Grants awarded
Who does Ecology Center fund?
Ecology Center has awarded $37 million across 230 grants to 60 organizations between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in food & agriculture. Its typical grant is $36,824, with most between $13,371 and $118,665. Repeat grantees receive a median $38,961 versus $6,234 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$36.7M
Typical grant
$37K
Grantees
60
Grants
230
Years
2020–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| H Heart of the City Farmers Market | $6.6M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Pacific Coast Farmers Market Association
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$6.6M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$3.1M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| U Urban Village Farmers' Mkt Ass | $3.0M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Alchemist CDC
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$3.0M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$2.7M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$1.8M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Agriculture and Land Based Training Association
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$1.3M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
North Coast Growers Association
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$999K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$811K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Chico State Enterprises
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$751K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
North Coast Opportunities INC
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$678K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| S Santa Barbara Cfma | $590K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Fresh Approach
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$347K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| S San Joaquin Certified Farmers Market | $341K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Model Neighborhood Program | $332K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| V Ventura County Certified | $287K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$280K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Foodwise Community
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$280K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$269K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$213K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| N North County Farmers Market | $204K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| V Visalia Farmers Market Assn | $193K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| R Riverside Food Systems Alliance | $191K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | — |
Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission
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$180K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| E Erin Tormey DBA Coastside Farmers' Markets | $149K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Mandela Grocery Cooperative | $136K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$127K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
San Diego County Farm Bureau
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$116K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| F Friends of Downtown Slo INC Point of Contact Ali Bailey | $102K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| S San Luis Obispo County Farmers Market Association INC | $97K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Downtown Napa Farmers Market Corporation
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$91K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Pacific Beach Community Development Corp
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$77K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$74K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$73K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| R Route One Farmers Market | $72K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Orange Home Grown Foundation INC
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$62K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Community Ventures
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$61K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | CA | |
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Love Linda Vista INC
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$55K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| C City of Rialto | $49K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Laytonville Farmers' Market | $43K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A April Verhoef DBA from the Farmhouse | $38K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| E El Dorado County Farm Trails Assocation | $37K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| P Phelan Pinon Hills Csd | $37K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Sunday Westchester Farmers Market | $35K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| F Foodshed INC | $33K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| H Helendale Community Services District | $26K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$25K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| L Local Roots DBA Foragers Market | $24K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| 2 29 Palms Certified Farmers Market | $24K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Acta Non Verba | $23K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| T Turlock Certified Farmers Market | $18K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| P Pinedorado Lions Foundation INC | $13K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| B Brownsville Farmers Market | $12K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | CA | — |
| C Crescent City Downtown Divas | $12K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$9K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| C City of Redlands | $8K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| L Latinas Unidas De Madera | $6K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$6K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
| M Madera Community Hospital Founda Tion | $6K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CA |
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