Northeast Organic Farming Association

Eastman Foundation

Kingsport, TN

The Eastman Foundation supports sustainable community improvement, including scholarships and STEM education, disaster relief, environmental conservation, and efforts to empower girls and women. Its 2024 grants ranged from $635 to $120,000, with a median of $53,750, and went mainly to Tennessee, Virginia, and Texas, as well as national programs. Although application materials and a July 31 deadline are listed, the foundation says it is moving away from applications and identifying recipients aligned with its strategic plan.

The Crane Charitable Trust

Stonington, CT

Moms the Fund for Mothers with

Bloomfield, CT

Health New England Inc

Springfield, MA

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Institute for Local Self Reliance

Washington, DC

The Institute for Local Self-Reliance funds organizations advancing community energy, worker power, corporate accountability, local composting, broadband, and independent businesses. Its 2025 grants ranged from $10,000 to $625,000, with a median of $52,000; grants went mainly to organizations in California, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, and Washington, DC, while its composting mini-grants serve New England coastal states and New York City. It does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests generally; it has invited applications for specific composting mini-grant opportunities.

Global Alliance for Incinerator

Berkeley, CA

GAIAs mission is to strengthen grassroots social movements that advance solutions to waste and pollution, working towards a just, zero waste world where people are free from toxic pollution.

New England Grassroots Environment Fund

Newmarket, NH

The Grassroots Fund supports community-led environmental and social justice projects that build healthy, equitable, sustainable communities, including work on food, energy, health, land and water, and local economies, primarily in the six New England states. Seed grants are $500–$1,000 and Grow grants are $1,000–$4,000; its 2024 grants had a median of $31,250.

Henry P Kendall Foundation

Marion, MA

The Henry P. Kendall Foundation supports New England food systems, especially regional food supply chains and local food procurement by schools and colleges, as well as related leadership and networks. Its 2024 grants ranged from $500 to $500,000, with a median of $50,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests for general grants, but the New England Food Vision Prize is an open application opportunity for eligible projects.

Area Resources for Community

St Louis, MO

ARCHS funds human-service partnerships in Greater St. Louis, including family support, workforce development, foster care, education, and youth programs. Its 2025 grants ranged from $6,580 to $6.78 million, with a median of about $161,000. It solicits proposals through specific RFPs when funding is available; its questionnaire is for future reference, not a grant application.

The Laszlo N Tauber Family

Rockville, MD

The foundation funds mental health, scientific research, Jewish community programs, Israel, and special projects, including support for musicians through Avaloch Farm Music Institute. Its 2024 grants ranged from $740 to $336,803, with a median of $10,000; funding went mainly to organizations in California and New York, with additional grants in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Illinois. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected charitable organizations.

The Smith Foundation

Wayne, PA

The Smith Foundation funds education, housing repairs, services for older adults and veterans, and community assistance, primarily in Pennsylvania. Its 2025 grants ranged from $4,000 to $15,000, with a median of $12,000. It accepts electronic requests from 501(c)(3) public charities in Philadelphia and its surrounding four counties before August 31; requests should be submitted in letter format with proof of charitable status.

Haymarket People's Fund Inc

Jamaica Plain, MA

Haymarket People’s Fund supports grassroots social justice organizing, including anti-racist, housing, immigrant, workers’ and education justice, across the six New England states. Sustaining grants are up to $20,000 a year, and urgent-response grants up to $5,000. It does not accept unsolicited Sustaining Grant applications without a prior staff conversation; urgent-response applicants must also speak with staff first, and applications are accepted on a rolling basis while funds are available.