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Environment Now

Name: Environment Now grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

151
grants reported: $4.3M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $20,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

forest water california flows protection fire rights river

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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.

Top recipients

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

California Coastkeeper Alliance3 grants · $350,000
Center for Biological Diversity10 grants · $325,000
Earth Island Institute3 grants · $225,000
John Muir Project of Earth Island Institute1 grant · $175,000
John Muir Project (Earth Island Institute)1 grant · $175,000
Restore the Delta3 grants · $155,000
Save California Salmon3 grants · $120,000
Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability3 grants · $120,000
Environmental Law Foundation3 grants · $115,000
Rockefeller Family Fund2 grants · $100,000

Giving over time

$1.2M

2022

$1.5M

2023

$1.5M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 151 grants.

$175,000
Earth Island Institute · Berkeley, CA · 2024
General support - john muir project
$175,000
John Muir Project (Earth Island Institute) · Berkeley, CA · 2023
General support
$175,000
John Muir Project of Earth Island Institute · Big Bear City, CA · 2022
General support
$120,000
California Coastkeeper Alliance · Sacramento, CA · 2024
General support
$115,000
California Coastkeeper Alliance · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Defending california waters
$115,000
California Coastkeeper Alliance · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Defending california waters, strategic communications
$80,000
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2022
California water management reform
$80,000
Waterkeeper Alliance for Baja Waterkeepers Project · New York, NY · 2022
Support for water quality monitoring in baja california
$60,000
Center for Biological Diveristy · Tuscon, AZ · 2023
Sierra nevada national forest
$60,000
Restore the Delta · Stockton, CA · 2023
Delta water quality and flows
$60,000
Center for Biological Diversity · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Sierra nevada forest protection
$55,000
Restore the Delta · Stockton, CA · 2024
Epa petition coalition
$50,000
Rockefeller Family Fund · New York, NY · 2024
Climate accountability initiative
$50,000
San Francisco Baykeeper · Oakland, CA · 2024
Defending fresh water flows
$50,000
Rockefeller Family Fund · New York City, CA · 2023
Climate accountability project
$45,000
Center for Biological Diversity · Tucson, AZ · 2024
Confronting the threat of forest biomass energy
$45,000
Environmental Law Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2024
Groundwater, surface flows, and ag pollution advocacy
$45,000
Save California Salmon · Orleans, CA · 2024
Water for fish/tribal water project
$45,000
Save California Salmon · Orleans, CA · 2023
Water for fish/tribal water
$45,000
Waterkeeper Alliance Fiscal Sponsor for Loreto Coastkeeper Cabo Pulmo Wate · New York City, NY · 2023
Water quality monitoring in baja california
$40,000
Center for Biological Diversity · Tucson, AZ · 2024
Protecting californias water from oil industry pollution
$40,000
Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability · Fresno, CA · 2024
Clean water: at the source and at the tap
$40,000
Pachamama Alliance · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General support - garn
$40,000
Pachamama Alliance · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Garn rights of antarctica initiative
$40,000
Center for Biological Diversity · Tuscon, AZ · 2023
Oil industry water pollution
$40,000
Environmental Law Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2023
Groundwater and dairies
$40,000
Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability · Fresno, CA · 2023
Clean drinking water
$40,000
Pachamama Alliance for Its Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature Project · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
$40,000
San Francisco Baykeeper · Oakland, CA · 2023
Fresh water flows in bay-delta
$40,000
Center for Biological Diversity · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Litigation to protect california's water from oil industry pollution
$40,000
Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability · Fresno, CA · 2022
Central v pollution and ej communities
$40,000
Restore the Delta · Stockton, CA · 2022
Stanford coalition research and facilitation for delta ej and ca tribal communities
$38,000
Pachamama Alliance for Its Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature Project · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Rights of antarctica
$37,000
University of Oregon for Its Eco Jurisprudence Monitor Project · Eugene, OR · 2023
Eco jurisprudence monitor
$35,000
Ridges To Riffles Indigenous Conservation Group · Eureka, CA · 2024
Indigenous conservation
$35,000
University of Oregon · Eugene, OR · 2024
Eco jurisprudence monitor phase 3
$35,000
Monterey Waterkeeper · Seaside, CA · 2023
Watershed protection/clean drinking water
$35,000
Los Angeles Waterkeepr · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Sustainable, affordable, climate - smart water
$30,000
Conservation Congress · Great Falls, MT · 2024
Northern california national forest defense
$30,000
Earth Island Institute · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Wild heritage: forest carbon and fire research/outreach
$30,000
Friends of the River · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Fighting the triple threat to flows
$30,000
San Diego Coastkeeper · San Diego, CA · 2024
Cross-border pollution & state bacteria standards
$30,000
Bayorg Dba the Bay Institute (Tbi) · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Water policy equity
$30,000
Center for Biological Diveristy · Tuscon, AZ · 2023
Forest biomass energy
$30,000
Conservation Congress · Great Falls, MT · 2023
Northern ca national forest
$30,000
Nyu Law for Its Climate Law Accelerator · New York City, CA · 2023
Climate law accelerator
$30,000
Wild Heritage (Earth Island Institute) · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Forest carbon and fire
$30,000
Wild Law Institute · 2023
Advancing earth-centric, rights-based governance for antarctica
$30,000
Center for Biological Diversity · Tucson, AZ · 2022
Support for confronting the threat of forest biomass energy
$30,000
Conservation Congress · Billings, MT · 2022
Northern california national forest defense
$30,000
Environmental Law Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2022
Scott/shasta river flows and sgma
$30,000
Pachamama Alliance for Global Alliance for Rights of Nature Project · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General support
$30,000
Santa Barbara Channelkeeper · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Ventura river watershed adjudication
$30,000
Save California Salmon · Orleans, CA · 2022
Support for tribal action for instream flows for salmon
$30,000
Wild Heritage Project of Earth Island Institute · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Forest carbon and fire research and outreach
$28,000
Los Padres Forest Watch · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Forest and chaparral watch programs and studies
$25,000
Crag Law Center · Portland, OR · 2024
R5 mega project appeal
$25,000
Crag Law Center · Portland, OR · 2024
Northern spotted owl/south fork sacramento project
$25,000
Golden State Salmon Association · Santa Rosa, CA · 2024
General support
$25,000
Institute for Fisheries Resources · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Habitat and river restoration for salmon
$25,000
Nyu Law · New York, NY · 2024
Climate litigation accelerator
$25,000
Nyu Law · New York, NY · 2024
More than human life project
$25,000
Russian Riverkeeper · Healdsburg, CA · 2024
Russian river water advocacy
$25,000
Wild Law Institute · Newport Beach, CA · 2024
Advancing rights-based governance in antarctica
$25,000
Crag Law Center · Portland, OR · 2023
R5 mega project
$25,000
Friends of the River · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Dams and reservoirs
$25,000
Orange County Coastkeeper · Costa Mesa, CA · 2023
Santa ana stormwater
$25,000
Russian Riverkeeper · Healdsburg, CA · 2023
Russian river advocacy
$25,000
Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Climate attribution research
$25,000
Friends of the Eel River · Eureka, CA · 2022
Eel river flows and groundwater
$25,000
Resources Legacy Fund for Ridges To Riffles Project · McKinleyville, CA · 2022
Yurok instream water rights in klamath
$25,000
Russian Riverkeeper · Healdsburg, CA · 2022
Flows project
$23,000
International Community Foundation · National City, CA · 2024
General support - pfea
$20,000
Americans for Oxford · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$20,000
California Indian Environmental Alliance · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Sites storage and delta conveyance projects
$20,000
Center for Biological Diversity · Tucson, AZ · 2024
Offshore drilling in california
$20,000
Center for Biological Diversity · Tucson, AZ · 2024
Flowing kern phase 2
$20,000
Center for Sustainable Economy · Port Townsend, WA · 2024
Forest carbon coalition communications
$20,000
Climate Emergency Fund · West Hollywood, CA · 2024
Climate incubator
$20,000
Earth Island Institute · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Public lands media - fire policy outreach
$20,000
Firefighters United for Safety Ethics and Ecology · Eugene, OR · 2024
General support
$20,000
Go Alliance · Portland, OR · 2024
General support
$20,000
Native American Land Conservancy · Banning, CA · 2024
Fenner basin landscape cultural study
$20,000
Center for Biological Diversity · Tuscon, CA · 2023
California offshore drilling
$20,000
Environmental Defense Center · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Drinking water and oil extraction
$20,000
Film Action Oregonbalance Media · Portland, OR · 2023
Pbs weathered
$20,000
Firefighters United for Safety Ethics and Ecology · Eugene, OR · 2023
General support
$20,000
Go Alliance · Portland, OR · 2023
General support
$20,000
Nyu Law for Its More Than Human Rights Project · New York City, CA · 2023
More than human rights
$20,000
Public Lands Media (Earth Island Institute) · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Fire policy outreach
$20,000
Water Climate Trust for Its Shasta Waterkeeper Project · Redding, CA · 2023
Ca instream flows
$20,000
Waterkeeper Alliance Fiscal Sponsor for Tijuana Waterkeeper · New York City, NY · 2023
General support
$20,000
Environment Defense Center · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Protecting communities and wildlife from oil development
$20,000
Firefighters United for Safety Ethics and Ecology · Eugene, OR · 2022
General support
$20,000
Golden State Salmon Association · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General support
$20,000
Institute for Fisheries Resources · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Delta and norcal flows for fish
$20,000
Monterey Waterkeeper · California, CA · 2022
Central coast watershed protection and clean water for all
$20,000
Public Lands Media Project of Earth Island Institute · Big Bear City, CA · 2022
Fire policy outreach
$20,000
Waterkeeper Alliance for Tijuana Riverkeeper Project · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$19,200
Russian Riverkeeper · Healdsburg, CA · 2024
Sonoma west stormwater (see rlf conditional grant)

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