Mission

The Environmental Justice (EJ) Fund is a national membership organization dedicated to strengthening the environmental justice movement. It helps build the capacity of environmental justice networks to strengthen their funding and programs. The networks themselves, while distinct, are all comprised of community-based organizations working to achieve environmental and economic justice, and are led by communities of color. The EJ Fund was founded by six environmental justice networks in 1995. The Asian Pacific Environmental Network is the EJ Fund's California-based member organization.

Issues

Air pollution, Brownfields development, Children's health, Community organizing, Energy, Environmental racism, Facility siting, Housing, Lead, Parks & recreation, Pesticides, Recycling, Transportation, Toxics, Urban sprawl, U.S./Mexico border, Waste disposal, Water pollution, Wildlife, Worker safety

Activities

Technical assistance, Fund raising

Programs/
Projects

The EJ Fund will be in transition and on hiatus until 2003

Constitutency

Multi-ethnic

Geographical Focus

National

Staff

2

Membership Base

People of color, Grassroots, Coalitions/Networks

Publications

Resource documents available online.

Annuual Budget

$500,000-1,000,000

Year Founded

1996