Massachusetts · Public charity
E4thefuture Inc
E4thefuture's mission is to promote residential clean energy and sustainable resource solutions to advance climate protection and economic fairness by influencing federal, state and local policies, and by helping to build a resilient and vibrant energy efficiency and clean energy sector.
- $618k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 4
- Grants FY2026
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 25%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $154,515
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $154,515
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 18
- FY2019 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 2
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 25% of the organizations E4thefuture Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 9% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $375k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 4 | $618k | 25% |
| FY2025 | 4 | $4.0M | 25% |
| FY2024 | 6 | $575k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 9 | $737k | 22% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $90k | 20% |
| FY2021 | 13 | $773k | 8% |
| FY2020 | 16 | $916k | 25% |
| FY2019 | 18 | $1.3M | 33% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
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 FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Association of State Energy Officials | $3,175,000 | 8 | 29% |
| Home Performance Coalition Inc | $2,810,000 | 7 | 46% |
| American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy | $1,124,515 | 8 | 3% |
| Advanced Energy Institute | $964,500 | 6 | 7% |
| ACT Institute Inc | $841,015 | 7 | 11% |
| Center for Ecotechnology Inc | $435,000 | 2 | 1% |
| All in Energy Inc | $375,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Alternatives for Community and Environment Inc | $315,000 | 2 | 6% |
| Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships | $280,000 | 6 | 3% |
| Environmental League of Massachusetts Inc | $229,514 | 6 | 2% |
Show all 36 grantees
Where it is load-bearing
E4thefuture Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 5 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 32 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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.
Open a dossier: Barr Foundation · United States Energy Foundation · The Energy Foundation · Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc · The John Merck Fund · Boston Foundation Inc · Jampart Charitable Trust · Impactassetsinc · Freedom Together Foundation · Natural Resources Defense Council Inc · The Heising-Simons Foundation · Tides Foundation
How this is measured
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About E4thefuture Inc
- How much does E4thefuture Inc give?
- E4thefuture Inc reported 4 grants totaling $618,059 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 18 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2025.
- What does E4thefuture Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2026, its largest causes are Environment (99%), Housing & Shelter (1%), Community Improvement (0%).
- Who are E4thefuture Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2026: National Association of State Energy Officials ($3.2M), Home Performance Coalition Inc ($2.8M), American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy ($1.1M).
- Does E4thefuture Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as E4thefuture Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Barr Foundation, United States Energy Foundation, The Energy Foundation.
- Where is E4thefuture Inc based?
- E4thefuture Inc is based in MA.
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