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Grants Database
| Organization Sort | Grant Amount Sort | Program Area SortFilter | Type of Support SortFilter | Location Sort | Year SortFilter |
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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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| Wild Heritage | Grant Amount$55,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportGeneral Support | LocationBerkeley, CA | Year2022 |
| To promote the protection of primary and mature forests through policy advocacy and coordinating the activities of Indigenous and environmental partners. More information: http://https://www.earthisland.org/ |
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| Farmlink Project | Grant Amount$100,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationManhattan, NY | Year2023 |
| Produce Procurement Project, to reduce food waste by increasing the amount of excess produce recovered from farms and delivered to food banks. More information: http://farmlinkproject.org |
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| As You Sow | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationBerkeley, CA | Year2023 |
| Shareholder Advocacy: Plastic Pollution, to convince corporations to cut plastic use, increase recycled content, and replace single-use plastics with reusable alternatives. More information: http://www.asyousow.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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| 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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| Greenbelt Alliance | Grant Amount$60,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2023 |
| Accelerating Climate Resilience, to influence Bay Area local land use planning decisions with a focus on adapting to the current and future effects of climate change while mitigating the risk of wildfire, flooding, and drought. More information: http://greenbelt.org |
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| Clean Production Action | Grant Amount$40,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSomerville, MA | Year2023 |
| Safer and Reusable Food Service Ware Project, to create a resource for assessing the chemical safety of reusable food service ware and stimulate the creation of safer products. More information: http://www.cleanproduction.org |
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| Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility | Grant Amount$25,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSilver Spring, MD | Year2023 |
| Plastic Free Parks, to eliminate single-use plastics in US national parks. More information: http://www.peer.org |
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| ReFED | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationLong Island City, NY | Year2023 |
| Business Initiatives Program, to assist the food manufacturing, retail, service, and hospitality sectors in proactively addressing food waste. More information: https://refed.org/ |
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| Toxic-Free Future | Grant Amount$60,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSeattle, WA | Year2023 |
| Mind the Store, to work with corporations to develop or strengthen safer chemical policies while building consumer support to pressure retailers to embrace these policies. More information: http://www.ToxicFreeFuture.org |
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| Save the Bay | Grant Amount$1,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationOakland, CA | Year2023 |
| Yosemite Conservancy | Grant Amount$2,500 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2023 |
| Rainforest Action Network | Grant Amount$2,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2023 |
| Project Drawdown | Grant Amount$1,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationSm Francisco, CA | Year2023 |
| Rainforest Connection | Grant Amount$15,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationKaty, TX | Year2023 |
| Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy | Grant Amount$10,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportGeneral Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2023 |
| General operating support More information: http://www.parksconservancy.org |
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| Carbon Cycle Institute | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportGeneral Support | LocationPetaluma, CA | Year2023 |
| Bay Area Climate-Beneficial Agriculture, to expand agricultural climate solutions by building awareness, knowledge, and capacity within Bay Area local and county governments. More information: http://www.carboncycle.org |
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| Urban Habitat Program | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationOakland, CA | Year2023 |
| Advancing Transportation Justice, to engage in the equitable recovery of Bay Area public transit to ensure that the needs of transit-dependent communities are met. More information: http://urbanhabitat.org/ |
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| Californians for Pesticide Reform | Grant Amount$25,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationCalabasas, CA | Year2023 |
| Building Healthy Soils and Communities, to accelerate the transition away from hazardous pesticides and advance the development of sustainable alternatives to conserve soil health as a critical carbon sink. More information: http://pesticidereform.org |
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| Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography | Grant Amount$1,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationLa Jolla, CA | Year2023 |
| Stand | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2023 |
| Amazon Campaign, to pressure financial institutions to stop funding the trade of oil from the Amazon and advance Amazon conservation goals. More information: http://www.stand.earth |
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| Project Regeneration | Grant Amount$5,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationMill Valley, CA | Year2023 |
| Upstream Policy Institute | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportGeneral Support | LocationDamariscotta, ME | Year2023 |
| New Reuse Economy Project, to create a cultural shift away from disposable foodware and increase the prevalence of reusable food and beverage products through business engagement, policy advocacy, and social marketing. More information: http://www.upstreamsolutions.org |
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| Ten Strands | Grant Amount$1,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationSan Rafael, CA | Year2023 |
- 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.