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Grants Database
| Organization Sort | Grant Amount Sort | Program Area SortFilter | Type of Support SortFilter | Location Sort | Year SortFilter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern California Environmental Grassroots Fund | Grant Amount$20,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationOakland, CA | Year2011 |
| To support and nurture small groups working on critical environmental issues throughout Northern California. | |||||
| Connect the Dots | Grant Amount$15,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2011 |
| Green Start Program, to provide technical assistance to help nonprofit organizations reduce their environmental impact. | |||||
| Pacific Forest Trust | Grant Amount$25,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSanta Francisco, CA | Year2011 |
| Working Forests, Winning Climate project, to expand the conservation and carbon stewardship of U.S. forests as part of the effort to solve the global warming crisis. | |||||
| Conservatory of Flowers | Grant Amount$10,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2011 |
| School Tours Program, to update educational materials and enhance the Conservatory's tour program.. | |||||
| San Francisco Parks Alliance | Grant Amount$2,500 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2011 |
| Earthjustice | Grant Amount$25,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2011 |
| Protecting Sierra Nevada National Forests from Destructive Off-Road Vehicles, a project to ensure that travel management plans protect significant forest resources from destructive off-road vehicles. | |||||
| San Francisco Parks Alliance | Grant Amount$10,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2011 |
| To enhance and protect San Francisco's parks, open spaces, and recreational activities. | |||||
| Earthjustice | Grant Amount$1,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2011 |
| Sierra Nevada Alliance | Grant Amount$25,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSouth Lake Tahoe, CA | Year2011 |
| Sustainable Sierra Communities Program, to engage the community in responding to threats to the region's ecosystems and environment from climate change and urban development. | |||||
| Environmental Defense Fund | Grant Amount$1,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2011 |
| Sustainable Conservation | Grant Amount$25,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2011 |
| PlantRight Campaign, to shift the horticultural community away from invasive species and toward viable alternatives that are safe for California's native ecosystems. | |||||
| Environmental Grantmakers Association | Grant Amount$915 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationNew York, NY | Year2011 |
| 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). | |||||
| Environmental Grantmakers Association | Grant Amount$425 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationNew York, NY | Year2011 |
| Tuolumne River Trust | Grant Amount$20,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2011 |
| That's the Tuolomne in My Tap, a curriculum for 4th and 5th graders that explains the connection between the water that comes from their taps and the Tuolumne River and teaches students 'why' and 'how' to conserve water. | |||||
| Friends of the Urban Forest | Grant Amount$2,500 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2012 |
| 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. | |||||
| Friends of the Urban Forest | Grant Amount$3,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2012 |
| Siskiyou Land Conservancy | Grant Amount$25,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationArcata, CA | Year2012 |
| Smith River Estuary Enhancement Program, to reduce pesticide use that threatens the Smith River, an important transition zone for salmon and steelhead migration. | |||||
| Global Green USA | Grant Amount$30,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSanta Monica, CA | Year2012 |
| Bay Area Green Schools Initiative, to assist the San Francisco Unified School District in implementing commitments to design and build schools that are in keeping with green building principles. | |||||
| Teens Turning Green | Grant Amount$25,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSausalito, CA | Year2012 |
| Project Green Challenge, to engage high school and college students in transitioning to environmentally-conscious living and create change on their campuses. | |||||
| 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. | |||||
| The Bay Institute of San Francisco | Grant Amount$35,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2012 |
| To develop scenarios to restore more natural water flows, reduce water exports, and pursue responsible water management options for the San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary. | |||||
| As You Sow | Grant Amount$25,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationOakland, CA | Year2012 |
| Extended Producer Responsibility Program, to shift accountability for post-consumer product management from consumers and government to producers. | |||||
| National Coalition for Marine Conservation | Grant Amount$15,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationLeesburg, VA | Year2012 |
| Take Marlin Off the Menu, a public education and outreach campaign to protect marlin and other billfish from commercial overfishing and exploitation and end importation and sale of these threatened ocean fish. | |||||
- 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.