The Clif Family Foundation, an organization we started in 2006 to support small-to-midsize grassroots groups led by people whose vision and commitment we deeply admire. 

These grants support general operating cost or specific projects and applicants must be registered as (or fiscally sponsored by) a 501(c)3 organization. The Foundation reviews applications twice a year; the deadlines are March 1 and August 1. Grant announcements occur approximately four months after the deadline. Typical grants range from $5,000 - $50,000 and last for one year.

Priority is given to applicants that:

• Advance our strategic priorities and align with our values

• Focus their work primarily in the United States and its unincorporated territories

• Demonstrate strong community ties

• Have operating budgets under $3MM

• Operate at the grassroots level to implement change at the local, state or national stage

Priorities

Regenerative and Organic Farming
Accelerate the adoption of regenerative farming practices, including organic, climate-resilient, equitable, and agroecological approaches. 

Food Production Workers’ Health and Safety
Amplify efforts to secure healthy, safe, just, and empowering working and living conditions for food production workers. 

Climate Justice
Expand community-centered solutions to climate change that build resilience and empower those who have been historically marginalized. 

Healthy Food Access
Advance food systems’ changes that make healthy and sustainably produced food accessible, affordable, and culturally appropriate. 

Inclusive Outdoor Access
Catalyze solutions that expand access to safe places to enable healthy physical activity and improve mental health. 

Indoors and Outdoors Safe from Pollution
Promote preventative health approaches by identifying and eliminating toxics from our air, water, soil, and human-made materials.