Funding search · EIN 821503941 · Chicago, IL

Builders Initiative Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

1,052
grants reported
$266.3M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$150,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

chicagodevelopmentcommunityclimatefocusedaquaculturefoodresearch

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

  • Restorative aquaculture, blue carbon and fisheries in Maine and the Caribbean
  • Midwest clean energy, home electrification and coal-community transition
  • Chicago community organizations: food access, environmental justice, violence reduction
  • Regenerative agriculture, soil health and agroforestry in the Corn Belt
  • Food as medicine and healthy food procurement in health systems
  • Arts fellowships and artist-run spaces, mostly Midwest and rural

Typical grant

Median grant is $150,000 and the middle half runs $75,000 to $250,000, so a first ask in the $150,000 to $400,000 range fits the pattern. The seven-figure checks go to intermediaries and regranting vehicles (Chicago Community Foundation, ForeFront, Minneapolis Foundation, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Windward Fund) or to anchor Chicago organizations getting general operating support. With 1,052 grants to 521 recipients over three years, most grantees are funded more than once, and several appear twice in a single year with separate project and general operating awards.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

  • to provide general operating support
  • restorative aquaculture
  • food as medicine
  • blue carbon
  • to support research and education

Positioning adjacent work

  • Tie marine or coastal work to Maine, Penobscot Bay, or the Caribbean; they fund kelp, scallop, conch and coral there.
  • Frame agricultural science as regenerative farming or soil data in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin.
  • Ask $250,000 to $400,000 for a defined research and education project; save $1M asks for regranting partners.
  • Pair research with workforce development or community education outcomes; pure lab science is rare in this record.

Worth knowing: Illinois takes 417 of 1,052 grants and Chicago organizations dominate, with California, DC and Maine forming a second tier tied to specific ocean and energy strategies. Repeat intermediaries such as ForeFront, Minneapolis Foundation, Windward Fund, Meridian Institute and Walton Family Foundation absorb a large share of dollars, which signals relationship-driven giving through trusted partners rather than open competition.

57 grants matching “aquaculture · $15.1M

  • $900,000

    World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    to support seaweed and shellfish aquaculture programming in Maine

  • $862,446

    Florida Atlantic University Foundation · Boca Raton, FL · 2024

    to support community-based queen conch aquaculture development on Grand Bahama

  • $500,000

    Island Institute · Rockland, ME · 2024

    to support innovation in the lobster and aquaculture industry in Maine and increase environmental resilience

  • $400,000

    Hubbs Seaworld Research Institute · San Diego, CA · 2024

    to advance restorative aquaculture opportunities in San Diego County

  • $375,000

    Hurricane Island Foundation · Rockland, ME · 2024

    to support research related to aquaculture and fisheries in Penobscot Bay.

  • $355,000

    Ocean Strategies · Seattle, WA · 2024

    To support strategic engagement and education at the state and national level of the benefits of restorative aquaculture

  • $350,000

    University of Mississippi · University, MS · 2024

    to support a project to develop and publish educational resources concerning state marine aquaculture policies

  • $325,000

    University of Maine · Orono, ME · 2024

    to support its student-centered research and work-force development programming focused on sea scallop aquaculture and scallop fishery

  • $250,073

    Ecotrust · Portland, OR · 2024

    to support its participation in a coastal aquaculture collaborative in Oregon

  • $227,762

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024

    to support the enhancement of Indigenous aquaculture practices, increase seafood production in the Pacific region, and facilitate responsible seaweed farming practices

  • $225,000

    Foundation for a Strong Maine Economy (Focus Maine) · Augusta, ME · 2024

    to support workforce and professional development programming for aquaculture careers

  • $200,000

    Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR · 2024

    to support educational programming for the next generation of fishers and a coastal aquaculture collaborative in Oregon

  • $200,000

    Conservation International Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2024

    to support education, training, and technical assistance for aquaculture leaders

  • $175,000

    Santa Monica Community College District · Santa Monica, CA · 2024

    to develop and launch a program to help train the emerging aquaculture workforce in Southern California

  • $135,612

    Regents of the University of California at San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2024

    to support its initiatives to build a resilient and sustainable aquaculture in San Diego

  • $120,000

    Stronger America Through Seafood Inc (Sats) · Wilmington, DE · 2024

    to support aquaculture research, analysis, and education

  • $116,536

    College of the Atlantic · Bar Harbor, ME · 2024

    to support the design, prototyping and piloting of viable alternatives to plastic gear used in oyster aquaculture.

  • $99,900

    Consejo Mexicano De Promocion De Los Productos Pesqueros Y Acuicolas · 2024

    to support sustainable fishing and aquaculture

  • $99,000

    Whatcom Working Waterfront Foundation · Bellingham, WA · 2024

    to support the planning and resource development of an economic generator program focused on sustainable marine aquaculture

  • $78,482

    Puget Sound Restoration Fund · Bainbridge Island, WA · 2024

    to support research and analysis of adaptive management of kelp aquaculture

  • $877,971

    Florida Atlantic University Foundation · Boca Raton, FL · 2023

    To support community-based queen conch aquaculture development on Grand Bahama

  • $500,000

    Meridian Institute · Dillon, CO · 2023

    To support multisectoral aquaculture engagement

  • $500,000

    Island Institute · Rockland, ME · 2023

    To catalyze innovation among Maine's lobster and aquaculture supply chains and build a sustainable blue economy ecosystem that is resilient to climate change and fosters a healthy ocean.

  • $400,000

    Hubbs Seaworld Research Institute · San Diego, CA · 2023

    To advance restorative aquaculture opportunities in San Diego County

  • $355,000

    Ocean Strategies · Seattle, WA · 2023

    To support strategic engagement and education at the state, regional, and national level of the benefits of restorative aquaculture

  • $297,375

    Coastal Enterprises · Brunswick, ME · 2023

    To support Aquaculture training, business counselling, technical assistance, financing, and international technology transfer to grow, sustain, and diversify Maine's marine resource sector.

  • $250,172

    Ecotrust · Portland, OR · 2023

    To support Ecotrust's participation in the Oregon Coastal Aquaculture Collaborative.

  • $200,000

    Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR · 2023

    To support the Oregon Coastal Aquaculture Collaborative and NexGen Fishers Program

  • $175,000

    Santa Monica Community College District · Santa Monica, CA · 2023

    To develop and launch an Aquaculture Certificate Program to help to train the emerging aquaculture workforce in Southern California.

  • $163,257

    University of Mississippi · University, MS · 2023

    To develop a Living Database for State-Level US Marine Aquaculture Policy

  • $150,000

    Nos Noroeste Sustentable Ac · 2023

    To support the work of NOS in contributing to the spatial management of the Bay of La Paz and supporting a sustainable, women-led oyster aquaculture business.

  • $145,760

    The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023

    To support restorative aquaculture science

  • $130,000

    Stronger America Through Seafood Inc (Sats) · Wilmington, DE · 2023

    To develop and execute an aquaculture media strategy based upon the creation and broad distribution of educational materials that constitute nonpartisan analysis, study, or research

  • $125,000

    Hurricane Island Foundation · Rockland, ME · 2023

    To support research on climate change, aquaculture, fisheries biology and fisheries management in Penobscot Bay.

  • $99,960

    Puget Sound Restoration Fund · Bainbridge Island, WA · 2023

    To support restorative aquaculture and climate resiliency innovations for the coastal communities of Puget Sound.

  • $77,742

    College of the Atlantic · Bar Harbor, ME · 2023

    To support research, design, build, and trial viable alternatives to plastic grow-out gear used in oyster aquaculture.

  • $69,500

    Asociacion Mexicana De Ostricultores (Amexo) · 2023

    To educate economically and environmentally challenged communities in the Pacific region and Sea of Cortez to engage in sustainable oyster aquaculture

  • $15,912

    Ecotrust · Portland, OR · 2023

    Support Coastal Aquaculture Collaboration Retreat

  • $1.1M

    Florida Atlantic University Foundation · Boca Raton, FL · 2022

    to support community-based queen conch aquaculture development on Grand Bahama

  • $696,118

    Coastal Enterprises · Brunswick, ME · 2022

    to support Growing Maine's Sustainable Shellfish and Seaweed Aquaculture Industry

  • $500,000

    Island Institute · Rockland, ME · 2022

    to catalyze innovation among Maine's lobster and aquaculture supply chains and build a sustainable blue economy ecosystem that is resilient to climate change and fosters a healthy ocean.

  • $307,800

    Ocean Strategies · Seattle, WA · 2022

    to support strategic engagement and education at the state and national level of the benefits of restorative aquaculture

  • $201,181

    Foundation for a Strong Maine Economy (Focus Maine) · Augusta, ME · 2022

    to advance aquaculture industry workforce opportunities in Maine through an apprenticeship program

  • $200,000

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2022

    To Support WA Sea Grant for the Indigenous Aquaculture and WA Seaweed Collaboratives

  • $200,000

    Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association · Olympia, WA · 2022

    To support a Social License for Shellfish Aquaculture in WA and OR

  • $197,030

    The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022

    Restorative Seaweed Aquaculture for Ocean Health and Community and Tribal Economic Development

  • $193,300

    Puget Sound Restoration Fund · Bainbridge Island, WA · 2022

    To support restorative aquaculture and climate resiliency innovations for the coastal communities of Puget Sound.

  • $186,743

    University of Mississippi · University, MS · 2022

    To Develop a Living Database for State-Level US Marine Aquaculture Policy

  • $175,000

    Santa Monica Community College District · Santa Monica, CA · 2022

    To develop and launch an Aquaculture Certificate Program to help to train the emerging aquaculture workforce in Southern California.

  • $154,240

    The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022

    to support restorative aquaculture science

  • $125,000

    Hurricane Island Foundation · Rockland, ME · 2022

    To support two years of funding for Hurricane Island Research Institute to conduct research on climate change, aquaculture, fisheries biology and fisheries management in Penobscot Bay.

  • $116,570

    The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022

    to support restorative aquaculture science, specifically the habitat value of kelp aquaculture and kelp-shellfish co-culture in New Zealand and Maine

  • $108,000

    Stronger America Through Seafood Inc (Sats) · Wilmington, DE · 2022

    To support Aquaculture Media Strategy

  • $97,726

    College of the Atlantic · Bar Harbor, ME · 2022

    This project will research, design, build, and trial viable alternatives to plastic grow-out gear used in oyster aquaculture.

  • $43,680

    Regents of the University of California at San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2022

    To support Building Resilient and Sustainable Aquaculture in the San Diego Region

  • $25,000

    The Kurt Grinnell Aquaculture Scholarship Foundation · Gig Harbor, WA · 2022

    To support the first year of scholarships for indigenous youth studying aquaculture

  • $15,000

    Florida Atlantic University Foundation · Boca Raton, FL · 2022

    To support a Scoping trip to explore the opportunity for a queen conch aquaculture restoration project in The Bahamas.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • Walton Family Foundation4 grants · $17.9M
  • Chicago Community Foundation12 grants · $11.6M
  • Forefront11 grants · $11.3M
  • Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors5 grants · $9.5M
  • Creo Family Office Syndicate4 grants · $6.6M
  • Best Friends Animal Society6 grants · $6.0M
  • The Minneapolis Foundation13 grants · $5.6M
  • Little Village Environmental Justice Organization7 grants · $4.8M
  • The Nature Conservancy13 grants · $4.0M
  • National Philanthropic Trust1 grant · $3.0M

Giving over time

$88.0M
2022
$81.7M
2023
$96.6M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 1,052 grants.

  • $9.5M

    Walton Family Foundation · Bentonville, AR · 2023

    To support Grantee's Environment Program grantmaking to move the Midwest towards a more sustainable future with more climate smart and water smart agricultural practices

  • $6.0M

    Walton Family Foundation · Bentonville, AR · 2022

    to support Grantee's Environment Program grantmaking to move the Midwest towards a more sustainable future with more climate smart and water smart agricultural practices

  • $5.0M

    Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2023

    To coordinate climate-first donors to have a bigger impact on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improving water outcomes in American agriculture

  • $4.0M

    Chicago Community Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024

    to support a program focused on reducing, mitigating and preventing street violence

  • $3.0M

    Creo Family Office Syndicate · New York, NY · 2024

    to support growth and sustainability planning

  • $3.0M

    Forefront · Chicago, IL · 2024

    to support a food resilience program in Chicago

  • $3.0M

    Forefront · Chicago, IL · 2023

    To support the regranting efforts of the Chicago Region Food System Fund

  • $3.0M

    Forefront · Chicago, IL · 2022

    to support the regranting efforts of the Chicago Region Food System Fund

  • $3.0M

    National Philanthropic Trust · Jenkintown, PA · 2022

    To support the ICONIQ Impact Ocean Co-Lab

  • $3.0M

    Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2022

    To coordinate donors to have a bigger impact on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improving water outcomes in American agriculture

  • $2.8M

    Best Friends Animal Society · Kanab, UT · 2022

    for Pet Resource Center construction

  • $2.5M

    Chicago Community Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022

    To support Chicago CRED's North Lawndale Collaborative.

  • $2.5M

    Planned Parenthood of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2022

    To support Planned Parenthood's state campaign

  • $2.2M

    Chicago Community Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022

    to design, pilot, evaluate, and implement a general operating fund for Chicagoland arts organizations, and complement the fund with a community of practice

  • $2.0M

    Rewiring America · Washington, DC · 2024

    to support the decarbonization of low-income homes in Indiana

  • $2.0M

    Creo Family Office Syndicate · New York, NY · 2022

    Increase CREO network to 250 members to catalyze $1T of intentional and informed capital to help build an effective climate and sustainability marketplace by 2025.

  • $1.9M

    Walton Family Foundation · Bentonville, AR · 2024

    to support its grantmaking program focused on advancing sustainability efforts in the Midwest

  • $1.8M

    Chicago Community Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023

    to support the Art Works Fund

  • $1.8M

    Rare · Arlington, VA · 2022

    to support Make It Personal, a comprehensive system harnessing behavior change to reduce carbon emissions, will catalyze individual action on climate change

  • $1.5M

    Creo Family Office Syndicate · New York, NY · 2023

    To support building an effective climate and sustainability marketplace by 2025.

  • $1.5M

    United States Fund for Unicef · New York, NY · 2022

    To provide support for 2022 operations.

  • $1.1M

    Inner-City Muslim Action Network · Chicago, IL · 2022

    To support operations and programming at the Fresh Market

  • $1.1M

    Florida Atlantic University Foundation · Boca Raton, FL · 2022

    to support community-based queen conch aquaculture development on Grand Bahama

  • $1.0M

    Best Friends Animal Society · Kanab, UT · 2024

    to support the operating costs of a pet resource center and shelter in Bentonville, Arkansas

  • $1.0M

    Common Market Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    to support its work in the Great Lakes region

  • $1.0M

    Elevate · Chicago, IL · 2024

    To provide general operating support

  • $1.0M

    Everyday People for Change · San Leandro, CA · 2024

    to support an entrepreneurship project

  • $1.0M

    Little Village Environmental Justice Organization · Chicago, IL · 2024

    to support organizations working in support of environmental and climate efforts in Chicago

  • $1.0M

    Little Village Environmental Justice Organization · Chicago, IL · 2024

    To provide general operating support

  • $1.0M

    Maine Community Foundation · Ellsworth, ME · 2024

    to support its funding of research on blue carbon in Maine

  • $1.0M

    Meridian Institute · Dillon, CO · 2024

    to support a research and education project focused on building a national soil data repository

  • $1.0M

    Mission Edge San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2024

    to support clean energy development on Midwest tribal lands

  • $1.0M

    Proofing Station · Chicago, IL · 2024

    to provide general operating support

  • $1.0M

    The Minneapolis Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    to support an environmental grantmaking coalition

  • $1.0M

    Best Friends Animal Society · Kanab, UT · 2023

    To support operational costs for the first 5 years of the Pet Resource Center in Bentonville, Arkansas - creating an innovative model for progressive community sheltering

  • $1.0M

    Elevate Energy · Chicago, IL · 2023

    To support the Justice40 Accelerator's Midwest cohort and expand Elevate's Illinois workforce training and development programs

  • $1.0M

    Little Village Environmental Justice Organization · Chicago, IL · 2023

    To support Chicago's frontline-led EJ/CJ organizations and their partners.

  • $1.0M

    Best Friends Animal Society · Kanab, UT · 2022

    to support operational costs for the first 5 years of the Pet Resource Center in Bentonville, Arkansas creating an innovative model for progressive community sheltering

  • $1.0M

    Elevate Energy · Chicago, IL · 2022

    to support the Justice40 Accelerator cohort in the Midwest while growing Elevates workforce development programs in IL

  • $1.0M

    Maine Community Foundation · Ellsworth, ME · 2022

    To fund a series of blue carbon projects in the State of Maine that respond to the needs of Maine's Climate Action Plan, in partnership with the Broad Reach Fund.

  • $1.0M

    Racing Magpie · Rapid City, SD · 2022

    To contribute to the Waterers 2023 Fund

  • $1.0M

    Reclaiming Chicago Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2022

    To support Reclaiming Chicago NFP's efforts to build affordable homes in the North Lawndale area of Chicago

  • $1.0M

    The Barack Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022

    To support the Obama Foundation's partnership with Urban Alliance and support the Obama Youth Jobs Corp. program

  • $936,560

    The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023

    To support the SOAR program

  • $905,000

    Practical Farmers of Iowa (Pfi) · Ames, IA · 2024

    to support educational opportunities for beginning farmers and food production and procurement partners

  • $900,000

    World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    to support seaweed and shellfish aquaculture programming in Maine

  • $900,000

    Mission Investors Exchange · New York, NY · 2023

    To create a database for new board and investment committee members

  • $877,971

    Florida Atlantic University Foundation · Boca Raton, FL · 2023

    To support community-based queen conch aquaculture development on Grand Bahama

  • $875,000

    National Public Housing Museum · Chicago, IL · 2022

    to support the build-out of the new NPHM building, particularly for arts related spaces, and programming support for the Entrepreneurship Hub.

  • $864,000

    Ecoworks · Detroit, MI · 2024

    to support educational programs related to building electrification and efficiency in Michigan

  • $862,446

    Florida Atlantic University Foundation · Boca Raton, FL · 2024

    to support community-based queen conch aquaculture development on Grand Bahama

  • $750,000

    The Minneapolis Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    to support long-term regional movement infrastructure building

  • $750,000

    The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024

    to support its work to increase regenerative farming in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin

  • $750,000

    Pashko · Ancram, NY · 2023

    To foster economic empowerment and job creation for skilled craftspeople in the united states whose industries have been decimated by the automation and overseas transfer of manufacturing and production.

  • $750,000

    Regents of the University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    To support the launch of the Climate Justice Movement Catalyst fellowship program

  • $750,000

    Smartfish Rescate De Valor · 2023

    To scale-up Grantee's value rescue model implementation in Baja California Sur, using markets to drive economic, social and environmental improvements in small-scale fisheries

  • $750,000

    Partnership for a Healthier America · Washington, DC · 2022

    to support a demonstration project to transition to affordable produce in retail and pop-up markets

  • $750,000

    Sunrise Project · Dover, DE · 2022

    To support general operations for the grantee's work in protecting the freedom to invest in sustainable finance

  • $700,000

    Forefront · Chicago, IL · 2024

    to support a food assistance project in North Lawndale

  • $700,000

    Forefront · Chicago, IL · 2023

    This grant is to support Year 2 and 3 of North Lawndale Fresh, a fund within Grantee's Fresh Taste project

  • $696,118

    Coastal Enterprises · Brunswick, ME · 2022

    to support Growing Maine's Sustainable Shellfish and Seaweed Aquaculture Industry

  • $675,000

    Little Village Environmental Justice Organization · Chicago, IL · 2022

    To build the capacity of Chicago's frontline Environmental Justice organizations through the Chicago EJ Fund

  • $668,203

    President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    to support a state-based technical assistance program on food as medicine

  • $615,938

    American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2024

    to support research and education on healthy food and nutrition

  • $610,000

    Public Media Institute · Chicago, IL · 2023

    To support the growth and development of MdW, a coalition of artist-run spaces serving the midwest.

  • $600,000

    Minneapolis St Paul Regional Economic Development Partnership · Saint Paul, MN · 2024

    to support its work on sustainable protein supply chains in the Midwest

  • $600,000

    People for Community Recovery · Riverdale, IL · 2024

    To provide general operating support

  • $600,000

    Regents of the University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    to support a fellowship program involving climate resilience and sustainability

  • $600,000

    Forefront · Chicago, IL · 2022

    To support Year 3 of Austin Fresh, a fund within Grantee's Fresh Taste project

  • $583,881

    Healthy Hoosiers Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

    to support educational efforts focused on food and medicine in Indiana

  • $560,000

    Public Media Institute · Chicago, IL · 2024

    to support an artist-run spaces program in the Midwest

  • $560,000

    Puget Sound Restoration Fund · Bainbridge Island, WA · 2023

    To expand Olympia oyster, pinto abalone, and bull kelp restoration in Puget Sound

  • $500,000

    548 Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024

    to support implementation of a clean jobs workforce training program

  • $500,000

    Big Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2024

    to increase capacity-building and programmatic support for an energy program focused on accessibility and affordability

  • $500,000

    Common Market Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    to support expansion of its programming to the Great Lakes region

  • $500,000

    Island Institute · Rockland, ME · 2024

    to support innovation in the lobster and aquaculture industry in Maine and increase environmental resilience

  • $500,000

    Meridian Institute · Dillon, CO · 2024

    to support a research project focused on evaluating soil inventory

  • $500,000

    Milken Institute · Washington, DC · 2024

    to support a strategic framework for collaboration on food as medicine initiatives

  • $500,000

    No Kid Hungry By Share Our Strength · Washington, DC · 2024

    to support a program to decrease food insecurity for children in collaboration with the Illinois Department of Human Services

  • $500,000

    Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2024

    to support a grantmaking project focused on supporting coal-impacted communities and workers in the Midwest

  • $500,000

    The Minneapolis Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    to support a coalition seeking to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions and other climate impacts

  • $500,000

    The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024

    to support increased programmatic capacity for blue carbon ecosystem restoration projects in Maine and new projects for innovations in fisheries

  • $500,000

    Walton Family Foundation · Bentonville, AR · 2024

    to support a technical assistance fund for charitable organizations

  • $500,000

    Windward Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    to support the development of innovative climate solutions in rural communities across the Midwest

  • $500,000

    Inner-City Muslim Action Network · Chicago, IL · 2023

    To support operations and programming at the Fresh Market

  • $500,000

    Island Institute · Rockland, ME · 2023

    To catalyze innovation among Maine's lobster and aquaculture supply chains and build a sustainable blue economy ecosystem that is resilient to climate change and fosters a healthy ocean.

  • $500,000

    Little Village Environmental Justice Organization · Chicago, IL · 2023

    To launch a community center in Little Village that includes a commercial kitchen, solar training facility

  • $500,000

    Meridian Institute · Dillon, CO · 2023

    To support multisectoral aquaculture engagement

  • $500,000

    No Kid Hungry By Share Our Strength · Washington, DC · 2023

    To support a program to implement Summer EBT with Illinois DHS

  • $500,000

    Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2023

    To provide technical assistance, policy expertise, and financial support to Midwest communities transitioning away from a dependence on fossil fuel extraction.

  • $500,000

    The Minneapolis Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    To strengthen the Midwest Environmental Justice Network's capacity and ability to support its partners in accessing federal benefits.

  • $500,000

    The Minneapolis Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    To support the RE-AMP Network's collaboration with frontline organizations to advance equitable climate and clean energy policy across the Midwest.

  • $500,000

    The Minneapolis Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    To build climate policy and project capacity in Midwestern environmental justice organizations through grants, technical assistance, peer learning, and program support.

  • $500,000

    Windward Fund · Washington, DC · 2023

    To support organizations that are advancing equitable building electrification in frontline communities across the Midwest.

  • $500,000

    Windward Fund · Washington, DC · 2023

    To support innovative solutions to climate justice in rural communities across the Midwest.

  • $500,000

    Big Nfp (Aka Blacks in Green) · Chicago, IL · 2022

    To grow the organizational capacity of Blacks in Green and continue the work of the Black Energy Justice project

  • $500,000

    Chicago Park District · Chicago, IL · 2022

    To support the Young Cultural Stewards programming.

  • $500,000

    Economics Education and Research Consortium Inc (Kyiv School of Economics · Oakland, CA · 2022

    To provide support for 2022 operations.

  • $500,000

    Emerald Cities Collaborative · Washington, DC · 2022

    To support frontline organizations promoting equitable building electrification in the Midwest.

  • $500,000

    Island Institute · Rockland, ME · 2022

    to catalyze innovation among Maine's lobster and aquaculture supply chains and build a sustainable blue economy ecosystem that is resilient to climate change and fosters a healthy ocean.

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