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Funders to approach for NREL Foundation

Golden, Colorado$2.1M revenue9 funders on file

The NREL Foundation advances an affordable and secure energy future by catalyzing NREL's world-class energy research and innovation capabilities.

Your prospects by chance and grant size

a funder to approach

Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$130k, 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$73k–$810kover two years, from 1–4 new funders
Last two years (2023–24)$7.2Mfrom 3 new funders

Half the value is in your top 4 funders, of 154

$0$410k$810khalf from the top 4likely range1st10thAll 154
FunderWay inChanceLikely grant
  1. 1Climateworks FoundationSimilar grantees: United States Energy Foundation ($8.3M/yr), Resources for the Future Inc ($200k/yr), International Institute for Energy Conservation ($100k/yr)1 in 28$130k
  2. 2Gates FoundationSimilar grantees: Texas A&M Research Foundation ($1.0M/yr), Purdue Research Foundation ($620k/yr), Education Northwest ($1.5M/yr)1 in 34$170k
  3. 3The Heising-Simons FoundationSimilar grantees: United States Energy Foundation ($1.4M/yr), Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships ($200k/yr), National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy ($47k/yr)1 in 36$110k

151 more funders on the list for NREL Foundation

The full ranking, every way in, an approach plan for each funder and the CSV are included from the $75 plan up.

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