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12 funders with a record of paying for “zero”
Where the money went The Chicago Community Trust → Breakthrough Energy Catalyst Foundation: $60M across 2 grants, latest 2021 Sequoia Climate Foundation → Stichting European Climate Foundation: $22M across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Zero to Three: $2.3M across 4 grants, latest 2020 Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation → Heartland Community College: $2.0M across 1 grant, latest 2023 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Energy Foundation: $1.6M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Wk Kellogg Foundation → Zero to Three National Center for Infants Toddlers and Families: $1.3M across 8 grants, latest 2024 The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc → Akti Project and Research Centre: $1.1M across 8 grants, latest 2024 Occidental College → Clean Water Fund: $390K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Community Solutions International Inc → Housing Counseling Services: $370K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Cardinal Health Foundation → Education Development Center: $338K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated → Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Anuj Thakkar Family Foundation → Inspire Life Skills Training: $15K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Zero to Three National Center for Infants Toddlers and Families: $10M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Sequoia Climate Foundation → Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc: $5.1M across 2 grants, latest 2022 Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation → County of Lake: $2.0M across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Zero to Three: $1.3M across 5 grants, latest 2023 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → New Venture Fund: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc → Mediterranean Information Office for Environment C: $875K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Occidental College → Harambee House Inc: $334K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Wk Kellogg Foundation → San Juan College: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Cardinal Health Foundation → National Association of Childrens Hospital and Related Institutions: $214K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Community Solutions International Inc → Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition: $135K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated → African American Mayors Assoc: $133K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Anuj Thakkar Family Foundation → Kaur Simran: $9K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → University of Utah: $6.8M across 3 grants, latest 2022 Sequoia Climate Foundation → International Sustainable Energy Foundation: $3.2M across 1 grant, latest 2021 Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation → Forest Preserve District of Dupage County: $2.0M across 1 grant, latest 2023 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Hopewell Fund: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc → Oikologiki Etaireia Anakyklosis: $852K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Center for Eval Innovation: $289K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Occidental College → Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy: $216K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Wk Kellogg Foundation → Zero to Five Montana: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Community Solutions International Inc → The Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness: $127K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Cardinal Health Foundation → Baptist Behavioral Health: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated → Business for Social Responsibility Dba Bsr: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Anuj Thakkar Family Foundation → Ashley Calderon: $8K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Sequoia Climate Foundation → Cornell University: $2.4M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Sequoia Climate Foundation → Center for International Environmental Law Inc: $2.0M across 2 grants, latest 2022 Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation → Homewood-Flossmoor Chsd #233: $2.0M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation → Oak Park Residence Corporation: $2.0M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation → Park District of Oak Park: $1.8M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Sequoia Climate Foundation → Rockefeller Family Fund Inc: $1.5M across 2 grants, latest 2022 Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation → River Trails School District 26: $1.4M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Sequoia Climate Foundation → Net Zero Lawyers Alliance Ltd: $1.2M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Sequoia Climate Foundation → Reclaim Finance: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2022 Sequoia Climate Foundation → Yayasan Visi Indonesia Raya Emisi Nol Bersih: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Foundation: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2021 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → The Energy Foundation: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Sequoia Climate Foundation → Carbon Tracker Initiative Limited: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2021 Sequoia Climate Foundation → Oil Change International: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2021 Sequoia Climate Foundation → Zero Emission Transportation Association Education Fund: $850K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Zero Emission Transportation Association: $800K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation → Northbrook Park District: $751K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Tides Foundation: $750K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → World Resources Institute: $667K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation → Lake County Forest Preserve District: $513K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation → Kishwaukee Water Reclamation District: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Sequoia Climate Foundation → Sustainable Markets Foundation: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Calstart Inc: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Stichting Smart Freight Centre: $450K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Chicago Community Trust → Seven Generations Ahead: $440K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation → City of Countryside: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation → Saint Joseph School: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc → Pyxera Global Inc: $350K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust: $78M on this topic. Open the funder. The Chicago Community Trust $78M Sequoia Climate Foundation: $43M on this topic. Open the funder. Sequoia Climate Foundation $43M Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation: $16M on this topic. Open the funder. Illinois Clean Energy Communi… $16M The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation: $8.0M on this topic. Open the funder. The William & Flora Hewlett F… $8.0M The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $3.9M on this topic. Open the funder. The Robert Wood Johnson Found… $3.9M The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc: $3.2M on this topic. Open the funder. The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc $3.2M Wk Kellogg Foundation: $1.8M on this topic. Open the funder. Wk Kellogg Foundation $1.8M Occidental College: $940K on this topic. Open the funder. Occidental College $940K Cardinal Health Foundation: $652K on this topic. Open the funder. Cardinal Health Foundation $652K Community Solutions International Inc: $632K on this topic. Open the funder. Community Solutions Internati… $632K Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated: $358K on this topic. Open the funder. Environmental Defense Fund In… $358K Anuj Thakkar Family Foundation: $32K on this topic. Open the funder. Anuj Thakkar Family Foundation $32K Breakthrough Energy Catalyst Foundation: received $60M on this topic Breakthrough Energy Catalyst Fo… $60M Stichting European Climate Foundation: received $22M on this topic Stichting European Climate Foun… $22M Zero to Three National Center for Infants Toddlers and Families: received $10M on this topic Zero to Three National Center f… $10M University of Utah: received $6.8M on this topic University of Utah $6.8M Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc: received $5.1M on this topic Rockefeller Philanthropy Adviso… $5.1M International Sustainable Energy Foundation: received $3.2M on this topic International Sustainable Energ… $3.2M Cornell University: received $2.4M on this topic Cornell University $2.4M Zero to Three: received $2.3M on this topic Zero to Three $2.3M Heartland Community College: received $2.0M on this topic Heartland Community College $2.0M County of Lake: received $2.0M on this topic County of Lake $2.0M Forest Preserve District of Dupage County: received $2.0M on this topic Forest Preserve District of Dup… $2.0M Center for International Environmental Law Inc: received $2.0M on this topic Center for International Enviro… $2.0M Homewood-Flossmoor Chsd #233: received $2.0M on this topic Homewood-Flossmoor Chsd #233 $2.0M Oak Park Residence Corporation: received $2.0M on this topic Oak Park Residence Corporation $2.0M Park District of Oak Park: received $1.8M on this topic Park District of Oak Park $1.8M Energy Foundation: received $1.6M on this topic Energy Foundation $1.6M Rockefeller Family Fund Inc: received $1.5M on this topic Rockefeller Family Fund Inc $1.5M River Trails School District 26: received $1.4M on this topic River Trails School District 26 $1.4M Zero to Three: received $1.3M on this topic Zero to Three $1.3M Zero to Three National Center for Infants Toddlers and Families: received $1.3M on this topic Zero to Three National Center f… $1.3M Net Zero Lawyers Alliance Ltd: received $1.2M on this topic Net Zero Lawyers Alliance Ltd $1.2M New Venture Fund: received $1.1M on this topic New Venture Fund $1.1M Akti Project and Research Centre: received $1.1M on this topic Akti Project and Research Centre $1.1M Reclaim Finance: received $1.1M on this topic Reclaim Finance $1.1M Yayasan Visi Indonesia Raya Emisi Nol Bersih: received $1.0M on this topic Yayasan Visi Indonesia Raya Emi… $1.0M Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Foundation: received $1.0M on this topic Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's… $1.0M Hopewell Fund: received $1.0M on this topic Hopewell Fund $1.0M The Energy Foundation: received $1.0M on this topic The Energy Foundation $1.0M Carbon Tracker Initiative Limited: received $1.0M on this topic Carbon Tracker Initiative Limit… $1.0M Oil Change International: received $1.0M on this topic Oil Change International $1.0M Mediterranean Information Office for Environment C: received $875K on this topic Mediterranean Information Offic… $875K Oikologiki Etaireia Anakyklosis: received $852K on this topic Oikologiki Etaireia Anakyklosis $852K Zero Emission Transportation Association Education Fund: received $850K on this topic Zero Emission Transportation As… $850K Zero Emission Transportation Association: received $800K on this topic Zero Emission Transportation As… $800K Northbrook Park District: received $751K on this topic Northbrook Park District $751K Tides Foundation: received $750K on this topic Tides Foundation $750K World Resources Institute: received $667K on this topic World Resources Institute $667K Lake County Forest Preserve District: received $513K on this topic Lake County Forest Preserve Dis… $513K Kishwaukee Water Reclamation District: received $500K on this topic Kishwaukee Water Reclamation Di… $500K Sustainable Markets Foundation: received $500K on this topic Sustainable Markets Foundation $500K Calstart Inc: received $500K on this topic Calstart Inc $500K Stichting Smart Freight Centre: received $450K on this topic Stichting Smart Freight Centre $450K Seven Generations Ahead: received $440K on this topic Seven Generations Ahead $440K City of Countryside: received $400K on this topic City of Countryside $400K Saint Joseph School: received $400K on this topic Saint Joseph School $400K Clean Water Fund: received $390K on this topic Clean Water Fund $390K Housing Counseling Services: received $370K on this topic Housing Counseling Services $370K Pyxera Global Inc: received $350K on this topic Pyxera Global Inc $350K Education Development Center: received $338K on this topic Education Development Center $338K Harambee House Inc: received $334K on this topic Harambee House Inc $334K San Juan College: received $300K on this topic San Juan College $300K Center for Eval Innovation: received $289K on this topic Center for Eval Innovation $289K Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy: received $216K on this topic Texas Environmental Justice Adv… $216K National Association of Childrens Hospital and Related Institutions: received $214K on this topic National Association of Childre… $214K Zero to Five Montana: received $200K on this topic Zero to Five Montana $200K Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc: received $150K on this topic Pennsylvania Environmental Coun… $150K Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition: received $135K on this topic Chattanooga Regional Homeless C… $135K African American Mayors Assoc: received $133K on this topic African American Mayors Assoc $133K The Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness: received $127K on this topic The Community Partnership for t… $127K Baptist Behavioral Health: received $100K on this topic Baptist Behavioral Health $100K Business for Social Responsibility Dba Bsr: received $75K on this topic Business for Social Responsibil… $75K Inspire Life Skills Training: received $15K on this topic Inspire Life Skills Training $15K Kaur Simran: received $9K on this topic Kaur Simran $9K Ashley Calderon: received $8K on this topic Ashley Calderon $8K 12 funders, 64 recipients, grants matching “zero” 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: $214,000 to NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHILDRENS HOSPITAL AND RELATED INSTITUTIONS — mental health\zero suicide partners
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Largest: $250,000 to WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE — for promoting zero-emission mobility through low-emission areas pilot projects
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Largest: $750,000 to NET ZERO LAWYERS ALLIANCE LTD — to support the net zero lawyers alliance to accelerate the transition to net zero
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Largest: $160,000 to Seven Generations Ahead — general operating support. support for cps zero waste. support of the cps-zero waste program. support for zero waste schools - lake county. in support of the wasted food project, f…
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Largest: $2.0M to Homewood-Flossmoor CHSD #233 — net zero energy science addition
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Largest: $167,410 to HARAMBEE HOUSE INC — support the "zero-emmissions now: frontline solutions to address the climate crisis" project of the college focused on protecting public health by strengthening the grassroots-led …
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Largest: $410,000 to OIKOLOGIKI ETAIREIA ANAKYKLOSIS — zero waste horeca (gr)
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Largest: $200,000 to Zero to Three — 76363 providing general operating support to zero
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Largest: $9,000 to INSPIRE LIFE SKILLS TRAINING — promote and support education and related activities by granting awards, scholarships and low-interest or zero-interest loans to low-income students who demonstrate academic achiev…
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Largest: $50,000 to ZERO TO THREE NATIONAL CENTER FOR INFANTS TODDLERS AND FAMILIES — sponsor the annual zero to three national conference
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Largest: $150,000 to Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc — build to zero-decarbonizing us power&state climate policy,public and government affairs (us)
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Largest: $370,000 to HOUSING COUNSELING SERVICES — flex fund grant - to reduce veteran homelessness and reach functional zero for veterans
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