Our Grantees

Acera Education Innovation exists to partner with teachers, public schools and district leaders to cultivate a love of learning through student choice, voice, agency and hands-on STEM learning. By offering customizable and scalable programs, we form partnerships that lead to long-term success: highly engaged students who experience the joy of learning—and who become inspired to tackle the challenges of our changing world. Acera Education Innovation currently works with 82 school districts in 6 countries, serving 456 teachers and over 8,500 students. 

Biodiversity Builders℠ (BB) is an environmental education program designed to inspire and empower youth to be Earth Stewards and make an ecological impact in their communities. Students learn how to: build and restorebiodiversity and local ecosystems; design gardens using native plants; operate a business where they collectively define mission, vision and values and implement a large native plant sales event; and advocate for nature-based solutions to climate change. 

The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell envisions ending generational poverty in Greater Lowell, MA, through inspiring and enabling young people, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens. It serves all young people ages 8-18, across diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds. The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell seeks to create a safe environment that meets its members’ basic needs and supports their education and growth into a healthy and stable adulthood.  

Mass Audubon is the largest nature-based conservation organization in New England. Founded in 1896 by two women who fought for the protection of birds, Mass Audubon carries on their legacy by focusing on the greatest challenges facing the environment today: the loss of biodiversity, inequitable access to nature, and climate change. With the help of over 160,000 members and supporters, Mass Audubon protects wildlife, conserves and restores resilient land, and advocates for impactful environmental policies. Mass Audubon also offers nationally recognized education programs for adults and children and provides endless opportunities to experience the outdoors at our wildlife sanctuaries. 

Since its founding in 1986, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) has been the leading organization building the movement to foster evidence-based approaches to psychedelics and the people who use them. When used safely and responsibly, psychedelics have the potential to promote personal growth and well-being and treat various mental health conditions. MAPS believes that rather than criminalizing or stigmatizing people who use psychedelics, we should instead look at psychedelics as one of the frontline tools that people may consider when pursuing optimal health and wellness. 

The Native Plant Trust is the nation’s first plant conservation organization and the only one solely focused on New England’s native plants. The Native Plant Trust works throughout New England to save native plants in the wild, grow them for gardens and restorations, and educate others on their value and use. Their team develops new insights, creates cutting-edge tools, and fosters collaborations that advance their own work and that of peer plant conservation organizations.  

The ProHuman Foundation believes in embracing a foundational truth: that every person is a unique individual united by our shared humanity. It envisions a future where the inherent dignity of every person is valued—and where communities are united in recognition of our shared humanity. Guided by three core values – growth mindset, social harmony, and positive connections – it seeks to promote this truth through educator grants, resources, and trainings across the U.S.    here