Young Leaders Program
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
Purpose: Support efforts with significant leadership by organizers under 25 years old.
Geographic Scope: New England region
Focus Areas: Environmental sustainability, healthy, just, and safe communities
Eligibility: Projects with significant leadership from organizers under 25 years old
Contact:
- Phone: 603-905-9915
- Email: connect@grassrootsfund.org
What New England Grassroots Environment Fund actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990 filing, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 25
- Total given
- $761K
- Median grant
- $31K
- Range
- $6,800–$98K
- By dollars: Massachusetts 28%, Connecticut 15%, New York 13%. Top recipient cities: Dorchester, MA; Lewiston, ME; New York, NY.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 36% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Whyhunger Inc · New York, NY
Environmental
$98K
Asian American Resource Workshop · Dorchester, MA
Environmental
$65K
Sankofa Cooperatives · Hartford, CT
Environmental
$56K
Click Inc · Windham, CT
Environmental
$55K
Pocasset Pokanocket Land Trust · Cranston, RI
Environmental
$55K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Environment
- Youth leadership
- Grassroots
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