Common Counsel Foundation - Acorn Foundation

Community, indigenous peoples, environment, sustainability, conservation, wildlife/wild lands

Established in 1978, the Acorn Foundation is a family foundation dedicated to supporting community-based organizations working to advance environmental conservation, sustainability and environmental justice. The foundation is particularly interested in small and innovative community-based projects that engage in community organizing in order to: - advocate for environmental health and justice, particularly in low-income communities, communities of color and indigenous communities; - preserve and restore habitats supporting biological diversity and wildlife; - prevent or remedy toxic pollution.

Policy

North America

Grant

Common Counsel members generally do not fund the following: - organizations with total annual budgets over $400,000 per year (only the Grassroots Exchange Fund considers organizations with budgets up to $750,000); - intermediary organizations that serve grassroots organizations or that are primarily training or technical assistance providers; - large national or regional networks; - international organizations and organizations located outside of the United States; - direct social services such as counseling, mentoring, healthcare, housing shelters; - educational, cultural or medical institutions or programs (including enviro-education); - capital campaigns, construction or renovation programs, endowments; - film, video, publications, or other media projects; - grantmaking institutions; - scholarship funds or other aid to individuals; - research or fellowships; - land trusts/land acquisitions; - government sponsored programs or programs undertaken by tax-supported institutions; - organizations with access to mainstream funding; - emergency funding.

The organizations that meet the eligibility and funding criteria are encouraged to submit the letter of inquiry form. The Acorn Foundation has an open Letter of Inquiry process, however, full proposals are accepted by invitation only. It accepts open Letters of Inquiry (LOI) two times a year – January 15 and June 15.

1624 Franklin Street #1022, Oakland, California 94612, United States of America; Tel:(+01) (510) 8342995 Fax:(+01) (510) 8342998

Oakland

United States of America

Community, Conservation, Environment, Indigenous people, Land, Sustainability, Wildlife/wild lands

America