The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program aims to make it easier for community-based organizations to access federal environmental justice funding.
We are committed to equitable and accessible distribution of the EPA's Thriving Communities resources. Our goal is to ensure that these critical funds reach the communities that need them most, enhancing both environmental conditions and overall quality of life for historically underinvested communities.
Philanthropy Northwest’s approach has two key features:
- Leveraging Philanthropy Northwest’s network of partners throughout the region; and
- Implementing a participatory grantmaking model.
Philanthropy Northwest is achieving this through an Advisory Group and Task Force to co-design the program, and having a Peer Review Group evaluate applications.
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The work of the Advisory Group and Task Force have been underway since May 2024. Advisory Group and Task Force members are listed below:
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Steven Cole-Schwartz, Inatai Foundation Anna Dalton, Alaska Conservation Foundation Rose David, Native Americans in Philanthropy Jocelyn Fenton, Denali Commission Fabiola Greenawalt, The Russell Family Foundation Jessa Rae Growing Thunder, Native Americans in Philanthropy Becky Jones, Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians Jen Matheson, Northwest Health Foundation Tasha Pineda, Rasmuson Foundation Amber Schultz, Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians Kathleen Simpson, The Russell Family Foundation Robert Thompson, Inatai Foundation Martha Scott Tomlinson, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Kendra Witt-Doyle, Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health Jeanette Ziegler, Native Americans in Philanthropy |
Susan Balbas, Na'ah Illahee Fund Rose David, Native Americans in Philanthropy Se-ah-dom Edmo, Seeding Justice Jessa Rae Growing Thunder, Native Americans in Philanthropy Becky Jones, Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians Beatrice Kiyaguri, ADEYEP Jackie Leung, Micronesian Islander Community Kristin Ostrom, Oregon Rural Action Deleana Other Bull, Oregon Just Transition Alliance Irene Ruiz, Idaho Organization of Resource Councils Anahma Shannon, Kawerak |
Interested in being a peer reviewer for the Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program?
If you are not affiliated with a group applying for a Thriving Communities grant, but would like to be involved, Philanthropy Northwest is looking for peer reviewers to evaluate the applications. You do not need a background in environmental issues to participate as a peer reviewer. Participants of the Peer Review Group will receive an honorarium. Please note if you are a staff member, board member, volunteer, or a consultant with an organization or group applying for a grant, you would not be eligible to serve on the Peer Review Group due to a conflict of interest. Download the PDF below for the application:
Click here to access the peer review application!
Learn More About the Grantmaking Program
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Grantmaking Timeline, Eligibility Criteria, and Webinars |
Focus on Participatory Grantmaking |
Named Partners |