OVERVIEW: The Allegretti Foundation supports health, animals and wildlife, education, the environment, housing and arts and culture with a strong focus on the states of Florida, Illinois and Colorado. IP TAKE: The Fred and Jean Allegretti Foundation … [Read more...] about Fred and Jean Allegretti Foundation
Climate & Energy
128 Collective
3M
Park Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Park Foundation makes grants for civic engagement, democracy, media, environmental concerns, higher education, racial justice and animals. Funding is national in scope, but the state of New York and Tomkins County are geographic … [Read more...] about Park Foundation
Wallace Global Fund
OVERVIEW: The Wallace Global Fund makes grants and investments for climate change mitigation, democracy, women and girls, and human rights. Giving is global in scope. IP TAKE: The Wallace Global Fund is a progressive funder that takes a mission … [Read more...] about Wallace Global Fund
11th Hour Project
Dollars Per Funder, Other Major Green Prizes Outshoot Prince William’s Earthshot. By a Lot.
776 Foundation
Tracking Green Regrantors: More Nonprofits Are Getting Into the Regranting Business
The Prize With More Billionaire Backers Per Dollar Given Than Any Other
Three Years Since It Went Public, What Should We Make of Lukas Walton’s Philanthropic Project?
What Indigenous Forest Guardians Need from Funders
Report: Taxpayers Subsidize Billions of Dollars in Funding for Climate Disinformation Groups
Youth Leaders’ Climate Fund Is Growing, But Not Fast Enough to Meet Demand
Another Major Science Funder Dives into How Climate Change Affects Animal Brains
American Jewish World Service
This LA Funder Is Backing Solar Roofs for Synagogues and Jewish Nonprofits
Philanthropy Is Wasting Time and Money on Carbon Capture
August 16 marks the two-year anniversary of President Joe Biden signing the Inflation Reduction Act into law. Although the IRA represents the world’s largest investment in clean energy and climate action to date, it also includes significant … [Read more...] about Philanthropy Is Wasting Time and Money on Carbon Capture
It’s Been a Hot Summer, Especially for Climate Philanthropy News
This $50 Million Funding Challenge Seeks Solutions for a Resilient and Sustainable Gulf Coast
It was 15 years ago that the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico exploded and caught fire, killing 11 crew members and triggering the largest marine oil spill in history. An estimated 60,000 barrels of oil per day poured … [Read more...] about This $50 Million Funding Challenge Seeks Solutions for a Resilient and Sustainable Gulf Coast
Billionaire Climate Donors’ Interest in Food and Agriculture Is Surging. That’s Helped This Fund Soar
Summer Reading for Climate Grantmakers — and Other Funders Sweating the Heat
There’s no bad time to start reading up on climate philanthropy. But summer feels like a particularly apt season to learn a bit more about what grantmakers can do about our overheating world.Whether the U.S. heat dome has led you to crank up the AC, … [Read more...] about Summer Reading for Climate Grantmakers — and Other Funders Sweating the Heat
Neighborhood Funders Group
Making the Most of Historic Federal Infrastructure Spending: Seven Funder Efforts to Note
Nearly two years have passed since President Joe Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act, which you may have heard was the largest climate investment in the history of the United States, and there’s still a mind-boggling amount of money to … [Read more...] about Making the Most of Historic Federal Infrastructure Spending: Seven Funder Efforts to Note
Philanthropy’s Role in Ensuring Renewable Power Creates Good Jobs and Community Benefits
Philanthropy is in a unique position to use its resources and bridge-building power to leverage billions of federal climate dollars to create more equitable local economies and jobs. But funders must act nimbly, and now, to do so.The federal … [Read more...] about Philanthropy’s Role in Ensuring Renewable Power Creates Good Jobs and Community Benefits
Five Takeaways From a Dive Into MacKenzie Scott’s Climate Giving
MacKenzie Scott is well known as a groundbreaking philanthropist, racial equity champion, billionaire, novelist, mother and the quiet force behind those magic phone calls announcing no-strings-attached seven-figure-plus checks. As a climate action … [Read more...] about Five Takeaways From a Dive Into MacKenzie Scott’s Climate Giving
This New Fund’s Working at the Intersection of Climate Justice and Digital Rights
At first glance, digital rights and climate justice may seem like two separate issues. The two, however, intersect in a number of critical ways. The internet, for example, is "the world's largest coal-powered machine." Beyond that, there are issues … [Read more...] about This New Fund’s Working at the Intersection of Climate Justice and Digital Rights
Almost a Year After Launch, What Has Philanthropy’s Leading Climate Bill Implementation Effort Funded?
After months of rumors, the details emerged last July: A handful of the nation’s largest climate funders had joined forces to spend $180 million over the next three years to ensure that the United States’ biggest climate bill in history, the … [Read more...] about Almost a Year After Launch, What Has Philanthropy’s Leading Climate Bill Implementation Effort Funded?
