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Grants paid by Climate Imperative Foundation, tax year 2021
EIN 84-5024713 · San Francisco, CA · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE C12
In tax year 2021, Climate Imperative Foundation (EIN 84-5024713) reported 66 grants paid totaling $73,257,019. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2021
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Energy Foundation San Francisco, CA | A | $23,327,000 | paid | DECARBONIZING CHINAS TRANSPORTATION SECTOR ZERO-EMISSIONS ROAD TRANSPORT IN CHINA | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | United States Energy Foundation San Francisco, CA | U | $6,545,000 | paid | U.S. STATES MULTI-STATE STRATEGY | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Sierra Club Foundation Fbo Sierra Club California Sacramento, CA | A | $5,800,000 | paid | INITIATIVE TO BLOCK NEW MARKETS FOR OIL & GAS | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Natural Resources Defense Council Inc New York, NY | A | $2,895,000 | paid | ACCELERATING EARLY PEAKING AND DECARBONIZATION OF CHINAS POWER SECTOR | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | League of Conservation Voters Education Fund Washington, DC | A | $2,400,000 | paid | FEDERAL EXPANSION ON CLIMATE ACTION | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Resources Legacy Fund Sacramento, CA | A | $2,400,000 | paid | FEDERAL RULES CAMPAIGN | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Tides Foundation Fbo Data for Progress Education Fund San Francisco, CA | A | $2,300,000 | paid | FEDERAL POLICY POLLING AND MEDIA OUTREACH | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Securing America's Future Energy Foundation (safe) Washington, DC | A | $1,950,000 | paid | FEDERAL INCENTIVES FOR THE RESHORING AND DECARBONIZATION OF STRATEGIC US INDUSTRIES | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Rockefeller Family Fund Inc New York, NY | A | $1,487,325 | paid | STOPPING U.S. LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS EXPORT BOOM IMPACT ON COMMUNITIES AND CONSUMERS | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | United Nations Foundation Inc Fbo US Climate Alliance Washington, DC | A | $1,400,000 | paid | 2021 ADVANCING THE NEXT GENERATION OF HIGH IMPACT STATE CLIMATE POLICIES | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Climateworks Foundation San Francisco, CA | A | $1,300,000 | paid | SUPPORT ADVANCED CLEAN CARS IN CA AND US | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated New York, NY | A | $1,270,700 | paid | US CLIMATE ACTION AND DECARBONIZATION | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Climate Jobs National Resource Center New York, NY | A | $1,150,000 | paid | STATE TO FEDERAL CLIMATE JOBS POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND ADVOCACY | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Environmental Health Coalition Fbo Ca Environmental Justice Alliance National City, CA | A | $1,100,000 | paid | SCOPING PLAN FOR AMBITIOUS POLICIES ON ELECTRICITY, TRANSPORTATION, AND BUILDINGS | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Rocky Mountain Institute Boulder, CO | A | $1,100,000 | paid | ZERO EMISSION TRUCKS IN INDIA | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Ocean Conservancy Washington, DC | A | $960,000 | paid | LAYING THE FOUNDATION TO DECARBONIZE INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Clasp Washington, DC | A | $875,000 | paid | TO ADVANCE BUILDINGS POLICY IN CA, VT, AND OVERALL US | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Bluegreen Alliance Foundation Minneapolis, MN | A | $850,000 | paid | TO REVITALIZE, DECARBONIZE, AND CLEAN UP THE DOMESTIC ALUMINUM INDUSTRY | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | We Act for Environmental Justice New York, NY | A | $800,000 | paid | FEDERAL REGULATORY EPA WORK AND CPCS ELECTRIFICATION POLICIES AND NEW YORK BUILDINGS | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | American Lung Association Chicago, IL | A | $748,982 | paid | RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY FOR HEATHY AIR | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Donovan Energy LLC Cincinnati, OH | A | $704,000 | paid | INDUSTRIAL DECARBONIZATION | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | The Partnership Project Washington, DC | A | $650,000 | paid | CLIMATE ACTION | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Berkeley Lab Foundation Berkeley, CA | A | $600,000 | paid | INCREASING INTERNATIONAL AMBITION ON GRID DECARBONIZATION | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | New Venture Fund Fbo Evergreen Collaborative Seattle, WA | A | $550,000 | paid | EVERGREEN COLLABORATIVE | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Advanced Energy Economy Institute Washington, DC | A | $500,000 | paid | TO ADVANCE CLEAN ENERGY AND CLEAN TRANSPORTATION | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Clean Power Institute Washington, DC | A | $500,000 | paid | POWERING AMERICAN JOBS | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | The Regents of University of California (uc Davis) for Institute of Transpo Davis, CA | A | $500,000 | paid | CARBON-PEAKING IN THE ROAD TRANSPORTATION SECTOR | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Environmental Integrity Project Washington, DC | A | $475,000 | paid | DECARBONIZING U.S. ALUMINUM PRODUCTION AND COAL PLANT REGULATION | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Public Health Law Center Inc Saint Paul, MN | A | $422,000 | paid | BUILDING ELECTRIFICATION | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Windward Fund Washington, DC | A | $400,000 | paid | ACCELERATING REWIRING AMERICA'S GROWTH AND IMPACT | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Asia Foundation San Francisco, CA | A | $400,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT CARBON PEAKING AND CARBON NEUTRALITY TARGETS IN CHINA | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Consumer Reports Inc Yonkers, NY | A | $375,000 | paid | GAS STOVES AND INDOOR AIR QUALITY | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Climate Strategies Lab Cincinnati, OH | A | $362,037 | paid | DECARBONIZING U.S. ALUMINUM | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Communities for a Better Environment Huntington Park, CA | A | $300,000 | paid | CLEAN ENERGY AND CLIMATE JUSTICE | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Greenlining Institute Oakland, CA | A | $300,000 | paid | BUILDINGS DECARBONIZATION PROJECT | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | United States Public Interest Research Group Education Fund Inc Denver, CO | U | $300,000 | paid | BUILDING ELECTRIFICATION STUDY AND ADVOCACY | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies Sacramento, CA | A | $300,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE ADVANCEMENT OF ZERO-EMISSION APPLIANCE STANDARDS | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Institute for Sustainable Communities Montpelier, VT | A | $300,000 | paid | ACCELERATING CHINAS TRANSITION TO A CARBON NEUTRAL FUTURE | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Association for Energy Affordability Inc Bronx, NY | A | $280,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT NEW YORK BUILDINGS | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Healthy Gulf New Orleans, LA | A | $266,975 | paid | SUPPORTING A JUST TRANSITION TOWARDS A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | American Council On Renewable Energy (acore) Washington, DC | A | $250,000 | paid | STATE TO FEDERAL CLIMATE PROJECT TO INCREASE CLEAN JOBS | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability Fresno, CA | A | $250,000 | paid | BUILDING DECARBONIZATION | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Earthjustice San Francisco, CA | A | $250,000 | paid | STOPPING LNG EXPANSION IMPACTS ON COMMUNITIES/ ENVIRONMENT IN THE GULF | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Evergreen Collaborative Seattle, WA | A | $250,000 | paid | PUBLIC EDUCATION AND BUILDING SUPPORT IN CLIMATE ACTION | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Clean Energy States Alliance Inc Montpelier, VT | A | $230,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR THE 100% CLEAN ENERGY COLLABORATIVE | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | New York University School of Law New York, NY | A | $230,000 | paid | US BUILDINGS INITIATIVE / NEW YORK | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Physicians for Social Responsibility Los Angeles Chapter Los Angeles, CA | A | $225,000 | paid | CA BUILDING DECARBONIZATION | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Texas Southern University Foundation Houston, TX | A | $200,000 | paid | AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE JUSTICE ANALYSIS OF GULF COAST LNG EXPORT FACILITIES | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Ceres Inc Boston, MA | A | $200,000 | paid | TO ADVOCATE FOR AMBITIOUS FEDERAL CLIMATE AND CLEAN ENERGY INVESTMENTS | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Climate Leadership Council Washington, DC | A | $200,000 | paid | U.S. BORDER CARBON ADJUSTMENTS | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Tapeats Partners LLC Mill Valley, CA | U | $200,000 | paid | CLIMATE POLICY ANALYSIS | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | The Regents of the University of California (uc Berkeley) Berkeley, CA | A | $200,000 | paid | 2020 CALIFORNIA-CHINA CLIMATE INSTITUTE | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Bipartisan Policy Center Inc Washington, WA | A | $200,000 | paid | FEDERAL CLEAN ENERGY AND CLIMATE OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE POLICYMAKERS | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management Boston, MA | A | $190,000 | paid | BUILDING ELECTRIFICATION INITIATIVE | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Frack Action Fund Kingston, NY | A | $150,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT NEW YORK BUILDINGS | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Catskill Mountainkeeper Inc Fbo New Yorkers for Clean Power (nycp) Kingston, NY | A | $150,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT NEW YORK BUILDINGS | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Alliance for a Green Economy Syracuse, NY | A | $150,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT NEW YORK BUILDINGS | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | International Council On Clean Transportation Washington, DC | A | $110,000 | paid | DECARBONIZE THE ROAD TRANSPORT SECTOR IN THE EU | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Willkie Farr & Gallagher Llp Washington, DC | A | $100,000 | paid | THE PROCUREMENT OF ZERO CARBON FEDERAL ELECTRICITY | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | West Marion Community Forum Inc Santa Rosa Beach, FL | A | $100,000 | paid | GULF CLIMATE LISTENING PROJECT | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Climate Solutions Seattle, WA | A | $80,000 | paid | WASHINGTON AND OREGON BUILDINGS/GAS | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis Lakewood, OH | A | $75,000 | paid | FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF LNG PROJECTS | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Food & Water Watch Washington, DC | A | $50,000 | paid | EDUCATE LOCAL OFFICIALS ABOUT ALL-ELECTRIC BUILDING CODES | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | Waltzer Wiygul & Garside LLC New Orleans, LA | A | $35,000 | paid | GAS STOVE LITIGATION REVIEW | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | New York Public Interest Research Group Fund Inc New York, NY | A | $25,000 | paid | US BUILDINGS INITIATIVE / NEW YORK | 202310679349301426 |
| 2021 | University of California Irvine Irvine, CA | A | $13,000 | paid | REAL-TIME STATE EMISSIONS DATA | 202310679349301426 |
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Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.
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