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Who does Breakthrough Energy Foundation fund?

Breakthrough Energy Foundation has awarded $241 million across 379 grants to 189 organizations between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in environment. Its typical grant is $300,000, with most between $125,000 and $708,889. Repeat grantees receive a median $350,000 versus $240,322 for first-time grantees.

Total awarded
$240.9M
Typical grant
$300K
Grantees
189
Grants
379
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 189 grantees
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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Follow
R Rf Catalytic Capital INC $19.2M22023–20242024NY
Multiplier $11.0M32022–20242024CA
Rocky Mountain Institute $9.5M72022–20242024CO
Climate Jobs National Resource Center INC $6.8M220222022NY
Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development $6.5M52022–20242024MN
Nrel Foundation $6.4M42022–20242024CO
Natural Resources Defense Council INC $5.8M42022–20242024NY
M Mantel Capture INC $5.0M32022–20242024— —
M Molten Industries INC $5.0M32022–20242024— —
M Mars Materials INC $4.9M32022–20242024— —
H Hgen $4.8M32022–20242024— —
Q Queens Carbon INC $4.4M32022–20242024— —
T Third Way Institute $4.1M42023–20242024DC
Breakthrough Energy Action INC $4.0M120242024WA
C Chemfinity $3.9M32022–20242024— —
H Holocene Climate Corporation $3.6M32022–20242024— —
A Aikido Technologies INC $3.5M32022–20242024— —
C Conduit Tech INC $3.2M32022–20242024— —
Resources for the Future INC $3.1M42022–20242024DC
Clean Air Task Force INC $3.1M32022–20232023MA
The Breakthrough Institute $3.0M32022–20232023CA
T Takachar $2.9M32022–20242024— —
Federation of American Scientists $2.9M22022–20232023DC
E Energy Futures Initiative $2.8M62022–20242024DC —
University of Chicago $2.8M62023–20242024IL
U Unemit INC $2.8M32022–20242024— —
G Gencores INC $2.7M32022–20242024— —
Clearpath INC $2.7M42022–20242024DC
Climateworks Foundation $2.7M32022–20242024CA
H Hertha Metals $2.6M22022–20232023— —
F Furno Materials $2.6M22022–20232023— —
A Aluminio INC $2.6M32022–20242024— —
Center for Climate and Energy Solutions INC $2.6M32022–20242024VA
V Verne INC $2.4M22022–20232023— —
National Wildlife Federation $2.4M52022–20242024VA
World Resources Institute $2.4M52022–20242024DC
R Renewco2 INC $2.3M22022–20232023— —
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated $2.3M22022–20242024NY
Third Way $2.1M120222022DC
P Phase Biolabs INC $1.9M32022–20242024— —
The Union of Concerned Scientists INC $1.7M32022–20242024MA
R Rhodium Group LLC $1.7M22023–20242024— —
M Metpeel $1.6M22022–20232023— —
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy $1.6M42022–20242024DC
B Building Transparency $1.6M42022–20242024WA
Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Forum $1.4M52022–20242024DC
Ce Buyers Institute $1.4M22023–20242024DC
Beneficial Electrification League $1.3M32023–20242024VA
E Evoloh $1.2M22022–20232023— —
The Partnership Project INC $1.2M22022–20242024DC
Mission Possible Partnership USA INC $1.2M120222022DC
Conservative Coalition for Climate Solutions $1.2M32022–20242024VA
Gridlab INC $1.1M22022–20232023CA
The Aspen Institute INC $1.1M52022–20242024DC
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University $1.1M42022–20242024CA
J Just Solutions Collective $1.1M42022–20242024CA —
Bipartisan Policy Center INC $1.0M32022–20242024DC
A Arculus Solutions INC $1.0M22022–20232023— —
2030 INC $1.0M120242024NM
New Buildings Institute INC $996K32022–20242024OR
Nuclear Innovation Alliance C/O Wf Accountants $950K32022–20242024MA
New York University $920K32023–20242024NY
Climate Leadership Council INC $795K32022–20232023DC
Massachusetts Institute of Technology $750K220242024MA
R Regents of the University of California Davis $702K220222022— —
Center for Energy Workforce Development $700K22023–20242024DC
Good Energy Collective Incorporated $660K32020–20232023CA
National Skills Coalition $650K120232023DC
The National Association of State Energy Officials $625K220222022VA
S Silverado Policy Accelerator INC $604K32023–20242024DC
National Audubon Society INC $565K120222022NY
Center for Carbon Removal $504K22023–20242024DC
The Niskanen Center INC $500K120232023DC
S Step Function LLC $500K120242024— —
S Sinkco Labs Pbc $500K120242024— —
C Csh2 Corp $500K120242024— —
S Standard Potential Co $500K120242024— —
N Novel Farms INC $500K120232023— —
E Electroflow Technologies $500K120232023— —
M Marathon Fusion INC $500K120232023— —
L Loamist Co $500K120242024— —
F Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation INC $500K120242024DC
R Rarefied Technologies INC $500K120242024— —
A Arinna INC $500K120242024— —
S Sustainable Chemicals LLC $500K120242024— —
University of Washington Foundation $500K120232023WA
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York $500K120242024NY
R Rockfix $500K120222022— —
R Regents of the University of Colorado $500K120222022CO
O Olokun Minerals INC $500K120232023— —
P Prospect Growth INC $500K120242024— —
M Macrocycle Technologies $500K120232023— —
E Espiku INC $500K120242024— —
H Hoofprint Biome INC $500K120232023— —
C Calion Technologies $500K120232023— —
G Gallox Semiconductors INC $500K120242024— —
C Chement $499K22022–20232023— —
W Washington Geologic Survey (wgs) $490K120232023— —
E Evolved Energy Research LLC $475K120232023— —
Atlantic Council of the United States $450K22023–20242024DC

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