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Max Funding
Varies
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Due Date
Jun 1, 2026
Application Type
Email Submission
FUNDER DETAILS
FUNDER TYPE
Private
FUNDING FREQUENCY
Quarterly Cycles
FUNDING DURATION
Not Disclosed
USE OF FUNDS
Programs/Projects
RESTRICTIONS
Restricted
ELIGIBILITY
✅ 501(c)(3) Organizations, ✅ Non-501(c)(3) Organizations Accepted, ✅ Nonprofits with an Affiliate Sponsor
PROGRAM AREAS
Environment, Conservation, Wildlife Habitat, International, Youth, Advocacy, Entrepreneurship
LOCATIONS
Puerto Rico, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Washington DC
Earth Island Institute has a 40-year history of providing fiscally sponsored projects with 501(c)3 status, in addition to offering a variety of business tools and consultative support to help them grow and accomplish their environmental-protection goals.
We are looking for projects that help further those goals through education and advocacy — led by activists and social entrepreneurs committed to stepping up, making change, and inspiring others to take action on behalf of the environment.
Before you submit an application, contact Susan Kamprath at skamprath@earthisland.org with a brief overview of your project. Download the application and budget worksheet.
When your application is complete, please submit it by email to newprojects@earthisland.org. Our staff and program committee will conduct a thorough review of your application and make recommendations to our Board of Directors for a final decision. For approved applications, project support staff will work with you to coordinate orientation and start-up.
Application deadlines are March 1, June 1, September 1, and December 1.
About The Grant
Requirements
We welcome applications from existing 501(c)(3) organizations. However, once you become an Earth Island project, you must do all fundraising, income, and expenses through Earth Island’s 501(c)(3), and your existing 501(c)(3) will have to be closed or made dormant.
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FOUNDATION NAME
Earth Island
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FUNDER TYPE
Private
CONTACT
Email: Susan Kamprath, skamprath@earthisland.org