Environment
Conservation of Natural Systems & Biodiversity Environmental Journalism/Public Education Nonprofit Capacity Building Protection of Human Health Sustainability, Energy & Climate Change
The Foundation’s grantmaking reflected its long-standing commitment to preserving Northeast Ohio’s distinctive ecosystem as well as its support of efforts to help Cleveland become a model of urban sustainability. In addition, grants were provided for policy analysis and advocacy efforts aimed at increasing the percentages of renewable energy and energy efficiency in our state, promoting a robust local foods infrastructure, encouraging smart growth and addressing climate change. Environment grantmaking totaled $2,162,075.
Conservation of Natural Systems & Biodiversity
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Alliance for the Great Lakes
Chicago, Illinois
Operating support. | $50,000 -
Great Lakes United
Amherst, New York
Operating support. | $20,000 -
National Parks Conservation Association
Washington, D.C.
Great Lakes Healing Our Waters Conference in Cleveland. | $10,000
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National Wildlife Federation
Reston, Virginia
Great Lakes Natural Resource Center. | $100,000 over 2 years -
The Nature Conservancy, Inc.
Arlington, Virginia
Ohio office operating support. | $75,000
Environmental Journalism/Public Education
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Community Foundation of Greater Johnstown
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
FracTracker Ohio. | $130,000 over 2 years
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The Institute for Democratic Education and Culture Speak Out
Oakland, California
Solarize This project. | $3,000
Nonprofit Capacity Building
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1% for the Planet Inc.
Waitsfield, Vermont
Operating support. | $100,000 over 2 years -
Business Volunteers Unlimited
Cleveland, Ohio
Capacity-building services for watershed organizations in Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District. | $3,500 -
Clean Fuels Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Office relocation and 10th anniversary event. | $8,000 -
Cuyahoga River Community Planning Organization
Cleveland, Ohio
Organizational development. | $25,000
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Environmental Health Watch, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Executive director recruitment and transition. | $9,000 -
Green Energy Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Strategic planning. | $10,000 -
Slavic Village Development
Cleveland, Ohio
Bike Cleveland training. | $9,925 -
State Environmental Leadership Program
Madison, Wisconsin
Annual conference. | $7,000
Protection of Human Health
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Beyond Pesticides
Washington, D.C.
Ohio Safe Lawn, Landscapes and Public Spaces Campaign. | $40,000 -
Environmental Health Watch, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support. | $150,000 over 2 years -
Green Media Toolshed
Washington, D.C.
Development of a network on fracking. | $5,000 -
Neighborhood Leadership Institute
Cleveland, Ohio
Neighborhood Leadership for Environmental Health initiative. | $6,000
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Ohio Citizen Action Education Fund
Cincinnati, Ohio
Exploration of alternatives to garbage incineration in Cleveland. | $10,000 -
The Ohio Organizing Collaborative
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Fracking Organizing Project. | $60,000 -
Virginia Organizing, Inc.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Health and Environmental Funders Network Hydrofracking Working Group. | $10,000
Sustainability, Energy & Climate Change
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Bike Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support. | $75,000 -
Buckeye Forest Council, Inc.
Columbus, Ohio
Biomass Forest Protection Campaign. | $10,000 -
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Cleveland, Ohio
GreenCityBlueLake Institute operating support. | $85,000 -
Cleveland State University Foundation, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio
Urban agriculture symposium. | $5,000 -
Consultative Group on Biological Diversity Inc.
San Francisco, California
Climate and Energy Funders Group. | $5,000 -
Cuyahoga Valley Countryside Conservancy
Peninsula, Ohio
Countryside Learning Center. | $10,000 -
Earth Island Institute
Berkeley, California
Midwest Power Shift. | $3,000 -
Earthjustice
San Francisco, California
Operating support. | $35,000 -
The Energy Foundation
San Francisco, California
Ohio movement building project. | $250,000 -
Environment Ohio Research and Policy Center Inc.
Columbus, Ohio
Operating support. | $50,000 -
The Environmental and Energy Study Institute
Washington, D.C.
Operating support. | $150,000 over 2 years -
Lake Erie Junior Nature and Science Center
Bay Village, Ohio
Great Lakes-Lake Erie Program. | $10,000
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Michigan Environmental Council
Lansing, Michigan
RE-AMP operating support. | $55,000 -
New Agrarian Center
Oberlin, Ohio
NEOFoodWeb. | $10,000 -
New Agrarian Center
Oberlin, Ohio
Operating support. | $30,000 -
Ohio City Bicycle Co-Op
Cleveland, Ohio
Operating support. | $10,000 -
Ohio City Near West Development Corporation
Cleveland, Ohio
Ohio City Community Kitchen and Incubator. | $8,650 -
Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association
Columbus, Ohio
Operating support. | $60,000 -
Ohio Environmental Council
Columbus, Ohio
Operating support. | $150,000 -
Ohio State University Foundation
Columbus, Ohio
Food Policy Coalition operating support. | $200,000 over 2 years -
Rails to Trails Conservancy
Washington, D.C.
Midwest office operating support. | $70,000 over 2 years -
Slavic Village Development
Cleveland, Ohio
Bicycle advocacy. | $4,000 -
United States Public Interest Research Group Education Fund
Washington, D.C.
Ohio Energy Service Corps Pilot Program. | $35,000
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