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Grants awarded

Who does Climate Imperative Foundation fund?

Climate Imperative Foundation has awarded $540 million across 388 grants to 170 organizations between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in environment. Its typical grant is $425,500, with most between $225,000 and $1,000,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $500,000 versus $275,000 for first-time grantees.

Total awarded
$539.8M
Typical grant
$426K
Grantees
170
Grants
388
Years
2020–2024

Organizations this funder supports

Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.

100 of 170 grantees
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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Follow
The Energy Foundation $98.6M42021–20242024CA
Sierra Club Foundation $67.8M52020–20242024CA
United States Energy Foundation $57.3M52020–20242024CA
Rocky Mountain Institute $28.3M62020–20242024CO
Natural Resources Defense Council INC $24.2M52020–20242024NY
The Partnership Project INC $12.0M52020–20242024DC
League of Conservation Voters Education Fund $9.9M42021–20242024DC
Tides Foundation $9.6M52020–20242024CA
Rockefeller Family Fund INC $9.4M42021–20242024NY
C Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies $8.7M42021–20242024CA —
I International Sustainable Energy Foundation $8.3M32022–20242024TX
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated $8.0M52020–20242024NY
Earthjustice $7.6M42021–20242024CA
Clasp $7.3M42020–20242024DC
United Nations Foundation INC $7.2M32020–20232023DC
C Climate Strategies Lab (industrious Labs) $7.1M42021–20242024— —
West Harlem Environmental Action INC $7.0M52020–20242024NY
Vote Solar $6.4M32022–20242024CA
Windward Fund $6.2M42021–20242024DC
E Evergreen Collaborative $5.8M42021–20242024WA
International Council on Clean Transportation $4.7M52020–20242024DC
Securing Americas Future Energy Foundation $4.7M32021–20242024DC
Environmental Integrity Project $4.6M42021–20242024DC
Resources Legacy Fund $4.4M22021–20222022CA
Bluegreen Alliance Foundation $4.2M52020–20242024MN
E Energy and Climate Transitions Ai LLC $3.9M32022–20242024— —
Climate Jobs National Resource Center INC $3.9M42021–20242024NY
Center for American Progress $3.8M52020–20242024DC
Climateworks Foundation $3.3M32021–20232023CA
Advanced Energy Economy Institute $3.2M42021–20242024DC
Berkeley Lab Foundation $3.2M42021–20242024CA
American Lung Association $3.1M42021–20242024IL
Community Foundation of Greater Johnstown $2.8M22023–20242024PA
T The Minneapolis Foundation (re-Amp) $2.8M42022–20242024— —
Southern Environmental Law Center $2.6M22023–20242024VA
Association for Energy Affordability INC $2.3M42021–20242024NY
Ceres INC $2.3M42021–20242024MA
Appalachian Voices $2.0M22023–20242024NC
New Venture Fund $1.9M32020–20222022DC
Regulatory Assistance Project $1.8M22022–20242024VT
T The Regents of University of California (uc Davis) for Institute of Transpo $1.8M42020–20242024— —
Green & Healthy Homes Initiative INC $1.7M32022–20242024MD
Physicians for Social Responsibility $1.6M52020–20242024CA
Mighty Earth INC $1.6M22022–20232023DC
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors INC $1.5M22023–20242024NY
Tsinghua Education Foundation N A INC $1.5M120232023CA
Gridlab INC $1.5M32020–20242024CA
Global Energy Monitor $1.4M32022–20242024CA
Ce Buyers Institute $1.4M22023–20242024DC
Environmental Health Coalition $1.4M22020–20212021CA
Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management INC $1.3M42021–20242024MA
World Resources Institute $1.2M22023–20242024DC
Public Health Law Center INC $1.2M32021–20242024MN
Catskill Mountainkeeper INC $1.2M52020–20242024NY
C California Environmental Justice Alliance $1.2M22023–20242024CA
Climate Leadership Council INC $1.1M42021–20242024DC
Electrification Coalition Foundation $1.1M22023–20242024DC
Communities for a Better Environment $1.1M42021–20242024CA
Clientearth USA INC $1.1M120242024CA
Alliance for a Green Economy $1.0M42021–20242024NY
Calstart INC $1.0M22023–20242024CA
The Sunrise Project INC $1.0M120242024DE
W Western Organization of Resource $1.0M120232023MT
Greenlining Institute $1.0M32020–20242024CA
Interfaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington INC $1.0M22022–20232023DC
Multiplier $1.0M120222022CA
E3g Third Generation Environmentalism INC $1.0M120222022DC
Western Resource Advocates $991K22023–20242024CO
Emerald Cities Collaborative INC $980K32022–20242024DC
Pacific Environment and Resources Center $977K120222022CA
Ocean Conservancy INC $960K120212021DC
W West Virginia Citizen Action Education Fund INC $950K120232023WV
Climate Solutions $940K42021–20242024WA
Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability $900K42020–20242024CA
C Council for the New Energy Economics $900K22023–20242024CO
Purpose Foundation $850K32020–20232023NY
Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest $850K22023–20242024IL
Food & Water Watch $825K42021–20242024DC
D Donovan Energy LLC $822K22020–20212021— —
Iowa Environmental Council $800K22023–20242024IA
The Us-China Green Energy Council $800K120242024CA
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy $750K22023–20242024DC
American Council on Renewable Energy-Acore $750K22021–20222022DC
Environmental Protection Network $750K32022–20242024DC
Physicians for Social Responsibility INC $742K32022–20242024DC
Consumer Reports INC $725K22021–20232023NY
F Frack Action Fund $702K52020–20242024NY
The Aspen Institute INC $700K22022–20242024DC
Hip Hop Caucus Education Fund $659K32022–20242024DC
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy $650K22023–20242024TN
New York Public Interest Research Group Fund INC $630K52021–20242024NY
Environment America INC $621K22023–20242024CO
Conservation Law Foundation INC $607K120242024MA
Healthy Gulf $607K22021–20222022LA
The Roosevelt Institute $600K120232023NY
Asia Foundation $590K22020–20212021CA
National Audubon Society INC $578K120232023NY
Physicians Scientists and Engineers for Sustainable and Healthy Ene $555K120222022CA
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania $550K120232023PA
Public Citizen Foundation INC $550K22023–20242024DC

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