"Facing the mines that seek to destroy our territory, we responded with organization and dignity. Managing our own energy with solar panels is our greatest act of sovereignty."
— Lázaro Hernández Peréz, Fundación Tosepan AC
“Our vision is simple: healthy land, thriving buffalo, affordable and reliable energy, alongside food sovereignty, vibrant Native language, and communities where no one goes hungry or without a home.”
— Dave Archambault II, CEO, Wozu
Looking for a bright spot? Look to communities, first.
Last month, we announced the largest funding commitment in Honnold Foundation history: $11 million across 75 community partners around the world. We made that commitment with a clear intention: move resources quickly, flexibly, and with trust in the communities putting them to work.
Today, we're following through. We're introducing 48 of those 75 new and continuing partners, representing our largest funding slate yet.
Our partners' work varies by design, but the unifying thread is solar energy solutions designed by the people closest to the challenge. Across this cohort, projects will power Indigenous health clinics, schools, and community radio stations. They’ll pump water for farms and remote island communities, train local technicians, and open pathways into clean-energy careers. Solar powered food systems, microgrids, cold storage, community centers, and disaster-response infrastructure are all crucial solutions communities have called for the resources to build, themselves.
Solar energy will strengthen disaster preparedness in Vanuatu, support buffalo restoration and food sovereignty in Standing Rock, bring clean water to a remote island in Indonesia, help fishing families preserve their catch in Fiji, and power electric fencing that helps rural communities coexist with the Andean bear in Colombia.
The projects are varied because our partners' contexts are varied. But through a decentralized, community-centered approach, grassroots leaders are transforming communities around the world.
This cohort is a reflection of our continued commitment to avoid building an endowment, instead deploying funds with speed, urgency and trust. Against the backdrop of federal disinvestment and funding cuts, we’re building a new wave of philanthropic giving: one that places trust, agency, and ownership in the hands of communities.
Feel inspired to be a part of the solution? Join us!
Meet Our Newest Partners
Meet Our Continuing Partners
The Honnold Foundation believes that solar energy is a powerful tool for communities to build equity from the ground up. We also know that this work takes time and sustained resources.
That’s why, alongside this cohort of new partners, we’re excited to announce our continuing partnerships. The Honnold Foundation’s multi-year funding provides ongoing unrestricted support for expanding solar projects, continued capacity-building, and new storytelling opportunities for Partners whose work has the potential to scale.
