Grants
We provide information about our grants directly to the public through our online database and other sources, such as Candid and the International Aid Transparency Initiative. The database below lists grants once they have been reported to and approved by our board of directors.
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Race Forward
for general operating support
ActiveRace Forward is a national nonprofit, committed to providing systemic analysis and innovation to complex race issues. Its mission is to build awareness, solutions, and leadership for racial justice by generating transformative ideas, information, and experiences. Race Forward supports communities and public institutions to achieve a just multiracial democratic society, through governance, that advances racial justice.Visit Website -
Hispanic Access Foundation
for general operating support
ActiveThe Hispanic Access Foundation connects Latinos and others with partners and opportunities to improve lives and create an equitable society. It promotes civic engagement through public education and mobilizing access to trustworthy information about financial, educational, environmental, and health issues. Hispanic Access Foundation’s conservation program seeks to increase access for Latinos to opportunities for stewardship of our public lands, oceans, and waterways; advocacy; and recreation to promote the health of their communities and the natural environment.Visit Website -
Justice Outside
for general operating support
ActiveThe nonprofit Justice Outside leads numerous programs intended to create a more just and sustainable outdoor and environmental movement.Visit Website -
Liberty Hill Foundation
for the Environmental Leadership Initiative
ActiveSince 1976, the nonprofit Liberty Hill Foundation has leveraged the power of community organizers, donor activists, and allies to advance social justice through strategic investment in grants, leadership training, and campaigns. This grant supports Liberty Hill’s implementation of the Environmental Leadership Initiative in California.Visit Website -
Fundar, Centro de Análisis e Investigación
for general operating support
ActiveFundar is a Mexican think tank that advocates for and monitors the implementation of public policies to reduce poverty and protect civil rights. In a context of increased political polarization, Fundar works with diverse coalitions to advance concrete governance reforms such as closing tax loopholes and protecting whistleblowers. Priority areas under the strategy from 2022-26 focus on advocacy, community organizing, and institutional strengthening efforts influencing human rights, fiscal justice, anti-corruption, land and territory, and agricultural day laborers. (Strategy: Inclusive Governance)Visit Website -
Resources Legacy Fund
for wildfire strategies
ActiveVisit WebsiteResources Legacy Fund advances bold, collaborative solutions to secure a just and resilient world for people and nature. This grant supports its work to accelerate wildfire resilience in select states in the U.S. West and nationwide, including through community wildfire risk reduction and increasing the use of prescribed and cultural fire implementation as a critical management tool.
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OCAD University
for support of the Finding Deeper Commonality project
ActiveThe Inclusive Design Research Centre (IDRC) at OCAD University is a world leader in the theory and practice of inclusive design and the nexus of a growing global community that proactively works to ensure that our digitally transformed and globally connected society is designed inclusively. The Finding Deeper Commonality project at the IDRC tackles systemic, structural disparities in education and leverages the power of education to effect sustainable social change. By addressing the extreme needs of students who are outliers and marginalized minorities, the project benefits all students by creating systems that can adapt to student differences and variability. To counteract the effect of AI in amplifying, accelerating, and automating causes of disparity, the project also will address the negative impact of mechanized statistical reasoning in AI on students and educators who are not average.Visit Website -
Big Picture Learning
for support of a national education fellowship initiative
ActiveBig Picture Learning (BPL) is a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to transforming education through student-driven, real-world learning. Its vision is that all students live happy and successful lives of their own design — in their education, careers, and civic experiences. The organization brings this vision to life both through direct work in schools and by operating a national and international network for developing leaders who serve as champions for systemic improvement and equitable student access to rich and effective learning environments. This grant will support BPL’s third Ashé Leaders Fellowship cohort, equipping community leaders to drive locally developed, sustainable change efforts that transform educational experiences and outcomes for youth.Visit Website -
Western Conservation Foundation
for general operating support
ActiveThe Western Conservation Foundation supports the efforts of diverse leaders and organizations to advocate for and advance federal and state conservation policies in the U.S. West. It works to increase public funding for land and water conservation and for permanent landscape protections, for the benefit of both nature and communities.Visit Website -
The Philanthropic Collaborative for Education
for general operating support
ActiveThe Philanthropic Collaborative for Education is a national hub for convening and connecting leaders in education philanthropy, advocacy, research, policy, and practice. A signature initiative of the collaborative is the Education Funder Strategy Group, created to provide foundation leaders with a learning community to exchange ideas on the intersections of philanthropy, research, and policy. The collaborative also organizes Grantmakers for Thriving Youth, the Data Funders Collaborative, and Funders in Flux. These collaborative networks of funders advance ideas and practices for strengthening public education. (Strategy: K-12 Teaching and Learning)Visit Website