Funding search · Builders Initiative Foundation · grants
Builders Initiative Foundation: all 1,052 grants
Largest first · $266.3M across 2022–2024 · back to the overview
- $300,000
Public Media Institute · Chicago, IL · 2024
to provide general operating support
- $300,000
The Circulate Initiative · New York, NY · 2024
to support research and development of solutions to address plastic pollution
- $300,000
Urban School Food Alliance · Washington, DC · 2024
to provide general operating support
- $300,000
Washington Maritime Blue · Seattle, WA · 2024
to support increased programmatic capacity for its youth maritime programs
- $300,000
Ecology Center · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
To support general operations
- $300,000
Health Care Without Harm · Reston, VA · 2023
To support HCWH's Plant-Forward Futures which creates a comprehensive approach to reduce the demand for animal proteins from the health care sector and ensure that education and messaging around the health benefits asso… read allTo support HCWH's Plant-Forward Futures which creates a comprehensive approach to reduce the demand for animal proteins from the health care sector and ensure that education and messaging around the health benefits associated with plant-based eating and sustainable food. less
- $300,000
Latinos Progresando · Chicago, IL · 2023
To support Latinos Progresando's Excellerator Fund, a collaborative initiative between Latinos Progresando and the Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation.
- $300,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
To support the U.S. Impact Investing Alliance's "ESG Rapid Response Fund"
- $300,000
The Food Project Association Dba Farmstand · Lincoln, MA · 2023
To support general operations
- $300,000
The Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
To provide follow-on support to the Roosevelt Institute from Round 2 of the Cap 2.0 exploratory portfolio
- $300,000
Washington Maritime Blue · Seattle, WA · 2023
To support operational capacity as WMB develops stronger internal capacity and structure to manage their rapid growth.
- $300,000
Health Care Without Harm · Reston, VA · 2022
To reduce the demand for animal proteins from the health care sector and ensure that education and messaging around the health benefits associated with plant-based eating and sustainable food.
- $300,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
to support The Tipping Point Fund on Impact Investing.
- $300,000
North Lawndale Community Coordination Council · Chicago, IL · 2022
To support the North Lawndale Community Coordination Council's Food Collaborative
- $300,000
The Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
To provide support for 2022 operations.
- $298,920
Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2022
Communications & Engagement for Blue Food Renewal (2022)
- $298,736
Willapa Grays Harbor Oyster Growers Association · Ocean Park, WA · 2024
to support programmatic capacity in helping to protect the bays
- $297,663
Regents of the University of California at San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2024
to support research on the contributions of coral adaptation to conservation and restoration efforts
- $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.
- $296,125
Waterkeeper Alliance · New York, NY · 2023
To develop and implement a large-scale mangrove restoration effort to remediate the damage caused by Hurricane Dorian
- $291,444
Mrelief · Chicago, IL · 2022
to support mRelief's planning and expansion into Indiana
- $290,000
Freshgrass Public Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To support Little Amal's US Walk
- $286,800
Food Works · Carbondale, IL · 2024
to support a program focused on food accessibility
- $285,000
Dakota Rural Action · Brookings, SD · 2024
To provide general operating support
- $280,000
Chicago Food Policy Advisory Council Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2024
to support increased programmatic capacity for a food purchasing initiative
- $280,000
Peoples Solar Energy Fund · Northampton, MA · 2022
To support the growth of community-owned solar in the Midwest.
- $278,702
Illinois Public Health Institute · Chicago, IL · 2024
to activate programming and support on food as medicine initiatives in Illinois
- $275,000
The Minneapolis Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
to support a fund focused on staff retention efforts for organizations working on climate and the environment across the Midwest
- $275,000
University of Southern Mississippi Research Foundation · Hattiesburg, MS · 2023
To support the USM Research Foundation in establishing and growing its new Gulf Blue Accelerator program (GBA).
- $270,000
Chicago Food Policy Advisory Council Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2023
To advance Chicago's Good Food Purchasing capabilities by building capacity for more institutions to navigate the transition to purchasing "Good Food," implement their plans to purchase "Good Food, to support GFPI Chica… read allTo advance Chicago's Good Food Purchasing capabilities by building capacity for more institutions to navigate the transition to purchasing "Good Food," implement their plans to purchase "Good Food, to support GFPI Chicago to evaluate program successes to promote wider adoption longer term less
- $269,331
San Diego Unified Port District · San Diego, CA · 2022
to support the San Diego Bay native oyster living shoreline and for creating opportunities for restorative ocean farming
- $267,412
University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
to support kelp research and restoration on Catalina Island
- $265,000
Rewild · Austin, TX · 2023
To support Bahamas Protected Areas Fund's work for alternative funding sources for Bahamas MPAs
- $261,414
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2023
To support the creation of the Benefits Outreach Center of Expertise
- $258,700
Food Works · Carbondale, IL · 2023
To support the Community Mobile Farmers Market
- $250,172
Ecotrust · Portland, OR · 2023
To support Ecotrust's participation in the Oregon Coastal Aquaculture Collaborative.
- $250,073
Ecotrust · Portland, OR · 2024
to support its participation in a coastal aquaculture collaborative in Oregon
- $250,000
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals · New York, NY · 2024
to support its program focused on cruelty-free animal farming
- $250,000
Beneath the Waves · Boston, MA · 2024
to support a fellowship program
- $250,000
Bridges Impact Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024
to support the implementation of educational activities focused on impact investment performance reporting
- $250,000
Center for Cultural Innovation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
to support research and development of new educational opportunities for artists and cultural communities
- $250,000
Ceres · Boston, MA · 2024
to support educational efforts related to regenerative agriculture
- $250,000
Chicago Park District · Chicago, IL · 2024
to support community visual arts initiatives in the Chicago Park District
- $250,000
Chicagos Sunshine Enterprises · Chicago, IL · 2024
to provide general operating support
- $250,000
Clean Energy Jobs and Justice Fund · Rockford, IL · 2024
to provide general operating support
- $250,000
Community Desk Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
to provide general operating support
- $250,000
Food Is Medicine Coalition Llc · New York, NY · 2024
to provide general operating support
- $250,000
Gary Comer Youth Center · Chicago, IL · 2024
to support its urban agriculture program
- $250,000
Good Food Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
to provide general operating support
- $250,000
Grantmakers in the Arts · Bronx, NY · 2024
to support a conference for grantmakers focused on the arts
- $250,000
Groundswell · Washington, DC · 2024
to provide general operating support
- $250,000
Illinois Environmental Council Education Fund · Springfield, IL · 2024
to increase programmatic capacity to support the environmental movement in Lake County, IL
- $250,000
Illinois Facilities Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024
to support a fund to help arts-focused organizations
- $250,000
Land Stewardship Project · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
to educate farmers on sustainable and regenerative farming practices and to support related research efforts
- $250,000
Legacy Philanthropy Works · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
to support its work creating and managing fisheries refugia in Boca del Alamo
- $250,000
Meridian Institute · Dillon, CO · 2024
to support a project focused on educational convenings for entrepreneurs focused on improving food access and sustainability opportunities
- $250,000
Meridian Institute · Dillon, CO · 2024
to support educational workshops on regenerative agriculture in New Jersey and Minneapolis
- $250,000
Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition · Detroit, MI · 2024
To provide general operating support.
- $250,000
Midwest Building Decarbonization Coalition · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2024
to provide general operating support
- $250,000
Milwaukee Water Commons · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
to provide general operating support
- $250,000
Practical Farmers of Iowa (Pfi) · Ames, IA · 2024
to support a project focused on learning opportunities for farmers
- $250,000
Pronatura Noroeste · 2024
to support initiatives on coastal and marine sustainable development in Baja California Sur
- $250,000
Regenerative Agriculture Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
to support a fund focused on helping farmers implement regenerative agriculture practices
- $250,000
Renewing the Countryside Ii · Hammond, MN · 2024
to support the creation of an educational pilot project on elderberry processing in the Midwest
- $250,000
The Experimental Station 6100 Blackstone · Chicago, IL · 2024
to provide general operating support and support for a food access project in Illinois
- $250,000
The Rebuild Foundation Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2024
to support a project focused on arts and culture programming and economic development in Chicago's South Side
- $250,000
Wildcoast · Del Mar, CA · 2024
to support small-scale entrepreneurs and mangrove restoration in Baja California Sur
- $250,000
Windward Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
to support a fund focused on helping communities affected by environmental challenges in the Western Lake Michigan basin
- $250,000
World Economic Forum · 2024
to support a program focused on education and engagement among ocean positive entrepreneurs
- $250,000
Allied Media Projects · Detroit, MI · 2023
To support Allied Media Projects, Inc. fiscal sponsor to Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition to grow Michigan EJ Coalition's capacity to support frontline climate and energy justice organizations
- $250,000
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals · New York, NY · 2023
to fund the Protecting Farmed Animals program
- $250,000
B Lab Company · Berwyn, PA · 2023
To support general operations
- $250,000
Center for Cultural Innovation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
to fund Ambitio-US and the regranting and learning associated with new economy exploration and development in the art sector
- $250,000
Center for Neighborhood Technology · Chicago, IL · 2023
To support the deployment of ARPA funds for green infrastructure in Calumet-area EJ communities.
- $250,000
Chicagos Sunshine Enterprises · Chicago, IL · 2023
To support general operations
- $250,000
Community Desk Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
To support general operations
- $250,000
Ecoworks · Detroit, MI · 2023
To support programs and advocacy related to building electrification and efficiency in Michigan to promote more conservation and eliminating disproportionate energy burdens for low-income residents
- $250,000
Environmental Working Group · Washington, DC · 2023
To support general operations
- $250,000
Equity Arts · Chicago, IL · 2023
To support Equity Arts for planning, capacity building, and fundraising towards the purchase and capital improvements of 1542-1550 N Milwaukee Ave.
- $250,000
Fresh Energy · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
To support the expansion of the Midwest Building Decarbonization Coalition.
- $250,000
Gary Comer Youth Center · Chicago, IL · 2023
To support Gary Comer Youth Center's Produce Pathways urban agriculture program
- $250,000
Global Philanthropy Partnership · Chicago, IL · 2023
To support the Equitable Transportation Fund's grant making in the Midwest.
- $250,000
Good Food Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
To support general operations
- $250,000
Greenprint Partners · Chicago, IL · 2023
To support the deployment of green infrastructure solutions to flooding in Milwaukee frontline communities.
- $250,000
Illinois Environmental Council Education Fund · Springfield, IL · 2023
To advance environmental justice in Lake County, IL by supporting the hiring of staff focused on these efforts
- $250,000
Just Capital Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
To support general operations
- $250,000
Michigan Saves · Lansing, MI · 2023
To support the development of the organizational infrastructure and launch of a new green financing entity in Indiana, the Indiana Energy Independence Fund.
- $250,000
Milwaukee Water Commons · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
To support general operations
- $250,000
Mission Edge San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2023
To support leveraging the power of renewable energy as a means to diminish poverty, mitigate climate change, and promote a self-determined restoration of sovereignty and hope in indigenous communities.
- $250,000
Multiplier · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To support Grantee's project AZUL (the Project) in building a Latinx movement for ocean conservation, ocean justice, and climate policy issues
- $250,000
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2023
To support clean energy and environmental justice programs in the Midwest.
- $250,000
People'S Solar Energy Fund · Northampton, MA · 2023
To support the growth of community-owned solar in the Midwest.
- $250,000
San Diego Unified Port District · San Diego, CA · 2023
To support Eelgrass Blue Carbon research
- $250,000
Sweet Water Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
To support general operations
- $250,000
The Avalon Village · Highland Park, MI · 2023
To support the construction of clean energy resilience hubs in Highland Park, MI.
- $250,000
The Experimental Station 6100 Blackstone · Chicago, IL · 2023
To support general operations
- $250,000
The Minneapolis Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
To support the Just Culture Fund that will support the health and wellbeing of staff in climate and environmental justice organizations across the Midwest
- $250,000
Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation · Porcupine, SD · 2023
To increase access to clean energy and strengthen resilience on the Pine Ridge Reservation.
- $250,000
Transforming Power Fund · Dayton, OH · 2023
To seed and strengthen the Climate Justice Pooled Fund
- $250,000
University of Illinois Foundation · Urbana, IL · 2023
To support the State of Illinois as it pursues federal funding for clean energy and workforce programs.

