Forsythia employs three different strategies to ensure that governments and businesses prioritize human health: 1) Leaning on trusted partners to defend existing federal policies; 2) Fostering collaboration among the sector to pursue market- and state-based strategies; and 3) Leveraging this moment in time to invest in burgeoning opportunities at the intersection of food and toxics.
Forsythia Foundation awarded the following grants in spring 2023:
Breast Cancer Prevention Partners
San Francisco, CA
General operating support for Clearya
$25,000
Earthjustice
Washington, DC
Support to increase its legal and staff capacity for the environmental health program
$75,000 per year for 2 years
Environmental Protection Network
Washington, DC
General operating support
$30,000 per year for 2 years
Healthy Building Network
Washington, DC
Support for expanding the influence and impact of Pharos, a chemical hazards database
$50,000 per year for 2 years, with $20,000 in 2023 for a subgrant to Beyond Benign
Public Health Watch
Lakeway, TX
Support training journalists on environmental health data reporting
$50,000
The Arc of the United States
Washington, DC
General operating support for Project TENDR
$30,000
Toxic-Free Future
Seattle, WA
General operating support for Mind the Store
$50,000
Forsythia Foundation awarded the following grants in fall 2022:
Breast Cancer Prevention Partners
San Francisco, CA
Support for BCPP’s policy advocacy for consumer products and chemical management
$50,000
Clean Production Action/Investor Environmental Health Network
Somerville, MA
Support for embedding EJ and green chemistry into ESG strategies
$50,000
Climate Bonds Initiative
London, United Kingdom
A research and planning grant to support green chemicals green bond
$75,000
Columbia University
New York, NY
Support Dr. Ami Zota‘s Agents of Change in Environmental Justice: Innovation in Science, Policy, and Communication
$50,000
Defend Our Health
Portland, ME
General operating support
$50,000
Environmental Health Science
Bozeman, MT
General operating support
$50,000
Healthy Building Network
Washington, DC
Support ChemFORWARD’s business planning to scale its platform
$100,000
Toxic-Free Future
Seattle, WA
Support for Safer States’ procurement efforts
$50,000
Virginia Organizing Inc.
Charlottesville, VA
General operating support for Science Communication Network
$30,000