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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 “coal”
Where the money went
Largest: $225,000 to LIVED EXPERIENCE COAL — 81174 studying why public health, healthcare, and social service systems fail to prevent gun violence, especially among young black and indigenous men
Largest: $149,331 to UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI — reducing rib failure hazards in underground coal mines by improvement of the coal rib control sy...
Largest: $60,000 to GROUNDWORK TRUST — core support for the life after coal campaign which seeks to discourage the development of fossil fuel developments, reduce emissions from existing coal infrastructure and encourag…
Climate Imperative FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $19.7M · through 2023Largest: $13.3M to SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION FBO SIERRA CLUB CALIFORNIA — to support research, education, and outreach about transitioning from coal to clean energy, transitioning from fossil fuels to clean energy and clean and healthy homes
Largest: $202,500 to Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors — to create economic opportunity in communities affected by the changing coal economy in the midwest
Largest: $160,000 to REGION 4 PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL — to support turning coal to gold: boosting the outdoor economy through the snowshoe highlands ride center which will develop the highest level gold rated trail system in outdoor rec…
Largest: $300,000 to CLIMATE SMART VENTURES PTE LTD — in support of the formation and coordination of a working group composed of research and technical partners to scope transitioning the philippines' energy system from coal to clean…
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
5 matching grants · $13.0M · through 2023Largest: $4.0M to Sierra Club Foundation — to support the beyond coal campaign
Largest: $50,000 to NORTHWEST BRONX COMM AND CLERGY COAL — general operating support
Largest: $60,000 to COLCOM FOUNDATION - CITIZENS COAL COUNCIL — general operating support
Direct ReliefSanta Barbara, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2024Largest: $550,000 to HEALTHY MOTHERS HEALTHY BABIES COAL — fund for health equity, hawaii wildfires
Largest: $40,000 to LIVE COAL — live coal educational programming
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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 →