Our Funding

At Rachel’s Network, we believe in the power of women, particularly women of color, to create and nurture a healthy environment for all. Women are writing transformative climate legislation, championing environmental justice, restoring ecosystems, mobilizing activists on renewable energy, fighting for clear air and water, and more. Our network funds these leaders and their visions in the following ways:

Catalyst Award

The Rachel’s Network Catalyst Award, launched in 2019, celebrates women of color who are building a healthier, safer, and more just world. Each year, the award provides women environmental leaders of color with a $15,000 personal prize and a $10,000 organizational grant (if applicable).

Collective Funding

Since 2000, our network has collectively granted over $3 million to organizations working on environmental issues and women’s leadership and care. We also provide selective place-based grants to organizations located where our events our held.

 

Grantee-Partners by Year

Agri-Cultura Cooperative Network
Aleut Community of St. Paul Island
American Rivers
Association of Black Foundation Executives
Bayou City Waterkeeper
Bennington College Beyond Plastics
Birds Connect Seattle
Black in Marine Science
Boston Farms Community Land Trust
Chester Residents Concerned for Quality Living
Children’s Environmental Health Network
Climate Access
Conservation International Hawaii
Duwamish River Community Coalition
Earthjustice
FrontLine Farming
Hip Hop Congress
Movement Training Network
Philanos
Rewilding Argentina
Soulardarity
Snoqualmie Tribe Ancestral Lands Movement
SongRise DC
SR3 Sealife Emergency Response
Student Organizing, Inc.
SVP Seattle
Taproot Earth
The Chisholm Legacy Project
Through Piscataway Eyes
Tri-State Transportation Campaign
Urban Growers Collective
West Virginia Rivers Coalition

 

Agri-Cultura Cooperative Network
Amah Mutsun Land Trust
Azul (via Multiplier)
Barbareño Band of Chumash Indians
Black in Marine Science
Chester Residents Concerned for Quality Living
Children’s Environmental Health Network
Climate Critical Earth
Critical Ecology Lab c/o Inquiring Systems Inc.
Emerge Puerto Rico
FrontLine Farming
Local Clean Energy Alliance
Lupine Collaborative
Movement Training Network
New Mexico Environmental Law Center
Onondaga Nation Sustainable Farm
PLAN – The Post Landfill Action Network
Rise to Thrive
Soul Fire Farm Institute
Taproot Earth
The Chisholm Legacy Project
Universal Access Project
Urban Growers Collective
West Virginia Rivers Coalition

 

You can read about our past grantmaking on our blog and annual reports. Please note: we do not accept unsolicited proposals. If you are women of color environmental leader looking for funding and connections to other leaders, consider applying to the Catalyst Award (application typically opens in February) or see our list of additional funding sources. To support our work, please consider joining as a funder member or contributing a general operating support grant.

 

 

News About Our Co-Funding

Rachel’s Network Supports Community Leaders at Wellness Retreat

Rachel’s Network Supports Community Leaders at Wellness Retreat

Rachel’s Network hosted its first in-person event exclusively for Catalyst awardees and finalists at the Kripalu Center For Yoga & Health in Stockbridge, Massachusetts in November for a gathering focused on care and restoration for women environmental leaders of color.

Announcing the Recipients of the 2024 Catalyst Award

Announcing the Recipients of the 2024 Catalyst Award

Rachel’s Network announced the awardees and finalists of its 2024 Catalyst Award. The award honors women leaders of color for their commitment to a healthy planet, and provides them with financial support, wraparound leadership services, and public recognition.

Announcing the Recipients of the 2023 Catalyst Award

Announcing the Recipients of the 2023 Catalyst Award

Rachel’s Network announced the awardees and finalists of its 2023 Catalyst Award. The award honors women leaders of color for their commitment to a healthy planet, and provides them with financial support, leadership services, and public recognition.

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