Oregon · Private foundation
Portland Energy Conservation Inc
PECI IS DEDICATED TO THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY, CONSERVATION, AND CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES THAT HELP CONSUMERS AND BUSINESSES USE ENERGY RESOURCES IN A MORE SUSTAINABLE MANNER. Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take…
- $397k
- Granted FY2023
- 6
- Grants FY2023
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 20%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2023
- $38,718
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $217,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 13
- FY2019 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 2
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 20% of the organizations Portland Energy Conservation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 9% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $33k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 5 | $367k | 20% |
| FY2022 | 10 | $726k | 10% |
| FY2021 | 8 | $885k | 13% |
| FY2020 | 13 | $1.1M | 85% |
| FY2019 | 6 | $689k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nw Energy Coalition | $816,080 | 5 | 27% |
| Earth Advantage | $563,000 | 4 | 9% |
| Climate Solutions | $560,000 | 3 | 7% |
| Verde Inc | $269,420 | 4 | 4% |
| Coalition of Communities of Color | $162,171 | 3 | 5% |
| Apano Communities United Fund | $148,500 | 3 | 2% |
| Imagine Black Futures | $112,129 | 2 | 10% |
| Oregon Environmental Council | $100,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Strategic Energy Innovations | $100,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Oregon for Climate Action | $100,000 | 1 | 71% |
Show all 16 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nw Energy Coalition | $816,080 | 5 | 27% |
| Earth Advantage | $563,000 | 4 | 9% |
| Climate Solutions | $560,000 | 3 | 7% |
| Verde Inc | $269,420 | 4 | 4% |
| Coalition of Communities of Color | $162,171 | 3 | 5% |
| Apano Communities United Fund | $148,500 | 3 | 2% |
| Imagine Black Futures | $112,129 | 2 | 10% |
| Oregon Environmental Council | $100,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Strategic Energy Innovations | $100,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Oregon for Climate Action | $100,000 | 1 | 71% |
| Renewable Northwest Project Dba Renewable Northwest | $60,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Imagine Black | $55,489 | 1 | 21% |
| Northwest Native Chamber | $33,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Oregon Solar Energy Education Fund | $31,720 | 1 | 20% |
| Community Cycling Center | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Charitable Partnership Fund | $25,000 | 1 | 2% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($582k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Portland Energy Conservation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 15 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: Meyer Memorial Trust · The Oregon Community Foundation · The Bullitt Foundation · United States Energy Foundation · Seeding Justice · The Collins Foundation · Climate Solutions · Oregon Environmental Council · Northwest Health Foundation Fund II · Northwest Area Foundation · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · Wiancko Charitable Foundation Inc
How this is measured
About Portland Energy Conservation Inc
- How much does Portland Energy Conservation Inc give?
- Portland Energy Conservation Inc reported 6 grants totaling $397,263 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 13 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
- What does Portland Energy Conservation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2023, its largest causes are Environment (64%), Housing & Shelter (13%), Community Improvement (12%).
- Who are Portland Energy Conservation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2023: Nw Energy Coalition ($816k), Earth Advantage ($563k), Climate Solutions ($560k).
- Does Portland Energy Conservation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Portland Energy Conservation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Portland Energy Conservation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Meyer Memorial Trust, The Oregon Community Foundation, The Bullitt Foundation.
- Where is Portland Energy Conservation Inc based?
- Portland Energy Conservation Inc is based in OR.
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