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Get the monitors there
Help move OAF’s committed outdoor monitors through shipping, customs, and the final miles to the communities that will use them.
- Shipping & import costs
- Transport to remote sites
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Community Grants
500 outdoor monitors. Help get them to communities.
Open Air Foundation has already committed 500 outdoor air quality monitors to Community Grants Fall 2026. Your donation helps get them to community groups and put them to work—from shipping and customs to installation and local advocacy.
100% of your donation supports community groups.
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Your contribution at work
The monitors are committed. Help make them count.
OAF’s commitment of 500 outdoor monitors is the starting point for the Fall 2026 round. Your support helps cover the journey to each community, the work to get monitors running, and the local action that follows.
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Get the monitors working
Help local teams coordinate host sites, install their monitors, and get a community monitoring network up and running.
- Local coordination
- Installation support
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Turn the readings into action
Help communities share what their monitors reveal, bring neighbours together, and use the evidence to make a stronger case for cleaner air.
- Community meetings & outreach
- Education & local advocacy
OAF covers payment processing and campaign administration from separate funds.
Earlier community work
Community action in practice
These projects, previously supported by AirGradient, show what communities can achieve with monitoring equipment and local support. Help the next groups get their monitors installed, share the findings, and turn air quality data into action.
Thailand
Mechai Bamboo School
Students track seasonal smoke, learn to interpret the data, and share findings with nearby villagers.
Honduras
Sustenta Honduras
Young people combine local monitoring with workshops to help residents understand air pollution and take action.
Ecuador
Pacha Ayllu
Families make air quality information available around schools, parks, and other places children spend time.
A transparent platform in development
Follow the journey from monitors to community data
We’re building a fully transparent platform where you can see exactly where your donation goes, which projects it supports, and the air quality data from those communities.
OAF selects community groups and allocates funds according to their needs, helping them receive and install the committed monitors and use the findings locally. If you opt in when donating, we’ll email you after funds have been distributed to tell you which groups your contribution supported.
See how Community Grants work →- See where your money goes We plan to show how your contribution supports community projects, including delivery, installation, and local outreach around the committed monitors.
- Explore the community’s air quality data Project pages will connect you to public monitoring data, so you can follow what the community is measuring as its monitors come online.
- Choose recognition on the map We also plan to acknowledge donors alongside their supported community’s monitors on the map. This will be a separate, optional choice: appearing on the supporters list will not automatically make your name public on the map.
Helping monitors reach communities
Every contribution helps close the gap between a committed monitor and a community putting it to use.
Public recognition is optional. Anonymous donations still count toward the total.
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Help take the next step—from committed monitors to local action.
OAF has committed 500 outdoor monitors to Community Grants Fall 2026. Help fund their journey to communities and the local work that turns measurements into meaningful change.
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