Overview
Grantmaking concentrates on reducing greenhouse gas emissions (carbon dioxide, methane, etc.) from energy-related sources. There is an emphasis on strengthening support for subnational work in key cities, states, and regions across the world, with heightened attention to the United States and India. We will support equitable climate solutions by improving citizen engagement in shaping climate policy within the context of each country’s politics, society, and economy. To a much lesser extent, we provide seed funding to innovative and/or timely approaches to advance climate solutions, including around finance, governance, and philanthropy.
We are committed to learning with and from communities disproportionately affected by climate change and strive to share decision making with organizations led by or representing these communities. Beneficiaries of grant support will include organizations representing communities that do not have access to reliable, clean energy, are or will be economically disadvantaged due to the energy transition, and experience disproportionate health impacts of climate change. This includes organizations representing communities of color, Indigenous peoples, rural communities, and displaced workers. Other beneficiaries may include investors, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and aligned funders.
Grantmaking Approaches
Altering Political Discourse
Activities and grantees infuse the public narrative about the climate crisis with more equitable solutions identified by and for people disproportionately affected by climate change and the transition to clean energy.
Advancing and Enforcing Climate-friendly Energy Policies and Regulatory Action
To help rapidly expand clean energy and technology deployment, activities center on educating policymakers, regulators, businesses, and consumers about the costs and benefits of existing and less-carbon intensive energy policy.
Expanding Financing and the Climate Solutions Funding Community
We use our institutional voice to increase support from domestic and international funders for advancing equitable climate solutions, and we invest catalytic capital to help deploy clean energy and technology to communities that have or will be disproportionately impacted by the climate crisis.
Supporting Power Building
Centering racial, economic, and generational equity, we support frontline communities shaping climate solutions. In the U.S., we fund power building among groups led by people of color and rural communities; in India, we build capacity for worker and smallholder-focused organizations.
While we are not accepting unsolicited proposals at this time, we are always eager to hear new ideas and perspectives.