Funding search · climate adaptation · Washington DC
Who funds climate adaptation work in Washington DC
15 funders have a record of paying for climate adaptation work by Washington DC recipients: 45 grants totaling $17.6M, most recently in 2024 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are The Kresge Foundation ($4.8M), Doris Duke Charitable Foundation ($5.5M) and Foundation To Promote Open Society ($2.1M).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Washington DC recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Largest: $250,000 to FREEDMAN CONSULTING LLC — what works plus (ww+) is a philanthropically oriented research and knowledge-building collaborative coordinating across philanthropy, non-profits, and government to advance equity …
Largest: $1.2M to UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION — to renew support for the u.s. climate alliances natural and working lands initiative to deploy natural climate solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the land sector, in…
Largest: $125,000 to WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARS — to support research on venezuela and inclusive climate adaptation and resilience building in central america
Largest: $800,000 to American Farmland Trust — to improve water quality through climate-resilient approaches to agriculture and water management in the midwest.
Largest: $50,000 to AMERICAN RIVERS — increased aquatic biodiversity, justice and climate resilience in the tennessee river basin
Largest: $100,000 to THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP — strengthening watershed and climate resiliency policy solutions in nm
Largest: $81,500 to STEPHANIE GIDIGBI JENKINS — to advance community center projects, racial equity practices, and climate resilience principles that promote economic opportunity for all
Center for Disaster PhilanthropyWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $1.0M · through 2023Largest: $1.0M to IMA INNOVATIONS — ima innovations (corus international) - will receive $1m from ukraine crisis recovery fund for a 12-month program, beginning in april 2023, to rebuild smallholder farmer and idp li…
Largest: $500,000 to FRIENDS OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM INC — climate resilience and financial inclusion of smallholder farmers program
Laural FoundationSan Francisco, CA
1 matching grant · $250,000 · through 2024Largest: $250,000 to CENTER FOR CLIMATE AND ENERGY SOLUTION — climate resilient communities accelerator initiative
Largest: $650,000 to NEW VENTURE FUND — climate resilience in the yukon-kuskokwim region of alaska
Largest: $200,000 to Halcyon — advancing climate resilience in latin america and the caribbean
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