Grassroots Grants Program

Grassroots Grants Program

Funder: The Story of Stuff Project

Program Status: Active and ongoing since 2017

Geographic Scope: United States

Overview:
The Story of Stuff Project's Grassroots Grants Program supports small, under-resourced, community-based organizations and informal groups organizing against environmental injustice. Since 2017, the program has supported over 115 grassroots groups with $575,000 in grants.

Focus Areas

• Plastic pollution
• Water privatization and water access
• Environmental justice
• Anti-consumerism
• Extractive systems that harm people and the planet
• Solutions-focused and "fight-back" campaigns

Who We Support

Primary beneficiaries:
• Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities
• Youth and retirees
• Low-income and rural communities
• Organizations with annual budgets of $300,000 or less
• Under-resourced groups in the United States

What We Fund

• Projects valuing local community involvement and organizing
• Creative interventions
• Strategic thinking
• Defensive "fight-back" campaigns
• Offensive, solutions-focused projects

What We Don't Fund

(Not explicitly stated in provided content)

Beyond Funding

Grantees also receive:
• Access to media infrastructure and storytelling tools
• Strategic planning and campaign development support
• Opportunities for coalition building and movement alignment

2025 Program Statistics

• Total awarded: $75,000 to 20 grassroots organizations
• Average grant size: $3,750
• 15 grants to new grantees
• 5 renewal grants to trusted partners

Contact

More Information: storyofstuff.org/grassroots-grants/