Funding search · environmental justice · Oregon
Who funds environmental justice work in Oregon
15 funders have a record of paying for environmental justice work by Oregon recipients: 55 grants totaling $3.8M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are The Collins Foundation ($465,000), Meyer Memorial Trust ($988,244) and Portland Energy Conservation ($382,956).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Oregon recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
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
Largest: $100,000 to Beyond Toxics — for general operating support of this organization that advocates for environmental justice in oregon
Largest: $67,900 to AFFILIATED TRIBES OF NW INDIANS — environmental justice
Social Justice Fund NorthwestSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $250,000 · through 2024Largest: $150,000 to NOMENUS INC — general operating: environmental justice and daf
Vose River Charitable FundBethesda, MDCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $830,000 · through 2024Largest: $550,000 to COALITION OF COMMUNITIES OF COLOR — support for the made for health justice initiative: bipoc community data for health & environmental justice
Rogue ClimatePhoenix, ORCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $47,500 · through 2025Largest: $25,000 to Rogue Action Center — support operations and environmental justice programs to improve access to nature for communities of color in coos and jackson counties of oregon.
Largest: $50,000 to OPAL ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE OREGON — as an exit grant for general support.
Beyond ToxicsEugene, ORCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $32,473 · through 2024Largest: $25,980 to Eugene Springfield NAACP 1119 — environmental justice project
Amalgamated Charitable FoundationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $20,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to OPAL Environmental Justice Oregon — general operating support
Largest: $500,000 to REED COLLEGE — to support a project to develop environmental humanities curriculum, courses, and scholarship centered on environmental justice and the literary imagination
Largest: $3,000 to OPAL ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE OREGON — to further and promote charitable efforts.
Largest: $25,000 to OPAL ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE OREGON — youth leadership is climate leadership - growing youth environmental justic alliance 2022
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