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Funding search · EIN 853672460 · Grantmaking charity · Kirkland, WA

Breakthrough Energy Foundation

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$233.5M
in grants paid
375
grants
208
recipients
2022–2024
filing years

Funding pattern

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Recent grants

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

  • $10.3M

    Rf Catalytic Capital · New York, NY · 2024

    Policy implementation

  • $5.0M

    Multiplier · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Policy development

  • $4.0M

    Breakthrough Energy Action · Kirkland, WA · 2024

    Policy development

  • $2.5M

    University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Cleantech exploration

  • $2.1M

    Rocky Mountain Institute · Boulder, CO · 2024

    Policy development

  • $2.1M

    Mars Materials · Oakland, CA · 2024

    Cleantech r&d

  • $1.8M

    Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Policy implementation

  • $1.7M

    Aikido Technologies · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Cleantech r&d

  • $1.6M

    Takachar · Richmond, CA · 2024

    Cleantech r&d

  • $1.5M

    Third Way Institute · Washington, DC · 2024

    Policy development

  • $1.5M

    Hgen · Hawthorne, CA · 2024

    Cleantech r&d

  • $1.3M

    Chemfinity · El Cerrito, CA · 2024

    Cleantech r&d

  • $1.3M

    Conduit Tech · Boston, MA · 2024

    Cleantech r&d

  • $1.3M

    Phase Biolabs · Wilmington, DE · 2024

    Cleantech r&d

  • $1.2M

    Clearpath · Washington, DC · 2024

    Policy implementation

  • $1.0M

    Holocene Climate Corporation · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Cleantech r&d

  • $1.0M

    Queens Carbon · Fair Lawn, NJ · 2024

    Cleantech r&d

  • $1.0M

    2030 · Santa Fe, NM · 2024

    Policy implementation

  • $971,589

    Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2024

    Policy development

  • $900,000

    Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Policy development

  • $900,000

    Resources for the Future · Washington, DC · 2024

    Policy development

  • $707,994

    Molten Industries · Stanford, CA · 2024

    Cleantech r&d

  • $680,000

    Rhodium Group Llc · New York, NY · 2024

    Policy development

  • $650,000

    Rocky Mountain Institute · Boulder, CO · 2024

    Policy implementation

  • $613,333

    Gencores · Somerville, MA · 2024

    Cleantech r&d

  • $517,883

    Bipartisan Policy Center · Washington, DC · 2024

    Policy development

  • $500,000

    Loamist Co · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    Cleantech r&d

  • $500,000

    Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation · Washington, DC · 2024

    Policy development

  • $500,000

    Arinna · Palo Alto, CA · 2024

    Cleantech r&d

  • $500,000

    Sustainable Chemicals Llc · Golden, CO · 2024

    Cleantech r&d

  • $500,000

    Step Function Llc · Fairfield, CT · 2024

    Cleantech r&d

  • $500,000

    Standard Potential Co · New York, NY · 2024

    Cleantech r&d

  • $500,000

    Sinkco Labs Pbc · Lewes, DE · 2024

    Cleantech r&d

  • $500,000

    Rarefied Technologies · Albuquerque, NM · 2024

    Cleantech r&d

  • $500,000

    Prospect Growth · New Haven, CT · 2024

    Cleantech r&d

  • $500,000

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    Ecosystem grant

  • $500,000

    Building Transparency · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Policy development

  • $500,000

    Trustees of Columbia University · New York, NY · 2024

    Policy implementation

  • $500,000

    Gallox Semiconductors · Ithaca, NY · 2024

    Cleantech r&d

  • $500,000

    Csh2 Corp · Princeton, NJ · 2024

    Cleantech r&d

  • $500,000

    Espiku · Bend, OR · 2024

    Cleantech r&d

  • $493,997

    Unemit · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    Cleantech r&d

  • $489,772

    Aluminio · San Carlos, CA · 2024

    Cleantech r&d

  • $470,000

    Climateworks Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Policy development

  • $455,000

    World Resources Institute · Washington, DC · 2024

    Policy development

  • $450,000

    American Council for An Energy Efficient Economy · Washington, DC · 2024

    Policy implementation

  • $450,000

    Nrel Foundation · Golden, CO · 2024

    Policy development

  • $450,000

    Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    Policy development

  • $400,000

    Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2024

    Policy implementation

  • $350,000

    Ce Buyers Institute · Washington, DC · 2024

    Policy implementation

  • $350,000

    Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated · New York, NY · 2024

    Policy implementation

  • $350,000

    Conservative Coalition for Climate Solutions · Falls Church, VA · 2024

    Policy development

  • $313,333

    Mantel Capture · Boston, MA · 2024

    Cleantech r&d

  • $300,000

    Atlantic Council of the U S · Washington, DC · 2024

    Policy development

  • $300,000

    Nuclear Innovation Alliance · Washington, DC · 2024

    Policy implementation

  • $285,000

    Gunnadoo Consulting · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024

    Cleantech exploration

  • $265,000

    New Buildings Institute · Portland, OR · 2024

    Policy development

  • $250,000

    League of Conservation Voters Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    Policy implementation

  • $250,000

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024

    Cleantech exploration

  • $250,000

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    Cleantech exploration

  • $250,000

    Pwernap Energy · Emeryville, CA · 2024

    Cleantech exploration

  • $250,000

    Center for Carbon Removal · Washington, DC · 2024

    Policy development

  • $245,000

    Georgia Tech Research Corporation · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    Cleantech exploration

  • $229,630

    Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions · Washington, DC · 2024

    Policy implementation

  • $225,000

    American Council On Renewable Energy-Acore · Washington, DC · 2024

    Policy implementation

  • $225,000

    National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia Llc · Albuquerque, NM · 2024

    Cleantech exploration

  • $219,520

    Third Way Institute · Washington, DC · 2024

    Policy implementation

  • $200,000

    Silverado Policy Accelerator · Washington, DC · 2024

    Policy development

  • $200,000

    National Wildlife Federation · Reston, VA · 2024

    Policy implementation

  • $200,000

    Climateworks Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Unlock markets & demand

  • $200,000

    Fannie and John Hertz Foundation · Pleasanton, CA · 2024

    Ecosystem grant

  • $200,000

    Partnership Project · Washington, DC · 2024

    Policy implementation

  • $200,000

    Resources for the Future · Washington, DC · 2024

    Policy implementation

  • $200,000

    Center for Energy Workforcedevelopment · Washington, DC · 2024

    Policy development

  • $200,000

    Beneficial Electrification League · Arlington, VA · 2024

    Policy implementation

  • $200,000

    Health Effects Institute · Boston, MA · 2024

    Policy implementation

  • $200,000

    Climate Advisors · Washington, DC · 2024

    Policy development

  • $200,000

    The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2024

    Event sponsorship

  • $200,000

    Fsg · Boston, MA · 2024

    Policy development

  • $198,000

    Spark Climate Solutions · Covina, CA · 2024

    Policy development

  • $185,000

    Center for Climate and Energy Solutions · Washington, DC · 2024

    Policy implementation

  • $169,152

    Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Forum · Washington, DC · 2024

    Policy implementation

  • $166,287

    Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Forum · Washington, DC · 2024

    Policy development

  • $150,000

    Windward Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    Policy development

  • $150,000

    Windward Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    Policy implementation

  • $150,000

    Congressional Black Caucus Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

    Policy implementation

  • $150,000

    The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Redwood City, CA · 2024

    Policy development

  • $150,000

    Energy for Growth Hub · Washington, DC · 2024

    Policy development

  • $150,000

    Community Initiatives · Oakland, CA · 2024

    Policy development

  • $150,000

    University of Maryland · College Park, MD · 2024

    Cleantech exploration

  • $150,000

    North Carolina State University · Raleigh, NC · 2024

    Policy implementation

  • $130,029

    The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · 2024

    Policy development

  • $130,000

    Green Tinted Glasses Llc · Arvada, CO · 2024

    Cleantech r&d

  • $126,667

    Genseed Llc · Silver Spring, MD · 2024

    Cleantech r&d

  • $125,000

    National Wildlife Federation · Reston, VA · 2024

    Policy development

  • $110,000

    Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2024

    Policy development

  • $100,000

    Community Initiatives · Oakland, CA · 2024

    Policy implementation

  • $100,000

    The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2024

    Policy development

  • $100,000

    Efi Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

    Policy implementation

  • $100,000

    Center for Strategic and International Studies · Washington, DC · 2024

    Policy development

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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.