Networks
for
Change
Grantmakers Networks
Environmental Grantmakers Association
who
200 foundations that fund efforts that support people, place, and planet. EGA membership spans those large and small, in terms of giving level and staff size, and includes public, community, family, and corporate foundations.
what
EGA member organizations collectively hold approximately $200 billion in assets and give more than one billion dollars annually to environmental causes.
• EGA is not a grantmaking organization.
membership
Open to foundations large and small in terms of giving level and staff size, and includes multiple types of foundations that are concerned with protecting the environment; entities that grant funds but do not act primarily as grant-making institutions are not eligible for membership.
Health and Environmental Funders Network
who
Foundations, donors, and other philanthropic actors learning, investing, and collaborating to address environmental health and justice problems.
what
HEFN expands philanthropic knowledge and engagement through programming and outreach, often in partnership with national or regional funder group partners.
• HEFN does not make grants or recommend grants to funders. The network operates as a joint plan of work of Virginia Organizing.
membership
Open to foundations, donors, consultants, advisers, and wealth managers interested in environmental health and justice philanthropy; individuals must invest $20,000 annually in grants to two or more organizations in order to be eligible.
Biodiversity Funders Group
who
200 foundations that fund efforts that support people, place, and planet. EGA membership spans those large and small, in terms of giving level and staff size, and includes public, community, family, and corporate foundations.
what
BFG fosters cooperative and collaborative grantmaking by nurturing groups of funders who network, learn, and explore opportunities to work together, with active leadership from members who act as co-chairs or serve on planning committees and steering committees. BFG also coordinates four core programs and additional working groups for members.
• BFG does not offer funding to grantseekers, advise grantseekers about potential funders, or recommend grantseekers to members.
membership
Open to foundations that have a significant focus on environmental protection, restoration and sustainability, energy and climate change, environmental justice and equity, and other environmental and conservation concerns. While a small number of government agencies, public foundations, and corporations are members, the majority of BFG members are private foundations.
International Funders for Indigenous People
who
Donors, individuals working in member institutions, and grantmaking organizations and trusts.
what
IFIP supports its members to expand the network as a community of practice to a wider set of funders. In turn, the network acts as a bridge, connecting IFIP members with key players across the network and in the wider world. IFIP also brings about change by assisting funders to improve the quality of funding for the self-determined development of Indigenous Peoples.
membership
Open to individuals who are donors, individuals working in member institutions, or organizations that are primarily grantmakers who are concerned about the livelihood, culture, and wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples and their communities.
International Human Rights Funders Group
who
1,900 grantmakers from approximately 470 institutions across 70 countries; almost a quarter of members are based in the Global South and East.
what
HRFN supports funders to deepen their human rights knowledge and strengthen their grantmaking practice, creating virtual and in-person opportunities for funders around the world to connect, learn from each other, and forge collaborations.
membership
Does not appear open; 2019 income included approximately 78 percent grants and 22 percent membership dues, the latter contributed by 87 funding institutions.
Native Americans in Philanthropy
who
Native and non-Native nonprofits, tribal communities, foundations, and community leaders.
what
NAP partners with foundations and donors to pool funds to re-grant to Native-led, community based organizations through our Native Voices Rising and #GenIndigenous Response Fund opportunities; $1.3 Million given in 2019.
• NAP is not a grantmaker.
membership
Anyone committed to the inclusion of Native peoples in creating deep and long-lasting impact, systemic, and sustainable change in all of our communities.
Peace and Security Funders Group
who
Public, private and family foundations, and individual philanthropists who make grants or expenditures that contribute to peace and global security.
what
PSFG invests $357 million in annual giving, peace and security funders contribute to monumental changes across the globe—from the historic Iran nuclear agreement to atrocity prevention in Africa.
membership
Open to private, public, family, and operating foundations; individual philanthropists; charitable trusts; and other grantmaking programs who make significant contributions, grants, or expenditures for activities to promote peace and global security; $500 minimum annual contribution required.
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Network
who
Community and corporate foundations, private foundations, government agencies, health conversion foundations, investment organizations, individual donors and investors, and more.
what
SAFSN invests more than $130M annually in sustainable food and agriculture systems to enhance our collective well-being.
membership
Open to individuals and organizations that make grants or invest more than $50,000 annually.
Women’s Funding Network
who
Women’s funds and foundations, community foundations, family foundations, institutional funders, individual funders and donors, corporate funders, and others.
what
WFN invests more than $420M annually to advance economic security, education, leadership, health and well-being for women and girls globally.
membership
45% foundations, 40% funds, and 15% other networks, grantmakers, lenders, and venture philanthropists.
Thomas BerryThe natural world is the larger sacred community to which we belong. To be alienated from this community is to become destitute in all that makes us human. To damage this community is to diminish our own existence.