Funding search · EIN 845024713 · Grantmaking charity · San Francisco, CA

Climate Imperative Foundation

$513.4M
in grants paid: 350
grants: 281
recipients: 2021–2024
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.

$29.8M
Energy Foundation China (Efc) · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Environmental protection
$23.1M
Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2024
Environmental protection
$15.2M
US Energy Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Environmental protection
$7.9M
Natural Resources Defense Council (Nrdc) · New York, NY · 2024
Environmental protection
$7.6M
Rocky Mountain Institute (Rmi) · Boulder, CO · 2024
Environmental protection
$4.1M
Tides Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Environmental protection
$3.5M
Rockefeller Family Fund · New York, NY · 2024
Environmental protection
$3.4M
Building Decarbonization Coalition (Bdc) · Lewes, DE · 2024
Environmental protection
$3.2M
Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2024
Environmental protection
$3.1M
Energy and Climate Transitions Ai Llc · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Environmental protection
$3.0M
The Partnership Project · Washington, DC · 2024
Environmental protection
$3.0M
Vote Solar · Oakland, CA · 2024
Environmental protection
$2.7M
Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Environmental protection
$2.4M
Evergreen Collaborative · Washington, DC · 2024
Environmental protection
$2.4M
Climate Strategies Lab (Industrious Labs) · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Environmental protection
$2.0M
Environmental Integrity Project · Washington, DC · 2024
Environmental protection
$1.7M
International Sustainable Energy Foundation (Isef) · Austin, TX · 2024
Environmental protection
$1.7M
League of Conservation Voters Education Fund (Lcvef) · Washington, DC · 2024
Environmental protection
$1.7M
Sunstone Strategies Llc · Oakland, CA · 2024
Environmental protection
$1.7M
Berkeley Lab Foundation Co Institutional Advancement · Oakland, CA · 2024
Environmental protection
$1.7M
Securing Americas Future Energy (Safe) Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Environmental protection
$1.4M
Windward Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Environmental protection
$1.3M
Community Foundation for the Alleghenies · Johnstown, PA · 2024
Environmental protection
$1.3M
Southern Environmental Law Center · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
Environmental protection
$1.1M
The International Council On Clean Transportation (Icct) · Washington, DC · 2024
Environmental protection
$1.1M
Advanced Energy United (Advanced Energy Institute) · Washington, DC · 2024
Environmental protection
$1.1M
Clientearth USA · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
Environmental protection
$1.0M
Sunrise Project · Wilmington, DE · 2024
Environmental protection
$1.0M
Appalachian Voices · Boone, NC · 2024
Environmental protection
$1.0M
Regulatory Assistance Project · Montpelier, VT · 2024
Environmental protection
$950,000
American Lung Association (Ala) · Chicago, IL · 2024
Environmental protection
$950,000
Center for American Progress · Washington, DC · 2024
Environmental protection
$950,000
World Resources Institute (Wri) · Washington, DC · 2024
Environmental protection
$905,000
Clean Energy Buyers Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Environmental protection
$900,000
We Act for Environmental Justice · New York, NY · 2024
Environmental protection
$800,000
Global Energy Monitor · Covina, CA · 2024
Environmental protection
$800,000
US-China Green Energy Council · San Jose, CA · 2024
Environmental protection
$750,000
Clasp · Washington, DC · 2024
Environmental protection
$750,000
Climate Jobs National Resource Center (Cjnrc) · New York, NY · 2024
Environmental protection
$650,000
Physicians for Social Responsibility Los Angeles Chapter · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Environmental protection
$641,000
Bluegreen Alliance Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Environmental protection
$625,000
Calstart · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Environmental protection
$607,217
Conservation Law Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024
Environmental protection
$600,000
New Energy Economics · Wilmington, NC · 2024
Environmental protection
$578,420
Association for Energy Affordability (Aea) · Bronx, NY · 2024
Environmental protection
$535,000
Ceres · Boston, MA · 2024
Environmental protection
$500,000
Electrification Coalition Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Environmental protection
$500,000
Institute of Transportation Study at Uc Davis (Its-Davis) · Davis, CA · 2024
Environmental protection
$500,000
Iowa Environmental Council (Iec) · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Environmental protection
$500,000
Potential Energy · New York, NY · 2024
Environmental protection
$500,000
The Greenlining Institute · Oakland, CA · 2024
Environmental protection
$475,176
American Council for An Energy-Efficient Economy (Aceee) · Washington, DC · 2024
Environmental protection
$450,000
Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest · Chicago, IL · 2024
Environmental protection
$450,000
Rewiring America · Washington, DC · 2024
Environmental protection
$450,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Environmental protection
$431,000
The Future of Heat Initiative · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Environmental protection
$407,367
Alliance for a Green Economy (Agree) · Syracuse, NY · 2024
Environmental protection
$405,957
Catskill Mountainkeeper · Livingston Manor, NY · 2024
Environmental protection
$400,000
Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Environmental protection
$400,000
California Environmental Justice Alliance (Ceja) · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Environmental protection
$400,000
Canary Media · Asheville, NC · 2024
Environmental protection
$400,000
Climate Leadership Council · Washington, DC · 2024
Environmental protection
$400,000
Emerald Cities Collaborative · Washington, DC · 2024
Environmental protection
$350,000
Environment America Research & Policy Center · Denver, CO · 2024
Environmental protection
$350,000
Physicians for Social Responsibility (Psr) · Washington, DC · 2024
Environmental protection
$301,080
Citizens Utility Board · Chicago, IL · 2024
Environmental protection
$300,000
Climate Solutions · Seattle, WA · 2024
Environmental protection
$300,000
Coltura · Seattle, WA · 2024
Environmental protection
$300,000
Communities for a Better Environment · Huntington Park, CA · 2024
Environmental protection
$300,000
Environmental Protection Network · Washington, DC · 2024
Environmental protection
$300,000
Green & Healthy Homes Initiative · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Environmental protection
$300,000
Public Health Law Center · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
Environmental protection
$300,000
University of California - Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Environmental protection
$290,000
Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Environmental protection
$275,000
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2024
Environmental protection
$252,156
Gridlab · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Environmental protection
$250,000
Public Citizen · Washington, DC · 2024
Environmental protection
$250,000
Western Resource Advocates · Boulder, CO · 2024
Environmental protection
$200,000
Food & Water Watch · Washington, DC · 2024
Environmental protection
$200,000
Hip Hop Caucus · Washington, DC · 2024
Environmental protection
$200,000
Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation (Icet) · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Environmental protection
$200,000
Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability · Fresno, CA · 2024
Environmental protection
$200,000
Sustainable Markets Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Environmental protection
$172,000
Frack Action Fund · Highland, NY · 2024
Environmental protection
$150,000
Friends of the Earth · Merrifield, VA · 2024
Environmental protection
$150,000
Global Philanthropy Partnership (Gpp) · Chicago, IL · 2024
Environmental protection
$150,000
New York Communities Organizing Fund Inc (Nycofi) · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Environmental protection
$150,000
Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (Nescaum) · Boston, MA · 2024
Environmental protection
$150,000
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy · Knoxville, TN · 2024
Environmental protection
$150,000
Vet Voice Foundation · Portland, OR · 2024
Environmental protection
$125,000
Center for Applied Environmental Law and Policy (Caelp) · Washington, DC · 2024
Environmental protection
$125,000
New York Public Interest Research Group Fund (Nypirg) · New York, NY · 2024
Environmental protection
$115,000
Spur - San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Environmental protection
$110,000
American Security Project · Washington, DC · 2024
Environmental protection
$105,000
Georgetown Law Center for Inclusive Trade and Development · Washington, DC · 2024
Environmental protection
$75,000
Southern Renewable Energy Association · Little Rock, AR · 2024
Environmental protection
$27.0M
The Energy Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To support analysis and education about clean and healthy transportation policies
$25.6M
Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2023
To support research, education and outreach about clean and healthy homes
$19.6M
United States Energy Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To support research, education, and outreach about clean and healthy homes
$13.8M
Rocky Mountain Institute · Boulder, CO · 2023
To support research, education and outreach about clean and healthy homes

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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.