2026 Grants
Healthy Water
Clean Wisconsin, for its water protection programs
Cleveland Water Alliance, for general operations
Current Innovations, for general operations
Ecology Center, for the Great Lakes PFAS Action Network
Elevate Energy, to help communities make decisions about data center locations
Freshwater Future, for general operations and re-granting
Friends of the Chicago River to support the Greater Chicago Watershed Alliance
Michigan League of Conservation Voters Education Fund, for the Protecting Michigan’s Water From Source to Tap campaign
National Wildlife Federation-Great Lakes Regional Office, for the Healing Our Waters coalition
Windward Fund, for the Daybreak Funder Collaborative
Strengthening Learning Communities for Equity
Civic News Service, for Chalkbeat Chicago
New Venture Fund, Research Partnership for Professional Learning, for Teacher Leadership as a Driver of Professional Learning and Instructional Improvement in Chicago
Springpoint, for CPS High School Professional Learning Community to Transform Student Learning Experiences
Teach Plus, for in-school instructional programs
Teachers Supporting Teachers, for Impact Teams in CPS
The Chicago Public Education Fund, for Chicago Leads
University of Chicago Kersten Institute for Public Education, for the Consortium on School Research Investor Council
World Savvy, to strengthen instructional leaders and student engagement in CPS high schools
Strategic Investments
Educators for Excellence, for EdPWR
Democracy Forward, for general operations
Lambda Legal Defense & Education Council, for general operations
Movement Voter Project, for general operations
National Immigrant Justice Center, for general operations
