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Who funds climate adaptation work in Washington
15 funders have a record of paying for climate adaptation work by Washington recipients: 32 grants totaling $3.7M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are The Kresge Foundation ($1.8M), The Paul G Allen Family Foundation ($297,877) and Wilburforce Foundation ($360,000).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Washington recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Largest: $300,000 to ECOADAPT — general operating support to ecoadapt to build the field of climate adaptation.
Largest: $108,339 to HOME RANGE WILDLIFE RESEARCH — to support planning for climate resilient forests that support canada lynx
Largest: $180,000 to ECOADAPT — environmental - general operations and climate adaptation implementation support
Largest: $250,000 to Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers — to support grantees' work to build a more climate-resilient approach to fisheries management.
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2 matching grants · $200,927 · through 2024Largest: $180,927 to ECOADAPT — equitable climate resilience and sustainability outcomes for communities
Largest: $193,300 to Puget Sound Restoration Fund — to support restorative aquaculture and climate resiliency innovations for the coastal communities of puget sound.
Largest: $75,000 to COMMUNITY TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (C2C) FS INSTITUTE FOR WASHINGTONS FUTUR — support for cooperativa tierra y libertad, a communally-owned model for organic, regenerative and climate-resilient farming
Largest: $22,359 to KWIAHT CENTER FOR THE HISTORICAL ECOLOGY OF THE SALISH SEA — build back battier: working with bats for climate resilience.
Largest: $40,000 to WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION — for support of the community-university climate resilience partnership project.
Largest: $20,000 to AMERICAN FARMLAND TRUST — advancing climate resilience with women ranchers in northeast oregon
Largest: $84,746 to UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON - FRIDAY HARBOR LABS — run a two-week professional training workshop during summer 2024 on projecting the impacts of marine heat waves and other extreme weather events to enhance coastal climate resilien…
Largest: $30,000 to LONG LIVE THE KINGS — bringing climate resilience to puget sound through a salmon and climate initiative
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