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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 “pollution”
Where the money went
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
Climateworks FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
23 matching grants · $42.8M · through 2024Largest: $12.8M to THE ENERGY FOUNDATION — to expand access to sustainable cooling and reduce greenhouse gas emissions ($750,000); to protect the climate, reduce pollution, and strengthen economies ($1,670,000); sustainable…
DeployusBoston, MACharity · may take applications
23 matching grants · $10.4M · through 2024Largest: $2.2M to SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — to support the org's efforts related to clean energy and pollution mitigation
Largest: $225,000 to GROUP AGAINST SMOG AND POLLUTION INC — to support air quality improvement in the region
Alaska Community Action On ToxicsAnchorage, AKCharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $474,773 · through 2024Largest: $204,834 to NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY — research on pollutant effects
The Oak Hill FundCharlottesville, VA
10 matching grants · $645,000 · through 2024Largest: $100,000 to POTOMAC RIVERKEEPER INC — to support 1) enforcement actions against pollution permit infractions and unpermitted discharges; 2) investigation of and responses to pollution hazards identified through patroll…
Elbaz Family FoundationBeverly Hills, CA
14 matching grants · $545,000 · through 2024Largest: $150,000 to Plastic Pollution Coalition — to support the organization's mission to work toward a more just, equitable world free of plastic pollution and its toxic impact on humans, animals, waterways, oceans, and the envi…
Largest: $1.6M to CLEAN AIR FUND — to accelerate emissions reductions of super pollutants
Largest: $161,500 to LA COMPOST — raising awareness about plastics pollution, advancing sustainable materials, advancing diversity and equity in the environmental movement
Largest: $125,000 to SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS INC — central valley air quality coalition - promoting healthier air: to support continued implementation of rules and system changes which aim to reduce air pollution and improve health…
Maine Community FoundationEllsworth, MECharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2024Largest: $217,000 to Defend our Health — pollution abatement & control
Largest: $394,000 to Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Inc — to advance nature-based climate solutions, improve the health of the mississippi river, its floodplain, tributary watersheds and communities, restore habitat for resident and migra…
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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 →