{"id":16787,"date":"2025-10-14T09:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T16:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/\/?page_id=16787"},"modified":"2025-10-14T18:33:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T01:33:13","slug":"fundraising-for-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/find-a-grant\/fundraising-for-climate-change","title":{"rendered":"Grants for Climate Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-container gb-block-container\"><div class=\"gb-container-inside\"><div class=\"gb-container-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"min-height:151px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-16807\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/funding-guide-banner-blue-dots-1.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-efbac76927b68e238b706244e647d5f0\" style=\"color:#484848;font-size:42px\">Climate Change Grants<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"intro-box has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ebeeeb\">Learn about grants for climate change and clean energy by browsing our curated list of top climate change funders below. Members can also research funding opportunities using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grantfinder-search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>search tool <\/strong><\/a>for GrantFinder. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/membership\"><strong>Become a member.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-1 one-column gb-background-auto gb-background-no-repeat\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/bg-radiant-dots-shortest.png);background-position:50% 0%\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-0 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\" style=\"padding-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-equal\" style=\"padding-top:60px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:6px;background-position:80% 0%\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-2 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column ip-gf-key-funders-box gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Key Climate Funders<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list key-funders-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-b\/ballmer-group\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ballmer Group<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-b\/benificus-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Benificus Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-b\/bezos-earth-fund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bezos Earth Fund<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-b\/bloomberg-philanthropies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bloomberg Philanthropies<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-b\/breakthrough-energy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Breakthrough Energy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-c\/climateworks-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ClimateWorks Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-g\/gates-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gates Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/h-grants\/william-and-flora-hewlett-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/k-grants\/kresge-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Kresge Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/find-a-grant\/grants-l\/libra-foundation-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Libra Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/m-grants\/macarthur-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/m-grants\/mcknight-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">McKnight Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/m-grants\/gordon-and-betty-moore-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/p-grants\/david-and-lucile-packard-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The David and Lucile Packard Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/rgrants\/robertson-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Robertson Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/j-grants\/robert-wood-johnson-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Robert Wood Johnson Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/rgrants\/rockefeller-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rockefeller Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/find-a-grant\/grants-s\/the-schmidt-family-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Schmidt Family Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/s-grants\/sea-change-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sea Change Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/s-grants\/sequoia-climate-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sequoia Climate Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/s-grants\/skyline-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Skyline Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/s-grants\/spitzer-charitable-trust\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/find-a-grant\/grants-w\/walton-family-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Walton Family Foundation <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-w\/waverley-street-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Waverley Street Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/grants-w\/wellspring-philanthropic-fund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wellspring Philanthropic Fund<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Trends in climate funding<\/strong> <strong>&amp; foundations<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Climate crisis is here and mounting, with extreme heat, floods, storms and wildfires devastating communities around the world. 2024 was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/01\/10\/nx-s1-5232139\/2024-hottest-year-human-history-global-warming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hottest year on record<\/a>, right after record-high 2023. It\u2019s probably <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/climate-change\/news\/paris-agreement-cop21-2024-heat-trump-cuts-b2695358.html?utm_source=cbnewsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=2025-02-14&amp;utm_campaign=DeBriefed+Nearly+95+of+countries+miss+UN+climate+deadline+1+5C+on+horizon+Behind-the-scenes+of+CB+analysis\">too<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/02\/10\/climate\/paris-climate-agreement-breach\/index.html?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=apocalypse_soon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">late<\/a> to achieve the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/climatechange\/science\/climate-issues\/degrees-matter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1.5 degrees<\/a> above pre-industrial levels in order to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Still, every fraction of a degree matters. As ClimateWorks Foundation <a href=\"https:\/\/content.climateworks.org\/funding-trends-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">says<\/a>, \u201cevery breakthrough in lowering [greenhouse gas] emissions can help save lives, limit costs and protect biodiversity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For several years, grantmakers concerned about the climate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/home\/green-megafunders-waverley-sequoia-freedom-together-up-their-spending\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stepped up<\/a> with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.climateworks.org\/press-release\/statement-on-the-united-nations-secretary-generals-call-to-action-for-extreme-heat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">serious commitment<\/a> the issue demands, and philanthropy has supported some significant <a href=\"https:\/\/atmos.earth\/climate-wins-are-happening-you-just-arent-hearing-about-them\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wins<\/a>. Philanthropic funding for climate mitigation nearly tripled from 2019 to 2023, ClimateWorks Foundation <a href=\"https:\/\/content.climateworks.org\/funding-trends-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>. Unfortunately, 2025 has seen the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/home\/has-the-trump-effect-hit-climate-philanthropy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">retreat<\/a> of some mega donors from climate philanthropy while the U.S. president pushes regressive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/01\/21\/nx-s1-5266207\/trump-paris-agreement-biden-climate-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">climate<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/trump-will-declare-national-energy-emergency-incoming-administration-official-2025-01-20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">energy<\/a> policies and global progress on reducing emissions has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/24\/climate\/un-climate-change-global-emissions-report.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stalled<\/a>. The climate funding sector is now \u201cgrowing in places, but struggling to match the pace or promise of earlier years,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/home\/a-mixed-picture-for-climate-philanthropy-following-climate-week-nyc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">writes<\/a> IP\u2019s Michael Kavate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/home\/2022-12-21-green-heavyweights-the-nations-25-largest-environmental-grantmakers\">billionaire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/home\/green-990s-what-are-donors-like-schmidt-grantham-simons-and-doerr-funding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">major donors<\/a> who for a few years drove growth in climate philanthropy, there has been extraordinary growth in the number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/home\/2023-6-8-the-growth-of-green-regrantors-tracking-an-evolving-ecosystem-of-funding-intermediaries\">green<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/home\/tracking-green-regrantors-more-nonprofits-are-getting-into-the-regranting-business\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">regrantors<\/a>. These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/explainers\/what-is-a-philanthropic-intermediary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">intermediaries<\/a> are especially impactful in moving funds to grassroots groups and local communities on the frontlines of climate impacts around the world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/explainers\/what-is-a-community-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Community foundations<\/a> are also important players in this philanthropic space, often serving as leaders in emergency response funding amid local climate disasters, supporting local climate adaptation initiatives, and acting as connectors in local philanthropic ecosystems and public-private collaborations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Climate philanthropy is highly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/home\/2021-10-14-the-future-of-climate-action-is-collaborative-both-water-and-philanthropy-are-at-the-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">collaborative<\/a>, with major funders participating in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/explainers\/what-is-a-donor-collaborative\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pooled funds<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/find-a-grant\/grants-c\/climateworks-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">collaborative<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/climate-philanthropies-announce-450-million-to-deepen-investment-in-super-climate-pollutants-302003534.html#:~:text=DUBAI%2C%20United%20Arab%20Emirates%2C%20Dec,non%2DCO2%20super%20climate%20pollutants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">initiatives<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/home\/2024-5-10-almost-a-year-after-launch-what-has-philanthropys-leading-climate-bill-implementation-effort-funded\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cross-sector<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/home\/2023-4-28-collaborative-green-movement-funding-initiative-grows-looks-to-harness-federal-climate-investment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">partnerships<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the U.S, even in climate philanthropy\u2019s growth years, grants to address climate change represented a small fraction of all giving (estimated at 2\u20133%). Given extreme government funding cuts, the enormity and urgency of what is at stake, and the fact that climate change will affect every other area that philanthropy addresses, grantseekers will continue to appeal to philanthropic funders to sustain and increase grantmaking for the climate. IP ongoingly covers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/home\/what-will-climate-philanthropy-look-like-under-trump-experts-weigh-in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">how philanthropy is responding <\/a>to the actions of the Trump administration and the scale at which philanthropy supports continued progress away from fossil fuels and toward a livable future on Earth.<br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-container foundation-list paywall gb-block-container\"><div class=\"gb-container-inside\"><div class=\"gb-container-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Where are climate grants going?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From 2019 to 2023, 29% of foundation funding for climate initiatives went to global or multi-region efforts, <a href=\"https:\/\/content.climateworks.org\/funding-trends-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> the ClimateWorks Foundation. Most climate grant dollars go to organizations based in the United States and Europe, though foundation funding to Africa, Asia and Latin America is increasing.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clean energy, forests, and food and agriculture are the issue areas that receive the most climate funding, ClimateWorks Foundation <a href=\"https:\/\/content.climateworks.org\/funding-trends-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>. Reducing super-pollutant emissions, especially from methane, is the fastest-growing issue area. Climate grants also support initiatives such as the creation of green jobs; mitigation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/us\/what-we-do\/how-we-work\/climate-change-and-displacement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">many<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/real-estate\/climate-change-to-wipe-away-1-5-trillion-in-u-s-home-values-study-says-60c6970b?mod=djemclimate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">impacts<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S2542519624000214\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">climate<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.noaa.gov\/news-release\/climate-change-impacts-are-increasing-for-americans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">change<\/a>; and grassroots movements for a just transition away from fossil fuels.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Public engagement (including grassroots organizing and communications campaigns) is the top-funded strategy in climate philanthropy, with the fastest-growing strategy being sustainable finance. Impact investments in clean energy, and divestment from fossil fuels, have long been important strategies of green funders.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Climate grants increasingly support holistic and cross-sector efforts, as funders recognize the interrelatedness of both the causes and the impacts of climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Gaps in climate funding<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The majority of climate grants go to organizations based in the United States and Europe, even when the funding supports climate initiatives in other parts of the world. There is a clear gap in direct funding to frontline groups and local communities outside the U.S. and Europe.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In particular, more funding should be moving directly to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/home\/what-indigenous-forest-guardians-need-from-funders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Indigenous groups<\/a> on the frontlines of climate change. \u201cAn estimated 36% of the world\u2019s remaining intact forests, at least 24% of the above-ground carbon in tropical forests and up to 80% of the world\u2019s remaining forest biodiversity are found within Indigenous Peoples\u2019 territories,\u201d according to the report <a href=\"https:\/\/charapa.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tracking-funds-final-report-December-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cTracking Funds for the Indispensable Partners\u201d<\/a> by Charapa and the Global Alliance of Territorial Communities. And while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/home\/2024-1-24-more-funding-is-flowing-to-support-indigenous-peoples-how-much-is-making-it-to-the-front-lines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">more funding<\/a> is flowing to Indigenous people than ever before, it still represents only a small fraction of climate funding. In 2024, just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tenurepledge.org\/ftfg-annual-report-2024.pdf\">7.6%<\/a> of funds given in alignment with the <a href=\"https:\/\/webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk\/ukgwa\/20230106145205\/https:\/\/ukcop26.org\/cop26-iplc-forest-tenure-joint-donor-statement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Forest Tenure Pledge<\/a> went directly to Indigenous peoples and local communities.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!-- Non-displaying inline paywall marker. Editors: please keep this code block. Position this block before the first full-width paragraph or just above the foundations list heading. -->\n<div id=\"ipInlineOffer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Another community that would benefit from more climate funding is youth. Youth-led climate initiatives received only 0.96% of grants from the largest climate foundations from 2022 to 2024, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/ycjf.org\/ycfs-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">study<\/a> by Youth Climate Justice Fund and ClimateWorks Foundation.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When it comes to climate finance, One Earth <a href=\"https:\/\/mindingthegaps.oneearth.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">found<\/a> \u201cmajor imbalances\u201d in funding, with 89% of investment dollars going to energy solutions, and just 7% to agriculture and 4% to nature. \u201c[Nature] is the only pillar where philanthropic funding actually exceeds private capital, which gives grantmakers a key role in seeding and scaling new models,\u201d IP\u2019s Michael Kavate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/home\/a-mixed-picture-for-climate-philanthropy-following-climate-week-nyc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">writes<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, in the face of the U.S. president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=G7Y8_0zAzXc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">calling<\/a> climate change \u201cthe greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world\u201d after making drastic cuts in federal funding for <a href=\"https:\/\/grist.org\/science\/trumps-funding-freeze-is-wreaking-havoc-on-climate-science\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">climate science<\/a>, renewable energy, climate disaster response and more, philanthropy will need to step up boldly to ensure continued funding of critical research, action and initiatives. Bloomberg Philanthropies sent a promising signal when they and other climate funders committed to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.org\/press\/un-special-envoy-michael-r-bloomberg-announces-effort-to-ensure-u-s-honors-paris-agreement-commitments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> covering the funding gap<\/a> left by Trump\u2019s withdrawal of the U.S. from the Paris Agreement. But there is concern that the changing political allegiances of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/home\/has-the-trump-effect-hit-climate-philanthropy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">billionaire donors<\/a> could create new gaps in climate philanthropy.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While many climate change funders focus on mitigating greenhouse gases and reducing fossil fuel and coal use, the climate change work of other funders centers on building green jobs, as well as building climate equity through an intersectional lens. It is unclear, however, just how many dollars are going to climate justice efforts, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/find-a-grant\/grants-immigrants-refugees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">climate migration<\/a> issues or climate adaptation funding. As well, as federal agencies in the U.S. stop funding for climate change in the coming years, it is unclear how funders will fill the gap left behind in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/article\/climate-change-homes-insurance-housing-rent-mortgage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mounting housing crisis.<\/a> It remains to be seen how grants for climate change will evolve in the coming years among legacy funders and newcomers \u2014 and whether billionaires will be as generous as in years past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group modified-date-row is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f56a869c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p><em>Published on <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:400;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-14T09:04:00-07:00\">October 14, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px;width:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-1 one-column gb-background-auto gb-background-no-repeat\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/bg-radiant-dots-shortest.png);background-position:50% 0%\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-0 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\" style=\"padding-top:20px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-wideleft\" style=\"padding-top:60px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:6px;background-position:80% 0%\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-4 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-25180599d95e511ffa03116cedf5db8d\" style=\"color:#d79533\"><strong><strong>Additional Resources<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1717850948879_343\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ega.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Environmental Grantmakers Association<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/biodiversityfunders.org\/programs\/cefg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Climate and Energy Funders Group (CEFG)<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fundersnetwork.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Funders Network<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/europeanclimate.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The European Climate Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onepercentfortheplanet.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">One Percent for the Planet<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn about grants for climate change and clean energy by browsing our curated list of top climate change funders below. 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