Private

The Foundation’s Core Fund Environmental Program supports a variety of organizations seeking to protect the natural and human environment and to create a sustainable future. Because people experience and understand national and global environmental issues, including climate change, most palpably and deeply through local manifestations, the Foundation has emphasized efforts that mobilize residents to identify and advocate for community-initiated sustainable advances.

Eligible Recipients:
General operating support, especially for smaller neighborhood groups for whom the capacity to respond quickly and imaginatively to new opportunities and challenges is critical. For larger and policy-focused groups, and, in the case of collaborative campaigns, project-specific support may be appropriate.

Eligible Projects:
Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: energy and climate, marine preservation, clean drinking water, and urban sustainability (targeted primarily in the New York City region).

Funding Source:
The Scherman Foundation

Funding Amount:
Grants average $35,000 over two years

Deadline:
Accepts LOIs online on ongoing basis

Contact:
16 E 52nd St #601
New York, NY 10022
Phone: (212) 832-3086

More Information:
http://scherman.org/programs/environment/core-fund/

NYCT awards grants to groups that protect and create affordable housing, promote equity in the arts, improve civic engagement, and protect our environment. We support agencies working on these issues at the neighborhood level, as well as government and nonprofit institutions developing strategies.

Eligible Recipients:
Most of our competitive grants go to public charities, or groups sponsored by one. Primarily supports groups located within New York City, Long Island, and Westchester. Environmental programs from across United States are eligible.

Grantees or fiscal agents should meet the governance and financial standards of the Better Business Bureau, including a board of directors with at least five members, and no more than one paid board member.

Does not make grants to individuals, or for general operating support, capital and building campaigns, endowments, equipment, deficit financing, or religious purposes.

Eligible Projects:
Programs that promote change in policy or systems, build capacity of organizations, and provide direct service.

Funding Source:
New York Community Trust

Funding Amount:
$5,000 to $200,000; an average grant is around $80,000

Deadline:
Applications are reviewed three times per year (February, May, September) and accepted all year.

Contact:
Sheila Dinkins
The New York Community Trust
909 Third Avenue 22nd Floor
New York, NY 10022

More Information:
http://www.nycommunitytrust.org/GrantSeekers/RequestsforProposals/tabid/214/Default.aspx