2015 Grants

Economic Justice

Coalition of Immokalee Workers/Alliance for Fair Food – $25,000

Immokalee, FL

Renewed support for joint work with Coalition of Immokalee Workers in support of low-wage farmworkers in Florida

Food Chain Workers Alliance – $30,000

Los Angeles, CA

Renewed support of efforts to improve the wages and working conditions of food system workers

International Labor Rights Forum – $30,000

Washington, DC

Renewed support of SweatFree Communities’ campaign to end public purchasing from sweatshops

Northwest Arkansas Workers’ Justice Center – $25,000

Springdale, AR

Renewed support of efforts to improve working conditions for low-wage workers

Sunflower Community Action – $25,000

Wichita, KS

Renewed support of community organizing for good jobs in Kansas

United Workers Association – $30,000

Baltimore, MD

Renewed support of the Fair Development campaign

Warehouse Workers for Justice – $30,000

Chicago, IL

Renewed support of efforts to improve working conditions for low-wage warehouse workers in Chicago

Wisconsin Jobs Now Organizing Fund – $25,000

Milwaukee, WI

Support of efforts to build the collective power of poor and working class communities across Wisconsin

Workers Center for Racial Justice – $25,000

Chicago, IL

Renewed support of efforts to promote sustainable and living wage employment for Black workers in Chicago

Workers Interfaith Network – $25,000

Memphis, TN

Renewed support for the Memphis Workers’ Center

Environmental Justice

Alaska Action on Toxics – $30,000

Anchorage, AK

Renewed support for work with tribal villages and other communities in Alaska to eliminate environmental contaminants

Black Mesa Water Coalition – $30,000

Flagstaff, AZ

Renewed support of work on environmental justice and economic development in Navajo and Hopi communities in northeastern Arizona

Center for Earth, Energy and Democracy – $30,000

Minneapolis, MN

Renewed support of work to strengthen grassroots environmental justice organizing in Minnesota and the Midwest

Coal River Mountain Watch – $25,000

Whitesville, WV

Renewed support for efforts to stop mountaintop removal mining and build sustainable communities in the Coal River Valley

Coastal Communities Collaborative – $25,000

Gray, LA

Renewed support of bayou communities’ efforts to address food security, preserve indigenous culture and impact policy decisions on coastal land preservation

East Michigan Environmental Action Council – $25,000

Detroit, MI

Renewed support of community organizing on environmental justice issues in Detroit

Edison Wetlands Association – $30,000

Edison, NJ

Renewed support for work with local communities impacted by dangerous contaminated sites

Multicultural Alliance for a Safe Environment – $25,000

Albuquerque, NM

Renewed support for efforts to address the impacts of uranium mining on public health, water resources and sacred places

Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition – $30,000

Huntington, WV

Renewed support of regional organizing to stop mountaintop removal mining and protect drinking water from toxic coal sludge

Owe Aku – $25,000

Manderson, SD

Renewed support of grassroots campaigns and cultural revitalization to protect Lakota sacred water and land

Powder River Basin Resource Council – $25,000

Sheridan, WY

Renewed support of work to protect Wyoming’s environment and residents’ health from the negative impacts of energy development

REDOIL (Resisting Environmental Destruction on Indigenous Lands) – $25,000

Anchorage, AK

Renewed support for work with tribal villages and other communities in Alaska to eliminate environmental contaminants

Statewide Organizing for Community eMpowerment Resource Project (SOCM) – $25,000

Knoxville, TN

Renewed support of statewide, grassroots organizing on environmental justice issues

Movement Building

Black Organizing for Leadership and Dignity – $25,000

North Miami, FL

Support for program to build leadership skills and effectiveness of Black community organizing groups

Center for Third World Organizing – $25,000

Oakland, CA

Support for training programs to expand and strengthen organizing in communities of color

Data Center – $25,000

Oakland, CA

Renewed support of strategic research and training with local, social justice groups

National Family Farm Coalition – $25,000

Washington, DC

Renewed support of efforts to link family farmers in the U.S. with the global movement for food sovereignty

North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP – $30,000

Durham, NC

Renewed support of pro-democracy organizing in North Carolina

Project South – $30,000

Atlanta, GA

Renewed support of regional movement building