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Does a series of recent awards for climate-related university projects suggest a promising fundraising trend amid a planetary crisis, or is this just a case of more of the same?
Billionaires may increasingly dominate environmental philanthropy, but small grantmakers still have sway. Here’s a handful whose influence extends beyond what their modest grantmaking might suggest.
A campaign asking funders to support more BIPOC-led climate action is seeing real impacts among participating funders and the groups they’re backing. The amount pledged is growing, but progress remains hard fought.
The green movement funder Mosaic has been pulling in partners and expanding its influence. With major new federal climate funding in the mix, it’s showing the potential of intermediaries and participatory methods.
The Waverley Street Foundation burst onto the climate funding scene in 2021, building a new team to move $3.5 billion to the cause. In recent months, four members out of a staff of about a dozen either left or were let go.
NDN Collective, a growing philanthropic intermediary and organizing force, works to build Indigenous power and has racked up an impressive array of backers. Its leaders would still like to see philanthropy go further and move faster.
With spring in the air, here’s some recently released reading material on climate giving, with an emphasis on how funders can clean up their act when it comes to their investments.
What does it take for a foundation to commit to net zero? Guest author Kathleen Simpson, CEO of The Russell Family Foundation, walks us through what that process has been like so far.
Support for climate justice has been on the rise lately, but front-line communities and organizations remain under-resourced. Guest authors Marion Gee and Gloria Walton lay out four pathways for funders.
Caitlyn Fox, who heads the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s nascent climate portfolio, joined us to talk about why CZI’s focusing on carbon dioxide removal, what it’s looking for in grantees, and what lies ahead.
This Bay Area funder moved $155 million last year for a mix of science, education, climate and more. We talked to the head of the foundation about her plans, the state of philanthropy, and what she likes to do in her free time.
Philanthropists have begun to recognize that tech moonshots may be essential for reckoning with the climate crisis. Guest authors Bruce Boyd and Loren McArthur outline how we can avoid harmful unintended consequences.
With the clock ticking on meaningful climate action, incoming funders are eager for more data about who is funding what. A new AI-informed tool brings promise — and familiar concerns.
There are several resources out there that track climate grantmaking, from overview reports to decades-old databases. The best are reserved for funders, but there’s a growing number of public sources. Check out our list.
Even as climate justice groups remain underfunded, the restorative work they’re engaged in grows ever more urgent. Guest author Supriya Lopez Pillai says now is the time for funders to commit to more transformative approaches.
IP’s Ade Adeniji recently moderated a panel for The Solutions Project’s third annual Black Climate Week. Here, he shares some of his reflections on the history of Black giving, supporting front-line communities, and more.
Several of the most prominent mega-donors on the planet are supporting the idea of solar geoengineering — or at least looking into it. Here’s an update on the philanthropic landscape and what might be ahead.
Four new reports and some frightening winter weather offer a good excuse to curl up in an armchair with a cup of tea and learn about the latest trends in climate philanthropy.
This growing field of philanthropy is attracting funders interested in everything from climate change to children’s health. Here’s a list of some of the most influential players.
With backing from several major funders, this partnership is helping community-based environmental and climate groups secure government funding. It’s also helping such groups link up and build power.
There’s a lot of excitement about the arrival of Sequoia Climate Foundation, which launched in late 2020 and moved $180 million last year. Here’s where the money is headed, who’s calling the shots, and who’s funding it (we think).
Air conditioning, fans and refrigeration account for 7% of greenhouse gases pumped into the atmosphere, and demand is surging. The World Bank’s Martina Bosi outlines a partnership with ClimateWorks to curb emissions.
With a new slate of grants, Rockefeller wants to scale up holistic agriculture practices to improve food production systems, mitigate climate change and help the planet heal — all while empowering Indigenous people.
Billionaire Laurene Powell Jobs is now one of the world’s top climate funders. Find out where her Waverley Street Foundation’s first two years of grants went, who’s helping make those decisions, and what we still don’t know.
Michael Roberts heads First Nations Development Institute, which seeks to improve economic conditions for Native Americans. We chatted with him about the best advice he’s ever received, the perils of “racial equity fatigue,” and more.
We previously compiled the top 25 green funders based on 2021 giving data. Today, we round up the next 25 on the list — a wide-ranging set of grantmakers who all gave $10 million or more to environmental causes.
We compiled a list of the top green funders in the U.S., based on the most recent full year of giving data available. One big takeaway: Living billionaires now dominate the list.
The Climate Funders Justice Pledge has helped shift $60 million in new commitments to BIPOC-led climate groups since early 2021. Still, despite its intentionally low bar, many top grantmakers have yet to sign on.
For six years now, Green 2.0 has been tracking the diversity of staff at environmental nonprofits and foundations. More are submitting data than ever, but overall participation — and diversity at the top — remain frustratingly low.
Veterans of the World Resources Institute hold positions across climate philanthropy, including leading six top programs. Here are a few reasons that may be — and why that prevalence concerns some in the field.