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City Kids to Wilderness Project, Inc. $10,000 City Kids Wilderness Project (CKWP) serves under-resourced youth from DC’s most vulnerable communities through intensive, long-term programming using natural and wilderness settings to encourage growth. N/A 2016 Pacific
American Conservation Film Festival Inc. $14,438 A Challenge Grant to help inspire new major donors. Communications 2016 Pacific
Golden Gate Salmon Association $10,000 The Golden Gate Salmon Association is a coalition of salmon advocates that aim to protect and restore California's salmon producing habitat in the Central Valley. Accountability, Advocacy, Agriculture, Fisheries, Land Use, Political Will 2016 Pacific
LightHawk, Inc. $19,000 In an effort to understand changes in the use of different habitats by fishermen as a result of MPA implementation, models of fishing vessel distribution will be created based on the actual locations of boats and the underlying environmental conditions at those locations.  This project will inform decision makers, enforcement officials, resource managers and other stakeholders regarding types, distribution and activities of vessels in Southern California coastal waters. Accountability, Fisheries, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will 2016 Pacific
Marine Conservation Institute $30,000 Marine Conservation Institute advocates for strong marine protected areas;  improves laws and other tools to better conserve marine biodiversity; catalyzes conservation by developing the strategic framework for the Global Ocean Refuge System; and builds capacity and cohesion in the marine conservation movement to achieve the goal of 30% protection of the oceans. Accountability, Advocacy, Political Will, Water Quality 2016 Pacific
Pew Charitable Trusts $50,000 Pew’s Pacific Forage Fish Initiative seeks to advance ecosystem-based fisheries management in the California Current Ecosystem (CCE) by establishing stronger protections for forage fish that sustain the larger fish, seabirds, and marine mammals that thrive in this ecological hotspot.  Advocacy, Fisheries, Political Will 2016 Pacific
Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation $10,000 David Packard Award Dinner N/A 2016 Pacific
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated $1,514,272 To develop mechanisms to redirect mitigation and public conservation spending through more disciplined and quantifiable conservation tools like habitat exchange to create financial incentives for farmers and ranchers to conserve wildlife habitat and help prevent extinction for dozens of species. Accountability, Agriculture, Capacity, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2016 Pacific
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated $1,028,235 Reduce nutrient pollution and restore critical ecosystems by leveraging the power of the agricultural supply chain by accelerating change in commodity crop production in the Upper Mississippi River Basin. Accountability, Advocacy, Agriculture, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Nutrients, Pollution, Water Quality 2016 Pacific
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated $537,222 Partner with local agricultural communities and government agencies to develop and implement market- and incentive-based sustainable groundwater management plans in California’s Central Valley that enhance flexibility and enable communities to meet sustainability goals. Accountability, Advocacy, Agriculture, Communications, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will, Water Quality 2016 Pacific
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated $337,875 EDF’s goal is to end nutrient pollution and restore critical ecosystems like the Chesapeake Bay by leveraging the power of the food supply chain by engaging protein companies in setting and achieving commitments to improve their water quality and climate footprint,as well as generating action by farmers across corn and soybean production. Accountability, Advocacy, Agriculture, Capacity, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Nutrients, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2016 Pacific
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated $582,396 Develop a viable greenhouse gas (GHG) market for agricultural carbon credits that will provide revenue to farmers and ranchers by allowing them to maintain production while reducing their GHG emissions and increasing resilience to climate change. Accountability, Advocacy, Agriculture, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will, Pollution 2016 Pacific
NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation $20,000 Mobilize and organize to foster the kind of culture and environment that supports and demands proactive policy and blocks anti-choice policy. Advocacy, Political Will 2016 Pacific
National Parks Conservation Association $6,500 The America’s Great Waters Coalition is the only national coalition uniting those dedicated to the restoration and protection of our water resource treasures.  The annual spring fly-in is the Coalition’s signature event.   Accountability, Advocacy, Agriculture, Capacity, Communications, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Nutrients, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2016 Pacific
Ocean Foundation $10,000 To understand the acoustical impacts of deepwater offshore exploration and operations of the fossil fuel industry. Advocacy, Political Will, Pollution 2016 Pacific
Santa Barbara Channelkeeper $20,000 SBCK educates and lobbies decision-makers to strengthen and enforce existing laws or enact new ones to better protect our waterways, and we educate and engage the public in devising and implementing solutions to local water pollution problems. Accountability, Advocacy, Agriculture, Fisheries, Keepers, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Nutrients, Political Will, Pollution, Stormwater, Water Quality 2016 Pacific
SkyTruth $50,000 Increase citizen engagement and build political pressure for stronger oversight of natural resource extraction by utilizing satellite and aerial imagery and digital map data. Accountability, Advocacy, Communications, Fisheries, Land Use, Nutrients, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2016 Pacific
Columbia Riverkeeper $10,000 To reduce toxic pollution in the Columbia River estuary and river communities Accountability, Advocacy, Keepers, Land Use, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2016 Pacific
GlobalGiving $5,000 Kumamoto Japan Earthquake Relief Fund N/A 2016 Pacific
Gulf Restoration Network $25,000 So that the Gulf Future Coalition partners can advance the implementation of comprehensive Gulf-wide ecosystem restoration and coastal community resilience. Accountability, Advocacy, Capacity, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2016 Pacific
Kua'aina Ulu 'Auamo $8,000 To help rural Hawaiian communities working to strengthen community-based influence and accountability for local marine resources by revitalizing local traditions and resource knowledge, including Community-based Subsistence Fishing Areas Accountability, Advocacy, Fisheries, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Nutrients, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2016 Pacific
Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper $10,000 To protect the water quality of the Clark Fork/Pend Oreille Watershed, including Lake Pend Oreille and its tributaries and the Pend Oreille River Accountability, Advocacy, Keepers, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2016 Pacific
Southeast Alaska Conservation Council $10,000 To support data collection necessary to restore Hawk Inlet near Admiralty Island National Monument and the Greens Creek Mine as a source of safe seafood for nearby Alaska Native communities. Accountability, Advocacy, Fisheries, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2016 Pacific
As You Sow $20,000 Through company dialogues, shareholder resolutions, reports, investor and media outreach, they move the companies and their industries toward environmentally and socially responsible decisions and practices. Accountability, Advocacy, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2016 Pacific
Baltimore Tree Trust Inc $5,000 The Baltimore Tree Trust (BTT), plants and stewards trees in low canopy neighborhoods, engaging the community in tree canopy restoration and proper tree maintenance, conducting public education about the importance of trees in Baltimore, and advocating for the resources for the city so it can meet its urban tree canopy goal of 40% coverage of land mass by 2037.   Land Use, Pollution, Water Quality 2016 Pacific
Friends of Family Farmers $10,000 Oregon Pasture Network encourages the growth of pasture based farming by convening a community of farmers, ranchers, food business owners and consumers sharing similar values. Advocacy, Agriculture, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Nutrients, Pollution, Water Quality 2016 Pacific
Irvine Natural Science Center Inc. $2,000 Located just northwest of Baltimore, Irvine Nature Center is a leading environmental education center with 70,000 visitors a year.  N/A 2016 Pacific
National Audubon Society, Inc. $50,000 To raise public awareness, mobilize support for San Francisco Bay wetlands and improve the region’s resilience to rising sea levels.   Accountability, Advocacy, Baywide, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Nutrients, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2016 Pacific
National Audubon Society, Inc. $20,000 To protect prey, such as sardines, for seabirds, shorebirds and other marine wildlife on the west coast by participating in the completion of the Fishery Management Plan (FMP). Accountability, Advocacy, Fisheries, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will 2016 Pacific
Save the Bay $25,000 For reduction of trash in San Francisco Bay, especially from plastic bags, polystyrene, cigarette butts and other trash. Accountability, Advocacy, Pollution, Water Quality 2016 Pacific
South Yuba River Citizens League $13,000 The Wild and Scenic is a four-day Film Festival with more than eight venues in both Nevada City and Grass Valley. More than 4,500 people attend to watch 100+ films.  The Festival also kicks off the nationwide Wild and Scenic On Tour Program, which travels to 130 cities and towns nationwide. Communications, Political Will 2016 Pacific
Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods $25,000 For an outreach campaign to raise awareness, understanding of, and compliance with Marine Protected Areas in Sonoma County, California.  The project consists of five short (2-3 minute) video modules that can be used in dynamic ways with each other as well as with other outreach tools to elevate protection of marine biodiversity and sustainable fisheries in our culture. Accountability, Advocacy, Communications, Fisheries, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will 2016 Pacific
Sportfishing Conservancy $10,000 A growing alliance of sport fishing, conservation and community groups, together focusing on the perception that sportfishing and conservation are compatible. Advocacy, Fisheries 2016 Pacific
Willamette Partnership $15,000 The Greening Coastal Infrastructure project will link Willamette Partnership’s infrastructure siting, assessment, and mitigation tools to the Oregon Coast Coho ESA Recovery Plan and Business Plan. These tools support prioritization of and investment in green infrastructure for transportation needs (roads and culverts) and water needs (wastewater, drinking water, and stormwater) of urban communities through floodplain restoration, fish passage improvements, water quality benefits, and in-stream restoration.  Accountability, Advocacy, Fisheries, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will, Pollution, Stormwater, Water Quality 2016 Pacific
California Association of Resource Conservation Districts $25,000 The California Association of Resource Conservation Districts (CARCD) is leading a program to build a strong network of Resource Conservation Districts across the state to improve land management and water quality. Accountability, Advocacy, Agriculture, Communications, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2016 Pacific
Foundation Center $25,000 For a a dynamic, web-based knowledge portal to track and inspire ocean conservation efforts around the world. By making a mapping application, knowledge center of research reports, and case studies publicly available with a sophisticated cloud-based platform for engagement on the back end, this web portal can serve as a free resource for everyone interested in saving our oceans. Advocacy, Capacity, Communications, Political Will 2016 Pacific
Friends of the San Juans $25,000 To protect and restore the San Juan Islands and Salish Sea  by fostering wild and healthy shorelines, promoting thriving and sustainable communities, conserving forests, farmlands, freshwater and prairie habitats, and ensuring the health of the marine ecosystem. Accountability, Advocacy, Agriculture, Fisheries, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2016 Pacific
The Nature Conservancy $35,000 For protection of Hawaii's native forests from the devastating damage caused by feral pigs and goats Land Use, Pollution, Water Quality 2016 Pacific
Windward Fund $100,000 To develop impact-focused investment deals that have the potential to advance water sustainability across the American West Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2016 Pacific
Young Women's Choral Projects $2,000 The Young Women’s Choral Projects transforms the lives of young women through exceptional artistry in choral performance N/A 2016 Pacific
California Coastkeeper $75,000 California Coastkeeper Alliance works to protect California's ocean coast and waterways through advocacy before the State Water Board to strengthen stormwater and trash programs, development of new strategies to address non-fishing threats to marine protected areas, and works to amplify business voices to raise the profile and urgency around clean water and ocean issues. Accountability, Advocacy, Fisheries, Keepers, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Nutrients, Political Will, Pollution, Stormwater, Water Quality 2016 Pacific
Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center $25,000 KS Wild's Rogue Riverkeeper Program works to improve Rogue River water quality and quantity, primarily through the enforcement of the Clean Water Act. Accountability, Advocacy, Fisheries, Keepers, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Nutrients, Political Will, Pollution, Stormwater, Water Quality 2016 Pacific
Ocean Conservancy Inc $100,000 To develop a robust and broadly shared conservation agenda and priorities of the Arctic Council Accountability, Advocacy, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2016 Pacific
Pacific Institute $10,000 The Pacific Institute  informs policy-makers and the public about the value of the Salton Sea and the threats posed by water transfers and other changes, developing feasible proposals to ensure the protection of the ecosystem and the people that live in the region, and working actively with the many local, state, and federal stakeholders to develop a path forward for the Sea. Accountability, Advocacy, Agriculture, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2016 Pacific
American Conservation Film Festival Inc. $35,000 ACFF presents the best conservation-related films from around the world to audiences at the annual film festival and special events throughout the year to inspire them to become engaged in conservation issues. Advocacy, Communications, Political Will 2016 Pacific
National Park Foundation $25,000 To restore Drakes Estero to its natural wilderness condition by removing oyster racks and underwater debris left from historic aquaculture operations. Fisheries, Pollution, Water Quality 2016 Pacific
Trout Unlimited $40,000 The continued expansion and implementation phase of streamflow stewardship through cooperative instream flow projects, water law and policy reform, and market-based efforts in anchor salmon and steelhead watersheds along California’s coast. Accountability, Advocacy, Agriculture, Capacity, Communications, Fisheries, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Nutrients, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2016 Pacific
Tuolumne River Preservation Trust $80,000 The Bay Area Water Stewardship Program seeks to revive the Tuolumne by promoting water conservation and then ensuring the water we save flows down the river to the ocean to benefit fish, wildlife, water quality and recreation. Accountability, Advocacy, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will, Water Quality 2016 Pacific
Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore, Inc $75,000 The Water Wheel trash interceptor uses solar power and hydro-power to collect and remove trash and debris from Harris Creek, a completely piped historic waterway that flows into the Baltimore Harbor near the Canton neighborhood. Pollution, Stormwater, Water Quality 2016 Pacific
Earth Echo International, Inc. $20,000 The Youth Leadership Council (YLC) is comprised of 15 diverse environmental leaders from across the country, ages 15‐22. This grant goes to cover the YLC’s inaugural convening in conjunction with Our Ocean 2016. Advocacy, Communications, Political Will 2016 Pacific