Washington, D.C. · Public charity
Center for International Environmental Law Inc
To investigate, research, write, publish, present conferences and teach with respect to global, regional, transboundary, and comparative environmental issues and to make the findings from such activities available to the general public; to conduct case investigation and advocacy, including mediation, arbitration and litigation in matters…
- $574k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 2
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $220k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $190,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $190,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 6
- FY2017 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $13M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 100% of the organizations Center for International Environmental Law Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $205k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 2 | $220k | 50% |
| FY2024 | 3 | $205k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 6 | $54k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $19k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 6 | $78k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $10k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Coalfield Justice | $375,000 | 2 | 6% |
| Clean Wisconsin Inc | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives | $23,250 | 1 | 1% |
| Fractracker Alliance | $14,250 | 1 | 2% |
| Earthworks | $12,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Texas Campaign for the Environment Fund | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Action | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Promote Pt | $10,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Mountain Watershed Association Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Climate Accountability Institute | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 19 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Coalfield Justice | $375,000 | 2 | 6% |
| Clean Wisconsin Inc | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives | $23,250 | 1 | 1% |
| Fractracker Alliance | $14,250 | 1 | 2% |
| Earthworks | $12,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Texas Campaign for the Environment Fund | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Action | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Promote Pt | $10,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Mountain Watershed Association Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Climate Accountability Institute | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Calhoun County Resource Watch | $10,000 | 1 | 12% |
| Institute for Enhanced Equity | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide | $9,611 | 1 | 1% |
| Blue Ocean Law | $9,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Environmental Integrity Project | $9,250 | 1 | 0% |
| The 5 Gyres Institute | $9,250 | 1 | 1% |
| Carrizo Comecrudo Nation of Texas Inc | $8,815 | 1 | 1% |
| Sustainable Markets Foundation | $7,700 | 1 | 0% |
| Backbone Campaign | $6,795 | 1 | 2% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Center for International Environmental Law Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
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How this is measured
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About Center for International Environmental Law Inc
- How much does Center for International Environmental Law Inc give?
- Center for International Environmental Law Inc reported 2 itemized grants totaling $220,000, out of $574,000 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 6 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
- What does Center for International Environmental Law Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Environment (98%), Civil Rights (2%).
- Who are Center for International Environmental Law Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Center for Coalfield Justice ($375k), Clean Wisconsin Inc ($30k), Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives ($23k).
- Does Center for International Environmental Law Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Center for International Environmental Law Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Resources Legacy Fund, The Schmidt Family Foundation, Patagoniaorg.
- Where is Center for International Environmental Law Inc based?
- Center for International Environmental Law Inc is based in DC.
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