Massachusetts Climate Action Network
To serve as a local voice in favor of strong energy and climate policies in Massachusetts.
Archives Grants
Merck Forest & Farmland Center
To provide a general support grant in honor of Judith M. Buechner’s long service as a John Merck Fund trustee.
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
To build the capacity of America’s nonprofit sector to participate in civic engagement, and to increase participation by traditionally underrepresented constituencies.
National Council of Churches
To mobilize the faith community to lend its powerful moral and public voice to the debate around chemical policy reform in five key states–Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, and Washington–and eventually at the federal level.
New Organizing Institute
To help civic engagement and other progressive groups take advantage of the latest advances in Internet and other new technologies.
Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships, Inc.
To encourage adoption and implementation of energy efficiency appliance standards in ten Northeast states and facilitate support from those states and other stakeholders for strong federal standards.
Oceana, Inc.
To substantially reduce mercury releases into the environment by convincing chlorine producers to shift to mercury-free technologies.
Plains Justice
To: (1) increase public relations and education around coal plant fights in Iowa, North Dakota, and South Dakota; (2) clean up existing plants by pressing for enforcement of Clean Air Act provisions; and (3) persuade the Iowa Utilities Board that…
Rockefeller Family Fund
To halt the development of new coal-fired power plants by highlighting the true costs of building and operating them, as well as the risks they represent to potential investors and lenders.
Safe Harbors of the Hudson
To provide general support, in honor of Rosanne Haggerty, winner of the 2008 Sparkplug Award.