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Foundations that fund climate research research
15 private foundations with a record of paying for climate research, taken from their IRS Form 990-PF filings. These are grants already made — evidence of what a funder backs, not an open call.
Where the money went
Largest: $200,000 to CLIMATE SCIENCE AWARENESS SOLUTIONS (PART OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY) — climate science & policy research
Sustainable Forestry InitiativeWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
17 matching grants · $687,347 · through 2024Largest: $106,398 to NCASI FOUNDATION — forest conservation research. focus areas include biodiversity, water quality, and climate science.
Largest: $60,000 to CLIMATE SCIENCE LEGAL DEFENSE FUND — to support the climate science legal defense fund's (csldf)mission to protect the scientific endeavor by providing support and resources to scientists who are threatened, harassed …
Make Something WorkshopBrooklyn, NYCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $918,323 · through 2023Largest: $401,975 to Hargrove — climate science fair 2023
Largest: $50,000 to BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES — climate change research
Largest: $75,000 to CLIMATE SCIENCE LEGAL DEFENSE FUND — for general operating support
The San Diego FoundationSan Diego, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $169,299 · through 2024Largest: $65,799 to SAN DIEGO AUDUBON SOCIETY — stay cool for grandkids' ocean climate science education program
Largest: $1.0M to WOODWELL CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTER — climate change research initiatives
Largest: $20,000 to CLIMATE SCIENCE LEGAL DEFENSE FUND — general operations
John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA
3 matching grants · $440,955 · through 2024Largest: $146,985 to RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK — rural turkish farmers: challenges in the age of industrialized farming and climate change
Largest: $75,000 to CLIMATE SCIENCE AWARENESS AND — c s, awareness and
Largest: $1,000 to CLIMATE SCIENCE DEFENCE FUND — to provide free elgal aid to researchers and scientists
Largest: $40,000 to UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION — julia r. brown fund for climate change research and education
Largest: $30,000 to CORNELL UNIVERSITY — trout phenology & climate change research
Largest: $668,723 to CALIFORNIA STATE WILDLIFE FOUNDATION — climate science alliance - building tribal climate resiliency and health: to strengthen californias native community-driven efforts to further equitable systems and practices for l…
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Start with one paperSource: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, filing years 2019–2025. Foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.