Announcing the next phase of The New England Food System Resilience Fund. Learn More
The John Merck Fund has a long history of funding efforts to benefit human health and environmental sustainability in New England and beyond. You can navigate our previous grantmaking efforts below by typing in a keyword, or filtering by program, topic or year.
| Date | Description | Program Area | Focus | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/2021 |
Neighbor to Neighbor Massachusetts Education FundTo build and strengthen Neighbor to Neighbor’s base of low-income and people of color to make progress on racial, economic, and climate justice. |
Clean Energy |
$50,000 | |
| 12/2021 |
GreenRootsTo implement collective action, community organizing, and resident empowerment to achieve environmental and climate justice and improved public health in Chelsea and East Boston. |
Clean Energy |
$50,000 | |
| 12/2021 |
Alternatives for Community and EnvironmentTo build the movement for environmental justice by linking lawyers, scientists, community organizers, and others with community, faith, and municipal leaders in environmental justice communities to help win environmental and climate justice campaigns. |
Clean Energy |
$50,000 | |
| 12/2021 |
Browning the Green SpaceTo support a pilot program to identify community energy needs in environmental justice communities within “gateway cities” in Massachusetts, connect minority-led businesses to investors, provide data about new markets, and build pipelines of young people to join the clean energy field. |
Clean Energy |
$50,000 | |
| 12/2021 |
Center for Latino ProgressTo 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. |
Clean Energy |
Transportation |
$25,000 |
| 12/2021 |
Tri-State Transportation CampaignTo build a strong advocacy campaign to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Connecticut, improve mobility and health in communities, and address inequities in transportation planning. |
Clean Energy |
$25,000 | |
| 12/2021 |
Vermont Energy Investment CorporationTo accelerate deployment of plug-in electric vehicles and electric transportation infrastructure in Vermont. |
Clean Energy |
Transportation |
$25,000 |
| 12/2021 |
CeresTo deploy business and investor leaders in New England to advance and defend state and regional climate and clean transportation policies. |
Clean Energy |
$50,000 | |
| 12/2021 |
Vermont Public Interest and Research Education FundTo advance bold, equitable climate solutions and ensure that all Vermonters are part of the transition to cleaner, more affordable energy future. |
Clean Energy |
$25,000 | |
| 12/2021 |
Connecticut Fund for the Environment/Save the SoundTo ensure that Connecticut sets and achieves strong climate and clean energy goals, while fighting for environmental equity. |
Clean Energy |
$75,000 |