2009 Acorn Foundation Grants

In 2009 the Acorn Foundation made 12 grants totaling $120,000.

Black Mesa Water Coalition • Flagstaff, AZ
To support organizing and youth leadership development among Diné and Hopi communities in order to protect Indigenous lands and cultures and build healthy sustainable communities.

Cascadia Wildlands Project • Eugene, OR
To support organizing efforts that aim to protect pristine forests, endangered wildlife, healthy rivers and sustainable economies in the Pacific Northwest.

Common Counsel Foundation Grassroots Exchange Fund • Oakland, CA
To support capacity building, networking and collaboration between grassroots social change and environmental justice organizations across the nation.

Dakota Rural Action • Brookings, SD
To build grassroots leadership and advocacy for sustainable rural economies through community organizing among rural farmers and ranchers in South Dakota.

Diné CARE (Citizens Against Ruining our Environment) • Winslow, AZ
A renewal grant to support the empowerment of Navajo communities and advance the protection of Navajo lands, environment, and cultural heritage.

Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition • Seattle, WA
For work to engage low income and immigrant communities in advocating for environmental justice in the cleanup of the Duwamish River superfund site.

Gwich'in Steering Committee • Fairbanks, AK
A renewal grant to support the fight for the rights of the Gwich'in people and permanent protection of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

KAHEA: The Hawaiian Environmental Alliance • Honolulu, HI
A renewal grant for this community based organization working to improve the quality of life for Hawaii's people through the protection and revitalization of Hawaii's unique natural and cultural resources.

Klamath Riverkeeper • Ashland, OR
For efforts to engage local communities in the restoration of the Klamath River.

Native Action • Lame Deer, MT
A renewal grant to organize Cheyenne tribes to protect their homelands, environment, and culture from encroaching resource extraction and development.

Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards • Big Stone Gap, VA
A two-year grant to support community organizing efforts aimed at halting mountaintop removal coal mining in southern Appalachia.

Wind River Alliance • Ethete, WY
To support community organizing for environmental justice and sustainability on the Wind River Reservation in central Wyoming.