The Carmack Collective is excited to announce our 2023 Core Grantees. This $515,000 round of grants is our first since launching in January 2023. Our Core Grants program consists of Exploratory Grants and Multi-Year Grants, and you can learn more about our process and approach at https://thecarmackcollective.org/approach/. You can also find a complete list of our grantees to date at https://thecarmackcollective.org/grantees/.
Exploratory Grants
[1 year commitment of $10,000 each, given to first time grantees that provides the opportunity to explore a mutual fit between The Carmack Collective and a new grantee.]
Power Shift Network – $10,000
Native Movement – $10,000
New Economy Coalition – $10,000
Creative Wildfire – $10,000
The Natural History Museum – $10,000
Native Voices Rising – $10,000
Extreme Energy Extraction Collaborative – $10,000
The Alliance for Appalachia – $10,000
Green Workers Alliance – $10,000
Cine Solar Rodante – $10,000
Acción Ecológica – $10,000
Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) – $10,000
Climate Activist Defenders – $10,000
Colectivo Casa – $10,000
Kanan Derechos Humanos – $10,000
Multi-Year Grants
[3 year commitment that ranges from $10,000-$75,000/year.]
Resource Generation – $50,000
Women Donors Network – $10,000
GoodLaugh – $15,000
National Network of Abortion Funds – $10,000
Emergent Fund – $15,000
Corporate Accountability – $75,000
The Global Campaign To Demand Climate Justice – $15,000
Global Greengrants Fund – $50,000
Center for Popular Democracy – $15,000
Thousand Currents – $50,000
Grassroots International – $50,000
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa – $10,000
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