New York · Public charity
We Mean Business Coalition Inc
Through unprecedented collaboration, we catalyze business action and drive ambitious policy to halve emissions by 2030 and accelerate an inclusive transition to a net-zero economy by 2050, at the latest.
- $8.4M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 6
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 63%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $1.7M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $275,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $614,876
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 8
- FY2021 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 4
- Total assets, FY2024
- $22M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 63% of the organizations We Mean Business Coalition Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 38% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 62% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.0M 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 6 | $1.7M | 0% |
| FY2023 | 8 | $2.7M | 63% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $2.6M | 0% |
| FY2021 | 6 | $2.7M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ceres Inc | $3,183,876 | 4 | 3% |
| B Team Headquarters Inc | $1,892,000 | 4 | 14% |
| Business for Social Responsibility | $1,690,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Lq Foundation | $1,296,000 | 2 | 48% |
| Ce Buyers Institute | $600,000 | 2 | 9% |
| Calstart Inc | $400,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The International Council on Clean Transportation Inc | $300,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | $185,000 | 1 | 0% |
| World Green Building Council Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Forest Trends Association | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ceres Inc | $3,183,876 | 4 | 3% |
| B Team Headquarters Inc | $1,892,000 | 4 | 14% |
| Business for Social Responsibility | $1,690,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Lq Foundation | $1,296,000 | 2 | 48% |
| Ce Buyers Institute | $600,000 | 2 | 9% |
| Calstart Inc | $400,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The International Council on Clean Transportation Inc | $300,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | $185,000 | 1 | 0% |
| World Green Building Council Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Forest Trends Association | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
We Mean Business Coalition Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 11 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.
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How this is measured
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About We Mean Business Coalition Inc
- How much does We Mean Business Coalition Inc give?
- We Mean Business Coalition Inc reported 6 itemized grants totaling $1,689,876, out of $8,390,212 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 8 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
- What does We Mean Business Coalition Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2024, its largest causes are Environment (88%), Community Improvement (12%).
- Who are We Mean Business Coalition Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2024: Ceres Inc ($3.2M), B Team Headquarters Inc ($1.9M), Business for Social Responsibility ($1.7M).
- Does We Mean Business Coalition Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 63% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as We Mean Business Coalition Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Tides Foundation, Climateworks Foundation, National Philanthropic Trust.
- Where is We Mean Business Coalition Inc based?
- We Mean Business Coalition Inc is based in NY.
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