Grants Database
| Organization Sort | Grant Amount Sort | Program Area SortFilter | Type of Support SortFilter | Location Sort | Year SortFilter |
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| Earthworks | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2015 |
| Cleaning Up Dirty Mining, to participate in the creation of an independent mining certification program to address the environmental impacts of mining throughout the world. | |||||
| Corporate Accountability International | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationBoston, MA | Year2014 |
| To build support for bottled water bans at National Parks throughout the country. | |||||
| Upstream Policy Institute | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationAthens, GA | Year2015 |
| To advocate for the adoption of extended producer responsibility policies that transfer responsibility for collecting and recycling packaging waste to product manufacturers. | |||||
| United States Public Interest Research Group Education Fund | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationDenver, CO | Year2021 |
| 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: http://https://uspirgedfund.org/ |
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| Environmental Paper Network | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationAsheville, NC | Year2023 |
| To increase the use of environmentally responsible paper and advance sustainable paper practices by providing resources and services to corporations, government agencies, and organizations. More information: http://www.environmentalpaper.org |
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| Green America | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2017 |
| 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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| Health Care Without Harm | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationReston, VA | Year2014 |
| To promote sustainability strategies at American hospitals to influence the demand and supply of safer chemicals, materials, and products. More information: https://noharm.org/ |
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| Northern California Environmental Grassroots Fund | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationOakland, CA | Year2016 |
| To support and nurture small groups working on critical environmental issues throughout Northern California. More information: http://www.rosefdn.org |
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| Upstream Policy Institute | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportGeneral Support | LocationDamariscotta, ME | Year2022 |
| New Reuse Economy Project, to reduce consumption of single-use food and beverage products and create a cultural shift away from disposable foodware through business engagement, policy advocacy, and social marketing. More information: http://www.upstreamsolutions.org |
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| Coastal Quest | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationBerkeley, CA | Year2024 |
| Bay Area Climate Resilient Coastal Communities Initiative, to build the capacity of community-based organizations to participate in climate resilience planning processes with local municipalities. More information: http://www.coastal-quest.org |
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| Corporate Accountability | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationBoston, MA | Year2018 |
| To build support for bottled water bans at National Parks throughout the country. More information: https://www.corporateaccountability.org/ |
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| Green America | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportGeneral Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2019 |
| Skip the Slip, to help reduce the use of paper receipts by proposing economically viable solutions to businesses and engaging consumers in taking action. More information: http://www.greenamerica.org |
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| Dogwood Alliance | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationAsheville, NC | Year2018 |
| 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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| Community Alliance With Family Farmers Foundation | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationDavis, CA | Year2021 |
| To promote agricultural practices among small and underserved farmers, such as farmers of color, to limit pesticide use and build soil health to improve the process of carbon sequestration More information: http://www.CAFF.org |
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| San Francisco Transit Riders | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportGeneral Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2022 |
| To advocate for affordable, equitable, sustainable, and accessible public transportation for transit-dependent communities in San Francisco. More information: http://www.sftransitriders.org |
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| Sustainable Conservation | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2013 |
| Ecosystem Services Program, to help California landowners restore natural areas, measure the benefits, and get compensation for the benefits they provide to society and businesses. More information: http://www.suscon.org/ |
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| Earthworks | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2014 |
| Cleaning Up Dirty Mining, to participate in the creation of an independent mining certification program to address the environmental impacts of mining throughout the world. | |||||
| Baykeeper | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationOakland, CA | Year2023 |
| Bay Resilience Project, to protect San Francisco Bay from the impacts of climate change by shielding the Bay’s shoreline from development and toxic pollution, preventing harmful dredging and sand mining, and advocating for increased freshwater flows into the Bay. More information: http://https://baykeeper.org |
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| Environmental Paper Network | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationAsheville, NC | Year2018 |
| 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 | Year2018 |
| Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Aircraft, to require the EPA to regulate aircraft greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. More information: http://www.biologicaldiversity.org |
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| United States Public Interest Research Group Education Fund | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationDenver, CO | Year2024 |
| 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 | Year2021 |
| 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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| Coastal Quest | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationBerkeley, CA | Year2022 |
| Bay Area Climate Resilient Coastal Communities Initiative, to build the capacity of community-based organizations to participate in climate resilience planning processes of local municipalities. More information: http://www.coastal-quest.org |
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| Green America | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2021 |
| Skip the Slip, to reduce the use of paper receipts by proposing economically viable solutions to businesses and engaging consumers in taking action. More information: greenamerica.org |
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| Baykeeper | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationOakland, CA | Year2021 |
| Bay Resilience Project, to protect San Francisco Bay from the impacts of climate change by shielding the Bay’s shoreline from development and toxic pollution, preventing harmful dredging and sand mining, and advocating for increased freshwater flows into the Bay. More information: http://https://baykeeper.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.


















