criteria for grants

The following criteria guide the Porter Family Foundation’s grant making decisions with respect to the environment and climate change:

• Will it have a measurable impact on lowering carbon emmissions in the next 10 years to help achieve the goals recommended by the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report of October 2018?

• Does it raise awareness and inspire action by citizens and their community?

• Does it influence elected representatives at the local, state and/or federal level to support policies which reduce carbon emissions, mitigate climate change, promote social equity and protect the natural world?

• Will the funds lead an organization or local government to become active, or partner with others, to take effective action against climate change and build a sustainable community?

• Can the project learning or outcome be replicated to be used by others?

• Does it consider the needs of disadvataged communities and serve to accelerate their participation and leadership in climate action?