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Who funds environment in California
Environment funding in California is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Climateworks Foundation leads, and the money reaches 2,603 groups.
The short version
- 8,619 funders gave $11.1B to 2,603 environment organizations in California across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 50% of that came from funders also based in California; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of environment in California is Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, at $716M.
- The environment organization drawing the most is Climateworks Foundation, at $1.2B.
Largest funders of environment in California
The funders giving the most to environment organizations in California, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Environment organizations in California that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find environment funders in California
- 1Start with the funders already active in California
The funders giving the most to environment in California are Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Sierra Club Foundation, The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation. A funder already writing environment checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the environment organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
50% of environment money in California comes from funders elsewhere, so national environment funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in California.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a environment nonprofit in California?
- Start with the funders already giving to environment in California, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Sierra Club Foundation, The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation. Then look at who funds the environment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into California from out of state.
- Who is the largest environment funder in California?
- Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to environment organizations in California, $716M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to environment in California?
- $11.1B reached 2,603 environment organizations in California, from 8,619 funders. 50% came from funders also based in California.
- How recent is this data?
- It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.
More from the funding graph
Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.