CLIMATE CHANGE

American Forest Foundation
www.affoundation.org
Washington, DC
$25,000
To advocate for forest protection and carbon sequestration in climate legislation.

Center for Climate Strategies
www.climatestrategies.us
Washington, DC
$75,000
To provide economic research on the effects of climate policy actions in the Southeast.

Confluence Philanthropy
Pound Ridge, NY
$10,000
General support to help foundations and non-profits pursue a mission related investing strategy. Fiscal Agent: Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Inc.

Environment Northeast
www.env-ne.org
Rockport, ME
$100,000
To design and monitor state and regional policies pertaining to energy efficiency, energy use, and cap and trade.

ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability
www.iclei.org/us
Oakland, CA
$100,000
To bridge local, state, and federal actions on greenhouse gas monitoring and reductions.

National Wildlife Federation
www.nwf.org
Reston, VA
$47,000
Second year of a two-year $94,000 grant for forest climate policy work at the regional, national, and international level.

Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships
www.neep.org
Lexington, MA
$150,000
To support and adopt public policies in the northeast that advance energy efficiency goals.

Pacific Forest Trust
www.pacificforest.org
San Francisco, CA
$75,000
To catalyze and coordinate a coherent forest climate policy within New England and nationally.

The Trust for Public Land
www.tpl.org
San Francisco, CA
$25,000
To advocate for forest protection and carbon sequestration in climate legislation.

US Climate Action Network
www.usclimatenetwork.org
Washington, DC
$150,000
To coordinate the work of U.S. NGO advocacy groups working on climate change and link to the global efforts.

US Climate Action Network
www.usclimatenetwork.org
Washington, DC
$50,000
To coordinate advocacy organizations in the southeast around federal climate change legislation.

The Wilderness Society
www.tws.org
Washington, DC
$44,000
To continue influencing the design of regional and national forest carbon offset programs.

EASTERN ECOSYSTEMS

Appalachian Mountain Club
www.outdoors.org
Boston, MA
$65,000
To develop a conservation vision for the Maine North Woods.

Audubon South Carolina
www.audubon.org
Harleyville, SC
$35,000
To support the conservation program for forested wetlands.

Blue Ridge Forever
www.appalchian.org
Asheville, NC
$35,000
Third year of a three-year $105,000 grant to support the campaign to protect 50,000 acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Fiscal Agent: Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy

Center for Whole Communities
www.wholecommunities.org
Fayston, VT
$25,000
To support fellowships for leaders working on climate change.

Conservation Law Foundation
www.clf.org
Boston, MA
$50,000
To submit a rulemaking petition to the state of Massachusetts to ensure that biofuel proposals are clean and sustainable.

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
$50,000
To develop a forest-based carbon offset model based on environmental standards in the Southeast.

Forest Guild
www.forestguild.org
Santa Fe, NM
$35,000
To work on forest climate change mitigation, adaptation and land resource management.

Land Trust Alliance
www.lta.org
Washington, DC
$25,000
To advance land protection programs in the Southeast by supporting land trusts.

Land Trust for the Little Tennessee
www.ltlt.org
Franklin, NC
$20,000
General Operating Support

Lowcountry Open Land Trust
www.lolt.org
Charleston, SC
$20,000
General Operating

National Parks Conservation Association
www.npca.org
Washington, DC
$75,000
Second year of a two-year, $150,000 grant to support legal actions, and state and federal legislation to reduce air pollution in Southern Appalachia.

Natural Resources Defense Council
www.nrdc.org
New York, NY
$50,000
To continue forest protection in key forests in the Cumberland Plateau Biogem.

New England Grassroots Environment Fund
www.grassrootsfund.org
Montpelier, VT
$40,000
To support grassroots initiatives that improve environmental conditions at the community level.

Northern Forest Center
www.northernforest.org
Concord, NH
$40,000
First year of a two-year $65,000 grant to support the Center’s business plan and philanthropic capacity.

Open Space Institute, Inc.
www.osiny.org
New York, NY
$35,000
To conduct a GIS mapping assessment to incorporate climate change data on critical lands in the S. Appalachian region.

Rainforest Alliance
www.rainforest-alliance.org
New York, NY
$50,000
To promote the use of Forest Stewardship Council certification in the Southern Appalachian Region.

South Carolina Coastal Conservation League
www.scccl.org
Charleston, SC
$75,000
Second year of a two-year $150,000 grant to develop a statewide educational campaign that addresses the threat of climate change, and to implement climate policy approaches for the state.

Southern Environmental Law Center
www.selcva.org
Charlottesville, VA
$50,000
To reduce South Carolina's greenhouse gas emissions, manage growth and strengthen strategic partnerships.

SUSTAINABLE ECONOMICS

As You Sow
www.asyousow.org
San Francisco, CA
$30,000
To increase corporate environmental responsibility through shareholder activism.

Biomimicry Institute
www.biomimicryinstitute.org
Missoula, MT
$60,000
To create a competition and incentive to apply biomimicry to building materials.

Catalog Choice
www.catalogchoice.org
Berkeley, CA
$70,000
To support for the expansion and maintenance of the Catalog Choice initiative.

CERES
www.ceres.org
Boston, MA
$75,000
To catalyze real estate investors to call for sustainability reporting.

Clean Water Fund - Massachusetts
www.cleanwater.org
Boston, MA
$30,000
Second year of a two-year $60,000 grant to help Massachusetts and Rhode Island establish policies that promote producer responsibility.

Electronics TakeBack Coalition
www.computertakeback.com
San Fransico, CA
$100,000
Second year of a two-year, $200,000 grant to promote green design and responsible recycling in the electronics industry.

Environmental Defense Fund
www.environmentaldefense.org
Boston, MA
$25,000
To update and maintain the paper calculator which provides education about the impacts of environmentally preferable paper choices.

Environmental Law and Policy Center
www.elpc.org
Chicago, IL
$25,000
To support public advocacy and an educational campaign for E-Waste.

Environmental Paper Network
www.environmentalpaper.org
Asheville, NC
$30,000
To continue environmental and social change in the pulp and paper industries.

ForestEthics
www.forestethics.org
San Francisco, CA
$50,000
To support the paper campaign to reduce junk mail and promote a Do Not Mail Registry.

Green America
www.greenamericatoday.org
Washington, DC
$30,000
To promote environmentally preferable paper in magazines and newspapers.

Health Care Without Harm
www.noharm.org
Jamaica Plain, MA
$75,000
Second year of a two-year, $150,000 grant with the Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems to implement the next generation of Green Guide for Health Care.

Lowell Center for Sustainable Production
Lowell, MA
$80,000
Second year of a two-year $180,000 grant to expand its capacities in systems approaches and to work with Electronics Take-Back Campaign to apply these approaches.

Markets Initiative
www.marketsinitiative.org
Vancouver, BC, Canada
$40,000
To lessen the environmental impact of paper production through higher standards and informed decisions.

Product Policy Institute
www.productpolicy.org
Athens, GA
$30,000
To provide a framework for municipalities and states to mandate Producer Responsibility into their operations. Fiscal Agent: Product Policy Project Inc.

Product Stewardship Institute
www.productstewardship.us
Boston, MA
$25,000
To facilitate industry dialogues about taking responsibility for their products throughout the entire life cycle.

The Green Roundtable
www.greenroundtable.org
Boston, MA
$75,000
To fund the expansion of existing programs and accelerate sustainable communities across MA.

GREEN AND OPEN SPACE

Allston-Brighton Community Development Corporation
www.allstonbrightoncdc.org
Brighton, MA
$25,000
To create, improve and advocate for green and open space and to strengthen the neighborhood’s green network.

Boston Natural Areas Network
www.bostonnatural.org
Boston, MA
$45,000
Second year of a two-year, $90,000 grant to support local stewardship efforts.

Bronx Land Trust
www.bronxlandtrust.org
Bronx, NY
$10,500
To support and strengthen community managed open space in the Bronx.

Bronx River Alliance
www.bronxriver.org
Bronx, NY
$35,000
Second year of a two-year, $70,000 grant to involve the community in the in the creation, stewardship and implementation of the Bronx River Greenway.

Brooklyn Greenway Initiative
www.brooklyngreenway.org
Brooklyn , NY
$40,000
To involve the community in the advocacy, planning, and implementation of a 14-mile greenway in Brooklyn.

Chelsea Collaborative
www.chelseacollab.org
Chelsea, MA
$40,000
To advocate for, preserve, crate and restore green and open space along Chelsea Creek and its tributary Mill Creek.

City Parks Alliance
www.cityparksalliance.org
Washington, DC
$2,500
General Membership.

Franklin Park Coalition
www.franklinparkcoalition.org
Boston, MA
$35,000
Second year of a two-year $65,000 grant to advocate for better park management and general support for capacity.

Green Guerillas
www.greenguerillas.org
New York, NY
$30,000
To help gardeners get organized, recruit new membership, sustain coalitions, and obtain resources.

Manhattan Land Trust www.bronxlandtrust.org
New York, NY
$10,500
To support and strengthen community managed open space in Manhattan.

New Yorkers for Parks
www.ny4p.org
New York, NY
$22,000
To support a park usership study.

Southside Community Land Trust
www.southsideclt.org
Providence, RI
$5,000
General support to build the organization's donor base.

Southside Community Land Trust
www.southsideclt.org
Providence, RI
$10,000
To support a match to build the organization's donor base.

Sustainable South Bronx
www.ssbx.org
Bronx, NY
$30,000
To support community greening in the South Bronx, maintaining street trees and planning and implementation of a greenway. Additional support for strategic planning.

UPROSE
www.urbaneco.org
Brooklyn, NY
$25,000
To support youth-led environmental justice and green space campaigns.

Urban Ecology Institute
www.urbaneco.org
Chestnut Hill, MA
$45,000
Second year of a two-year, $90,000 grant to support the Sustainable Cities Program which strengthens neighborhood participation in land transformation projects.

Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council
www.woonasquatucket.org
Providence, RI
$35,000
To promote green space development, preservation, and stewardship in Providence on the Woonasquatucket River Greenway.

Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice
www.ympj.org
Bronx, NY
$40,000
To support youth organizers working on youth-led environmental justice campaigns.

YOUTH ORGANIZING

Alternatives for Community and Environment
www.ace-ej.org
Roxbury, MA
$22,000
To support youth development and leadership through an environmental justice curriculum, youth-led organizing campaigns, and base building.

Boston-area Youth Organizing Project
www.byop.org
Boston, MA
$40,000
First year of a two-year $75,000 grant to advance school-based and citywide youth organizing campaigns. Fiscal Agent: Third Sector New England

CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities
www.caaav.org
Bronx, NY
$31,000
To support Asian youth in leading campaigns that address issues of concern to residents in the Bronx and Chinatown.

Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation
www.cypresshills.org
Brooklyn, NY
$30,000
To support Future of Tomorrow’s youth-led education reform campaigns.

Direct Action for Rights and Equality
www.providence.edu/polisci/students/dare/welcome.htm
Providence, RI
$22,000
To support the development of youth-led campaigns and train a base of youth leaders.

DRUM - Desis Rising Up and Moving
www.drumnation.org/DRUM/Home.html
Jackson Heights, NY
$30,000
To support base building, leadership development, and youth-led organzing campaigns.

Families United for Racial and Economic Equality
www.furee.org
Brooklyn, NY
$20,000
To support the development of the youth organizing program.

FIERCE
www.fiercenyc.org
New York, NY
$30,000
Second year of a two-year, $60,000 grant to support organizing training and leadership development for LGBT youth of color and their youth-led led campaigns.

Funders’ Collaborative on Youth Organizing
www.fcyo.org
Brooklyn, NY
$22,000
To support a funder-practitioner collaborative that advocates for increased support for youth organizing nationally.

Hyde Square Task Force
www.hydesquare.org
Jamaica Plain, MA
$40,000
Second year of a two-year $80,000 grant to support youth-led campaigns.

Make the Road New York
www.maketheroad.org
Brooklyn, NY
$35,000
To support youth-led community organizing campaigns, youth leadership development, and base building.

Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition
www.northwestbronx.org
Bronx, NY
$45,000
To support neighborhood youth on local and citywide campaigns that build leadership, organizing, and civic engagement skills.

Providence Youth Student Movement
www.prysm.us
Providence, RI
$35,000
To support youth-led organizing and organizational development.

Sistas on the Rise
www.sistasontherise.org
Bronx, NY
$17,500
To support young women mothers of color in organizing on issues of education and reproductive justice.

Sociedad Latina
www.sociedadlatina.org
Roxbury, MA
$30,000
To support youth-led organizing to improve conditions in the Boston Public Schools, promote a green neighborhood, and advocate for residents.

Student Immigrant Movement
www.simforus.com
Boston, MA
$25,000
To strengthen youth-led organizing leadership development, base building, and campaigns.

Urban Youth Collaborative
New York, NY
$20,000
To support youth-led citywide campaigns for educational reform.

Youth 4 Change
www.youth4change.org
Providence, RI
$35,000
To support the development of a multi-organizational coalition of youth organizers in Providence.

Youth in Action
www.youthinactionri.org
Providence, RI
$26,500
To support leadership development, peer education programs, and participation in citywide coalitions.

Youth on Board
www.youthonboard.org
Somerville, MA
$22,000
To support organizing, leadership development, and participation in citywide coalitions to secure a permanent role for student voice and engagement in Boston Public Schools.

Youth Organizers United for the Now Generation
Boston, MA
$35,000
To support the development of a multi-organizational coalition of youth organizers working for educational justice.

MEMBERSHIPS

Environmental Grantmakers Association
www.ega.org
New York, NY
$2,680
2009 Annual Membership Dues

Associated Grant Makers of Massachusetts
www.agmconnect.org
Boston, MA
$6,050
2009 Annual Membership Dues