Meet Our Cohort
LIL’s program is a capacity-building initiative designed to increase organizational sustainability through personalized support. Participants work alongside LIL’s in-house advisors to strengthen their organization’s operations and hone their leadership skills.
Beginning with strategic planning and goal setting, participants receive continuous support and guidance as they solve key issues aligned with their organization's strategic goals.
2026 Operational Support Cohort
Business Strategy Track
Boise Bicycle Project
Boise, ID
Landforce
Pittsburgh, PA
Repowered
St. Paul, MN
Stardust
Mesa, AZ
Fundraising Track
Common Good City Farm
Washington, DC
Earth Matter NY
Governors Island, NY
Food to Power
Colorado Springs, CO
Ready for Good
Lawrence, KS
2025-2026 Capacity Building Cohort
GRuB
Olympia, WA
LA Compost
Los Angeles, CA
Re-use Hawai’i
Honolulu, HI
2025-2026 Quarterly Advising Cohort
Code Super Powers Foundation
Bowie, MD
Detroit Hives
Detroit, MI
Nature Nexus Institute
Culver City, CA
Rich Earth Institute
Brattleboro, VT
Spokane Zero Waste
Spokane, WA
2025-2026 Financial Support Cohort
Elevate Navajo
Fort Defiance, AZ
Hack the Hood
Oakland, CA
Hand, Heart & Soul Project
Jonesboro, GA
Hudson River Watershed Alliance
Kingston, NY
Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care
South Lake Tahoe, CA
NYC H2O
New York, NY
Refugee Garden Initiatives
Ann Arbor, MI
Remote Energy
Tacoma, WA
Rios to Rivers
Aspen, CO
The Blue Urban Project
St. Petersburg, FL