Earth Rising Foundation Grants

Earth Rising Foundation Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Earth Rising Foundation
Amount: US $200 - US $20,000
Last Updated: July 22, 2025

Summary

The Earth Rising Foundation Grants provide financial support ranging from $200 to $20,000 for grassroots climate initiatives. The foundation emphasizes empowering Indigenous communities, advocating for sustainable agricultural practices, and addressing social justice issues linked to climate change. By fostering youth involvement and supporting innovative projects, the foundation aims to create a vision for a sustainable future that respects both people and the planet. Applications must be submitted through a US-based nonprofit organization.

Overview

Earth Rising Foundation Grants We provide grants from $200 to $20,000 to promote bold, bottom-up action on climate change. We fund projects in a range of focus areas: Indigenous voices have been marginalized for too long by a genocidal and ecocidal system that has led us to the brink of climate catastrophe and the sixth great extinction. We support Indigenous communities’ ongoing fight for a livable future where all our relations are respected. Mitigation alone is no longer enough; we will need to draw carbon out of the atmosphere. One of the best ways to do this is by transforming agriculture. We support farming practices that help, rather than hurt, ordinary people and the environment. Climate change intersects with and exacerbates existing injustices. We aim to highlight the connections between climate change and struggles for racial justice, gender equality, freedom of movement, and self-determination. We need an affirmative vision of how political and economic life can work for everyone, including non-humans and future generations. We offer support for projects that help us envision a path to a better future. Young people will have to live with the impacts of the climate crisis. Because of this, they have both the understanding and the moral authority to lead on this issue. We work to support youth climate activists in various ways.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. All funds must be disbursed through an existing US-based nonprofit.

Ineligibility

Plagiarism and use of AI to write your application will result in disqualification.