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Resources Legacy Fund $3,300,000 The Land-Sea Connection (LSC) program advances the long-term health and resilience of California watersheds. Through LSC, RLF will promote more effective policies and programs, support high-value on-the-ground conservation efforts, and advance investments of public funds in effective and more equitable ways. Accountability, Advocacy, Agriculture, Capacity, Civic Engagement, Communications, Enforcement, Equity, Land Use, Outreach, Political Will, Pollution, Stormwater, Voter Engagement, Water Quality 2023 Pacific
Resources Legacy Fund $150,000 General Support N/A 2023 Pacific
San Francisco Education Fund $1,000 The San Francisco Education Fund mobilizes the community to support equitable access to a quality education for public school students through tutoring and mentoring, scholarships, teacher grants, and corporate school adoption. Equity, Youth 2022 Pacific
San Francisco International Orff Course $1,500 The San Francisco International Orff Course combines the structure and sequence of the American Levels Training courses with multicultural material and an international student body representing over 25 countries. N/A 2021 Pacific
San Francisco Village $25,000 San Francisco Village is a membership organization that connects people over 60 with the community, resources and expertise they need to navigate the transitions of aging in a changing world. Their mission is to operationalize love for elders in an ageist society by mobilizing the power of intergenerational relationships and mutual support. Equity 2023 Pacific
Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation $25,000 SCCF (the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation) uses scientific data to make weekly recommendations to federal, state and local water managers about the timing and delivery of freshwater to the Caloosahatchee Estuary. Accountability, Advocacy, Enforcement, Outreach, Water Quality 2022 Pacific
Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation $25,000 SCCF (the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation) uses scientific data to make weekly recommendations to federal, state and local water managers about the timing and delivery of freshwater to the Caloosahatchee Estuary. Accountability, Advocacy, Enforcement, Outreach, Water Quality 2023 Pacific
Shell Museum and Educational Foundation Inc. $10,000 The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum tells the story of mollusks’ importance to people and the natural world. N/A 2023 Pacific
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore Inc. $50,000 Sinai serves the people of greater Baltimore. N/A 2023 Pacific
SocialGood Fund $90,000 Fiscal sponsor for the ABT Framework, led by Randy Olson. Scientists and environmentalists receive coaching on the narrative structure of their presentations, proposals and papers. Often all they need is one simple suggestion like, “Shifting your central narrative from this to this.” Communications 2023 Pacific
South Yuba River Citizens League $10,000 The Wild and Scenic Film Festival uses environmental and adventure films to inspire activism and we are seeking art submissions that do the same. Communications 2023 Pacific
Star Of The Sea Foundation Inc $10,000 Star of the Sea works to recover local food from organizations and restaurants and offers free nutrition education resources to low-income households, in order to help reduce hunger and nutrition deficits in their Florida Keys community. N/A 2023 Pacific
Stevenson University $1,000 Stevenson University's Environmental Science program gives students the opportunity to learn in a rich natural environment right outside the classroom doors and at the nearby Chesapeake Bay. Youth 2023 Pacific
Sudbury Valley Trustees Inc $1,030 In memory of Barbara Earley N/A 2021 Pacific
Tandem Partners in Early Learning $5,000 Tandem partners with school districts, early childhood education agencies, and community-based organizations to offer programming that meets community priorities. Tandem's culturally responsive, multilingual programming includes: (a) direct service to families through school-to-home book sharing, book read alouds, and workshops for families; (b) professional development for educators and family support professionals; and (c) capacity-building for partner organizations around family engagement. Equity, Youth 2023 Pacific
Tech Impact $10,000 Tech Impact has empowered thousands of nonprofit staff with technology through direct services, training, resources, and events. Capacity 2023 Pacific
Technology Association of Grantmakers Inc $1,000 TAG is an active community of professionals responsible for aligning technology with the philanthropic objectives of our organizations. They strive to provide the highest quality resources and learning opportunities for members in an open environment built on trust and a shared belief in the greater common good. Capacity 2023 Pacific
Ten Strands $5,000 Ten Strands works alongside community partners, like-minded funders, and government agencies to create opportunities to advance the environmental literacy of the 6.2 million K–12 students in the public school system across California. Youth 2023 Pacific
The Better Angels Society $75,000 Ken Burns’ The American Buffalo will be the biography of the continent’s most magnificent species, an improbable, shaggy beast that nonetheless has found itself at the center of many of our nation’s most thrilling, mythic, and sometimes heartbreaking tales. Communications 2023 Pacific
The Coral Reef Alliance $5,000 CORAL is pursuing a series of initiatives in Hawai‘i designed to tackle these local threats to reefs in a way that is scalable to the entire state. Accountability, Advocacy, Civic Engagement, Diverse Partnerships, Enforcement, Equity, Fisheries, Land Use, Marine Protected Areas, Outreach, Political Will, Pollution, Stormwater, Water Quality 2023 Pacific
Thread $5,000 Thread enrolls students who are academically in the bottom 25% of their 9th grade class and commits to each student for 10 years, matching them with up to four volunteers to form a support team that represents a diverse cross-section of Baltimore. Equity, Youth 2023 Pacific
Towson Elks 469 Charity Fund Inc $1,000 Friends of Brent Beever N/A 2022 Pacific
UC Santa Cruz Foundation $30,000 The Seymour Marine Discovery Center is a seaside learning center in Santa Cruz, California, that brings the adventures and explorations of ocean science to life. More than 45,000 free-choice learners interact with highly trained volunteers in the exhibit hall each year and leave empowered to take action in their lives that helps protect our coast and ocean. Outreach, Youth 2023 Pacific
United Way of Merced County, Inc $1,000 United Way works to connect people, resources and organizations to create a thriving community and develop leadership Equity, Outreach, Youth 2023 Pacific
Ventura County RCD $1,000 The Ventura County RCD provides assistance to help both rural and urban communities to conserve, protect, and restore natural resources Accountability, Advocacy, Agriculture, Capacity, Diverse Partnerships, Equity, Land Use, Nutrients, Outreach, Political Will, Pollution, Stormwater, Water Quality 2022 Pacific
Wilderness Youth Project $5,000 The Wilderness Youth Project connects Santa Barbara students with nature through outdoor excursions while closing achievement and wellness gaps for underserved children. Equity, Youth 2022 Pacific
YMCA of the Chesapeake, Inc. $10,000 The Y in Central Maryland provides services throughout Central Maryland to actively build healthier communities through three strategic focus areas: Youth Development—nurturing the potential of every child and teen; Healthy Living—improving Central Maryland’s health and well-being; and Social Responsibility—giving back and providing support to neighbors. Equity, Youth 2023 Pacific
Scott River Watershed Council $35,000 Support for Beaver management planning in Scott River Watershed to inform statewide beaver management efforts. Comprehensive Plans, Water Quality 2023 Pacific
Earth Island Institute $45,000 As a fiscal sponsor to California Climate and Agriculture Network (CalCAN), general support for CalCAN. Agriculture, Capacity, Diverse Partnerships, Equity, Non-traditional Allies, Outreach, Water Quality 2023 Pacific
Santa Barbara Channelkeeper $40,000 Support for general operations of Santa Barbara Channelkeeper. Advocacy, Keepers, Outreach, Pollution, Stormwater, Water Quality 2023 Pacific
South Yuba River Citizens League $55,000 Support for work to advance environmentally friendly cannabis cultivation practices in Nevada County. Agriculture, Communications, Non-traditional Allies, Outreach, Water Quality 2023 Pacific
California Trout $75,000 Support for coastal resilience and watershed restoration in the North Coast. Advocacy, Comprehensive Plans, Diverse Partnerships, Outreach, Political Will, Water Quality 2023 Pacific
Central California Environmental Justice Network $20,000 Support for planning a pilot farmer education course and virtual trainings in the San Joaquin Valley. Agriculture, Capacity, Diverse Partnerships, Equity, Non-traditional Allies, Outreach, Water Quality 2023 Pacific
California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation $50,000 CRLAF provides legal services, leads community organizing efforts, and engages in successful administrative and legislative advocacy to improve the economic, political, and social conditions of rural California residents. As a statewide support center, they also provide training, technical assistance, and advocacy support to Qualified Legal Service Providers (QLSPs). Accountability, Advocacy, Civic Engagement, Equity, Political Will 2023 Pacific
Canadian Humanitarian Organization for International Relief $85,000 Nunya Academy uses traditional music and dance to empower young people in Ghana and to support their intellectual development in other areas of education including math, science, arts, indigenous knowledge, and literacy. Youth 2023 Pacific
Center for Independent Documentary, Inc. $60,000 Development of a documentary about a music teacher Youth 2023 Pacific
Center for Independent Documentary, Inc. $250,000 Development of a documentary about a music teacher Youth 2023 Pacific
Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc $1,000,000 To improve water quality in the Chesapeake Bay Accountability, Advocacy, Agriculture, Air Quality, Baywide, Civic Engagement, Diverse Partnerships, Enforcement, Equity, Land Use, Nutrients, Outreach, Political Will, Pollution, Stormwater, Voter Engagement, Youth 2023 Pacific
Chesapeake Conservancy Inc $500,000 The Saving Special Places Revolving Fund builds circulating capital to sustain momentum towards 30 x 30 land and water conservation and restoration goals. Capacity 2023 Pacific
Childrens Day School Inc $20,000 Children’s Day School is an independent co-educational school in San Francisco for students in preschool through eighth grade. Youth 2023 Pacific
Childrens Day School Inc $350,000 Children’s Day School is an independent co-educational school in San Francisco for students in preschool through eighth grade. Youth 2023 Pacific
Cinequest Inc $25,000 Cinequest, located in San Jose, curates 12 short films and panelists for their Tapestry of Us program. This program focuses on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, or Justice, and at least 70% of the content curated will be from BIPOC/AAPI, LGBTQIA+, youth and/or women creators. Equity 2023 Pacific
Community Water Center $200,000 CWC works directly with rural, low-income, primarily immigrant communities to address the root causes of the lack of access to safe and affordable drinking water. Accountability, Advocacy, Agriculture, Civic Engagement, Equity, Land Use, Outreach, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2023 Pacific
FISH of Sanibel-Captiva Inc $10,000 F.I.S.H is a human services organization that lends a helping hand to those who live, work or visit Sanibel and Captiva Islands. They provide an array of Food Programs, Island Based Workshops, Social Services and Helping Hands. N/A 2023 Pacific
Key West Literary Seminar Inc $5,000 The Key West Literary Seminar promotes the understanding and discussion of literary works and their authors; recognizes and supports new voices in American literature; and preserves and promotes Key West’s literary heritage. N/A 2023 Pacific
Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability $15,000 Based in the San Joaquin and Eastern Coachella Valleys, the Leadership Counsel shifts the dynamics that have created the inequality that impacts California’s low income, rural regions. Through community organizing, research, legal representation, and policy advocacy, they impact land use and transportation planning, shift public investment priorities, guide environmental policy, and promote the provision of basic infrastructure and services. Accountability, Advocacy, Agriculture, Air Quality, Capacity, Civic Engagement, Diverse Partnerships, Equity, Land Use, Outreach, Political Will, Pollution, Voter Engagement, Water Quality 2023 Pacific
Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability $85,000 Based in the San Joaquin and Eastern Coachella Valleys, the Leadership Counsel shifts the dynamics that have created the inequality that impacts California’s low income, rural regions. Through community organizing, research, legal representation, and policy advocacy, they impact land use and transportation planning, shift public investment priorities, guide environmental policy, and promote the provision of basic infrastructure and services. Accountability, Advocacy, Agriculture, Air Quality, Capacity, Civic Engagement, Diverse Partnerships, Equity, Land Use, Outreach, Political Will, Pollution, Voter Engagement, Water Quality 2023 Pacific
Lutherville Volunteer Fire Company $100 Lutherville Volunteer Fire Company is a 100% volunteer organization that serves North-Central Baltimore County. N/A 2023 Pacific
Multiplier $100,000 To strengthen the national network of community fishing organizations (CFOs), ensure long term fisheries access, confront socioeconomic issues with catch shares, and build a new shared equity ownership model for CFOs and their member fishermen. Fisheries, Political Will 2023 Pacific
National Aquarium in Baltimore, Inc. $250,000 The National Aquarium protects aquatic and marine life. Civic Engagement, Fisheries, Water Quality 2023 Pacific
Resources Legacy Fund $800,000 The Sustaining California’s Ocean (SCO) program is designed to advance robust, science-based implementation of the state’s marine protected area (MPA) network and promote effective ocean governance with a focus on ensuring monitoring, community-based stewardship, and sufficient capacity in the public and private sectors. Accountability, Advocacy, Capacity, Civic Engagement, Diverse Partnerships, Enforcement, Equity, Fisheries, Keepers, Marine Protected Areas, Political Will, Pollution, Voter Engagement, Water Quality 2023 Pacific
Rural Community Assistance Corporation $5,000 RCAC provides training, technical and financial resources and advocacy so rural communities can achieve their goals and visions. Program areas include affordable housing development; water, wastewater and solid waste infrastructure assistance; leadership and economic development; capacity building; and financing services. This grant will support RCAC’s work to improve and enhance the overall health of small, disadvantaged rural and Tribal communities in California by ensuring they have access to safe drinking water. Accountability, Advocacy, Agriculture, Civic Engagement, Communications, Diverse Partnerships, Equity, Land Use, Nutrients, Outreach, Political Will, Pollution, Voter Engagement, Water Quality 2023 Pacific
San Francisco Zoological Society $100,000 The San Francisco Zoo is home to more than 2,000 exotic, endangered, and rescued animals in 100 acres of gardens. N/A 2023 Pacific
Self-Help Enterprises $50,000 Self-Help Enterprises engages disadvantaged communities (DACs) in Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) implementation efforts in several critically overdrafted groundwater basins located in San Joaquin Valley. Accountability, Advocacy, Agriculture, Civic Engagement, Communications, Diverse Partnerships, Equity, Land Use, Nutrients, Outreach, Political Will, Pollution, Voter Engagement, Water Quality 2023 Pacific
SJV Water $1,000 SJV Water is an independent, nonprofit news site dedicated to covering water in the San Joaquin Valley. Communications 2023 Pacific
Tides Center $175,000 Mosaic is a national initiative to amplify the power of the environmental field—the people and organizations that devote some portion of their efforts in pursuit of environmental protection and healthy and just communities—by bolstering the critical infrastructure all movements need to succeed Advocacy, Communications, Diverse Partnerships, Equity, Outreach 2023 Pacific
Turkish Philanthropy Funds $25,000 Turkiye Earthquake Relief Fund N/A 2023 Pacific
Women's Audio Mission $10,000 Event Sponsorship N/A 2023 Pacific
Women's Audio Mission $30,000 Women's Audio Mission, based in San Francisco, is dedicated to the advancement of women in music production and the recording arts. In a field where women are chronically under-represented (less than 5%), WAM seeks to change the face of sound by providing hands-on training, experience, career counseling and job placement to women and girls in media technology for music, radio, film, television and the internet. N/A 2023 Pacific
YMCA of Central Maryland Inc $5,000 The Y in Central Maryland provides services throughout Central Maryland to build healthier communities through three focus areas: Youth Development, Healthy Living, and Social Responsibility. N/A 2023 Pacific
Bright Side Opportunities Corporation $5,000 The Center is an outgrowth of the Bright Side Baptist Church, the largest African American Church in the City of Lancaster. To incorporate the Rain to Drain curriculum from 4H into their STEM Leadership Academies and STEM Summer Camps. Also to install a raised organic garden bed and two rain barrels at the Center to create an accessible gardening area fro the community. N/A 2023 Pacific
Chattahoochee Riverkeeper $5,000 Neighborhood Water Watch (NWW) is a community-based water monitoring and restoration program to measure and improve water quality in urban streams and community greenspaces. The organization serves west side of Atlanta, where 90% of the population are people of color and 43% of the residents live in poverty. N/A 2023 Pacific
Cheyenne River Youth Project $5,000 The Cheyenne River Youth Project is a Native organization that serves Lakota youth and families on the Cheyenne River Lakota reservation in South Dakota. They engage teens in programming that build leadership and life skills; strengthens connection to Lakota culture, art and traditions; increases the number of kids committed to wellness, exercise and healthy eating; and teaches youth to garden to improve food security, sovereignty and sustainability. N/A 2023 Pacific
City Kids to Wilderness Project, Inc. $5,000 City Kids provides year-round programming for DC youth, ages 11 to 25, to build resiliency, broaden horizons, and develop life skills for youth. Programs use natural and wilderness settings to encourage personal growth and lay the foundation for participants to grow into adults who will achieve their life goals, become assets to their community, and remain resilient throughout life’s changes. N/A 2023 Pacific
Fairmead Community & Friends $5,000 Supports a volunteer resident-led community improvement organization in the Madera County, CA town of Fairmead. The group strives to assist the disadvantaged community, be a collective voice for advocacy, and provide information and resources for families in need. N/A 2023 Pacific
Family Connections Centers $10,000 A vital community organization in the Portola neighborhood in San Francisco that has 30+ programs to support youth and families, including Pre-K through 5th grade programs, a food pantry, and caregiver support. N/A 2023 Pacific
Friends of Ballona Wetlands $5,000 Located in Marina Del Rey, CA, FBW engages more than 2,500 volunteers annually in restoration events; integrates its standards-based curriculum into dynamic field trips and classroom lessons; and helps lead the Wetlands Principles Coalition. N/A 2023 Pacific
Good Call NYC $5,000 Good Call (GC) is a New York community-centered tech nonprofit working to disrupt the cycle of mass incarceration by protecting the rights of marginalized communities facing excessive/unnecessary arrests and unfair treatment by the justice system. Through a free 24/7 hotline, youth programs, and community outreach, GC provides free legal support for those arrested. N/A 2023 Pacific
Hopi School Inc $5,000 Preserves the Hopi culture and addresses the threat of erasure by providing general support for a private cultural school on the Hopi Reservation in Northeast Arizona. The Hopi School offers three main programs: Language immersion preschool; Hopi crafting and cooking courses for ages 12+; Instruction on Hopi rituals and customs. N/A 2023 Pacific
Justice Outside $5,000 The Outdoor Educators Institute develops the next generation of culturally relevant outdoor leaders by building competencies and leadership skills in young adults who have encountered hurdles or lacked the resources to work in the outdoors. N/A 2023 Pacific
Latino Equity Advocacy & Policy Institute - The Leap Institute $5,000 The Latino Equity Advocacy & Policy Institute works with farmworker, Immigrant, youth and disadvantaged communities to achieve social, economic, environmental and climate justice. N/A 2023 Pacific
Lost Sierra Food Project $5,000 Lost Sierra seeks to increase access to local foods for Plumas County, CA residents, prioritizing underserved populations, provide workforce development programs, and create educational food and farming opportunities on their Rugged Roots Farm in Quincy. N/A 2023 Pacific
Maryland Reentry Resource Center Inc $5,000 Provides paid landscape professional training for formerly incarcerated individuals in an effort to reduce recidivism rates and create a workforce trained in green infrastructure best practices. N/A 2023 Pacific
Minorities in Shark Sciences $10,000 Provides online and in-person programming in Sarasota, FL, to increase STEM literacy and the knowledge about the ocean and sharks among BIPOC. Programs include training for educators on how to implement shark-related curriculum as well as free in-person science camps for children that specifically engage BIPOC participants. N/A 2023 Pacific
Phoenix Legal Action Network $5,000 Provides legal services and works toward systems change that support the rights of undocumented immigrants in the Phoenix area, which is known for openly xenophobic and anti-immigrant laws. This grant invests in the finance and fundraising capacity of leadership, in an effort to move PLAN out of the startup stage to sustainable growth. N/A 2023 Pacific
Rappahannock Tribe, Inc. $5,000 Helps build capacity of the Rappahannock Tribe water quality program, which focuses on the Rappahannock River off the Chesapeake Bay. The grant will provide funding to purchase scientific equipment for water quality data collection (turbidimeter, microscopes, YSI probe maintenance,) and salary compensation for the Director to conduct sampling along multiple sections of the Rappahannock Oligohaline and Mesohaline zones. N/A 2023 Pacific
Redbud Resource Group $5,000 Provides general support for a Native advocacy group, which works to bridge divides between Native and non- Native populations. N/A 2023 Pacific
Rose Haven CiC $5,000 Supports the only shelter in Portland, OR, for women, children and marginalized genders. N/A 2023 Pacific
San Francisco Botanical Garden Society at Strybing Arboretum $25,000 The Gardens of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco welcomes 1.2 million annual visitors to the three sister parks of the San Francisco Botanical Garden, Japanese Tea Garden, and Conservatory of Flowers. N/A 2023 Pacific
Source LGBT Center Inc $5,000 Supports the LGBT Center Pride event, located in a historically-unwelcoming area for the LGBTQ+ community. In addition to celebrating pride, the event provides resources for attendees in this underserved area, including free testing, youth leadership activities, trans support groups, or mental health support. It also includes resources from partner orgs related to suicide prevention, healthcare, and family services. N/A 2023 Pacific
United Way of Lower Eastern Shore $5,000 Provides general support for United Way of Lower Eastern Shore, which operates regional health, education, and financial stability programs in Maryland. Additionally, UWLES is working towards addressing equity in operations, impact, and partnerships. N/A 2023 Pacific
University of Maryland Eastern Shore $5,007 An in-kind donation of air quality monitoring equipment. N/A 2023 Pacific
Leumer Consulting $69,000 Alexandra Leumer is a Sacramento based consultant with experience in cannabis regulation. Contract supports issue research and convening of representatives from the cannabis industry, conservation groups, and public agencies to identify and promote solutions to challenges facing cannabis legalization in California. Advocacy, Land Use, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2023 Pacific
Cannabis for Conservation $50,000 Based in Humboldt County, Cannabis for Conservation works to conserve natural resources, restore degraded ecosystems and educate cannabis communities to prevent further ecological harm from unsustainable cultivation. The grant supports Cannabis for Conservation to help Trinity County cannabis growers meet environmental standards needed to secure annual licenses from the state. Capacity, Communications, Equity, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Outreach, Water Quality 2023 Pacific
Weintraub Public Affairs LLC $26,000 Daniel Weintraub is a researcher and communication expert who previously served as a Los Angeles Times reporter and as chief of staff to a California State Senator. This contract supports research into the factors impacting the cannabis market generally as well as environmental outcomes related to cannabis licensing. Communications, Land Use, Outreach, Pollution 2023 Pacific
Empowerment Works, Inc. $10,000 San Diego Green Infrastructure Consortium (SD-GIC), a fiscally sponsored project of Empowerment Works, seeks to improve community resiliency by helping implement integrated green infrastructure projects, programs, and policies in San Diego. They have identified potential projects in the Otay watershed and submitted a pre-application to the Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) in support of riparian restoration efforts in Otay Valley Regional Park. Now that the pre-application has been approved, SD-GIC will draft the full application, incorporating changes suggested by the project team and WCB staff, and make further changes as suggested by the Review Panel. Capacity, Stormwater, Water Quality 2023 Pacific
Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP $25,000 Shute, Mihaly and Weinberger is an experienced environmental law firm based in San Francisco. This contract supports legal research on the requirements of Proposition 64 under the California Environmental Quality Act. Communications, Land Use, Pollution, Water Quality 2023 Pacific
Karuk Department of Natural Resources $40,000 The Karuk Department of Natural Resources (KDNR) protects, enhances, and restores the cultural/natural resources and ecological processes upon which Karuk people depend in Humboldt and Siskiyou counties in northern California. KDNT program areas include collaborative stewardship, fisheries, water quality, wildlife, fire and fuels, and food sovereignty. This grant supports KDNR work to identify and advance watershed restoration with a focus on supporting gaps in current state and federal funding related to travel and online tools needed to support active restoration projects. Capacity, Equity, Land Use, Water Quality 2023 Pacific
Trout Unlimited $75,000 Trout Unlimited (TU) improves watershed health and streamflow by changing the way people use and divert water to meet environmental and human needs. As an overarching strategy to achieve meaningful ecosystem protections, TU advances state policies that center river health and provide sustainable funding for watershed improvement practices. This grant includes planning and implementing process-based restoration, partnering with cannabis operators to improve water management practices, and building capacity through technical assistance and trainings with a wide range of partners. Accountability, Advocacy, Outreach, Political Will 2023 Pacific
California Environmental Voters Education Fund $150,000 The California Environmental Voters Education Fund Ambassadors Program, which identifies, cultivates, and supports youth from marginalized communities in the Central Valley and Inland Empire. Ambassadors gain organizing and leadership skills, activate their peers on environmental and climate action, and increase community engagement through organizing within their region. Advocacy, Youth 2023 Pacific
California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation $5,000 The California Ricelands Waterbird Foundation, a partnership between rice farmers and conservation groups working to secure the long-term preservation of habitat for waterbirds and wildlife in California’s Sacramento Valley. They operate two key programs: a) Bid4Birds Habitat program, a habitat enhancement program to create more shorebird habitat, and b) the Ricelands Salmon project, a project to study and develop new methods to raise juvenile salmon in winter-flooded rice fields. Agriculture, Fisheries 2023 Pacific
Center for Aquatic Sciences $10,000 The Center for Aquatic Sciences provides the CAUSE Program, a year-round, STEM-based, comprehensive youth development program for students in grades 8 through 12 located in Camden, NJ. Youth 2023 Pacific
Center for Independent Documentary, Inc. $90,000 For the production of a documentary about a music teacher. Communications 2023 Pacific
First Fruits Farm Inc $100,000 First Fruit Farms will purchase and renovate a neighboring farm property, Level Acres, which will contribute to the harvesting of fresh, nutritious produce at no cost for those experiencing hunger in the Mid-Atlantic. Agriculture, Equity, Nutrients 2023 Pacific
New Performance Traditions $25,000 Sunset Piano is an artistic partnership placing large instruments in unexpected places for use by local musicians and the general public. Equity, Outreach 2023 Pacific
Regenerative Organic Alliance $5,000 Regenerative Organic Alliance oversees the Regenerative Organic Certified™ (ROC™) standard, a new certification for food, textiles, and personal care ingredients. Regenerative Organic Certified® farms and products meet the highest standards in the world for soil health, animal welfare, and farmworker fairness. Accountability, Agriculture, Capacity 2023 Pacific
San Francisco Botanical Garden Society at Strybing Arboretum $25,000 Flower Piano, is an interactive music festival which places more than a dozen grand pianos in the San Francisco Botanical Garden. During the weeklong event, over sixty musicians and ensembles perform. Pianos are also available for the general public to play. Outreach 2023 Pacific
The Challenge Program $5,000 The Challenge Program is a six-month vocational training programs in Delaware for young adults at risk of poverty, gun violence and criminal justice involvement. This program provides paid training and work experience in construction and woodworking, GED prep, job readiness, job placement, and relevant certifications. Diverse Partnerships, Equity, Outreach, Youth 2023 Pacific
TomKat Ranch Educational Foundation $50,000 Supports the launch of the Agricultural Platform Cooperative (APC), a member-owned and governed network of food system stakeholders, focused on small-scale BIPOC farmers who share common interests in farm longevity, healthy food, strong regional supply chains, and food sovereignty. The APC will help farmers by facilitating connections to services, training, and resources to meet institutional standards, increasing their ability to supply diversified end markets, and sharing bargaining power. Accountability, Agriculture, Capacity, Diverse Partnerships, Equity, Outreach 2023 Pacific
Childrens Day School Inc $25,000 Annual Fund N/A 2023 Pacific