Mitigating and adapting to the consequences of climate change is essential to creating a healthy and productive environment for current and future generations.
The Laird Norton Family Foundation focuses our Climate Change grants on organizations and programs that educate people about factors that contribute to climate change and how they can be addressed.
We also support initiatives such as:
We award grants primarily in Washington and Oregon, with an emphasis on providing general operating support.
We also support initiatives such as:
- Energy policy
- Energy efficiency projects
- Reducing greenhouse gas emissions
We award grants primarily in Washington and Oregon, with an emphasis on providing general operating support.
2011 Climate Change Grants
- Cascadia Green Building Council (WA)
$25,000 General operating support - Climate Solutions (WA)
$30,000 General operating support - Enterprise Cascadia (WA)
$35,000 In support of efforts to develop a secondary market for the energy efficiency retrofit loan product - Geos Institute (OR)
$20.000 In support of a pilot project in the Rogue Basin to determine if Geos’ ClimateWise adaptation planning process (which helps communities project local impacts of climate change and develop action plans to prepare for those impacts) may be a good framework for helping communities explore mitigation efforts to reduce emissions - LivableStreets Alliance (MA)
$10,000 General operating support - Maine Energy Education Program (ME)
$5,000 In support of efforts to continue and expand climate change education in Maine middle and high schools - Northwest Energy Coalition (WA)
$22,500 General operating support - Oregon Environmental Council (OR)
$30,000 General operating support - Pacific Forest Trust (CA)
$25,000 General operating support - Sightline Institute (WA)
$30,000 General operating support - Washington Environmental Council (WA)
$30,000 General operating support
