Daily Featured Foundation - 12/16/25

12/16/2025

Here is today’s featured foundation.

Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment

Website: https://rosefdn.org/

Mission & Purpose: To support grassroots initiatives that inspire community action to protect the environment, consumers, and public health. They often distribute "cy pres" funds (money from class-action lawsuit settlements) to nonprofits.

Broad Funding Guidelines: This is a national foundation (based in California) with a strong focus on the West Coast. They specialize in "Grassroots Funding"—supporting small, volunteer-led organizations that often can't get money from big foundations. Their grants support environmental justice, consumer protection, and watershed protection.

Featured Opportunity: The Grassroots Grants program is their signature offering. It is specifically designed for small, community-based groups (often with budgets under $100,000) that are fighting for clean air, clean water, or corporate accountability. They are one of the few funders that loves to support "scrappy" activism.

Recommendation: A small, volunteer-led environmental watchgroup or a consumer advocacy coalition (e.g., fighting a local polluter) that needs seed money to organize their community and take action.