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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 “fossil”
Where the money went
Largest: $420,000 to AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED — encouraging a just transition away from fossil fuels, protecting human rights in africa, encouraging a just transition away from fossil fuels
Climate Imperative FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $22.8M · 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: $97,307 to UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH — to conduct a research study about potential clean energy career pathways for current fossil fuel workers
Largest: $100,000 to FINANCIAL SERVICES STAKEHOLDER PROJECT NFP — for its fossil asset research and engagement project
Columbia RiverkeeperHood River, ORCharity · may take applications
18 matching grants · $307,501 · through 2023Largest: $45,501 to BREACH COLLECTIVE — fossil fuel project
Largest: $150,000 to Majority Action — to drive wholesale transformation of fossil fuel-intensive and fossil adjacent companies through investor-led accountability campaigns that involve high-level investor organizing a…
Largest: $300,000 to SUSTAINABLE MARKETS FOUNDATION — core support for the first world commission on fossil fuel phase out aimed at a global just energy transition and enabling an equitable and managed decline of fossil fuels
Largest: $60,000 to PRIVATE EQUITY STAKEHOLDER PROJECT — private equity fossil fuel research and engagement
Largest: $60,146 to UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION INCORPORATED — future fossils on fans: the pilcomayo fan, paraguay, as a model for terrestrial vertebrate fossil preservation
The Oak Hill FundCharlottesville, VA
8 matching grants · $530,000 · through 2024Largest: $45,000 to UPSTATE FOREVER — 1) support implementation of energy efficiency initiatives through partnerships with state agencies, et al; 2) monitor research and impacts of fossil fuel expansion and increased h…
Largest: $100,000 to FracTracker Alliance — to make research and analysis on ej impacts of fossil fuel extraction readily available to midwest communities
Largest: $350,000 to STANDEARTH — to enhance stand's research capabilities in combating fossil fuel financing through advanced ml/ai integration.
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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 →