Grassroots Grants Program
Funding Amount
Up to $5,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Can we apply?
Check your organization against each line. Taken from the listing; confirm with the funder's guidelines.
Size & budget
- Organizations with annual budgets of $300,000
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: *(Not explicitly stated in provided content)*
Overview
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
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/How to Apply
Application Process
Detailed application instructions are not provided in the available content. The website references:
To Apply:
1. Visit storyofstuff.org/grassroots-grants/
2. Review application guidelines
3. Review application questions
4. Submit application through designated portal
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What The Story of Stuff Project actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 2
- Total given
- $100K
- Median grant
- $50K
- Range
- $10K–$90K
- By dollars: California 100%. Top recipient cities: Berkeley, CA; Rimforest, CA.
Example grants
Misc Grants 5K and Under · Berkeley, CA
small grants program
$90K
Save Our Forest Assn Inc · Rimforest, CA
small grants program
$10K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Grassroots
- Environmental justice
- BIPOC
- Small grants
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