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Foundations provide funding to individuals, organizations, state, local, and tribal governments. The foundations listed below support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects, environmental education, and sustainable community development. Additional information on these and other foundations is available from The Foundation Center.

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Alaska Conservation Foundation
Bonneville Environmental Foundation
The Energy Foundation
Ford Foundation
The Kirsch Foundation
Virginia Environmental Endowment (VEE)
Northwest Fund for the Environment
Wallace Global Fund
Public Welfare Foundation
The Bullitt Foundation
North American Fund for Environmental Cooperation
The StEPP Foundation

Foundation	Alaska Conservation Foundation
Program Description	The Alaska Conservation Foundation (ACF) provides grants for the purpose of protecting the integrity of Alaska's ecosystems and to promote sustainable livelihoods among Alaska's communities and peoples. ACF gives both operating support and project grants. The grantmaking focus includes environmental advocacy, community development, public communication, public policy and rural affairs.
Amounts	Range from $500 - $25K for a total of $1.6M annually.
EPA Regions	10
Eligibility	Varies
Application Deadline	Rolling application
URL:	http://www.akcf.org/recent.htm
Contact Information	Mr. Jan Konigsberg, Executive Director (907) 276-1917 General contact info: (907) 276-1917 Fax: (907) 274-4145 E-mail: acfinfo@akcf.org

Foundation	Bonneville Environmental Foundation
Program Description	Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) supplies funding through various means, including grants, loans, convertible loans, guarantees, and direct investments in renewable energy projects. The nature of the project and the ability of BEF to effectively leverage funds will determine the form in which funding is provided. The group focuses investment in areas that include, but are not limited to, new solar, wind, and geothermal projects. Projects that generate electricity are preferred.
Amounts	Range from a few thousand dollars to more significant investments. Grants in response to proposals will usually be on the lower end of this range. BEF share will not exceed 33% of total capital costs.
EPA Regions	8, 10
Eligibility	Individuals, organizations, local or tribal governments located in Idaho, Montana, Oregon or Washington.
Application Deadline	Letters of inquiry, NTE 3 pages, due on a rolling basis.
URL:	http://www.b-e-f.org/grants/index.shtm
Contact Information	Phone: (503) 248-1905 E-mail: Information@B-E-F.org

Foundation	The Energy Foundation
Program Description	The Energy Foundation provides funding to advance energy efficiency and renewable energy use. Grants fall under four categories: Power, Buildings, Transportation, US Clean Energy Program. Funds are to be used to promote policies and voluntary actions to improve energy efficiency and renewable energy use. Preference is give to projects with a regional focus within the United States.
Amounts	No limit. Past grants have ranged from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars.
EPA Regions	All
Eligibility	Must be a nonprofit charitable organization. Funds may not be used to support: political or religious campaigns, R&D projects, demonstration projects, community energy projects, or to retrofit buildings to be more energy efficient.
Application Deadline	Rolling application. However, proposals should be received 23 weeks prior to the next board meeting to be considered during that meeting. The board meets in the first week of March, last week of June, and first week of November.
URL	http://www.ef.org/home.cfm
Contact Information	1012 Torney Avenue #1 San Francisco, CA 94129 Phone: 415.561.6700 Fax: 415.561.6709

Foundation	Ford Foundation
Program Description	The Ford Foundation's Community and Resource Development Program's Environment and Development section seeks to aid people and groups to acquire, protect and improve land, water, forests, wildlife and other natural assets in ways that help reduce poverty and injustice. Through various grants the foundation helps low-income people and communities sustainably utilize their natural resource assets.
Amounts	Varies
EPA Regions	All
Eligibility	Before a request is made for a grant or program-related investment, a brief letter of inquiry is advisable to determine whether the Foundation's present interests and funds permit consideration of the request.
Application Deadline	Throughout the year.
URL:	http://www.fordfound.org
Contact Information	Secretary Ford Foundation 320 East 43rd Street New York, NY 10017 Phone: (212) 573-5000 Fax: (212) 351-3677

Foundation	The Kirsch Foundation
Program Description	The Kirsch Foundation is interested in funding efforts that reduce air pollution from mobile sources, support the development and use of alternative, clean fuel technologies, eliminate industrial and consumer dependence on diesel fuel, and/or eradicate global warming impacts.
Amounts	A total of $300,000 is available. Grants are generally available in amounts ranging from $10,000 to $25,000.
EPA Regions	9
Eligibility	Strong preference given to nonprofit environmental organizations with a strong presence in California and/or address issues that particularly affect California and its residents.
Application Deadline	February 28, 2003 June 30, 2003
URL:	http://www.kirschfoundation.org/how/environmental/environment.html
Contact Information	E-mail: questions@kirschfoundation.org

Foundation	Virginia Environmental Endowment (VEE)
Program Description	Grantmaking priorities in the Virginia Program are focused on water quality research and monitoring of water quality conditions; land and open space conservation; Chesapeake Bay fisheries conservation, research, and education; and environmental education.
Amounts	Average award is approximately $25K. Matching funds required. Mini-Grant award is $5,000.
EPA Regions	3
Eligibility	State and local governments are eligible for Virginia Program, but not mini-grants; schools and nonprofits are eligible for all grants; VEE gives preference to the state of Virginia, the Kanawha and Ohio River Valleys, and the Martins Ferry areas.
Application Deadline	April 15, August 1, and December 11 of each year.
URL:	http://www.vee.org
Contact Information	Virginia Environmental Endowment Three James Center 1051 East Cary Street, Suite 1400 P. O. Box 790 Richmond, Virginia 23218-0790 Phone: (804) 644-5000 E-mail: info@vee.org

Foundation	Northwest Fund for the Environment
Program Description	Grants are partially or fully funded for selected environmental efforts. Supporting action to: A) Preserve threatened and endangered species and/or ecosystems; B) Preserve and maximize natural biodiversity; C) Implement and enforce environmental laws and regulations; D) Fund research directly relevant to Washington state on a limited, negotiated basis; E) Strengthen the effectiveness of nonprofit environmental groups.
Amounts	Fund provides project and general support grants up to $20,000 per year.
EPA Regions	All
Eligibility	All applicable organizations.
Application Deadline	February 16 and August 17 in 2002.
URL	http://www.nwfund.org/
Contact Information	Northwest Fund for the Environment 1904 Third Ave., Suite 615 Seattle, WA 98101 Phone: (206) 386-7220 Fax: (206) 386-7223 E-mail: staff@nwfund.org

Foundation	Wallace Global Fund
Program Description	The mission of the Wallace Global Fund is to catalyze and leverage critically needed global progress towards an equitable and environmentally sustainable society. Preference is given to projects that involve: -Policy research and action on a global or regional level; -Public/private sector partnerships; -Collaboration among nongovernmental organizations; -Utilization of market mechanisms.
Amounts	The average grant size is $50,000, with actual grant awards ranging from $2,000 to $400,000. The Fund makes both one-year and multi-year grants.
EPA Regions	All
Eligibility	Public charities or their equivalents throughout the world.
Application Deadline	Grant proposals are processed and reviewed on a continual basis.
URL	http://www.wgf.org/
Contact Information	Wallace Global Fund 1990 M Street, NW, Suite 250 Washington, DC 20036 Tel: (202) 452-1530 Fax: (202) 452-0922 E-mail: tkroll@wgf.org

Foundation	Public Welfare Foundation
Program Description	The Public Welfare Foundation supports efforts to prevent and reduce pollution and to promote remediation of environmental health problems. By aiding in increased availability of technical assistance and providing training and services to affected communities, the foundation helps ensure that the most highly-affected communities have full and informed participation in local, state and national policy decision-making. Grants focus on the expansion of links between environmental organizations and scientific, health and education disciplines, but remain flexible to respond to emerging issues and conditions.
Amounts	Average grant is $42,268. Most grants fall between $25,000 and $50,000.
EPA Regions	All
Eligibility	N/a
Application Deadline	Rolling deadline.
URL	http://www.publicwelfare.org
Contact Information	Public Welfare Foundation 1200 U Street, NW Washington, DC 20009-4443 Phone: (202) 965-1800 Fax: (202) 265-8851 E-mail 1: general@publicwelfare.org E-mail 2: reviewcommittee@publicwelfare.org

Foundation	The Bullitt Foundation
Program Description	The Bullitt Foundation focuses its attention in the Pacific Northwest. The Foundation funds nonprofit organizations that serve Washington, Oregon, Idaho, British Columbia, western Montana (including the Rocky Mountain Range), and the rain forest region of southeastern Alaska. The majority of grantees are citizen groups working to build and strengthen environmental education programs and teach the importance of protecting and restoring the environment.
Amounts	Varies
EPA Regions	8, 10
Eligibility	Nonprofit organizations that serve Washington, Oregon, Idaho, British Columbia, western Montana, and the rain forest region of southeastern Alaska.
Application Deadline	May 1 and November 1 each year
URL	http://www.bullitt.org/
Contact Information	The Bullitt Foundation 1212 Minor Avenue Seattle, WA 98101-2825 Phone: (206) 343-0807 Fax: (206) 343-0822 E-mail: info@bullitt.org Kathy Becker: kbecker@bullitt.org (climate related grants) See website for contact info relating to specific inquiries.

Foundation	North American Fund for Environmental Cooperation
Program Description	NAFEC supports projects that: 1) Are community-based (involve a clearly defined community of stakeholders who actively participate in the design and implementation of the project); 2) Respond to a specific issue or problem and lead to concrete results; 3) Reflect cooperative and equitable partnerships between or among organizations from different sectors and/or countries within North America; 4) Meet the objectives of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) (by complementing the current CEC program); 5) Strengthen and build the capacities of local people, organizations and institutions; 6) Emphasize sustainability; 7) Link environmental, social and economic issues; and 8) Leverage additional support, but are unlikely to obtain full funding from other sources.
Amounts	Up to $25,000 per grant, for a total of $400,000
EPA Regions	All
Eligibility	Community-based nonprofits in North America
Application Deadline	Call for proposals to be announced in January, 2003. Submission deadline probably around late March/early April, 2003.
URL	http://www.cec.org/grants/about/index.cfm?varlan=english
Contact Information	Mihaela Vulpescu NAFEC Assistant 393, rue St-Jacques Ouest, Bureau 200 Montreal, Quebec H2Y 1N9 Canada Phone: (514) 350-4357 Fax: (514) 350-4314 E-mail: nafec@ccemtl.org

Foundation	The StEPP Foundation
Program Description	The StEPP (Strategic Environmental Project Pipeline) Foundation offers opportunities for organizations across the country to demonstrate the positive benefits of renewable energy, energy efficiency and pollution prevention projects in their communities.
Amounts	Varies.
EPA Regions	All
Eligibility	Government, profit, and nonprofit entities. Commercial entities are encouraged to partner with a public or nonprofit applicant.
Application Deadline	Varies.
URL	http://www.steppfoundation.org/
Contact Information	Visit http://www.steppfoundation.org/ to enter your project idea into the project pipeline.