Latest Grantee Impact Stories

Richard Hamilton, a Klamath Tribe member and forest restoration leader, works with Lomakatsi and Blue Forest to revive ecosystems through Indigenous fire practices and collaborative restoration efforts that protect landscapes, create jobs, and build resilience against catastrophic wildfires.

By directing historic investments into community banks, the Economic Opportunity Coalition is expanding access to capital, empowering small businesses, and strengthening the foundation of a more inclusive, resilient national economy.

The Traditional Grains Mixture Project is focused on studying if innovations around an ancient practice — growing mixed grains in a single field — can improve global food security.

The Amana Project is creating a transformative financial system to support smallholder farmers provide more nutritious food to schools while restoring soil health and safeguarding biodiversity.

Three million women in Kenya have turned to an AI-enabled text messaging service in Swahili that empowers them to access essential care from pregnancy to postpartum.

Reducing municipal costs, easing the burden on emergency services, and providing the community with the power to endure and recover.

The Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator is creating jobs and supporting U.S. ingenuity by providing pilot funding, mentorship, market access, and more to entrepreneurs using innovation to help communities.

A Big Bets fellow helps lead efforts in the Dominican Republic to harvest harmful seaweed through a collaboration with fishing communities, and pass it on to industries that use it.

Over 9 million U.S. households still face the danger of lead-contaminated drinking water, but BlueConduit, supported by The Rockefeller Foundation, is using AI to accurately locate and replace lead pipes, saving cities millions and protecting public health.

Local leaders from across the United States convened with small businesses and community organizations to drive economic opportunity and support a just green transition.