Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO SUPPORT GRASSROOTS INITIATIVES TO INSPIRE COMMUNITY ACTION TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT, CONSUMERS, AND PUBLIC HEALTH.
THE ROSE FOUNDATION FOR COMMUNITIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT BELIEVES IN THE POWER OF INFORMED COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. COMMUNITY GRANT MAKING PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN A BRIDGE BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND ORGANIZED PHILANTHROPY, AND TO STRATEGICALLY SUPPORT PROJECTS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROTECT THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND COMMUNITY AND CONSUMER RIGHTS; PROMOTE COLLABORATION BETWEEN LABOR, ENVIRONMENTAL, BUSINESS, CONSUMER AND SOCIAL INTERESTS; CULTIVATE A NEW GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS AND SOCIAL POLICY LEADERS; AND, RESPECT THE INALIENABLE RIGHTS PROTECTED BY OUR NATIONS CONSTITUTION, AND THE ESSENTIAL HUMAN RIGHTS TO CLEAN AIR, CLEAN WATER, AND INDIVIDUAL DIGNITY AND PRIVACY.
NEW VOICES ARE RISING WORKS WITH OAKLAND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR THAT SUFFER DISPROPORTIONATELY FROM TOXIC POLLUTION AND RELATED ILLNESS. THE NEW VOICES PROGRAM BUILDS OUR STUDENTS CONFIDENCE, DEVELOPS THEIR LEADERSHIP AND ANALYTICAL SKILLS, TEACHES THEM ACTIVIST SKILLS, AND TRAINS THEM TO LEAD THEIR GENERATIONS FIGHT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, CLIMATE PROTECTION AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE. PROGRAM COMPONENTS INCLUDE A SUMMER LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, SCHOOL TERM FELLOWSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS WITH CLIMATE JUSTICE NON-PROFITS AND BUSINESSES, AND FIELD TRIPS TO EXPLORE ENVIRONMENTAL CAREERS AND VOLUNTEER OPTIONS.
THE GRASSROOTS FUND SUPPORTS SMALL GRASSROOTS GROUPS THROUGHOUT GREATER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THAT ARE TACKLING TOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS INCLUDING TOXIC POLLUTION, URBAN SPRAWL, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION OF OUR RIVERS AND WILD PLACES, AS WELL AS, OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR HEALTH. THE FUND WORKS TO STRENGTHEN THE GRASSROOTS BASE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT WITH STRATEGICALLY TARGETED GRANTS AND A CAPACITY BUILDING TRAINING PROGRAM FOR GRANTEES. THE GRASSROOTS FUND IS SUPPORTED BY NUMEROUS FOUNDATIONS AND HELPS BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN ORGANIZED PHILANTHROPY AND SMALL, COMMUNITY-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT MANY FOUNDATIONS HAVE PROBLEMS REACHING.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Tim Little | Executive Dir. | 40 | $119,997 |
| Jill Ratner | PRESIDENT | 30 | $65,100 |
| Kyle Livie | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Allan Ramo | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Cindy Tsai Schultz | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David Michelfelder | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ellen Hauskens | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Nancy Berlin | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Marybelle Nzegwu | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Amy Lyons | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Hendrick | Vice President | 1 | $0 |
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