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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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| Siskiyou Land Conservancy | Grant Amount$25,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationArcata, CA | Year2014 |
| Smith River Estuary Enhancement Program, to reduce pesticide use that threatens the Smith River, an important transition zone for salmon and steelhead migration. | |||||
| Western Rivers Conservancy | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationPortland, OR | Year2014 |
| To establish the 47,097 acre Blue Creek Salmon Sanctuary and Climate Preserve in the coastal temperate rainforest of northwestern California for transfer to the Yurok Tribe. More information: http://www.westernrivers.org/ |
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| Earthjustice | Grant Amount$2,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2014 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | Grant Amount$2,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2014 |
| Friends of the Urban Forest | Grant Amount$10,500 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2014 |
| Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy | Grant Amount$5,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2014 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | Grant Amount$3,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationNew York, NY | Year2014 |
| Nature Conservancy of California | Grant Amount$2,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2014 |
| Rainforest Action Network | Grant Amount$2,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2014 |
| San Francisco Parks Alliance | Grant Amount$1,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2014 |
| WildCare | Grant Amount$1,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationSan Rafael, CA | Year2014 |
| Yosemite Conservancy | Grant Amount$1,500 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2014 |
| Dogwood Alliance | Grant Amount$30,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationAsheville, NC | Year2014 |
| Paper Campaign, to assist influential paper companies in transitioning to environmentally sustainable forestry and paper production practices. | |||||
| Environmental Paper Network | Grant Amount$30,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationAsheville, NC | Year2014 |
| Forest Carbon Counts Initiative, to support the development of a complete and accurate carbon accounting methodology for harvested wood and to promote the climate benefits of paper recovery and environmental paper manufacturing and use. | |||||
| Friends of Del Norte Conservation Council | Grant Amount$25,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationGasquet, CA | Year2014 |
| Restoring the Wests Greatest Coastal Lagoon to Wildness, to permanently protect and restore Lake Earl located in northwestern California. | |||||
| Great Communities Collaborative | Grant Amount$60,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2014 |
| To stimulate sustainable and equitable development in the Bay Area by promoting transit-oriented development that moves housing away from auto-dependent sprawl. More information: http://www.greatcommunities.org/ |
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| 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. | |||||
| Reef Check Foundation | Grant Amount$25,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationPacific Palisades, CA | Year2014 |
| California Program, to recruit and train volunteer divers to monitor Marine Protected Areas along the California coast. | |||||
| Sustainable Conservation | Grant Amount$25,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2014 |
| 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. | |||||
| Clean Water Fund | Grant Amount$20,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationOakland, CA | Year2015 |
| ReThink Disposable, to reduce single-use take-out food and beverage packaging in the Bay Area by changing business and consumer behavior and regulations. | |||||
| Northern California Environmental Grassroots Fund | Grant Amount$40,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationOakland, CA | Year2015 |
| To support and nurture small groups working on critical environmental issues throughout Northern California. | |||||
| Smith River Alliance | Grant Amount$35,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationCrescent City, CA | Year2015 |
| To stop a proposed strip mine in the headwaters of the Smith River on the California/Oregon border and work toward long-term protection of the watershed. More information: http://smithriveralliance.org/ |
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| Tuolumne River Trust | Grant Amount$25,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2015 |
| Revive the Tuolumne, to reverse damage to the river by increasing the amount of water flowing down the river and into the San Francisco Bay-Delta. | |||||
| Environmental Protection Information Center | Grant Amount$25,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationArcata, CA | Year2015 |
| To build institutional and development capacity to effectively protect and restore Northern California’s natural resources. | |||||
| ForestEthics | Grant Amount$20,000 | Program AreaEnvironment | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2015 |
| Stop SFI Greenwash Campaign, to reform forest certification practices and stop the Sustainable Forestry Initiative's promotion of misleading 'greenwash' eco-labels. | |||||
- 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.