Tom's of Maine Incubator
COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING
FUTURE CLIMATE LEADERS
A BIG DREAM AND A
LITTLE SUPPORT CAN
CHANGE THE WORLD
ABOUT THE INCUBATOR PROGRAM
Tom’s of Maine was started with just a $5,000 loan and a mission to make the world a better place, so we know just how important it is to support early-career changemakers. That’s why we’ve chosen to pay it forward by helping amplify the voices of people who want to make a positive change, but need help becoming a part of the conversation. Our incubator program provides the funding, mentorship, and support for five future climate leaders each year.
$20K In Funding
+ Mentorship
+ Amplification
FOR 5 CHANGE-MAKERS.
![money](/content/dam/cp-sites/toms/toms-of-maine-redesign/global/pages/incubator/money-icon-toms-incubator.png)
![Tom's of Maine founders: Tom and Kate Chappell](/content/dam/cp-sites/toms/toms-of-maine-redesign/global/pages/incubator/toms-congrats-green-background-nocopy.png)
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE
INCUBATOR CLASS OF 2024!
MEET THIS YEAR’S RECIPIENTS
MEET OUR 2023 INCUBATOR ALUMNI
![Sanja Sanja](/content/dam/cp-sites/toms/toms-of-maine-redesign/global/pages/incubator/toms-incubator-sanjana.jpg)
Sanjana Paul, 25
The co-founder of The Earth Hacks Foundation, Sanjana has worked with NASA, the Kapteyn-Murnane Lab in JILA at the University of Colorado Boulder, and Conservation X Labs. She is currently a researcher at MIT’s Senseable City Lab.
![Bodhi Bodhi](/content/dam/cp-sites/toms/toms-of-maine-redesign/global/pages/incubator/toms-incubator-bodhi.jpg)
Bodhi Patil, 20
As an ocean climate solutionist, and co-founder of Ocean Uprise, Bodhi is leading blue initiatives to transform Ocean Health and Human Health and spark Intergenerational Collaboration. He is also a marine educator recognized by the United Nations as an esteemed young ocean leader and an undergrad at the University of British Columbia.
![Alexia Alexia](/content/dam/cp-sites/toms/toms-of-maine-redesign/global/pages/incubator/toms-incubator-alexia.jpg)
Alexia Leclercq, 22
A grassroots environmental justice organizer from Austin, TX, Alexia is cofounder of both the Colorado River Conservancy and Start:Empowerment, a queer & BIPOC-led climate nonprofit. They’ve received the Brower Youth Award and the Jericho Activism Prize.
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Wawa Gatheru, 24
The founder of Black Girl Environmentalist, an intergenerational community for Black girls, women, and non-binary environmentalists, Wawa is also a Rhodes scholar and was named one of Glamour’s College Women of the Year.
![Aliyah Aliyah](/content/dam/cp-sites/toms/toms-of-maine-redesign/global/pages/incubator/toms-incubator-aliyah.jpg)
Aliyah Collins, 24
Aliyah, a masters student at Harvard University, has been passionate about climate justice since a devastating tornado disproportionately affected Black residents at her undergrad. Since then, she’s helped communities across the country connect environmental justice to spiritual care.