EASTERN ECOSYSTEMS

Appalachian Mountain Club
www.outdoors.org
Boston, MA
$75,000
Seond year of a three-year $225,000 grant in support of the Maine Woods Initiative.

Audubon Society of NH
www.nhaudubon.org
Concord, NH
$30,000
To apply conservation science and an infrastructure analysis to develop long-range plans for three towns in the White Mtn. region.

Center for Whole Communities
www.wholecommunities.org
Fayston, VT
$20,000
To support Whole Thinking Leadership Retreats.

Consultative Group on Biodiversity
www.cgbd.org
San Francisco, CA
$3,500
Second year of a two-year $7,000 grant for general operational support.

Dogwood Alliance
www.dogwoodalliance.org
Asheville, NC
$25,000
First year of a two-year $50,000 grant to support a corporate campaign and membership development. Requires match from grantee.

Eastern Forest Partnership
Montpelier, VT
$20,000
To support a campaign to increase federal support for land conservation. Fiscal Agent: Appalachian Mountain Club.

Forest Guild
www.foreststewardsguild.org
Santa Fe, NM
$25,000
To support the Northeast Chapter’s work to promote sustainable forestry.

Forest Society of Maine
www.fsmaine.org
Bangor, ME
$50,000
Second of a three-year $165,000 grant to support the West Branch Campaign.

Hubbard Brook Research Foundation
www.hubbardbrook.org
Hanover, NH
$25,000
To support Science Links- a science based information resource focused on mercury and carbon pollution.

Land Trust Alliance
www.lta.org
Washington, DC
$35,000
First year of a two-year $50,000 grant in support of the Southeast program, plus $10,000 for the defense campaign.

Land Trust for the Little Tennessee
www.ltlt.org
Franklin, NC
$20,000
To support land conservation in Western North Carolina.

Lowcountry Open Land Trust
www.lolt.org
Charleston, SC
$25,000
To support conservation protection in coastal South Carolina.

National Parks Conservation Association
www.npca.org
Washington, DC
$50,000
To support the National Park Clean Air for Parks campaign.

Natural Resources Council of Maine
www.maineenvironment.org
Augusta, ME
$30,000
Second year of a two-year $60,000 grant to protect Maine's North Woods through education and advocacy.

New England Grassroots Environment Fund
www.grassrootsfund.org
Montpelier, VT
$40,000
Second year of a three-year $120,000 grant for the administration and distribution of small grants to grassroots environmental activists in New England.

Northeast Wilderness Trust
www.newildernesstrust.org
Boston, MA
$15,000
To support membership development.

Northern Forest Alliance
www.northernforestalliance.org
Stowe, VT
$50,000
To support strategic conservation and community enhancement. Fiscal Agent: Appalachian Mountain Club.

Northern Forest Center
www.northernforest.org
Concord, NH
$75,000
Second of a three-year $225,000 grant to launch a federal policy initiative to fund economic and conservation projects.

Open Space Institute, Inc.
New York, NY
$25,000
To support the coordination of loans for land conservation in the Southern Appalachians.

Southeast Watershed Forum
Annapolis, MD
$20,000
To support a southeastern partnership for biodiversity.

Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition
www.safc.org
Asheville, NC
$15,000
To support regional coordination of public land conservation.

Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy
www.appalachian.org
Asheville, NC
$25,000
Second year of a two-year $50,000 grant to identify and protect biologically significant lands in the southern Blue Ridge region.

Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy
www.appalachian.org
Asheville, NC
$35,000
First year of a two-year $70,000 grant to support the Blue Ridge Collaborative’s work on land protection.

SouthWings
www.southwings.org
Asheville, NC
$20,000
General support to use flights to bring awareness to conservation issues.

The Conservation Fund
www.conservationfund.org
Arlington, VA
$25,000
Second of a two-year, $50,000 grant to support the South Carolina Watershed and Forestland Protection Initiative.

SUSTAINABLE ECONOMICS

Alliance for Environmental Innovation
www.environmentaldefense.org/alliance
Boston, MA
$35,000
To support the development of the Paper Calculator that calculates the environmental impact of paper purchases. Fiscal Agent: Environmental Defense.

Center for Environmental Health
www.cehca.org
Oakland, CA
$30,000
To support electronic take back and green building efforts within the health care industry.

Clean Water Fund - Massachusetts
www.cleanwaterfund.org/
Boston, MA
$40,000
To support electronics take back policies in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Connecticut Fund for the Environment
www.cfenv.org
New Haven, CT
$35,000
To work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from light duty vehicles through price incentives.

Conservatree
www.conservatree.org
San Francisco, CA
$30,000
To catalyze public support for the use of environmental paper. Fiscal Agent: Tides Foundation.

Co-op America
www.ecopaperaction.org
Washington, DC
$30,000
First year of a two-year $60,000 grant to support the Magazine Paper Project.

Environmental Grantmakers Association
www.ega.org
New York, NY
$28,000
To support EGA’s annual Fall Retreat and the Sustainable Consumption and Production Working Group.

Environmental Paper Network
www.environmentalpaper.org
San Francisco, CA
$30,000
Second of a two-year, $70,000 grant to support a network of organizations working to change paper production and consumption. Fiscal Agent: Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs.

Forest Stewardship Council - US
www.fscus.org
Washington, DC
$40,000
To support the use of FSC paper certification.

ForestEthics
www.forestethics.org
San Francisco, CA
$45,000
To support catalog campaigns.

Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities
www.fundersnetwork.org
Coral Gables, FL
$7,500
To support a funders’ briefing on Green Building.

Green Press Initiative
www.greenpressinitiative.org
Ann Arbor, MI
$10,000
To support green paper practices in the book publishing industry. Fiscal Agent: Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs.

Mainstream Media Project
www.mainstream-media.net
Arcata, CA
$30,000
To produce three “A World of Possibilities” radio programs on climate change. Fiscal Agent: Arts of Peace.

National Wildlife Federation
www.nwf.org
Montpelier, VT
$35,000
Second year of a two-year $70,000 grant to create a network of environmental organizations committed to procuring eco-friendly paper products.

Natural Resources Defense Council
www.nrdc.org
New York, NY
$50,000
To support the Cumberland Plateau BioGem project.

New Ecology, Inc.
www.newecology.org
Cambridge, MA
$25,000
To provide technical assistance to CDC’s on green design and sustainable development strategies.

Redefining Progress
www.rprogress.org
San Francisco, CA
$35,000
To work at putting carbon and environmental fees in public budgets.

Second Nature
www.secondnature.org
Boston, MA
$35,000
First of a two-year $70,000 grant to build a coalition of higher ed officials dedicated to adopting sustainability principles in design and engineering curricula and practice.

Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition
www.svtc.org
San Jose, CA
$75,000
Second year of a two-year $150,000 grant to support the Computer TakeBack! Campaign.

The Green Roundtable
www.greenroundtable.org
Cambridge, MA
$50,000
To support a green building resource center in Boston.

Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility- Research and Education Fund
www.vbsr.org
South Burlington, VT
$30,000
To support the Vermont Fair Tax Coalition and the use of tax shifting for environmental benefits.

Vermont Natural Resources Council
www.vnrc.org
Montpelier, VT
$30,000
To support the Vermont Fair Tax Coalition and the use of tax shifting for environmental benefits.

Vermont Public Interest Research & Education Fund
www.vpirg.org
Montpelier, VT
$30,000
To support the Vermont Fair Tax Coalition and the use of tax shifting for environmental benefits.

GREEN AND OPEN SPACE

Allston-Brighton Community Development Corporation
www.allstonbrightoncdc.org
Brighton, MA
$30,000
To strengthen community ties to Allston Brighton’s open spaces, specifically urban wilds and local parks, and to build community leadership around these important local resources.

Boston Natural Areas Network
www.bostonnatural.org
Boston, MA
$45,000
Second year of a two-year $90,000 grant to support development of Boston greenways and urban wilds.

Bronx River Alliance
www.bronxriver.org
Bronx, NY
$25,000
Second year of a two-year $50,000 grant to oversee the implementation of an eight-mile pedestrian and bike path along the Bronx River.

Brooklyn Greenway Initiative
www.brooklyngreenway.org
Brooklyn, NY
$25,000
To advocate and plan for a 14-mile greenway along the Brooklyn Waterfront. Fiscal Agent: Regional Plan Association.

Chelsea Creek Action Group
www.chelseacollab.org
Chelsea, MA
$50,000
First year of two-year $100,000 grant to raise community awareness about environmental justice and to transform priority sites into recreational, educational and economic resources along the creek. Fiscal Agent: Chelsea Human Services Collaborative.

City Parks Alliance
www.parksandpeople.org
Washington, DC
$20,000
To expand and support a national network of city parks.

City Parks Foundation
www.cityparksfoundation.org
New York, NY
$25,000
To restore and revitalize seven parks along the Astoria/Long Island City waterfront.

Franklin Park Coalition
Jamaica Plain, MA
$30,000
Second of a two-year, $60,000 general support grant for community advocacy and stewardship to restore Franklin Park.

Forest Hills Educational Trust
www.foresthillstrust.org
Boston, MA
$25,000
To develop a master plan for future development of historic Forest Hills Cemetery.

Green Guerillas
www.greenguerillas.org
New York, NY
$25,000
To revitalize inactive community gardens threatened by development, and to assist gardeners’ navigation through the new community garden structure in NYC.

Mothers on the Move
www.mothersonthemove.org
Bronx, NY
$20,000
To launch an environmental justice organizing program for middle school students, who will make sure that five neglected lots in their neighborhood are turned into a community-designed park.

New Yorkers for Parks
www.ny4p.org
New York, NY
$25,000
To support the 1% for Parks Campaign.

Pratt Center for Community Development
www.picced.org
Brooklyn, NY
$25,000
Second of a two-year, $50,000 grant to support technical assistance to environmental justice projects in the Bronx.

Southside Community Land Trust
users.ids.net/~sclt/
Providence, RI
$25,000
First of a two-year, $50,000 general support grant for community gardens, educational programs, and the Urban Edge Farm.

Sustainable South Bronx
www.ssbx.org
Bronx, NY
$25,000
Second of a two-year, $50,000 grant to support the research and implementation of sustainable development projects.

Trust for Public Land
www.tpl.org
New York, NY
$25,000
To complete the launching of three independent community-run land trusts in NYC.

Urban Ecology Institute
www.urbaneco.org
Chestnut Hill, MA
$30,000
Second year of a two-year $70,000 grant to support open space and community forest projects in Boston.

Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council
www.woonasquatucket.org
Providence, RI
$25,000
Second of a two-year, $50,000 grant to support the Greenway Project and Citywide Green, a greenspace alliance for Providence.

YOUTH ORGANIZING

Boston-Area Youth Organizing Project
www.byop.org
Boston, MA
$35,000
To continue the Bridge the Education Gap campaign through on-going trainings, development of new chapters, and establishment of a BYOP-wide Campaign Committee. Fiscal Agent: Third Sector New England.

Brazilian Immigrant Center
Boston, MA
$10,000
To provide stipends for youth organizers working within the Brazilian community to raise awareness and advocate for improved workplace safety for teens.

Chinese Progressive Association
www.cpaboston.org
Boston, MA
$20,000
To continue the Chinatown Library campaign, train new youth organizers, and increase their youth membership.

Codman Square Health Center
www.codman.org
Dorchester, MA
$20,000
To encourage reduction of household toxins in Dorchester and to promote the use of hybrid vehicles in the city of Boston.

Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence
www.caaav.org
Bronx, NY
$40,000
Second year of a two-year $80,000 grant to support youth organizing around education reform, economic justice, and deportation issues.

Direct Action for Rights and Equality
www.daretowin.org
Providence, RI
$20,000
To push for further changes in the Providence School Dept. Discipline Policy and to launch a campaign to get translation services for immigrant parents during parent-teacher conferences.

DRUM - Desis Rising Up and Moving
www.drumnation.org
Jackson Heights, NY
$15,000
To launch their Education not Deportation Campaign, aimed at reducing harassment (by students and police) of South Asian students in public schools. Fiscal Agent: Asian American Federation of New York.

FIERCE
www.fiercenyc.org
New York, NY
$27,000
To support political and organizing training by and for homeless LGBTST youth of color in NYC and technical assistance for the staff and board.

Funders’ Collaborative on Youth Organizing
www.fcyo.org
New York, NY
$25,000
First year of a two-year $55,000 grant for a collective dedicated to advancing youth organizing as a strategy for youth development and social justice. Fiscal Agent: Jewish Fund for Justice.

Hyde Square Task Force
www.hydesquare.org
Jamaica Plain, MA
$25,000
Second year of a two-year $50,000 grant to support the Youth Community Organizing Project.

Make the Road by Walking
www.maketheroad.org
Brooklyn, NY
$25,000
Second year of a two-year $50,000 grant to support youth organizing focused on education reform in Bushwick.

Mass COSH (Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health)
www.masscosh.org
Dorchester, MA
$20,000
To support youth organizers developing a young worker movement committed to organizing for social, economic, environmental and racial justice.

Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition
Bronx, NY
$40,000
First of a two year, $70,000 grant to support the youth organizing program, Sistas and Brothas United.

Point Community Development Corporation
www.thepoint.org
Bronx, NY
$25,000
To host a community wide Asthma Conference and support ensuing environmental justice campaigns.

Providence Youth Student Movement
Providence, RI
$20,000
First of a two year, $40,000 grant to further development youth support programs, launch a new membership system, and implement an Organizing Circle.

Reflect and Strengthen
www.reflectandstrengthen.org
Dorchester, MA
$20,000
To empower low-income, young women in Boston to engage in positive social change through creative expression, political education and community building. Fiscal Agent: Communities for People, Inc.

Sistas on the Rise
www.sistasontherise.org
Bronx, NY
$20,000
To support the organizing campaigns of this collective run by teen mothers in the South Bronx.

Tieng Xanh Voice
www.txvoice.org
Dorchester, MA
$20,000
To support the leadership and organizing programs of this grassroots agency that serves high-risk, low-income Vietnamese youth.

UPROSE
www.uprose.org
Brooklyn, NY
$25,000
To continue environmental justice issues, police misconduct and sexual harassment campaigns.

Youth in Action
Providence, RI
$25,000
Second year of a two-year $50,000 grant for general support.

Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice
www.ympj.org
Bronx, NY
$40,000
Second year of a two-year $80,000 grant to support Project ROW (Reclaiming Our Waterfront) in the south Bronx.

Youth Organizers United
www.younyc.org
New York, NY
$25,000
To organize for better public school HIV/AIDS curriculum, while conducting their own outreach and education about HIV/AIDS.