Former Grantee Information

Resourcing climate justice movements building local resilience and addressing the root causes of climate change, particularly solutions led by women, Indigenous Peoples, youth, and peasants.

Funding an expansion of the Beginning Farmer Incubator and Training Program which provides aspiring farmers experiential knowledge and confidence to run their own farms. Helping launch the Farm and Climate Program to help farmers optimize soil health, biodiversity, water quality, and climate stability.

Providing general operating support for Climate Generation’s teacher training & engagement, youth advocacy, and community engagement efforts that foster intersectional understanding and action on climate change on the local and global scale.

Developing a diverse community to combine the collective energy, intelligence, and actions of people around the world to crowdsource more sustainability into the world through education, inspiration, and empowerment.

Supporting FORA as a Founding Funder with general operating support for the first five years. Also funding for the PEER fund: Promoting Ecological and  Economic Resilience, promoting regionalized, just, and regenerative food and fiber supply chains.

Supporting the growth of Greentown’s community of climatetech entrepreneurs in Massachusetts and Texas and with startup partners around the world. Greentown provides entrepreneurs with the network, resources, and labs they need to expand their impact and decarbonize key GHG-emitting sectors.

Support for an expansion of IPL’s Cool Congregations and Faith Climate Action Week programs to provide educational resources about reducing carbon emissions in facilities and theological resources for faith leaders to preach and teach on care for Creation.

Supporting Kiss the Ground’s Farmland Program, which offers the support farmers need to succeed in their transition to regenerative agriculture.

Funding development of ten outdoor learning experiences for use at Outdoor Education and Nature Centers. Curriculum will be imbued with traditional ecological knowledge, language, and cultural perspective through partnership with local Indigenous community organizations.

Supporting an analysis of current state and federal policy related to climate change education and curriculum, and create a report on recommendations for improving climate change education in formal and nonformal institutions.

Supporting SEGA Girls’ Secondary School, a secondary boarding school for girls which provides a quality education for vulnerable Tanzanian girls, with an emphasis on leadership, social responsibility, and environmental care.

Supporting the 'Azolla Ventures' fund, which aggregates catalytic capital for investment in companies that have significant potential to combat and meaningfully impact the adverse effects of climate change.

Funding to address racial injustices in regenerative agriculture through formation of two racial equity peer education cohorts in the Chesapeake and California regions.

Contributing to VertueLab's Climate Impact Fund I, which will invest in early-stage Pacific Northwest clean technology start-ups in an effort to reduce 20 million metric tons of GHG emissions by 2050.

Supporting the long-term sustainability of WBLT and Jalama Canyon Ranch through the development of research protocols, infrastructure expansion, capital equipment needs, and debt reduction.