Deadline: August 31, 2008

Outdoor gear and clothing company, Patagonia, provides funding for environmental work and is most interested in making grants to organizations that identify and work on the root causes of problems and that approach issues with a commitment to long-term change. Most grants are in the range of $3,000 to $8,000 each.

Patagonia supports "small, grassroots activist organizations with provocative direct-action agendas, working on multi-pronged campaigns to preserve and protect the environment." The company funds work that is action-oriented; builds public involvement and support; is strategic; focuses on root causes; and accomplishes specific goals and objectives.

The company's funding is limited to the United States, Canada, Japan, Chile, Argentina, United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Luxembourg, Italy, Ireland, Germany, France, Denmark, Belgium, or Austria. The company does not fund organizations without 501c3 status or a comparable fiscal sponsor; general environmental education efforts; land acquisition, land trusts, or conservation easements; research, unless it is in direct support of a developed plan for specific action to alleviate an environmental problem; environmental conferences; endowment funds; or political campaigns.

Proposals are accepted through the Patagonia website during the months of April and August each year, or year-round at local retail Patagonia stores.

For more information, visit Patagonia Environmental Grant Program.