Funding search · environmental justice · California
Who funds environmental justice work in California
15 funders have a record of paying for environmental justice work by California recipients: 176 grants totaling $28.8M, most recently in 2024 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are The California Endowment ($6.2M), The JPB Foundation ($10.9M) and Liberty Hill Foundation ($1.6M).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to California recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Resources Legacy FundSacramento, CACharity · may take applications
177 matching grants · $17.0M · through 2024Largest: $75,000 to CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ALLIANCE — land or marine conservation, climate change, and/or environmental equity and justice
Largest: $50,000 to EAST YARD COMMUNITIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE — coalition for environmental health and justice - advancing health: to support a collaborative focused on the advancement of environmental justice and health equity by addressing ai…
Largest: $350,000 to REGENTS UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES — center for diverse leadership in science: community-led research and service learning in support of environmental justice
Liberty Hill FoundationLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
20 matching grants · $1.7M · through 2023Largest: $20,000 to SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS — to provide general support for the people's collective for environmental justice.
Weingart FoundationLos Angeles, CA
14 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2024Largest: $150,000 to ONEOC FBO ORANGE COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE EDUCATION FUND — support for orange county environmental justice education fund
Largest: $30,000 to CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ALLIANCE — to support environmental projects.
Largest: $525,000 to HANNIG ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH ORGAN — research connectivity between freshwater activities and our fragile reefs, focused on marine and rain forest ecology and environmental justice for our fragile marine environment
Largest: $300,000 to CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ALLIANCE — core operating support
Largest: $550,000 to CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE NETWORK — general operating support
Movement Strategy CenterOakland, CACharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $739,270 · through 2024Largest: $285,000 to CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ALLIANCE — msc regrants-grant
Largest: $250,000 to REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS — to support state emission standards, the environmental justice fellowship program, and critical minerals modeling
Largest: $75,000 to Social And Environmental Entrepreneurs — people's collective for environmental justice
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