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The Energy Foundation

THE ENERGY FOUNDATION's mission is to achieve greenhouse gas emissions neutrality, world-class air quality, energy access, and green growth through transforming energy and optimizing economic structure.

$58M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
14
Itemized grants FY2024
7
Organizations funded FY2023
0%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$3.2M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$220,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$550,000
Organizations funded a year
7 to 355
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
8
Total assets, FY2024
$142M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 0% of the organizations The Energy Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EnvironmentCommunity ImprovementEducationPublic BenefitHuman ServicesCivil RightsOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving12$2.7M33%
FY20237$2.1M0%
FY202212$3.3M17%
FY202110$3.1M20%
FY202012$2.2M8%
FY2019355$60M28%
FY2018313$60M30%
FY2017283$61Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Environment$199MHousing & Shelter$2.1MCrime & Legal$290kEducation$192kPublic Benefit$135kHealth$125kCommunity Improvement$80kHuman Services$75kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$5,888,00071%
Sustainable Markets Foundation$5,553,000316%
Regulatory Assistance Project$5,158,000521%
The Partnership Project Inc$4,670,000313%
Advanced Energy Institute$4,595,800340%
Conservative Energy Network$4,134,666357%
Regents of the University of California at Berkeley$3,925,5327n/a
Rocky Mountain Institute$3,803,96882%
The International Council on Clean Transportation Inc$3,525,00087%
Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies$3,044,284360%
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All grantees of The Energy Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$5,888,00071%
Sustainable Markets Foundation$5,553,000316%
Regulatory Assistance Project$5,158,000521%
The Partnership Project Inc$4,670,000313%
Advanced Energy Institute$4,595,800340%
Conservative Energy Network$4,134,666357%
Regents of the University of California at Berkeley$3,925,5327n/a
Rocky Mountain Institute$3,803,96882%
The International Council on Clean Transportation Inc$3,525,00087%
Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies$3,044,284360%
Energy Action Fund$3,000,000310%
Southwest Energy Efficiency Project$2,724,600352%
Western Conservation Foundation$2,643,63035%
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy$2,507,250324%
Western Resource Advocates$2,304,00039%
Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest$2,207,000312%
Southern Environmental Law Center$2,180,00033%
Clean Air Task Force Inc$2,150,000318%
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc$2,140,00032%
Resource Media$2,140,000319%
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy$1,875,000323%
Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc$1,866,050315%
Vote Solar$1,822,513313%
Innovation Center for Energy and Sustainability$1,767,000668%
Earthjustice$1,720,00031%
Cub Consumer Education and Research Fund$1,680,000325%
Sierra Club Foundation$1,675,00031%
Berkeley Lab Foundation$1,608,000437%
League of Conservation Voters Education Fund$1,575,00034%
Fresh Energy$1,439,000316%
Colorado State University Foundation$1,407,00031%
Institute for Market Transformation$1,360,000318%
North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association$1,335,000319%
Ceres Inc$1,281,16834%
New York University$1,250,00030%
Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance$1,240,000316%
GridLab Inc$1,236,000220%
Clean Grid Alliance (Fna Wind on the Wires)$1,219,388332%
Acadia Center$1,169,000327%
Securing America's Future Energy Foundation$1,150,000311%
The Energy Efficiency Alliance$1,117,700390%
University of Maryland College Park$1,110,1906n/a
Interstate Renewable Energy Council$1,100,000330%
BlueGreen Alliance Foundation$1,065,000312%
Solar United Neighbors Inc$1,050,626312%
Pace University$1,035,00030%
The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Foundation$1,021,000327%
World Resources Institute$983,28230%
Wind Solar Alliance$950,000317%
University of California Davis$905,5004n/a
Iowa Environmental Council$883,300352%
Southface Energy Institute Inc$882,98437%
Conservation Colorado Education Fund$869,650311%
Retail Industry Leaders Association Inc$868,76032%
American Lung Association$850,00020%
Environmental Integrity Project$850,000313%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$845,69630%
Christian Coalition$833,0003n/a
Renew Missouri Advocates$830,000365%
Calstart Inc$825,00041%
Institute for Transportation and Development Policy$814,49143%
Coalition for Green Capital D/B/A American Green Bank Consortium$800,000239%
R Street Institute$785,00025%
Michigan Enviromental Council$778,000315%
Environmental Health Coalition$775,00038%
North Carolina Conservation Network$730,000316%
The Greenlining Institute$728,33335%
Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis Inc$725,00039%
Renewable Northwest Project Dba Renewable Northwest$715,000327%
Clean Energy Economy Minnesota$705,000366%
Institute for Sustainable Communities$700,00054%
National Consumer Law Center Inc$688,43334%
Center for Climate and Energy Solutions Inc$680,00038%
Forth Mobility Fund$675,000239%
Duke University$658,50030%
Nw Energy Coalition$655,000323%
Citizens Action Coalition Education Fund Inc$651,000345%
The Ohio Environmental Council$650,00039%
The South-Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource$631,250320%
Conservation Minnesota$623,000319%
Environment America Research and Policy Center Inc$620,000223%
Mission Data Coalition Inc$600,000383%
Conservatives for Clean Energy Inc$590,533276%
Institute for Energy Innovation$590,000372%
Consumer Reports Inc$581,82430%
New Buildings Institute$580,00037%
Plug in America$564,00039%
Regents Univ of California$555,0005n/a
Public Citizen Foundation Inc$550,77132%
Alliance to Save Energy$546,06336%
Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future$535,000214%
Dine Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment$530,000321%
Oregon Environmental Council$520,00036%
Clean Air Council$508,7503n/a
Association for Energy Affordability Inc$508,65031%
American Council On Renewable Energy$500,00028%
Virginia Conservation Network$490,000333%
Conservation Law Foundation Inc$490,00032%
Conservation Voters of Sc Educ Fund$485,000347%
The Advanced Power Alliance$480,00038%
Virginia Poverty Law Center Inc$473,40036%
Communities for a Better Environment$460,00037%
Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships$458,40026%
Illinois Environmental Council Education$446,500322%
Center for Rural Affairs$445,00033%
Virginia League of Conservation Voters Education Fund$443,000335%
National Association of State Energy Officials$442,93237%
North Carolina Justice Center$432,00034%
Georgetown University$420,00030%
Environment New Jersey Research and Policy Center Inc$419,000336%
Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management Inc$418,55635%
California Housing Partner Corporation$415,00035%
Arkansas Advanced Energy Foundation Inc$415,0003n/a
Applied Economics Clinic Inc$410,000331%
Oma Educational & Industrial Development Institute$410,000368%
CalCef Innovations$409,87235%
Alliance for Affordable Energy$408,230328%
Michigan League of Conservation Voters Education Fund$406,000316%
Americans for a Clean Energy Grid Inc$405,000370%
Ecology Center$403,865310%
National Parks Conservation Association$400,00031%
Clean Energy Buyers Association$400,00019%
Guardianorg Foundation$400,000216%
Citizens Utility Board of Minnesota$388,000377%
Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance$383,00033%
Mothers Out Front Inc$382,40039%
Southwest Research & Information Center$375,000312%
Consumer Federation of America$375,00027%
Jackson Hole Center for Global Affairs Inc$375,000350%
Faith in Place$362,50039%
South Carolina Coastal Conservation League Inc$355,00033%
Asian Pacific Environmental Network$355,00036%
George Mason University$355,0002n/a
Elevate Energy$352,00031%
Resources for the Future Inc$351,50023%
The Asia Society$350,00421%
University of Maryland$350,0001n/a
Global Philanthropy Partnership$340,00032%
Western Environmental Law Center$330,00035%
Regents of the University of California$328,7501n/a
Innovation Network for Communities Inc$325,86536%
Trustees of Tufts College$320,00020%
Climate Solutions$315,00036%
Multiplier$307,78531%
Progressnow New Mexico Education Fund$305,000323%
Gridworks Organization$304,800314%
Nevada Conservation League Ed Fund$300,000320%
Clean Energy Project Inc$300,0001n/a
United Nations Foundation Inc$300,00010%
Powerswitch Action$290,00032%
Central California Asthma Collaborative$287,500223%
The Utility Reform Network$282,27032%
National Audubon Society Inc$280,00030%
Renew Wisconsin Inc$280,000319%
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory$278,4001n/a
Georgia Watch$275,000345%
Joseph Rainey Center for Public Policy$275,000139%
Oklahoma Sustainability Network Association$275,0003100%
Media Matters for America$275,00031%
Virginia Energy Efficiency Council$270,000361%
Southeastern Wind Coalition Inc$265,000328%
The Silicon Valley Leadership Group$265,00032%
Illinois Pirg Education Fund Inc$265,0003n/a
West Harlem Environmental Action Inc$255,0002n/a
Ohio Citizen Action Education Fund$253,200341%
Interwest Energy Alliance$253,000318%
Citizens Utility Board of Michigan$250,000294%
Conservation Voters New Mexico Education Fund$250,000322%
Accelerator for America$250,000113%
The Solar Foundation$250,00035%
EcoWorks$248,50034%
Climate Policy Initiative Inc$248,0002n/a
ACT Institute Inc$245,00029%
Environmental Advocates Ny Inc$245,00039%
San Juan Citizens Alliance$242,000316%
Coalition for Clean Air$235,000311%
State Legislative Leaders Foundation Inc$233,75015%
Prairie Rivers Network$232,00039%
Goodpower Education Fund Inc$230,00029%
The National Council for Science and the Environment$230,00023%
Governors' Wind & Solar Energy Coalition$225,0002n/a
Little Village Environmental Justice Org$225,00038%
Greater New Orleans Housing Alliance$225,000369%
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) Inc$225,00031%
Center for Renewables Integration Inc$225,000384%
Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Forum$220,00016%
Community Investment Corporation$220,00030%
Michigan Conservative Energy Forum$215,000170%
Solar Business Institute$215,000350%
Oceantic Network Inc$215,00033%
Pennenvironment Research & Policy Center Inc$212,50038%
Bay Area Council Foundation$209,57025%
The Wilderness Society$205,00021%
Public Health Institute$205,00020%
Evangelical Environmental Network$204,50033%
Business Forward Foundation$200,00028%
Climate and Energy Project Inc$200,000324%
Regional Housing Legal Services$200,00033%
Climate Central Inc$200,00021%
Clean Wisconsin Inc$200,00035%
First Church of Christ Scientist$200,0002n/a
The Uli Foundation$200,00012%
Greenlink Analytics Inc$200,000149%
Environment California Research and Policy Center$198,000226%
Comite Civico del Valle Inc$195,00029%
Resources Legacy Fund$185,00010%
Clean Fuels Michigan$185,000371%
NAACP Empowerment Programs Inc$182,34030%
Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability$180,00023%
Green & Healthy Homes Initiative Inc$180,00022%
New Jersey League of Conservation Voters Education Fund$180,000214%
California Works Foundation$175,000280%
Grist Magazine Inc$175,00033%
People for Community Recovery$175,000339%
Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice$175,00019%
Allied Media Projects Inc$173,71021%
American Conservation Coalition Inc$170,000257%
National Governors Association Center for Best Practices$161,95021%
Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University$160,00020%
Solutions From The Land$155,000318%
Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania$155,00034%
Georgia Conservation Voters Ed Fund$150,050241%
The Niskanen Center Inc$150,00022%
Colorado Fiscal Institute$150,00027%
Nearzero$150,000183%
Climate Science Legal Defense Fund$150,000310%
Strategic Concepts In Organizing & Policy Education$150,00032%
Environment New Mexico Research and Policy Center Inc$150,0003n/a
Transportation Choices Coalition$150,000114%
Climate Generation$150,00039%
Oil Change International Inc$150,00014%
Climate Jobs Ny Education Fund Inc$150,0001n/a
Labc Institute$150,000310%
Calthorpe Associates Inc$150,0001n/a
As You Sow$150,00014%
Toxics Action Center Inc$150,00035%
Minnesota Conservative Energy Forum$150,0001n/a
Third Way Institute$149,76521%
Groundswell Inc$149,50033%
The Climate Registry$145,000110%
Minnesota Housing Finance Agency$145,0002n/a
Alliance for Clean Energy New York Inc$145,00035%
American Legislative Exchange Council$140,0001n/a
North Carolina Housing Coalition Inc$140,00025%
Carbon Tracker Initiative Inc$136,570118%
The Research & Educational Foundation of the Ohio Hospital Association$135,00021%
New Jersey Audubon Society$135,00021%
Arizona Pirg Education Fund Inc$134,0003n/a
To Nizhoni Ani$134,000243%
Clean Energy States Alliance Inc$130,00025%
Virginia New Majority Education Fund$130,00022%
Green Coast Enterprises LLC$130,0002n/a
Tower Grove Community Development Corporation$126,00034%
Local Initiatives Support Corporation$125,00020%
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Stockton$125,00022%
Urban Green Council$125,0001n/a
Clean Water Fund$125,00031%
Co2efficient LLC$125,0001n/a
Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy$125,00022%
Physicians Scientists and Engineers for Sustainable and Healthy Energy Inc$125,000211%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$125,00020%
Seiu Education and Support Fund$125,00025%
Virginia Housing Alliance$124,000210%
Institute for Local Self Reliance$120,00034%
Ohio Partners for Affordable Energy$120,0001n/a
Rutgers University Foundation$116,99920%
Trustees of Boston University$115,11320%
Community Stabilization Project$115,0003n/a
Nc State University$106,0001n/a
CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY INC Biodiversity Funders Grp$105,00032%
Center for Resource Solutions$105,00023%
Institute for a Progressive Nevada$105,000311%
Western Colorado Alliance$101,500211%
Business for Social Responsibility$100,00010%
Waterkeeper Alliance Inc$100,0001n/a
George Mason University Foundation Inc$100,00010%
Texas Clean Energy Coalition$100,000212%
Renewables 100 Policy Institute$100,000251%
Environmental and Energy Study Institute$100,00016%
Citizens Utility Board$100,00034%
Bicycle Coalition Of Greater Philadelphia$100,00019%
The Association for US-China Exchange$100,0001n/a
Sustain Charlotte Inc$100,000117%
Future 500$100,00018%
Clean Fuels Ohio$100,00026%
Physicians for Social Responsibility$100,00017%
North Carolina Building Performance Asso$95,00028%
Tri-State Transportation Campaign Inc$95,000213%
Florida Conservation Voters Education Fund Inc$95,00016%
American Sustainable Business Institute Inc$95,00026%
Build It Green$94,53921%
Washington University$90,00020%
Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest$90,0002n/a
New Jersey Conservation Foundation$90,00020%
National Housing and Community Development Law Project$90,00024%
California Environmental Voters Education Fund$90,000215%
Partnership for Southern Equity$90,00014%
Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council$86,000237%
Hourcar$85,00018%
Allegheny Council to Improve Our Neighborhoods-Housing Incorporated$85,00030%
Black Church Center for Justice and Equality$82,500246%
Urban Sustainability Directors Network$80,00012%
E4thefuture Inc$80,00013%
The Rose Foundation for Communities the Environment$80,00011%
Enterprise Community Partners Inc$80,00020%
Research Triangle Institute$80,00010%
Texas Electric Transportation Resources Alliance$75,000159%
Washington Conservation Action Education Fund$75,00012%
Impact Community Action Inc$75,00011%
Occidental College$75,00010%
Missouri Community Action Network$75,0001n/a
Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Projct$75,00023%
Texas Tribune Inc$75,00010%
Physicians for Social Responsibility$75,00015%
Iowa Interfaith Power and Light Iowa Faith and Climate Network$75,000318%
Sustento Group LLC$75,0001n/a
Sustainable Pittsburgh$75,00025%
Health Care Without Harm$75,00011%
Public Advocates Inc$75,00021%
Riverkeeper Inc$73,5001n/a
Soulardarity$72,976122%
The Archer Group$70,31519%
Inquilinxs Unidxs Por Justicia- United Renters for Justice$70,00036%
Casa Familiar Inc$70,00021%
Center for Energy and Environment$70,00020%
Eastern Environmental Law Center Inc$70,00024%
Uprose Inc$70,000115%
New Jersey Resource Project Inc$69,229216%
Western Organization of Resource Councils Education Project$68,60012%
City of Orlando Fl$65,3001n/a
Grid Alternatives$65,00020%
New Mexico Voices for Children$65,00013%
Western Leaders Network$65,000138%
West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project (Woeip)$65,000119%
The Regeneration Project$65,00017%
Pipe Line Awareness Network for the Northeast Inc$65,000119%
Icf Macro Inc$64,8922n/a
Missouri Gateway Green Building Council$64,640218%
Naeva$60,00026%
Alabama Rivers Alliance Inc$60,000210%
University of Minnesota Foundation$60,00010%
Chargevc Inc$60,000211%
The Henry M Paulson Jr Institute$60,0001n/a
US Green Building Council-Illinois$60,00035%
Respiratory Health Association$60,00021%
New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance$60,0001n/a
Bicycle Colorado$60,00015%
Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia$58,0001n/a
Energy Efficiency Education Project$55,0002n/a
Afl-Cio Philadelphia Council$55,00023%
Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc$55,00011%
Florida Institute for Reform and Em Dba Organize Florida Education Fund$55,00011%
Jolt Initiative$55,00014%
Energy Innovation Reform Project$52,00013%
Center for Clean Air Policy$50,88812%
Regents of the University of California at San Diego$50,0001n/a
Omega Psi Phi Charities of Nevada$50,0003n/a
Greenbelt Alliancepeople for Open Space$50,00013%
International Living Future Institute$50,0001n/a
Utah Clean Energy Alliance Inc$50,00022%
Virginia Interfaith Center For Public Policy$50,00015%
Drive Electric Florida Inc$50,0001n/a
Winneshiek Energy District$50,000116%
Chesapeake Climate Action Network Inc$50,0002n/a
Center for Houston's Future Inc$50,00013%
California Energy Alliance$50,000130%
Center for Carbon Removal$50,00011%
Rew Ministries$50,000342%
Nuclear Information and Resource Service$50,00017%
Slipstream Group Inc$50,00010%
Solar Rights Alliance$50,0001n/a
Community Economic Development Association of Michigan$50,00014%
Minnesota Housing Partnership$50,00012%
The Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth Inc$50,00012%
Greenpeace Fund Inc$50,00010%
Connect San Antonio$50,000144%
Confluence Philanthropy Inc$50,00013%
Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment G$50,00015%
Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute$50,000117%
Public Policy and Education Fund of New York Inc$50,00011%
Blue Planet Foundation$50,00014%
GreenLaw Inc$50,0001n/a
Environmental Grantmakers Association$46,28211%
Home Performance Coalition Inc$46,00712%
Hoosier Environmental Council Inc$45,00022%
Sustainable Business Education Initiative Inc$45,00024%
Community Climate Collaborative$40,0001n/a
Great Lakes Environmental Law Cente$40,0001n/a
International District Energy Assoc$40,00011%
American Solar Energy Society Inc$40,000110%
Community Power$40,0001n/a
Chr Inc$40,000361%
The Latino Equity Advocacy and Policy Institute$40,0001n/a
Dreamorg$40,00011%
American Lung Association Of The Upper Midwest$37,5001n/a
Takeaction Mn Education Fund$35,03111%
Small Business Association of Michigan$35,00022%
Coalition of Renewable Energy Landowners Associations$35,0001n/a
Interfaith Conference of Metropolit$35,00015%
Center for Neighborhood Technology$35,00011%
Center for Latino Progress Connecticut Puerto Rican Forum Inc$35,00012%
City Heights Community Development Corporation$35,00012%
Verde Inc$35,00011%
Ala of the Southwest$30,5491n/a
The Cleo Institute Inc$30,00012%
Healthy Gulf$30,00014%
Physicians for Social Responsibility Chesapeake Inc$30,000120%
Greater Indiana Clean Cities$30,000117%
Future Grid Coalition$30,0001n/a
Voices for a Sustainable Future$30,00015%
State Innovation Exchange$30,00011%
Opal$30,00013%
Illinois Peoples Action$30,000110%
State Voices$30,00020%
Earthworks$30,00011%
Organize Pennsylvania$30,00011%
Evergreen Climate Innovations$30,00011%
Green Building Alliance$27,50014%
Taxpayers for Common Sense$25,00012%
National Housing Trust$25,00011%
Evhybridnoire Inc$25,000169%
Natural Resources Council of Maine Inc$25,00011%
Earth Charter Indiana Inc$25,0001n/a
National Public Radio Inc$25,00010%
League of Oil & Gas Impacted Coloradans$25,00027%
Ncceba PAC$25,0001n/a
Prosperity Works$25,00012%
Center for Earth Energy and Democracy$25,00014%
Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Coalition$25,0001n/a
Florida Consumer Action Network Foundation Inc$25,000170%
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs$25,00010%
The Musicant Group$25,0001n/a
Environment Arizona Research and Policy Center Inc$25,0001n/a
Clean Up the River Environment$25,00017%
Isles Inc$25,00010%
Ironbound Community Corporation$25,00010%
Center on Race Poverty & the Environment$25,00011%
Clean Air Coalition of Western New York Inc$25,00017%
Hoosier Interfaith Power & Light Inc$25,000134%
BIG NFP DBA Blacks in Green$24,19915%
Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice$22,50021%
Posada$22,24011%
Western Interstate Energy Board$20,0001n/a
Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy$20,00021%
Villanova University$20,00010%
2030 Inc$20,00012%
New Jersey Future Inc$20,00011%
Progressnow Colorado Education$20,00011%
Earth Day Network Inc$20,00011%
United Congregations of Metro East$20,0001n/a
Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition$20,00011%
Green Umbrella$20,00012%
Environment Texas Research and Policy Center Inc$20,0001n/a
Energy Matters Community Coalitionincorporated$20,0001n/a
Asian Community Development Council$20,00022%
New Mexico Wildlife Federation$20,00021%
Wildlife Management Institute Inc$19,92520%
Public Allies Inc$15,66510%
Michigan Chapter Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America$15,000136%
Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative$15,0001n/a
Wisconsin Conservation Voices Inc$15,00012%
California Energy Efficiency Industry Council$15,00012%
Young Conservatives for Energy Reform$15,0001n/a
Metropolitan Planning Council$15,00010%
University of Cincinnati$14,7511n/a
US Green Building Council Inc$12,50010%
Ideas for US Inc$12,50013%
Appalachian Voices$10,00010%
St Paul Transportation Management Organization$10,00011%
Greenfaith Inc$10,0001n/a
Cincy Bike Share Inc$10,00011%
Regional Plan Association Inc$10,00010%
Cleantech Education Foundation$10,000140%
Renewable Energy Industries Association of New Mexico (Reia-Nm)$10,0001n/a
Citizens Climate Education Corp$10,00010%
Greater Cincinnati Energy Alliance$10,00011%
League of Women Voters of Southern Nevada$10,0001n/a
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois$10,0001n/a
Mi Familia En Accion$10,00011%
Mn350$10,00011%
Philadelphia Solar Energy Association$10,0001n/a
Sierra Business Council$10,00010%
Community Climate Solutions$10,0001n/a
Majorityaction$10,00011%
Minnesota Solar Energy Industries Project$5,5001n/a
Montana Renewable Energy Association$5,0001n/a

Where it is load-bearing

The Energy Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 66 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 200 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNatural Resources Defense Council Inc: $5,888,000 over 7y, 1.4% of budgetSustainable Markets Foundation: $5,553,000 over 3y, 16% of budgetRegulatory Assistance Project: $5,158,000 over 5y, 21% of budgetThe Partnership Project Inc: $4,670,000 over 3y, 13% of budgetAdvanced Energy Institute: $4,595,800 over 3y, 40% of budgetConservative Energy Network: $4,134,666 over 3y, 57% of budgetRocky Mountain Institute: $3,803,968 over 8y, 1.5% of budgetThe International Council on Clean Transportation Inc: $3,525,000 over 8y, 6.9% of budgetCenter for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies: $3,044,284 over 3y, 60% of budgetEnergy Action Fund: $3,000,000 over 3y, 10% of budgetSouthwest Energy Efficiency Project: $2,724,600 over 3y, 52% of budgetWestern Conservation Foundation: $2,643,630 over 3y, 4.8% of budgetAmerican Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy: $2,507,250 over 3y, 24% of budgetWestern Resource Advocates: $2,304,000 over 3y, 9.3% of budgetEnvironmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest: $2,207,000 over 3y, 12% of budgetSouthern Environmental Law Center: $2,180,000 over 3y, 2.8% of budgetClean Air Task Force Inc: $2,150,000 over 3y, 18% of budgetThe Union of Concerned Scientists Inc: $2,140,000 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetResource Media: $2,140,000 over 3y, 19% of budgetSouthern Alliance for Clean Energy: $1,875,000 over 3y, 23% of budgetGreat Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc: $1,866,050 over 3y, 15% of budgetVote Solar: $1,822,513 over 3y, 13% of budgetInnovation Center for Energy and Sustainability: $1,767,000 over 6y, 68% of budgetEarthjustice: $1,720,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetCub Consumer Education and Research Fund: $1,680,000 over 3y, 25% of budgetSierra Club Foundation: $1,675,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetBerkeley Lab Foundation: $1,608,000 over 4y, 37% of budgetLeague of Conservation Voters Education Fund: $1,575,000 over 3y, 3.7% of budgetFresh Energy: $1,439,000 over 3y, 16% of budgetColorado State University Foundation: $1,407,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetInstitute for Market Transformation: $1,360,000 over 3y, 18% of budgetNorth Carolina Sustainable Energy Association: $1,335,000 over 3y, 19% of budgetCeres Inc: $1,281,168 over 3y, 3.8% of budgetNew York University: $1,250,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSoutheast Energy Efficiency Alliance: $1,240,000 over 3y, 16% of budgetGridLab Inc: $1,236,000 over 2y, 20% of budgetClean Grid Alliance (Fna Wind on the Wires): $1,219,388 over 3y, 32% of budgetAcadia Center: $1,169,000 over 3y, 27% of budgetSecuring America's Future Energy Foundation: $1,150,000 over 3y, 11% of budgetThe Energy Efficiency Alliance: $1,117,700 over 3y, 90% of budgetInterstate Renewable Energy Council: $1,100,000 over 3y, 30% of budgetBlueGreen Alliance Foundation: $1,065,000 over 3y, 12% of budgetSolar United Neighbors Inc: $1,050,626 over 3y, 12% of budgetPace University: $1,035,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Foundation: $1,021,000 over 3y, 27% of budgetWorld Resources Institute: $983,282 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetWind Solar Alliance: $950,000 over 3y, 17% of budgetIowa Environmental Council: $883,300 over 3y, 52% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 200.

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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.

United States Energy FoundationCA344.6× affinity270 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: United States Energy Foundation · Natural Resources Defense Council Inc · Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated · Energy Action Fund · Climateworks Foundation · Movement Strategy Center · The Partnership Project Inc · Windward Fund · Climate Imperative Foundation · The McKnight Foundation · Rockefeller Family Fund Inc · Resources Legacy Fund

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.

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About The Energy Foundation

How much does The Energy Foundation give?
The Energy Foundation reported 14 itemized grants totaling $3,225,597, out of $58,494,831 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 355 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Energy Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Environment (98%), Housing & Shelter (1%), Crime & Legal (0%).
Who are The Energy Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Natural Resources Defense Council Inc ($5.9M), Sustainable Markets Foundation ($5.6M), Regulatory Assistance Project ($5.2M).
Does The Energy Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Energy Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include United States Energy Foundation, Natural Resources Defense Council Inc, Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated.
Where is The Energy Foundation based?
The Energy Foundation is based in CA.

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 497 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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