Environment. Justice. Community. Rose.

Join us in advancing the people, ideas, and initiatives that propel communities forward.

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Welcome to Rose.

Together we’re strengthening communities through conservation, environmental justice, consumer rights, and more. Our grantmmaking and capacity-building programs unlock hope and potential for meaningful change.

About Rose

Applications Open

Apply by May 30, 2025

East Oakland Air Quality Fund

Apply by May 15, 2025

California Wildlands Grassroots Fund

How We Mobilize Action

Rose’s programs are united by the belief that those closest to the problem are the most equipped to solve it. By redirecting resources to groups representing marginalized populations, we build power where meaningful change originates.

1. Environmental Legal Settlements 2. Grassroots Environmental Grants 3. Consumer Rights Grants 4. Youth Leadership Program

1. Environmental Legal Settlements

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Directing Remediation Payments Back to Affected Communities

Rose works with the legal community to channel restitution funds back to impacted communities. As the trustee for over 600 such funds, we maximize their reach and impact to protect watersheds, ensure clean air, and mitigate pollution, such as toxins and pesticides. Our extensive field network enables us to reach grantees delivering the greatest benefits to vulnerable populations.

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2. Grassroots Environmental Grants

Climate Resilience Starts at the Community Level

The soul of our work, Rose’s grassroots funds reach small and emerging groups often left out of traditional funding streams. Small but mighty, these groups represent marginalized communities at the forefront of the environmental movement. In addition, Rose provides grassroots grantees with essential capacity building support so they can grow into strong organizations.

Build Grassroots Power

3. Consumer Rights Grants

Strengthening Consumer Protections

As a recipient of cy pres and mitigation funds, Rose aims to ensure all affected communities are notified and benefit from the settlement. We reach out to small and mid-size organizations, which represent underserved communities and unheard voices, and provide them with support to engage in emerging issues, such as AI, data security and internet privacy issues.

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4. Youth Leadership Program

Building Next-Generation Environmental Justice Activists

Rose’s New Voices Are Rising (NVR) program is building the next generation of environmental leaders. Through our STEAM-based curriculum, frontline Bay Area youth are building the skills and confidence to confront the environmental and social issues disproportionately impacting their communities.

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Success Stories

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Pàah Áama

Grantee | Eureka, CA

Pàah Áama connects Native youth in California’s Klamath Basin to their ancestral waterways. Using paddling as a restorative activity and an entry point to activism, the group is preparing participants to paddle the undammed Klamath River from source to sea.

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Breast Cancer Prevention Partners (BCPP)

Grantee | San Francisco, CA

With Rose funding, BCPP developed the Non-Toxic Black Beauty Project, a website with a database of safe, Black-owned beauty brands and a Red List of harmful chemicals. Over 140,000 individuals have downloaded the application.

WaterWatch of Oregon

Grantee | Oregon State

Antiquated water policies and climate change threaten nearly half of Oregon’s Columbia Basin cold water habitats. Rose grantee WaterWatch of Oregon secures legal protections for tributaries, safeguarding cold water inputs and enhancing climate resilience.

A Community Voice

Grantee | New Orleans, LA

A Community Voice used its Rose grant to unite residents and politicians for the Blight to Bioswales project, which works with New Orleans' most vulnerable residents, to develop plans to install bioswales and rain gardens for impending floods that disproportionately impact their neighborhoods.

Local Roots. National Reach.

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Rose distributed $7.6 MIL across 22 funds in 2023. The grants we made represented small grassroots grant making, mitigation-powered funds, and donor advised giving.

The number of next generation environmental leaders who are nurtured through touchpoints with our New Voices Are Rising program each year.

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Oil Giant Valero and Amports Settle Lawsuit Over Bay Pollution, Directing Over $2 Million to Environmental Protection in Partnership with San Francisco Baykeeper and the Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment

16 Oct 2024

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Change is happening! Receive updates on grantee successes, upcoming grants, and opportunities to make a difference. Join our community and be a vital part of the environmental justice movement.

Environment. Justice. Community. Rose.

Welcome to Rose.

Applications Open

How We Mobilize Action

Directing Remediation Payments Back to Affected Communities

Climate Resilience Starts at the Community Level

Strengthening Consumer Protections

Building Next-Generation Environmental Justice Activists

Success Stories

Local Roots. National Reach.

The Latest

Honoring Grassroots Power. Real Impact. One Incredible Victory.

24-25 New Voices Fellowship Projects

Big Win for Rose Partners!

Celebrating a Historic Win of our Grassroots Grantee!

New Voices Are Rising Coloring Book

Oil Giant Valero and Amports Settle Lawsuit Over Bay Pollution, Directing Over $2 Million to Environmental Protection in Partnership with San Francisco Baykeeper and the Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment

The Rose Foundation announces that Willard Brown has been elected as President of the Board of Directors

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