Environment: Recent Grants
Current Grants
Connecticut Council for Philanthropy | Connecticut
$50,000 grant to seed the development of a Supporting Organizing Work -CT (SOW-CT funders collaborative) Community Match Fund.
DataHaven | Connecticut
$20,000 to support the expansion of the Town Equity Reports and the partnership between DataHaven and Sustainable CT.
Sustainable CT, Inc. | Connecticut
$660,000 for General Operating Support of Sustainable CT.
$400,000 to support the Community Match Fund.
Sustainable States Network | Minnesota
$220,000 for general operating and capacity building support.
Trust for Public Land | Connecticut
$40,000 to support the building of an interactive, web-based tool “Nature Near Schools Discovery Map” intended to allow school leaders and communities in CT to identify open spaces for outdoor learning.
Connecticut Council for Philanthropy | Connecticut
$50,000 grant to seed the development of a Supporting Organizing Work -CT (SOW-CT funders collaborative) Community Match Fund.
DataHaven | Connecticut
$20,000 to support the expansion of the Town Equity Reports and the partnership between DataHaven and Sustainable CT.
Sustainable CT, Inc. | Connecticut
$660,000 for General Operating Support of Sustainable CT.
$400,000 to support the Community Match Fund.
Sustainable States Network | Minnesota
$220,000 for general operating and capacity building support.
Trust for Public Land | Connecticut
$40,000 to support the building of an interactive, web-based tool “Nature Near Schools Discovery Map” intended to allow school leaders and communities in CT to identify open spaces for outdoor learning.
Past Grantees
American Sustainable Business Council | Washington DC
$80,000 to support outreach and engagement of Connecticut business leaders in advocating for a sustainable state economy.
City of New Haven | Connecticut
$10,000 to support the City’s Cultural Equity Plan outreach efforts
Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development | Connecticut
$10,000 for the AIR Institute training pilot (in partnership with Sustainable CT).
Connecticut Public TV | Connecticut
$50,000 to support the Re:Source-ful storytelling pilot highlighting local sustainability projects.
Connecticut Sustainable Business Council | Connecticut
$40,000 for general operating support.
CTCORE: Organize Now! | Connecticut
$40,000 grant for Equity Support for Sustainable CT.
CT Roundtable on Climate & Jobs | Connecticut
$40,000 grant for Equity Support for Sustainable CT.
Great Plains Institute | Minnesota
$60,000 grant to support Sustainable States Network collective make progress toward environment, equity and economic impact.
$65,000 capacity building grant to do a 12 state baseline on racial and equity activity in the context of sustainability efforts for the Sustainable States Network.
Groundwork Bridgeport | Connecticut
$40,000 grant for Equity Support for Sustainable CT.
Minority Inclusion Project | Connecticut
$40,000 grant for Equity Support for Sustainable CT.
The Funders Network | Florida
$15,000 in program related expenses to support the national GREEN Group meeting in CT.
Past Grantees older than 5 years (prior to 2019)
Acadia Center | Maine
$100,000 to support the following activities: (1) advance energy efficiency investments and strategies in Connecticut, including sustaining the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund; (2) increase CT’s energy savings levels to those of neighboring states like Massachusetts and Rhode Island; and (3) explore energy efficiency investments in targeted communities.
Clean Water Fund | Washington DC
$130,000 grant to support efforts to empower Connecticut communities to scale-up sustainability and resilience and to support Ramping Up Residential Energy Efficiency: Helping Those That Need It Most!
Stamford 2030 | Connecticut
$75,000 to support a private/public partnership of government, businesses, property owners and managers and community stakeholders working to reduce energy and water usage and address resiliency concerns as well as other key issues in commercial, institutional, and major multi-family buildings in the downtown district of Stamford, CT.
Yale Center for Business and Environment | Connecticut
$160,000 to grow and manage the Clean Energy Finance Forum* as the leading domestic news source for professionals interested in learning more about energy efficiency and solar finance. *EHTF provided seed funding that helped launch the Forum in 2012.
Institute for Sustainable Energy (ISE) at Eastern CT State University | Connecticut
$40,000 to support the Sustainable CT Municipal Grants Program.
$80,000 to support outreach and engagement of Connecticut business leaders in advocating for a sustainable state economy.
City of New Haven | Connecticut
$10,000 to support the City’s Cultural Equity Plan outreach efforts
Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development | Connecticut
$10,000 for the AIR Institute training pilot (in partnership with Sustainable CT).
Connecticut Public TV | Connecticut
$50,000 to support the Re:Source-ful storytelling pilot highlighting local sustainability projects.
Connecticut Sustainable Business Council | Connecticut
$40,000 for general operating support.
CTCORE: Organize Now! | Connecticut
$40,000 grant for Equity Support for Sustainable CT.
CT Roundtable on Climate & Jobs | Connecticut
$40,000 grant for Equity Support for Sustainable CT.
Great Plains Institute | Minnesota
$60,000 grant to support Sustainable States Network collective make progress toward environment, equity and economic impact.
$65,000 capacity building grant to do a 12 state baseline on racial and equity activity in the context of sustainability efforts for the Sustainable States Network.
Groundwork Bridgeport | Connecticut
$40,000 grant for Equity Support for Sustainable CT.
Minority Inclusion Project | Connecticut
$40,000 grant for Equity Support for Sustainable CT.
The Funders Network | Florida
$15,000 in program related expenses to support the national GREEN Group meeting in CT.
Past Grantees older than 5 years (prior to 2019)
Acadia Center | Maine
$100,000 to support the following activities: (1) advance energy efficiency investments and strategies in Connecticut, including sustaining the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund; (2) increase CT’s energy savings levels to those of neighboring states like Massachusetts and Rhode Island; and (3) explore energy efficiency investments in targeted communities.
Clean Water Fund | Washington DC
$130,000 grant to support efforts to empower Connecticut communities to scale-up sustainability and resilience and to support Ramping Up Residential Energy Efficiency: Helping Those That Need It Most!
Stamford 2030 | Connecticut
$75,000 to support a private/public partnership of government, businesses, property owners and managers and community stakeholders working to reduce energy and water usage and address resiliency concerns as well as other key issues in commercial, institutional, and major multi-family buildings in the downtown district of Stamford, CT.
Yale Center for Business and Environment | Connecticut
$160,000 to grow and manage the Clean Energy Finance Forum* as the leading domestic news source for professionals interested in learning more about energy efficiency and solar finance. *EHTF provided seed funding that helped launch the Forum in 2012.
Institute for Sustainable Energy (ISE) at Eastern CT State University | Connecticut
$40,000 to support the Sustainable CT Municipal Grants Program.