Grants 2026
Alachua County
Gainesville, FL
$110,000
Project: Providing funding for a solar array to be installed on an Alachua County building in order to generate long term utility savings, and, funding the initiation and maintenance of a community investment fund that will use those savings to assist citizens in energy burdened neighborhoods with weatherization and energy efficiency.
American Friends Services Committee
Philadelphia, PA
$10,000
Project: For the People of the Land program of the American Friends Service Committee.
Chef Empowerment
Gainesville, FL
$8,865.04
Project: General operating support for the youth seed to table internship program for farm to table culinary learning and expansion of garden beds.
Chef Empowerment
Gainesville, FL
$34,650
Project: General operating support for emergency food assistance by providing prepared meals to families who have lost SNAP funding. This includes purchase of a Shrunk Tunnel to safely wrap and label meals for distribution.
Chef Empowerment
Gainesville, FL
$14,456.94
Project: General operating support for expansion of Chef Empowerment Auxiliary Farm, due diligence and equipment purchase.
Chef Empowerment
Gainesville, FL
$90,350
Project: General operating support for summer cooking program for Greater Duval Summer Sling. Part time media coordinator, and purchase of the mobile kitchen food trailer
Cultural Arts Coalition
Gainesville, FL
$25,000
Project: General operating support for the Cultural Arts Coalition bookkeeping and payroll services.
Farm to Table
Santa Fe, NM
$20,000
Project: General Operating Grant to help build a local, healthy, equitable and sustainable food system throughout the state of New Mexico.
Forage, Inc. d/b/a Working Food
Gainesville, FL
$5,000
Project: General operating support for expansion of emergency fresh food distribution efforts by purchasing refrigerators, bins and a storage shed.
Forage, Inc. d/b/a Working Food
Gainesville, FL
$35,000
Project: General operating support for operating expenses and Reserve Fund.
Forage, Inc. d/b/a Working Food
Gainesville, FL
$70,000
Project: General operating support for operating expenses of Working Food programs.
Forage, Inc. d/b/a Working Food
Gainesville, FL
$7,000
Project: General support for Working Food to coordinate a field-based learning trip for three partner organizations in order to further develop a collaborative planning initiative that will inform the development of a shared, multi-partner farm campus.
Franklin County CDC
Greenfield, MA
$8,332
Project: To support the funding of a new Community based loan fund in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts.
Franklin County CDC
Greenfield, MA
$8,339
Project: To support the funding of a new Community based loan fund in the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts
Gaining Ground
Concord, MA
$5,000
Project: General Operating with focus on volunteer workforce training.
Greater Duval Neighborhood Association
Gainesville, FL
$5,000
Project: General operating support for the Greater Duval Neighborhood Association Building Futures event for youth empowerment.
Greater Duval Neighborhood Association
Gainesville, FL
$22,000
Project: General operating support for the Greater Duval Neighborhood Association administrative expenses necessary to build and expand programs for youth and seniors in the Duval Neighborhood.
Health Care Without Harm
Reston, VA
$333,333
Project: Development of Food Is Medicine Northeast Food Project.
Rebuilding Together North Central Florida
Gainesville, FL
$35,000
Project: General support for continued expansion of the CWC’s organizational capacity and core operations (energy surveys, energy upgrades, training, recruitment, and outreach) as they undertake an ambitious agenda implementing their Best Practices Manual, continuing research on effective energy efficiency measures and partnering with IFAS extension for county and state-wide outreach.
Rebuilding Together North Central Florida
Gainesville, FL
$12,500
Project: General support for a community fund pilot project, engaging leaders in 3 targeted neighborhoods to develop criteria and a process for determining weatherization and home upgrades in the 3 neighborhoods and implementing the upgrades.
The Lydia B. Stokes Foundation is committed to the Quaker philosophy of peace and justice. The Foundation supports building resilient, healthy communities by focusing on social and economic justice, regenerative organic agriculture, viable, healthy ecosystems, quality of life issues, development of local food systems, local energy security and peace initiatives.
This vision of interconnected Life and Living Values directs our grant making and drives our investment decisions