GROUNDWORK USA INC

Building thriving and resilient neighborhoods - the organization collaborates with groundwork affiliates to transform neglected land and waterways into community assets that reduce environmental harms, increase community wealth, and create new opportunities for joy and connection outdoors. In 2024, the organization awarded $2,457,200 to support multi-year green space, urban forestry, and stormwater infrastructure projects across the network in addition to supporting place-based programming through coaching, facilitated peer-learning, and data and evaluation services. Through our climate safe neighborhood program, groundwork affiliates engaged over 10,000 residents - including nearly 200 paid resident advisory group members - in the creation of neighborhood climate resilience action plans. Through the land use innovation initiative, we funded five affiliate projects aimed at expanding the role of residents in brownfield transformations. And, through our climate preparedness and land restoration program, we've invested $4.3m in seed funding in 13 projects aimed at addressing the human impacts of extreme heat and flooding. Our recently completed evaluation of these projects showed that every dollar invested in these projects returned $9.25 back to the community in ecosystem benefits.