Community Partners

Algalita Marine Research and Education is the pioneering organization that sparked the global movement to end plastic pollution nearly 30 years ago. Founded in 1994 by Capt. Charles Moore, Algalita was the first to shine an international spotlight on the swirling soup of plastic waste accumulating in the Pacific Ocean—what the world now knows as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

The Aotearoa Plastic Pollution Alliance is a network of scientists, researchers, activists, community leaders, educators, artists, consultants, businesses, lawyers, medical practitioners and many more, working to prevent and mitigate plastic pollution in Aotearoa (New Zealand), Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa (Pacific Ocean), and beyond. We aim to use our privilege and positionality to promote Mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge), Pasifika traditions, and other Indigenous knowledge systems, alongside Western science, into local, national, regional, and global responses to plastic pollution. Our members facilitate and participate in a range of interdisciplinary academic research, citizen science, activism and advocacy, art displays, and public events in our work against plastic pollution, and our advocacy targets holistic and effective systemic responses to prevent plastic pollution at the source, while working towards best management and recovery of the pollution already in our world. As a not-for-profit organisation, we depend on our community’s unwavering vision of a plastic pollution-free world.

The Bay Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, implements innovative nature-based solutions that enhance ecosystems, increase coastal resilience, and benefit communities. Since 1990, The Bay Foundation’s team of science and communication experts has been advancing restoration, research, and stewardship. The breadth and depth of its work spans ocean, coastal, and community-centered initiatives, all while addressing the impacts of climate change across these interconnected systems.

Our mission is simple yet audacious: to make Blue Mind common knowledge and practice, accessible to everyone.

#BreakFreeFromPlastic is the global movement working to achieve a future free from plastic pollution. More than 13,000 organizations and individuals around the world have come together to demand reductions in single-use plastics and to advocate for lasting solutions to the plastic pollution crisis. BFFP members work together to bring about systemic change by tackling plastic pollution across the whole value chain - from extraction to disposal - focusing on prevention rather than cure. We believe in a world where the land, sky, oceans, and water is home to an abundance of life, not an abundance of plastic, and where the air we breathe, the water we drink and the food we eat is free of toxic by-products of plastic pollution. In this world the principles of environmental justice, social justice, public health, and human rights lead government policy, not the demands of elites and corporations. This is a future we believe in and are creating together.

The mission of Californians Against Waste is to protect communities by eliminating the pollution inherent in the extraction and disposal of natural resources. CAW believes in preventing waste at its source and holding producers responsible throughout a product's lifecycle to transition California to a thriving circular economy.

Founded in 1977, Californians Against Waste is a non-profit environmental research and advocacy organization that identifies, develops, promotes and monitors policy solutions to pollution and conservation problems posing a threat to public health and the environment. Californians Against Waste's history has demonstrated it to be one of the nation's oldest and most effective non-profit environmental organization advocating for the implementation of waste reduction and recycling policies and programs.

Guided by advanced science, CEH reduces exposure to toxic chemicals in our air, water, soil, food, and the products we use every day.

Climate Revival is dedicated to mobilizing communities of faith and people of color through the power of storytelling, art, and culture to combat climate change, promote environmental justice, and inspire the transition to a healthier planet. We inform and empower people to understand that the pollution giving our families cancer and asthma is the very same pollution driving climate change. They are not separate problems — they are one crisis with one solution: moving toward clean energy that protects our health, our children, and our future. Co-founded by Grammy-nominated artist and actress Antonique Smith and renowned climate champion Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr., Climate Revival bridges faith, culture, and climate action to educate, uplift, and mobilize communities across the nation toward love, justice, and care for God’s creation.

Dashboard.Earth is a free app that makes it easy—and rewarding—to help the planet. Whether you’re saving water, composting at home, or riding the bus, your actions add up to local impact. Track your impact, earn prizes, and be part of a growing community creating real change right here in Southern California.

Earth Island Institute is an international environmental organization and fiscal sponsor to more than seventy-five projects working in the areas of conservation, wildlife protection, climate change solutions, women's environmental leadership, Indigenous communities, sustainable agriculture and food systems, community resilience, environmental justice, and more.

Eco Equity guides companies, organizations, and governments in advancing sustainable solutions that meet today’s climate challenges. With decades of experience and a proven track record in policy development and strategic advisory, Eco Equity helps to navigate the complexities of environmental change, ensuring that initiatives not only meet regulatory demands but also set new standards for sustainability.

ECOTON (Ecological Observation and Wetlands Conservation) is a research-driven environmental organization working across Indonesia’s river ecosystems to promote participatory and integrated water resource management. Its programs address critical challenges including water pollution, plastic waste, riverbank erosion, and the conservation of upstream forests and springs, while actively restoring riparian habitats to enhance bank stability and biodiversity within the Surabaya River’s Fish Sanctuary Area.

Fenceline Watch is an environmental justice community-based organization located in the East End of Houston, TX, dedicated to eradicating multigenerational toxic harm faced by fenceline communities. Houston is home to the largest petrochemical complex in the nation, home to over 600 petrochemical facilities. Our communities at the fenceline of industry live with the constant threat of leaks, fires, and explosions. Our three pillars of work are petrochemicals, response to chemical disasters, and protecting the democratic process.

Good Energy is a narrative change nonprofit building infrastructure in TV and film to move climate stories from the margins of culture to the mainstream. Founded in 2019 with support from Bloomberg Philanthropies, we partner with leading entertainment companies, creators, and academic institutions to produce research, co-design engagement strategies and programming for senior TV and film creatives, develop open-source tools, and provide direct story support - enabling authentic, strategic, and commercially successful climate storytelling to be embedded across Hollywood slates and reach millions of viewers. Hollywood can do more than entertain - it can build the narrative foundation for climate action. Good Energy equips the television and film industry with research-backed tools, insights, and support to tell compelling climate stories at scale. From academic studies to convenings of high-level creators to groundbreaking resources and hands-on consulting on TV and film projects, we’re building the narrative infrastructure the industry needs to tell climate stories that change how society understands and responds to the crisis. By equipping creators and institutions upstream, Good Energy’s impact flows downstream into stories that reach mass audiences.

GreenLatinos is a national non-profit of Latino/a/e leaders confronting national and local environmental issues in the Latino community. We envision a healthy and equitable society where communities of color are liberated from disproportionate environmental burdens, free to breathe fresh air, drink pure water, access clean transportation, and enjoy our majestic public lands, ocean, and waters. We are emboldened by the power and wisdom of our culture, united to demand equity and dismantle racism, resourced to win our environmental, conservation, and climate justice battles, and driven to secure our political, economic, cultural, and environmental liberation.

Greenpeace is a global network of independent campaigning organizations that use peaceful protest and creative confrontation to expose global environmental problems and promote solutions that are essential to a green, just, and joyful future.

Grove Collaborative is the one-stop online destination for everyday essentials that create a healthier home and planet. Explore thousands of thoughtfully vetted products for every room and everyone in your home, including household cleaning, personal care, health and wellness, laundry, clean beauty, kitchen, pantry, kids, baby, pet care, and beyond. Everything Grove sells meets a higher standard — from health to sustainability and performance — so you get a great value without compromising your values. As a B Corp and Public Benefit Corporation, Grove goes beyond selling products: every order is carbon neutral, supports plastic waste cleanup initiatives, and lets you see and track the positive impact of your choices. Shopping with purpose starts at Grove.com

Heal the Bay is an environmental nonprofit established in 1985 that is dedicated to making the coastal waters and watersheds in Greater Los Angeles safe, healthy, and clean. We use science, education, community action, and advocacy to fulfill our mission. For 40 years, Heal the Bay has been a strong and trusted advocate for the Santa Monica Bay. A healthy Bay requires a healthy LA. We protect the coastline, restore our waterways, and enact clean water policy to protect public health.

Hidden Plastic, founded by 16 & 15 year olds Zara & Ashton Hawkins, aims to raise awareness and inspire action to tackle the lesser-known ‘hidden plastics’ like microplastics and those dumped in our oceans. They promote a more sustainable future that depends less on plastic materials, especially the wasteful ‘single-use’ variety, since our plastic crisis is ramping up exponentially. Hidden Plastic communicates the complexities of both problems & solutions to the plastic crisis through video-making, in-person campaigning, public speaking, collaborating with other plastic-focused organisations and an active social media presence.

The mission of OneGreenThing is to tackle eco-anxiety through joyful daily action, leading to culture change & policy action for climate solutions. As a community, we build momentum toward widespread culture change. Our goal on an individual level is to spark joy in the climate action journey.

The Oxygen Project, a nimble, global 501(c) (3) non-profit, ignites a movement of nature champions through bold campaigns, innovative education, and powerful storytelling to create a regenerative, conscious and climate-resilient reality. We work in both English and Spanish and act quickly on urgent environmental issues to protect critical pristine ecosystems, defend environmental defenders, and catalyze climate leaders around the world. With over 4+ million followers, 2,778 trained leaders, 11 cohorts and 83 impact campaigns, we combine grassroots action with global reach to protect our planet's life-support systems.

Pacific Environment confronts our most urgent environmental issues by connecting local and global movements, catalyzing policy change, and inspiring action for the benefit of people and our planet. Together, we promote a healthy climate, reduce pollution and conserve biodiversity for an equitable and thriving future. We address plastic pollution by working across the Pacific Rim to transition key sectors away from single-use plastics and advocate for ambitious local, national and global policies.

The Plastic Solutions Fund is an international funder collaborative that promotes innovative collaboration among individuals and institutions in order to galvanize radical, large-scale and permanent solutions to the problem of plastic pollution.

The Project 17 Foundation is the nonprofit arm of United Nations artist-ambassador AY Young’s Battery Tour. Our mission is to empower frontline and fenceline communities by supporting initiatives grounded in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and amplifying the voices of artists and activists who are driving systemic change. At the heart of our work is the Green Fund, which channels $5–25 from every Battery Tour concert ticket directly into vetted nonprofits advancing solutions to climate, justice, and community resilience. Each recipient develops a clear plan for impact, with outcomes tracked and shared transparently.

Race to Zero Waste is a woman-founded and -run California-based 501(c)3 environmental non-profit that is dedicated to reducing consumption, implementing reuse, and promoting an equitable circular economy. Our mission is to instill zero waste solutions and support effective alternatives to single-use disposables upstream and downstream through community education and outreach. R20W prides itself with training and hiring very diverse groups of people to continue its mission to build an equitable circular economy.

Reusable LA is a coalition of 30+ organizations and businesses working to reduce plastic pollution in Los Angeles to safeguard public health, communities, and environment. We complete this mission through legislative advocacy, outreach, and community engagement. We envision a thriving culture of reuse and refill in Los Angeles to reduce waste from single-use plastic products and packaging as a model for other communities to replicate.

The Surfrider Foundation is dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world’s ocean, waves, and beaches, for all people, through a powerful activist network. The Los Angeles Chapter drives local programs that tackle plastic pollution, support equitable coastal access, advocate for smarter coastal policies, and engage volunteers through hands-on cleanups, educational initiatives, and community events.