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· Public charity

The Alliance for Climate Protection

The corporation is organized for, but not limited to, the charitable and educational purposes of educating the public about the causes of and solutions to climate change, in the united states and throughout the world.

$2.5M
Granted FY2025still arriving
1
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Environment$899kHuman Services$10kPublic Benefit$8k
02FY2025 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 1 grants below total $50,000, the rows itemized in this filing. The $2,525,151 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $2,475,151 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.
$50,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$20M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CLIMATE CHANGEMAKERS$50,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $96k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 69% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%THE NEW SUN RISING: $17k → 11%LOWCOUNTRY ALLIANCE FOR MODEL COMMUNITIES: $10k → 12%GULLAH GEECHEE CHAMBER FOUNDATION: $19k → 15%WE THE PEOPLE OF DETROIT: $20k → 8%ONE LOVE GLOBAL: $20k → 16%BRIDGING THE GAP IN VIRGINIA: $10k → 9%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
MI
NY
OR
OH
PA
CA
VA
AZ
AR
TN
NC
SC
DC
LA
AL
GA
TX
FL

Grants abroad, by region: $2.5M on the FY2025 return

Schedule F, as filed: 5 regions. The IRS asks for region and purpose, not the recipient, so no country or grantee can be named here.

East Asia and the Pacific$967k · 39% · 4 grants

Stated purpose: GLOBAL CLIMATE LEADERSHIP

South America$523k · 21% · 2 grants

Stated purpose: GLOBAL CLIMATE LEADERSHIP

Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)$342k · 14% · 1 grant

Stated purpose: GLOBAL CLIMATE LEADERSHIP

North America (Canada and Mexico)$322k · 13% · 1 grant

Stated purpose: GLOBAL CLIMATE LEADERSHIP

Sub-Saharan Africa$319k · 13% · 2 grants

Stated purpose: GLOBAL CLIMATE LEADERSHIP

How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving. Grants abroad on Schedule F are filed by region, purpose and amount with no recipient name, so they are shown by region and cannot be placed on the country map or matched to a grantee.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

38%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$363k · 4 repeat orgs$603k to everyone else

4 repeat relationships: 0 still active in FY2025, 4 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

4
40

Total granted

$363k
$553k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

-1%
+69%

Still filing today

100%
93%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $50k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’19’20’21’22’24’25
EnvironmentHuman ServicesCommunity ImprovementReligionCivil RightsPublic Safety & DisasterOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • TC
    THE CENTER FOR RURAL ENTERPRISE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
    2× · 2019–2020 · $253k · revenue -1%
  • RI
    RGISC INC
    2× · 2021–2022 · $40k · revenue +339%
  • SD
    SAMUEL DEWITT PROCTOR CONFERENCE INC
    2× · 2021–2022 · $40k · revenue -9%

Funded once

  • PO
    Protect Our Aquifer
    one grant, 2021 · $25k · revenue +17%
  • JC
    JUNCTION COALITIONgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $20k · revenue +227%
  • GP
    Girl Plus Environment Corporationgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $20k · revenue +507%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

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Educator Collective for Envionmental Justice Inc

Environmental Justice & Equality

Education
2
California Environmental Justice Alliance

Our mission is to fight against fossil fuel executives and industries that have turned our communities into dumping grounds for toxic waste, poisoning our air, water, lan, and bodies. We organize to oppose giant oil refineries, dirty…

Environment
3
Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition - Tag

Elevate the voice of those impacted by the Duwamish River pollution and other environmental injustices for a clean, healthy, equitable environment for people and wildlife. We promote place-keeping and prioritize community capacity and…

Environment
4
Advocates for Climate Innovation
Philanthropy
5
Nw Energy Coalition

The NW Energy Coalition is an alliance of over 100 environmental, civic, and human service organizations, utilities, and businesses in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and British Columbia, plus many individual members. The NW Energy…

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6
Western Resource Advocates

Western Resource Advocates (WRA) is a regional nonprofit advocacy organization fighting climate change and its impacts to sustain the environment, economy, and people of the West. As the region's go-to experts for more than three decades,…

Crime & Legal
7
Beyond Extreme Energy

Public education, outreach and communication related to the climate crisis and extreme energy.

Environment
8
Center for Contemporary Documentation Inc
Philanthropy
9
Usa Green Communities
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10
Climate Resilient Communities

Climate Resilient Communities is empowering community voices to implement equitable climate solutions for unity, resilience, and justice.

Human Services
11
Little Village Environmental Justice Org

In addition, the organization provided fiscal agency services to the Chicago Frontlines Funding Initiative and Chicago Asian Americans for Environmental Justice.

Recreation & Sports
12
Earthworks

The Corporation is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes. Earthworks is dedicated to protecting communities and the environment from the impacts of irresponsible mineral and energy development while seeking…

Public Benefit
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) Inc; the most unlike its peers is Arkansas Interfaith Power and Light. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

43 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 43 of the 45 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
21
Early backer (in before they grew)
42/43
Grantees still filing
25/43
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE CENTER FOR RURAL ENTERPRISE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE: $253,460 · EnvironmentTHE CENTER FOR RURAL ENTERPRISE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICERGISC INC: $40,000 · EnvironmentRGISC INCDREAM IN GREEN INC: $30,000 · EnvironmentDREAM IN GREEN INCProtect Our Aquifer: $25,000 · EnvironmentWATER COLLABORATIVE OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS: $20,000 · EnvironmentYOUNG GIFTED & GREEN: $20,000 · EnvironmentPANIC PEOPLE AGAINST NEIGHBORHOOD: $20,000 · Environment+13 more: $126,500 · Environment+13 moreTHE VIRGINIA CLIMATE PROGRAM: $50,000 · OtherTHE VIRGINIA CLIMA…OPERATION BETTER BLOCK INC: $20,000 · OtherOPERATION BETTER B…JESUS HOUSE NEW ORLEANS: $20,000 · OtherJESUS HOUSE NEW OR…SHENANDOAH GREEN VA: $10,000 · OtherSHENANDOAH GREEN V…CIRCLE FAITH FUTURE: $6,000 · OtherSustainable Water Energy and Economic Transition in Alabama: $20,000 · OtherSustainable Water …Mycelium Youth Network: $20,000 · OtherMycelium Youth Net…ALLIED MEDIA PROJECTS INC: $10,000 · OtherALLIED MEDIA PROJE…We the People of Detroit: $20,000 · Human ServicesWe the Peop…ONE LOVE GLOBAL: $20,000 · Human ServicesONE LOVE GL…Gullah Geechee Chamber Foundation: $18,750 · Human ServicesGullah Geec…NEW SUN RISING: $17,000 · Human ServicesNEW SUN RIS…LOWCOUNTRY ALLIANCE FOR MODEL COMMUNITIE: $10,000 · Human ServicesLOWCOUNTRY …Bridging The Gap In Virginia: $10,000 · Human ServicesBridging Th…JUNCTION COALITION: $20,000 · Community ImprovementBAYVIEW HUNTERS POINT COMMUNITY ADVOCATES INC: $20,000 · Community ImprovementSOCIETY OF NATIVE NATIONS: $10,000 · Community ImprovementCOALITION OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS: $10,000 · Community ImprovementHISPANIC FEDERATION INC: $10,000 · Community ImprovementSAMUEL DEWITT PROCTOR CONFERENCE INC: $40,000 · ReligionFAITH IN PLACE: $10,000 · ReligionGirl Plus Environment Corporation: $20,000 · Civil RightsFLORIDA RISING INC: $10,000 · Civil RightsWest Street Recovery: $20,000 · Public Safety & DisasterCORAZON LATINO INC: $10,000 · Public Safety & Disaster
Environment$534,960Other$156,000Human Services$95,750Community Improvement$70,000Religion$50,000Civil Rights$30,000Public Safety & Disaster$30,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE CENTER FOR RURAL ENTERPRISE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE: $253,460 over 2y, 7.5% of budgetTHE VIRGINIA CLIMATE PROGRAM: $50,000 over 1y, 17% of budgetRGISC INC: $40,000 over 2y, 5.9% of budgetSAMUEL DEWITT PROCTOR CONFERENCE INC: $40,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetDREAM IN GREEN INC: $30,000 over 2y, 5.5% of budgetProtect Our Aquifer: $25,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetJUNCTION COALITION: $20,000 over 1y, 6.2% of budgetWATER COLLABORATIVE OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS: $20,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetYOUNG GIFTED & GREEN: $20,000 over 1y, 6.1% of budgetWest Street Recovery: $20,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetWe the People of Detroit: $20,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetONE LOVE GLOBAL: $20,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetOPERATION BETTER BLOCK INC: $20,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetSustainable Water Energy and Economic Transition in Alabama: $20,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetBAYVIEW HUNTERS POINT COMMUNITY ADVOCATES INC: $20,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetMycelium Youth Network: $20,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetGullah Geechee Chamber Foundation: $18,750 over 1y, 4.9% of budgetNEW SUN RISING: $17,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS (SEE) INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALLIED MEDIA PROJECTS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFAITH IN PLACE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSOCIETY OF NATIVE NATIONS: $10,000 over 1y, 9.3% of budgetFaith Alliance for Climate Solutions: $10,000 over 1y, 5.7% of budgetNC WARN INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetThe Green Door Initiative: $10,000 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetSOUTHWEST DETROIT ENVIRONMENTAL VISION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCOALITION OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS: $10,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetFLORIDA RISING INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHISPANIC FEDERATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGreenaction for Health and Environmental Justice: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetTEXAS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ADVOCACY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetGeorgia Interfaith Power & Light Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetCORAZON LATINO INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetTHE CLEO INSTITUTE INC: $8,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetLEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS EDUCATION FUND: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWest Harlem Environmental Action Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCIRCLE FAITH FUTURE: $6,000 over 1y, 5.4% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

Solutions Project IncUnited States Energy …Amalgamated Charitabl…Tides FoundationWindward FundNatural Resources Def…Environmental Defense…PolicylinkThe Partnership Proje…Rockefeller Philanthr…Rockefeller Family Fu…Social and Environmen…
Solutions Project IncCA34× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Solutions Project Inc · United States Energy Foundation · Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc · Tides Foundation · Windward Fund · Natural Resources Defense Council Inc · Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated · Policylink · The Partnership Project Inc · Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc · Rockefeller Family Fund Inc · Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Alliance for Climate Protection funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Alliance for Climate Protection. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 58%
  • Dream in Green Inc: 58% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 45 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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