Funding search · EIN 842848519 · Newbury Park, CA

Woka Foundation

Name: Woka Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

128
grants reported: $41.4M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $250,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

climate agriculture regenerative change action ecosystem training build

Funder website ↗Full IRS filings ↗How this is built Report an error

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.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Green America4 grants · $3.3M
New Energy Nexus4 grants · $3.0M
Activate3 grants · $2.7M
Climate Foundation3 grants · $1.9M
Prime Coalition1 grant · $1.8M
Greentown2 grants · $1.6M
Ashoka3 grants · $1.5M
International Biochar Initiative3 grants · $1.4M
Global Greengrants4 grants · $1.2M
African Women Rising3 grants · $1.2M

Giving over time

$14.7M

2022

$13.7M

2023

$13.0M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 128 grants.

$1.8M
Prime Coalition · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Prime Azolla Ventures
$1.0M
Green America · Washington, DC · 2024
Soil Carbon Initiative
$1.0M
New Energy Nexus · Berkeley, CA · 2024
General operating support
$1.0M
Activate · Berkeley, CA · 2023
ClimateTech Fellows
$1.0M
Green America · Washington, DC · 2023
Empower and incentivize growers and the food supply chain to embrace regenerative agriculture to drawdown carbon, increase biodiversity, regenerate soil, and build climate change resiliency
$1.0M
New Energy Nexus · Oakland, CA · 2023
Expand platform capabilities to build a renewable energy entrepreneur support ecosystem
$1.0M
Activate · Berkeley, CA · 2022
ClimateTech Fellows
$1.0M
Climate Foundation · Woods Hole, MA · 2022
Supporting construction of a scalable 10,000 m of Marine Permaculture floating array to accelerate seaweed growth and lead to healthy fisheries and other ecosystem services.
$800,000
Greentown · Somerville, MA · 2023
Support the growth of startup climatetech entrepreneurs, improve the opportunities for decarbonization across key GHG-emitting sectors, and expand Greentowns climatetech ecosystem.
$800,000
Greentown · Somerville, MA · 2022
Support the growth of startup climatetech entrepreneurs, improve the opportunities for decarbonization across key GHG-emitting sectors, and expand Greentowns climatetech ecosystem.
$750,000
Green America · Washington, DC · 2022
Empower and incentivize growers and the food supply chain to embrace regenerative agriculture to drawdown carbon, increase biodiversity, regenerate soil, and build climate change resiliency
$700,000
Activate · Berkeley, CA · 2024
General operating expenses and climate tech fellows
$700,000
New Energy Nexus · Oakland, CA · 2022
Expand platform capabilities to build a renewable energy entrepreneur support ecosystem
$500,000
Ashoka · Arlington, VA · 2024
Select and support Ashoka Climate Fellows
$500,000
Elemental Excelerator Elemental Imp · Honolulu, HI · 2024
General operating support
$500,000
Ashoka · Arlington, VA · 2023
Select and support Ashoka Climate Fellows working in South and Southeast Asia
$500,000
Climate Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2023
Supporting construction of a scalable 10,000 m of Marine Permaculture floating array to accelerate seaweed growth and lead to healthy fisheries and other ecosystem services.
$500,000
Elemental Excelerator Elemental Imp · Honolulu, HI · 2023
General Support for their efforts to help climate companies bridge the gap from pilot projects to commercial-scale projects.
$500,000
International Biochar Initiative · Canandaigua, NY · 2023
Capacity Building Support
$500,000
Ashoka · Arlington, VA · 2022
Select and support Ashoka Climate Fellows working in South and Southeast Asia
$500,000
Green America · Washington, DC · 2022
Empower and incentivize growers and the food supply chain to embrace regenerative agriculture to drawdown carbon, increase biodiversity, regenerate soil, and build climate change resiliency
$500,000
International Biochar Initiative · Canandaigua, NY · 2022
Capacity Building Support
$400,000
African Women Rising · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
General operating support
$400,000
Climate Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
General operating support
$400,000
Global Greengrants · Boulder, CO · 2024
Gender & Environment
$400,000
Rockefeller Family Fund Fcog · New York, NY · 2024
General operating support for Funder's Collaborative on Oil and Gas initiative
$400,000
African Women Rising · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Education, regenerative agriculture, and microfinance programs for women in refugee camps and surrounding communities in northern Uganda.
$400,000
Global Greengrants · Boulder, CO · 2023
Womens Environmental Action initiative
$400,000
Rainforest Action Network · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Funding for the Forests Program to prevent deforestation and encroachment into tropical rainforests.
$400,000
Rockefeller Family Fund Fcog · New York, NY · 2023
Curtailing US oil and gas production in partnership with frontline campaigns in local communities through shared grantmaking & learning.
$400,000
African Women Rising · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Education, regenerative agriculture, and microfinance programs for women in refugee camps and surrounding communities in northern Uganda.
$400,000
Rainforest Action Network · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Funding for the Forests Program to prevent deforestation and encroachment into tropical rainforests.
$350,000
Center for Climate Integrity · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
$350,000
International Biochar Initiative · Canandaigua, NY · 2024
Capacity building support
$350,000
Oil Change International · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
$350,000
Kakenya'S Dream · Arlington, VA · 2022
Transforming communities in rural Kenya through education, health, and leadership programs for girls.
$335,000
Mangrove Action Project · Seattle, WA · 2022
Growing the reach of MAP's restoration training programs to restore and conserve mangrove ecosystems.
$330,000
Opepa Bwl · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2024
Support the Bioregional Weaving Labs
$330,000
Opepa Bwl · Fort Lauderdale, FL · 2023
General Support
$300,000
Action for the Climate Emergency · Charlestown, MA · 2024
General operating support
$300,000
Agroecology Fund · Boulder, CO · 2024
General operating support for Agroecology Fund
$300,000
Deployus · Boston, MA · 2024
General Operating Support
$300,000
Groundswell International · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
$300,000
Kakenya'S Dream · Arlington, VA · 2024
General operating support
$300,000
Natural Resource Defense Council · New York, NY · 2024
Rewrite the Future initiative
$300,000
Agroecology Fund · Boulder, CO · 2023
Strengthen the case for agroecology as a climate change and hunger solution.
$300,000
Deployus · Boston, MA · 2023
Accelerating decarbonization by strengthening climate leadership across the political spectrum.
$300,000
Groundswell International · Washington, DC · 2023
Growing the global agroecology movement to catalyze the transition to just farming and local food systems.
$300,000
Kakenya'S Dream · Arlington, VA · 2023
Transforming communities in rural Kenya through education, health, and leadership programs for girls.
$300,000
Natural Resource Defense Council · New York, NY · 2023
Rewrite the Future
$300,000
Nurturing Minds · Newtonville, MA · 2023
General Operating Support
$300,000
White Buffalo Land Trust · Summerland, CA · 2023
Create a center for education, training, and scientific research to foster rapid and broad adoption of regenerative agriculture locally, regionally, and globally.
$300,000
Agroecology Fund · Boulder, CO · 2022
Strengthen the case for agroecology as a climate change and hunger solution.
$300,000
Deployus · Boston, MA · 2022
Accelerating decarbonization by strengthening climate leadership across the political spectrum.
$300,000
Groundswell International · Washington, DC · 2022
Growing the global agroecology movement to catalyze the transition to just farming and local food systems.
$300,000
Ipl · Oakland, CA · 2022
Faith Climate Action Week and CoolCongregations
$300,000
New Energy Nexus · Oakland, CA · 2022
Expand platform capabilities to build a renewable energy entrepreneur support ecosystem
$300,000
Nurturing Minds · Newtonville, MA · 2022
General Operating Support
$300,000
White Buffalo Land Trust · Summerland, CA · 2022
Create a center for education, training, and scientific research to foster rapid and broad adoption of regenerative agriculture locally, regionally, and globally.
$265,000
Mangrove Action Project · Seattle, WA · 2023
Growing the reach of MAP's restoration training programs to restore and conserve mangrove ecosystems.
$250,000
Mad Agriculture · Boulder, CO · 2024
General operating support
$250,000
The Land Institute · Salina, KS · 2024
General operating support
$250,000
Climate Generation · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Teacher training & engagement, youth advocacy, and community engagement efforts that foster understanding and action on climate change.
$250,000
Mad Agriculture · Boulder, CO · 2023
Develop capital and market value offerings that help farmers accelerate the transition to regenerative and organic agriculture.
$250,000
The Land Institute · Salina, KS · 2023
Funding to transform agriculture through perennial grain breeding research and development, researching the social impacts of transitioning to perennial grain agriculture, and studying the impact of ecological intensifi… read allFunding to transform agriculture through perennial grain breeding research and development, researching the social impacts of transitioning to perennial grain agriculture, and studying the impact of ecological intensification - biological diversity that promotes ecosystem health. less
$250,000
The Living Lab World Resources Inst · Washington, DC · 2023
Promoting behavior change research & action to transition from a resource-exploitative society to one that supports human and planetary wellbeing.
$250,000
Climate Generation · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Teacher training & engagement, youth advocacy, and community engagement efforts that foster understanding and action on climate change.
$250,000
Mad Agriculture · Boulder, CO · 2022
Develop capital and market value offerings that help farmers accelerate the transition to regenerative and organic agriculture.
$250,000
Regenerative Farms · Williamsburg, MA · 2022
Funding documentation of RFs bioregional development hub model, revision of their strategic plan, and development of a funding plan to support their planned capacity growth.
$250,000
The Land Institute · Salina, KS · 2022
Funding to transform agriculture through perennial grain breeding research and development, researching the social impacts of transitioning to perennial grain agriculture, and studying the impact of ecological intensifi… read allFunding to transform agriculture through perennial grain breeding research and development, researching the social impacts of transitioning to perennial grain agriculture, and studying the impact of ecological intensification - biological diversity that promotes ecosystem health. less
$230,000
Quivira · Santa Fe, NM · 2024
General operating support
$230,000
Quivira · Santa Fe, NM · 2023
Support a shift from extractive to regenerative agriculture in the arid working lands of the western US.
$230,000
Quivira · Santa Fe, NM · 2022
Support a shift from extractive to regenerative agriculture in the arid working lands of the western US.
$225,000
Rainforest Action Network · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Forest program and Community Action grants
$225,000
Center for Land Based Learning · Woodland, CA · 2023
Expand the Beginning Farmer Incubator and Training Program and launch the Farm and Climate Program.
$225,000
Center for Land Based Learning · Woodland, CA · 2022
Expand the Beginning Farmer Incubator and Training Program and launch the Farm and Climate Program.
$200,000
350org · Boston, MA · 2024
General operating support
$200,000
Amazon Watch · Oakland, CA · 2024
General operating support
$200,000
Conservation International · Arlington, VA · 2024
Global Mangrove Alliance
$200,000
Covering Climate Now · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support for Covering Climate Now initiative
$200,000
Deployus · Boston, MA · 2024
General Operating Support for Urgent Investment Priorities
$200,000
Forge · Somerville, MA · 2024
Cleantech startups
$200,000
Greenwave · New Haven, CT · 2024
General operating support
$200,000
Mongabay · Menlo Park, CA · 2024
General operating support and Natural Climate Solutions reporting
$200,000
Ohio River Valley Institute · Johnstown, PA · 2024
General operating support for Ohio River Valley Institute
$200,000
Oil Change International · Washington, DC · 2024
Field-wide coordination efforts
$200,000
Rural Climate Partnership · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support for Rural Climate Partnership
$200,000
The Hive Fund for Climate Gender Ju · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support for Hive Fund
$200,000
Women'S Environment and Development · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Support gender-just & environmentally sound climate solutions
$200,000
350org · Boston, MA · 2023
Building widespread demand for, and implementation of, renewable energy solutions that are localized and create shared prosperity and greater equity. Providing support for grassroots organizations in this effort through… read allBuilding widespread demand for, and implementation of, renewable energy solutions that are localized and create shared prosperity and greater equity. Providing support for grassroots organizations in this effort through capacity building re-grants less
$200,000
Conservation International · Arlington, VA · 2023
Conserve and restore mangrove ecosystems and build awareness of the critical role mangrove forests play in mitigating climate change and providing economic prosperity for coastal communities.
$200,000
Covering Climate Now · Washington, DC · 2023
Supporting the launch of a Local TV & Media Climate Hub that provides training, story development, and coaching to enable local newsrooms to cover the climate emergency.
$200,000
Forge · Somerville, MA · 2023
Helping cleantech start-ups solve crucial manufacturing readiness and supply chain gaps.
$200,000
Greenwave · New Haven, CT · 2023
Support GreenWaves goal to train 10,000 farmers to scale the environmental and economic impact of the regenerative ocean farming model using a digital resource platform.
$200,000
Mongabay · Menlo Park, CA · 2023
Reporting that addresses information gaps and awareness of natural climate solutions.
$200,000
Regenerative Farms · Williamsburg, MA · 2023
Funding documentation of RFs bioregional development hub model, revision of their strategic plan, and development of a funding plan to support their planned capacity growth.
$200,000
Women'S Earth and Climate Action Ne · Mill Valley, CA · 2023
Providing women-led approaches to climate solutions using a climate justice framework that supports women on the frontlines of protecting water, land, climate and communities.
$200,000
Forge · Somerville, MA · 2022
Helping cleantech start-ups solve crucial manufacturing readiness and supply chain gaps.
$200,000
Global Greengrants · Boulder, CO · 2022
Womens Environmental Action initiative
$200,000
Global Greengrants · Boulder, CO · 2022
Women's Environmental Action Initiative to strengthen their grassroots projects that promote women's climate justice leadership.

View all 128 grants →

Who else funds this kind of work

Same state

Silicon Valley Community Foundation10,471 grants · $10.10B
Tides Foundation9,402 grants · $1.86B
UCLA Foundation276 grants · $1.75B

Similar purposes

Sequoia Climate Foundation495 grants · $736.5M
The JPB Foundation1,952 grants · $1.61B
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation5,652 grants · $1.75B

Similar grant size

Corporation for Public Broadcasting3,863 grants · $2.33B
Foundation To Promote Open Society3,312 grants · $1.72B

Grants already paid are the record; PaperOrbit reads your paper and finds the funders whose record matches it — then explains why.

Search funders like this one

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.