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Foundations that fund environmental justice research
15 private foundations with a record of paying for environmental justice, taken from their IRS Form 990-PF filings. These are grants already made — evidence of what a funder backs, not an open call.
THE JPB FOUNDATION
49 grants · $49.3M · through 2023
Largest: $500,000 to NEW SCHOOL — ripe for creative disruption: an environmental justice movement fellowship
IRS filings for EIN 900747216THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT
53 grants · $5.4M · through 2023
Largest: $175,000 to KOUNKUEY DESIGN INITIATIVE INC — improving community health through environmental justice advocacy: to support community development, design and community engagement-related expertise necessary to advance a collective environmental justice campaign seeking to improve community health in the eastern coachella valley.
IRS filings for EIN 954523232THE KRESGE FOUNDATION
20 grants · $3.3M · through 2023
Largest: $275,000 to DEEP SOUTH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE — this general operating support grant would strengthen the deep south center for environmental justice as a resource for research, education, community and student engagement, and training, particularly as they build the capacity of community-based organizations in the gulf coast region to respond to the impact of systemic inequities, and the devastating impact of climate change and water quality/water justice issues in their communities.
IRS filings for EIN 381359217THE FORD FOUNDATION
21 grants · $5.2M · through 2023
Largest: $210,000 to GLOBAL DIALOGUE — core support for ariadne's green screen climate justice and digital rights coalition to conduct research, grantmaking, convening, and coalition building at the intersection of digital rights and climate and environmental justice
IRS filings for EIN 131684331Builders Initiative Foundation
19 grants · $6.3M · through 2023
Largest: $675,000 to Little Village Environmental Justice Organization — to build the capacity of chicago's frontline environmental justice organizations through the chicago ej fund
IRS filings for EIN 821503941The McKnight Foundation
19 grants · $2.3M · through 2023
Largest: $50,000 to Food and Environment Reporting Network — to support a multiplatform investigation into the conflicts between large-scale animal production facilities and rural communities, examining the opposition to these facilities through a strong environmental justice lens, and for general operating support
IRS filings for EIN 410754835THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATION
13 grants · $2.1M · through 2023
Largest: $350,000 to CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE NETWORK — encouraging a just transition away from fossil fuels
IRS filings for EIN 204170342MEYER MEMORIAL TRUST
14 grants · $1.0M · through 2023
Largest: $100,000 to Beyond Toxics — for general operating support of this organization that advocates for environmental justice in oregon
IRS filings for EIN 930806316THE COLLINS FOUNDATION
12 grants · $505,000 · through 2023
Largest: $100,000 to COALITION OF COMMUNITIES OF COLOR — support operations and projects that promote bipoc-centered civic engagement, research, and environmental justice and health equity projects across oregon
IRS filings for EIN 936021893John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)
7 grants · $4.5M · through 2023
Largest: $1.0M to The Little Village Environmental Justice Organization — in support of its project, the chicago environmental justice network.
IRS filings for EIN 237093598Z SMITH REYNOLDS FOUNDATION INC
10 grants · $564,400 · through 2023
Largest: $70,000 to UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL — department of environmental sciences and engineering: environmental justice applied research clinic project
IRS filings for EIN 586038145WAVERLEY STREET FOUNDATION
8 grants · $5.5M · through 2023
Largest: $750,000 to UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK FOUNDATION INC — project support fund for community engagement, environmental justice, and health laboratory (ceejh)
IRS filings for EIN 813242506PORTLAND ENERGY CONSERVATION INC
10 grants · $382,956 · through 2023
Largest: $67,900 to AFFILIATED TRIBES OF NW INDIANS — environmental justice
IRS filings for EIN 930770824BARR FOUNDATION
8 grants · $900,000 · through 2023
Largest: $170,000 to (150) ALTERNATIVES FOR COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENT INC — climate: to support the climate justice alliance northeast working group's environmental justice research on the impacts of rggi
IRS filings for EIN 046579815WEINGART FOUNDATION
9 grants · $524,450 · through 2023
Largest: $150,000 to EAST YARD COMMUNITIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE — unrestricted operating support
IRS filings for EIN 956054814
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Start with one paperSource: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, filing years 2019–2023. Foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.