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Berkeley, California$1.1M revenue2 funders on file

Roots of Success? RoS is an empowering environmental literacy and job training 501c3 program that prepares youth and adults to access jobs and career pathways in environmental fields, and to improve environmental conditions in their communities. The program is centered around a federal and California state registered Department of Labor Apprenticeship and Pre-Apprenticeship and a 10-module course. Pre-apprentices earn an ?Environmental Specialist? credential. Apprentices earn a ?CTE Environmental Literacy Instructor? credential.The program is offered in a wide range of settings that include: high schools, youth programs, adult schools, job training programs, reentry programs, prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities. Since 2009, the program has been offered in over 600 schools and organizations throughout the United States over 26,000 youth and adults have gone through the program, more than 12,000 took the course while…

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Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$30k, your typical grantunder 1 in 1001 in 1001 in 40$10k$30k$100k$300kChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Expected from this list$0–$27kover two years, from 0–1 new funder
Last two years (2023–24)$1kfrom 1 new funder

Half the value is in your top 8 funders, of 153

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  1. 1Justice OutsideSimilar grantees: YES Nature to Neighborhoods ($24k/yr), Elso Inc ($31k/yr), Intersectional Environmentalist ($45k/yr)1 in 36$29k
  2. 2East Bay Community FoundationGives in California (1035 of 1678)Similar grantees: YES Nature to Neighborhoods ($38k/yr), United Roots ($20k/yr), Urban Association of Forestry and Fire Professionals Inc ($10k/yr)1 in 44$32k
  3. 3Crankstart FoundationGives in California (319 of 503)Similar grantees: Centers for Equity and Success Inc ($95k/yr), Urban Association of Forestry and Fire Professionals Inc ($250k/yr), Real Options for City Kids ($400k/yr)1 in 97$110k
  4. 4The Schmidt Family FoundationSimilar grantees: YES Nature to Neighborhoods ($170k/yr), Groundwork Rhode Island ($140k/yr), Land Together Dba Insight Garden Program ($270k/yr)1 in 95$88k
  5. 5Silicon Valley Community FoundationSimilar grantees: Centers for Equity and Success Inc ($80k/yr), Grassroots Ecology ($27k/yr), YES Nature to Neighborhoods ($100k/yr)1 in 77$51k
  6. 6The James Irvine FoundationGives in California (795 of 990)Similar grantees: Centers for Equity and Success Inc ($2k/yr), Urban Association of Forestry and Fire Professionals Inc ($12k/yr), Sankofa Roots ($5k/yr)1 in 44$12k
  7. 7The California EndowmentGives in California (963 of 1160)Similar grantees: YES Nature to Neighborhoods ($85k/yr), Soil Born Farm Urban Agriculture Project ($280k/yr), United Roots ($98k/yr)1 in 94$49k
  8. 8The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationSimilar grantees: Centers for Equity and Success Inc ($43k/yr), Grassroots Ecology ($800/yr), Hunters Point Family Inc ($200k/yr)under 1 in 100$41k
  9. 9Marin Community FoundationGives in California (1136 of 2181)Similar grantees: YES Nature to Neighborhoods ($190k/yr), Ten Strands ($24k/yr), Urban Association of Forestry and Fire Professionals Inc ($35k/yr)1 in 90$25k
  10. 10Rei Cooperative Action FundSimilar grantees: YES Nature to Neighborhoods ($10k/yr), Friends of Trees ($10k/yr), Elso Inc ($100k/yr)1 in 95$19k
  11. 11The California Wellness FoundationGives in California (923 of 1248)Similar grantees: Urban Association of Forestry and Fire Professionals Inc ($300k/yr), Sankofa Roots ($5k/yr), Land Together Dba Insight Garden Program ($10k/yr)1 in 95$18k
  12. 12Clif Family FoundationSimilar grantees: Upward Roots Inc ($10k/yr), YES Nature to Neighborhoods ($10k/yr), Friends of Trees ($7k/yr)1 in 76$10k
  13. 13The David and Lucile Packard FoundationSimilar grantees: Grassroots Ecology ($110k/yr), Ten Strands ($110k/yr), Valley Verde ($70k/yr)under 1 in 100$42k
  14. 14The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment IncSimilar grantees: YES Nature to Neighborhoods ($75k/yr), Ten Strands ($8k/yr), Youthroots ($6k/yr)under 1 in 100$7k
  15. 15The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation IncSimilar grantees: Deep Roots Inc ($20k/yr), Center for Community Stewardship ($44k/yr), Roca Inc ($380k/yr)under 1 in 100$39k
  16. 16The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationSimilar grantees: YES Nature to Neighborhoods ($130/yr), Friends of Trees ($22k/yr), Intersectional Environmentalist ($250/yr)under 1 in 100$7k
  17. 17Bay Area Council FoundationGives in California (15 of 21)Similar grantees: Urban Association of Forestry and Fire Professionals Inc ($200k/yr)under 1 in 100$96k
  18. 18Institute for Sustainable CommunitiesSimilar grantees: Greenroots Inc ($63k/yr)under 1 in 100$67k
  19. 19Ocean ConservancyNo similar grantees yetunder 1 in 100$26k
  20. 20Resources Legacy FundSimilar grantees: YES Nature to Neighborhoods ($15k/yr), Rios to Rivers ($28k/yr), Sierra Service Project ($25k/yr)under 1 in 100$46k
  21. 21Resist IncSimilar grantees: Roots 2empower ($8k/yr), Greenroots Inc ($14k/yr)under 1 in 100$16k
  22. 22Quest FoundationGives in California (172 of 238)Similar grantees: Upward Roots Inc ($39k/yr), YES Nature to Neighborhoods ($50k/yr)under 1 in 100$30k
  23. 23PatagoniaorgSimilar grantees: Friends of Trees ($15k/yr), Greenroots Inc ($15k/yr), Grassroots Global Justice ($10k/yr)under 1 in 100$15k
  24. 24National Fish and Wildlife FoundationSimilar grantees: Friends of Trees ($50k/yr), Groundwork Rhode Island ($8k/yr), Urban Association of Forestry and Fire Professionals Inc ($100k/yr)under 1 in 100$58k
  25. 25Youth Leadership InstituteGives in California (46 of 70)Similar grantees: Upward Roots Inc ($8k/yr)under 1 in 100$9k