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Funders to approach for Climate Solutions Accelerator of the Genesee-Finger Lakes Region

Rochester, New York$1.2M revenue14 funders on file

To create a healthier, more equitable, and regenerative community by catalyzing local efforts to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions and address the effects of climate change.

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Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$40k, your typical grantunder 1 in 1001 in 1001 in 40$10k$30k$100k$300k$1.0MChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Expected from this list$430–$120kover two years, from 1–2 new funders
Last two years (2023–24)$50kfrom 1 new funder

Half the value is in your top 9 funders, of 164

$0$64k$130khalf from the top 9likely range1st10thAll 164
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FunderWay inChanceLikely grant
  1. Esl Charitable FoundationAlready funds you$42k
  2. Rochester Area Community FoundationAlready funds you$12k
  3. 1The Guido and Ellen Palma Foundation IncGives in New York (49 of 52)Similar grantees: The Center for Youth Services Inc ($10k/yr)1 in 28$6k
  4. United States Energy FoundationAlready funds you$91k
  5. 2The Sunrise Project IncSimilar grantees: Climate Cabinet Action ($250k/yr), Accelerate Change Inc ($30k/yr), Climate Finance Action Inc ($150k/yr)1 in 76$120k
  6. 3MultiplierSimilar grantees: Climate Solutions ($390k/yr), Climate Xchange Education and Research Inc ($98k/yr), Geos Institute ($130k/yr)1 in 65$60k
  7. 4Energy Action FundSimilar grantees: Center for Climate Strategies Inc ($40k/yr), Climate Solutions ($180k/yr), Climate Cabinet Action ($88k/yr)1 in 61$52k
  8. 5RF Catalytic Capital IncSimilar grantees: Solutions Project Inc ($500k/yr), Power a Clean Future Ohio ($400k/yr), Coalition for Green Capital D/B/A American Green Bank Consortium ($3.3M/yr)under 1 in 100$640k
  9. 6Freedom Together FoundationSimilar grantees: Solutions Project Inc ($1.8M/yr), Accelerate Change Inc ($500k/yr), Climate Breakthrough Inc ($1.1M/yr)under 1 in 100$96k
  10. 7Advocacy Action Fund IncSimilar grantees: Accelerate Change Inc ($1.5M/yr), Solar United Neighbors Action ($160k/yr), The Cooperative Impact Lab ($320k/yr)under 1 in 100$150k
  11. 8Climateworks FoundationSimilar grantees: Solutions Project Inc ($330k/yr), The Climate Center ($150k/yr), Climate Leadership Council Inc ($200k/yr)under 1 in 100$130k
  12. 9Finger Lakes Area Community EndowmentGives in New York (60 of 92)No similar grantees yet1 in 63$23k
  13. 10Max and Marian Farash Charitable FoundationGives in New York (198 of 242)Similar grantees: The Center for Youth Services Inc ($450k/yr)1 in 67$26k
  14. 11Breakthrough Energy Action IncSimilar grantees: Center for Climate and Energy Solutions Inc ($430k/yr), Potential Energy Action Network Inc ($750k/yr), Climate Power ($2.4M/yr)under 1 in 100$300k
  15. 12Action for a Better Community IncGives in New York (6 of 10)No similar grantees yetunder 1 in 100$130k
  16. 13Climate Imperative FoundationSimilar grantees: Climate Solutions ($240k/yr), Clean Energy States Alliance Inc ($130k/yr), Climate Leadership Council Inc ($280k/yr)under 1 in 100$280k
  17. 14Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the EnvironmentSimilar grantees: Cascade Climate Inc ($1.8M/yr), Climate Emergency Fund ($20k/yr), Climate Resolve ($100k/yr)under 1 in 100$140k
  18. 15Theodore Cashmere Mendick Foundation IncGives in New York (11 of 11)No similar grantees yet1 in 54$11k
  19. 16Waverley Street FoundationSimilar grantees: The Climate Registry ($75k/yr), Emerald Cities Collaborative Inc ($250k/yr), Climate Museum ($1.0M/yr)under 1 in 100$430k
  20. 17The Schmidt Family FoundationSimilar grantees: The Climate Center ($25k/yr), US Climate Action Network ($380k/yr), Carbon Tracker Initiative Inc ($120k/yr)under 1 in 100$88k
  21. 18Greater Rochester Health FoundationGives in New York (175 of 201)Similar grantees: The Center for Youth Services Inc ($110k/yr)1 in 66$14k
  22. 19Climate and Clean Energy Equity FundFirst year of givingSimilar grantees: Chesapeake Climate Action Network Inc ($150k/yr)under 1 in 100$130k
  23. 20Natural Resources Defense Council IncSimilar grantees: Solutions Project Inc ($500k/yr), The Climate Registry ($10k/yr), Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) Inc ($750k/yr)1 in 88$22k
  24. 21Environmental Defense Fund IncorporatedSimilar grantees: The Climate Registry ($15k/yr), Climate Leadership Council Inc ($33k/yr), Center for Climate and Energy Solutions Inc ($35k/yr)under 1 in 100$29k
  25. 22The Partnership Project IncSimilar grantees: Solutions Project Inc ($150k/yr), Center for Earth Energy and Democracy ($260k/yr), Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) Inc ($23k/yr)under 1 in 100$51k
  26. 23Breakthrough Energy FoundationSimilar grantees: Climate Leadership Council Inc ($400k/yr), Center for Climate and Energy Solutions Inc ($1.3M/yr), Center for Carbon Removal ($250k/yr)under 1 in 100$190k
  27. 24The Jeremy and Hannelore Grantham Environmental TrustSimilar grantees: Center for Carbon Removal ($1.7M/yr), Spark Climate Solutions ($3.5M/yr), Earth Innovation Institute ($300k/yr)under 1 in 100$610k
  28. Rochester Area Community Foundation Depository IncAlready funds you$12k
  29. 25Daisy Marquis Jones FoundationGives in New York (125 of 135)Similar grantees: The Center for Youth Services Inc ($150k/yr)1 in 94$19k