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Grants for organic farming and sustainable agriculture
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Organic farming and agriculture grants provide funding to promote sustainable practices, improve soil health, and support eco-friendly farming initiatives. The following grants help farmers and nonprofits transition to organic farming, protect ecosystems, and promote sustainable food systems.
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Our Story
The 1treellion movement mobilize people to cool the Earth. We are building a community for our planet. A community around trees.
We aim to plant trees…trillions of them... to cool the planet.
We have waited long enough for someone else to repair the damage done to our planet. It is up to us to be the change.
It is not enough to “just” plant a tree. We have to collectively change course, and to do this we need to come together to raise both funds and awareness. There is magic in music, togetherness, and trees (trillions of them). When we intertwine our branches we grow in unimaginable ways.
You don’t have to feel alone in your desire for change, you’ve come to the right place.
Our Mission
Trees are the natural climate solution. It is our conviction that this can be done BUT we need to act with determination NOW.
It is our mission to collectively raise enough funds to make a meaningful global impact by bringing communities together to plant 1 trillion (1,000,000,000,000) trees and cool the Earth.
There are many initiatives and organizations that aims to plant trees. Our lives literally depend on that and only a few of them have succeeded. We plan on doing what we do best - generate a movement and raise a 1treellion.org Global Fund to support those organizations.
1treellion Grant
There are many stories about tree, from the children’s book The Giving Tree written in 1964 by Shel Silverstein, to The Overstory by Richard Powers. They all showcase our relationship we have with trees.
They are an integral part of our planet. In fact, they are the 2nd largest nation on it (counting the ocean as the first).
Air - trees filtering the air we breathe, by absorbing harmful carbon and releasing oxygen back into the atmosphere.
Water - Trees filter the water we drink. According to the Food and Agriculture Association of the United Nations, a mature evergreen tree can intercept more than 15,000 liters of water every year. Their intricate root systems act like filters; removing pollutants and slowing down the water’s absorption into the ground. This process prevents harmful waterside erosion and reduces the risk of over-saturation and flooding.
Shelter - Trees provide animals shelter from the weather and from enemies. It provides us human shelter from the sun on a sunny day. Even dead trees provide shelter and food for many insects. Sustainable tree farming provides timber to build homes and shelter, and wood to burn for cooking and heating.
Food - Trees provide food in the form of fruits, nuts, leaves, bark, and roots.
Health - Trees are key ingredients in 25% of all medicines. In addition adults with 30% or more of their neighborhood covered in some form of tree canopy had 31% lower odds of developing psychological distress. The same amount of tree cover was linked to 33% lower odds of developing fair to poor general health. Not to mention that the shade provided by tree coverage helps protect our skin from the ever-increasing harshness of the sun.
Climate - Trees help cool the planet by sucking in and storing harmful greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide, into their trunks, branches, and leaves, and releasing oxygen back into the atmosphere. In cities, trees can reduce overall temperature by up to eight degrees Celsius. With more than 50% of the world’s population living in cities—a number expected to increase to 66% by the year 2050—pollution and overheating are becoming a real threat. Fortunately, a mature tree can absorb an average of 48 lbs of carbon dioxide per year, making cities a healthier, safer place to live. Don’t just take our world for it, scientists have proven it time after time.
Biodiversity - trees provide habitat to over 80% of the world's terrestrial biodiversity. A single tree can be home to hundreds of species of plants, mammals, birds, insects, and fungi. Depending on the kind of food and shelter they need, different forest animals require different types of habitat. Without trees, forest creatures would have nowhere to call home.
Jobs - Trees provide jobs to over 1.6 billion people. From arborists, to loggers, researchers, the job opportunities provided by the forestry industry are endless.
Where We Plant
There is a need for 3.4 trillions of trees to be planted all over the world. From Brazil to America, Canada, Europe… trees are needed everywhere.
Different location has it’s own types of trees.
Costco Wholesale Charitable Contributions
Costco Foundation
Charitable Contributions
Costco Wholesale’s primary charitable efforts specifically focus on programs supporting children, education, and health and human services in the communities where we do business. Throughout the year we receive a large number of requests from nonprofit organizations striving to make a positive impact, and we are thankful to be able to provide support to a variety of organizations and causes. While we would like to respond favorably to all requests, understandably, the needs are far greater than our allocated resources and we are unable to accommodate them all.
Warehouse Donations:
Warehouse donations are handled at the warehouse level - please consult your local warehouse for up-to-date information regarding their donations contacts and review process.
Grant Applications
If the request is under consideration, you may be contacted by staff for any additional information needed. Applications are reviewed within 4-6 weeks, and decisions are made based on several factors, including: type of program; identified community need not otherwise available; indication that evidenced based data will establish measurable results of intended outcomes; community collaboration; broad base of financial support; project budget and operating expenses.
Who We Are
The Creag Foundation is a private grant making foundation established in 2009 in Woodinville, Washington.
The founders of the Creag Foundation believe that meaningful change can only be achieved through hard work, creativity and passion. They also understand the practical mechanisms that allow charitable organizations to succeed and grow. As a group, Creag Foundation principals are dedicated to helping today’s most innovative programs improve the human condition in a wide variety of ways.
Our Focus
The broad purpose of the Foundation is to support the efforts of nonprofit organizations who are innovators in the field of human services. Our particular focus is on smaller organizations that are starting out or established organizations that are looking for funding to take their organization in a new direction.
What We Fund
/ What We Fund
The Creag Foundation is focused on innovation in the industry. We will consider proposals from 501(c)(3) organizations that are finding new ways to address societal issues facing the nonprofit community. Applicants must have held 501(c)(3) status for one year before submitting. If your organization has held 501(c)(3) status for over a year, and your believe that your organization has a new approach to an existing social problem or is addressing a previously unaddressed social issue, you are welcome to contact us and request that we consider your organization for a funding opportunity.
DanPaul Foundation Grants
The Dan Paul Foundation
Mission
The DanPaul Foundation will use its resources to help train teachers and parents in early childhood development, protect children from abuse and neglect, stimulate children's personal social responsibilities, and offer them opportunities for enrichment and growth.
The Foundation will also encourage children to be concerned and informed about the environment and the underprivileged, particularly with regard to clean air and water, and adequate housing and nutrition for all.
Beliefs
The DanPaul Foundation believes that children should have ample opportunities for enrichment in their lives, and thus strives to provide many different ways to enrich and expand children's minds through direct programs and monetary support to organizations doing similar work.
We have provided or currently provide grants related to the following program areas:
- Workshops, Conferences, + Seminars: We strive to offer educational workshops, conferences, and seminars for parents and teachers on topics related to early childhood development.
- Student Scholarships: We aim to help students attending post-secondary education institutions by providing need-based and academic scholarships.
- Scientific Endeavors: We desire to advance scientific endeavors which seek to improve the quality of life for everyone in the world.
- Clean Air + Water: We hope to pass on knowledge and practical life skills to youth regarding their personal responsibility to the environment, teaching them about issues surrounding clean air and water.
- Child Advocacy: We believe in protecting children from abuse and neglect and particularly love to support programs that provide education and assistance to children as well as organizations advocating or caring for vulnerable children.
- Homelessness: We want to encourage young people to take a personal interest in seeing that adequate housing and proper nutrition, especially for the underprivileged and homeless, are available.
- Poverty + Neglect: We seek to help those in poverty as well as educate youth about their responsibility to consider the underprivileged and take care of those most in need of life's basic essentials like adequate housing and proper nutrition.
- Refugee Enrichment: We wish to help refugee youth by supporting programs that provide them enrichment and help them transition to life in a new country.
The DanPaul Foundation provides grants to 501(c)3 tax-exempt non-profit organizations as defined by the IRS. The Foundation is interested in providing funding to programs that directly serve the health, education, development, and welfare of the world's youth.
Grants range from a few hundred dollars up to $15,000 per calendar year.
EA Funds: Animal Welfare Fund Grant
Centre For Effective Altruism Usa Inc
Animal Welfare Fund
The Animal Welfare Fund aims to effectively improve the well-being of nonhuman animals, by making grants that focus on one or more of the following:
- Relatively neglected geographic regions or groups of animals
- Promising research into animal advocacy or animal well-being
- Activities that could make it easier to help animals in the future
- Otherwise best-in-class opportunities
Additional information about the Animal Welfare Fund
The Animal Welfare Fund supports advocacy, research, and movement-building work aimed at improving the wellbeing of nonhuman animals, primarily farmed and wild animals. This includes corporate and policy advocacy, research, and the promotion of alternative products.
EA Funds: Animal Welfare Fund
What problem is the Animal Welfare Fund working on?
The EA Animal Welfare Fund's mission is to alleviate the suffering of non-human animals globally through effective grantmaking. Their grants portfolio prioritizes interventions that can collectively have the highest impact and help the greatest number of animals. By contributing to the Animal Welfare Fund (AWF), you'll support grants focused on:
- Reducing suffering and improving the lives of animals in factory farms
- Bringing factory farming to an end
- Positively affecting other groups of animals on a large scale (such as insects and wild animals, for example)
- Supporting these goals by researching and piloting novel approaches and interventions
What projects does the Animal Welfare Fund support?
The Fund focuses on projects that primarily address farmed animals, as well as projects that could affect other large populations of nonhuman animals.
Some examples of projects that the Fund could support:
- Supporting farmed animal advocacy in Asia
- Advocating against the use of cruel practices within the industrial agriculture system, such as battery cages for egg-laying hens
- Policy advocacy to increase government research and development (R&D) budget that goes to alternative protein
- Researching ways to improve the welfare of invertebrates
- Policy advocacy to increase government R&D budget that goes to alternative protein
- Movement building in neglected countries and regions with large-scale animal farming
- Growing the field of welfare biology in order to improve our understanding of different ways to address wild animal suffering
Good Neighbor Citizenship Company Grants
State Farm Companies Foundation
Community Grants
State Farm is committed to helping build safer, stronger and better-educated communities.
- We are committed to auto and home safety programs and activities that help people manage the risks of everyday life.
- We invest in education, economic empowerment and community development projects, programs and services that help people realize their dreams.
- We help maintain the vibrancy of our communities by assisting nonprofits that support community revitalization.
Good Neighbor Citizenship company grants focus on safety, community development and education.
Focus Areas
Safety Grants
We strive to keep our customers and communities safe. That's why our funding is directed toward:
- Auto safety — improving driver, passenger, vehicle or roadway safety
- Home safety — shielding homes from fires, crime or natural disasters
- Disaster preparedness and mitigation
- Disaster recovery
Community Development
We support nonprofits that invest and develop stronger neighborhoods. That's why our funding is directed toward:
- Affordable housing — home construction and repair
- Commercial/small business development
- Job training
- Neighborhood revitalization
- Financial literacy
- Sustainable housing and transportation
- Food insecurity
Education
Our education funding is directed toward initiatives that support the following programs:
- Higher education
- K-12 academic performance
- K-12 STEM
- Pathways for college and career success
Hearst Foundation: Culture Grant
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
Mission
The mission of the Hearst Foundations is to identify and fund outstanding nonprofits to ensure that people of all backgrounds in the United States can build healthy, productive and satisfying lives. Through its grantmaking, the Hearst Foundations support well-established nonprofit organizations that address significant issues within their major areas of focus—culture, education, health and social service—and that primarily serve large demographic and/or geographic constituencies. In each area of funding, the Foundations seek to identify those organizations achieving truly differentiated results relative to other organizations making similar efforts for similar populations. The Foundations also look for evidence of sustainability beyond their support.
Whether providing a scholarship to a deserving student, supporting a rural health clinic or bringing artists into schools so children can see firsthand the beauty of the arts, the Foundations’ focus is consistent: to help those in need, those underserved and those underrepresented in society. Since the Foundations were formed in the 1940s, the scale and capabilities of the grant making have changed, but the mission has not.
Culture Grant
The Hearst Foundations fund cultural institutions that offer meaningful programs in the arts and sciences, prioritizing those that enable engagement by young people and create a lasting and measurable impact. The Foundations also fund select programs nurturing and developing artistic talent. Supported organizations include arts schools, ballets, museums, operas, performing arts centers, symphonies and theaters.
Funding Priorities in Culture
In the recent past, 25% of total funding has been allocated to Culture. Organizations with budgets over $10 million have received 60% of the funding in Culture.
The Hearst Foundations are only able to fund approximately 25% of all grant requests, of which about 80% is directed to prior grantees and about 20% is targeted toward new grantees.
Types of Support
Program, capital and, on a limited basis, general and endowment support
LabCorp Charitable Foundation Grants
Labcorp Charitable Foundation
The Labcorp Charitable Foundation
We believe every person deserves equitable care and education.
In 2020 Labcorp established a private charitable 501(c)(3) foundation to advance our desire to bring quality healthcare access to all by supporting education and our local communities.
Common grant opportunities include:
- Supporting food pantries and meal programs
- Providing healthcare and patient services for underserved populations
- Encouraging STEM programming
- Advocating for healthy lifestyles through ongoing medical research and screening
Regenerative Agriculture Foundation Grant
Regenerative Agriculture Foundation
Our Grants
RAF provides grants to organizations whose work promotes our vision of a world where the inherent value of people, plants, animals and the planet are honored and stewarded in a way that regenerates both human and natural communities.
Our Grantmaking Process
Much of RAF’s grantmaking is conducted with participatory grantmaking processes, including our farm bill advocacy support and Restorying Regenerative Agriculture. RAF has one annual distribution of its general grantmaking, conducted by invitation only, in the summer.RAF was created as an intermediary funder for multiple reasons:
- To provide pooled funds and other tools to support collaborative funding into regenerative agriculture from across multiple sectors. Regenerative agriculture may not be the central focus of foundations that prioritize grantmaking in climate, public health, racial equity, and rural economic development, but regenerative agriculture is an important vehicle for advancing all of the goals.
- To encourage funders to see their work as part of an ambitious, transformational vision for agricultural systems. Agriculture is inherently a risk-averse sector dependent on annual cycles, and consequently change tends to be slow and incremental. Yet for many reasons, our ecosystems and our communities need systemic solutions, and fast. RAF seeks to create connections and partnerships between these short-term and long-term efforts, assuring that we collectively learn from the project work and celebrate each small step while continuing to envision long-term transformation.
- To serve funders as a repository of information and guidance about opportunities to advance regenerative agriculture. RAF staff, board, and partners maintain relationships with nonprofit organizations and networks across the country and are happy to talk with funders about grantmaking.
Regenerative Agriculture Foundation Funds:
- domestic organizations located within the United States and Tribal Nations
- organizations advancing RAF’s vision of a world where the inherent value of people, plants, animals and the planet are honored and stewarded in a way that regenerates both human and natural communities
- bold, on-the-ground efforts frequently outside the prevailing agricultural practices that are underappreciated as climate solutions
- a racial & climate justice emphasis on BIPOC-led and/or BIPOC-serving organizations
The Bank of America Foundation Sponsorship Program
Bank Of America Charitable Foundation Inc
- preserving neighborhoods;
- educating the workforce for 21st century jobs;
- addressing critical needs such as hunger and emergency shelter;
- arts and culture;
- the environment; and
- diversity and inclusion programs.
Grants are made at the Foundation’s discretion based on our current funding strategies focused on housing, jobs and hunger.
TJX Foundation Grants
The Tjx Foundation Inc
Helping Build Better Futures
Our mission is to deliver great value to our customers every day. For over four decades, our deep commitment to the principles of providing value and caring for others has helped define our culture. It extends beyond the walls of our stores, distribution centers, and offices, and into our local communities around the world. The intersection of these principles defines our global community mission:
Deliver great value to our communities by helping vulnerable families and children access the resources and opportunities they need to build a better future.
Our Social Impact Areas
We bring our community relations mission to life around the world by focusing our giving on four social impact areas where we believe we can have the most impact and are critical to helping families and children succeed and thrive.
Basic Needs
We are passionate about supporting nonprofit organizations that help fill critical basic needs such as a warm meal, clean clothing, and a safe place to sleep for vulnerable families.
Education & Training
Our efforts have focused on quality enrichment and extracurricular programs that provide skills, resources, and opportunities to support school and career success for children, teens, and young adults.
Patient Care & Research
We support organizations that deliver services to families and children facing health challenges and life-threatening illnesses.
Empowering Women
We support programs that provide services ranging from help for those fleeing domestic violence, to others that offer education, training, and job placement resources.
G20 Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists Site Host RFP
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR)
G20 Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists Site Host RFP
The United States of America will host the Presidency of the Group of 20 (G20) in 2026. The G20 is an intergovernmental forum comprised of 19 sovereign countries, the European Union, and the African Union. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) are seeking a site host for the 2026 G20 Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists (G20 MACS). This event will bring together agricultural chief scientists from the G20 member countries and invited guests to discuss critical global research priorities, foster international collaboration, and contribute to sustainable global food security.
Highly competitive proposals will demonstrate the unique value the lead site host can bring to the G20 MACS and the U.S. agricultural research and development community, will assemble a consortium of partners to share in the site host's responsibilities, and will minimize the overall cost of the event for the U.S. government.
Additionally, the site host should demonstrate its ability to collaborate with and engage a diverse range of stakeholders, including a consortium that may include universities, state and local departments of agriculture, 1862, 1890, 1994-Land Grant Institutions and Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI), non-profit organizations and/or private sector sponsors. Such partnerships can enhance the event’s impact, ensure diverse representation reflective of the U.S. agriculture research and development community, and ensure that the outcomes align with the evolving needs of the agricultural community.
The G20 MACS presents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the site host(s) to engage and network with a unique group of individuals and showcase their operations and surrounding areas – including through field excursions to research, cultural and historical locations
Mishler Brown Grant
Community Foundation of Elkhart County
Mishler Brown Grant
Helen Mishler loved farming and preserving its heritage. In her estate, she made plans to preserve one of the oldest farms in Elkhart County. A cabin constructed in 1838 on five acres of land near Nappanee is still standing and Mishler assured that it will be preserved where it sits near a large ginkgo tree.
In addition to preserving her family’s homestead, she also established the Mishler Brown Fund as part of her legacy. The fund will honor her life by granting to nonprofits that work in agriculture and preservation.
Size Of Grants
Available dollars from this grant will be awarded in individual, or multiple awards annually. We often make grants to multiple organizations in a single cycle. The most important consideration is that the size of your request is in line with the scope of the project you are proposing.
Dr. Scholl Foundation Grants
Dr Scholl Foundation
The Foundation is dedicated to providing financial assistance to organizations committed to improving our world. Solutions to the problems of today's world still lie in the values of innovation, practicality, hard work, and compassion.
The Foundation considers applications for grants in the following areas:
- Education
- Social Service
- Health care
- Civic and cultural
- Environmental
The categories above are not intended to limit the interest of the Foundation from considering other worthwhile projects. In general, the Foundation guidelines are broad to give us flexibility in providing grants.
The majority of our grants are made in the U.S. However, like Dr. Scholl, we recognize the need for a global outlook. Non-U.S. grants are given to organizations where directors have knowledge of the grantee.
Conagra Brands Foundation- Community Impact Grants
Conagra Brands Foundation
Conagra Brands Foundation
The Conagra Brands Foundation is dedicated to providing philanthropic support to the communities where we live and work. We also encourage employee participation in advocacy efforts to increase understanding of food insecurity, and support broadscale research, so that people throughout all sectors of society can develop meaningful strategies to address the issue.
The Foundation grants funds to highly effective nonprofits across the country that are inclusive in offering people of all ages and diverse identities essential programs and services that are aligned with our core focus areas:
- food access,
- nutrition education,
- cooking skills,
- healthy and active lifestyles, and
- select urban agricultural programs that have a clear community focus and provide entrepreneurial skills to help individuals participate in the farm to fork economy.
Community Impact Grants
The Foundation supports select nonprofit organizations that align with our core focus areas. This includes a broad array of initiatives that address food insecurity and have a clear community focus and provide entrepreneurial skills to help individuals participate in the farm-to-fork economy.
In addition, nonprofits must have a fully inclusive non-discrimination policy that pertains to employees, volunteers, clients, and others. The non-discrimination policy must clearly provide protections for each of the following characteristics:
- sex,
- race,
- color,
- religion,
- ethnic or national origin,
- gender,
- sexual orientation,
- gender identity or expression, age,
- pregnancy,
- leave status,
- disability,
- veteran status,
- genetic information,
- and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state, or local law.
ASPCA Fund to End Factory Farming Grant Program
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
About the Grant
This year’s eligible projects will help incentivize, build the case for, and provide the means necessary to shift the United States food system away from factory farming to practices that benefit animals, farmers and all those impacted by our current food system.
Currently more than 9.5 billion chickens, turkeys, pigs, cows, and other land animals are slaughtered every year for food in the United States. The vast majority of these animals are raised on “factory farms,” where they are confined in huge numbers in barren, industrial settings. These facilities are not just inhumane to animals, they threaten the livelihoods of farmers, are environmentally unsound, and jeopardize public wellbeing. But it doesn’t have to be this way. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA is calling for increased transparency in animal agriculture, an end to the cruelest factory farming practices, and adequate funding for a more humane food system.
All projects should include a public dissemination component to inform and educate about the project impact. This could be in written form (such as policy reports, whitepapers or articles), digital content (social media or campaign websites) or audio/visual (such as videos, photos, webinars, podcasts or infographics).
ASPCA
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was founded on the belief that animals are entitled to kind and respectful treatment by humans. Acting effectively on that belief requires a commitment to fostering a collaborative and compassionate culture and to principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We welcome all voices to participate in our advancement of these values in the interest of working together to improve the lives of animals in need.
For more informations, please see FAQs.
Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program & Organic Transitions (351129)
USDA: National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
Food and Farm Communications Fund: Wildseed Grants
Food and Farm Communications Fund
Who We Are
The Food and Farm Communications Fund is a multi-funder collaborative and pooled grant program organized around a shared belief in the role of strategic communications and narrative to build power and embolden transformative change in our food and farm systems. We believe that working together, with the long view in mind, will help us to invest our time and resources strategically. We find strength in our networks, yet know we have much to learn. To that end, we maintain an open application process and take cues from those closest to the problems we seek to address.
Background
Food & Farm Communication Funds’ Wildseeds Grants program is our primary offering for non-profit, grassroots organizations.
Wildseeds, inspired by the wisdom of writer Octavia Butler, speaks to our community’s commitment to justice and systemic transformation while ensuring thriving communities. Wildseeds possess a resilience that enables them to resist, spread, and flourish, just like our movements. Through Wildseeds Grants, we resource movement organizers by investing in solutions that support the development of their ideas, amplification of their messages, and their long-term movement infrastructure.
The Wildseeds Grants program funds community organizations, strategists and media makers working to uplift frontline stories, build power, and embolden transformative food and farm systems change. We do this all in an effort to grow deeper roots with our grantee partners by making sure they have the infrastructure, communications skills, and strategic support they need to thrive now and forever.
Wildseeds Grants support strategic communications efforts including, but not limited to:
- Base building communications projects that increase connectivity and grow collective power
- Integrated communications planning
- Communications-based professional development for staff/ leadership/ members
- Implementing or upgrading communications tools
- Development of content or creative media initiatives including videos, zines, websites, etc.
- Sourcing short-term communications staffing support or outside consulting
- Narrative development, message framing, and integration
- Campaigns, events, or experiences that use communications to foster engagement around food and farm issues
- Language justice planning and implementationFFCF will prioritize projects that are grounded in:
Range and Term of Wildseeds Grants
Wildseeds Grants typically range from $20,000 to $50,000 over a one-year term. The Fund is able to make a very limited number of two-year commitments for projects requiring a longer timeframe of support. Two-year requests are capped at a total of $75,000 over two years. Grant amounts are contingent on demonstrated need, alignment with the Fund’s purpose and criteria, as well as the Fund’s giving capacity in any given year.
J.W. Couch Foundation Grant
Jesse W Couch Charitable Foundation
About the Foundation
Jesse W. Couch lived a life of zeal, honor, and dedication to the betterment of his community. The Couch family now humbly stewards the foundation he created to carry on his legacy of service for future generations. We believe that impact is best accomplished through partnerships with local organizations that know the people and communities they serve. We invest in and support efforts to protect the environment, further conservation and preservation initiatives, and save historical architecture that preserves community heritage. We also support initiatives that promote wellness and mental health and organizations seeking to provide and further education for all communities.
Annual Grant Focus
Each year, we seek to partner with and support non-profit organizations making an impact in the focus areas listed here. The focus areas for 2025 are:
- Animal Wellbeing: We are dedicated to helping nonprofit organizations that nurture compassion and respect for all living animals. We must have animal-focused organizations that advocate for animal rights and provide humane treatment across all spectrums.
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Early Childhood Education: We are looking for schools that are providing young children with a creative and balanced approach to education. Things we love in early childhood curriculums:
- Life Skills
- Collaboration With Their Peers and Teachers
- Having Fun
- Montessori Teachings
- Project Based Teachings
- Diversity
- More Time Outside
- Less Screen Time
- Teachers: Teachers are essential to providing children with the best possible education. We must invest in their future and are always looking for teams that help them succeed in educating future generations.
- Get Outside: Being outside can improve memory, fight depression, lower blood pressure, and more! We support organizations that facilitate and encourage more outdoor activities that help create healthier communities.
O'Reilly Automotive Foundation Grant
O'Reilly Automotive Foundation Inc
How and Why Giving Back to Communities is Important to O’Reilly
From O’Reilly Auto Parts’ inception, O’Reilly co-founder C.H. “Chub” O’Reilly instilled the culture of maintaining high standards for every endeavor, including the area of building civic pride. With Chub’s good example to guide them, all four of his children adopted a business and family philosophy of “giving back” to the community as the Company grew and prospered. Supporting a large number of charitable organizations in all communities in which we operate has long been a focal point for O’Reilly Auto Parts. In order to make an even greater impact, the O’Reilly Automotive Foundation was established in 2020.
O’Reilly Automotive Foundation, Inc.
Impact
The O’Reilly Automotive Foundation complements O’Reilly Auto Parts’ role as the Friendliest Parts Store in Town. The Foundation serves as an additional conduit to connect with, support, and strengthen the communities in which O’Reilly Auto Parts’ team members and customers live and work. The Foundation continues the philanthropic legacy of the O’Reilly family as dependable community partners, seeking to support critical services in times of need to build stronger communities.
Mission
The O’Reilly Automotive Foundation strives to have a lasting, positive impact in the communities where O’Reilly Auto Parts’ team members and customers live and work by supporting organizations and programs which address issues critical to improving the quality of life for underserved and underrepresented individuals and families. In particular, the Foundation will concentrate its giving in support of organizations and programs addressing economic stability and mobility, workforce development, health and social services, and disaster relief.
Economic Stability and Mobility
Advocating for and endowing programs which provide assistance with issues including hunger, homelessness, and poverty for the economic betterment of the communities in which we operate.
Workforce Development
Promoting programs which aid in workforce readiness, technical training, and literacy, including children’s literacy, to ensure the continuance of an educated society and a capable, innovative workforce.
Health and Social Services
Championing and prioritizing matters of health, including mental and behavioral health, access to basic needs such as medical and dental care for underprivileged communities, and providing funding for organizations focused on childhood development and children’s advocacy as well as care and support for victims of domestic violence.
Disaster Relief
Providing funding and visibility to organizations specializing in providing relief from natural disasters and state of emergency, including providing temporary shelter, food, water, and hygiene or sanitation products to those affected and aiding in cleanup efforts.
Application Requirements
We will consider three principal types of grants:
Project Support Grants support specific projects or programs aligned with our mission. These requests may include some funds earmarked for the overhead costs associated with running a project.
General Operating Support Grants provide limited general operating support for the core operations or organizations whose missions and activities are aligned with our mission. These grants will often help the grantee build organizational, programmatic, and fundraising capacity. Operating support is not intended to help organizations in fiscal crisis. Applicants must have a current strategic or business plan that clearly outlines the organization’s goals and presents a plan for achieving results. Operating support grants must not exceed 15% of an organization’s total agency budget.
Capital Support Grants provide limited support for capital campaigns to fund the acquisition and construction of facilities, existing property renovation, or the purchase of major equipment. The program has a comprehensive approach to funding capital initiatives, which also includes funding for increased program capacity. A feasibility study may be required for capital initiatives to be considered.
Foundation for Sustainability and Innovation Grant
Foundation for Sustainability and Innovation
Our Vision
Sustainability involves economic viability, environmental sensitivity, and social responsiveness, with emphasis on working with and preserving nature. Innovation involves creativity and new ideas that make this world a better place to live.
The foundation seeks to foster environmental restoration, preservation and education with emphasis on seed moneys that lead to establishing demonstration projects that link rural and urban settings. Projects could orient toward use of resources in sustainable ways, integration of food production, technology, economics, and community development in harmonious ways with the natural world, preservation of wildlife habitat as well as the diversity of wild and domestic plants and animals, and conservation of wilderness and open space. Of interest might be projects designed to restore and maintain biological diversity of flora and fauna or establishment of seed banks, sustainable land use, or appropriate technology for alternative energy resources. Efforts to find space in tight urban areas, bring the countryside to the city in the form of gardens, landscaping, and space are encouraged. Likewise, efforts to provide space and alternative living to urban people in a rural area are welcome.
A particular concern is with sustaining agriculture through organic, biodynamic, permacultural and other processes, training young people to be farmers, and linking farms to communities through community supported agriculture. Another area of need would be support for small alternative presses and periodicals that focus on issues and problems and their resolution and desire to impact broadly on society with their creativity and new ideas.
The foundation sponsors Laguna Wilderness Press that publishes books featuring the work of concerned artists, photographers, and environmentalists. Its books move in two directions: (1) to depict nature and pristine wilderness areas through photography and essay; (2) to focus on changing landscape and the impact of urban growth, technology, and development on natural beauty and resources.
With its interest in LWP and its home base in southern California, the foundation desires to direct attention to environmental groups and concerns in Laguna Beach, especially preservation and restoration of areas under conservation in the open space known as the Laguna Greenbelt or Wilderness and including the Laguna Bluebelt; projects that expand open space in the inner greenbelt, promote community gardening, including in its schools, restore wherever possible the canyon creeks to their natural setting, and help to establish the legacy of a unique place and its traditions of village diverse planning and vision, plein air painting, and historic homes and sites.
Project Types
Projects could orient toward use of resources in sustainable ways, preservation of wildlife habitats, conservation of wilderness, integration of food production, technology, economics, and community development in harmonious ways with the natural world. Also, another area of interest is support for small alternative presses and periodicals that show creativity and new ideas, and focus on issues and problems.
White-Reinhardt Grant
American Farm Bureau Federation
White-Reinhardt Grant
The White-Reinhardt Grant Program funds projects that will increase agricultural literacy. County and state Farm Bureaus may apply for $1,000 grants for education programs for grades K-12 in order to initiate new ag literacy programs or expand existing programs.
The White-Reinhardt Fund for Education is a special project of the Foundation in cooperation with the AFB Women’s Leadership Committee. It was established to honor two former chairs of that committee, Berta White and Linda Reinhardt, who were leaders in the national effort to improve agricultural literacy.
The White-Reinhardt Fund for Education is a special funding opportunity from the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture® in cooperation with the American Farm Bureau® Women’s Leadership Committee. It was established to honor two former chairs of that committee (Berta White and Linda Reinhardt, leaders in the national effort to improve agricultural literacy) by enlarging agricultural literacy efforts across the United States. The project grant is one of two components of the fund.
Native Farmer Professional Cohort Grant
First Nations Development Institute
About First Nations Development Institute
Since 1980, First Nations Development Institute, a Native-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, has worked to strengthen American Indian economies to support healthy Native communities. First Nations invests in and creates innovative institutions and models that strengthen asset control and support economic development for American Indian people and their communities. Founded in 1980, First Nations began its national grantmaking program in 1993. Through mid-year 2024, First Nations has successfully managed 3,473 grants totaling $85 million to Native American projects and organizations in 45 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. Territory American Samoa.
The Native Farmer Professional Cohort is facilitated in partnership with two First Nations programs, Stewarding Native Lands and Native Agriculture and Food Systems Investments.
Native Farmer Professional Cohort
The First Nations’ Native Farmer Professional Cohort aims to strengthen the farming and land stewardship skills of 12 Native farmers and support them in accessing resources from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS). The focus of the Native Farmer Professional Cohort is to improve soil health, water quality, local food systems, and land stewardship in alignment with Native values. Participants will learn about conservation planning, business planning, Native agricultural traditions, and natural resource management.
The cohort is a 12-month enrichment opportunity designed to support knowledge-sharing and networking among Native farmers. The cohort includes virtual webinars, fieldwork, and three in-person training sessions. Participants must also complete a project evaluation and submit a one-page reflection at the program’s conclusion. By the end of the 12-month program, participants will:
- Deepen their understanding of traditional land stewardship practices to improve Tribal lands.
- Receive three specialized trainings on conservation and business planning.
- Establish a peer network with Native beginning farmers.
First Nations seeks applicants who are:
- Committed to participating in the cohort for the 12-month cohort period.
- Committed to implementing stewardship initiatives aligned with cultural values.
- Interested in developing their management and leadership skills and learning more about traditional land stewardship practices.
Award stipends are intended to support the participation of selected Native farmers in the cohort activities. In addition, participants will receive individualized technical assistance to deepen their work and boost farming, ranching, and conservation operations. Travel and other costs for participation in the cohort are covered by First Nations.
LFF: Nature-Based Climate Action Grant
The Lumpkin Family Foundation
Nature-Based Climate Action Program
A program to demonstrate and promote tree planting, prairie restoration, and other nature-based solutions to climate mitigation in rural areas.
The Nature-Based Climate Action Program supports projects that use natural systems to address climate change, the threats of extreme weather and habitat loss that contributes to the extinction of vital species. Natural systems solutions – which include the preservation or restoration of critical eco-systems such as forests, prairies and wetlands – have the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase carbon sequestration by as much as 20 percent of US greenhouse gases.
The Nature-Based Climate Action Program is intended to support such direct action. If your organization is ready to take bold steps to address the climate crisis, we would like to hear from you.
Focus of Support
We seek measurable environmental impact in the form of carbon drawdown and habitat restoration. Because the science supporting carbon sequestration and storage is nascent, and because we see opportunity to enhance public understanding of the challenges, we are interested in projects that can:
- Increase community engagement and support for action to combat climate change;
- Promote broad community understanding and policy change with respect to climate change and habitat loss;
- Contribute to climate science in ways that increases the effectiveness of future land uses or action; and,
- Model action for other organizations and communities.
Examples of projects we would welcome from nonprofit organizations include (but are in no way limited to):
- Purchases of targeted land tracts for restoration or preservation of high plant diversity that may greatly increase carbon capture;
- Large scale carbon farming demonstrations using trees, prairie or wetlands that monitor drawdown and contribute to climate science;
- Projects that activate communities, stimulate media coverage, and encourage greater understanding of climate change by the public;
- Tree planting projects in small cities and towns;
- Large scale demonstrations of regenerative agriculture directed at advancing policy or supporting market-based change like the creation of a viable carbon market.
Thornton S., Jr. and Katrina D. Glide Foundation Grant
T.S. & K.D. Glide Foundation
Background
Thornton ("Tawny") S. Glide, Jr. and his wife, Katrina ("Scatter") Dangberg Glide, were long-time residents of the T.S. Glide Ranch in Yolo County, California. They owned and operated farms and ranches in and about Northern California. Their interests were horses and other animals, farming, preserving open spaces, and civic endeavors.
Upon their respective deaths in July 1995, they established the Thornton S. Glide, Jr. and Katrina D. Glide Foundation, a perpetual California charitable trust. Its purpose is to provide benefits for qualified organizations committed to animal protection organizations, other land and wildlife conservancy groups, agricultural purposes, preservation of land in its natural state, and opera, symphony, and other similar civic organizations.
Hansen Family Foundation Grant
Hansen Family Foundation
Our Mission
The Hansen Family Foundation provides opportunities to domestic, international, secular, and non-secular organizations that support the American way of life, which is defined by the principles of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
Causes
Children
The Hansen Family Foundation supports causes dedicated to helping children both home as well as abroad. Learn More
Education
The Hansen Family Foundation believes that a decent education should be made available to everyone, young or old, the world over. Learn More
Animals
The Hansen Family Foundation believes in helping those who cannot speak on their own behalf. Learn More
Environmental
The Hansen Family Foundation is dedicated to preserving the world we all share. Learn More
Humanitarian
The Hansen Family Foundation views the plight of our fellow man as an opportunity to actively engage and effect change. Learn More
Arts & Culture
The Hansen Family Foundation supports all forms of artistic and cultural endeavors. Learn More
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Grant Insights : Organic Farming and Agriculture Grants
Grant Availability
How common are grants in this category?
Uncommon — grants in this category are less prevalent than in others.
65 Organic Farming and Agriculture Grants grants for nonprofits in the United States, from private foundations to corporations seeking to fund grants for nonprofits.
30 Organic Farming and Agriculture Grants over $25K in average grant size
22 Organic Farming and Agriculture Grants over $50K in average grant size
10 Organic Farming and Agriculture Grants supporting general operating expenses
60 Organic Farming and Agriculture Grants supporting programs / projects
400+ Grants on Instrumentl focused on Agriculture
600+ Grants on Instrumentl focused on Food Access & Hunger
Grant Deadline Distribution
Over the past year, when are grant deadlines typically due for Organic Farming and Agriculture grants?
Most grants are due in the fourth quarter.
Typical Funding Amounts
What's the typical grant amount funded for Organic Farming and Agriculture Grants?
Grants are most commonly $26,250.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of nonprofits can qualify for Organic Farming and Agriculture grants?
Nonprofits focused on sustainable agriculture, soil conservation, and regenerative farming qualify for organic farming and agriculture grants. Donors prioritize programs that enhance biodiversity, reduce environmental impact, and improve access to organic food. These organizations promote farm-to-school initiatives, organic certification programs, or food security efforts.
Grants in organic farming and agriculture typically have the highest concentration of deadlines in Q4, with 30.7% of grant deadlines falling in this period. If you're planning to apply, consider prioritizing your applications around this time to maximize opportunities. Conversely, the least active period for grants in this category is Q3.
Why are Organic Farming and Agriculture grants offered, and what do they aim to achieve?
Organic farming and agriculture grants support programs that implement environmentally responsible practices. These grants fund projects that focus on soil health, water conservation, and chemical use reduction. Eligible programs may include research on organic methods, education for farmers, and the development of organic food systems.
Funding for sustainable agriculture grants varies widely, with award amounts ranging from a minimum of $2,000 to a maximum of $18,000,000. Based on Instrumentl’s data, the median grant amount for this category is $26,250, while the average grant awarded is $545,685. Understanding these funding trends can help nonprofits set realistic expectations when applying.
Who typically funds Organic Farming and Agriculture grants?
The U.S. Department of Agriculture offers a variety of funds for projects to improve the competitiveness of organic livestock production and more. Funds come from private foundations, like the Organic Farming Research Foundation, and corporate initiatives, like Roche Corporate donations and Philanthropy. Various regional and state-level agricultural programs offer targeted support for local farming communities.
Instrumentl currently lists over 60 grants for organic farming and agriculture with over $24 million in funding opportunities.
What strategies can nonprofits use to improve their success rate for Organic Farming and Agriculture grants?
To improve grant success, nonprofits should:
- Showcase creative sustainability programs – This will increase the likelihood of proving the potential impact of future programs.
- Use measurable sustainability models – Including models illustrates long-term success and shows funders that your project is carefully planned.
- Research donor institutions thoroughly – This ensures that your organization’s goals match the donor priorities.
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