Our Grantees

The Fund supports organizations working to expand knowledge, clarify values and critical choices, nurture creative expression, and shape public policy.

Learn more about some of them below. For a full overview of our grantmaking, use our Grants Search.

Democratic Practice

urgewald
“The universe of companies with significant coal-related business is much larger than investors think.” Urgewald's Global Coal Exit List allows...
Democracy Matters Institute, Inc.
Democracy Matters trains young people how to be effective grassroots organizers and advocates, and supports public financing of election campaigns...
Protesting proposed ownership rule change in front of the FCC in 2008. (Photo courtesy of Rodney Choice.)
Free Press
Free Press aims to shape media policy by engaging the public in national campaigns to battle unchecked media consolidation, promote diverse and local...

Sustainable Development

Panel Group
The President and Directors Georgetown College (Georgetown University)
The nonpartisan Georgetown Climate Center seeks to advance effective climate, energy, and transportation policies in the United States—policies that...
2030, Inc.
2030, Inc. is working to achieve a dramatic reduction in fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by changing the way cities, communities...
Rocky Mountain Institute
Published in 2017, Rocky Mountain Institute's Carbon-Free City Handbook reveals 22 actions—and associated resources—for cities globally to move...

Peacebuilding

An IRAP client explains her story with the help of a volunteer interpreter in Amman, Jordan. (Courtesy Susannah Stevens/IRAP.)
International Refugee Assistance Project, Inc.
Mobilizing direct legal aid and systemic policy advocacy, The International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) serves the world's most persecuted...

In Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, observes Afghan National Police training prior to a International Security Assistance Force change-of-command ceremony in 2011.

Center for International Policy, Inc.
Since 2001, the United States has greatly increased its investment in foreign militaries and police units to combat terrorism and address other...
Solar panels set up by Comet-ME among the tents of a community in the South Hebron Hills.
COMET-ME
Comet-ME is an Israeli-Palestinian organization providing basic energy and clean-water services to off-grid communities in the South Hebron Hills...

China

The Port of Shenzen in Guangdong province is one of the world's fastest growing and busiest ports. It handles a variety of transportation types including ships, trucks, and cargo handling equipment. (Photo cc-by Chris.)

Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
The Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., together with Chinese partners, has launched a cross-disciplinary project to evaluate the circumstances...
Panel Group
The President and Directors Georgetown College (Georgetown University)
The nonpartisan Georgetown Climate Center seeks to advance effective climate, energy, and transportation policies in the United States—policies that...
IPE Director Ma Jun (right), documenting environmental conditions at a textiles factory in Hangzhou, China in September 2014. (Photo courtesy Skoll Foundation/Gabriel Diamond.)

IPE Director Ma Jun (right), documenting environmental conditions at a textiles factory in Hangzhou, China in September 2014. (Photo courtesy Skoll Foundation/Gabriel Diamond.)

Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs
Realizing that pubic participation was the missing link in China’s environmental governance processes, the Institute of Public and Environmental...
93 percent of power generation in China relies on water, but it remains to be seen if it can rapidly expand its energy capabilities while managing conflicting water needs. (Copyright Debra Tan/CRW.)

93 percent of power generation in China relies on water, but it remains to be seen if it can rapidly expand its energy capabilities while managing conflicting water needs. The 11 driest provinces contributed to 45% of China's GDP in 2011. (Copyright Debra Tan/CRW.)

The ADM Capital Foundation Limited
93 percent of power generation in China is water-reliant. No water equals no power and vice versa, as power is also required to clean and distribute...

Western Balkans

Members of the Youth Club of Nikšić line up to plant saplings in Montenegro's second largest city in 2014. (Image courtesy of Forum mladi i neformalna edukacija.)
Forum MNE
Forum MNE’s program Youth for Green Montenegro mobilizes young people across Montenegro to get involved with environmentalism and kick-starts local...
Candidates running for mayor in the Serbian city of Niš participating in an Istinomer debate ahead of 2012 elections, hosted by journalist Suzana Trninić. Photo courtesy CRTA.
Civic Association CRTA-The Center for Research, Transparency and Accountability
The Center for Research, Transparency and Accountability’s (CRTA) project Istinomer helps generate and serve public demand for transparency in Serbia...
A screening at the opening ceremony of DokuFest 2011 in Prizren, Kosovo.
DokuFest
Known for its showcase of works addressing social, political, and human rights issues, DokuFest is one of the most influential cultural events in the...
Humanitarian Law Center - Documentation and Memory
The Humanitarian Law Center is an organization that documents the extensive cross-border human rights violations perpetrated throughout the former...

Culpeper Arts & Culture

Three people in a dance studio, each crouched near the floor, leaning on one hand.

Choreographer Ephrat Asherie working with the Dance Lab New York ensemble during her 2019 Lab Cycle residency. (Photo by Francisco Graciano.)

The Broadway Dance Lab, Inc.
Broadway Dance Lab, better known as Dance Lab New York (DLNY), provides choreographers with the essential elements they need—dancers, space, and time...
BOFFO, Inc.
BOFFO fosters innovative intersections among design, art, and architecture. It produces creative, ambitious, and forward-thinking public art while...
2014 Choreography Fellows Silas Riener and Rashaun Mitchell perform as part of City Center’s Studio 5 series. (Photo by Christopher Duggan, courtesy of New York City Center.)
New York City Center, Inc.
New York City Center’s Choreography Fellowship provides three choreographers, each at critical stages of their careers, with an opportunity to spend...