Recipients

Sonic and visual artist whose work bridges the gap between the movements of modernism and minimalism, and the cultural contributions of African American sonic practitioners.

Interdisciplinary artist whose work with cultural and ethnographic objects challenges institutions to reassess their role as stewards of history and culture.

A leader in the guaranteed income movement and Founding CEO of Springboard to Opportunities, dedicated to equipping mothers to exit poverty and to changing narratives around who deserves our trust and care.

Founders of All Our Kin, dedicated to giving home-based, family child care educators the resources to create quality early childhood environments and run successful small businesses.

Co-founders of Women’s Earth Alliance, working to protect the environment, end the climate crisis and ensure a just, thriving world by empowering women-led climate initiatives and eco-enterprises.

Co-developers of the open-source platform iNaturalist, enabling millions of nature enthusiasts and researchers to collect real-time biodiversity data at unprecedented scale.

Visual artist whose works encompass sculpture, sound and performance, and are inspired by personal experiences of grappling with history, generational memory, power and race in America.

Ceramicist, activist, poet and educator whose wheel-thrown pottery uses traditional vessel forms as canvases for street art depicting social resistance, hip-hop culture and Puerto Rican and African heritage.

Founding managing partner of Genius Guild, one of tech’s most influential women working to boldly break down barriers that have hindered Black and Brown women from entering and succeeding in the startup ecosystem.

Co-Founder of Soul Fire Farm, dedicated to sharing regenerative farming practices with Black, Indigenous and people of color to reconnect them to the land, promote food system equity and train the next generation of farmers

Co-Founder of Tó Nizhóní Áni, an energy justice leader working to protect the water, air and landscapes of the Navajo Nation and position the region to transition to and produce renewable energy.

Co-Founder of Taproot Earth, a climate justice organizer and human rights lawyer who continues to advance ecological equity in communities of color living on the frontlines of extreme weather brought on by climate change.