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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “carbon”
Where the money went
Largest: $149,343 to UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON — to support the carbon leadership forum in conducting a benchmarking study that estimates the embodied carbon in buildings
Greenwave Organization CorpNew Haven, CTCharity · may take applications
56 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2024Largest: $431,016 to SHINNECOCK KELP FARMERS INCORPORATED — direct payment to ocean farmer in recognition of a bundle of climate impacts that include carbon andnitrogen removal, reef restoration, and green jobs
Largest: $200,000 to RHODIUM GROUP LLC — for research on the impacts of carbon capture and hydrogen on air pollution from electric power generation
Largest: $227,500 to CARBON 180 — carbon dioxide removal
Climateworks FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
30 matching grants · $23.2M · through 2024Largest: $1.5M to WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE — 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 tran…
Largest: $1.4M to Fresh Energy — to move minnesota and the midwest toward dramatic near-term reductions in carbon pollution through equity-centered policy work, partnerships, and innovation
Largest: $600,000 to CARBON GAP LTD — carbon removal policy in europe
Wrld FoundationWilmington, DECharity · may take applications
20 matching grants · $2.6M · through 2024Largest: $199,750 to OCTAVIA CARBON CO — project support for the climate transformation fund and carbon dioxide removal
Largest: $1.9M to THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM — support for scientific research on converting inconsistent and heterogeneous biomass and municipal solid wastes into de-mineralized and uniform feedstocks for thermal-catalytic pro…
Largest: $1.0M to Maine Community Foundation Inc — to support its funding of research on blue carbon in maine
Largest: $1.5M to INTEGRITY COUNCIL FOR THE VOLUNTARY CARBON MARKET — to develop global standards for high-quality carbon credits
The Energy FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
19 matching grants · $7.0M · through 2024Largest: $770,000 to INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON CLEAN TRANSPORTATION INC — to support education, research, and outreach to build a clean energy future; for the global inland waterway and coastal emissions to build a clean energy future; for the alternativ…
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →