Recent Grants :: Environment & Health
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2023
Bayview Hunters Point Community Advocates
bvhpadvocates.org
San Francisco, CA
$100,000
Environment and Health
For the food sovereignty initiative
Black Farmer Fund
blackfarmerfund.org
New York, NY
$50,000
Environment and Health
For general support
California Rural Legal Assistance
crla.org
Oakland, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
To protect pregnant farmworkers from pesticide exposure
California State University, Chico
www.csuchico.edu
Chico, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
To support the Center for Regenerative Agriculture and Resilient Systems
Californians for Pesticide Reform (Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs)
www.pesticidereform.org
Lindsay, CA
$100,000
Environment and Health
To protect public health from highly toxic chemicals in California agriculture
CalMatters
calmatters.org
Sacramento, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
For the Food and Agriculture Reporting Initiative
Carbon Cycle Institute
www.carboncycle.org
Petaluma, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
For general support
Community Alliance with Family Farmers
caff.org
Davis, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
To support the Ecological Farming/Climate Smart Farming program
First Nations Development Institute
www.firstnations.org
Longmont, CO
$75,000
Environment and Health
For food sovereignty initiatives that focus on land access and local food systems
Food and Farm Communications Fund (Kansas City Metropolitan Community Foundation)
foodandfarmcommunications.org
Kansas City, MO
$55,000
Environment and Health
For general support
Friends of the Earth
foe.org
Washington, DC and Berkeley, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
To improve the climate footprint of school food in California
HOPE Collaborative (Health for Oakland’s People and Environment)
www.hopecollaborative.net
Oakland, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
For a project to reduce industrial pollution and its health effects, improve access to healthy foods, and work with city planners to identify the health impacts of proposed development
Hunters Point Biomonitoring Foundation
www.hunterspointcommunitybiomonitoring.net
San Francisco, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
To create a database of human health risks associated with the former US Navy Base in Hunters Point
Inside Climate News
www.insideclimatenews.org
Brooklyn, NY
$150,000
Environment and Health
For coverage of key issues connecting climate change, agriculture, and food systems
Kitchen Table Advisors (Multiplier)
www.kitchentableadvisors.org
San Francisco, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
For general support
Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability
leadershipcounsel.org
Fresno, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
For general support
Mandela Partners
www.mandelapartners.org
Oakland, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
For general support
Movement Strategy Center
movementstrategy.org
Oakland, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
To develop expanded fiscal sponsorship services for the nonprofit sector
Pie Ranch
www.pieranch.org
Pescadero, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
For a project to provide beginning organic and agroecological farmers with access to land and business training
University of California, Santa Cruz
www.ucsc.edu
Santa Cruz, CA
$100,000
Environment and Health
To recruit talented students to become agroecologists and organic practitioners through degree programs at Berkeley, Davis, and Santa Cruz
University of Vermont
www.uvm.edu
Burlington, VT
$75,000
Environment and Health
To support the new Institute for Agroecology
Wishtoyo Foundation
www.wishtoyo.org
Ventura, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
For the project, Restoring Native Food Systems, at the Wishtoyo Conservancy
2022
Agroecology Commons
www.agroecologycommons.org
Berkeley, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
For a network of urban farms that provide education and training for agroecologists
As You Sow
www.asyousow.org
Berkeley, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
To reduce the use of toxic pesticides in agriculture
Black Farmer Fund
www.blackfarmerfund.org
New York, NY
$50,000
Environment and Health
For general support
Black Women for Wellness
bwwla.org
Los Angeles, CA
$25,000
Environment and Health
To convene strategy sessions on racial justice and health equity issues
California State University, Chico
www.csuchico.edu
Chico, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
To support the Center for Regenerative Agriculture and Resilient Systems
Californians for Pesticide Reform (Pesticide Action Network)
www.pesticidereform.org
Berkeley, CA
$100,000
Environment and Health
For general support
Carbon Cycle Institute
www.carboncycle.org
Petaluma, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
For general support
Community Alliance with Family Farmers
www.caff.org
Davis, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
To support the Ecological Farming/Climate Smart Farming program
Ecological Farming Association
www.eco-farm.org
Soquel, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
For general support
Food and Farm Communications Fund (Kansas City Metropolitan Community Foundation)
foodandfarmcommunications.org
Kansas City, MO
$55,000
Environment and Health
For general support
Friends of the Earth
www.foe.org
Berkeley, CA
$90,000
Environment and Health
To improve the climate footprint of school food in California
Global Alliance for the Future of Food (Meridian Institute)
www.futureoffood.org
Washington, DC
$50,000
Environment and Health
For general support
Healthy Babies, Bright Futures (Virginia Organizing)
www.hbbf.org
Charlottesville, VA
$100,000
Environment and Health
To protect infants from exposure to dangerous chemicals during the first 1,000 days of life
Inside Climate News
www.insideclimatenews.org
Brooklyn, NY
$150,000
Environment and Health
For coverage of key issues connecting climate change, agriculture, and food systems
Kitchen Table Advisors
www.kitchentableadvisors.org
Oakland, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
To provide business advice to small organic and regenerative farmers
Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability
leadershipcounsel.org
Fresno, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
To address health risks from water and air pollution, and industrial agriculture practices in the San Joaquin Valley and the Eastern Coachella Valley
League to Save Lake Tahoe
www.keeptahoeblue.org
Lake Tahoe, CA
$35,000
Environment and Health
For regional planning
Mandela Partners
www.mandelapartners.org
Oakland, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
For the project, Expanding Markets for Mandela Partners’ BIPOC Farmers Network
Movement Strategy Center
movementstrategy.org
Oakland, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
For expanded fiscal sponsorship services for the nonprofit sector
Resource Renewal Institute
www.rri.org
Fairfax, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
For Fish in the Fields
Sacred Heart Community Service
www.sacredheartcs.org
San Jose, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
For the La Mesa Verde program
The Sierra Fund
sierrafund.org
Nevada City, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
For general support
Urban Tilth
urbantilth.org
Richmond, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
For general support for programs to build a more just and sustainable food system
2021
As You Sow
www.asyousow.org
Berkeley, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
To reduce the use of toxic pesticides in agriculture
Bayview Hunters Point Community Advocates
bvhpadvocates.org
San Francisco, CA
$95,000
Environment and Health
To support food sovereignty initiatives
Californians for Pesticide Reform
www.pesticidereform.org
Berkeley, CA
$100,000
Environment and Health
For general support
Carbon Cycle Institute
www.carboncycle.org
Petaluma, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
For general support
Community Alliance with Family Farmers
caff.org
Davis, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
To support the Ecological Farming/Climate Smart
Farming program and other initiatives benefitting
family-scale farmers
Ecological Farming Association
eco-farm.org
Soquel, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
For general support
First Nations Development Institute
www.firstnations.org
Longmont, CO
$75,000
Environment and Health
To support the California Tribal Fund for food sovereignty initiatives that focus on land access and local food systems
Friends of the Earth
foe.org
Berkeley, CA
$90,000
Environment and Health
To improve the climate footprint of school food in California
Global Alliance for the Future of Food
futureoffood.org
Washington, DC
$50,000
Environment and Health
For general support
Inside Climate News
insideclimatenews.org
New York, NY
$150,000
Environment and Health
To establish a program on California agriculture and climate change
Kitchen Table Advisors
www.kitchentableadvisors.org
Oakland, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
To provide business advice to small organic and regenerative farmers
Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability
leadershipcounsel.org
Fresno, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
To address health risks from water and air pollution, and industrial agriculture practices in the San Joaquin Valley and the Eastern Coachella Valley
League to Save Lake Tahoe
www.keeptahoeblue.org
Lake Tahoe, CA
$35,000
Environment and Health
For regional planning
Mandela Partners
www.mandelapartners.org
Oakland, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
For the project, Expanding Markets for Mandela Partners’ BIPOC Farmers Network
Organic Farming Research Foundation
ofrf.org
Santa Cruz, CA
$40,000
Environment and Health
To inform federal agencies about the soil building and climate protective benefits of organic agriculture
Sustainable Conservation
suscon.org
San Francisco, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
To test recharging of aquifers to improve the quantity and quality of water for farm and community water supplies
University of California, Santa Cruz
www.ucsc.edu
Santa Cruz, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
To integrate academic and on-farm training for undergraduate students at three University of California campuses
Urban Tilth
urbantilth.org
Richmond, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
General support for programs to build a more just and sustainable food system
2020
As You Sow
www.asyousow.org
Berkeley, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
To reduce the use of toxic pesticides in agriculture
California Association of Resource Conservation Districts
carcd.org
Sacramento, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
To strengthen the ability of resource conservation districts to help growers create and implement carbon-farming plans
California FarmLink
www.californiafarmlink.org
Aptos, CA
$20,000
Environment and Health
To increase staff capacity for loans and technical assistance
California FarmLink
www.californiafarmlink.org
Aptos, CA
$80,000
Environment and Health
For the project, Addressing Equity, Conservation, and Climate Change Through Integrated Capital
California State University, Chico
www.csuchico.edu
Chico, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
To support the Center for Regenerative Agriculture and Resilient Systems
Californians for Pesticide Reform
www.pesticidereform.org
Berkeley, CA
$100,000
Environment and Health
To improve the regulation of chemicals in California agriculture
Carbon Cycle Institute
www.carboncycle.org
Petaluma, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
To make California agriculture more sustainable by increasing its ability to sequester carbon and reduce water usage
Community Alliance with Family Farmers
www.caff.org
Davis, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
For the Climate-Smart Farming Program
Community Alliance with Family Farmers
www.caff.org
Davis, CA
$20,000
Environment and Health
For the California Family Farmer Emergency Fund
Ecological Farming Association
eco-farm.org
Soquel, CA
$40,000
Environment and Health
For general support
Friends of the Earth
foe.org
Berkeley, CA
$85,000
Environment and Health
To improve the climate footprint of school food in California
Healthy Babies Bright Futures
www.hbbf.org
Charlottesville, VA
$100,000
Environment and Health
For the project, Lowering the Level of Neurotoxic Chemicals in Baby Food, Especially for Children of Color
Kitchen Table Advisors
www.kitchentableadvisors.org
Oakland, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
To provide business advice to small organic and regenerative farmers
League to Save Lake Tahoe
www.keeptahoeblue.org
South Lake Tahoe, CA
$35,000
Environment and Health
To monitor the implementation of a regional plan in the Lake Tahoe region
Mandela Partners
www.mandelapartners.org
Oakland, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
For the community supported agriculture pilot program
Movement Strategy Center
www.movementstrategy.org
Oakland, CA
$20,000
Environment and Health
For the California BIPOC Farmer and Land Steward Relief Fund
Sacred Heart Community Service
sacredheartcs.org
San Jose, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
For La Mesa Verde urban agriculture programs
Sustainable Conservation
suscon.org
San Francisco, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
To improve the quantity and quality of groundwater in the San Joaquin Valley
The Sierra Fund
sierrafund.org
Nevada City, CA
$150,000
Environment and Health
To protect Californians from toxic chemicals used in mining and to support strategic planning
University of California, Santa Cruz
www.ucsc.edu
Santa Cruz, CA
$100,000
Environment and Health
To launch the undergraduate major in agroecology
2019
Action Aid USA
www.actionaidusa.org
Washington, DC
$48,000
Environment and Health
For developing an American agenda for agroecology
As You Sow
www.asyousow.org
Berkeley, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
To address the use of toxic pesticides in agriculture
California Foodshed Funders (Community Initiatives)
www.cafoodshedfunders.org
Oakland, CA
$12,000
Environment and Health
For programs to educate grantmakers about food and agriculture
California State University, Chico
www.csuchico.edu/regenerativeagriculture
Chico, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
To support the Center for Regenerative Agriculture and Resilient Systems
Californians for Pesticide Reform (Pesticide Action Network)
www.pesticidereform.org
Berkeley, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
To improve the regulation of chemicals in California agriculture
Carbon Cycle Institute
www.carboncycle.org
Petaluma, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
To make California agriculture more sustainable by increasing its ability to sequester carbon and reduce water usage
Friends of the Earth
foe.org/organic-for-all
Berkeley, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
To improve the healthfulness and climate footprint of school food in California
Global Alliance for the Future of Food (Meridian Institute)
futureoffood.org
Washington, DC
$75,000
Environment and Health
For general support
Healthy Babies, Bright Futures (Virginia Organizing)
www.hbbf.org
Charlottesville, VA
$75,000
Environment and Health
To protect young children from exposures to dangerous chemicals
Inside Climate News
insideclimatenews.org
Brooklyn, NY
$150,000
Environment and Health
To establish a California office
League to Save Lake Tahoe
www.keeptahoeblue.org
South Lake Tahoe, CA
$35,000
Environment and Health
To monitor the implementation of a regional plan in the Lake Tahoe region
National Organic Coalition (RAFI-USA)
www.nationalorganiccoalition.org
Boston, MA
$30,000
Environment and Health
To prevent the use of dangerous chemicals in organic production
SPUR
www.spur.org
San Francisco, CA
$100,000
Environment and Health
To develop elements for sound regional planning in the Bay Area
Sustainable Conservation
suscon.org
San Francisco, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
To improve the quantity and quality of groundwater in the San Joaquin Valley
The Sierra Fund
www.sierrafund.org
Nevada City, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
To protect Sierra residents and downstream water users from the health effects of substances used in mining
University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley Food Institute
food.berkeley.edu
Berkeley, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
For the policy program
University of California, Los Angeles
www.ucla.edu
Los Angeles, CA
$95,000
Environment and Health
To develop new ways to assess the risks of chemicals used in California agriculture
University of California, San Francisco
www.ucsf.edu
San Francisco, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
To develop health information and policy recommendations to protect human health from toxic chemicals
2018
American Rivers
www.americanrivers.org
Berkeley and Nevada City, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
To improve agricultural sustainability and water quality for community health in California’s Central Valley
As You Sow
www.asyousow.org
Oakland, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
To prevent harm to human health from widespread use of glyphosate in the food system
California Association of Resource Conservation Districts
carcd.org
Sacramento, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
To strengthen the ability of resource conservation districts to help growers create and implement carbon-farming plans
California Certified Organic Farmers Foundation
www.ccof.org/ccof-foundation
Santa Cruz, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
To support the development of organic agriculture in California by making the broader case for its environmental and health benefits
California FarmLink
www.californiafarmlink.org
Aptos, CA
$60,000
Environment and Health
To promote sustainability in food and agriculture by providing small loans to organic and sustainable farmers for land, equipment, and operations
California State University, Chico
www.csuchico.edu/ag/index.shtml
Chico, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
To help establish the Center for Regenerative Agriculture
Center for Food Safety
www.centerforfoodsafety.org
San Francisco, CA and Washington, DC
$50,000
Environment and Health
To reduce the public health and environmental risks of industrial agriculture
Community Alliance with Family Farmers
www.caff.org
Davis, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
To support the Climate Smart Farming Project
Food System 6
www.foodsystem6.org
Redwood City, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
For an accelerator program to support the development of sustainable food businesses
Global Alliance for the Future of Food (New Venture Fund)
futureoffood.org
Washington, DC
$75,000
Environment and Health
For general support of an international philanthropic collaborative addressing critical food systems issues
Global Alliance for the Future of Food (New Venture Fund)
futureoffood.org
Washington, DC
$20,000
Environment and Health
To explore the feasibility of creating a global award that recognizes the contributions of farmers groups, individual growers, and other food-systems actors to the development of sustainable food systems
Golden Gate University Law School Environmental Law and Justice Clinic
law.ggu.edu/clinics-and-centers/clinics/environmental-law-and-justice
San Francisco, CA
$60,000
Environment and Health
To support efforts to protect Californians from agricultural chemicals discharged into water systems
Healthy Babies, Bright Futures
hbbf.org
Virtual Organization
$75,000
Environment and Health
To prevent exposure to dangerous chemicals during the first 1000 days of life
SPUR
www.spur.org
San Francisco, CA
$100,000
Environment and Health
To develop elements for sound regional planning in the Bay Area
Sustainable Conservation
suscon.org
San Francisco, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
To test the feasibility of improving the quantity and quality of groundwater supplies in the San Joaquin Valley
University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley Food Institute
food.berkeley.edu
Berkeley, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
For the policy program
University of California, San Francisco
www.ucsf.edu
San Francisco and Oakland, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
To develop health information and policy recommendations to protect human health from toxic chemicals
University of California, Santa Cruz
casfs.ucsc.edu
Santa Cruz, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
To develop a degree program in agroecology
Wild Farm Alliance
www.wildfarmalliance.org
Watsonville, CA
$35,000
Environment and Health
To produce information and technical assistance for farmers on practices that use birds to control pests
2017
As You Sow
www.asyousow.org
Oakland, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
To prevent harm to human health from widespread
use of glyphosate in the food system
Berkeley Food Institute at UC Berkeley
food.berkeley.edu
Berkeley, CA
$150,000
Environment and Health
To support the policy program
California Certified Organic Farmers Foundation
www.ccof.org/ccof/structure/ccof-foundation
Santa Cruz, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
To support the development of organic agriculture in California by making the case for its environmental and health benefits
California Farmlink
www.californiafarmlink.org
Aptos, CA
$60,000
Environment and Health
To promote sustainability in food and agriculture by providing small loans to organic and sustainable farmers
Center for Food Safety
www.centerforfoodsafety.org
San Francisco, CA and Washington, DC
$50,000
Environment and Health
To reduce the negative public health and environmental risks of industrial agriculture
Community Alliance with Family Farmers
www.caff.org
Davis, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
To support family scale farming operations that adopt climate-farming practices to conserve water and sequester carbon
Fresno Food Commons Trust
www.foodcommonsfresno.org
Fresno, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
To help build a regional sustainable food system in the San Joaquin Valley
Global Alliance for the Future of Food (New Venture Fund)
www.futureoffood.org
Washington, DC
$75,000
Environment and Health
For general support
League to Save Lake Tahoe
www.keeptahoeblue.org
South Lake Tahoe, CA
$35,000
Environment and Health
For the Community Planning Program
Organic Farming Research Foundation
ofrf.org
Santa Cruz, CA
$95,851
Environment and Health
To disseminate soil research and best practices for organic farmers
Resource Renewal Institute
www.rri.org
Mill Valley, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
For the Fish in the Fields project
SPUR
www.spur.org
San Francisco, CA
$100,000
Environment and Health
To develop elements for sound regional planning in the Bay Area
Sustainable Conservation
suscon.org
San Francisco, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
To test the feasibility of improving the quantity and quality of groundwater supplies in the San Joaquin Valley through on-farm recharging of aquifers
Sustainable Economies Law Center
www.theselc.org
Oakland, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
For developing novel financing mechanisms
University of California, San Francisco
www.ucsf.edu
San Francisco, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
To develop information and policy recommendations designed to protect human health from toxic chemicals
2016
As You Sow
www.asyousow.org
Oakland, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
To prevent harm to human health from GMOs, nanomaterials, and lead in food
Berkeley Food Institute at the University of California, Berkeley
food.berkeley.edu
Berkeley, CA
$150,000
Environment and Health
To support the Policy Program
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Center for Sustainability at the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
www.cfs.calpoly.edu
San Luis Obispo, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
For the Climate Smart Agriculture Project
Californians for Pesticide Reform
www.pesticidereform.org
Oakland, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
To eliminate the use of highly toxic fumigants in California agriculture
Carbon Cycle Institute
www.carboncycle.org
Petaluma, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
To make California agriculture more sustainable by increasing its ability to sequester carbon and reduce water usage
Global Alliance for the Future of Food (New Venture Fund)
www.futureoffood.org
Washington, DC
$50,000
Environment and Health
For general support
League to Save Lake Tahoe
keeptahoeblue.org
South Lake Tahoe, CA
$35,000
Environment and Health
To monitor the implementation of a regional plan in the Lake Tahoe region
Mills College
www.mills.edu
Oakland, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
For the Urban Farm
Northern Sierra Partnership
northernsierrapartnership.org
San Francisco, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
To preserve critical watersheds in the Northern Sierra
Organic Farming Research Foundation
ofrf.org
Santa Cruz, CA
$30,000
Environment and Health
For a project to analyze the findings of publicly funded research projects on soil health
Planting Justice
www.plantingjustice.org
Oakland, CA
$10,000
Environment and Health
To support the El Sobrante Urban Resilience Farm
Resource Renewal Institute
www.rri.org
Mill Valley, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
For a project to test the feasibility of cultivating fish in California rice ponds
SPUR
www.spur.org
San Francisco, CA
$100,000
Environment and Health
To develop elements for sound regional planning in the Bay Area
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (New Ventures Fund)
www.safsf.org
Santa Barbara, CA
$10,000
Environment and Health
For a video history of the sustainable agriculture movement
Sustainable Economies Laws Center
www.theselc.org
Oakland, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
To increase the sustainability of agriculture in California by developing novel financing mechanisms
The Sierra Fund
www.sierrafund.org
Nevada City, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
To protect Sierra residents from the health effects of dangerous materials from abandoned mines
University of California, Los Angeles, Sustainable Technology and Policy Program
stpp.ucla.edu
Los Angeles, CA
$89,568
Environment and Health
2015
As You Sow
www.asyousow.org
Oakland, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
To prevent harm to human health from GMOs, nanomaterials, and lead in food
Berkeley Food Institute at the University of California, Berkeley
food.berkeley.edu
Berkeley, CA
$140,000
Environment and Health
For the Policy Program
California FarmLink
www.californiafarmlink.org
Santa Cruz, CA
$60,000
Environment and Health
To support a microfinancing initiative for organic and family-scale farmers
California Foodshed Funders (Community Initiatives)
communityin.org/project/ca-foodshed-funders-collaborative
San Francisco, CA
$15,000
Environment and Health
For programs to educate funders about sustainable agriculture and food systems in California
Community Agroecology Network
www.canunite.org
Santa Cruz, CA
$10,000
Environment and Health
To support the 16th Annual International Agroecology Short Course
Earth Island Institute
oaklandfood.org
Berkeley, CA
$25,000
Environment and Health
For the Oakland Food Policy Council
Food and Environment Reporting Network
thefern.org
New York, NY
$75,000
Environment and Health
For investigative reporting on key issues in sustainable agriculture and food systems
Global Alliance for the Future of Food (New Venture Fund)
www.futureoffood.org
Washington, DC
$50,000
Environment and Health
For general support
Institute for Food and Development Policy – Food First
www.foodfirst.org
Oakland, CA
$51,200
Environment and Health
To support the East Bay Urban Field Schools
Mills College
www.mills.edu
Oakland, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
For the Urban Farm
Pesticide Action Network North America
www.panna.org
Oakland, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
For the project "Transforming the U.S. Food System: Advancing Public and Policy Engagement for Agroecology"
Resource Renewal Institute
www.rri.org
Mill Valley, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
For a project to test the feasibility of cultivating fish in California rice ponds
Rose Foundation For Communities and the Environment
rosefdn.org
Oakland, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
For the Northern California Environmental Grassroots Fund and the Grassroots Training Institute
San Francisco Planning and Urban Research
www.spur.org
San Francisco, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
For expansion to San Jose and Oakland
San Francisco Planning and Urban Research (SPUR)
www.spur.org
San Francisco, CA
$35,000
Environment and Health
For the Regional Food Systems and Urban Agriculture Program
Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funders (New Venture Fund)
www.safsf.org
Santa Barbara, CA
$40,000
Environment and Health
For general support
United Nations Environment Programme (New Venture Fund)
www.unep.org
Washington, DC
$200,000
Environment and Health
For the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity for Agriculture and Food project
University of California, Santa Cruz
casfs.ucsc.edu
Santa Cruz, CA
$100,000
Environment and Health
For the agroecology and sustainable food systems curricular integration and enhancement project
Urban Habitat
www.urbanhabitat.org
Oakland, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
For a project to build sustainable, equitable and healthy communities through regional planning
2014
As You Sow
www.asyousow.org
Oakland, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
To support the Environmental Health Program
Berkeley Food Institute at the University of California, Berkeley
food.berkeley.edu
Berkeley, CA
$140,000
Environment and Health
For the Public Policy Program
California Foodshed Funders (Community Initiatives)
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
Environment and Health
For staff support
Californians for Pesticide Reform
www.pesticidereform.org
Oakland, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
For a project to develop policies to protect Californians from highly toxic fumigants used in California agriculture
Center for a Livable Future, Johns Hopkins University
http://www.jhsph.edu/research/centers-and-institutes/johns-hopkins-center-for-a-livable-future
Baltimore, MD
$7,500
Environment and Health
For the Food Animal Atlas project
Center on Race, Poverty and the Environment
www.crpe-ej.org
San Francisco, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
For the Sustainable Agriculture Campaign
College of Agriculture, Food and Environment Sciences (CAFES) at California Polytechnic State University
www.cfs.calpoly.edu
San Luis Obispo, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
To support the Center for Sustainability
Global Alliance for the Future of Food (New Venture Fund)
www.futureoffood.org
Washington, DC
$50,000
Environment and Health
For general support
League to Save Lake Tahoe
www.keeptahoeblue.org
South Lake Tahoe, CA
$35,000
Environment and Health
For the community planning program
Los Angeles Food Policy Council (Community Partners)
goodfoodla.org
Los Angeles, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
For general support
People for Open Space/Greenbelt Alliance
www.greenbelt.org
San Francisco, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
For general support
San Francisco Planning and Urban Research
www.spur.org
San Francisco, CA
$35,000
Environment and Health
For the Regional Food Systems and Urban Agriculture Program
San Francisco Planning and Urban Research
www.spur.org
San Francisco, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
For expansion to San Jose and Oakland
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (New Venture Fund)
www.safsf.org
Santa Barbara, CA
$35,000
Environment and Health
For general support
The Sierra Fund
www.sierrafund.org
Nevada City, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
For the project “Protecting People and Ecosystems from Legacy Mining’s Toxic Discharge”
Transform
www.transformca.org
Oakland, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
For general support
University of California, Davis
asi.ucdavis.edu
Davis, CA
$100,000
Environment and Health
To establish an endowed professorship in agroecology linked to the Agricultural Sustainability Institute
University of California, Los Angeles
www.ucla.edu
Los Angeles, CA
$90,000
Environment and Health
For a project to assess the human health threats associated with cumulative exposures to multiple fumigant pesticides
University of California, San Francisco
http://coe.ucsf.edu/ivf/index.html
San Francisco, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
For the Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment
University of California, Santa Cruz
casfs.ucsc.edu
Santa Cruz, CA
$100,000
Environment and Health
For the Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems Curricular Integration and Enhancement Project
2013
As You Sow
www.asyousow.org
Oakland, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
For the Environment and Health Program
Community Alliance with Family Farmers
caff.org
Davis, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
For the California Buy Fresh Buy Local Chapter Network
Food and Environment Reporting Network
thefern.org
New York, NY
$75,000
Environment and Health
For general support
Global Community Monitor
www.gcmonitor.org
El Cerrito, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
For the California Healthy Communities Program
Golden Gate University School of Law
law.ggu.edu/clinics-and-centers/clinics/environmental-law-and-justice
San Francisco, CA
$40,000
Environment and Health
For the Environmental Law and Justice Clinic
Greenaction
greenaction.org
San Francisco, CA
$40,000
Environment and Health
For the San Joaquin Environmental Health and Justice Campaign and Policy Project
Greenbelt Alliance
www.greenbelt.org
San Francisco, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
For general support
Institute for Food and Development Policy (Food First)
www.foodfirst.org
Oakland, CA
$25,116
Environment and Health
For support of the East Bay Urban Field Schools Project
Mills College
www.mills.edu
Oakland, CA
$35,000
Environment and Health
For the planning phase to establish the Mills College Campus Farm
Pesticide Action Network
www.panna.org
San Francisco, CA
$40,000
Environment and Health
For a project to develop sustainable agriculture production standards that protect the health and safety of farmworkers
Roots of Change (Public Health Institute)
www.rootsofchange.org
San Francisco, CA
$150,000
Environment and Health
For the California Food Policy Council
Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment
www.rosefdn.org
Oakland, CA
$40,000
Environment and Health
For the Northern California Environmental Grassroots Fund
San Francisco Planning and Urban Research (SPUR)
www.spur.org
San Francisco, CA
$35,000
Environment and Health
For the Regional Food Systems and Urban Agriculture Program
San Francisco Planning and Urban Research (SPUR)
www.spur.org
San Francisco, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
To transform SPUR into a fully regional planning group for the Bay Area by supporting the new San Jose and Oakland offices
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (New Venture Fund)
www.safsf.org
Santa Barbara, CA
$35,000
Environment and Health
For general support
The Sierra Fund
www.sierrafund.org
Nevada City, CA
$40,000
Environment and Health
For the Protecting People from Mining Toxins project
University of California, Davis
asi.ucdavis.edu/front-page
Davis, CA
$74,717
Environment and Health
To support the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems major
University of California, Santa Cruz
casfs.ucsc.edu
Santa Cruz, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
To strengthen the Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems curriculum
2012
As You Sow
www.asyousow.org
Oakland, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
For the Environmental Health Program
Bay Area Environmental Health Collaborative (Rose Foundation)
www.baehc.org
Oakland, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
To develop policies to protect public health from cumulative effects of air pollution
California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute
www.cpmc.org/professionals/research
San Francisco, CA
$135,000
Environment and Health
For research on the relationships between commonly used chemicals and breast cancer
Center on Race, Poverty and the Environment
www.crpe-ej.org
San Francisco, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
For the San Joaquin Valley Air Quality Project
City Slicker Farms
www.cityslickerfarms.org
Oakland, CA
$25,000
Environment and Health
For general support
Community Alliance with Family Farmers
caff.org
Davis, CA
$30,200
Environment and Health
For the Buy Fresh, Buy Local campaign in Santa Clara county
Food and Environment Reporting Network
thefern.org
New York, NY
$40,000
Environment and Health
For general support
Global Community Monitor
www.gcmonitor.org
San Francisco, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
For the California Healthy Communities Program
Greenbelt Alliance
www.greenbelt.org
San Francisco, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
For general support
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
www.iatp.org
Minneapolis, MN
$5,000
Environment and Health
To support activities of the Food and Environment Working Group of the American Public Health Association
Institute for Food and Development Policy
www.foodfirst.org
Oakland, CA
$25,000
Environment and Health
For the Oakland Food Policy Council
People’s Grocery
www.peoplesgrocery.org
Oakland, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
For general support
Pesticide Action Network
www.panna.org
San Francisco, CA
$40,000
Environment and Health
For a project to develop sustainable agriculture production standards that protect the health and safety of farmworkers
Resource Renewal Institute
www.rri.org/index.php
Mill Valley, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
For Forces of Nature: Environmental Elders Speak
Roots of Change (Trust for Conservation Innovation)
rootsofchange.org
San Francisco, CA
$150,000
Environment and Health
To establish the California Food Policy Council
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (New Ventures Fund)
www.safsf.org
Santa Barbara, CA
$35,000
Environment and Health
For programs to educate foundations about sustainable agriculture and food systems issues
Transform
transformca.org
Oakland, CA
$60,000
Environment and Health
For the Fighting Climate Change program
University of California, San Francisco
www.prhe.ucsf.edu
San Francisco, CA
$60,000
Environment and Health
For the Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment
Urban Habitat
urbanhabitat.org/uh/newfront
Oakland, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
For general support
2011
As You Sow
www.asyousow.org
San Francisco, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
To support the Environmental Health Program
California Polytechnic State University
www.cfs.calpoly.edu
San Luis Obispo, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
To support the Center for Sustainability
Center for Investigative Reporting
cironline.org
Berkeley, CA
$75,000
Environment and Health
For investigative journalism on environmental threats to the health of Californians
Community Water Center
www.communitywatercenter.org
Visalia, CA
$25,000
Environment and Health
To protect residents of the San Joaquin Valley from toxic chemicals in drinking water
Global Community Monitor
gcmonitor.org
El Cerrito, CA
$40,000
Environment and Health
To support the Bay Area Healthy Communities Program
Golden Gate University School of Law
law.ggu.edu/law/eljc
San Francisco, CA
$40,000
Environment and Health
For the Environmental Law and Justice Clinic
Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice
www.greenaction.org
San Francisco, CA
$60,000
Environment and Health
For a project to investigate and address possible environmental contributions to a cluster of birth defects in Kings County, California
Northern Westchester Hospital Foundation
www.nwhc.net
Mt. Kisco, NY
$27,595
Environment and Health
To reform institutional food-procurement policies and begin development of a regional food system
Resource Renewal Institute
www.rri.org
Mill Valley, CA
$35,000
Environment and Health
For the Council of Elders project
Roots of Change (Trust for Conservation Innovation)
rootsofchange.org
San Francisco, CA
$200,000
Environment and Health
For a collaboration of government, business and nonprofit organizations seeking to make California’s agriculture and food systems sustainable by 2030
San Francisco Planning and Urban Research (SPUR)
www.spur.org
San Francisco, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
To support the Regional Planning Policy Program
San Francisco Planning and Urban Research (SPUR)
www.spur.org
San Francisco, CA
$35,000
Environment and Health
To develop urban and regional policies that promote sustainable agriculture and food systems
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (Community Partners)
www.safsf.org
Santa Barbara, CA
$35,000
Environment and Health
For programs to educate foundations about sustainable agriculture and food systems issues
The Sierra Fund
www.sierrafund.org
Nevada City, CA
$40,000
Environment and Health
For the Protecting People from Mining Toxins project
TransForm
transformca.org
Oakland, CA
$60,000
Environment and Health
For a regional planning initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote sustainable development
University of California, Los Angeles
stpp.ucla.edu
Los Angeles, CA
$61,102
Environment and Health
To support the Sustainable Technology and Policy Program
University of California, Santa Cruz
ucscpica.org/sustainable-living-center
Santa Cruz, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
For the Sustainable Living Center
2010
As You Sow
www.asyousow.org
San Francisco, CA
$40,000
Environment and Health
To support the Environmental Health Program
California Climate and Agricultural Network (Center for Food Safety)
calclimateag.org
San Francisco, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
For a coalition of farming, environmental and health organizations that advances policy solutions to climate change based on wider adoption of sustainable and organic agricultural practices
Californians for a Healthy and Green Economy (Center for Environmental Health)
www.changecalifornia.org
Oakland, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
For a coalition of health and environmental organizations working on comprehensive chemicals policy reform
Center on Race, Poverty and the Environment
www.crpe-ej.org
San Francisco and Delano, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
To support the San Joaquin Valley Air Quality Project
Food and Environment Reporting Network (The Sustainable Markets Foundation)
thefern.org
New York, NY
$25,000
Environment and Health
For a new project dedicated to investigative reporting on agriculture, food and human health
Global Community Monitor (The Tides Center)
gcmonitor.org
El Cerrito, CA
$35,000
Environment and Health
To support the Bay Area Healthy Communities Program
Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice
www.greenaction.org
San Francisco, CA
$60,000
Environment and Health
For a project to investigate the possible environmental contributions to a cluster of birth defects in Kings County, California
Greenbelt Alliance
www.greenbelt.org
San Francisco, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
For general support of regional planning work
Institute for Food and Development Policy
www.foodfirst.org
Oakland, CA
$25,000
Environment and Health
To support the Oakland Food Policy Council
Organic Farming Research Foundation
ofrf.org
Santa Cruz, CA
$10,000
Environment and Health
For the Multiple Benefits of Organic Farming project
Roots of Change (Trust for Conservation Innovation)
rootsofchange.org
San Francisco, CA
$200,000
Environment and Health
For a collaboration of government, business and nonprofit organizations seeking to make California’s agriculture and food systems sustainable by 2030
Rose Foundation
www.rosefdn.org
Oakland, CA
$15,000
Environment and Health
To support the Northern California Environmental Grassroots Fund
San Francisco Planning and Urban Research (SPUR)
www.spur.org
San Francisco, CA
$50,000
Environment and Health
To build capacity for regional planning
Sierra Nevada Alliance
www.sierranevada.com
South Lake Tahoe, CA
$35,000
Environment and Health
To support integrated regional planning initiatives in the Sierra region
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (Community Partners)
www.safsf.org
Santa Barbara, CA
$20,000
Environment and Health
For programs to educate foundations about sustainable agriculture and food systems issues
University of California, Davis
www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/students/about-major
Davis, CA
$25,000
Environment and Health
For the development of an interdisciplinary sustainable agriculture major in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
University of California, Santa Cruz
ucscpica.org/sustainable-living-center
Santa Cruz, CA
$25,000
Environment and Health
For the Sustainable Living Center