2021 J.M.K. Innovation Prize

In recent years, America has been reshaped by seismic social and environmental forces. Efforts to dismantle democratic institutions have struck at the bedrock values of our nation. A worldwide pandemic has laid bare deeply-rooted inequities. And communities from coast to coast have been upended by growing climate impacts. These compounding crises—affecting communities both rural and urban, from historically underrepresented voters to undocumented immigrant farmworkers—have forced social-impact organizations to reimagine how they respond to systemic societal challenges. In short, we need social innovators like we never have before.

• Social Justice: Buttressing democracy, voter education, and reforms to the criminal justice and immigration systems.
• The Environment: Slowing the pace of climate change and mitigating climate impacts.
• Heritage Conservation: Conserving the places that communities care about most.

• Unrestricted