grants for general operating support are awarded and paid to those organizations representing special interests. The Fund does not accept applications for Annual Grants.
- Special Projects and SF Bay Area Institutions and Projects are by invitation only.
- Not all grants are listed on the website and some recent grants may not be included as the database is updated quarterly.


















