2020 Charitable Grants

Grant listings are brief summaries. If you would like more information about a particular grant, please contact the NW Fund staff.

Freshwater Aquatic Ecosystems

American Whitewater
Protecting and Restoring Washington’s Wild Rivers Threatened by Dams
$10,000

Cascade Forest Conservancy
Mount St. Helens No Mine Campaign
$10,000

Center for Environmental Law and Policy
Protecting and Restoring Washington’s Instream Water Resources – Yr. 1 of 4
$10,000

Hanford Challenge
Protecting the Columbia River from Hanford’s Toxic Legacy
$15,000

Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides
Pesticide Reform and Farm Worker Self-Advocacy in the Yakima Valley
$10,000

Pacific Rivers Council
Chehalis: A Watershed Moment
$10,000

Resource Media
Lewis River Hydropower: Communications and Strategy Support
$10,000

Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition
Stakeholder Talks to Restore the Lower Snake River and its Salmon
$14,000

Trout Unlimited
Washington’s Salmon and Water Quality: More Precious Than Gold
$10,000

Western Environmental Law Center
Sustainable Agriculture Campaign
$15,000

Wild Earth Guardians
Rewilding Washington Campaign
$15,000

Saltwater Aquatic Ecosystems

Center for Biological Diversity
Legal Challenge of Puget Sound Fish-farming Approval
$9,000

Friends of the San Juans
Protecting the Salish Sea from increases in vessel traffic threats and impacts
$15,000

Our Children’s Trust
Youth Atmospheric Trust Litigation in Washington
$12,000

RE Sources
Protecting the Salish Sea: Watchdogging pollution, game-changing policies, and community action – Year 1 of 4
$10,000

Surfrider Foundation
Defending Conservation Outcomes and Defending Washington’s Coast from Plastic Pollution & Climate Change Impacts – Year 1 of 4
$7,500

Growth Management/Land Use

Transportation Choices Coalition
Furthering an equitable Puget Sound through smart land use and sustainable transportation
$15,000

Washington Environmental Council
Fossil Fuel Campaigns
$15,000

Community Response Fund

Friends of Pierce County
Saving Shorelines
$3,000

Friends of the Snoqualmie River Trail
Ensuring Proper Mitigation of the Snoqualmie River during Periods of Low-flow
$3,000

Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group
Leveraging future resources for watershed recovery
$3,000

Washington Wild
Grassroots Mobilization Against Mining Threat in the Skagit Headwaters
$3,000

Environmental Movement Building Initiative

Community to Community/Institute for Washington’s Future
$5,000

Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition
$5,000