2017 Grants

Economic Justice

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

Immokalee, FL

Renewed support for joint work with the Coalition for 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 Atlantic Marine Alliance – $20,000

Gloucester, MA

Support to work at the intersection of marine conservation and social, economic, and environmental justice

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

Workers Interfaith Network – $25,000

Memphis, TN

Renewed support for efforts to improve wages and working conditions for hotel and construction workers in Nashville

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’ Dignity – $25,000

Nashville, TN

Renewed support for efforts to improve wages and working conditions for hotel and construction workers in Nashville

Environmental Justice

Alaska Community Action on Toxins – $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 grass roots environmental justice organizing in Minnesota and the Midwest

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

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 – $26,000

Anchorage, AK

Renewed support of efforts to protect Alaskan Native communities from detrimental impacts of oil and gas development

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

Knoxville, TN

Renewed support of statewide, grassroots organizing on environmental justice issues

Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services – $25,000

Houston, TX

Renewed support for grassroots environmental justice organizing in Texas and the U.S. gulf region

Movement Building

Black Leaders Organizing for Communities – $30,000

Milwaukee, WI

Support to ensure freedom, equity, opportunity and a dignified life to members of the Black community in Milwaukee and across Wisconsin

Black Organizing for Leadership and Dignity – $25,000

North Miami, FL

Renewed support of programs to build leadership skills of effectiveness of black community organizing groups

Center for Third World Organizing – $25,000

Oakland, CA

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

Jolt – $30,000

Austin, TX

Renewed support for grassroots organizing and civic engagement activities in Latino communities in Texas

NC NAACP – $30,000

Raleigh, NC

Renewed support of pro-democracy organizing in North Carolina