Clif Family Foundation Open Call Grants Program

Overview

We believe that much of our nation's needed innovation will spring from grassroots organizations' daily efforts in local communities. The foundation has been proud to support hundreds of nonprofits that are working tirelessly to transform our food system, revitalize the environment, and enhance community health. We aspire to transform food systems, revitalize the environment, and enhance community health. We envision a healthy, just, ecologically thriving world for all people. 

Clif Family Foundation currently offers two types of grants, Open Call and By Invitation Only. 

Priority is given to applicants that:
•    Advance our strategic priorities and align with our values
•    Focus their work primarily in the United States and its unincorporated territories 
•    Demonstrate strong community ties 
•    Have operating budgets under $3MM 
•    Operate at the grassroots level to implement change at the local, state or national stage 

Values:
•    People Power: People most impacted by health, climate, and food systems challenges are foremost to design, develop, and implement solutions. 
•    Transformation: Systemic change is needed to address the root causes of societal problems and enable people to reach their full human potential. 
•    JEDI: Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion are essential to the effectiveness, long-term health, and well-being of all people. JEDI compels us to continuously progress toward a deeper understanding of the fundamental roles played by oppression. 
•    Collaboration: Partnerships are essential to achieve the mission, foster learning, and enable trusting relationships. 
•    Creativity: Ingenuity and imagination, coupled with listening and learning, generate effective new ideas and help solve long-standing problems. 
•    Joy: Joyful approaches in our philanthropic work enliven positive human potential that furthers efforts for change. 
•    Nature: Diverse connections with the natural world inspire us to learn from, respect, and support regenerative solutions. 

Priorities:
•    Regenerative and Organic Farming--Accelerate the adoption of regenerative farming practices, including organic, climate-resilient, equitable, and agroecological approaches. 
•    Food Production Workers’ Health and Safety--Amplify efforts to secure healthy, safe, just, and empowering working and living conditions for food production workers. 
•    Climate Justice--Expand community-centered solutions to climate change that build resilience and empower those who have been historically marginalized. 
•    Healthy Food Access--Advance food systems’ changes that make healthy and sustainably produced food accessible, affordable, and culturally appropriate. 
•    Inclusive Outdoor Access--Catalyze solutions that expand access to safe places to enable healthy physical activity and improve mental health. 
•    Indoors and Outdoors Safe from Pollution--Promote preventative health approaches by identifying and eliminating toxics from our air, water, soil, and human-made materials.

he Foundation reviews applications twice a year. Deadlines are March 1 and August 1.

Grant announcements occur approximately four months after the deadline. Typical grants range from $5,000 - $50,000 and last for one year.