Funding search · EIN 262303250 · Grantmaking charity · San Francisco, CA

Climateworks Foundation

$334.3M
in grants paid: 446
grants: 285
recipients: 2022–2024
filing years

Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

$12.8M
The Energy Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
To expand access to sustainable cooling and reduce greenhouse gas emissions ($750,000); to protect the climate, reduce pollution, and strengthen economies ($1,670,000); sustainable maritime shipping ($1,300,000); the gl… read allTo expand access to sustainable cooling and reduce greenhouse gas emissions ($750,000); to protect the climate, reduce pollution, and strengthen economies ($1,670,000); sustainable maritime shipping ($1,300,000); the global transition to clean transportation ($8,839,098); for climate-related research and analysis ($200,000) less
$9.0M
United States Energy Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
To support the global transition to clean transportation
$8.8M
International Council On Clean Transportation · Washington, DC · 2024
To support the transition to a sustainable aviation sector ($330,473); responsible carbon removal and restore the climate ($89,527); sustainable maritime shipping ($1,100,000); the global transition to clean transportat… read allTo support the transition to a sustainable aviation sector ($330,473); responsible carbon removal and restore the climate ($89,527); sustainable maritime shipping ($1,100,000); the global transition to clean transportation ($6,125,000); general operating support ($800,000); to reduce emissions from non-carbon pollutants ($400,000) less
$6.1M
International Sustainable Energy Foundation · Austin, TX · 2024
To support the global transition to clean transportation
$4.2M
Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2024
To support the transition to a sustainable aviation sector ($250,000); sustainable maritime shipping ($650,000); the transition to a sustainable finance system ($100,000); responsible carbon removal and restore the clim… read allTo support the transition to a sustainable aviation sector ($250,000); sustainable maritime shipping ($650,000); the transition to a sustainable finance system ($100,000); responsible carbon removal and restore the climate ($110,000); decarbonization efforts and the transition to clean energy in china ($2,000,000); to support the transition to a sustainable food system ($350,000); to protect the climate, reduce pollution, and strengthen economies ($722,129) less
$3.7M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2024
To support communities in building inclusive models for clean energy transition ($100,000); communities most affected by climate change ($950,000); the global transition to clean transportation ($2,025,000); reliable ac… read allTo support communities in building inclusive models for clean energy transition ($100,000); communities most affected by climate change ($950,000); the global transition to clean transportation ($2,025,000); reliable access to minerals that benefit energy transition ($150,000); the transition to a sustainable finance system ($250,000); for climate-related research and analysis ($180,000) less
$3.0M
Coal Swarm Dba Global Energy Monitor · San Francisco, CA · 2024
To support the global energy transition to renewables ($2,600,000); to protect the climate, reduce pollution, and strengthen economies ($350,000)
$2.8M
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2024
To expand access to sustainable cooling and reduce greenhouse gas emissions ($746,302); the global transition to clean transportation ($100,000); to protect the climate, reduce pollution, and strengthen economies ($1,98… read allTo expand access to sustainable cooling and reduce greenhouse gas emissions ($746,302); the global transition to clean transportation ($100,000); to protect the climate, reduce pollution, and strengthen economies ($1,987,000) less
$2.4M
Pacific Environment and Resources Center · San Francisco, CA · 2024
To support sustainable maritime shipping
$2.0M
Rocky Mountain Institute · Boulder, CO · 2024
To expand access to sustainable cooling and reduce greenhouse gas emissions ($605,344); sustainable maritime shipping ($460,000); the global transition to clean transportation ($748,000); the transition to a sustainable… read allTo expand access to sustainable cooling and reduce greenhouse gas emissions ($605,344); sustainable maritime shipping ($460,000); the global transition to clean transportation ($748,000); the transition to a sustainable financial system ($130,000); for an event ($30,000) less
$1.9M
Calstart · Pasadena, CA · 2024
To support the global transition to clean transportation
$1.8M
C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group · New York, NY · 2024
To protect the climate, reduce pollution, and strengthen economies ($400,000); to support the global transition to clean transportation ($1,350,000)
$1.7M
Clasp · Washington, DC · 2024
To expand access to sustainable cooling and reduce greenhouse gas emissions
$1.5M
World Resources Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
To support the transition to a sustainable aviation sector ($400,000); to support responsible carbon removal and restore the climate ($300,000); the global transition to clean transportation ($165,000); the transition t… read allTo support the transition to a sustainable aviation sector ($400,000); to support responsible carbon removal and restore the climate ($300,000); the global transition to clean transportation ($165,000); the transition to a sustainable financial system ($100,000); to protect and support the potential of forested and other landscapes to mitigate climate change ($300,000); for climate-related research and analysis ($275,000) less
$1.4M
Public Citizen Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
To protect the climate, reduce pollution, and strengthen economies ($972,188); to support the transition to a sustainable financial system ($441,399)
$1.2M
Partnership Project · Washington, DC · 2024
To protect the climate, reduce pollution, and strengthen economies ($150,000); to support the global transition to clean transportation ($1,050,000)
$1.1M
Institute for Transportation & Development Policy · New York, NY · 2024
To support the global transition to clean transportation
$1.1M
Climate Strategies Lab · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
To protect the climate, reduce pollution, and strengthen economies
$980,386
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY · 2024
To support responsible carbon removal and restore the climate (-$34,614); reliable access to minerals that benefit energy transition ($315,000); the transition to a sustainable financial system ($700,000)
$900,000
Ocean Conservancy · Washington, DC · 2024
To support sustainable maritime shipping
$846,722
University of Maryland · College Park, MD · 2024
To support responsible carbon removal and restore the climate ($27,500); reliable access to minerals that benefit energy transition ($150,000); the transition to a sustainable financial system ($669,222)
$810,000
Clean Air Task Force · Boston, MA · 2024
To support the transition to a sustainable aviation sector ($500,000); responsible carbon removal and restore the climate ($150,000); to protect the climate, reduce pollution, and strengthen economies ($160,000)
$784,000
Schwab Charitable Fund · Orlando, FL · 2024
To support responsible carbon removal and restore the climate
$756,823
Climate Advisers · Washington, DC · 2024
To reduce emissions from non-carbon pollutants ($700,000); to protect and support the potential of forested and other landscapes to mitigate climate change ($56,823)
$750,000
Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2024
To protect the climate, reduce pollution, and strengthen economies ($450,000); to support the global transition to clean transportation ($300,000)
$719,634
Mission Possible Partnership USA · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$695,000
Regents of the University of California Davis · Davis, CA · 2024
To support the transition to a sustainable aviation sector ($35,000); the global transition to clean transportation ($660,000)
$665,198
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
For climate-related research and analysis ($465,198); to support the global transition to clean transportation ($200,000)
$650,000
Environmental Investigation Agency · Washington, DC · 2024
To expand access to sustainable cooling and reduce greenhouse gas emissions ($350,000); to reduce emissions from non-carbon pollutants ($200,000); to protect and support the potential of forested and other landscapes to… read allTo expand access to sustainable cooling and reduce greenhouse gas emissions ($350,000); to reduce emissions from non-carbon pollutants ($200,000); to protect and support the potential of forested and other landscapes to mitigate climate change ($100,000) less
$610,268
American Council for An Energy Efficient Economy · Washington, DC · 2024
To expand access to sustainable cooling and reduce greenhouse gas emissions ($425,268); to protect the climate, reduce pollution, and strengthen economies ($185,000)
$600,000
Friends of the Earth · Washington, DC · 2024
To support the transition to a sustainable financial system ($150,000); sustainable maritime shipping ($300,000); to protect and support the potential of forested and other landscapes to mitigate climate change ($150,00… read allTo support the transition to a sustainable financial system ($150,000); sustainable maritime shipping ($300,000); to protect and support the potential of forested and other landscapes to mitigate climate change ($150,000) less
$600,000
The Roosevelt Institute · New York, NY · 2024
To protect the climate, reduce pollution, and strengthen economies
$590,000
Center for Strategic and International Studies · Washington, DC · 2024
To support the global transition to clean transportation ($280,000); decarbonization efforts ($100,000); the transition to a sustainable financial system ($300,000)
$575,000
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab · Berkeley, CA · 2024
To expand access to sustainable cooling and reduce greenhouse gas emissions
$570,000
Ceres · Boston, MA · 2024
To support the global transition to clean transportation ($260,000): the transition to a sustainable financial system ($310,000)
$500,000
The Sunrise Project · Wilmington, DE · 2024
To support the global transition to clean transportation
$500,000
Council On Foreign Relations · New York, NY · 2024
To support the transition to a sustainable financial system
$500,000
The Asia Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
To protect and support the potential of forested and other landscapes to mitigate climate change
$486,612
Business and Human Rights Resource Centre · New York, NY · 2024
To support communities in building inclusive models for clean energy transition
$450,000
Trust for Conservation Innovation Dba Multiplier · San Francisco, CA · 2024
To support responsible carbon removal and restore the climate
$449,522
Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
To support the transition to a sustainable financial system
$437,000
The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
To support responsible carbon removal and restore the climate
$425,000
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs · Calabasas, CA · 2024
To support responsible carbon removal and restore the climate ($100,000); communities most affected by climate change ($225,000); to protect and support the potential of forested and other landscapes to mitigate climate… read allTo support responsible carbon removal and restore the climate ($100,000); communities most affected by climate change ($225,000); to protect and support the potential of forested and other landscapes to mitigate climate change ($100,000) less
$370,221
Sustainable Markets Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
To support communities most affected by climate change ($200,000); the transition to a sustainable financial system ($170,221)
$350,000
National Wildlife Federation · Reston, VA · 2024
To protect and support the potential of forested and other landscapes to mitigate climate change ($100,000); the transition to a sustainable aviation sector ($250,000)
$350,000
Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance · Seattle, WA · 2024
To support reliable access to minerals that benefit energy transition
$340,000
California Environmental Voters Education Fund · Oakland, CA · 2024
To support responsible carbon removal and restore the climate ($300,000); the global transition to clean transportation ($40,000)
$333,000
Give2asia · Oakland, CA · 2024
To protect the climate, reduce pollution, and strengthen economies
$300,000
Meridian Institute · Dillon, CO · 2024
To support the transition to a sustainable food system ($250,000); to protect and support the potential of forested and other landscapes to mitigate climate change ($50,000)
$300,000
The Tides Center · San Francisco, CA · 2024
To support reliable access to minerals that benefit energy transition ($100,000); the transition to a sustainable financial system ($50,000); to reduce emissions from non-carbon pollutants ($150,000)
$300,000
Center for American Progress · Washington, DC · 2024
To protect the climate, reduce pollution, and strengthen economies
$300,000
Project On Organizing Development Education & Research (Poder) · New York, NY · 2024
To protect and support the potential of forested and other landscapes to mitigate climate change
$300,000
Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To support the transition to a sustainable aviation sector
$288,032
Global 2050 · Old Lyme, CT · 2024
To support the transition to a sustainable financial system
$276,000
Global Greengrants Fund · Boulder, CO · 2024
To support the transition to a sustainable food system
$275,000
International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2024
To support communities most affected by climate change
$275,000
Calcef Innovations · Oakland, CA · 2024
To support communities most affected by climate change
$259,000
Windward Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
To protect the climate, reduce pollution, and strengthen economies ($34,000); to support communities most affected by climate change ($225,000)
$250,000
North American Council for Freight Efficiency · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
To support the global transition to clean transportation
$250,000
Center for International Environmental Law · Washington, DC · 2024
To support the transition to a sustainable food system
$250,000
Vasudha Foundation USA · Sugar Land, TX · 2024
To reduce emissions from non-carbon pollutants
$250,000
Bay Area Council Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
To support decarbonization efforts and the transition to clean energy in china
$250,000
The Partnership Project Action Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
To support the global transition to clean transportation
$247,500
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To support the transition to a sustainable food system
$225,000
Fund for Constitutional Government · Washington, DC · 2024
To support communities most affected by climate change
$220,000
Sustainable Finance Institute · Guilford, CT · 2024
To support the transition to a sustainable financial system
$210,000
Natural Resource Governance Institute · New York, NY · 2024
To support the transition to a sustainable financial system ($160,000);to protect and support the potential of forested and other landscapes to mitigate climate change ($50,000)
$200,000
Stand · San Francisco, CA · 2024
To support the transition to a sustainable financial system ($140,000); to protect and support the potential of forested and other landscapes to mitigate climate change ($60,000)
$200,000
Xbrl International · Washington, DC · 2024
For climate-related research and analysis ($100,000); to support the transition to a sustainable financial system ($100,000)
$200,000
Cdp North America · New York, NY · 2024
To support decarbonization efforts
$200,000
Climate Resolve · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To support the cooling sector by reducing greenhouse gas emissions
$200,000
California Environmental Voters · Oakland, CA · 2024
To support responsible carbon removal and restore the climate
$200,000
Climate Leadership Council · Washington, DC · 2024
To support the transition to a sustainable financial system
$194,442
Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development · Washington, DC · 2024
To expand access to sustainable cooling and reduce greenhouse gas emissions
$180,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
To support responsible carbon removal and restore the climate
$175,000
Movilizatorio USA Llc · Dover, DE · 2024
To support the global energy transition to renewables
$173,400
West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project · Oakland, CA · 2024
To support sustainable maritime shipping
$170,000
Oxfam America · Boston, MA · 2024
To protect and support the potential of forested and other landscapes to mitigate climate change
$165,000
American India Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
To support decarbonization efforts
$152,754
Building Decarbonization Coalition · Petaluma, CA · 2024
To expand access to sustainable cooling and reduce greenhouse gas emissions
$150,000
Oil Change International · Washington, DC · 2024
To support the transition to a sustainable financial system
$150,000
New York University · New York, NY · 2024
To support the transition to a sustainable financial system
$150,000
Nonprofit Enterprise and Self-Sustainability Team · Saint Petersburg, FL · 2024
General support
$150,000
The Climate Center · Santa Rosa, CA · 2024
To support responsible carbon removal and restore the climate
$150,000
Foundation for the Global Compact · New York, NY · 2024
To support the global energy transition to renewables ($50,000); the transition to a sustainable financial system ($100,000)
$150,000
Amazon Conservation Team · Falls Chruch, VA · 2024
To protect and support the potential of forested and other landscapes to mitigate climate change
$150,000
Employ America · Washington, DC · 2024
To support the transition to a sustainable financial system
$147,778
Regents of the University of California at Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2024
To support responsible carbon removal and restore the climate
$125,000
High Ambition Climate Collective · San Francisco, CA · 2024
To support sustainable maritime shipping
$100,000
Rewild · Austin, TX · 2024
To protect and support the potential of forested and other landscapes to mitigate climate change
$100,000
New Buildings Institute · Portland, OR · 2024
To expand access to sustainable cooling and reduce greenhouse gas emissions
$100,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024
To protect and support the potential of forested and other landscapes to mitigate climate change
$100,000
California Ocean Science Trust · Sacramento, CA · 2024
To support responsible carbon removal and restore the climate
$100,000
Third Way Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
To support responsible carbon removal and restore the climate
$100,000
The Crane Institute of Sustainability · Andover, MA · 2024
To support the transition to a sustainable financial system
$100,000
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To support the transition to a sustainable food system
$100,000
Rand Corporation · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
To support responsible carbon removal and restore the climate
$100,000
Resources for the Future · Washington, DC · 2024
To support responsible carbon removal and restore the climate
$100,000
Our Climate Education Fund · Bethesda, MD · 2024
To support responsible carbon removal and restore the climate
$100,000
March On Maryland · Annapolis, MD · 2024
To support communities most affected by climate change

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Unlike private foundations, grantmaking charities and associations often run formal grant programs with real application cycles — check their website for current opportunities. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.