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Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation $200,000 The Aquarium's Conservation & Science programs tackle some of the most critical issues affecting ocean health, bringing decades of expertise and relationships in ocean science, policy and markets to the task. Accountability, Advocacy, Fisheries, Land Use, Nutrients, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2017 Pacific
Pomeroy Recreation and Rehabilitation Center $2,000 A community center providing services to San Francisco's developmentally disabled citizen. N/A 2017 Pacific
Carpe Diem West $40,000 Carpe Diem West catalyzes successful programs around the American West to multiply their impact, tells the stories of innovative source water protection work, accelerates adoption of these innovative approaches, and works to incorporate water justice and equity into the fabric of western water management. Accountability, Advocacy, Agriculture, Communications, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2017 Pacific
Non-Profit Technology Enterprise Network $5,000 NTEN facilitates the exchange of knowledge and information about technology within the non-profit community. Capacity 2017 Pacific
San Francisco Green Film Festival $30,000 The San Francisco Green Film Festival (SFGFF) presents a diverse portfolio of engaging, forward-thinking films and discussions focused on positive solutions to today's ecological challenges. N/A 2017 Pacific
The Exploratorium $5,000 The Exploratorium is a public learning laboratory exploring the world through science, art, and human perception. N/A 2017 Pacific
WildAid Inc $10,000 Fund-a-Need, Gala Auction N/A 2016 Pacific
Women's Audio Mission $50,970 Women’s Audio Mission is the only professional recording studio in the world built and run by women. It attracts over 1,200 under-served women and girls every year to STEM and creative technology studies that inspire them to amplify their voices and become the innovators of tomorrow. WAM’s award-winning curriculum weaves art and music with science, technology and computer programming and works to close the critical gender gap in creative technology careers. N/A 2017 Pacific
International League of Conservation Photographers $10,000 To produce visual media content that will help to influence the public and relevant policy makers so as to secure concrete conservation gains Communications 2017 Pacific
National Marine Sanctuary Foundation $20,000 Capitol Hill Ocean Week Advocacy, Capacity, Fisheries, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Nutrients, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2017 Pacific
Mt Adams Institute $10,000 Cascade Mountain School seeks to transform students' lives and prepare them to be environmental leaders by offering them academically rigorous, personally expansive, and dynamic experience with the natural world. N/A 2017 Pacific
Sailors for the Sea Inc. $10,000 To educate the boating community about ocean health issues and increase environmental awareness and stewardship. Non-traditional Allies, Political Will, Water Quality 2017 Pacific
Environmental Grantmakers Association $5,000 EGA's 2017 Federal Policy Briefing will serve as a space for funders to come together to learn, collaborate and strategize on a path forward on environmental priorities to support people, place and planet and learn from other movements, justice, infrastructure, and creating a defense and action plan.   Capacity 2017 Pacific
Resource Media $10,000 Leadership training for environmental stakeholders on Washington's Outer Coast. Advocacy, Capacity, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2017 Pacific
Resources Legacy Fund $800,000 To advance the ecological resilience of California coastal and marine ecosystems to a wide range of threats by better integrating conservation efforts that target land-based threats to water quality and ocean health. Accountability, Advocacy, Agriculture, Capacity, Communications, Fisheries, Keepers, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Nutrients, Political Will, Pollution, Stormwater, Water Quality 2017 Pacific
Resources Legacy Fund $800,000 To promote effective long-term management of California’s marine protected area (MPA) network by ensuring that government and nonprofit organizations have the capacity and funding necessary to support MPA monitoring, compliance, and education and outreach Accountability, Advocacy, Communications, Fisheries, Keepers, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will 2017 Pacific
Chesapeake Bay Trust $5,000 The Chesapeake Bay Trust’s Annual Treasure the Chesapeake Celebration brings together business leaders, members of the community, political leaders, and grantees to celebrate our natural resources, honor the work of our grantees, and raise funds for additional work to improve our region’s waterways.  N/A 2017 Pacific
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors $12,500 Media and communications about lawlessness on the high seas. Communications 2017 Pacific
City Kids to Wilderness Project, Inc. $10,000 Direct engagement of 130 under-resourced DC youth to raise awareness of environmental resources. N/A 2017 Pacific
Earth Echo International, Inc. $35,000 EarthEcho International is a nonprofit organization founded on the belief that youth have the power to change our planet. Established by siblings Philippe and Alexandra Cousteau in honor of their father Philippe Cousteau Sr., and grandfather legendary explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, our mission is to inspire young people worldwide to act now for a sustainable future.   N/A 2017 Pacific
Idealware Inc. $5,000 Idealware is the authoritative source for independent, thoroughly-researched technology resources for the social sector. Their publications, assessments, and training can save nonprofits time and money by providing impartial guidance that gives them the knowledge and confidence they need to decide what’s best for their organization. Capacity 2017 Pacific
North Carolina Coastal Federation Inc. $170,000 NCCF works to address fundamental causes of water quality degradation and habitat loss threatening the North Carolina coast, such as protecting and restoring oysters, shorelines, and a coastal economy that depends on a healthy and productive environment. Accountability, Advocacy, Fisheries, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2017 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. Nearly 45,000 free-choice learners interact with highly trained volunteers in the exhibit hall each year––they leave empowered to take action in their lives that helps protect our coast and ocean. Political Will 2017 Pacific
Heyday $20,000 Heyday is an independent, nonprofit publisher and unique cultural institution that promotes widespread awareness and celebration of California’s many cultures, landscapes, and boundary-breaking ideas. N/A 2017 Pacific
Russian Riverkeeper $30,000 The Russian River has suffered from over 100 years of gravel mining and channelization, converting it into a deep narrow ditch that no longer serves ecosystems valuable to communities and wildlife. Russian Riverkeeper’s advocacy continues to help re-build the watershed's functionality so that it can once again provide natural flood control, groundwater recharge, pollutant filtration, and floodplain and wetland habitat. Advocacy, Agriculture, Keepers, Nutrients, Pollution, Water Quality 2017 Pacific
Center for Independent Documentary, Inc. $2,500 To support innovative film-making that explores different learning styles and how the education system can best support a variety of students N/A 2017 Pacific
American Conservation Film Festival Inc. $25,000 To present conservation-themed films to inspire audiences to become engaged in conservation issues N/A 2017 Pacific
Wild Salmon Center $2,500 To promote the conservation and sustainable use of wild salmon ecosystems across the Pacific Rim Advocacy, Fisheries, Political Will 2017 Pacific
Baykeeper $80,000 Baykeeper works to stop pollution in San Francisco Bay. This project is focused on preventing raw and under-treated sewage contamination of the Bay and reducing nutrient pollution in wastewater; reducing industrial wastewater, stormwater, and direct pollution; minimizing impacts of recreational, commercial, and military marine vessels on the Bay; and protecting key marine, estuarine, shoreline, transitional, and upland habitat from development. Advocacy, Baywide, Keepers, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Nutrients, Political Will, Pollution, Stormwater, Water Quality 2017 Pacific
The Nature Conservancy $75,000 Ensure healthy and productive oceans by using science-based strategies Accountability, Advocacy, Fisheries, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will 2017 Pacific
Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation Inc $100,000 Collect, assess and analyze data on the Lobster and Jonah Crab Research Fleet Communicate to a broad audience the benefits and value collaborative data collection Accountability, Fisheries, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will 2017 Pacific
Earth Echo International, Inc. $2,265 To attend the mWater’s Administrator Conference Capacity 2017 Pacific
Friends of the San Juans $600 To attend the Environmental Law Conference. Capacity 2017 Pacific
Friends of the Upper Delaware River $15,000 To improve water releases from the New York City Delaware River basin reservoirs in the western Catskills of Upstate NY and to develop and finalize a comprehensive watershed protection plan for the Upper River below the NYC reservoirs.  Advocacy, Land Use, Political Will, Water Quality 2017 Pacific
Golden Gate Salmon Association $10,000 To protect and restore California’s largest salmon producing habitat comprised of the Central Valley rivers that feed both the Bay-Delta ecosystem and the communities that rely on salmon as a long-term, sustainable commercial, recreational and cultural resource. Accountability, Advocacy, Fisheries, Land Use, Political Will, Water Quality 2017 Pacific
Los Angeles Waterkeeper $793 To attend the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference. Capacity 2017 Pacific
National Geographic Society $330,000 Pristine Seas is an exploration, research, and media project inspired and led by National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Dr. Enric Sala. Our mission is to help protect the last wild places in the ocean, supporting the United Nations’ target of protecting 10 percent of the ocean by 2020. Advocacy, Political Will, Water Quality 2017 Pacific
Resources Legacy Fund $800,000 The Land-Sea Connection Fund will help advance the ecological resilience of California coastal and marine ecosystems to a wide range of threats by better integrating conservation efforts that target land-based threats to water quality and ocean health. Accountability, Advocacy, Agriculture, Capacity, Communications, Fisheries, Keepers, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Nutrients, Political Will, Pollution, Stormwater, Water Quality 2017 Pacific
Sailors for the Sea Inc. $2,900 To attend the US Sailing National Sailing Program Symposium Capacity 2017 Pacific
Pew Charitable Trusts $50,000 Ensure that science-based annual catch limits are established for menhaden in the Atlantic. Fisheries, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will 2017 Pacific
Pew Charitable Trusts $50,000 Promote scientifically-based, effective fisheries management policies for forage fish on the West Coast Advocacy, Fisheries, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will 2017 Pacific
Marine Conservation Institute $15,000 To secure permanent strong protection for 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030. Accountability, Advocacy, Communications, Political Will, Water Quality 2017 Pacific
Sylvia Earle Alliance $25,000 To ignite public support for the protection of Hope Spots—special places that are vital to the health of the ocean Advocacy, Political Will 2017 Pacific
Santa Barbara Channelkeeper $25,000 Water quality and aquatic habitats in the Santa Barbara Channel and its watersheds are being degraded by urban, agricultural and industrial runoff, trash, sewage spills, and oil spills, while drought, climate change, population growth, unsustainable development, and rising demands for water are putting added strain on our already stressed water resources. Through its Clean Water Advocacy and Enforcement Program, Santa Barbara Channelkeeper advocates for strengthening and enforcing existing water policies, laws, and regulations, or enacting new ones when necessary, at the state level. Advocacy, Agriculture, Keepers, Land Use, Nutrients, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2017 Pacific
University System of Maryland Foundation Inc $10,000 Sponsorship of A Dinner Celebration Recognizing Don Boesch N/A 2017 Pacific
Idealware Inc. $4,500 To attend the NTC Conference. Capacity 2017 Pacific
Aspen Institute Inc $5,000 General Support N/A 2017 Pacific
Gulf Restoration Network $25,000 To work with Gulf Future Coalition partners to advocate for marrying Gulf-wide ecosystem restoration with restoration of natural coastal lines of defense that increase community resilience. Accountability, Advocacy, Communications, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2017 Pacific
Earth Echo International, Inc. $2,400 To attend the Nonprofit Technology Conference Capacity 2017 Pacific
As You Sow $15,000 As You Sow is one of the nation's leading practitioners of corporate engagement, successfully moving companies to take greater responsibility for their environmental and social impacts. Accountability, Advocacy, Communications, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will 2017 Pacific
South Yuba River Citizens League $10,000 Wild & Scenic Film Festival Communications 2017 Pacific
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated $218,279 To reduce nutrient loading in Southcentral Pennsylvania by delivering accelerated adoption of agricultural conservation measures, including efficient use of nutrients (commercial fertilizer and manure/litter), cover crops, crop rotation and strategic filters that reduce nutrient loss to water and air in the state’s most problematic region Accountability, Advocacy, Agriculture, Land Use, Nutrients, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2017 Pacific
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated $1,385,987 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, Advocacy, Agriculture, Capacity, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Nutrients, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2017 Pacific
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated $895,250 To build partnerships with local agricultural communities and government agencies to develop and implement market- and incentive-based approaches to sustainable water management in California’s Central Valley and in other strategic locations across the West that enhance flexibility and enable communities to meet sustainability goals. Accountability, Advocacy, Agriculture, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Nutrients, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2017 Pacific
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated $1,747,846 To end nutrient pollution and restore critical ecosystems like the Mississippi River Basin/Gulf of Mexico and Chesapeake Bay by leveraging the power of the food supply chain. Accountability, Advocacy, Agriculture, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Nutrients, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2017 Pacific
Friends of the San Juans $800 To attend the Salmon Recovery Conference Capacity 2017 Pacific
National Audubon Society, Inc. $20,000 Produce a Fishery Management Plan for Pacific Herring, and protecting herring and bird habitat in Humboldt Bay, with a focus on the conservation needs of small fish and invertebrates such as sardine, herring, squid, and krill that in turn sustain seabirds and other marine wildlife. Accountability, Advocacy, Fisheries, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will 2017 Pacific
Resource Media $25,000 Resource Media is a San Francisco-based non-profit communications and public relations firm. Under this project, Resource Media will help conservation organizations statewide to engage legislators, state agencies, and statewide media about the environmental and climate change drawbacks of desalination as well as the viability of more cost-effective, sustainable water supply options. Advocacy, Capacity, Communications, Water Quality 2017 Pacific
San Francisco Zoological Society $50,000 Fund0-a-Need Auction Bid at ZooFest N/A 2017 Pacific
Idealware Inc. $3,555 To cover the expense for grantees to attend the Donor Management Systems course. Capacity 2017 Pacific
KQED Inc. $3,000 To provide citizens with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions, convene civic dialogue around issues that matter, and bring arts and science coverage to the Bay Area community. N/A 2017 Pacific
LightHawk, Inc. $800 Salmon Recovery Conference Capacity 2017 Pacific
LightHawk, Inc. $2,100 Air Care Alliance Conference Capacity 2017 Pacific
Los Angeles Waterkeeper $610 California Water Policy Conference Capacity 2017 Pacific
Mt Adams Institute $5,000 International Fundraising Conference Capacity 2017 Pacific
SkyTruth $50,000 To develop tools that engage the public in understanding the environmental impacts of resource extraction activities, and to provide the data from these skytruthing projects to decision-makers, academics, and the general public. Through sharing imagery, data, and other resources about the environmental impact of mining, drilling, hydraulic fracturing, and other resource extraction activities, we expect to inform scientifically robust impact studies, influence public opinion, and ultimately have a positive impact on public policy. Accountability, Advocacy, Communications, Fisheries, Land Use, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2017 Pacific
The Nature Conservancy $25,000 To protect watershed forests from damage caused by invasive feral hooved animals. Accountability, Water Quality 2017 Pacific
Coastal Watershed Council $5,000 The San Lorenzo River Health Project will engage low-income, multicultural neighborhoods from coastal and inland areas in Santa Cruz County in a land-sea connection and water quality workshop series focused on implementing strategic, data-driven, individual best management practices that directly improve the health of the San Lorenzo River and the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Accountability, Advocacy, Agriculture, Communications, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2017 Pacific
Friends of the River $10,000 To preserve, restore, and sustain California’s free flowing rivers and streams through government relations, education, and citizen action. Accountability, Advocacy, Agriculture, Communications, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Nutrients, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2017 Pacific
Ocean Discovery Institute $2,500 Ocean Discovery Institute uses ocean science to empower young people from underserved urban communities to transform their lives, their community, and our world as scientific and conservation leaders. Working in the San Diego community of City Heights, we deliver rigorous educational, scientific research, and environmental stewardship experiences that build curiosity, science understanding and skills, and leadership in underserved young people from kid to career. Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2017 Pacific
Friends of the San Juans $25,000 Friends of the San Juans protects and restores the San Juan Islands and the Salish Sea for people and nature— since 1979. We champion clean water, forests, food, and healthy communities by using science, education, and advocacy. Our innovative programs help the region’s environment and economy thrive. Accountability, Advocacy, Communications, Fisheries, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will, Pollution, Stormwater, Water Quality 2017 Pacific
Friends of the San Juans $1,600 Climate Adaptation Conference Capacity 2017 Pacific
Baykeeper $25,000 Redesign of a website to accompany a detailed, existing marketing and communications plan, using the existing platform that all staff are already trained to use. Capacity 2017 Pacific
California Association of Resource Conservation Districts $11,000 A basic CRM for an organization that coordinates 90+ state-wide field offices, providing them with a multitude of resources and hosting a variety of events and trainings. They were currently coordinating these activities using Gmail and Excel. Capacity 2017 Pacific
Sustainable Conservation $24,000 Replacement of a small fleet of aging laptops, and network devices to assure basic wireless connectivity at the office, as well as O365 administrative training. Capacity 2017 Pacific
Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center $25,000 Rogue Riverkeeper works to protect and restore clean water and native fish populations in the Rogue watershed Accountability, Advocacy, Capacity, Communications, Fisheries, Keepers, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Nutrients, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2017 Pacific
Marine Applied Research & Exploration $3,325 For staff to attend the Blue Vision Summit Capacity 2017 Pacific
Spa Creek Conservancy $2,500 Spa Creek Clean Water PaddleFEST N/A 2017 Pacific
Save the Bay $25,000 This grant will support general operation of Save The Bay, including the organization’s implementation of three major strategies to ensure water quality and climate resilience of San Francisco Bay by 1) restoring Bay habitat for clean water, climate change adaptation and resilience; 2) promoting Bay Smart communities for Bay health, water quality and efficiency, and Bay Area quality of life; and 3) shaping the public agenda to promote a clean and healthy San Francisco Bay. Advocacy, Baywide, Pollution, Stormwater, Water Quality 2017 Pacific
California Association of Resource Conservation Districts $35,000 California Association of Resource Conservation Districts (CARCD) is a non-profit, quasi-governmental organization. This project seeks to build stronger and more effective collaboration among Resource Conservation Districts (RCDs) in each region of California, starting with the North Coast. This project could create a good example of how to better coordinate RCDs to deliver conservation services, particularly to private landowners given their impact on watershed health. Capacity, Land Use, Water Quality 2017 Pacific
Tuolumne River Preservation Trust $80,000 The focus of this project is to revive the Tuolumne River by promoting water conservation, recycled water, and conjunctive use of groundwater, and to improve instream flows to benefit fish and wildlife, water quality, and recreation. The project also contributes to the revival of the San Joaquin River and the San Francisco Bay-Delta. Political Will, Water Quality 2017 Pacific
Sacramento Valley Conservancy $50,000 Develop a comprehensive assessment of the Cosumnes River watershed, the only undammed river draining the western Sierra Nevada, and an action plan to guide future conservation efforts by partners. Agriculture, Capacity, Land Use, Nutrients, Pollution, Stormwater, Water Quality 2017 Pacific
Dudek $75,000 Develop a coordinated permitting process with federal and state agencies to promote multi-benefit restoration projects and effective implementation of San Francisco Bay's Measure AA. Baywide, Land Use, Water Quality 2017 Pacific
Trout Unlimited $40,000 Trout Unlimited will implement cooperative instream flow projects in several coastal watersheds from Morro Bay to the Oregon border, as well as advance related law and policy reform efforts. Advocacy, Political Will, Water Quality 2017 Pacific
California Audubon Society $25,000 Provide support for a part-time coordinator to organize and build local support for protecting the Arcata/Humboldt Bay ecosystem. Advocacy, Fisheries, Non-traditional Allies, Water Quality 2017 Pacific
Baykeeper $4,197 Waterkeeper Alliance Conference Capacity 2017 Pacific
Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center $2,387 Waterkeeper Alliance Conference Capacity 2017 Pacific
Los Angeles Waterkeeper $2,573 Waterkeeper Alliance Conference Capacity 2017 Pacific
Pacific Institute N/A Accountability, Advocacy, Agriculture, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Nutrients, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality N/A Pacific
Russian Riverkeeper $5,000 Waterkeeper Alliance Conference Capacity 2017 Pacific
San Diego Coastkeeper $4,992 Waterkeeper Alliance Conference Capacity 2017 Pacific
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore Inc. $50,000 General Support N/A 2017 Pacific
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay $2,500 Taste of the Chesapeake N/A 2017 Pacific
Resources Legacy Fund $800,000 The Land-Sea Connection Fund will help advance the ecological resilience of California coastal and marine ecosystems to a wide range of threats by better integrating conservation efforts that target land-based threats to water quality and ocean health. Accountability, Advocacy, Agriculture, Capacity, Communications, Fisheries, Keepers, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Nutrients, Political Will, Pollution, Stormwater, Water Quality 2017 Pacific
San Diego Coastkeeper $65,000 Provide a more comprehensive range of conservation efforts to improve the health of the San Diego Bay watershed from inland waters out to the coast. Advocacy, Keepers, Land Use, Stormwater, Water Quality 2017 Pacific
Trust for Conservation Innovation $5,000 Support for Oakview Comunidad to engage community members in desalination issues. Advocacy, Capacity, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will 2017 Pacific
California Marine Sanctuary Foundation $15,000 Design of projects to improve water quality and address stormwater pollution at select California harbor and marinas. Political Will, Stormwater, Water Quality 2017 Pacific
California Trout $60,000 Develop a headwaters-to-sea approach to help improve health of the Eel River watershed. Advocacy, Political Will, Pollution, Water Quality 2017 Pacific
Reef Environmental Education Foundation $5,000 REEF’s citizen science program, the Volunteer Fish Survey Project will build upon and expand survey efforts along coastal areas of California and Washington and leverage those data for research and management. The project will support training opportunities to engage new volunteers and encourage sustained involvement, facilitate the collection of marine biodiversity and fisheries data, support efficient management of those data, facilitate the application of REEF data for resource protection and conservation, and raise awareness about ocean ecosystems. Accountability, Advocacy, Fisheries, Non-traditional Allies, Political Will, Water Quality 2017 Pacific
Sonoma Ecology Center $2,500 The Sonoma Creek Streamflow Stewardship Program collects data from stream gauges, and through analysis of the data collected from these gauges, will establish the needed locations, quantity and timing of streamflow enhancements, and engage landowners in planning for how streamflow enhancements will be implemented to provide sufficient dry-season streamflow to sustain steelhead and other aquatic species as the climate warms and groundwater depletion is addressed in Sonoma Valley. Accountability, Advocacy, Agriculture, Fisheries, Land Use, Non-traditional Allies, Nutrients, Political Will, Pollution, Stormwater, Water Quality 2017 Pacific