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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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| Carbon Cycle Institute | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationPetaluma, CA | Year2024 |
| 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: www.carboncycle.org |
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| Californians for Pesticide Reform | Grant Amount$25,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationLindsay, CA | Year2024 |
| 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: https://www.pesticidereform.org |
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| Stand | Grant Amount$100,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2024 |
| Amazon Campaign, to pressure financial institutions to stop funding the trade of oil from the Amazon and advance Amazon conservation goals. More information: www.stand.earth |
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| Story of Stuff Project | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationBerkeley, CA | Year2024 |
| Bring Back Refill Campaign, to reduce the production of plastic beverge containers by promoting returnable, refillable bottle systems in the US. | |||||
| Baykeeper | Grant Amount$60,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationOakland, CA | Year2024 |
| Bay Resilience Project, to protect San Francisco Bay from the impacts of climate change by shielding the Bays shoreline from development and toxic pollution, preventing harmful dredging and sand mining, and advocating for increased freshwater flows into the Bay. More information: https://baykeeper.org |
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| San Francisco Transit Riders | Grant Amount$60,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportGeneral Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2025 |
| To advocate for affordable, equitable, sustainable, and accessible public transportation for transit-dependent communities in San Francisco. More information: https://sftransitriders.org |
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| Food Recovery Network | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2025 |
| To fight climate change and reduce hunger by expanding and replicating food recovery programs. More information: https://www.foodrecoverynetwork.org/ |
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| Green America | Grant Amount$55,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2025 |
| Cool It Campaign, to encourage major supermarket chains to accelerate the transition to climate-friendly refrigerants. More information: https://greenamerica.org/cool-it-for-climate |
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| Habitable | Grant Amount$100,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2025 |
| To expand and improve chemical hazard information for building product categories and increase outreach to engage a broader segment of users. More information: habitablefuture.org |
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| Refed, Inc. | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationChicago, IL | Year2025 |
| 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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| Coastal Quest | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationBerkeley, CA | Year2025 |
| 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: www.coastal-quest.org |
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| Canopy Planet Society | Grant Amount$100,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationVancouver, Canada | Year2025 |
| Pack4Good, to transform the paper packaging supply chain and accelerate alternatives to forest-based packaging by engaging packaging producers and major corporate brands. More information: https://canopyplanet.org/ |
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| CCOF Foundation | Grant Amount$75,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSanta Cruz, CA | Year2025 |
| Organic Transitions Program, to provide disadvantaged farmers in California with resources and funding to help them successfully transition to organic agricultural methods. More information: https://www.ccof.org/page/education-grants-ccof-foundation |
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| Clearya | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationGoshen, NY | Year2025 |
| To incorporate petrochemical products and packaging, including plastics, into Clearya's mobile app and browser extension that provides users with chemical hazard information for baby, beauty, cleaning, and personal care products. More information: https://clearya.com |
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| Environmental Paper Network | Grant Amount$80,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportGeneral Support | LocationAsheville, NC | Year2025 |
| To advance forest protection by fostering systemic change in the forest, paper and pulp, and biomass industries. More information: www.environmentalpaper.org |
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| Ten Strands | Grant Amount$1,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationSan Rafael, CA | Year2025 |
| Friends of the Urban Forest | Grant Amount$3,500 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2025 |
| Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy | Grant Amount$5,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2025 |
| Yosemite Conservancy | Grant Amount$1,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2025 |
| Tree San Diego | Grant Amount$1,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationSan Diego, CA | Year2025 |
| Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography | Grant Amount$1,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationLa Jolla, CA | Year2025 |
- 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.