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Foundation

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Cycle
Annual
Tracked since
April 2026

From the program guidelines: “Application is by invitation only and projects are onboarded in four periods annually.”

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Other requirements

  • _You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's [website](https://www.tides.org/funds-initiatives/womens-environmental-leadership-fund/)._

Overview

Have an initial call with Tides staff to discuss your mission, program activities, needs, and timeline. Tides staff invite those eligible candidates who fit our current criteria to submit an application and select which cycle to be part of. Application is by invitation only and projects are onboarded in four periods annually.

Women’s Environmental Leadership Fund

The Women’s Environmental Leadership Fund (WE LEAD) is a Tides Foundation environmental grantmaking initiative that elevates and invests in women and nonbinary leaders who are addressing the root causes of the climate crisis in communities of color, which are disproportionately impacted.

Power a Healthier Environment and Future

Living in a healthy community, safe from the harms of the climate crisis, is a basic human right. But unjust systems disproportionately place communities of color and other impacted communities in the path of environmental hazards, putting their safety and their families at risk.

Tides’ WE LEAD amplifies the impact of women environmental leaders committed to serving Black and Indigenous communities as they take on big polluters through local, community-based solutions.

We’re advancing climate justice through innovative environmental grantmaking to on-the-ground leaders.

WE LEAD elevates environmental leadership by those who are familiar with the communities most impacted — including Black women, Indigenous women, and other women of color — and directs funding to organizations that intentionally sustain, grow, and heal women’s leadership.

Environmental Justice

Tides is intentional about building a broader and more inclusive movement, prioritizing funding for organizations leading work at the intersection of racial, gender, and environmental justice.

Community

Our environmental grantmaking amplifies organizations that center the voices of community members historically and systematically burdened by climate change, where the organization is building community power and advancing advocacy efforts for long-term impact.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

What Tides Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024
2,110
Total given
$394.29M
Median grant
$50K
Range
$5,067–$28.16M
  • By dollars: California 25%, New York 16%, District of Columbia 10%. Top recipient cities: Washington, DC; New York, NY; San Francisco, CA.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 34% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Tides Advocacy · San Francisco, CA

    Equity, human rights, and economic empowerment

    $28.16M

  • State Democracy Project · Brooklyn, NY

    Equity, human rights, and economic empowerment

    $20.28M

  • Impactassets Inc · Bethesda, MD

    Healthy individuals and communities

    $19.89M

  • Tides Center · San Francisco, CA

    Healthy individuals and communities

    $9.58M

  • Academy for the Love of Learning Inc · Santa Fe, NM

    Quality education

    $5M

IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Women
  • Environment
  • Environmental justice
  • BIPOC

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