Climate change is a key issue of our time, one that poses a significant global threat and which we are addressing by striving to ensure an equitable, resilient, habitable, and enjoyable world for current and future generations.
We are focused on investing in regenerative biological systems that influence the carbon cycle (“biocarbon”), reducing dependency on fossil fuels, and promoting renewable energy and energy efficiency. We have chosen to focus our 2016 grantmaking on efforts to hasten the demise of coal and on work that increases the abilities of the forests, agricultural lands, and estuaries of the Pacific Northwest to sequester carbon.
While our work is focused on climate change, we believe in the value of ecosystems services and in the stability and resiliency of healthy natural systems. We also believe it is essential that the cost of externalities be incorporated into lifestyle, policy, and business considerations.
We award grants in Washington and Oregon. We may occasionally fund projects outside of the Pacific Northwest at the family's discretion but are not actively seeking partnerships outside of the region.
While our work is focused on climate change, we believe in the value of ecosystems services and in the stability and resiliency of healthy natural systems. We also believe it is essential that the cost of externalities be incorporated into lifestyle, policy, and business considerations.
We award grants in Washington and Oregon. We may occasionally fund projects outside of the Pacific Northwest at the family's discretion but are not actively seeking partnerships outside of the region.
2017 Climate Change Grants
- As You Sow (CA) $30,000 to support the Ending Coal in the U.S. corporate engagement campaign focused on moving coal-fired electric utilities to business models that embrace large-scale uptake of renewable energy and energy efficiency. As You Sow's mission is to promote environmental and social corporate responsibility through shareholder advocacy, coalition building, and innovative legal strategies.
- California Climate and Agriculture Network (CalCAN) (CA) $15,000 to support scaling up of agriculture's climate solutions. CalCAN is is a statewide coalition that advances state and federal policy to realize the powerful climate solutions offered by sustainable and organic agriculture.
- Carbon Cycle Institute (CA) $15,000 to scale carbon farming and regenerative agriculture. The Institute's mission is to stop and reverse climate global change by advancing science-based solutions that reduce atmospheric carbon while promoting environmental stewardship, social equity and economic sustainability.
- Center for Sustainable Economy (OR) $20,000 general operating support. The Center's mission is to speed the transition to a sustainable society.
- Center for Sustainable Infrastructure (WA) $25,000 to support the development of an investment discipline and policy framework to enable smarter spending by infrastructure decision makers. The Center is dedicated to helping Washington and Oregon emerge as national leaders in sustainable infrastructure innovation.
- EarthCorps (WA) $30,000 to support exploratory intertidal planting trials to increase sequestration and storage of atmospheric carbon using nearshore vegetation.. EarthCorps' mission is to build a global community of leaders through local environmental service.
- Geos Institute (OR) $20,000 to support work on increasing the capacity of Oregon and Washington forests to sequester carbon by completing forest carbon inventories. Geos’ mission is to use science to help people predict, reduce, and prepare for climate change.
- Pacific Forest Trust (CA) $30,000 general operating support. PFT’s mission is to conserve and sustain America’s forest landscapes using incentive-based strategies to safeguard privately owned forests.
- Power Past Coal (WA) $40,000 to support efforts to end coal exports through the Pacific Northwest.
- Sightline Institute (WA) $40,000 to support research into the economics of coal exports and the environmental implications of the international coal trade. Sightline's mission is to make the Northwest a global model of sustainability—strong communities, a green economy, and a healthy environment.
- Urban Forest Carbon Registry (WA) $20,000 to support the development of an urban forest carbon registry so that urban forests can sequester more carbon and deliver more of their documented ecosystem services to the increasing numbers of people who live in cities and towns.
- Washington Environmental Council (WA) $10,000 to support to support the Growing Our Future campaign that aims to move at least one million acres of private forestland into a more sustainable model of forest management. WEC's mission is to protect, restore, and sustain Washington's environment.