Rooted in Justice 2025-2026
May 2026 Program Update:
The Cedar Tree Foundation is excited to announce 7 new grant awards for the 2025-2026 grant cycle of the Rooted in Justice Program. See full list below.
The Rooted in Justice program used a Letter of Inquiry process for the first time in this grant cycle, with 55 organizations responding. 16 organizations were invited to submit full proposals, which were reviewed by an outside review panel. In the end, 7 organizations rose to the top and were awarded 2-year Rooted in Justice grants in the amount of $25,000/year with an additional $6,000 in professional development funding (half of which is designated for youth professional development).
As always, Cedar Tree would like to take this opportunity to thank the outside review panel who had the challenging task of reviewing the finalist proposals and recommending the cohort. They approached this task with thoughtfulness, and we appreciate their time and care.
This Rooted in Justice cohort is the last cohort of new grantees in this program. The Cedar Tree Foundation is spending down all of its assets and closing (see announcement at top of page for more details). Starting in Fall 2026, the Rooted in Justice program will shift focus to support current grantees and program alumni. There will be no additional opportunities for funding through this program.
Please find below a list of all Rooted in Justice grantees over time, with links to their organizations. We hope you will be as inspired by them as we are.
2026 ROOTED IN JUSTICE GRANT AWARDS
Cadillac Urban Gardens, Project Support for Roots Rising Youth Program, $25,000 x 2 years plus $6,000 in professional development funds.
Good Journey Development Foundation, Project Support for Our Community Our World—Bustani Ya Upenda, $25,000 x 2 years plus $6,000 in professional development funds.
Groundwork RVA, Project Support for Green Team, $25,000 x 2 years plus $6,000 in professional development funds.
Norris Square Neighborhood Project, Project Support for Raíces de Cambio, $25,000 x 2 years plus $6,000 in professional development funds.
One Art Community Center, Project Support for One Art Summer Youth STEP Program, $25,000 x 2 years plus $6,000 in professional development funds.
Ordinarie Heroes, Project Support for SOW Hope Farm Youth Program, $25,000 x 2 years plus $6,000 in professional development funds.
Virginia Community Voice, Project Support for Greening ARCA Program, $25,000 x 2 years plus $6,000 in professional development funds.
2025 ROOTED IN JUSTICE GRANT AWARDS
City Blossoms, Project Support for the Youth Entrepreneurship Cooperative Program, $25,000 x 2 years.
Dream of Wild Health, Project Support for the Native Youth Education Leadership Program, $25,000 x 2 years
Friends of Refugees, Project Support for the Growing Leaders Program $25,000 x 2 years
Urban Community Agrinomics, Project Support for the YouCan Youth Program $25,000 x 2 years
2025 ROOTED IN JUSTICE ONE-TIME AWARDS:
Athens Land Trust, Project Support for the Young Urban Farmers Program, $5,000
Change Today, Change Tomorrow, Project Support for the Youth Advisory Council $5,000
Montclair Community Farm, Project Support for the Farmpreneur Program $5,000
Virginia Community Voice, Project Support for the ARCA Program $5,000
2024 ROOTED IN JUSTICE GRANT AWARDS
BK Rot Inc. for general support, $10,000
Comité de Apoyo a los Trabajadores Agrícolas, Inc. for project support for Youth Food Justice Internship Program, $25,000 x 2 years
Cultivate Charlottesville for project support for Youth Food Justice Internship Program, $25,000
Detroit Food Academy for project support for the Advanced Afterschool Leadership Program, $25,000 x 2 years
Green Guerillas Inc. for project support for Youth Empowerment Pipeline, $25,000 x 2 years
Groundwork Southcoast’s for project support for Green Team, $25,000 x 2 years
Grow Dat Youth Farm for project support for Youth Leadership Program, $25,000
Grow Windham, $10,000 for General Support
Growing Hope Inc. for project support for the Teen Leadership Program, $25,000 x 2 years
Jones Valley Teaching Farm for project support for Youth Leadership Program, $10,000
Mary Mitchell Family and Youth Center for project support for the Food Justice Club, $25,000 x 2 years
Movement Education Outdoors for West End Raices Youth Leadership Garden, $25,000 x 2 years
TSNE project support for FRESH New London’s Youth Programs, $25,000 x 2 years
Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund for VietLead’s Youth work at Resilient Roots Community Farm, $10,000
2024 ROOTED IN JUSTICE ONE-TIME AWARDS:
Selma Center for Nonviolence, Truth & Reconciliation for project support of The Local Farm Cooperative, $3,000
Norris Square Neighborhood Project for project Support for Youth Leadership Programs, $3,000
2023 ROOTED IN JUSTICE COHORT
BK Rot Inc. for general support, $25,000
Cultivate Charlottesville for project support for Youth Food Justice Leadership Program, $25,000
Grow Dat Youth Farm for project support for Youth Leadership Program, $25,000
Jones Valley Teaching Farm for project support for Youth Leadership Program, $25,000
Grow Windham, $25,000
Urban Affairs Coalition for VietLead’s Youth work at Resilient Roots Community Farm, $20,000
2022 ROOTED IN JUSTICE COHORT
Cultivate Charlottesville for program support for Youth Food Justice Leadership Program, $25,000
ECO City Farm for program support for Youth Leadership Program, $25,000
Grow Dat Youth Farm for program support for Youth Leadership Program, $25,000
Jones Valley Teaching Farm for program support for Youth Leadership Program, $25,000
2022 ROOTED IN JUSTICE ONE-TIME AWARDS:
Athens Land Trust for program support for Young Urban Farmer Program, $5,000
Cultural Arts Coalition Inc. for program support for Environmental Ambassadors Youth Summit, $5,000
Hand Heart and Soul Project Inc. for program support for Youth Agriculture Program, $5,000
Soil and Soul Inc. for program support for Youth Leadership Program, $5,000
Ridge to Reefs Inc. for project support for Baltimore Compost Collective, $5,000
2021 ROOTED IN JUSTICE COHORT
BK Rot Inc. for general support, $25,000; Renewed for an additional year in 2022
Maine Community Integration for project support for youth led urban agriculture program, $20,000; Renewed for an additional year in 2022
Urban Affairs Coalition for project support for VietLead’s youth work at Resilient Roots Community Farm, $20,000; Renewed for an additional year in 2022
Windham Regional Community Council, Inc. for project support for Grow Windham, $25,000; Renewed for an additional year in 2022
Rockaway Youth Task Force Inc. for general support of Rockaway Roots, $20,000
Click HERE to review the 2025-2026 Grant Cycle Program Description and RFP
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