Our 2023 Grantees are:

For Climate and Sustainability:

Intersectional Environmentalist
La Mujer Obrera
Lenape Nation of PA
Native Seeds Search

For Active Transportation:

People for Mobility Justice
Prime Ability
Ride for Racial Justice
Streets for All

We will be granting these organizations $40,000 in total through eight $5,000 grants.

Nominations for 2024 are open!

In 2021, Climate Ride created an action grants program to support organizations fighting systemic racism, and making progress on environmental and social justice. We’ve granted $80,000 so far.

Chosen from over 50 nominees, the 2021 grant winners were Front and Centered, Louisiana Bucket Brigade, Prime Ability, and Uplift Climate. In the summer of 2022, we renewed their grants, issuing an additional $5,000 to each organization.

In 2022, we renewed the grants to each of the 2021 grantees, sending out an additional $5,000 to each organization. We also doubled the number of organizations receiving grants by creating two categories of grantees – one for organizations working on environmental issues and one for organizations creating access to cycling and the outdoors for communities that traditionally have been denied it. We donated $5,000 to each of the eight recipient organizations for a total of $40,000. With the grant renewal, we gave $60,000 in 2022.

Our 2022 grantees were chosen from nearly 100 nominees. The grantees for Environmental Justice were: Honor the Earth, Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program, Native Sun Community Power Development, and Farming Hope. Our 2022 Access Grantees were: Poder, Spokeland, Black Girls Do Bike NYC, and the National InterScholastic Cycling Association. Read more about them below.

This program is the result of the incredible efforts of Climate Ride participants and donors who supported the Climate Ride cause on our events and through our Annual Fund. Our goal is to continue to grow these action grants moving forward.

For these grants, we used a crowd-sourced and community-based selection process. Potential grantees were nominated by members of the Climate Ride community and then decided on by a panel through ranked-choice voting. Special consideration is given to organizations led by BIPOC, LGBTQIA, and women.

Take a moment to learn more about these organizations below. Many of these nonprofits also joined our beneficiary network, so you can choose to support their work on the Green Fondo or other Climate Ride events.

MISSION: Native Seeds/SEARCH seeks to find, protect and preserve the seeds of the people of the Greater Southwest so that these arid adapted crops may benefit all peoples and nourish a changing world.

“The grant from Climate Ride will help conserve heirloom seeds of the Southwest and ensure they are grown and shared with farmers and gardeners throughout the region.” Lissa Marinaro, Marketing & Development Director

Learn more > www.nativeseeds.org

Connect and get involved with their work:

On Instagram @nativeseedssearch

On Facebook

On Twitter @NativeSeedsSRCH

See other Environmental Justice Action Grantees here.

Photo Credit: Joshua Strong.

MISSION: Ride for Racial Justice is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and exists to ensure access to resources, education, and community for Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) cyclists and to dismantle systemic racism so that EVERYONE can feel safe, free, and empowered to ride a bicycle.

Learn more > www.rideforracialjustice.org

Connect and get involved with their work:

On Instagram @rideforracialjustice

On Facebook

On Twitter @JusticeRiderz

See other Environmental Justice Action Grantees here.

MISSION: We believe:

  • Everyone has the right to use our streets and public spaces safely, comfortably, and efficiently regardless of their age, income, race, gender, geography, or abilities.
  • Now is the time for bold action. Small, incremental steps will not suffice when thousands of lives are cut short by traffic violence each year and climate change threatens our very existence.
  • Everyone benefits from complete streets, which offer safety, comfort, and convenience for all users.
  • Long-term planning is always more effective than a quick fix. All too often, major infrastructure projects suffer from short-term thinking. We support transformative plans that will put us on the right path today to creating a better, safer, and healthier future for us all.
  • We have the potential to become a model for other cities to emulate as we fight climate change and make strides to solve our congestion and traffic violence crises.
  • We will only accomplish our goals by welcoming views from a wide swath of advocates, including people of all races, genders, ages, abilities, neighborhoods, and backgrounds.

Learn more > www.streetsforall.org

Connect and get involved with their work:

On Instagram @streetsforall

On Facebook @streetsforall

See other Environmental Justice Action Grantees here.

MISSION: We have established a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to increasing awareness of Lenape history and culture. Created to join together the members of the Lenape Nation and anyone else interested in continuing the development of the language and culture of the Lenape people, the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania is active in the revival of tradition and community. We encourage partnerships among people and organizations in order to foster cultural, historical, and environmental education and preservation.

Learn more > www.lenape-nation.org

Connect and get involved with their work:

On Facebook

See other Environmental Justice Action Grantees here.

MISSION: As a new 501c3, IE is committed to developing and improving transparency and reciprocity with our community and partners in an effort to co-create meaningful impact for people + planet. Our commitment to shifting the narrative of environmental storytelling to center diversity and joy will continue to be rooted in the values of the environmental justice movement and our community.

We’re thrilled to have been selected for this Climate Ride grant. As a small environmental justice organization, we recognize how important and impactful it is to fund grassroots efforts – thank you Climate Ride for prioritizing climate justice and supporting our mission of increasing awareness and access to education around intersectional environmentalism. – Sabs Katz, Cofounder and Partnerships Lead

Learn more > www.intersectionalenvironmentalist.com

Connect and get involved with their work:

On Instagram @intersectionalenvironmentalist

On Facebook

On Twitter @isxenviro

See other Environmental Justice Action Grantees here.

MISSION: As a Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) collective, we seed critical consciousness about mobility justice across all communities. Our Vision is for people to have the freedom and resources to move in public spaces with love and dignity.

People for Mobility Justice is honored to receive the Climate Ride Environmental Justice Action Grant. This donation will help us continue to offer free bicycle safety classes and advocate for Mobility Justice across all communities. – Maryanne Aguirre, Project Director

Learn more > www.peopleformobilityjustice.org

Connect and get involved with their work:

On Instagram @peopleformobilityjustice

On Facebook

On Twitter @isxenviro

See other Environmental Justice Action Grantees here.

Prime Ability

Mission: The mission of Prime Ability is to build communities and inspire the lives of young people through fitness.

The amount of obstacles students go through each day in order to just walk into the door and attend school can be enormous. In many instances, staying focused, steadfast, and avoiding distractions in our environments can be tough when you’re struggling just to survive. No matter what happens in life, our abilities will always shine when we want them to. We just have to put the work in. Our stories are what make us ‘Prime’. We all have something to share with the world.

“Prime Ability is honored to receive the $5,000 Climate Ride grant. Prime Ability will be using these funds to support our NICA mountain biking team this upcoming season (jerseys, shirts, shoes, bikes, travel expenses). We know that these funds will greatly help in bringing our program to the next level and we are ready to continue to impact students all throughout DC with the power of bikes.” –Alex Clark, Founder

Help connect and amplify their work through social. Social Media Handles:

Twitter: @broadwayclark

Instagram @primeability

Learn more > https://www.stayprimeability.com/

See other Environmental Justice Action Grantees here.

 


MISSION: To help Native nations use renewable energy systems, train a Native renewable energy workforce, educate young people about climate change and the environment, and develop civic skills and capacity among Native people to provide leadership for a just transition and the pathway to energy sovereignty.

Native Sun is a Native-led Nonprofit organization that promotes energy efficiency, renewable energy and equitable energy transition through education, workforce training and demonstration. To help Native nations and people lead the way to a climate future by realizing the economic and environmental benefits of Indigenous perspective within the transition to clean energy, engaging in civic and democratic life in ways that advance a just energy transition, and progressing toward the future of energy sovereignty.

“Thank you, Climate Ride, for helping to strengthen Native American communities.”
~ Bob Blake, Executive Director

Connect and get involved with their work:

On Facebook

On Twitter

See other Environmental Justice Action Grantees here.

MISSION: The Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program (FFRP) is a nonprofit organization that provides career support to formerly incarcerated firefighters and those currently incarcerated in California’s Conservation Camps; who are interested in careers in the Wildland and Forestry sector. FFRP was developed in direct response to the growing need for wildfire-related personnel. Their mission is to increase wildfire personnel from non-traditional and underrepresented communities, providing them the training, skills, resources, and experiences needed to secure gainful employment.

“Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program is honored to receive the $5,000 Climate Ride grant. FFRP will use these funds to support our cohort participants, to expand the program to reach more participants, and to implement pre-fire fuel treatment projects.” –Brandon Smith, Co-Founder & Executive Director

Learn more> forestryfirerp.org

Connect and get involved with their work:

On Instagram: @ffrp.ca

On Facebook

On Twitter: @ForestryFire

See other Environmental Justice Action Grantees here.

MISSION: Our interest is in introducing the joy of cycling to urban women and girls of color who often do not have access to green spaces. Our aim is to make women feel comfortable riding in New York City, so that they can decrease their reliance on cars, ride-shares, and mass transit by using bikes as a green alternative.

Black Girls Do Bike – NY is a diverse group of women who believe that any and all bikes are great. We train women to be competent in basic riding, group riding, and mechanical skills. We create and lead rides all season long from the beginner “Short and Sassy” level (5-10 miles) to the advanced “Go Big or Go Home” level (60-100+ miles). Our fully volunteer organization partnered as mechanics for New York City’s car-free Summer Streets and the 5-boro Bike Ride.

“The Environment Justice Action grant will enable us to formally train some of our members as licensed cycling instructors (LCIs), allowing us to expand our urban cycling skills workshops and rides into more communities. Additionally, the grant will help us to provide off-season training during the winter – including cycling specific yoga and cycling specific strength training – to keep riders engaged, healthy, and ready for their next car-free spring. Lastly, the grant will begin to help us pilot our next phase – moving our urban cyclists into green space to ride on trails and gravel. There are very, very few Black woman and woman of color in gravel riding despite its growing popularity. We want to introduce more of these women to riding outside the city to allow them to have a greater access to green space and appreciation for its importance. The funds will begin to support travel, equipment, and entry fees to gravel rides and races to those for whom the costs would be prohibitive.” -Lisa Gillespie, Leader/Shero

Learn more > linktr.ee/bgdbnyc

Connect and get involved with their work:

On Instagram @black_girls_do_bike_nyc

On Facebook

See other Environmental Justice Action Grantees here.