The John Merck Fund | Foundation Profile
- Harrison , NY
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EIN: 23-7082558
Foundation Overview
Based in Harrison, NY, The John Merck Fund has awarded 172 grants totaling $18,587,040 to organizations in Maine, Massachusetts and 19 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $2,375 to $1,862,165, with a median award of $50,000.
Latest Tax Year
2022
Total Giving (all years)
$18,587,040
Total Assets
$0
Median Grant (all grants)
$50,000
Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot
Total Grants
2
Median Grant
$944,083
% Median Grant Growth
+1998%
(vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year:
February 2026
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New Applicant Friendliness
Limited Sample: 0%
2 total grants. Insufficient data for reliable pattern analysis. Foundation may be highly selective or recently established.
Geographic Focus
Massachusetts
Grants are geographically diversified with 29% in Massachusetts and funding distributed across 22 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within Massachusetts, funding concentrates in Boston (46%), Somerville (8%), Roxbury (4%).
Funding Trajectory
-83%
Declining funding trend with 83% decrease over 2 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.
Program Areas
Environment + 4 others
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on environment (30%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The John Merck Fund's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservation Law Foundation | $26,000 | Boston, MA, US | To Enable Slingshot To Build People Power, Working Side-by-side With Community Members To Tackle Local Pollution Threats While Building Long-term Leaders For The Environmental And Social Just Movements | 2022 |
| Merck Family Fund | $1,862,165 | Boston, MA, US | To Support Charitable Activities. | 2022 |
| Acadia Center | $160,000 | Rockport, ME, US | To Accelerate Implementation Of Clean Energy And Climate Mandates In New England. | 2021 |
| Alternatives For Community And Environment | $50,000 | Roxbury, MA, US | To Build The Movement For Environmental Justice By Linking Lawyers, Scientists, Community Organizers, And Others With Community, Faith, And Municipal Leaders In Environmental Justice Communities. | 2021 |
| Artists For Humanity | $2,375 | Boston, MA, US | To Provide General Support. | 2021 |
| Carl Braden Memorial Center | $25,000 | Louisville, KY, US | To Enable Rubbertown Emergency Action To Fight To Stop Toxic Pollution; Protect Louisville Residents In The Event Of A Leak, Fire, Or Explosion In Chemical Plants Or Railcars; And Provide Full Disclosure And Easy Access To Information Concerning The Impacts Of Industrial Activities In Rubbertown On Residents Living Nearby. | 2021 |
| Center For Latino Progressct Puerto Rican Forum | $25,000 | Hartford, CT, US | To Build The Capacity Of Grassroots Organizations In Connecticut To Tackle Air Pollution And Carbon Emissions From The Transportation Sector, And Support Transition To Safe, Environmentally Sustainable, Equitable, And Reliable Modes Of Transportation. | 2021 |
| Center For Rural Affairs | $25,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Enable The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition To Create An Empowered Cohort Of Northeast Regional Sustainable Farm And Food Stakeholders And Build A More Sustainable, Equitable Food System In The Northeast. | 2021 |
| Ceres | $50,000 | Boston, MA, US | To Deploy Business And Investor Leaders In New England To Advance And Defend State And Regional Climate And Clean Transportation Policies. | 2021 |
| Clean Energy New Hampshire | $35,000 | Concord, NH, US | To Advance The Granite States Transition To A Clean Energy Economy. | 2021 |
| Clean Production Action | $90,000 | Somerville, MA, US | To Eliminate Toxic Chemicals And Replace Them With Safer Alternatives, Thereby Enhancing The Health Of All People, Especially The Most Vulnerable Populations, And The Planet. | 2021 |
| Clean Production Action | $100,000 | Somerville, MA, US | To Leverage Organizational Metrics And Disclosure To Create A Global Chemical And Materials Economy That Is Healthy For People And The Planet. | 2021 |
| Clean Water Fund | $50,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Support A Statewide Grassroots Campaign To Reduce Global Warming Pollution To Zero While Advancing Climate Justice. | 2021 |
| Coming Clean | $195,000 | Brattleboro, VT, US | To Achieve Public And Corporate/market Policies On Toxic Chemicals That Advance Environmental Health And Economic And Environmental Justice. | 2021 |
| Coming Clean | $25,000 | Brattleboro, VT, US | To Support Community-based Organizing And Activities In Mossville, Louisiana, Where There Are Fourteen Chemical Facilities In Close Vicinity And The Soil, Air, And Groundwater Bear Legacy Pollutants. | 2021 |
| Commonwealth Kitchen | $45,000 | Dorchester, MA, US | To Advance Building Purchase And Continuing Market Development Initiatives To Drive More Local, Diverse Procurement And Contracts From Food Service Operations. | 2021 |
| Community Action Works | $75,000 | Boston, MA, US | To Close And Redevelop New Englands Remaining Coal-fired Power Plants, Prevent Buildout Of Natural Gas Infrastructure, And Mobilize Grassroots Support For Clean Energy. | 2021 |
| Community In-power And Development Association | $25,000 | Port Arthur, TX, US | To Empower Residents In Low-income Communities In Port Arthur, Texas, Helping Them Take Action Against The Neighboring Chemical Manufacturers, Refineries, And Incinerators. | 2021 |
| Connecticut Fund For The Environment | $75,000 | New Haven, CT, US | To Ensure That Connecticut Sets And Achieves Strong Climate And Clean Energy Goals, While Fighting For Environmental Equity. | 2021 |
| Connecticut Roundtable On Climate And Jobs | $25,000 | Clinton, CT, US | To Build Alliances Among Labor, Environmental, And Environmental Justice Constituencies To Combat Climate Change, Promote Clean Energy Jobs, And Support Racial, Economic, And Environmental Justice. | 2021 |
| Conservation Law Foundation | $160,000 | Boston, MA, US | To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions From All Sectors Of The Economy. | 2021 |
| Consultative Group On Biological Diversity | $2,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Provide General Support Of Affinity Group For Biological Diversity Funders. | 2021 |
| Cooperative Development Institute | $25,000 | Northampton, MA, US | To Preserve The Viability Of New American Farmers And Food Businesses In Maine And The Connecticut River Valley; And To Raise The Profile Of Cooperative Ownership In The Regional Food System. | 2021 |
| Defend Our Health | $100,000 | Portland, ME, US | To Protect Public Health And The Environment Through Campaigns That Persuade Decisionmakers In Government And Industry To Adopt Policies And Practices That End Use Of The Most Harmful And Least Essential Chemicals And Plastics, While Reducing Human Exposure And Ensuring Environmental Justice. | 2021 |
| Earth Island Institute | $25,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | To Enable Rise St. James To Save Communities In St. James Parish From Industrial Pollution And Exposure To Toxic Chemicals. | 2021 |
| Ecology Center | $40,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | To Build, Scale, And Leverage Collaborative Campaign Science To Win Market And Policy Changes That Drive Toxics Chemicals Out Of Our Economy. | 2021 |
| Energy Action Network | $20,000 | Montpelier, VT, US | To Achieve Vermonts Energy And Climate Commitments. | 2021 |
| Farm Fresh Rhode Island | $25,000 | Pawtucket, RI, US | To Provide Increased Economic Opportunities For New England Farmers And Food Producers Through Connections With Individuals, Businesses, And Institutions; And Nurture A Diverse Team Of Young Leaders Who Have The Skills And Resources To Maximize The Food Hub Infrastructure. | 2021 |
| Food Connects | $45,000 | Brattleboro, VT, US | To Increase Inter-food Hub Transactions And Sales, While Also Building More Efficient Systems And Envisioning The Future Of New England Food Hub Networks. | 2021 |
| Franklin County Community Development Corporation | $35,000 | Greenfield, MA, US | To Enable Massachusetts Food System Collaborative To Achieve A More Equitable And Sustainable Food System For Massachusetts By Promoting, Monitoring, And Facilitating Implementation Of The Massachusetts Local Food Action Plan. | 2021 |
| Georgetown Climate Center | $100,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Establish A Regional Cap-and-invest Program For Transportation And Develop A Regional Ev Fast Charging Corridor To Accelerate Adoption Of Electric Vehicles In The Northeast. | 2021 |
| Greater Kansas City Community Foundation | $15,000 | Kansas City, MO, US | To Enable The Farm And Food Communications Fund's Northeast Farmers Of Color Land Trust To Improve The Lives Of Bipoc People By Increasing Access To Farmland And Create A More Just, Equitable And Resilient Food System. | 2021 |
| Green Energy Consumers Alliance | $50,000 | Jamaica Plain, MA, US | To Accelerate The Shift In Clean Transportation Through Adoption Of Tci-p, State Policies That Increase Electrification, And Consumer Engagement To Facilitate Purchases Of Electric Vehicles. | 2021 |
| Greenroots | $50,250 | Chelsea, MA, US | To Implement Collective Action, Community Organizing, And Resident Empowerment To Achieve Environmental And Climate Justice And Improved Public Health In Chelsea And East Boston. | 2021 |
| Healthy Building Network | $50,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Achieve Environmental Justice And Health Equity By Improving Chemical Data Quality, Quantity, And Transparency, And Scaling Product Guidance And Adoption In The Building Sector And Beyond. | 2021 |
| International Chemical Secretariat | $30,000 | Goteborg, N/A, SW | To Push The Global Market Towards Safer Products And Materials By Increasing The Visibility Of Safer Alternatives On Chemsecs Online Platform Marketplace. | 2021 |
| Louisiana Bucket Brigade | $25,000 | New Orleans, LA, US | To Use Grassroots Action To Achieve Sustainable Neighborhoods Free From Industrial Pollution And Hasten The Transition From Fossil Fuels. | 2021 |
| Louisiana Environmental Action Network | $25,000 | Baton Rouge, LA, US | To Resolve The Unique Environmental Struggles Present In Louisiana. | 2021 |
| Louisiana Environmental Action Network | $25,000 | Baton Rouge, LA, US | To Enable Concerned Citizens Of St. John To Ensure The Health And Safety Of All Citizens While Working To Hold Government Officials And Industry Accountable For The Quality Of Air Being Polluted By Chemical Emissions In St. John Parish. | 2021 |
| Maine Farmland Trust | $25,000 | Belfast, ME, US | To Help Maine Farmers Realize The Significant Economic Opportunities Offered By Scaling Up To Reach Wholesale Markets. | 2021 |
| Maine Organic Farmers And Gardeners Association | $15,000 | Unity, ME, US | To Weather The Pandemic's Impact On The Maine Harvest Federal Credit Union's Business Model. | 2021 |
| Migrant Justice | $40,000 | Burlington, VT, US | To Support The Milk With Dignity Campaign, Which Works To Broaden The Definition Of Sustainable Food Production To Include The Dignity And Rights Of Workers, And Transform The Dairy Industry Through Worker-driven Social Responsibility That Compels Dairy Brands To Ensure Respect For Human Rights In Their Supply Chains. | 2021 |
| Migrant Justice | $50,000 | Burlington, VT, US | For The Sparkplug Award. | 2021 |
| National Caucus Of Environmental Legislators | $25,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Educate State Legislators In Northeast And Mid-atlantic States On Innovative Policy Options To Decarbonize The Transportation Sector. | 2021 |
| National Family Farm Coalition | $25,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Strengthen Nffcs Movement Building And Policy Advocacy By Influencing The Planning, Media Coverage, And Content Of The 2021 Un Food Systems Summit In New York City. | 2021 |
| National Wildlife Federation | $75,000 | Reston, VA, US | To Secure The Government And Industry Commitments Necessary To Power 15 Million Homes With Responsibly Developed Offshore Wind Power By 2035. | 2021 |
| Natural Resources Council Of Maine | $50,000 | Augusta, ME, US | To Establish A Climate Action Plan, Implement Renewable Energy And Efficiency Policies, And Secure Maines Participation In The Transportation Climate Initiative And Other Transportation Policies. | 2021 |
| Neighbor To Neighbor Massachusetts Education Fund | $50,000 | Boston, MA, US | To Build And Strengthen Neighbor To Neighbors Base Of Low-income And People Of Color To Make Progress On Racial, Economic, And Climate Justice. | 2021 |
| New England Clean Energy Council Institute | $50,000 | Boston, MA, US | To Provide Startup Organizational Funding And Pilot Program For Browning The Green Space To Identify Community Energy Needs In Environmental Justice Communities Within Gateway Cities In Massachusetts. | 2021 |
| New England Clean Energy Council Institute | $120,000 | Somerville, MA, US | To Secure Policies That Achieve Ambitious Clean Energy Targets, Address Barriers To Implementation, And Ensure That Programs Provide Equitable Access To A Clean Energy Transition. | 2021 |
| New England Forestry Foundation | $10,000 | Littleton, MA, US | To Complete The Necessary Research To Ensure New England's Forests Make Their Greatest Possible Contribution To Mitigating Climate Change. | 2021 |
| New Venture Fund | $200,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Enable The Climate And Clean Energy Equity Fund To Provide Civic Engagement Grants To Organizations In Key States To Help Them Prepare Their Nonpartisan Voter Education And Turnout Programs For 2022. | 2021 |
| Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships | $75,000 | Lexington, MA, US | To Help Northeast States Reduce Energy Consumption And Carbon Emissions In The Building Sector In Order To Meet The Regions Energy, Economic, And Environmental Goals. | 2021 |
| Northeast States For Coordinated Air Use Management | $75,000 | Boston, MA, US | To Catalyze And Support State Action To Advance Transportation Electrification Of Light-, Medium-, And Heavy-duty Vehicles To Improve Air Quality And Address Climate Change. | 2021 |
| Pleiades Network | $25,000 | Hudson, NY, US | To Develop Possibilities For Improving Leadership Transition Processes For Small Farm And Food System Nonprofits, And Generate Ideas For How To Keep These Leaders Involved And Advancing The Sector. | 2021 |
| Red Tomato | $35,000 | Providence, RI, US | To Implement Improvements In Red Tomatos Internal Structure And Workplace Culture, And Advance The Bypass Project Through Experimentation, Product Development, And Increased Sales. | 2021 |
| Regulatory Assistance Project | $50,000 | Montpelier, VT, US | To Transform New Englands Power Sector With State And Regional Electricity Policies That Advance Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency, Beneficial Electrification, And Market Reforms. | 2021 |
| Renew New England Alliance | $120,000 | Providence, RI, US | To Ensure The Renew New England Alliance Has The Resources And Staff Capacity To Deepen And Broaden Their State-level And Region-wide Coalitions; Implement And Expand Upon Their 2021 Policies And Programs; Foster A Strong Region-wide Movement Of Youth Organizers; And Support Aligned Partners To Replicate Its Model. | 2021 |
| Rti International | $250,000 | Research Triangle Park, NC, US | To Develop And Test An Intervention To Address And Support The Development Of Infants With A Confirmed Diagnosis Of Fragile X Syndrome. | 2021 |
| Rti International | $400,000 | Research Triangle Park, NC, US | To Build The Infrastructure For A Newborn Screening Program In North Carolina That Includes Fragile X Syndrome. | 2021 |
| Rti International | $547,000 | Research Triangle Park, NC, US | To Test The Feasibility And Effectiveness Of Zoom Recruitment For Early Check Newborn Screening Of Fragile X Syndrome; And To Investigate And Support The Integration Of Early Intervention And Newborn Screening. | 2021 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | $50,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Achieve Significant Cuts In Climate And Air Pollution Through Programs Aimed At Medium- And Heavy-duty Vehicles In The Northeast. | 2021 |
| Sustainable Agriculture And Food Systems Funders | $15,000 | Santa Barbara, CA, US | To Support The Sustainable Agriculture And Food Systems Funders, An Affinity Group For Food-related Funders. | 2021 |
| Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services | $25,000 | Houston, TX, US | To Serve The Community Surrounding The Houston Ship Channelthe Busiest International Port In The Country And Site Of The Largest Petrochemical Refinery Complex In The Western Hemisphereby Providing Community Members The Tools To Create Sustainable, Environmentally Healthy Communities. | 2021 |
| The Arc Of The United States | $50,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Join Scientific Evidence With Advocacy To Inform And Empower Change Makers To Create Policies That Ensure No Child Is Exposed To Chemicals That Contribute To Neurodevelopmental Disorders. | 2021 |
| Third Sector New England | $25,000 | Boston, MA, US | To Enable The Carrot Project To Build The Agricultural Viability Alliance Into A Network For Farm And Food Business Technical Assistance Practitioners Across Our Region That Can Address Shared Challenges, Facilitate More Uniform High-quality Ta Provision, And More Effectively Share And Expand Limited Resources. | 2021 |
| Third Sector New England | $25,000 | Boston, MA, US | To Enable Massachusetts Farm To School To Ensure That All Massachusetts Students Have Access To High Quality, Culturally Relevant Meals Featuring Local Food And To Food Education In School. | 2021 |
| Third Sector New England | $55,000 | Boston, MA, US | To Enable Real Food Generation To Build Sustainable Food Systems Through Campaigns On College And University Campuses, And To Grow The Broader Movement For Healthy, Just, And Sustainable Food By Bringing People Together Through In-person And Digital Organizing. | 2021 |
| Third Sector New England | $25,000 | Boston, MA, US | To Enable Rhode Island Food Policy Council To Make Measurable Progress In Promoting An Equitable, Economically Vibrant, And Environmentally Sustainable Food System In Rhode Island. | 2021 |
| Third Sector New England | $170,000 | Boston, MA, US | To Enable Farm To Institution New England To Serve As An Information Hub, Connector, And Catalyst For Action As The Region Redesigns The Food System. | 2021 |
| Tides Center | $45,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Enable The Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group To Catalyze Meaningful Change Toward A Sustainable And Just Food System Through Policy Outreach And Education, Peer Learning, Collaborative Partnerships. | 2021 |
| Toxic-free Future | $120,000 | Seattle, WA, US | To Ensure Washington State Continues To Lead The Nation In Enacting And Implementing Model Policies And Investments That Move Supply Chains To Truly Safer Solutions. | 2021 |
| Toxic-free Future | $220,000 | Seattle, WA, US | To Drive Harmful Classes Of Chemicals Out Of The Marketplace By Winning Government Regulation Of Specific Toxic Chemicals And Chemical Classes, And Comprehensive Chemical Policies By The Largest Retailers In The Us. | 2021 |
| Toxic-free Future | $150,000 | Seattle, WA, US | To Enable Safer States To Reduce Exposures To Toxic Chemicals, Achieve Broad Policy And Market Reform, And Ensure That Efforts Are Synergized With Allied Movements Such As Plastics, Climate, And Environmental Justice To Achieve Broad Success That Benefits The Health Of Communities And The Environment. | 2021 |
| Tri-state Transportation Campaign | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | To Build A Strong Advocacy Campaign To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions In Connecticut, Improve Mobility And Health In Communities, And Address Inequities In Transportation Planning. | 2021 |
| Trustees Of Columbia University | $45,000 | New York, NY, US | To Enable The Center For Children's Environmental Health To Highlight The Benefits Of The Transportation And Climate Initiative To Children And Adults Specific To New York City, As Part Of A Larger Study Of Its Benefits Region-wide. | 2021 |
| University Of New Hampshire Foundation | $75,000 | Durham, NH, US | To Expand And Mobilize The Food Solutions New England Network To Meet The Needs Of This Historic Moment By Changing The Regional Food System Narrative And Policy Landscape. | 2021 |
| Vermont Energy Investment Corporation | $25,000 | Winooski, VT, US | To Accelerate Deployment Of Plug-in Electric Vehicles And Electric Transportation Infrastructure In Vermont. | 2021 |
| Vermont Natural Resources Council | $35,000 | Montpelier, VT, US | To Ensure That Vermont Develops A Strong Climate Action Plan And Other Policies That Significantly And Equitably Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions In The Transportation, Building, And Power Sectors. | 2021 |
| Vermont Public Interest Research And Education Fund | $25,000 | Montpelier, VT, US | To Advance Bold, Equitable Climate Solutions And Ensure That All Vermonters Are Part Of The Transition To A Cleaner, More Affordable Energy Future. | 2021 |
| Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund | $75,000 | Montpelier, VT, US | To Increase Sustainable Economic Development And Create Jobs In Vermonts Food And Farm Sector; And Improve Access To Healthy, Local Food For All Vermonters. | 2021 |
| Virginia Organizing | $150,000 | Charlottesville, VA, US | To Enable Healthy Babies Bright Futures To Lower Levels Of Neurotoxic Chemicals In Babies By Decreasing The Contaminants In The Biggest Sources Of Harm, And Promoting Cities Successful Strategies For Protecting Babies Brain Development. | 2021 |
| Virginia Organizing | $3,750 | Charlottesville, VA, US | To Support The Health And Environmental Funders Network. | 2021 |
| Vote Solar | $50,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Through Well-crafted State Campaigns In New England, To Build The Policy And Regulatory Infrastructure Needed To Equitably Transition To 100 Percent Clean Energy. | 2021 |
| West Harlem Environmental Action Inc | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | To Reduce Exposure To Toxics In Cosmetics And Personal Care Products Among Women And Girls Of Color. | 2021 |
| Acadia Center | $350,000 | Rockport, ME, US | To Advance A Bold, Effective, And Broad-reaching Framework To Aggressively Phase Out Fossil Fuels And Expand Clean Energy In New England In This Decade. | 2020 |
| Alternatives For Community And Environment | $50,000 | Roxbury, MA, US | To Work Toward Climate, Transportation, And Energy Justice. | 2020 |
| Biodiversity Funders Groupconsultative Group On Biological Diversity | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Support The Climate And Energy Funders Group, And To Work With Third Space Action Lab To Integrate Racial Equity And Inclusion. | 2020 |
| Board Of Regents Of University Of Wisconsin | $60,000 | Madison, WI, US | To Establish High-quality Stem Cell Lines From People With Fragile X For Use In Future Research. | 2020 |
| Center For An Agricultural Economy | $50,000 | Hardwick, VT, US | To Develop New And Adapted Programming In Response To The Covid-19 Crisis, Including Providing Technical Assistance And Micro Grants To Farmers And Supporting Eight Small Stores In Northeastern Vermont To Increase Access To Local Food, And Improve Financial Stability Over The Coming Eighteen Months For Farm Connex. | 2020 |
| Center For Environmental Health | $40,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To End Toxic Exposures To Hormone-disrupting Chemicals By Partnering With Purchasers To Move The Market Toward Food Service Ware Free Of Pfas And Recommend More Sustainable Alternatives. | 2020 |
| Center For Latino Progressct Puerto Rican Forum | $35,000 | Hartford, CT, US | To Increase Grassroots And Environmental Justice Advocates' Engagement In The Transportation And Climate Initiative Process In Connecticut To Ensure That The Concerns Of Overburdened Communities Are Taken Into Account. | 2020 |
| Center For Rural Affairs | $45,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Create An Empowered Cohort Of Northeast Sustainable Farm And Food Stakeholders Able To Influence Policy Debates; And To Build A More Sustainable, Equitable Food System In The Northeast Through Increased Stakeholder Access To And Utilization Of Federal Program Resources, And Further Operationalize The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition's Commitment To Racial Equity With A Multiday Training And Facilitated Follow-on Sessions For The Full National Team. | 2020 |
| Centro Presente | $2,500 | Boston, MA, US | To Provide General Support. | 2020 |
| Ceres | $75,000 | Boston, MA, US | To Deploy Business And Investor Leaders To Defend And Advance Climate And Clean Energy Policies In Massachusetts And New Hampshire, And Promote The Transportation And Climate Initiative And The Medium-heavy Duty Vehicle Zero Emission Vehicle Agreement To Advance Regional Clean Transportation Efforts. | 2020 |
| Clean Production Action | $290,000 | Somerville, MA, US | To Transform How Corporations Set Management Policies, Manage Supply Chains, Select And Use Chemicals And Materials, And Publicly Report On Their Progress Away From Toxic Chemicals, To Hire A Consultant With Expertise In The Investment Field To Help Develop Strategies To Raise Additional Revenue From That Constituency, And To Raise Market Demand For, And Availability Of, Safer Alternatives To Hazardous Chemicals; Cultivate Corporate And Ngo Capacities To Transform Chemicals Management; And Diversify Revenue Through Business Development. | 2020 |
| Clean Water Fund | $125,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Support The Statewide Grassroots Campaign To Stop Expansion Of Fossil Fuel Infrastructure And Commit To Aggressive Energy Policies That Meet Environmental Justice And Climate Goals, And To Enable Green Justice Coalition Members To Participate In The Massachusetts Transportation And Climate Initiative. | 2020 |
| Coming Clean | $370,000 | Brattleboro, VT, US | To Organize Public And Corporate Policy Campaigns To Eliminate Chemical Hazards In Products And Manufacturing, And Reduce Exposure To Chemical Pollution, Especially Among The High-risk, Low-wealth, Largely African American And Latino Communities That Are Disproportionately Impacted By Source Pollution And Also At Increased Risk Of Covid-19, To Ensure Environmental Justice Health Alliance Affiliate Organizations Have The Technology, Training, And Access They Need To Be Fully Engaged In Crucial Policy Work During The Pandemic, And To Advocate For Environmental Justice, Educate Residents About The Health And Environmental Impacts Of Toxic Pollution, Compel Federal And State Environmental Agencies To Enforce Human Rights Laws, And Advocate For Health Services, Relocation, And Pollution Reduction To Improve The Lives And Health Of Residents In And Near Mossville, Louisiana. | 2020 |
| Commonwealth Kitchen | $65,000 | Dorchester, MA, US | To Create A Reliable Sales Channel For Locally Sourced And Locally Produced Food Into Institutions And Pursue Other Paths For Building A Just, Sustainable Regional Food Economy. | 2020 |
| Community In-power And Development Association | $10,000 | Port Arthur, TX, US | To Organize, Educate, And Empower Residents In Low-income Communities In Port Arthur, Texas, To Take Action Against Neighboring Chemical Manufacturers, Refineries, And Incinerator Facilities To Keep Them From Polluting The Air, Land, And Water. | 2020 |
| Community Involved In Sustaining Agriculture | $20,000 | South Deerfield, MA, US | To Provide Technical Assistance To Farm And Food Businesses, Conduct Food Safety And Worker Safety Training, Collaborate To Ensure Emergency Food Programs Include Local Farm Products, And Otherwise Respond To The Impacts Of The Coronavirus Pandemic. | 2020 |
| Connecticut Fund For The Environment | $85,000 | New Haven, CT, US | To Ensure That Connecticut Sets And Achieves Strong Climate And Clean Energy Goals, While Fighting For Environmental Equity. | 2020 |
| Connecticut Roundtable On Climate And Jobs Inc | $30,000 | Clinton, CT, US | To Build Alliances Among Labor And Environmental Justice Constituencies To Combat Climate Change, Promote Clean Energy, And Support Racial, Economic, And Environmental Justice. | 2020 |
| Conservation Law Foundation | $325,000 | Boston, MA, US | To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions From All Sectors Of The Economy. | 2020 |
| Cooperative Development Institute | $30,000 | Northampton, MA, US | To Support New American Farmers And Food Businesses In Maine And The Connecticut River Valley; And To Raise The Profile Of Cooperative Ownership In The Regional Food System. | 2020 |
| Crown O' Maine Distribution Company | $20,000 | North Vassalboro, ME, US | To Pivot To Meet Market Demands Arising From The Covid-19 Crisis, Including Making Warehouse Improvements That Meet Food Safety And Organic Standards And Updating And Expanding Marketing Efforts, Particularly For Coms 50 Small Cobranded Product Line. | 2020 |
| Dream Corps | $50,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Advance Equitable Policies In The Transportation Climate Initiative. | 2020 |
| Earthjustice | $100,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Press The Epa To Interpret, Implement, And Enforce The Chemical Safety Act In The Most Health-protective Manner As The Revised Law Allows. | 2020 |
| Ecology Center | $115,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | To Build, Scale, And Leverage Collaborative Campaign Science To Win Market And Policy Changes Which Drive Toxics Chemicals Out Of Our Economy, And To Deepen The Center's Capacity To Center Intersectional Racial Justice And Equity In Their Work, And To Build Solidarity With Social Justice Allies. | 2020 |
| Energy Action Network | $35,000 | Montpelier, VT, US | To Achieve Vermonts Energy And Climate Commitments. | 2020 |
| Environmental Health Strategy Center | $190,000 | Portland, ME, US | To Develop A Succession Plan And Leadership Development Program To Prepare The Organization For An Effective Transition When The Founding Executive Director Retires, And To Rid The Food Supply Of Toxic Chemicals That Migrate From Food Processing Equipment, Food Packaging, And Food Service Ware. | 2020 |
| Fair Food Network | $100,000 | Ann Arbor, MI, US | To Help Capitalize The Fair Food Fund Collateral Initiative To Leverage Capital In Support Of Mission-aligned Food Enterprises In New England That Will Need Additional Working Capital To Reopen Or Resume Their Operations Post Covid-19. | 2020 |
| Farm Fresh Rhode Island | $80,000 | Pawtucket, RI, US | To Adapt Internal Systems In Response To The Covid-19 Crisis, Including Pivoting A Wholesale System To Serve Home Delivery And Curbside Pickup, And To Provide Increased Economic Opportunities For New England Farmers And Food Producers Through Connections With Individuals, Businesses, And Institutions; And Create Greater Transparency, Accountability, And Innovation Within The Market Mobile Team. | 2020 |
| Food Connects | $106,000 | Brattleboro, VT, US | To Respond To Expanded Demand For Local/regional Food Resulting From The Public Health Emergency, Including Increasing Purchase And Sales Staff Capacity And Expanding Cold Storage Capacity To Improve Efficiencies, To Develop A Robust Strategic Plan To Assess And Guide The Next Three Years Of Organizational Work, Form A Leadership Team, And Develop A Realistic Plan For That Team To Continue This Work Beyond The Initial Strategic Planning Phase, And To Increase Inter-food Hub Transactions And Sales By $150,000, While Also Building More Efficient Systems And Envisioning The Future Of New England Food Hub Networks. | 2020 |
| Franklin County Community Development Corporation | $85,000 | Greenfield, MA, US | To Support The Massachusetts Food System Collaborative, And To Repurpose Locally Grown Vegetables Originally Process For Cafeterias For Expanded Retail Markets. | 2020 |
| George Wiley Center | $15,000 | Pawtucket, RI, US | To Build Organizing Capacity To Engage Members And Low-income Residents Of Rhode Island On Issues Related To Public Transportation Access And Climate Justice. | 2020 |
| Georgetown University Climate Center | $125,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Establish A Regional Cap-and-invest Program To Fund Low-carbon Transportation Infrastructure And Support State Efforts To Electrify Passenger Vehicles And Transit Fleets. | 2020 |
| Green Energy Consumers Alliance | $65,000 | Jamaica Plain, MA, US | To Sustain Engagement In The Transportation And Climate Initiative, Promote State Policies On Vehicle Electrification And Infrastructure, And Expand Consumer Engagement In Purchasing Electric Vehicles. | 2020 |
| Greenroots | $50,000 | Chelsea, MA, US | To Work Toward Environmental Justice And Greater Quality Of Life Through Collective Action, Unity, Education, And Youth Leadership In Chelsea, Boston, And Across Massachusetts. | 2020 |
| Health Care Without Harm | $70,000 | Reston, VA, US | To Work With Healthy Food In Health Care Hospitals That Support Living Wages, Labor Standards, And Equity To Respond To The Pandemic And Create Greater Food System Resilience In Its Wake. | 2020 |
| Healthy Building Network | $155,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Reduce Exposure To Known Harmful Chemicals By Decreasing Or Eliminating Them From Building Materials And Other Products, And To Accelerate The Adoption Of Healthy Building Protocols, And To Explore A Potential Merger With A Complementary Organization And Test The Market Viability Of A New Methodology To Expand Revenue Streams. | 2020 |
| International Chemical Secretariat | $60,000 | Gteborg, N/A, SW | To Push The Global Market Towards Safer Products And Materials By Increasing The Visibility Of Safer Alternatives On Chemsecs Online Platform Marketplace, And By Getting Brands To Demand Clean Material Streams When It Comes To Recycled Materials As A Prerequisite For A Functional Circular Economy. | 2020 |
| Lena Entin | $50,000 | Florence, MA, US | To Confer The Sparkplug Award. | 2020 |
| Local Enterprise Assistance Fund Inc | $50,000 | Boston, MA, US | To Support Administrative Costs During The Key Startup Phase Of The Massachusetts Food Trust Program Loan Fund. | 2020 |
| Louisiana Bucket Brigade | $20,000 | New Orleans, LA, US | To Use Grassroots Action To Achieve Sustainable Neighborhoods Free From Industrial Pollution And To Hasten The Transition From Fossil Fuels, And To Save Communities In St. James Parish From Industrial Pollution And Exposure To Toxic Chemicals. | 2020 |
| Louisiana Environmental Action Network | $20,000 | Baton Rouge, LA, US | To Use Education, Empowerment, Advocacy, And Support To Resolve The Unique Environmental Struggles Present In Louisiana, And To Work On Environmental Health And Justice With The Local Community In St. John The Baptist Parish, Where There Are Four Large Chemical Plants Within A Few Miles Of Each Other. | 2020 |
| Maine Farmland Trust | $95,000 | Belfast, ME, US | To Help More Maine Farmers Scale Up For The Wholesale Market To Help Sustain And Grow The Agriculture Sector In Maine, To Conduct A Study Into The Feasibility Of Establishing A Common Lands Investment Fund, And To Offer Emergency Grants To Small-scale Farmers And Food Processors Affected By The Public Health Crisis. | 2020 |
| Maine Organic Farmers And Gardeners Association | $30,000 | Unity, ME, US | To Provide On-site Technical Assistance And Consulting Services To Maine Farmers And Processors To Help Them Scale Up For Wholesale Markets And To Process More Local Products. | 2020 |
| Maine People's Resource Center | $100,000 | Portland, ME, US | To Educate And Mobilize Rural Residents, Students, Young People, And Immigrants In Maine On Issues Related To Democracy And The Franchise. | 2020 |
| Maria Elena Letona | $45,000 | East Boston, MA, US | To Confer The Sparkplug Award. | 2020 |
| Migrant Justice | $85,000 | Burlington, VT, US | To Support Vermonts Immigrant Farmworkers During This Public Health Emergency, And To Advocate To Ensure All Essential Workers In Vermonts Agricultural Sector Are Protected And Supported Regardless Of Immigration Status, And To Transform The Dairy Industry Through Worker-driven Social Responsibility That Compels Dairy Brands To Ensure Respect For Human Rights In Their Supply Chains. | 2020 |
| National Wildlife Federation | $100,000 | Reston, VA, US | To Achieve 30,000 Megawatts Of Responsibly Developed Offshore Wind Power By 2035, And A Vibrant Local Workforce Building And Operating The Nations First Offshore Wind Infrastructure. | 2020 |
| Natural Resources Council Of Maine | $100,000 | Augusta, ME, US | To Establish A State Climate Action Plan, Implement Renewable Energy Policies, And Secure Maines Participation In The Transportation Climate Initiative And Other Transportation Policies, And To Develop An Outreach Plan Designed To Diversify And Expand Nrcm's Membership To Include Rural Communities, Younger Advocates, Immigrants, And Communities Of Color. | 2020 |
| Neighbor To Neighbor Massachusetts Education Fund | $52,500 | Boston, MA, US | To Build And Strengthen A Base Of Low-income And Working Class People, People Of Color, And Immigrants Statewide, And In The Four "gateway" Cities Of Lynn, Holyoke, Worcester, And Springfield In Particular, To Make Progress On Racial, Economic, And Environmental Justice. | 2020 |
| New England Clean Energy Council Institute | $150,000 | Boston, MA, US | To Set The Course For A Strong And Equitable Decarbonized Society, While Working On The Ground To Ensure That The Regions Aspirations Result In Deployment Of Clean Energy Resources. | 2020 |
| New England Grassroots Environment Fund | $603,000 | Newmarket, NH, US | To Assume Management Of The New England Food System Resilience Fund, | 2020 |
| New Hampshire Community Loan Fund | $35,000 | Concord, NH, US | To Work Toward Sustainability And Systems Change For New Hampshire Farmers And Food Producers Through Financial Literacy Training, Expanding Market Channels, And Connecting Farms With Agricultural Financiers. | 2020 |
| New Hampshire Sustainable Energy Association | $75,000 | Concord, NH, US | To Advance The Granite States Transition To A Clean Energy Economy, And To Train Board And Staff On Donor Fundraising And Development Planning, Provide Coaching For The Executive Director, And Provide Training For The Director Of Regulatory Affairs | 2020 |
| New Venture Fund | $100,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Strengthen The Capacity Of Grassroots Leadership In Pennsylvia To Advance Climate And Clean Energy Policies Grounded In Equity. | 2020 |
| Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships Inc | $125,000 | Lexington, MA, US | To Help Northeast States Reduce Energy Consumption And Carbon Emissions In The Building Sector In Order To Meet The Regions Energy, Economic, And Environmental Goals, And To Install And Train Staff On The Use Of A New Software System That Would Integrate Financial Management And Program Monitoring For Sixteen Funded Projects Across The Organization. | 2020 |
| Northeast Organic Farming Association | $20,000 | Richmond, VT, US | To Support The Farmer Emergency Fund And Relief Milking Program, Advocate To Ensure Access To Healthy Food For All Vermonters During The Pandemic, And Provide Technical Assistance To Help Farmers Find New Markets For Their Products During The Crisis. | 2020 |
| Northeast States For Coordinated Air Use Management | $127,000 | Boston, MA, US | To Catalyze, Guide, And Support State Action To Advance Transportation Electrification Of Light-, Medium-, And Heavy-duty Vehicles To Improve Air Quality And Address Climate Change, And To Rebuild Both The Operational System For The Nescaum Website As Well As Design A New Visual Presentation For The Site. | 2020 |
| Plan-ne Inc | $25,000 | Cummington, MA, US | To Prevent Unneeded Natural Gas Development In New England. | 2020 |
| Plug In America | $50,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | To Expand And Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption In New England To A Broad Cross-section Of Society. | 2020 |
| Presidentsfellows Of Harvard University | $20,000 | Boston, MA, US | To Model The Health Benefits Of The Transportation Climate Initiative For Children And Adults Living In New York City, As Part Of A Larger Study Of Its Benefits Region-wide. | 2020 |
| Red Tomato | $45,000 | Providence, RI, US | To Focus On Organizational Development And Two Key Programs: Bypass And The Eco Program. | 2020 |
| Regulatory Assistance Project | $100,000 | Montpelier, VT, US | To Transform New Englands Power Sector With State And Regional Electricity Policies That Advance Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency, Beneficial Electrification, And Market Reforms, And To Hire A Professional Facilitator To Train Up To Fourteen Senior And Junior Staff On Facilitation Skills. | 2020 |
| Roger Williams University | $15,000 | Bristol, RI, US | To Enable The Latino Policy Institute To Stimulate Public Policy Discourse By Objectively Examining And Communicating The Evolving Latino Experience In Rhode Island. | 2020 |
| Rti International | $1,332,000 | Research Triangle Park, NC, US | To Build The Infrastructure For A Newborn Screening Program In North Carolina That Includes Fragile X Syndrome, To Develop And Implement An Accessible, Multidimensional Approach To Educating And Counseling Parents Whose Infants Are Identified With A Fragile X Premutation, To Develop And Test An Intervention To Address And Support The Development Of Infants With A Confirmed Diagnosis Of Fragile X Syndrome And To Test The Feasibility And Effectiveness Of Zoom Recruitment For Early Check Newborn Screening Of Fragile X Syndrome; And To Investigate And Support The Integration Of Early Intervention And Newborn Screening. | 2020 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | $90,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption In The Northeast. | 2020 |
| Springfield Partners For Community Action | $15,000 | Springfield, MA, US | To Enable World Farmers To Provide Free Fresh Produce To Low-income Springfield Families. | 2020 |
| Stanford University University School Of Medicine | $198,000 | Palo Alto, CA, US | To Measure The Longer-term Effectiveness Of A Targeted Twelve-week Behavioral Intervention For Children With Fragile X Syndrome. | 2020 |
| Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funders | $15,000 | Santa Barbara, CA, US | To Provide General Support And Policy Support. | 2020 |
| The Arc Of The United States | $125,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Join Scientific Evidence With Advocacy To Inform And Empower Policymakers To Create Policies Ensuring No Child Is Exposed To Chemicals Contributing To Neurodevelopmental Disorders, And To Work With A Consultant To Both Craft A Fundraising Strategy For Tendr And For The Project Director To Receive Ongoing Support In Implementing That Strategy By Incorporating New Fundraising Activities Into Her Day-to-day Work. | 2020 |
| Third Sector New England | $542,000 | Beverly, MA, US | To Support The Carrot Project, Rhode Island Food Policy Council, Massachusetts Farm To School, Farm To Institution New England, And Health Care Without Harms Healthy Food In Health Care Program To Collectively Deepen Understanding And Work Toward The Advancement Of Racial Equity In Their Work. | 2020 |
| Tides Center | $51,000 | Kingston, NY, US | To Support The Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group. | 2020 |
| Toxic-free Future | $787,000 | Portland, OR, US | To Support State Chemicals Policy Reform And Market-based Activities, And To Drive Harmful Classes Of Chemicals Out Of The Marketplace By Winning Regulation Of Specific Toxic Chemicals And Chemical Classes And Comprehensive Chemical Policies By The Largest Retailers. | 2020 |
| Toxics Action Center | $100,000 | Boston, MA, US | To Close And Redevelop New Englands Remaining Coal-fired Power Plants, Prevent Buildout Of Natural Gas Infrastructure, And Mobilize Grassroots Support For Clean Energy. | 2020 |
| Tri-state Transportation Campaign | $70,000 | New York, NY, US | To Elevate The Voice Of Transit And Environmental Justice Advocates To Ensure That Connecticut And New York Engage In And Commit To An Equitable Tci Program. | 2020 |
| Trustees Of Columbia University | $35,000 | New York, NY, US | To Model The Health Benefits Of The Transportation Climate Initiative For Children And Adults Living In New York City, As Part Of A Larger Study Of Its Benefits Region-wide. | 2020 |
| Union Of Concerned Scientists | $85,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | To Promote A Cap-and-invest Policy For Transportation In The Northeast, Accelerate The Widespread Electrification Of Passenger And Heavy-duty Vehicles, And Fight To Preserve Vehicle Efficiency And Emissions Standards At The State And Federal Levels. | 2020 |
| University Of Delaware | $30,000 | Newark, DE, US | To Foster Collaboration With The Commercial Fishing Industry To Reduce Opposition To Offshore Wind Development. | 2020 |
| University Of Massachusetts Foundation | $40,000 | Lowell, MA, US | To Advance Safer Chemistry By Implementing A Strategic Plan With A Research And Strategy Institute At Umass Lowell, Provisionally Called The Institute For Safe And Sustainable Chemistry. | 2020 |
| University Of New Hampshire Foundation | $75,000 | Durham, NH, US | To Expand And Mobilize The Food Solutions New England Network To Meet The Needs Of This Historic Moment By Changing The Regional Food System Narrative And Policy Landscape. | 2020 |
| Vermont Energy Investment Corporation | $50,000 | Winooski, VT, US | To Accelerate Deployment Of Plug-in Electric Vehicles And Infrastructure In Vermont. | 2020 |
| Vermont Natural Resources Council | $50,000 | Montpelier, VT, US | To Ensure That Vermont Implements Strong Policies That Significantly And Equitably Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions In The States Transportation, Building, And Power Sectors. | 2020 |
| Vermont Public Interest Research And Education Fund | $80,000 | Montpelier, VT, US | To Ensure That The Newly Enacted Global Warming Solutions Act Lives Up To Its Promises, While Continuing To Educate, Organize, And Elevate Vermont Voices Calling For Further Climate Action, And To Design And Run A Virtual Canvass In Response To The Covid-19 Crisis. | 2020 |
| Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund | $307,000 | Montpelier, VT, US | To Ensure That All New England Residents Maintain Food Security, To Enable A Smooth Transition To Farm To Plate's New Decade Of Operations, And To Enable The Partners In The New England Food System Planners' Community Of Practice To Increase Staff Capacity.. | 2020 |
| Virginia Organizing | $375,000 | Laurel, MD, US | To Support The Health And Environment Funders Network And Healthy Babies Bright Futures. | 2020 |
| Vote Solar | $85,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Maximize Solar Deployment Across New England To Build A 100 Percent Clean Energy System That Places The Interests, Health, And Wellbeing Of People At Its Center. | 2020 |
| Voter Registration Project | $550,000 | Washington, DC, US | To Develop Data Infrastructure And Technology That Will Ensure More People Of Color Participate In Elections By Modernizing Registration Systems, Efficiently Integrating Applicant Data With Get Out The Vote Efforts, And Facilitating Advanced Voter Protection Work, And To Build And Support Nonpartisan Voter Registration In Communities Of Color. | 2020 |
| West Harlem Environmental Action Inc | $115,000 | New York, NY, US | To Reduce Exposure From Toxic Cosmetics And Personal Care Products Among Women And Girls Of Color, And To Address Long-standing Environmental Health Disparities During Covid-19 By Drawing National Attention To Them And Shaping Health Care And Financial Responses, To Update We Act's Website, And To Highlight The Potential Benefits Of The Transportation Climate Initiative To Children And Adults Specific To New York City, As Part Of A Larger Study Of Its Benefits Region-wide. | 2020 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 23-7082558 |
| Website | http://www.jmfund.org |
| Address | 2 OLIVER STREET 8TH FL Boston, MA 02109-4901 |
Key People (12)
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| Trustee - Through 1/2022 | Olivia H Farr |
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| Trustee - Through 1/2022 | Robert H Gardiner |
| Trustee/chair | Francis W Hatch Iii |
| Trustee - Through 1/2022 | George Hatch |
| Trustee - Through 1/2022 | Ruth Hennig |
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