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12 funders with a record of paying for “methane”
Where the money went Robertson Foundation → Environmental Defense Fund Inc: $18M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Jpb Foundation → Windward Fund: $12M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Sequoia Climate Foundation → Windward Fund: $8.7M across 3 grants, latest 2022 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated: $8.0M across 6 grants, latest 2023 Grantham Foundation for the Protection → Windward Fund: $2.6M across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Heising-Simons Foundation → Partnership Project Inc: $1.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Lemelson Foundation → Windward Fund: $860K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated → Ceres Inc: $240K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation → The University of Texas at Austin (Ei): $210K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Research Corporation Dba Research → University of Utah: $120K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Environmental Research & Education → Bridger Photonics Inc: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Environmental Defense Action Fund → Clean Air Action Fund: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2022 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Windward Fund: $5.0M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Grantham Foundation for the Protection → Carbon Mapper: $2.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Robertson Foundation → Methane Sat LLC: $2.0M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Sequoia Climate Foundation → The Partnership Project Inc: $1.5M across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Lemelson Foundation → Rockefeller Family Fund Inc: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Heising-Simons Foundation → Windward Fund: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated → Interfaith Center On Corp Responsibility: $210K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation → Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated: $200K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Research Corporation Dba Research → University of Houston: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Environmental Research & Education → University of North Florida: $37K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Environmental Defense Action Fund → Conservation Voters New Mexico: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2021 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Windward Fund: $5.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Grantham Foundation for the Protection → Spark Climate Solutions: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Lemelson Foundation → Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation → The University of Texas Law School Fdn: $160K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated → Colorado State University: $136K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Heising-Simons Foundation → University System of New Hampshire: $80K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Research Corporation Dba Research → Massachusetts Institute of Technology: $55K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Environmental Research & Education → Purdue University: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Environmental Defense Action Fund → Een Action Inc: $20K across 2 grants, latest 2024 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Earthworks: $4.3M across 4 grants, latest 2023 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Earthworks: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Lemelson Foundation → Clean Air Task Force Inc: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Grantham Foundation for the Protection → Ohio State University: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated → Environment America Research & Policy Center: $130K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated → Western Leaders Network: $108K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated → Clean Air Council: $85K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated → Taxpayers 4 Common Sense: $80K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated → Center for Civic Policy: $80K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated → Public Citizen Foundation Inc: $78K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated → Rocky Mountain Institute- Po: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated → Sustainable Food Laboratory Inc: $66K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated → Naeva: $65K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated → Conservatives for Responsible Stewardship: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Research Corporation Dba Research → University of Wisconsin - Madison: $55K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Research Corporation Dba Research → The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia: $55K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Research Corporation Dba Research → University of Chicago: $55K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Research Corporation Dba Research → University of Colorado Boulder: $55K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Research Corporation Dba Research → University of Massachusetts Amherst: $55K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Research Corporation Dba Research → University of Massachusetts Lowell: $55K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Research Corporation Dba Research → University of Michigan: $55K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Research Corporation Dba Research → University of Texas at Austin: $55K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Research Corporation Dba Research → Cornell University: $55K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Research Corporation Dba Research → Johns Hopkins University: $55K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated → Green Latinos: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated → Hispanic Access Foundation: $45K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated → Pennenvironment Research & Policy Center: $45K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated → Texas Impact Education Fund: $44K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated → Wyoming Outdoor Council: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated → West Virginia Rivers Coalition Inc: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated → Farmers Edu & Co-Operative Union of America: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated → Sierra Club Foundation: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2022 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated): $23M on this topic. Open the funder. John D and Catherine T Macart… $23M Robertson Foundation: $20M on this topic. Open the funder. Robertson Foundation $20M The Jpb Foundation: $12M on this topic. Open the funder. The Jpb Foundation $12M Sequoia Climate Foundation: $10M on this topic. Open the funder. Sequoia Climate Foundation $10M Grantham Foundation for the Protection: $5.9M on this topic. Open the funder. Grantham Foundation for the P… $5.9M The Lemelson Foundation: $2.0M on this topic. Open the funder. The Lemelson Foundation $2.0M Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated: $1.7M on this topic. Open the funder. Environmental Defense Fund In… $1.7M The Heising-Simons Foundation: $1.7M on this topic. Open the funder. The Heising-Simons Foundation $1.7M Research Corporation Dba Research: $785K on this topic. Open the funder. Research Corporation Dba Rese… $785K The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation: $570K on this topic. Open the funder. The Cynthia & George Mitchell… $570K Environmental Research & Education: $117K on this topic. Open the funder. Environmental Research & Educ… $117K Environmental Defense Action Fund: $75K on this topic. Open the funder. Environmental Defense Action… $75K Windward Fund: received $30M on this topic Windward Fund $30M Environmental Defense Fund Inc: received $18M on this topic Environmental Defense Fund Inc $18M Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated: received $8.2M on this topic Environmental Defense Fund Inco… $8.2M Windward Fund: received $5.0M on this topic Windward Fund $5.0M Earthworks: received $4.3M on this topic Earthworks $4.3M Carbon Mapper: received $2.0M on this topic Carbon Mapper $2.0M Methane Sat LLC: received $2.0M on this topic Methane Sat LLC $2.0M The Partnership Project Inc: received $1.5M on this topic The Partnership Project Inc $1.5M Partnership Project Inc: received $1.3M on this topic Partnership Project Inc $1.3M Spark Climate Solutions: received $1.0M on this topic Spark Climate Solutions $1.0M Rockefeller Family Fund Inc: received $500K on this topic Rockefeller Family Fund Inc $500K Earthworks: received $500K on this topic Earthworks $500K Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated: received $400K on this topic Environmental Defense Fund Inco… $400K Clean Air Task Force Inc: received $250K on this topic Clean Air Task Force Inc $250K Ohio State University: received $250K on this topic Ohio State University $250K Ceres Inc: received $240K on this topic Ceres Inc $240K The University of Texas at Austin (Ei): received $210K on this topic The University of Texas at Aust… $210K Interfaith Center On Corp Responsibility: received $210K on this topic Interfaith Center On Corp Respo… $210K The University of Texas Law School Fdn: received $160K on this topic The University of Texas Law Sch… $160K Colorado State University: received $136K on this topic Colorado State University $136K Environment America Research & Policy Center: received $130K on this topic Environment America Research &… $130K University of Utah: received $120K on this topic University of Utah $120K Western Leaders Network: received $108K on this topic Western Leaders Network $108K Clean Air Council: received $85K on this topic Clean Air Council $85K University System of New Hampshire: received $80K on this topic University System of New Hampsh… $80K Taxpayers 4 Common Sense: received $80K on this topic Taxpayers 4 Common Sense $80K Center for Civic Policy: received $80K on this topic Center for Civic Policy $80K Public Citizen Foundation Inc: received $78K on this topic Public Citizen Foundation Inc $78K Rocky Mountain Institute- Po: received $75K on this topic Rocky Mountain Institute- Po $75K Sustainable Food Laboratory Inc: received $66K on this topic Sustainable Food Laboratory Inc $66K Naeva: received $65K on this topic Naeva $65K University of Houston: received $60K on this topic University of Houston $60K Conservatives for Responsible Stewardship: received $60K on this topic Conservatives for Responsible S… $60K Bridger Photonics Inc: received $60K on this topic Bridger Photonics Inc $60K Massachusetts Institute of Technology: received $55K on this topic Massachusetts Institute of Tech… $55K University of Wisconsin - Madison: received $55K on this topic University of Wisconsin - Madis… $55K The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia: received $55K on this topic The Rector and Visitors of the… $55K University of Chicago: received $55K on this topic University of Chicago $55K University of Colorado Boulder: received $55K on this topic University of Colorado Boulder $55K University of Massachusetts Amherst: received $55K on this topic University of Massachusetts Amh… $55K University of Massachusetts Lowell: received $55K on this topic University of Massachusetts Low… $55K University of Michigan: received $55K on this topic University of Michigan $55K University of Texas at Austin: received $55K on this topic University of Texas at Austin $55K Cornell University: received $55K on this topic Cornell University $55K Johns Hopkins University: received $55K on this topic Johns Hopkins University $55K Green Latinos: received $50K on this topic Green Latinos $50K Hispanic Access Foundation: received $45K on this topic Hispanic Access Foundation $45K Pennenvironment Research & Policy Center: received $45K on this topic Pennenvironment Research & Poli… $45K Texas Impact Education Fund: received $44K on this topic Texas Impact Education Fund $44K Wyoming Outdoor Council: received $40K on this topic Wyoming Outdoor Council $40K West Virginia Rivers Coalition Inc: received $40K on this topic West Virginia Rivers Coalition… $40K University of North Florida: received $37K on this topic University of North Florida $37K Farmers Edu & Co-Operative Union of America: received $35K on this topic Farmers Edu & Co-Operative Unio… $35K Sierra Club Foundation: received $35K on this topic Sierra Club Foundation $35K Clean Air Action Fund: received $30K on this topic Clean Air Action Fund $30K Conservation Voters New Mexico: received $25K on this topic Conservation Voters New Mexico $25K Purdue University: received $20K on this topic Purdue University $20K Een Action Inc: received $20K on this topic Een Action Inc $20K 12 funders, 58 recipients, grants matching “methane” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $59,595 to Center for Civic Policy — methane : us methane : us methane advocacy climate resilient fisheries & oceans : fsc : capac us climate & health : one breath partnership us advocacy & political engagement : camp…
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Largest: $5.0M to WINDWARD FUND — in support of the methane hub
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Largest: $120,000 to University of Utah — probing the role of membranes in bacterial methane oxidation with multiscale simulations
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Largest: $30,000 to CLEAN AIR ACTION FUND — methane advocacy
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Largest: $3.0M to WINDWARD FUND — global methane hub's methane and environmental justice project
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Largest: $24,990 to BRIDGER PHOTONICS INC — research grant - lf methane emissions quantification
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Largest: $500,000 to ROCKEFELLER FAMILY FUND INC — to support industry accountability for cleanup and decommissioning of methane-leaking infrastructure
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Largest: $210,000 to The University of Texas at Austin (EI) — to reduce upstream and midstream methane emissions from the oil and gas industry in the permian basin
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Largest: $2.6M to WINDWARD FUND — methane and cdr research and education
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Largest: $7.0M to WINDWARD FUND — to support the methane hub in reducing emissions
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Largest: $575,000 to PARTNERSHIP PROJECT INC — for the clean vehicles campaign ($700,000), the charge coalition ($225,000), and methane partners campaign ($350,000)
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Largest: $7.0M to ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INC — decarbonizing the trucking sector, reducing methane & climate in china
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