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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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| Oceana | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2012 |
| Campaign to Stop Seafood Fraud, to establish a transparent and effective traceability system that allows for tracking of every fish sold in the US to protect oceans from overfishing and the harvesting of endangered and restricted seafood. | |||||
| Green America | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2013 |
| Better Paper Project, to move magazines and catalogs away from virgin-fiber paper by facilitating the transition to more environmentally-responsible paper choices. | |||||
| Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility | Grant Amount$15,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2013 |
| Banning Plastic Bottles from National Parks, to advocate for bans on the sale of bottled water in national parks and identify and counter corporate actions that impede the adoption of bans. More information: http://www.peer.org/ |
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| Earthworks | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2013 |
| 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. More information: http://www.earthworksaction.org/ |
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| Friends of the Earth | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2014 |
| BeeAction Campaign, to secure commitments from retailers and institutions to eliminate the use of pesticides that are harmful to bees and advocate for policies that protect bees and other pollinators. More information: http://www.foe.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. | |||||
| 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. | |||||
| Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility | Grant Amount$25,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2015 |
| To advocate for bans on the sale of bottled water in national parks and identify and counter corporate actions that impede the adoption of bans. | |||||
| 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. | |||||
| Green America | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2016 |
| Better Paper Project, to move magazines away from virgin-fiber paper by facilitating the transition to more environmentally-responsible paper choices. | |||||
| 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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| 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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| Healthy Building Network | Grant Amount$60,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2017 |
| To develop a chemical data commons platform for use by organizations and institutions that are seeking information to reduce chemical hazards in products. More information: https://www.pharosproject.net/ |
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| Institute For Local Self Reliance | Grant Amount$35,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2018 |
| To develop resources to create a diverse, community-based composting sector that diverts food and yard waste from landfills, reduces methane emissions, creates healthy soil, sequesters carbon, and provides educational opportunities and jobs. | |||||
| 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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| Earthworks | Grant Amount$80,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2018 |
| Making Clean Energy Clean, to ensure that the transition to renewable energy sources is driven by responsibly sourced minerals that minimizes the need for new extraction. More information: http://www.earthworksaction.org |
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| Healthy Building Network | Grant Amount$60,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2018 |
| To develop a chemical data commons platform for use by organizations and institutions that are seeking information to reduce chemical hazards in products. More information: https://www.pharosproject.net/ |
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| Institute For Local Self Reliance | Grant Amount$35,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2019 |
| To develop resources to create a diverse, community-based composting sector that diverts food and yard waste from landfills, reduces methane emissions, creates healthy soil, sequesters carbon, and provides educational opportunities and jobs. More information: http://https://ilsr.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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| Earthworks | Grant Amount$80,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2020 |
| Making Clean Energy Clean, to ensure that the transition to renewable energy sources is driven by responsibly sourced minerals that minimize the need for new extraction. More information: http://www.earthworksaction.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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| Earthworks | Grant Amount$80,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2021 |
| Making Clean Energy Clean, to ensure that the transition to renewable energy is driven by responsible mining of minerals and metals that minimizes the need for new extraction in the US and globally. More information: http://www.earthworks.org |
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| Healthy Building Network | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2021 |
| Product Screening at Scale Initiative, to create chemical hazard information for new product categories and integrate them into their existing suite of resources and tools. More information: http://healthybuilding.net, pharosproject.net, commons.healthymaterials.net |
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| Institute For Local Self Reliance | Grant Amount$35,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2021 |
| To develop resources for the community-based composting sector that diverts food and yard waste from landfills, creates healthy soil, and sequesters carbon. More information: http://https://ilsr.org/ |
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| Earthworks | Grant Amount$80,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2022 |
| Making Clean Energy Clean, to ensure that the transition to renewable energy is driven by responsible mining of minerals and metals that minimizes the need for new extraction in the US and globally. More information: http://www.earthworks.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.