Funding search · climate adaptation · New York
Who funds climate adaptation work in New York
15 funders have a record of paying for climate adaptation work by New York recipients: 44 grants totaling $31.3M, most recently in 2024 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are Doris Duke Charitable Foundation ($6.7M), The Kresge Foundation ($1.6M) and Walton Family Foundation ($3.8M).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to New York recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Largest: $1.5M to OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE LAND TRUST — to protect climate-resilient lands along the appalachian mountain corridor and accelerate landscape conservation in the eastern united states as a nationally important natural clim…
Largest: $125,000 to GLOBAL ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE INVESTMENT WORKING GROUP — to build a knowledge base around climate adaptation finance to catalyze investment in climate adaptation and resilience.
Largest: $1.4M to Environmental Defense Fund — to build climate resilience and sustainability for fisheries and the communities that depend on them.
Largest: $2.4M to CORNELL UNIVERSITY — to advance zero hunger and climate resiliency in agriculture systems
Environmental Defense Fund IncorporatedNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $544,000 · through 2022Largest: $215,000 to Natural Resources Defense Council Inc — climate resilient fisheries & oceans
American ForestsWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $196,000 · through 2024Largest: $149,000 to Natural Areas Conservancy — roots of rock nurseries and plantings. grow 3,000 climate-adapted trees in the greenbelt native plant center and plant 3,000 trees in urban parks in new york city.
Largest: $10.0M to ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC — to support climate resilient fisheries management.
Largest: $429,542 to NEW SCHOOL — 82193 establishing an rwjf-tishman environment and design center partnership to advance climate resilience through regional, community-centered hubs
Largest: $650,000 to UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF — climate-resilient wash in egypt
Largest: $100,000 to WATERFRONT ALLIANCE INC — climate resilience and adaptation
Largest: $100,000 to UNITED NATIONS — building capacity for developing countries in the global south to address climate adaptation
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
1 matching grant · $250,000 · through 2023Largest: $250,000 to RESILIENT CITIES CATALYST INC — to support the launch of the mediterranean climate resilience partnership, which aims to unite leaders from at-risk mediterranean zones to combat heat, wildfire, drought, aiming to…
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