Grantee Spotlights

From January to July of this year, the Rose Foundation distributed 1.6 million in cy pres and restitution funds. In total, 36 grants were awarded to community resilience-oriented work that benefits water sources, the natural environment, and consumer rights and privacy. Read on to learn about some of this year’s restitutions grantees and their work.

Community Environmental Advocates Foundation (CEAF) is an all-volunteer citizen advocacy group that leads grassroots community education and advocacy for responsible land use and environmental protection in Nevada County. The group was awarded $4,000 during the winter 2022 round of our California Environmental Grassroots Fund to buoy their efforts against the reopening of the Idaho-Maryland gold mine near Grass Valley, CA. Follow the link to learn more about the mine and CEAF’s work to stop it!

“They don’t have a local government or voice. That’s why CPL is so important for the community,” says Gustavo Aguirre, a GRF funding board member who has worked closely with the group. Augirre works at Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment (CRPE), a national environmental justice organization that provides legal, organizing, and technical assistance to grassroots groups in low-income communities and communities of color. He has dedicated over 16 years to movement building that supports grassroots groups like CPL. I had the opportunity to sit down with Aguirre to learn more about CPL’s wins for the community of Lamont. Follow the link to more about CPL’s big community wins.

From greenhouse gas emissions to poisoning humans and animals, plastic waste threatens our environment in a multitude of ways. Many of our Rose Foundation grantees are fighting to protect our precious ecosystems and communities from an onslaught of plastic pollution. Read on to learn about the different ways All One Ocean, Valley Improvement Projects, and Zero Waste Humboldt are tackling plastic pollution.

In the fall of 2021 we hosted our annual Grassroots Grantee Convening. The convening is a space for Rose Foundation grassroots grantees to network and develop skills related to their area of work. Last year’s workshops explored what role grassroots organizations can play in guiding policy, influencing decision-makers, and holding political leaders accountable. We proudly partnered with California Environmental Voters to host these 4 free virtual webinar training sessions.