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12 funders with a record of paying for “electrification”
Where the money went
Largest: $100,000 to Electrification Coalition Foundation — to drive at-scale municipal fleet electrification and charging deployment in the midwest, leveraging federal funding opportunities and ensuring effective implementation of the nati…
Largest: $300,000 to NEW YORK UNIVERSITY — to establish a center for decarbonizing chemical manufacturing using sustainable electrification (dc-muse) and help diversify the next generation of scholars involved in industrial…
Largest: $350,000 to ELECTRIFICATION COALITION FOUNDATION — to advance vehicle electrification
Elevate EnergyChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
16 matching grants · $2.8M · through 2024Largest: $1.1M to Community Housing Partners — building electrification
Largest: $200,000 to ELECTRIFICATION COALITION FOUNDATION — for freight electrification
Largest: $305,000 to ELECTRIFICATION COALITION FOUNDATION — clean energy - fund truck electrification pilot projects.
Largest: $150,000 to (261) NORTHEAST ENERGY EFFICIENCY PARTNERSHIPS INC — climate: to support local governments and community-based organizations in accelerating electrification and energy efficiency in new england
Largest: $200,000 to WEST HARLEM ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION INC — supporting the equitable electrification of affordable multifamily housing in new york
Climate Imperative FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $2.8M · through 2024Largest: $600,000 to Electrification Coalition Foundation — to support research, education, and outreach about clean transportation policies
United States Energy FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $2.3M · through 2024Largest: $700,000 to BENEFICIAL ELECTRIFICATION LEAGUE — to promote education and analysis to advance clean, affordable energy that protects public health. to support education and outreach to build a clean energy future.
Largest: $162,500 to CENTRO DE ESTUDOS AVANCADOS DE PROMOCAO SOCIAL E AMBIENTAL — to meet the challenge posed by rural electrification in isolated communities in the amazon with renewable, self-generating and replicable off-grid electricity models.
Wend IiBentonville, AR
5 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2024Largest: $187,500 to Electrification Coalition Foundation — to provide general support to electrification coalition
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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 →