Bullitt Prize

As of 2024, Washington Conservation Action has the important responsibility to award the esteemed Bullitt Prize to the generation of emerging leaders advancing conservation and environmental justice in Washington state.

The Bullitt Prize

*The 2024 Bullitt Prize application is closed. Thanks to all those who submitted.

The Bullitt Prize: $100,000 Springboard for Change

Are you an academic, professional, and/or grassroots leader working on a project or action to address a conservation or environmental justice issue in the Pacific Northwest? Then we want to hear from you — the $100,000 Bullitt Prize can be the springboard for change you need to address or solve that issue for your community.

The Prize is awarded annually based on the following eligibility: an individual or collaborative group, from an underrepresented group, from Washington State or the Pacific Northwest region if their work impacts Washington, are 35 years or younger and have demonstrated academic, professional, or grassroots leadership that advances the environmental movement.

The goal is to broaden, strengthen, and diversify the current and future leadership of the environmental movement by investing in emerging leaders advancing conservation and environmental justice efforts in the Pacific Northwest.

The Prize consists of $100,000, split over two years ($50,000 in year one, and the remaining $50,000 in the second year).

Thanks to our 2024 Bullitt Prize Selection Committee:

Rob Peña (Seattle), former Bullitt Foundation board member

Jessie-Wooley Wilson (Seattle), former Bullitt Foundation board member

EJ Juarez (Yakima), WCA Education Fund board member

Mel Schutten (Kitsap), WCA board member

Naghmana Shirazi (Spokane), the Lands Council

Dante Jester (Spokane), Gonzaga University

Teresa Bendito-Zepeda (Wenatchee), Rural People’s Voice