Environment Now
Invitation OnlyNewport Beach, California · EIN 95-4247242 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$1.5M
Organizations funded61
Typical grant$20,000
Total assets$32.5M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $10,000 and $30,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
31% of grants went outside California.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Island Institute | Berkeley, CA | General support - john muir project | $175,000 |
| California Coastkeeper Alliance | Sacramento, CA | General support | $120,000 |
| Restore the Delta | Stockton, CA | Epa petition coalition | $55,000 |
| San Francisco Baykeeper | Oakland, CA | Defending fresh water flows | $50,000 |
| Rockefeller Family Fund | New York, NY | Climate accountability initiative | $50,000 |
| Environmental Law Foundation | Oakland, CA | Groundwater, surface flows, and ag pollution advocacy | $45,000 |
| Save California Salmon | Orleans, CA | Water for fish/tribal water project | $45,000 |
| Center for Biological Diversity | Tucson, AZ | Confronting the threat of forest biomass energy | $45,000 |
| Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability | Fresno, CA | Clean water: at the source and at the tap | $40,000 |
| Center for Biological Diversity | Tucson, AZ | Protecting californias water from oil industry pollution | $40,000 |
| Pachamama Alliance | San Francisco, CA | General support - garn | $40,000 |
| Pachamama Alliance | San Francisco, CA | Garn rights of antarctica initiative | $40,000 |
| Ridges to Riffles Indigenous Conservation Group | Eureka, CA | Indigenous conservation | $35,000 |
| University of Oregon | Eugene, OR | Eco jurisprudence monitor phase 3 | $35,000 |
| San Diego Coastkeeper | San Diego, CA | Cross-Border pollution & state bacteria standards | $30,000 |
| Friends of the River | Sacramento, CA | Fighting the triple threat to flows | $30,000 |
| Conservation Congress | Great Falls, MT | Northern california national forest defense | $30,000 |
| Earth Island Institute | Berkeley, CA | Wild heritage: forest carbon and fire research/outreach | $30,000 |
| Institute for Fisheries Resources | San Francisco, CA | Habitat and river restoration for salmon | $25,000 |
| Golden State Salmon Association | Santa Rosa, CA | General support | $25,000 |
| Russian Riverkeeper | Healdsburg, CA | Russian river water advocacy | $25,000 |
| Crag Law Center | Portland, OR | Northern spotted owl/south fork sacramento project | $25,000 |
| Crag Law Center | Portland, OR | R5 mega project appeal | $25,000 |
| Wild Law Institute | Newport Beach, CA | Advancing rights-based governance in antarctica | $25,000 |
| Nyu Law | New York, NY | More than human life project | $25,000 |
| Nyu Law | New York, NY | Climate litigation accelerator | $25,000 |
| International Community Foundation | National City, CA | General support - pfea | $23,000 |
| Native American Land Conservancy | Banning, CA | Fenner basin landscape cultural study | $20,000 |
| Center for Biological Diversity | Tucson, AZ | Flowing kern phase 2 | $20,000 |
| California Indian Environmental Alliance | Berkeley, CA | Sites storage and delta conveyance projects | $20,000 |
| Earth Island Institute | Berkeley, CA | Public lands media - fire policy outreach | $20,000 |
| Go Alliance | Portland, OR | General support | $20,000 |
| Center for Sustainable Economy | Port Townsend, WA | Forest carbon coalition communications | $20,000 |
| Firefighters United for Safety Ethics and Ecology | Eugene, OR | General support | $20,000 |
| Climate Emergency Fund | West Hollywood, CA | Climate incubator | $20,000 |
| Center for Biological Diversity | Tucson, AZ | Offshore drilling in california | $20,000 |
| Americans for Oxford | New York, NY | General support | $20,000 |
| Russian Riverkeeper | Healdsburg, CA | Sonoma west stormwater (see rlf conditional grant) | $19,200 |
| International Community Foundation | National City, CA | Water quality monitoring in baja california - waterkeepers | $17,000 |
| Indian Cultural Organization | Redding, CA | Tribal, environmental, species protection and recovery | $15,000 |
| Partnership for Policy Integrity | Pelham, MA | Debunking biomass and beccs myths | $15,000 |
| From the Heart Productions | Oxnard, CA | Forest biomass documentary outreach | $15,000 |
| We Advocate Thorough Environmental Review | Mount Shasta, CA | South fork sacramento logging project nepa | $12,500 |
| Friends of the River | Sacramento, CA | Bay-Delta water quality control plan comments | $10,000 |
| Friends of the Eel River | Arcata, CA | Public trust and flows | $10,000 |
| Klamath Forest Alliance | Arcata, CA | Northwest california forest advocacy | $10,000 |
| Los Padres Forestwatch | Santa Barbara, CA | Forest & chaparral watch | $10,000 |
| Little Manila Rising | Stockton, CA | Gsnr case study | $10,000 |
| Inside Climate News | New York, NY | Oil and gas coverage | $10,000 |
| Mt Shasta Bioregional Ecology Center | Mount Shasta, CA | Forest and watershed watch program | $7,500 |
| American Bird Conservancy | The Plains, VA | Spotted owl conservation and fire | $5,000 |
| Inside Climate News | New York, NY | Rights of nature coverage | $5,000 |
| Etinascientist Rebellion | Marina Del Rey, CA | General donation | $2,000 |
| Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse | San Mateo, CA | General donation | $2,000 |
| Multiplier Maven's Notebook | San Francisco, CA | General donation | $1,200 |
| Los Padres Forestwatch | Santa Barbara, CA | Event sponsorship | $1,000 |
| Los Angeles Waterkeeper | Los Angeles, CA | Event sponsorship | $1,000 |
| Orange County Coastkeeper | Costa Mesa, CA | Event sponsorship | $1,000 |
| Sjv Water | Bakersfield, CA | General donation | $800 |
| Monterey Waterkeeper | Seaside, CA | Event sponsorship | $500 |
Showing the 60 largest of 61 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,539,200 | 61 |
| 2023 | $1,510,000 | 52 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 17, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202543219349102864
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 95-4247242
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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