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Grants paid by The John Merck Fund, tax year 2020
EIN 23-7082558 · MA · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2020, The John Merck Fund (EIN 23-7082558) reported 87 grants paid totaling $10,928,000. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2020
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Rti International Research Triangle Park, NC | U | $1,447,000 | approved, future | TO BUILD THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR A NEWBORN SCREENING PROGRAM IN NORTH CAROLINA THAT INCLUDES FRAGILE X SYNDROME, TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT AN ACCESSIBLE, MULTIDIMENSIONAL APPROACH TO EDUCATING AND COUNSELING PARENTS WHOSE INFANTS ARE IDENTIFIED WITH A FRAGILE X PREMUTATION, TO DEVELOP AND TEST AN INTERVENTION TO ADDRESS AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFANTS WITH A CONFIRMED DIAGNOSIS OF FRAGILE X SYNDROME AND TO TEST THE FEASIBILITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF ZOOM RECRUITMENT FOR EARLY CHECK NEWBORN SCREENING OF FRAGILE X SYNDROME; AND TO INVESTIGATE AND SUPPORT THE INTEGRATION OF EARLY INTERVENTION AND NEWBORN SCREENING. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Rti International Research Triangle Park, NC | U | $1,332,000 | paid | TO BUILD THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR A NEWBORN SCREENING PROGRAM IN NORTH CAROLINA THAT INCLUDES FRAGILE X SYNDROME, TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT AN ACCESSIBLE, MULTIDIMENSIONAL APPROACH TO EDUCATING AND COUNSELING PARENTS WHOSE INFANTS ARE IDENTIFIED WITH A FRAGILE X PREMUTATION, TO DEVELOP AND TEST AN INTERVENTION TO ADDRESS AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFANTS WITH A CONFIRMED DIAGNOSIS OF FRAGILE X SYNDROME AND TO TEST THE FEASIBILITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF ZOOM RECRUITMENT FOR EARLY CHECK NEWBORN SCREENING OF FRAGILE X SYNDROME; AND TO INVESTIGATE AND SUPPORT THE INTEGRATION OF EARLY INTERVENTION AND NEWBORN SCREENING. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Toxic-Free Future Portland, OR | U | $787,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT STATE CHEMICALS POLICY REFORM AND MARKET-BASED ACTIVITIES, AND TO DRIVE HARMFUL CLASSES OF CHEMICALS OUT OF THE MARKETPLACE BY WINNING REGULATION OF SPECIFIC TOXIC CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL CLASSES AND COMPREHENSIVE CHEMICAL POLICIES BY THE LARGEST RETAILERS. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | New England Grassroots Environment Fund Newmarket, NH | B | $603,000 | paid | TO ASSUME MANAGEMENT OF THE NEW ENGLAND FOOD SYSTEM RESILIENCE FUND, | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Voter Registration Project Washington, DC | C | $550,000 | paid | TO DEVELOP DATA INFRASTRUCTURE AND TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL ENSURE MORE PEOPLE OF COLOR PARTICIPATE IN ELECTIONS BY MODERNIZING REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, EFFICIENTLY INTEGRATING APPLICANT DATA WITH GET OUT THE VOTE EFFORTS, AND FACILITATING ADVANCED VOTER PROTECTION WORK, AND TO BUILD AND SUPPORT NONPARTISAN VOTER REGISTRATION IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Third Sector New England Beverly, MA | C | $542,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE CARROT PROJECT, RHODE ISLAND FOOD POLICY COUNCIL, MASSACHUSETTS FARM TO SCHOOL, FARM TO INSTITUTION NEW ENGLAND, AND HEALTH CARE WITHOUT HARMS HEALTHY FOOD IN HEALTH CARE PROGRAM TO COLLECTIVELY DEEPEN UNDERSTANDING AND WORK TOWARD THE ADVANCEMENT OF RACIAL EQUITY IN THEIR WORK. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Virginia Organizing Laurel, MD | U | $375,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT FUNDERS NETWORK AND HEALTHY BABIES BRIGHT FUTURES. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Coming Clean Brattleboro, VT | B | $370,000 | paid | TO ORGANIZE PUBLIC AND CORPORATE POLICY CAMPAIGNS TO ELIMINATE CHEMICAL HAZARDS IN PRODUCTS AND MANUFACTURING, AND REDUCE EXPOSURE TO CHEMICAL POLLUTION, ESPECIALLY AMONG THE HIGH-RISK, LOW-WEALTH, LARGELY AFRICAN AMERICAN AND LATINO COMMUNITIES THAT ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY SOURCE POLLUTION AND ALSO AT INCREASED RISK OF COVID-19, TO ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE HEALTH ALLIANCE AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY, TRAINING, AND ACCESS THEY NEED TO BE FULLY ENGAGED IN CRUCIAL POLICY WORK DURING THE PANDEMIC, AND TO ADVOCATE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, EDUCATE RESIDENTS ABOUT THE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF TOXIC POLLUTION, COMPEL FEDERAL AND STATE ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIES TO ENFORCE HUMAN RIGHTS LAWS, AND ADVOCATE FOR HEALTH SERVICES, RELOCATION, AND POLLUTION REDUCTION TO IMPROVE THE LIVES AND HEALTH OF RESIDENTS IN AND NEAR MOSSVILLE, LOUISIANA. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Acadia Center Rockport, ME | B | $350,000 | paid | TO ADVANCE A BOLD, EFFECTIVE, AND BROAD-REACHING FRAMEWORK TO AGGRESSIVELY PHASE OUT FOSSIL FUELS AND EXPAND CLEAN ENERGY IN NEW ENGLAND IN THIS DECADE. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Conservation Law Foundation Boston, MA | B | $325,000 | paid | TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM ALL SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund Montpelier, VT | B | $307,000 | paid | TO ENSURE THAT ALL NEW ENGLAND RESIDENTS MAINTAIN FOOD SECURITY, TO ENABLE A SMOOTH TRANSITION TO FARM TO PLATE'S NEW DECADE OF OPERATIONS, AND TO ENABLE THE PARTNERS IN THE NEW ENGLAND FOOD SYSTEM PLANNERS' COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE TO INCREASE STAFF CAPACITY.. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Clean Production Action Somerville, MA | C | $290,000 | paid | TO TRANSFORM HOW CORPORATIONS SET MANAGEMENT POLICIES, MANAGE SUPPLY CHAINS, SELECT AND USE CHEMICALS AND MATERIALS, AND PUBLICLY REPORT ON THEIR PROGRESS AWAY FROM TOXIC CHEMICALS, TO HIRE A CONSULTANT WITH EXPERTISE IN THE INVESTMENT FIELD TO HELP DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO RAISE ADDITIONAL REVENUE FROM THAT CONSTITUENCY, AND TO RAISE MARKET DEMAND FOR, AND AVAILABILITY OF, SAFER ALTERNATIVES TO HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS; CULTIVATE CORPORATE AND NGO CAPACITIES TO TRANSFORM CHEMICALS MANAGEMENT; AND DIVERSIFY REVENUE THROUGH BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Stanford University University School of Medicine Palo Alto, CA | U | $198,000 | paid | TO MEASURE THE LONGER-TERM EFFECTIVENESS OF A TARGETED TWELVE-WEEK BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION FOR CHILDREN WITH FRAGILE X SYNDROME. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Environmental Health Strategy Center Portland, ME | U | $190,000 | paid | TO DEVELOP A SUCCESSION PLAN AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO PREPARE THE ORGANIZATION FOR AN EFFECTIVE TRANSITION WHEN THE FOUNDING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RETIRES, AND TO RID THE FOOD SUPPLY OF TOXIC CHEMICALS THAT MIGRATE FROM FOOD PROCESSING EQUIPMENT, FOOD PACKAGING, AND FOOD SERVICE WARE. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Healthy Building Network Washington, DC | U | $155,000 | paid | TO REDUCE EXPOSURE TO KNOWN HARMFUL CHEMICALS BY DECREASING OR ELIMINATING THEM FROM BUILDING MATERIALS AND OTHER PRODUCTS, AND TO ACCELERATE THE ADOPTION OF HEALTHY BUILDING PROTOCOLS, AND TO EXPLORE A POTENTIAL MERGER WITH A COMPLEMENTARY ORGANIZATION AND TEST THE MARKET VIABILITY OF A NEW METHODOLOGY TO EXPAND REVENUE STREAMS. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | New England Clean Energy Council Institute Boston, MA | U | $150,000 | paid | TO SET THE COURSE FOR A STRONG AND EQUITABLE DECARBONIZED SOCIETY, WHILE WORKING ON THE GROUND TO ENSURE THAT THE REGIONS ASPIRATIONS RESULT IN DEPLOYMENT OF CLEAN ENERGY RESOURCES. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management Boston, MA | B | $127,000 | paid | TO CATALYZE, GUIDE, AND SUPPORT STATE ACTION TO ADVANCE TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION OF LIGHT-, MEDIUM-, AND HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES TO IMPROVE AIR QUALITY AND ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE, AND TO REBUILD BOTH THE OPERATIONAL SYSTEM FOR THE NESCAUM WEBSITE AS WELL AS DESIGN A NEW VISUAL PRESENTATION FOR THE SITE. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Clean Water Fund Washington, DC | B | $125,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE STATEWIDE GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN TO STOP EXPANSION OF FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMIT TO AGGRESSIVE ENERGY POLICIES THAT MEET ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CLIMATE GOALS, AND TO ENABLE GREEN JUSTICE COALITION MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MASSACHUSETTS TRANSPORTATION AND CLIMATE INITIATIVE. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships Inc Lexington, MA | C | $125,000 | paid | TO HELP NORTHEAST STATES REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND CARBON EMISSIONS IN THE BUILDING SECTOR IN ORDER TO MEET THE REGIONS ENERGY, ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS, AND TO INSTALL AND TRAIN STAFF ON THE USE OF A NEW SOFTWARE SYSTEM THAT WOULD INTEGRATE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAM MONITORING FOR SIXTEEN FUNDED PROJECTS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | The Arc of the United States Washington, DC | U | $125,000 | paid | TO JOIN SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE WITH ADVOCACY TO INFORM AND EMPOWER POLICYMAKERS TO CREATE POLICIES ENSURING NO CHILD IS EXPOSED TO CHEMICALS CONTRIBUTING TO NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS, AND TO WORK WITH A CONSULTANT TO BOTH CRAFT A FUNDRAISING STRATEGY FOR TENDR AND FOR THE PROJECT DIRECTOR TO RECEIVE ONGOING SUPPORT IN IMPLEMENTING THAT STRATEGY BY INCORPORATING NEW FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES INTO HER DAY-TO-DAY WORK. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Georgetown University Climate Center Washington, DC | D | $125,000 | paid | TO ESTABLISH A REGIONAL CAP-AND-INVEST PROGRAM TO FUND LOW-CARBON TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUPPORT STATE EFFORTS TO ELECTRIFY PASSENGER VEHICLES AND TRANSIT FLEETS. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | West Harlem Environmental Action Inc New York, NY | B | $115,000 | paid | TO REDUCE EXPOSURE FROM TOXIC COSMETICS AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS AMONG WOMEN AND GIRLS OF COLOR, AND TO ADDRESS LONG-STANDING ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DISPARITIES DURING COVID-19 BY DRAWING NATIONAL ATTENTION TO THEM AND SHAPING HEALTH CARE AND FINANCIAL RESPONSES, TO UPDATE WE ACT'S WEBSITE, AND TO HIGHLIGHT THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF THE TRANSPORTATION CLIMATE INITIATIVE TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS SPECIFIC TO NEW YORK CITY, AS PART OF A LARGER STUDY OF ITS BENEFITS REGION-WIDE. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Ecology Center Ann Arbor, MI | B | $115,000 | paid | TO BUILD, SCALE, AND LEVERAGE COLLABORATIVE CAMPAIGN SCIENCE TO WIN MARKET AND POLICY CHANGES WHICH DRIVE TOXICS CHEMICALS OUT OF OUR ECONOMY, AND TO DEEPEN THE CENTER'S CAPACITY TO CENTER INTERSECTIONAL RACIAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY IN THEIR WORK, AND TO BUILD SOLIDARITY WITH SOCIAL JUSTICE ALLIES. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Food Connects Brattleboro, VT | B | $106,000 | paid | TO RESPOND TO EXPANDED DEMAND FOR LOCAL/REGIONAL FOOD RESULTING FROM THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY, INCLUDING INCREASING PURCHASE AND SALES STAFF CAPACITY AND EXPANDING COLD STORAGE CAPACITY TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCIES, TO DEVELOP A ROBUST STRATEGIC PLAN TO ASSESS AND GUIDE THE NEXT THREE YEARS OF ORGANIZATIONAL WORK, FORM A LEADERSHIP TEAM, AND DEVELOP A REALISTIC PLAN FOR THAT TEAM TO CONTINUE THIS WORK BEYOND THE INITIAL STRATEGIC PLANNING PHASE, AND TO INCREASE INTER-FOOD HUB TRANSACTIONS AND SALES BY $150,000, WHILE ALSO BUILDING MORE EFFICIENT SYSTEMS AND ENVISIONING THE FUTURE OF NEW ENGLAND FOOD HUB NETWORKS. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Natural Resources Council of Maine Augusta, ME | U | $100,000 | paid | TO ESTABLISH A STATE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN, IMPLEMENT RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICIES, AND SECURE MAINES PARTICIPATION IN THE TRANSPORTATION CLIMATE INITIATIVE AND OTHER TRANSPORTATION POLICIES, AND TO DEVELOP AN OUTREACH PLAN DESIGNED TO DIVERSIFY AND EXPAND NRCM'S MEMBERSHIP TO INCLUDE RURAL COMMUNITIES, YOUNGER ADVOCATES, IMMIGRANTS, AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | New Venture Fund Washington, DC | B | $100,000 | paid | TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF GRASSROOTS LEADERSHIP IN PENNSYLVIA TO ADVANCE CLIMATE AND CLEAN ENERGY POLICIES GROUNDED IN EQUITY. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Earthjustice San Francisco, CA | C | $100,000 | paid | TO PRESS THE EPA TO INTERPRET, IMPLEMENT, AND ENFORCE THE CHEMICAL SAFETY ACT IN THE MOST HEALTH-PROTECTIVE MANNER AS THE REVISED LAW ALLOWS. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Fair Food Network Ann Arbor, MI | C | $100,000 | paid | TO HELP CAPITALIZE THE FAIR FOOD FUND COLLATERAL INITIATIVE TO LEVERAGE CAPITAL IN SUPPORT OF MISSION-ALIGNED FOOD ENTERPRISES IN NEW ENGLAND THAT WILL NEED ADDITIONAL WORKING CAPITAL TO REOPEN OR RESUME THEIR OPERATIONS POST COVID-19. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | National Wildlife Federation Reston, VA | B | $100,000 | paid | TO ACHIEVE 30,000 MEGAWATTS OF RESPONSIBLY DEVELOPED OFFSHORE WIND POWER BY 2035, AND A VIBRANT LOCAL WORKFORCE BUILDING AND OPERATING THE NATIONS FIRST OFFSHORE WIND INFRASTRUCTURE. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Toxics Action Center Boston, MA | B | $100,000 | paid | TO CLOSE AND REDEVELOP NEW ENGLANDS REMAINING COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS, PREVENT BUILDOUT OF NATURAL GAS INFRASTRUCTURE, AND MOBILIZE GRASSROOTS SUPPORT FOR CLEAN ENERGY. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Maine People's Resource Center Portland, ME | B | $100,000 | paid | TO EDUCATE AND MOBILIZE RURAL RESIDENTS, STUDENTS, YOUNG PEOPLE, AND IMMIGRANTS IN MAINE ON ISSUES RELATED TO DEMOCRACY AND THE FRANCHISE. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Regulatory Assistance Project Montpelier, VT | U | $100,000 | paid | TO TRANSFORM NEW ENGLANDS POWER SECTOR WITH STATE AND REGIONAL ELECTRICITY POLICIES THAT ADVANCE CLEAN ENERGY, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, BENEFICIAL ELECTRIFICATION, AND MARKET REFORMS, AND TO HIRE A PROFESSIONAL FACILITATOR TO TRAIN UP TO FOURTEEN SENIOR AND JUNIOR STAFF ON FACILITATION SKILLS. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Maine Farmland Trust Belfast, ME | B | $95,000 | paid | TO HELP MORE MAINE FARMERS SCALE UP FOR THE WHOLESALE MARKET TO HELP SUSTAIN AND GROW THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR IN MAINE, TO CONDUCT A STUDY INTO THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A COMMON LANDS INVESTMENT FUND, AND TO OFFER EMERGENCY GRANTS TO SMALL-SCALE FARMERS AND FOOD PROCESSORS AFFECTED BY THE PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Sierra Club Foundation Oakland, CA | B | $90,000 | paid | TO ACCELERATE ELECTRIC VEHICLE ADOPTION IN THE NORTHEAST. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Franklin County Community Development Corporation Greenfield, MA | U | $85,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE MASSACHUSETTS FOOD SYSTEM COLLABORATIVE, AND TO REPURPOSE LOCALLY GROWN VEGETABLES ORIGINALLY PROCESS FOR CAFETERIAS FOR EXPANDED RETAIL MARKETS. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Migrant Justice Burlington, VT | B | $85,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT VERMONTS IMMIGRANT FARMWORKERS DURING THIS PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY, AND TO ADVOCATE TO ENSURE ALL ESSENTIAL WORKERS IN VERMONTS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR ARE PROTECTED AND SUPPORTED REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS, AND TO TRANSFORM THE DAIRY INDUSTRY THROUGH WORKER-DRIVEN SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY THAT COMPELS DAIRY BRANDS TO ENSURE RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN THEIR SUPPLY CHAINS. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Vote Solar Oakland, CA | C | $85,000 | paid | TO MAXIMIZE SOLAR DEPLOYMENT ACROSS NEW ENGLAND TO BUILD A 100 PERCENT CLEAN ENERGY SYSTEM THAT PLACES THE INTERESTS, HEALTH, AND WELLBEING OF PEOPLE AT ITS CENTER. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Connecticut Fund for the Environment New Haven, CT | D | $85,000 | paid | TO ENSURE THAT CONNECTICUT SETS AND ACHIEVES STRONG CLIMATE AND CLEAN ENERGY GOALS, WHILE FIGHTING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Union of Concerned Scientists Cambridge, MA | C | $85,000 | paid | TO PROMOTE A CAP-AND-INVEST POLICY FOR TRANSPORTATION IN THE NORTHEAST, ACCELERATE THE WIDESPREAD ELECTRIFICATION OF PASSENGER AND HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES, AND FIGHT TO PRESERVE VEHICLE EFFICIENCY AND EMISSIONS STANDARDS AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Vermont Public Interest Research and Education Fund Montpelier, VT | B | $80,000 | paid | TO ENSURE THAT THE NEWLY ENACTED GLOBAL WARMING SOLUTIONS ACT LIVES UP TO ITS PROMISES, WHILE CONTINUING TO EDUCATE, ORGANIZE, AND ELEVATE VERMONT VOICES CALLING FOR FURTHER CLIMATE ACTION, AND TO DESIGN AND RUN A VIRTUAL CANVASS IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 CRISIS. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Farm Fresh Rhode Island Pawtucket, RI | C | $80,000 | paid | TO ADAPT INTERNAL SYSTEMS IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 CRISIS, INCLUDING PIVOTING A WHOLESALE SYSTEM TO SERVE HOME DELIVERY AND CURBSIDE PICKUP, AND TO PROVIDE INCREASED ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW ENGLAND FARMERS AND FOOD PRODUCERS THROUGH CONNECTIONS WITH INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, AND INSTITUTIONS; AND CREATE GREATER TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND INNOVATION WITHIN THE MARKET MOBILE TEAM. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Ceres Boston, MA | B | $75,000 | paid | TO DEPLOY BUSINESS AND INVESTOR LEADERS TO DEFEND AND ADVANCE CLIMATE AND CLEAN ENERGY POLICIES IN MASSACHUSETTS AND NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND PROMOTE THE TRANSPORTATION AND CLIMATE INITIATIVE AND THE MEDIUM-HEAVY DUTY VEHICLE ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE AGREEMENT TO ADVANCE REGIONAL CLEAN TRANSPORTATION EFFORTS. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | New Hampshire Sustainable Energy Association Concord, NH | U | $75,000 | paid | TO ADVANCE THE GRANITE STATES TRANSITION TO A CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY, AND TO TRAIN BOARD AND STAFF ON DONOR FUNDRAISING AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING, PROVIDE COACHING FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND PROVIDE TRAINING FOR THE DIRECTOR OF REGULATORY AFFAIRS | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | University of New Hampshire Foundation Durham, NH | B | $75,000 | paid | TO EXPAND AND MOBILIZE THE FOOD SOLUTIONS NEW ENGLAND NETWORK TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THIS HISTORIC MOMENT BY CHANGING THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM NARRATIVE AND POLICY LANDSCAPE. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Tri-State Transportation Campaign New York, NY | B | $70,000 | paid | TO ELEVATE THE VOICE OF TRANSIT AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ADVOCATES TO ENSURE THAT CONNECTICUT AND NEW YORK ENGAGE IN AND COMMIT TO AN EQUITABLE TCI PROGRAM. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Health Care Without Harm Reston, VA | B | $70,000 | paid | TO WORK WITH HEALTHY FOOD IN HEALTH CARE HOSPITALS THAT SUPPORT LIVING WAGES, LABOR STANDARDS, AND EQUITY TO RESPOND TO THE PANDEMIC AND CREATE GREATER FOOD SYSTEM RESILIENCE IN ITS WAKE. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Green Energy Consumers Alliance Jamaica Plain, MA | C | $65,000 | paid | TO SUSTAIN ENGAGEMENT IN THE TRANSPORTATION AND CLIMATE INITIATIVE, PROMOTE STATE POLICIES ON VEHICLE ELECTRIFICATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE, AND EXPAND CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT IN PURCHASING ELECTRIC VEHICLES. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Commonwealth Kitchen Dorchester, MA | B | $65,000 | paid | TO CREATE A RELIABLE SALES CHANNEL FOR LOCALLY SOURCED AND LOCALLY PRODUCED FOOD INTO INSTITUTIONS AND PURSUE OTHER PATHS FOR BUILDING A JUST, SUSTAINABLE REGIONAL FOOD ECONOMY. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | International Chemical Secretariat Gteborg | U | $60,000 | paid | TO PUSH THE GLOBAL MARKET TOWARDS SAFER PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS BY INCREASING THE VISIBILITY OF SAFER ALTERNATIVES ON CHEMSECS ONLINE PLATFORM MARKETPLACE, AND BY GETTING BRANDS TO DEMAND CLEAN MATERIAL STREAMS WHEN IT COMES TO RECYCLED MATERIALS AS A PREREQUISITE FOR A FUNCTIONAL CIRCULAR ECONOMY. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Board of Regents of University of Wisconsin Madison, WI | U | $60,000 | paid | TO ESTABLISH HIGH-QUALITY STEM CELL LINES FROM PEOPLE WITH FRAGILE X FOR USE IN FUTURE RESEARCH. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Neighbor to Neighbor Massachusetts Education Fund Boston, MA | C | $52,500 | paid | TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN A BASE OF LOW-INCOME AND WORKING CLASS PEOPLE, PEOPLE OF COLOR, AND IMMIGRANTS STATEWIDE, AND IN THE FOUR "GATEWAY" CITIES OF LYNN, HOLYOKE, WORCESTER, AND SPRINGFIELD IN PARTICULAR, TO MAKE PROGRESS ON RACIAL, ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Tides Center Kingston, NY | U | $51,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE NORTHEAST SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE WORKING GROUP. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Dream Corps Oakland, CA | U | $50,000 | paid | TO ADVANCE EQUITABLE POLICIES IN THE TRANSPORTATION CLIMATE INITIATIVE. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Center for an Agricultural Economy Hardwick, VT | B | $50,000 | paid | TO DEVELOP NEW AND ADAPTED PROGRAMMING IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 CRISIS, INCLUDING PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND MICRO GRANTS TO FARMERS AND SUPPORTING EIGHT SMALL STORES IN NORTHEASTERN VERMONT TO INCREASE ACCESS TO LOCAL FOOD, AND IMPROVE FINANCIAL STABILITY OVER THE COMING EIGHTEEN MONTHS FOR FARM CONNEX. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Greenroots Chelsea, MA | B | $50,000 | paid | TO WORK TOWARD ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND GREATER QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH COLLECTIVE ACTION, UNITY, EDUCATION, AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP IN CHELSEA, BOSTON, AND ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Local Enterprise Assistance Fund Inc Boston, MA | B | $50,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS DURING THE KEY STARTUP PHASE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS FOOD TRUST PROGRAM LOAN FUND. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Alternatives for Community and Environment Roxbury, MA | C | $50,000 | paid | TO WORK TOWARD CLIMATE, TRANSPORTATION, AND ENERGY JUSTICE. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Vermont Energy Investment Corporation Winooski, VT | B | $50,000 | paid | TO ACCELERATE DEPLOYMENT OF PLUG-IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN VERMONT. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Plug in America Los Angeles, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | TO EXPAND AND ACCELERATE ELECTRIC VEHICLE ADOPTION IN NEW ENGLAND TO A BROAD CROSS-SECTION OF SOCIETY. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Vermont Natural Resources Council Montpelier, VT | B | $50,000 | paid | TO ENSURE THAT VERMONT IMPLEMENTS STRONG POLICIES THAT SIGNIFICANTLY AND EQUITABLY REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IN THE STATES TRANSPORTATION, BUILDING, AND POWER SECTORS. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Lena Entin Florence, MA | U | $50,000 | paid | TO CONFER THE SPARKPLUG AWARD. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Red Tomato Providence, RI | B | $45,000 | paid | TO FOCUS ON ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TWO KEY PROGRAMS: BYPASS AND THE ECO PROGRAM. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Center for Rural Affairs Washington, DC | U | $45,000 | paid | TO CREATE AN EMPOWERED COHORT OF NORTHEAST SUSTAINABLE FARM AND FOOD STAKEHOLDERS ABLE TO INFLUENCE POLICY DEBATES; AND TO BUILD A MORE SUSTAINABLE, EQUITABLE FOOD SYSTEM IN THE NORTHEAST THROUGH INCREASED STAKEHOLDER ACCESS TO AND UTILIZATION OF FEDERAL PROGRAM RESOURCES, AND FURTHER OPERATIONALIZE THE NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE COALITION'S COMMITMENT TO RACIAL EQUITY WITH A MULTIDAY TRAINING AND FACILITATED FOLLOW-ON SESSIONS FOR THE FULL NATIONAL TEAM. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Maria Elena Letona East Boston, MA | U | $45,000 | paid | TO CONFER THE SPARKPLUG AWARD. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Center for Environmental Health Oakland, CA | B | $40,000 | paid | TO END TOXIC EXPOSURES TO HORMONE-DISRUPTING CHEMICALS BY PARTNERING WITH PURCHASERS TO MOVE THE MARKET TOWARD FOOD SERVICE WARE FREE OF PFAS AND RECOMMEND MORE SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVES. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | University of Massachusetts Foundation Lowell, MA | C | $40,000 | paid | TO ADVANCE SAFER CHEMISTRY BY IMPLEMENTING A STRATEGIC PLAN WITH A RESEARCH AND STRATEGY INSTITUTE AT UMASS LOWELL, PROVISIONALLY CALLED THE INSTITUTE FOR SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Trustees of Columbia University New York, NY | C | $35,000 | paid | TO MODEL THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF THE TRANSPORTATION CLIMATE INITIATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS LIVING IN NEW YORK CITY, AS PART OF A LARGER STUDY OF ITS BENEFITS REGION-WIDE. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Center for Latino Progressct Puerto Rican Forum Hartford, CT | D | $35,000 | paid | TO INCREASE GRASSROOTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ADVOCATES' ENGAGEMENT IN THE TRANSPORTATION AND CLIMATE INITIATIVE PROCESS IN CONNECTICUT TO ENSURE THAT THE CONCERNS OF OVERBURDENED COMMUNITIES ARE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Energy Action Network Montpelier, VT | B | $35,000 | paid | TO ACHIEVE VERMONTS ENERGY AND CLIMATE COMMITMENTS. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | New Hampshire Community Loan Fund Concord, NH | B | $35,000 | paid | TO WORK TOWARD SUSTAINABILITY AND SYSTEMS CHANGE FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE FARMERS AND FOOD PRODUCERS THROUGH FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAINING, EXPANDING MARKET CHANNELS, AND CONNECTING FARMS WITH AGRICULTURAL FINANCIERS. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Unity, ME | B | $30,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE ON-SITE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CONSULTING SERVICES TO MAINE FARMERS AND PROCESSORS TO HELP THEM SCALE UP FOR WHOLESALE MARKETS AND TO PROCESS MORE LOCAL PRODUCTS. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | University of Delaware Newark, DE | U | $30,000 | paid | TO FOSTER COLLABORATION WITH THE COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY TO REDUCE OPPOSITION TO OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Cooperative Development Institute Northampton, MA | C | $30,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT NEW AMERICAN FARMERS AND FOOD BUSINESSES IN MAINE AND THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY; AND TO RAISE THE PROFILE OF COOPERATIVE OWNERSHIP IN THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Connecticut Roundtable On Climate and Jobs Inc Clinton, CT | B | $30,000 | paid | TO BUILD ALLIANCES AMONG LABOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CONSTITUENCIES TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE, PROMOTE CLEAN ENERGY, AND SUPPORT RACIAL, ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Plan-Ne Inc Cummington, MA | U | $25,000 | paid | TO PREVENT UNNEEDED NATURAL GAS DEVELOPMENT IN NEW ENGLAND. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Crown O' Maine Distribution Company North Vassalboro, ME | U | $20,000 | paid | TO PIVOT TO MEET MARKET DEMANDS ARISING FROM THE COVID-19 CRISIS, INCLUDING MAKING WAREHOUSE IMPROVEMENTS THAT MEET FOOD SAFETY AND ORGANIC STANDARDS AND UPDATING AND EXPANDING MARKETING EFFORTS, PARTICULARLY FOR COMS 50 SMALL COBRANDED PRODUCT LINE. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Northeast Organic Farming Association Richmond, VT | C | $20,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE FARMER EMERGENCY FUND AND RELIEF MILKING PROGRAM, ADVOCATE TO ENSURE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD FOR ALL VERMONTERS DURING THE PANDEMIC, AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP FARMERS FIND NEW MARKETS FOR THEIR PRODUCTS DURING THE CRISIS. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Louisiana Bucket Brigade New Orleans, LA | B | $20,000 | paid | TO USE GRASSROOTS ACTION TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE NEIGHBORHOODS FREE FROM INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION AND TO HASTEN THE TRANSITION FROM FOSSIL FUELS, AND TO SAVE COMMUNITIES IN ST. JAMES PARISH FROM INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION AND EXPOSURE TO TOXIC CHEMICALS. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture South Deerfield, MA | B | $20,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO FARM AND FOOD BUSINESSES, CONDUCT FOOD SAFETY AND WORKER SAFETY TRAINING, COLLABORATE TO ENSURE EMERGENCY FOOD PROGRAMS INCLUDE LOCAL FARM PRODUCTS, AND OTHERWISE RESPOND TO THE IMPACTS OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Louisiana Environmental Action Network Baton Rouge, LA | C | $20,000 | paid | TO USE EDUCATION, EMPOWERMENT, ADVOCACY, AND SUPPORT TO RESOLVE THE UNIQUE ENVIRONMENTAL STRUGGLES PRESENT IN LOUISIANA, AND TO WORK ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND JUSTICE WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IN ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH, WHERE THERE ARE FOUR LARGE CHEMICAL PLANTS WITHIN A FEW MILES OF EACH OTHER. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Presidentsfellows of Harvard University Boston, MA | U | $20,000 | paid | TO MODEL THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF THE TRANSPORTATION CLIMATE INITIATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS LIVING IN NEW YORK CITY, AS PART OF A LARGER STUDY OF ITS BENEFITS REGION-WIDE. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | George Wiley Center Pawtucket, RI | C | $15,000 | paid | TO BUILD ORGANIZING CAPACITY TO ENGAGE MEMBERS AND LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS OF RHODE ISLAND ON ISSUES RELATED TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ACCESS AND CLIMATE JUSTICE. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funders Santa Barbara, CA | B | $15,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT AND POLICY SUPPORT. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Roger Williams University Bristol, RI | U | $15,000 | paid | TO ENABLE THE LATINO POLICY INSTITUTE TO STIMULATE PUBLIC POLICY DISCOURSE BY OBJECTIVELY EXAMINING AND COMMUNICATING THE EVOLVING LATINO EXPERIENCE IN RHODE ISLAND. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Springfield Partners for Community Action Springfield, MA | C | $15,000 | paid | TO ENABLE WORLD FARMERS TO PROVIDE FREE FRESH PRODUCE TO LOW-INCOME SPRINGFIELD FAMILIES. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Biodiversity Funders Groupconsultative Group On Biological Diversity San Francisco, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE CLIMATE AND ENERGY FUNDERS GROUP, AND TO WORK WITH THIRD SPACE ACTION LAB TO INTEGRATE RACIAL EQUITY AND INCLUSION. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Community in-Power and Development Association Port Arthur, TX | U | $10,000 | paid | TO ORGANIZE, EDUCATE, AND EMPOWER RESIDENTS IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES IN PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST NEIGHBORING CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS, REFINERIES, AND INCINERATOR FACILITIES TO KEEP THEM FROM POLLUTING THE AIR, LAND, AND WATER. | 202132929349101318 |
| 2020 | Centro Presente Boston, MA | B | $2,500 | paid | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT. | 202132929349101318 |
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