Environmental Justice Grants for Nonprofits

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Grant Details:

Grants range up to $45,000 per year for up to three years.

Application Deadlines:

Primary grantmaking: none. Applications submitted from November 1 through May 15, annually, will receive funding in December. Applications submitted from May 16 through October 31, annually, will receive funding in May.

Spark Prize: May 3, 2024

(The 2025 Spark Prize deadline will be available in the spring.)

Description:

Brooklyn Org (BO), formerly the Brooklyn Community Foundation, seeks to be a champion for Brooklyn, NY, rallying resources to spark lasting change

BO's areas of impact include:

Average Grant:
$2500 - $6000
Grant Details:

Grants range up to $7,500.

Application Deadlines:

February 15, May 15, August 15, and October 28, annually

Description:

The California Wildlands Grassroots Fund, administered by the Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment, was established to support the heroic efforts of activists to preserve California…

Grant Details:

Grants range up to $5,000.

Application Deadlines:

February 7 and July 25, 2025
(Additional deadlines will be available when funding cycles are announced.)

Description:

Citizens Committee for New York City supports volunteer-led neighborhood groups carrying out community improvement projects in the most underserved neighborhoods and schools across all five…

Grant Range:
$6000 - $50000
Grant Details:

Occasionally, larger grants are made.

Application Deadlines:

Letters of intent: October 17, 2024
Full applications: December 20, 2024
(The 2026 deadlines will be available in the fall of 2025.)

Description:

The Community Foundation Tampa Bay is dedicated to improving the quality of life for the citizens within the Foundation's service area of Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas…

Average Grant:
$5000 - $15000
Application Deadlines:

Varies by program

Description:

The Connecticut Community Foundation is dedicated to fostering an equitable and inclusive community for residents of 21 towns in greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills region of Connecticut.…

Grant Details:

Local Impact Grants range up to $20,000.

Application Deadlines:

Local Impact grants: none
Urban Revitalization Grants: July 31, annually

Note: The Foundation occasionally issues requests for proposals for additional grant opportunities.

Description:

The Duke Energy Foundation seeks to improve the quality of life in communities served by the company, including communities in the Carolinas, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio.

The…

Grant Details:

Stipends of $100,000 over 18 months are provided.

Application Deadlines:

Applications will be accepted from September 17 to October 8, 2024
(The next application cycle will launch in the fall of 2025.)

Description:

Echoing Green is dedicated to supporting bold ideas and extraordinary leaders.

Through its Fellowship program, Echoing Green supports leaders with bold ideas that will contribute to a world…

Grant Range:
$3000 - $200000
Average Grant:
$10000 - $100000
Application Deadlines:

Healthy People Healthy Places grants: February 15, annually
Animal Welfare grants: June 1, annually
Rapid Response Fund: Requests are accepted on a rolling basis through September 1, 2024.
(The 2025 Rapid Response window will be available early in the year.)

Description:

The Elmina B. Sewall Foundation supports work in Maine to improve the well-being of people, animals, and the environment while fostering relationships that strive for social equity and community…