Grants awarded
Who does Sequoia Climate Foundation fund?
Sequoia Climate Foundation has awarded $737 million across 495 grants to 185 grantees between 2021 and 2023. Its giving concentrates in environment. Its typical grant is $1,000,000, with most between $500,000 and $1,600,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $1,000,000 versus $500,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$736.5M
Typical grant
$1.0M
Grantees
185
Grants
495
Years
2021–2023
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Stichting European Climate Foundation | $101.1M | 25 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors INC
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$61.5M | 18 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| T Tara Climate Ltd | $30.7M | 5 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Natural Resources Defense Council INC
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$25.9M | 16 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
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$25.5M | 22 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | DC | |
Climateworks Foundation
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$22.0M | 11 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| T The Sunrise Project Australia Ltd | $21.2M | 6 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
United States Energy Foundation
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$19.1M | 5 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
The Energy Foundation
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$14.7M | 4 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
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$13.5M | 12 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | CO | |
| M Meliore Foundation (fup) | $13.1M | 3 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I International Sustainable Energy Foundation | $12.7M | 6 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
| C Clasp | $11.1M | 9 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Windward Fund
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$10.5M | 5 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | DC | |
| I Individual recipient | $10.1M | 5 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S Stichting Foundation for International Law for the Environment (file) | $9.9M | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Potential Energy Coalition INC
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$8.7M | 4 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| S Sustainable Markets Foundation | $8.7M | 8 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| U United Nations Office for Project Services | $8.5M | 6 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T Third Generation Environmentalism Ltd | $8.3M | 7 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| L League of Conservation Voters Education Fund | $8.2M | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I International Council on Clean Transportation | $8.1M | 3 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated
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$8.1M | 7 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
Climate Lead INC
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$7.0M | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CA | |
International Institute for Sustainable Development
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$6.9M | 5 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | |
| T The Regents of the University of California | $6.2M | 2 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T The Partnership Project INC | $6.2M | 6 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| W Wwf-UK | $5.7M | 4 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T The London School of Economics and Political Science | $5.5M | 3 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Multiplier
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$5.5M | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
Center for American Progress
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$5.4M | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | DC | |
Cornell University
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$4.8M | 5 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| C Center for Applied Environmental Law and Policy | $4.6M | 5 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
New Venture Fund
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$4.6M | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | DC | |
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$4.4M | 4 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| C Clientearth | $4.2M | 5 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (cai-Asia) Center INC | $4.1M | 5 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Ceres INC
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$4.0M | 4 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | MA | |
Rockefeller Family Fund INC
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$4.0M | 4 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| F Foreign Environmental Cooperation Center (feco) | $4.0M | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $3.8M | 3 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development INC
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$3.8M | 4 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | DC | |
| C Center for International Environmental Law INC | $3.5M | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$3.5M | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | VA | |
| I Individual recipient | $3.2M | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund
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$3.2M | 3 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | DC | |
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$3.1M | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | DC | |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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$3.0M | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | MA | |
| C Climate Leadership Initiative INC | $3.0M | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $3.0M | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| E Energy Foundation China | $3.0M | 2 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| A Alliance for the Climate Emergency INC | $3.0M | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$3.0M | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | DC | |
| C Clean Air Fund | $3.0M | 3 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S Sunrise Movement Education Fund | $3.0M | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | DC | |
Oil Change International INC
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$3.0M | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | DC | |
| C Corporation for National and Community Service | $3.0M | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Building Decarbonization Coalition
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$2.9M | 4 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
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$2.8M | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $2.8M | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$2.8M | 4 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $2.7M | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I International Energy Agency | $2.5M | 3 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| Y Yayasan Visi Indonesia Raya Emisi Nol Bersih | $2.5M | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$2.5M | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | DC | |
Natural Resource Governance Institute
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$2.5M | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| I Instituto Arapyau De Educacao E Desenvolvimento Sustentavel | $2.5M | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$2.5M | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | CO | |
| F Fundo Brasileiro Para a Biodiversidade | $2.5M | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Center for Strategic and International Studies INC
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$2.4M | 4 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | DC | |
Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development
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$2.4M | 3 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | MN | |
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$2.3M | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis INC
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$2.3M | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | OH | |
Aspen Global Change Institute INC
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$2.2M | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | CO | |
Democracy Forward Foundation
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$2.2M | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | DC | |
World Wildlife Fund INC
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$2.2M | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | DC | |
| S San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Foundation | $2.2M | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Earthjustice
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$2.1M | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| T Transitionzero | $2.0M | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2.0M | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2.0M | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| U University of Maryland | $1.9M | 3 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$1.9M | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | MA | |
| E Environmental Investigation Agency UK | $1.8M | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| O Our Common Home Association | $1.8M | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $1.7M | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Center for Climate and Energy Solutions INC | $1.7M | 3 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Climate Policy Initiative INC
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$1.7M | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| G Green Renewable Independent Power Producers INC | $1.6M | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Tides Foundation
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$1.6M | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CA | |
| S Sustainable Energy for All Verein Fur Nachhaltige Energie (se4all Verein) | $1.5M | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
American Council on Renewable Energy-Acore
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$1.5M | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | DC | |
| I Individual recipient | $1.5M | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| M Monash University | $1.5M | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I International Solar Alliance | $1.5M | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $1.5M | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $1.5M | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market | $1.5M | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Climate Arc INC
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$1.5M | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | DE | |
| T The African Climate Foundation | $1.5M | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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