Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC to support energy efficiency and clean transportation options in the Southwest Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $217,000 Year Granted 2017 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to reduce methane emissions in the U.S. and Canada Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2017 Natural Resources Defense Council to open energy markets and remove regulatory barriers to advanced technologies and clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $400,000 Year Granted 2017 CLASP for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2017 Western Resource Advocates to foster a clean energy transition in the interior West region Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 Year Granted 2017 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, endangered species preservation, western water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,710,000 Year Granted 2017 Greenlining Institute to increase equitable access to electric vehicles within disadvantaged and low-income communities in California Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $163,000 Year Granted 2017 Berkeley Lab Foundation for air conditioner energy efficiency improvements in Mexico Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2017 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $175,000 Year Granted 2017 The Energy Foundation for a conference on electric vehicles Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $35,000 Year Granted 2017 Natural Resources Defense Council to advance state policies that provide clean, affordable, and reliable energy services Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,150,000 Year Granted 2017 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. to enhance competition in the Midcontinent electricity market Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $225,000 Year Granted 2017 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy in the South-central United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $135,000 Year Granted 2017 Renewable Northwest Project for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2017 Public Policy Institute of California for the 2017 PPIC Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2017 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to advance U.S. power sector transformation Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $245,000 Year Granted 2017 Green Technology Leadership Group to convene stakeholders in California to find common ground on fair compensation for distributed clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2017 NW Energy Coalition to advance clean energy in the Northwest Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to the public Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $355,000 Year Granted 2017 Acadia Center to increase clean electric transportation and building heating options in the Northeast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2017 The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University for an electricity market simulation game Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,000 Year Granted 2017 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. for research, analysis, and technical support to advance a low-carbon future Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2017 Union of Concerned Scientists to advance California climate and clean energy leadership Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $109,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to support development of financial tools to accelerate the transition to low-cost clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2017 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for 1) work to remove market barriers to clean energy resources and reduce greenhouse gases in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) region; and 2) efforts to support regional collaboration among energy and environmental regulators Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2016 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices to provide governors’ advisors with a year of technical assistance to inform their considerations for aligning market incentives with state policy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to create a case study of how to use financial strategies to motivate a utility and its regulator to accelerate the replacement of aging fossil generation with clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $145,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to 1) transform the utility industry through the realignment of utilities’ resource acquisition and integration priorities, and 2) advocate for the development, adoption, and enforcement of building and equipment efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Central Inc. to increase the public’s understanding of climate change by helping meteorologists build climate science education into weather forecasts Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2016 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC to 1) defend and strengthen existing utility energy efficiency programs and policies that lead to expanded programs in the Southwest, and 2) provide outreach and education to support the use of energy efficiency Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2016 Public Policy Institute of California to conduct the 16th annual Public Policy Institute of California Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2016 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy initiatives Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $230,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute for education and advocacy to remove policy barriers constructed by Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) in order to accelerate energy deployment and deliver cleaner, more affordable energy to utility customers Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $140,000 Year Granted 2016 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate adoption of clean energy technologies by modernizing regulatory frameworks and market incentives in key states Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $180,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to (1) to help public utilities commissions adopt regulations that give utilities incentives to transition to a clean energy future; and (2) ensure that buildings and equipment are energy efficient by helping promulgate state-of-the-art standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center for interventions in key proceedings, strategic analysis, and outreach and engagement to secure clean energy resource deployment in New York Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to millions of viewers through the weathercast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Clean Air Task Force Inc. to reduce methane emissions in the U.S. and Canada Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2017 Natural Resources Defense Council to open energy markets and remove regulatory barriers to advanced technologies and clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $400,000 Year Granted 2017 CLASP for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2017 Western Resource Advocates to foster a clean energy transition in the interior West region Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 Year Granted 2017 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, endangered species preservation, western water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,710,000 Year Granted 2017 Greenlining Institute to increase equitable access to electric vehicles within disadvantaged and low-income communities in California Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $163,000 Year Granted 2017 Berkeley Lab Foundation for air conditioner energy efficiency improvements in Mexico Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2017 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $175,000 Year Granted 2017 The Energy Foundation for a conference on electric vehicles Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $35,000 Year Granted 2017 Natural Resources Defense Council to advance state policies that provide clean, affordable, and reliable energy services Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,150,000 Year Granted 2017 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. to enhance competition in the Midcontinent electricity market Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $225,000 Year Granted 2017 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy in the South-central United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $135,000 Year Granted 2017 Renewable Northwest Project for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2017 Public Policy Institute of California for the 2017 PPIC Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2017 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to advance U.S. power sector transformation Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $245,000 Year Granted 2017 Green Technology Leadership Group to convene stakeholders in California to find common ground on fair compensation for distributed clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2017 NW Energy Coalition to advance clean energy in the Northwest Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to the public Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $355,000 Year Granted 2017 Acadia Center to increase clean electric transportation and building heating options in the Northeast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2017 The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University for an electricity market simulation game Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,000 Year Granted 2017 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. for research, analysis, and technical support to advance a low-carbon future Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2017 Union of Concerned Scientists to advance California climate and clean energy leadership Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $109,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to support development of financial tools to accelerate the transition to low-cost clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2017 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for 1) work to remove market barriers to clean energy resources and reduce greenhouse gases in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) region; and 2) efforts to support regional collaboration among energy and environmental regulators Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2016 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices to provide governors’ advisors with a year of technical assistance to inform their considerations for aligning market incentives with state policy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to create a case study of how to use financial strategies to motivate a utility and its regulator to accelerate the replacement of aging fossil generation with clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $145,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to 1) transform the utility industry through the realignment of utilities’ resource acquisition and integration priorities, and 2) advocate for the development, adoption, and enforcement of building and equipment efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Central Inc. to increase the public’s understanding of climate change by helping meteorologists build climate science education into weather forecasts Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2016 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC to 1) defend and strengthen existing utility energy efficiency programs and policies that lead to expanded programs in the Southwest, and 2) provide outreach and education to support the use of energy efficiency Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2016 Public Policy Institute of California to conduct the 16th annual Public Policy Institute of California Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2016 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy initiatives Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $230,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute for education and advocacy to remove policy barriers constructed by Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) in order to accelerate energy deployment and deliver cleaner, more affordable energy to utility customers Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $140,000 Year Granted 2016 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate adoption of clean energy technologies by modernizing regulatory frameworks and market incentives in key states Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $180,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to (1) to help public utilities commissions adopt regulations that give utilities incentives to transition to a clean energy future; and (2) ensure that buildings and equipment are energy efficient by helping promulgate state-of-the-art standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center for interventions in key proceedings, strategic analysis, and outreach and engagement to secure clean energy resource deployment in New York Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to millions of viewers through the weathercast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Natural Resources Defense Council to open energy markets and remove regulatory barriers to advanced technologies and clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $400,000 Year Granted 2017 CLASP for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2017 Western Resource Advocates to foster a clean energy transition in the interior West region Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 Year Granted 2017 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, endangered species preservation, western water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,710,000 Year Granted 2017 Greenlining Institute to increase equitable access to electric vehicles within disadvantaged and low-income communities in California Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $163,000 Year Granted 2017 Berkeley Lab Foundation for air conditioner energy efficiency improvements in Mexico Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2017 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $175,000 Year Granted 2017 The Energy Foundation for a conference on electric vehicles Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $35,000 Year Granted 2017 Natural Resources Defense Council to advance state policies that provide clean, affordable, and reliable energy services Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,150,000 Year Granted 2017 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. to enhance competition in the Midcontinent electricity market Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $225,000 Year Granted 2017 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy in the South-central United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $135,000 Year Granted 2017 Renewable Northwest Project for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2017 Public Policy Institute of California for the 2017 PPIC Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2017 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to advance U.S. power sector transformation Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $245,000 Year Granted 2017 Green Technology Leadership Group to convene stakeholders in California to find common ground on fair compensation for distributed clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2017 NW Energy Coalition to advance clean energy in the Northwest Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to the public Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $355,000 Year Granted 2017 Acadia Center to increase clean electric transportation and building heating options in the Northeast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2017 The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University for an electricity market simulation game Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,000 Year Granted 2017 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. for research, analysis, and technical support to advance a low-carbon future Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2017 Union of Concerned Scientists to advance California climate and clean energy leadership Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $109,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to support development of financial tools to accelerate the transition to low-cost clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2017 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for 1) work to remove market barriers to clean energy resources and reduce greenhouse gases in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) region; and 2) efforts to support regional collaboration among energy and environmental regulators Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2016 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices to provide governors’ advisors with a year of technical assistance to inform their considerations for aligning market incentives with state policy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to create a case study of how to use financial strategies to motivate a utility and its regulator to accelerate the replacement of aging fossil generation with clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $145,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to 1) transform the utility industry through the realignment of utilities’ resource acquisition and integration priorities, and 2) advocate for the development, adoption, and enforcement of building and equipment efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Central Inc. to increase the public’s understanding of climate change by helping meteorologists build climate science education into weather forecasts Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2016 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC to 1) defend and strengthen existing utility energy efficiency programs and policies that lead to expanded programs in the Southwest, and 2) provide outreach and education to support the use of energy efficiency Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2016 Public Policy Institute of California to conduct the 16th annual Public Policy Institute of California Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2016 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy initiatives Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $230,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute for education and advocacy to remove policy barriers constructed by Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) in order to accelerate energy deployment and deliver cleaner, more affordable energy to utility customers Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $140,000 Year Granted 2016 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate adoption of clean energy technologies by modernizing regulatory frameworks and market incentives in key states Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $180,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to (1) to help public utilities commissions adopt regulations that give utilities incentives to transition to a clean energy future; and (2) ensure that buildings and equipment are energy efficient by helping promulgate state-of-the-art standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center for interventions in key proceedings, strategic analysis, and outreach and engagement to secure clean energy resource deployment in New York Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to millions of viewers through the weathercast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
CLASP for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2017 Western Resource Advocates to foster a clean energy transition in the interior West region Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 Year Granted 2017 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, endangered species preservation, western water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,710,000 Year Granted 2017 Greenlining Institute to increase equitable access to electric vehicles within disadvantaged and low-income communities in California Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $163,000 Year Granted 2017 Berkeley Lab Foundation for air conditioner energy efficiency improvements in Mexico Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2017 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $175,000 Year Granted 2017 The Energy Foundation for a conference on electric vehicles Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $35,000 Year Granted 2017 Natural Resources Defense Council to advance state policies that provide clean, affordable, and reliable energy services Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,150,000 Year Granted 2017 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. to enhance competition in the Midcontinent electricity market Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $225,000 Year Granted 2017 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy in the South-central United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $135,000 Year Granted 2017 Renewable Northwest Project for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2017 Public Policy Institute of California for the 2017 PPIC Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2017 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to advance U.S. power sector transformation Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $245,000 Year Granted 2017 Green Technology Leadership Group to convene stakeholders in California to find common ground on fair compensation for distributed clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2017 NW Energy Coalition to advance clean energy in the Northwest Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to the public Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $355,000 Year Granted 2017 Acadia Center to increase clean electric transportation and building heating options in the Northeast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2017 The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University for an electricity market simulation game Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,000 Year Granted 2017 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. for research, analysis, and technical support to advance a low-carbon future Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2017 Union of Concerned Scientists to advance California climate and clean energy leadership Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $109,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to support development of financial tools to accelerate the transition to low-cost clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2017 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for 1) work to remove market barriers to clean energy resources and reduce greenhouse gases in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) region; and 2) efforts to support regional collaboration among energy and environmental regulators Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2016 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices to provide governors’ advisors with a year of technical assistance to inform their considerations for aligning market incentives with state policy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to create a case study of how to use financial strategies to motivate a utility and its regulator to accelerate the replacement of aging fossil generation with clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $145,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to 1) transform the utility industry through the realignment of utilities’ resource acquisition and integration priorities, and 2) advocate for the development, adoption, and enforcement of building and equipment efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Central Inc. to increase the public’s understanding of climate change by helping meteorologists build climate science education into weather forecasts Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2016 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC to 1) defend and strengthen existing utility energy efficiency programs and policies that lead to expanded programs in the Southwest, and 2) provide outreach and education to support the use of energy efficiency Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2016 Public Policy Institute of California to conduct the 16th annual Public Policy Institute of California Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2016 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy initiatives Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $230,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute for education and advocacy to remove policy barriers constructed by Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) in order to accelerate energy deployment and deliver cleaner, more affordable energy to utility customers Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $140,000 Year Granted 2016 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate adoption of clean energy technologies by modernizing regulatory frameworks and market incentives in key states Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $180,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to (1) to help public utilities commissions adopt regulations that give utilities incentives to transition to a clean energy future; and (2) ensure that buildings and equipment are energy efficient by helping promulgate state-of-the-art standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center for interventions in key proceedings, strategic analysis, and outreach and engagement to secure clean energy resource deployment in New York Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to millions of viewers through the weathercast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Western Resource Advocates to foster a clean energy transition in the interior West region Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 Year Granted 2017 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, endangered species preservation, western water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,710,000 Year Granted 2017 Greenlining Institute to increase equitable access to electric vehicles within disadvantaged and low-income communities in California Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $163,000 Year Granted 2017 Berkeley Lab Foundation for air conditioner energy efficiency improvements in Mexico Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2017 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $175,000 Year Granted 2017 The Energy Foundation for a conference on electric vehicles Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $35,000 Year Granted 2017 Natural Resources Defense Council to advance state policies that provide clean, affordable, and reliable energy services Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,150,000 Year Granted 2017 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. to enhance competition in the Midcontinent electricity market Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $225,000 Year Granted 2017 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy in the South-central United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $135,000 Year Granted 2017 Renewable Northwest Project for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2017 Public Policy Institute of California for the 2017 PPIC Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2017 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to advance U.S. power sector transformation Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $245,000 Year Granted 2017 Green Technology Leadership Group to convene stakeholders in California to find common ground on fair compensation for distributed clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2017 NW Energy Coalition to advance clean energy in the Northwest Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to the public Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $355,000 Year Granted 2017 Acadia Center to increase clean electric transportation and building heating options in the Northeast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2017 The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University for an electricity market simulation game Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,000 Year Granted 2017 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. for research, analysis, and technical support to advance a low-carbon future Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2017 Union of Concerned Scientists to advance California climate and clean energy leadership Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $109,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to support development of financial tools to accelerate the transition to low-cost clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2017 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for 1) work to remove market barriers to clean energy resources and reduce greenhouse gases in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) region; and 2) efforts to support regional collaboration among energy and environmental regulators Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2016 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices to provide governors’ advisors with a year of technical assistance to inform their considerations for aligning market incentives with state policy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to create a case study of how to use financial strategies to motivate a utility and its regulator to accelerate the replacement of aging fossil generation with clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $145,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to 1) transform the utility industry through the realignment of utilities’ resource acquisition and integration priorities, and 2) advocate for the development, adoption, and enforcement of building and equipment efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Central Inc. to increase the public’s understanding of climate change by helping meteorologists build climate science education into weather forecasts Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2016 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC to 1) defend and strengthen existing utility energy efficiency programs and policies that lead to expanded programs in the Southwest, and 2) provide outreach and education to support the use of energy efficiency Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2016 Public Policy Institute of California to conduct the 16th annual Public Policy Institute of California Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2016 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy initiatives Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $230,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute for education and advocacy to remove policy barriers constructed by Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) in order to accelerate energy deployment and deliver cleaner, more affordable energy to utility customers Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $140,000 Year Granted 2016 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate adoption of clean energy technologies by modernizing regulatory frameworks and market incentives in key states Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $180,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to (1) to help public utilities commissions adopt regulations that give utilities incentives to transition to a clean energy future; and (2) ensure that buildings and equipment are energy efficient by helping promulgate state-of-the-art standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center for interventions in key proceedings, strategic analysis, and outreach and engagement to secure clean energy resource deployment in New York Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to millions of viewers through the weathercast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, endangered species preservation, western water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,710,000 Year Granted 2017 Greenlining Institute to increase equitable access to electric vehicles within disadvantaged and low-income communities in California Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $163,000 Year Granted 2017 Berkeley Lab Foundation for air conditioner energy efficiency improvements in Mexico Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2017 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $175,000 Year Granted 2017 The Energy Foundation for a conference on electric vehicles Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $35,000 Year Granted 2017 Natural Resources Defense Council to advance state policies that provide clean, affordable, and reliable energy services Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,150,000 Year Granted 2017 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. to enhance competition in the Midcontinent electricity market Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $225,000 Year Granted 2017 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy in the South-central United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $135,000 Year Granted 2017 Renewable Northwest Project for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2017 Public Policy Institute of California for the 2017 PPIC Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2017 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to advance U.S. power sector transformation Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $245,000 Year Granted 2017 Green Technology Leadership Group to convene stakeholders in California to find common ground on fair compensation for distributed clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2017 NW Energy Coalition to advance clean energy in the Northwest Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to the public Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $355,000 Year Granted 2017 Acadia Center to increase clean electric transportation and building heating options in the Northeast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2017 The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University for an electricity market simulation game Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,000 Year Granted 2017 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. for research, analysis, and technical support to advance a low-carbon future Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2017 Union of Concerned Scientists to advance California climate and clean energy leadership Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $109,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to support development of financial tools to accelerate the transition to low-cost clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2017 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for 1) work to remove market barriers to clean energy resources and reduce greenhouse gases in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) region; and 2) efforts to support regional collaboration among energy and environmental regulators Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2016 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices to provide governors’ advisors with a year of technical assistance to inform their considerations for aligning market incentives with state policy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to create a case study of how to use financial strategies to motivate a utility and its regulator to accelerate the replacement of aging fossil generation with clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $145,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to 1) transform the utility industry through the realignment of utilities’ resource acquisition and integration priorities, and 2) advocate for the development, adoption, and enforcement of building and equipment efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Central Inc. to increase the public’s understanding of climate change by helping meteorologists build climate science education into weather forecasts Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2016 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC to 1) defend and strengthen existing utility energy efficiency programs and policies that lead to expanded programs in the Southwest, and 2) provide outreach and education to support the use of energy efficiency Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2016 Public Policy Institute of California to conduct the 16th annual Public Policy Institute of California Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2016 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy initiatives Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $230,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute for education and advocacy to remove policy barriers constructed by Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) in order to accelerate energy deployment and deliver cleaner, more affordable energy to utility customers Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $140,000 Year Granted 2016 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate adoption of clean energy technologies by modernizing regulatory frameworks and market incentives in key states Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $180,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to (1) to help public utilities commissions adopt regulations that give utilities incentives to transition to a clean energy future; and (2) ensure that buildings and equipment are energy efficient by helping promulgate state-of-the-art standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center for interventions in key proceedings, strategic analysis, and outreach and engagement to secure clean energy resource deployment in New York Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to millions of viewers through the weathercast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Greenlining Institute to increase equitable access to electric vehicles within disadvantaged and low-income communities in California Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $163,000 Year Granted 2017 Berkeley Lab Foundation for air conditioner energy efficiency improvements in Mexico Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2017 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $175,000 Year Granted 2017 The Energy Foundation for a conference on electric vehicles Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $35,000 Year Granted 2017 Natural Resources Defense Council to advance state policies that provide clean, affordable, and reliable energy services Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,150,000 Year Granted 2017 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. to enhance competition in the Midcontinent electricity market Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $225,000 Year Granted 2017 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy in the South-central United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $135,000 Year Granted 2017 Renewable Northwest Project for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2017 Public Policy Institute of California for the 2017 PPIC Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2017 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to advance U.S. power sector transformation Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $245,000 Year Granted 2017 Green Technology Leadership Group to convene stakeholders in California to find common ground on fair compensation for distributed clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2017 NW Energy Coalition to advance clean energy in the Northwest Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to the public Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $355,000 Year Granted 2017 Acadia Center to increase clean electric transportation and building heating options in the Northeast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2017 The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University for an electricity market simulation game Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,000 Year Granted 2017 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. for research, analysis, and technical support to advance a low-carbon future Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2017 Union of Concerned Scientists to advance California climate and clean energy leadership Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $109,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to support development of financial tools to accelerate the transition to low-cost clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2017 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for 1) work to remove market barriers to clean energy resources and reduce greenhouse gases in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) region; and 2) efforts to support regional collaboration among energy and environmental regulators Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2016 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices to provide governors’ advisors with a year of technical assistance to inform their considerations for aligning market incentives with state policy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to create a case study of how to use financial strategies to motivate a utility and its regulator to accelerate the replacement of aging fossil generation with clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $145,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to 1) transform the utility industry through the realignment of utilities’ resource acquisition and integration priorities, and 2) advocate for the development, adoption, and enforcement of building and equipment efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Central Inc. to increase the public’s understanding of climate change by helping meteorologists build climate science education into weather forecasts Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2016 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC to 1) defend and strengthen existing utility energy efficiency programs and policies that lead to expanded programs in the Southwest, and 2) provide outreach and education to support the use of energy efficiency Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2016 Public Policy Institute of California to conduct the 16th annual Public Policy Institute of California Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2016 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy initiatives Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $230,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute for education and advocacy to remove policy barriers constructed by Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) in order to accelerate energy deployment and deliver cleaner, more affordable energy to utility customers Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $140,000 Year Granted 2016 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate adoption of clean energy technologies by modernizing regulatory frameworks and market incentives in key states Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $180,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to (1) to help public utilities commissions adopt regulations that give utilities incentives to transition to a clean energy future; and (2) ensure that buildings and equipment are energy efficient by helping promulgate state-of-the-art standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center for interventions in key proceedings, strategic analysis, and outreach and engagement to secure clean energy resource deployment in New York Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to millions of viewers through the weathercast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Berkeley Lab Foundation for air conditioner energy efficiency improvements in Mexico Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2017 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $175,000 Year Granted 2017 The Energy Foundation for a conference on electric vehicles Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $35,000 Year Granted 2017 Natural Resources Defense Council to advance state policies that provide clean, affordable, and reliable energy services Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,150,000 Year Granted 2017 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. to enhance competition in the Midcontinent electricity market Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $225,000 Year Granted 2017 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy in the South-central United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $135,000 Year Granted 2017 Renewable Northwest Project for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2017 Public Policy Institute of California for the 2017 PPIC Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2017 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to advance U.S. power sector transformation Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $245,000 Year Granted 2017 Green Technology Leadership Group to convene stakeholders in California to find common ground on fair compensation for distributed clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2017 NW Energy Coalition to advance clean energy in the Northwest Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to the public Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $355,000 Year Granted 2017 Acadia Center to increase clean electric transportation and building heating options in the Northeast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2017 The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University for an electricity market simulation game Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,000 Year Granted 2017 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. for research, analysis, and technical support to advance a low-carbon future Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2017 Union of Concerned Scientists to advance California climate and clean energy leadership Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $109,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to support development of financial tools to accelerate the transition to low-cost clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2017 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for 1) work to remove market barriers to clean energy resources and reduce greenhouse gases in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) region; and 2) efforts to support regional collaboration among energy and environmental regulators Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2016 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices to provide governors’ advisors with a year of technical assistance to inform their considerations for aligning market incentives with state policy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to create a case study of how to use financial strategies to motivate a utility and its regulator to accelerate the replacement of aging fossil generation with clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $145,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to 1) transform the utility industry through the realignment of utilities’ resource acquisition and integration priorities, and 2) advocate for the development, adoption, and enforcement of building and equipment efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Central Inc. to increase the public’s understanding of climate change by helping meteorologists build climate science education into weather forecasts Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2016 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC to 1) defend and strengthen existing utility energy efficiency programs and policies that lead to expanded programs in the Southwest, and 2) provide outreach and education to support the use of energy efficiency Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2016 Public Policy Institute of California to conduct the 16th annual Public Policy Institute of California Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2016 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy initiatives Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $230,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute for education and advocacy to remove policy barriers constructed by Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) in order to accelerate energy deployment and deliver cleaner, more affordable energy to utility customers Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $140,000 Year Granted 2016 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate adoption of clean energy technologies by modernizing regulatory frameworks and market incentives in key states Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $180,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to (1) to help public utilities commissions adopt regulations that give utilities incentives to transition to a clean energy future; and (2) ensure that buildings and equipment are energy efficient by helping promulgate state-of-the-art standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center for interventions in key proceedings, strategic analysis, and outreach and engagement to secure clean energy resource deployment in New York Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to millions of viewers through the weathercast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $175,000 Year Granted 2017 The Energy Foundation for a conference on electric vehicles Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $35,000 Year Granted 2017 Natural Resources Defense Council to advance state policies that provide clean, affordable, and reliable energy services Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,150,000 Year Granted 2017 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. to enhance competition in the Midcontinent electricity market Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $225,000 Year Granted 2017 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy in the South-central United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $135,000 Year Granted 2017 Renewable Northwest Project for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2017 Public Policy Institute of California for the 2017 PPIC Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2017 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to advance U.S. power sector transformation Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $245,000 Year Granted 2017 Green Technology Leadership Group to convene stakeholders in California to find common ground on fair compensation for distributed clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2017 NW Energy Coalition to advance clean energy in the Northwest Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to the public Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $355,000 Year Granted 2017 Acadia Center to increase clean electric transportation and building heating options in the Northeast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2017 The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University for an electricity market simulation game Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,000 Year Granted 2017 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. for research, analysis, and technical support to advance a low-carbon future Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2017 Union of Concerned Scientists to advance California climate and clean energy leadership Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $109,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to support development of financial tools to accelerate the transition to low-cost clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2017 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for 1) work to remove market barriers to clean energy resources and reduce greenhouse gases in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) region; and 2) efforts to support regional collaboration among energy and environmental regulators Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2016 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices to provide governors’ advisors with a year of technical assistance to inform their considerations for aligning market incentives with state policy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to create a case study of how to use financial strategies to motivate a utility and its regulator to accelerate the replacement of aging fossil generation with clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $145,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to 1) transform the utility industry through the realignment of utilities’ resource acquisition and integration priorities, and 2) advocate for the development, adoption, and enforcement of building and equipment efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Central Inc. to increase the public’s understanding of climate change by helping meteorologists build climate science education into weather forecasts Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2016 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC to 1) defend and strengthen existing utility energy efficiency programs and policies that lead to expanded programs in the Southwest, and 2) provide outreach and education to support the use of energy efficiency Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2016 Public Policy Institute of California to conduct the 16th annual Public Policy Institute of California Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2016 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy initiatives Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $230,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute for education and advocacy to remove policy barriers constructed by Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) in order to accelerate energy deployment and deliver cleaner, more affordable energy to utility customers Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $140,000 Year Granted 2016 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate adoption of clean energy technologies by modernizing regulatory frameworks and market incentives in key states Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $180,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to (1) to help public utilities commissions adopt regulations that give utilities incentives to transition to a clean energy future; and (2) ensure that buildings and equipment are energy efficient by helping promulgate state-of-the-art standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center for interventions in key proceedings, strategic analysis, and outreach and engagement to secure clean energy resource deployment in New York Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to millions of viewers through the weathercast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
The Energy Foundation for a conference on electric vehicles Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $35,000 Year Granted 2017 Natural Resources Defense Council to advance state policies that provide clean, affordable, and reliable energy services Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,150,000 Year Granted 2017 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. to enhance competition in the Midcontinent electricity market Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $225,000 Year Granted 2017 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy in the South-central United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $135,000 Year Granted 2017 Renewable Northwest Project for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2017 Public Policy Institute of California for the 2017 PPIC Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2017 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to advance U.S. power sector transformation Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $245,000 Year Granted 2017 Green Technology Leadership Group to convene stakeholders in California to find common ground on fair compensation for distributed clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2017 NW Energy Coalition to advance clean energy in the Northwest Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to the public Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $355,000 Year Granted 2017 Acadia Center to increase clean electric transportation and building heating options in the Northeast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2017 The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University for an electricity market simulation game Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,000 Year Granted 2017 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. for research, analysis, and technical support to advance a low-carbon future Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2017 Union of Concerned Scientists to advance California climate and clean energy leadership Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $109,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to support development of financial tools to accelerate the transition to low-cost clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2017 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for 1) work to remove market barriers to clean energy resources and reduce greenhouse gases in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) region; and 2) efforts to support regional collaboration among energy and environmental regulators Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2016 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices to provide governors’ advisors with a year of technical assistance to inform their considerations for aligning market incentives with state policy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to create a case study of how to use financial strategies to motivate a utility and its regulator to accelerate the replacement of aging fossil generation with clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $145,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to 1) transform the utility industry through the realignment of utilities’ resource acquisition and integration priorities, and 2) advocate for the development, adoption, and enforcement of building and equipment efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Central Inc. to increase the public’s understanding of climate change by helping meteorologists build climate science education into weather forecasts Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2016 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC to 1) defend and strengthen existing utility energy efficiency programs and policies that lead to expanded programs in the Southwest, and 2) provide outreach and education to support the use of energy efficiency Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2016 Public Policy Institute of California to conduct the 16th annual Public Policy Institute of California Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2016 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy initiatives Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $230,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute for education and advocacy to remove policy barriers constructed by Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) in order to accelerate energy deployment and deliver cleaner, more affordable energy to utility customers Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $140,000 Year Granted 2016 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate adoption of clean energy technologies by modernizing regulatory frameworks and market incentives in key states Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $180,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to (1) to help public utilities commissions adopt regulations that give utilities incentives to transition to a clean energy future; and (2) ensure that buildings and equipment are energy efficient by helping promulgate state-of-the-art standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center for interventions in key proceedings, strategic analysis, and outreach and engagement to secure clean energy resource deployment in New York Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to millions of viewers through the weathercast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Natural Resources Defense Council to advance state policies that provide clean, affordable, and reliable energy services Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,150,000 Year Granted 2017 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. to enhance competition in the Midcontinent electricity market Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $225,000 Year Granted 2017 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy in the South-central United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $135,000 Year Granted 2017 Renewable Northwest Project for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2017 Public Policy Institute of California for the 2017 PPIC Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2017 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to advance U.S. power sector transformation Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $245,000 Year Granted 2017 Green Technology Leadership Group to convene stakeholders in California to find common ground on fair compensation for distributed clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2017 NW Energy Coalition to advance clean energy in the Northwest Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to the public Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $355,000 Year Granted 2017 Acadia Center to increase clean electric transportation and building heating options in the Northeast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2017 The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University for an electricity market simulation game Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,000 Year Granted 2017 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. for research, analysis, and technical support to advance a low-carbon future Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2017 Union of Concerned Scientists to advance California climate and clean energy leadership Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $109,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to support development of financial tools to accelerate the transition to low-cost clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2017 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for 1) work to remove market barriers to clean energy resources and reduce greenhouse gases in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) region; and 2) efforts to support regional collaboration among energy and environmental regulators Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2016 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices to provide governors’ advisors with a year of technical assistance to inform their considerations for aligning market incentives with state policy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to create a case study of how to use financial strategies to motivate a utility and its regulator to accelerate the replacement of aging fossil generation with clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $145,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to 1) transform the utility industry through the realignment of utilities’ resource acquisition and integration priorities, and 2) advocate for the development, adoption, and enforcement of building and equipment efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Central Inc. to increase the public’s understanding of climate change by helping meteorologists build climate science education into weather forecasts Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2016 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC to 1) defend and strengthen existing utility energy efficiency programs and policies that lead to expanded programs in the Southwest, and 2) provide outreach and education to support the use of energy efficiency Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2016 Public Policy Institute of California to conduct the 16th annual Public Policy Institute of California Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2016 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy initiatives Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $230,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute for education and advocacy to remove policy barriers constructed by Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) in order to accelerate energy deployment and deliver cleaner, more affordable energy to utility customers Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $140,000 Year Granted 2016 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate adoption of clean energy technologies by modernizing regulatory frameworks and market incentives in key states Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $180,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to (1) to help public utilities commissions adopt regulations that give utilities incentives to transition to a clean energy future; and (2) ensure that buildings and equipment are energy efficient by helping promulgate state-of-the-art standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center for interventions in key proceedings, strategic analysis, and outreach and engagement to secure clean energy resource deployment in New York Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to millions of viewers through the weathercast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. to enhance competition in the Midcontinent electricity market Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $225,000 Year Granted 2017 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy in the South-central United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $135,000 Year Granted 2017 Renewable Northwest Project for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2017 Public Policy Institute of California for the 2017 PPIC Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2017 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to advance U.S. power sector transformation Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $245,000 Year Granted 2017 Green Technology Leadership Group to convene stakeholders in California to find common ground on fair compensation for distributed clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2017 NW Energy Coalition to advance clean energy in the Northwest Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to the public Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $355,000 Year Granted 2017 Acadia Center to increase clean electric transportation and building heating options in the Northeast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2017 The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University for an electricity market simulation game Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,000 Year Granted 2017 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. for research, analysis, and technical support to advance a low-carbon future Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2017 Union of Concerned Scientists to advance California climate and clean energy leadership Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $109,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to support development of financial tools to accelerate the transition to low-cost clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2017 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for 1) work to remove market barriers to clean energy resources and reduce greenhouse gases in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) region; and 2) efforts to support regional collaboration among energy and environmental regulators Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2016 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices to provide governors’ advisors with a year of technical assistance to inform their considerations for aligning market incentives with state policy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to create a case study of how to use financial strategies to motivate a utility and its regulator to accelerate the replacement of aging fossil generation with clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $145,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to 1) transform the utility industry through the realignment of utilities’ resource acquisition and integration priorities, and 2) advocate for the development, adoption, and enforcement of building and equipment efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Central Inc. to increase the public’s understanding of climate change by helping meteorologists build climate science education into weather forecasts Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2016 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC to 1) defend and strengthen existing utility energy efficiency programs and policies that lead to expanded programs in the Southwest, and 2) provide outreach and education to support the use of energy efficiency Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2016 Public Policy Institute of California to conduct the 16th annual Public Policy Institute of California Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2016 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy initiatives Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $230,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute for education and advocacy to remove policy barriers constructed by Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) in order to accelerate energy deployment and deliver cleaner, more affordable energy to utility customers Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $140,000 Year Granted 2016 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate adoption of clean energy technologies by modernizing regulatory frameworks and market incentives in key states Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $180,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to (1) to help public utilities commissions adopt regulations that give utilities incentives to transition to a clean energy future; and (2) ensure that buildings and equipment are energy efficient by helping promulgate state-of-the-art standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center for interventions in key proceedings, strategic analysis, and outreach and engagement to secure clean energy resource deployment in New York Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to millions of viewers through the weathercast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy in the South-central United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $135,000 Year Granted 2017 Renewable Northwest Project for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2017 Public Policy Institute of California for the 2017 PPIC Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2017 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to advance U.S. power sector transformation Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $245,000 Year Granted 2017 Green Technology Leadership Group to convene stakeholders in California to find common ground on fair compensation for distributed clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2017 NW Energy Coalition to advance clean energy in the Northwest Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to the public Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $355,000 Year Granted 2017 Acadia Center to increase clean electric transportation and building heating options in the Northeast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2017 The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University for an electricity market simulation game Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,000 Year Granted 2017 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. for research, analysis, and technical support to advance a low-carbon future Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2017 Union of Concerned Scientists to advance California climate and clean energy leadership Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $109,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to support development of financial tools to accelerate the transition to low-cost clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2017 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for 1) work to remove market barriers to clean energy resources and reduce greenhouse gases in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) region; and 2) efforts to support regional collaboration among energy and environmental regulators Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2016 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices to provide governors’ advisors with a year of technical assistance to inform their considerations for aligning market incentives with state policy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to create a case study of how to use financial strategies to motivate a utility and its regulator to accelerate the replacement of aging fossil generation with clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $145,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to 1) transform the utility industry through the realignment of utilities’ resource acquisition and integration priorities, and 2) advocate for the development, adoption, and enforcement of building and equipment efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Central Inc. to increase the public’s understanding of climate change by helping meteorologists build climate science education into weather forecasts Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2016 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC to 1) defend and strengthen existing utility energy efficiency programs and policies that lead to expanded programs in the Southwest, and 2) provide outreach and education to support the use of energy efficiency Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2016 Public Policy Institute of California to conduct the 16th annual Public Policy Institute of California Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2016 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy initiatives Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $230,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute for education and advocacy to remove policy barriers constructed by Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) in order to accelerate energy deployment and deliver cleaner, more affordable energy to utility customers Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $140,000 Year Granted 2016 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate adoption of clean energy technologies by modernizing regulatory frameworks and market incentives in key states Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $180,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to (1) to help public utilities commissions adopt regulations that give utilities incentives to transition to a clean energy future; and (2) ensure that buildings and equipment are energy efficient by helping promulgate state-of-the-art standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center for interventions in key proceedings, strategic analysis, and outreach and engagement to secure clean energy resource deployment in New York Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to millions of viewers through the weathercast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Renewable Northwest Project for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2017 Public Policy Institute of California for the 2017 PPIC Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2017 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to advance U.S. power sector transformation Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $245,000 Year Granted 2017 Green Technology Leadership Group to convene stakeholders in California to find common ground on fair compensation for distributed clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2017 NW Energy Coalition to advance clean energy in the Northwest Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to the public Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $355,000 Year Granted 2017 Acadia Center to increase clean electric transportation and building heating options in the Northeast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2017 The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University for an electricity market simulation game Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,000 Year Granted 2017 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. for research, analysis, and technical support to advance a low-carbon future Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2017 Union of Concerned Scientists to advance California climate and clean energy leadership Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $109,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to support development of financial tools to accelerate the transition to low-cost clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2017 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for 1) work to remove market barriers to clean energy resources and reduce greenhouse gases in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) region; and 2) efforts to support regional collaboration among energy and environmental regulators Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2016 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices to provide governors’ advisors with a year of technical assistance to inform their considerations for aligning market incentives with state policy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to create a case study of how to use financial strategies to motivate a utility and its regulator to accelerate the replacement of aging fossil generation with clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $145,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to 1) transform the utility industry through the realignment of utilities’ resource acquisition and integration priorities, and 2) advocate for the development, adoption, and enforcement of building and equipment efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Central Inc. to increase the public’s understanding of climate change by helping meteorologists build climate science education into weather forecasts Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2016 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC to 1) defend and strengthen existing utility energy efficiency programs and policies that lead to expanded programs in the Southwest, and 2) provide outreach and education to support the use of energy efficiency Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2016 Public Policy Institute of California to conduct the 16th annual Public Policy Institute of California Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2016 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy initiatives Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $230,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute for education and advocacy to remove policy barriers constructed by Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) in order to accelerate energy deployment and deliver cleaner, more affordable energy to utility customers Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $140,000 Year Granted 2016 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate adoption of clean energy technologies by modernizing regulatory frameworks and market incentives in key states Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $180,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to (1) to help public utilities commissions adopt regulations that give utilities incentives to transition to a clean energy future; and (2) ensure that buildings and equipment are energy efficient by helping promulgate state-of-the-art standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center for interventions in key proceedings, strategic analysis, and outreach and engagement to secure clean energy resource deployment in New York Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to millions of viewers through the weathercast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Public Policy Institute of California for the 2017 PPIC Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2017 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to advance U.S. power sector transformation Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $245,000 Year Granted 2017 Green Technology Leadership Group to convene stakeholders in California to find common ground on fair compensation for distributed clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2017 NW Energy Coalition to advance clean energy in the Northwest Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to the public Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $355,000 Year Granted 2017 Acadia Center to increase clean electric transportation and building heating options in the Northeast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2017 The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University for an electricity market simulation game Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,000 Year Granted 2017 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. for research, analysis, and technical support to advance a low-carbon future Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2017 Union of Concerned Scientists to advance California climate and clean energy leadership Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $109,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to support development of financial tools to accelerate the transition to low-cost clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2017 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for 1) work to remove market barriers to clean energy resources and reduce greenhouse gases in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) region; and 2) efforts to support regional collaboration among energy and environmental regulators Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2016 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices to provide governors’ advisors with a year of technical assistance to inform their considerations for aligning market incentives with state policy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to create a case study of how to use financial strategies to motivate a utility and its regulator to accelerate the replacement of aging fossil generation with clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $145,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to 1) transform the utility industry through the realignment of utilities’ resource acquisition and integration priorities, and 2) advocate for the development, adoption, and enforcement of building and equipment efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Central Inc. to increase the public’s understanding of climate change by helping meteorologists build climate science education into weather forecasts Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2016 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC to 1) defend and strengthen existing utility energy efficiency programs and policies that lead to expanded programs in the Southwest, and 2) provide outreach and education to support the use of energy efficiency Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2016 Public Policy Institute of California to conduct the 16th annual Public Policy Institute of California Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2016 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy initiatives Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $230,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute for education and advocacy to remove policy barriers constructed by Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) in order to accelerate energy deployment and deliver cleaner, more affordable energy to utility customers Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $140,000 Year Granted 2016 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate adoption of clean energy technologies by modernizing regulatory frameworks and market incentives in key states Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $180,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to (1) to help public utilities commissions adopt regulations that give utilities incentives to transition to a clean energy future; and (2) ensure that buildings and equipment are energy efficient by helping promulgate state-of-the-art standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center for interventions in key proceedings, strategic analysis, and outreach and engagement to secure clean energy resource deployment in New York Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to millions of viewers through the weathercast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Advanced Energy Economy Institute to advance U.S. power sector transformation Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $245,000 Year Granted 2017 Green Technology Leadership Group to convene stakeholders in California to find common ground on fair compensation for distributed clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2017 NW Energy Coalition to advance clean energy in the Northwest Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to the public Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $355,000 Year Granted 2017 Acadia Center to increase clean electric transportation and building heating options in the Northeast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2017 The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University for an electricity market simulation game Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,000 Year Granted 2017 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. for research, analysis, and technical support to advance a low-carbon future Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2017 Union of Concerned Scientists to advance California climate and clean energy leadership Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $109,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to support development of financial tools to accelerate the transition to low-cost clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2017 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for 1) work to remove market barriers to clean energy resources and reduce greenhouse gases in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) region; and 2) efforts to support regional collaboration among energy and environmental regulators Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2016 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices to provide governors’ advisors with a year of technical assistance to inform their considerations for aligning market incentives with state policy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to create a case study of how to use financial strategies to motivate a utility and its regulator to accelerate the replacement of aging fossil generation with clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $145,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to 1) transform the utility industry through the realignment of utilities’ resource acquisition and integration priorities, and 2) advocate for the development, adoption, and enforcement of building and equipment efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Central Inc. to increase the public’s understanding of climate change by helping meteorologists build climate science education into weather forecasts Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2016 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC to 1) defend and strengthen existing utility energy efficiency programs and policies that lead to expanded programs in the Southwest, and 2) provide outreach and education to support the use of energy efficiency Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2016 Public Policy Institute of California to conduct the 16th annual Public Policy Institute of California Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2016 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy initiatives Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $230,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute for education and advocacy to remove policy barriers constructed by Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) in order to accelerate energy deployment and deliver cleaner, more affordable energy to utility customers Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $140,000 Year Granted 2016 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate adoption of clean energy technologies by modernizing regulatory frameworks and market incentives in key states Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $180,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to (1) to help public utilities commissions adopt regulations that give utilities incentives to transition to a clean energy future; and (2) ensure that buildings and equipment are energy efficient by helping promulgate state-of-the-art standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center for interventions in key proceedings, strategic analysis, and outreach and engagement to secure clean energy resource deployment in New York Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to millions of viewers through the weathercast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Green Technology Leadership Group to convene stakeholders in California to find common ground on fair compensation for distributed clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2017 NW Energy Coalition to advance clean energy in the Northwest Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to the public Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $355,000 Year Granted 2017 Acadia Center to increase clean electric transportation and building heating options in the Northeast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2017 The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University for an electricity market simulation game Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,000 Year Granted 2017 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. for research, analysis, and technical support to advance a low-carbon future Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2017 Union of Concerned Scientists to advance California climate and clean energy leadership Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $109,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to support development of financial tools to accelerate the transition to low-cost clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2017 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for 1) work to remove market barriers to clean energy resources and reduce greenhouse gases in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) region; and 2) efforts to support regional collaboration among energy and environmental regulators Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2016 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices to provide governors’ advisors with a year of technical assistance to inform their considerations for aligning market incentives with state policy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to create a case study of how to use financial strategies to motivate a utility and its regulator to accelerate the replacement of aging fossil generation with clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $145,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to 1) transform the utility industry through the realignment of utilities’ resource acquisition and integration priorities, and 2) advocate for the development, adoption, and enforcement of building and equipment efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Central Inc. to increase the public’s understanding of climate change by helping meteorologists build climate science education into weather forecasts Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2016 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC to 1) defend and strengthen existing utility energy efficiency programs and policies that lead to expanded programs in the Southwest, and 2) provide outreach and education to support the use of energy efficiency Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2016 Public Policy Institute of California to conduct the 16th annual Public Policy Institute of California Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2016 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy initiatives Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $230,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute for education and advocacy to remove policy barriers constructed by Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) in order to accelerate energy deployment and deliver cleaner, more affordable energy to utility customers Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $140,000 Year Granted 2016 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate adoption of clean energy technologies by modernizing regulatory frameworks and market incentives in key states Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $180,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to (1) to help public utilities commissions adopt regulations that give utilities incentives to transition to a clean energy future; and (2) ensure that buildings and equipment are energy efficient by helping promulgate state-of-the-art standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center for interventions in key proceedings, strategic analysis, and outreach and engagement to secure clean energy resource deployment in New York Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to millions of viewers through the weathercast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
NW Energy Coalition to advance clean energy in the Northwest Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $125,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to the public Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $355,000 Year Granted 2017 Acadia Center to increase clean electric transportation and building heating options in the Northeast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2017 The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University for an electricity market simulation game Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,000 Year Granted 2017 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. for research, analysis, and technical support to advance a low-carbon future Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2017 Union of Concerned Scientists to advance California climate and clean energy leadership Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $109,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to support development of financial tools to accelerate the transition to low-cost clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2017 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for 1) work to remove market barriers to clean energy resources and reduce greenhouse gases in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) region; and 2) efforts to support regional collaboration among energy and environmental regulators Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2016 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices to provide governors’ advisors with a year of technical assistance to inform their considerations for aligning market incentives with state policy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to create a case study of how to use financial strategies to motivate a utility and its regulator to accelerate the replacement of aging fossil generation with clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $145,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to 1) transform the utility industry through the realignment of utilities’ resource acquisition and integration priorities, and 2) advocate for the development, adoption, and enforcement of building and equipment efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Central Inc. to increase the public’s understanding of climate change by helping meteorologists build climate science education into weather forecasts Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2016 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC to 1) defend and strengthen existing utility energy efficiency programs and policies that lead to expanded programs in the Southwest, and 2) provide outreach and education to support the use of energy efficiency Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2016 Public Policy Institute of California to conduct the 16th annual Public Policy Institute of California Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2016 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy initiatives Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $230,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute for education and advocacy to remove policy barriers constructed by Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) in order to accelerate energy deployment and deliver cleaner, more affordable energy to utility customers Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $140,000 Year Granted 2016 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate adoption of clean energy technologies by modernizing regulatory frameworks and market incentives in key states Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $180,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to (1) to help public utilities commissions adopt regulations that give utilities incentives to transition to a clean energy future; and (2) ensure that buildings and equipment are energy efficient by helping promulgate state-of-the-art standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center for interventions in key proceedings, strategic analysis, and outreach and engagement to secure clean energy resource deployment in New York Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to millions of viewers through the weathercast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to the public Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $355,000 Year Granted 2017 Acadia Center to increase clean electric transportation and building heating options in the Northeast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2017 The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University for an electricity market simulation game Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,000 Year Granted 2017 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. for research, analysis, and technical support to advance a low-carbon future Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2017 Union of Concerned Scientists to advance California climate and clean energy leadership Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $109,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to support development of financial tools to accelerate the transition to low-cost clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2017 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for 1) work to remove market barriers to clean energy resources and reduce greenhouse gases in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) region; and 2) efforts to support regional collaboration among energy and environmental regulators Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2016 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices to provide governors’ advisors with a year of technical assistance to inform their considerations for aligning market incentives with state policy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to create a case study of how to use financial strategies to motivate a utility and its regulator to accelerate the replacement of aging fossil generation with clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $145,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to 1) transform the utility industry through the realignment of utilities’ resource acquisition and integration priorities, and 2) advocate for the development, adoption, and enforcement of building and equipment efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Central Inc. to increase the public’s understanding of climate change by helping meteorologists build climate science education into weather forecasts Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2016 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC to 1) defend and strengthen existing utility energy efficiency programs and policies that lead to expanded programs in the Southwest, and 2) provide outreach and education to support the use of energy efficiency Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2016 Public Policy Institute of California to conduct the 16th annual Public Policy Institute of California Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2016 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy initiatives Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $230,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute for education and advocacy to remove policy barriers constructed by Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) in order to accelerate energy deployment and deliver cleaner, more affordable energy to utility customers Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $140,000 Year Granted 2016 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate adoption of clean energy technologies by modernizing regulatory frameworks and market incentives in key states Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $180,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to (1) to help public utilities commissions adopt regulations that give utilities incentives to transition to a clean energy future; and (2) ensure that buildings and equipment are energy efficient by helping promulgate state-of-the-art standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center for interventions in key proceedings, strategic analysis, and outreach and engagement to secure clean energy resource deployment in New York Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to millions of viewers through the weathercast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Acadia Center to increase clean electric transportation and building heating options in the Northeast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2017 The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University for an electricity market simulation game Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,000 Year Granted 2017 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. for research, analysis, and technical support to advance a low-carbon future Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2017 Union of Concerned Scientists to advance California climate and clean energy leadership Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $109,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to support development of financial tools to accelerate the transition to low-cost clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2017 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for 1) work to remove market barriers to clean energy resources and reduce greenhouse gases in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) region; and 2) efforts to support regional collaboration among energy and environmental regulators Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2016 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices to provide governors’ advisors with a year of technical assistance to inform their considerations for aligning market incentives with state policy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to create a case study of how to use financial strategies to motivate a utility and its regulator to accelerate the replacement of aging fossil generation with clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $145,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to 1) transform the utility industry through the realignment of utilities’ resource acquisition and integration priorities, and 2) advocate for the development, adoption, and enforcement of building and equipment efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Central Inc. to increase the public’s understanding of climate change by helping meteorologists build climate science education into weather forecasts Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2016 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC to 1) defend and strengthen existing utility energy efficiency programs and policies that lead to expanded programs in the Southwest, and 2) provide outreach and education to support the use of energy efficiency Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2016 Public Policy Institute of California to conduct the 16th annual Public Policy Institute of California Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2016 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy initiatives Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $230,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute for education and advocacy to remove policy barriers constructed by Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) in order to accelerate energy deployment and deliver cleaner, more affordable energy to utility customers Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $140,000 Year Granted 2016 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate adoption of clean energy technologies by modernizing regulatory frameworks and market incentives in key states Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $180,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to (1) to help public utilities commissions adopt regulations that give utilities incentives to transition to a clean energy future; and (2) ensure that buildings and equipment are energy efficient by helping promulgate state-of-the-art standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center for interventions in key proceedings, strategic analysis, and outreach and engagement to secure clean energy resource deployment in New York Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to millions of viewers through the weathercast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University for an electricity market simulation game Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,000 Year Granted 2017 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. for research, analysis, and technical support to advance a low-carbon future Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2017 Union of Concerned Scientists to advance California climate and clean energy leadership Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $109,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to support development of financial tools to accelerate the transition to low-cost clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2017 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for 1) work to remove market barriers to clean energy resources and reduce greenhouse gases in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) region; and 2) efforts to support regional collaboration among energy and environmental regulators Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2016 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices to provide governors’ advisors with a year of technical assistance to inform their considerations for aligning market incentives with state policy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to create a case study of how to use financial strategies to motivate a utility and its regulator to accelerate the replacement of aging fossil generation with clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $145,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to 1) transform the utility industry through the realignment of utilities’ resource acquisition and integration priorities, and 2) advocate for the development, adoption, and enforcement of building and equipment efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Central Inc. to increase the public’s understanding of climate change by helping meteorologists build climate science education into weather forecasts Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2016 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC to 1) defend and strengthen existing utility energy efficiency programs and policies that lead to expanded programs in the Southwest, and 2) provide outreach and education to support the use of energy efficiency Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2016 Public Policy Institute of California to conduct the 16th annual Public Policy Institute of California Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2016 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy initiatives Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $230,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute for education and advocacy to remove policy barriers constructed by Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) in order to accelerate energy deployment and deliver cleaner, more affordable energy to utility customers Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $140,000 Year Granted 2016 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate adoption of clean energy technologies by modernizing regulatory frameworks and market incentives in key states Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $180,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to (1) to help public utilities commissions adopt regulations that give utilities incentives to transition to a clean energy future; and (2) ensure that buildings and equipment are energy efficient by helping promulgate state-of-the-art standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center for interventions in key proceedings, strategic analysis, and outreach and engagement to secure clean energy resource deployment in New York Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to millions of viewers through the weathercast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. for research, analysis, and technical support to advance a low-carbon future Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $650,000 Year Granted 2017 Union of Concerned Scientists to advance California climate and clean energy leadership Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $109,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to support development of financial tools to accelerate the transition to low-cost clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2017 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for 1) work to remove market barriers to clean energy resources and reduce greenhouse gases in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) region; and 2) efforts to support regional collaboration among energy and environmental regulators Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2016 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices to provide governors’ advisors with a year of technical assistance to inform their considerations for aligning market incentives with state policy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to create a case study of how to use financial strategies to motivate a utility and its regulator to accelerate the replacement of aging fossil generation with clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $145,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to 1) transform the utility industry through the realignment of utilities’ resource acquisition and integration priorities, and 2) advocate for the development, adoption, and enforcement of building and equipment efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Central Inc. to increase the public’s understanding of climate change by helping meteorologists build climate science education into weather forecasts Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2016 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC to 1) defend and strengthen existing utility energy efficiency programs and policies that lead to expanded programs in the Southwest, and 2) provide outreach and education to support the use of energy efficiency Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2016 Public Policy Institute of California to conduct the 16th annual Public Policy Institute of California Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2016 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy initiatives Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $230,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute for education and advocacy to remove policy barriers constructed by Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) in order to accelerate energy deployment and deliver cleaner, more affordable energy to utility customers Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $140,000 Year Granted 2016 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate adoption of clean energy technologies by modernizing regulatory frameworks and market incentives in key states Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $180,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to (1) to help public utilities commissions adopt regulations that give utilities incentives to transition to a clean energy future; and (2) ensure that buildings and equipment are energy efficient by helping promulgate state-of-the-art standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center for interventions in key proceedings, strategic analysis, and outreach and engagement to secure clean energy resource deployment in New York Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to millions of viewers through the weathercast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Union of Concerned Scientists to advance California climate and clean energy leadership Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $109,000 Year Granted 2017 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to support development of financial tools to accelerate the transition to low-cost clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2017 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for 1) work to remove market barriers to clean energy resources and reduce greenhouse gases in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) region; and 2) efforts to support regional collaboration among energy and environmental regulators Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2016 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices to provide governors’ advisors with a year of technical assistance to inform their considerations for aligning market incentives with state policy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to create a case study of how to use financial strategies to motivate a utility and its regulator to accelerate the replacement of aging fossil generation with clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $145,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to 1) transform the utility industry through the realignment of utilities’ resource acquisition and integration priorities, and 2) advocate for the development, adoption, and enforcement of building and equipment efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Central Inc. to increase the public’s understanding of climate change by helping meteorologists build climate science education into weather forecasts Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2016 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC to 1) defend and strengthen existing utility energy efficiency programs and policies that lead to expanded programs in the Southwest, and 2) provide outreach and education to support the use of energy efficiency Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2016 Public Policy Institute of California to conduct the 16th annual Public Policy Institute of California Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2016 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy initiatives Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $230,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute for education and advocacy to remove policy barriers constructed by Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) in order to accelerate energy deployment and deliver cleaner, more affordable energy to utility customers Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $140,000 Year Granted 2016 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate adoption of clean energy technologies by modernizing regulatory frameworks and market incentives in key states Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $180,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to (1) to help public utilities commissions adopt regulations that give utilities incentives to transition to a clean energy future; and (2) ensure that buildings and equipment are energy efficient by helping promulgate state-of-the-art standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center for interventions in key proceedings, strategic analysis, and outreach and engagement to secure clean energy resource deployment in New York Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to millions of viewers through the weathercast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to support development of financial tools to accelerate the transition to low-cost clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2017 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for 1) work to remove market barriers to clean energy resources and reduce greenhouse gases in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) region; and 2) efforts to support regional collaboration among energy and environmental regulators Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2016 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices to provide governors’ advisors with a year of technical assistance to inform their considerations for aligning market incentives with state policy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to create a case study of how to use financial strategies to motivate a utility and its regulator to accelerate the replacement of aging fossil generation with clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $145,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to 1) transform the utility industry through the realignment of utilities’ resource acquisition and integration priorities, and 2) advocate for the development, adoption, and enforcement of building and equipment efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Central Inc. to increase the public’s understanding of climate change by helping meteorologists build climate science education into weather forecasts Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2016 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC to 1) defend and strengthen existing utility energy efficiency programs and policies that lead to expanded programs in the Southwest, and 2) provide outreach and education to support the use of energy efficiency Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2016 Public Policy Institute of California to conduct the 16th annual Public Policy Institute of California Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2016 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy initiatives Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $230,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute for education and advocacy to remove policy barriers constructed by Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) in order to accelerate energy deployment and deliver cleaner, more affordable energy to utility customers Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $140,000 Year Granted 2016 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate adoption of clean energy technologies by modernizing regulatory frameworks and market incentives in key states Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $180,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to (1) to help public utilities commissions adopt regulations that give utilities incentives to transition to a clean energy future; and (2) ensure that buildings and equipment are energy efficient by helping promulgate state-of-the-art standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center for interventions in key proceedings, strategic analysis, and outreach and engagement to secure clean energy resource deployment in New York Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to millions of viewers through the weathercast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for 1) work to remove market barriers to clean energy resources and reduce greenhouse gases in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) region; and 2) efforts to support regional collaboration among energy and environmental regulators Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2016 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices to provide governors’ advisors with a year of technical assistance to inform their considerations for aligning market incentives with state policy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to create a case study of how to use financial strategies to motivate a utility and its regulator to accelerate the replacement of aging fossil generation with clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $145,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to 1) transform the utility industry through the realignment of utilities’ resource acquisition and integration priorities, and 2) advocate for the development, adoption, and enforcement of building and equipment efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Central Inc. to increase the public’s understanding of climate change by helping meteorologists build climate science education into weather forecasts Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2016 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC to 1) defend and strengthen existing utility energy efficiency programs and policies that lead to expanded programs in the Southwest, and 2) provide outreach and education to support the use of energy efficiency Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2016 Public Policy Institute of California to conduct the 16th annual Public Policy Institute of California Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2016 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy initiatives Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $230,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute for education and advocacy to remove policy barriers constructed by Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) in order to accelerate energy deployment and deliver cleaner, more affordable energy to utility customers Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $140,000 Year Granted 2016 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate adoption of clean energy technologies by modernizing regulatory frameworks and market incentives in key states Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $180,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to (1) to help public utilities commissions adopt regulations that give utilities incentives to transition to a clean energy future; and (2) ensure that buildings and equipment are energy efficient by helping promulgate state-of-the-art standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center for interventions in key proceedings, strategic analysis, and outreach and engagement to secure clean energy resource deployment in New York Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to millions of viewers through the weathercast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
National Governors Association Center for Best Practices to provide governors’ advisors with a year of technical assistance to inform their considerations for aligning market incentives with state policy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to create a case study of how to use financial strategies to motivate a utility and its regulator to accelerate the replacement of aging fossil generation with clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $145,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to 1) transform the utility industry through the realignment of utilities’ resource acquisition and integration priorities, and 2) advocate for the development, adoption, and enforcement of building and equipment efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Central Inc. to increase the public’s understanding of climate change by helping meteorologists build climate science education into weather forecasts Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2016 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC to 1) defend and strengthen existing utility energy efficiency programs and policies that lead to expanded programs in the Southwest, and 2) provide outreach and education to support the use of energy efficiency Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2016 Public Policy Institute of California to conduct the 16th annual Public Policy Institute of California Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2016 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy initiatives Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $230,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute for education and advocacy to remove policy barriers constructed by Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) in order to accelerate energy deployment and deliver cleaner, more affordable energy to utility customers Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $140,000 Year Granted 2016 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate adoption of clean energy technologies by modernizing regulatory frameworks and market incentives in key states Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $180,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to (1) to help public utilities commissions adopt regulations that give utilities incentives to transition to a clean energy future; and (2) ensure that buildings and equipment are energy efficient by helping promulgate state-of-the-art standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center for interventions in key proceedings, strategic analysis, and outreach and engagement to secure clean energy resource deployment in New York Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to millions of viewers through the weathercast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to create a case study of how to use financial strategies to motivate a utility and its regulator to accelerate the replacement of aging fossil generation with clean energy Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $145,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to 1) transform the utility industry through the realignment of utilities’ resource acquisition and integration priorities, and 2) advocate for the development, adoption, and enforcement of building and equipment efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Central Inc. to increase the public’s understanding of climate change by helping meteorologists build climate science education into weather forecasts Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2016 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC to 1) defend and strengthen existing utility energy efficiency programs and policies that lead to expanded programs in the Southwest, and 2) provide outreach and education to support the use of energy efficiency Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2016 Public Policy Institute of California to conduct the 16th annual Public Policy Institute of California Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2016 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy initiatives Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $230,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute for education and advocacy to remove policy barriers constructed by Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) in order to accelerate energy deployment and deliver cleaner, more affordable energy to utility customers Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $140,000 Year Granted 2016 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate adoption of clean energy technologies by modernizing regulatory frameworks and market incentives in key states Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $180,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to (1) to help public utilities commissions adopt regulations that give utilities incentives to transition to a clean energy future; and (2) ensure that buildings and equipment are energy efficient by helping promulgate state-of-the-art standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center for interventions in key proceedings, strategic analysis, and outreach and engagement to secure clean energy resource deployment in New York Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to millions of viewers through the weathercast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Natural Resources Defense Council to 1) transform the utility industry through the realignment of utilities’ resource acquisition and integration priorities, and 2) advocate for the development, adoption, and enforcement of building and equipment efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2016 Climate Central Inc. to increase the public’s understanding of climate change by helping meteorologists build climate science education into weather forecasts Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2016 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC to 1) defend and strengthen existing utility energy efficiency programs and policies that lead to expanded programs in the Southwest, and 2) provide outreach and education to support the use of energy efficiency Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2016 Public Policy Institute of California to conduct the 16th annual Public Policy Institute of California Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2016 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy initiatives Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $230,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute for education and advocacy to remove policy barriers constructed by Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) in order to accelerate energy deployment and deliver cleaner, more affordable energy to utility customers Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $140,000 Year Granted 2016 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate adoption of clean energy technologies by modernizing regulatory frameworks and market incentives in key states Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $180,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to (1) to help public utilities commissions adopt regulations that give utilities incentives to transition to a clean energy future; and (2) ensure that buildings and equipment are energy efficient by helping promulgate state-of-the-art standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center for interventions in key proceedings, strategic analysis, and outreach and engagement to secure clean energy resource deployment in New York Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to millions of viewers through the weathercast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Climate Central Inc. to increase the public’s understanding of climate change by helping meteorologists build climate science education into weather forecasts Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2016 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2016 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC to 1) defend and strengthen existing utility energy efficiency programs and policies that lead to expanded programs in the Southwest, and 2) provide outreach and education to support the use of energy efficiency Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2016 Public Policy Institute of California to conduct the 16th annual Public Policy Institute of California Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2016 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy initiatives Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $230,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute for education and advocacy to remove policy barriers constructed by Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) in order to accelerate energy deployment and deliver cleaner, more affordable energy to utility customers Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $140,000 Year Granted 2016 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate adoption of clean energy technologies by modernizing regulatory frameworks and market incentives in key states Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $180,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to (1) to help public utilities commissions adopt regulations that give utilities incentives to transition to a clean energy future; and (2) ensure that buildings and equipment are energy efficient by helping promulgate state-of-the-art standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center for interventions in key proceedings, strategic analysis, and outreach and engagement to secure clean energy resource deployment in New York Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to millions of viewers through the weathercast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2016 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC to 1) defend and strengthen existing utility energy efficiency programs and policies that lead to expanded programs in the Southwest, and 2) provide outreach and education to support the use of energy efficiency Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2016 Public Policy Institute of California to conduct the 16th annual Public Policy Institute of California Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2016 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy initiatives Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $230,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute for education and advocacy to remove policy barriers constructed by Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) in order to accelerate energy deployment and deliver cleaner, more affordable energy to utility customers Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $140,000 Year Granted 2016 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate adoption of clean energy technologies by modernizing regulatory frameworks and market incentives in key states Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $180,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to (1) to help public utilities commissions adopt regulations that give utilities incentives to transition to a clean energy future; and (2) ensure that buildings and equipment are energy efficient by helping promulgate state-of-the-art standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center for interventions in key proceedings, strategic analysis, and outreach and engagement to secure clean energy resource deployment in New York Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to millions of viewers through the weathercast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC to 1) defend and strengthen existing utility energy efficiency programs and policies that lead to expanded programs in the Southwest, and 2) provide outreach and education to support the use of energy efficiency Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2016 Public Policy Institute of California to conduct the 16th annual Public Policy Institute of California Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2016 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy initiatives Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $230,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute for education and advocacy to remove policy barriers constructed by Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) in order to accelerate energy deployment and deliver cleaner, more affordable energy to utility customers Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $140,000 Year Granted 2016 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate adoption of clean energy technologies by modernizing regulatory frameworks and market incentives in key states Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $180,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to (1) to help public utilities commissions adopt regulations that give utilities incentives to transition to a clean energy future; and (2) ensure that buildings and equipment are energy efficient by helping promulgate state-of-the-art standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center for interventions in key proceedings, strategic analysis, and outreach and engagement to secure clean energy resource deployment in New York Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to millions of viewers through the weathercast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Public Policy Institute of California to conduct the 16th annual Public Policy Institute of California Statewide Survey on Californians and the Environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $15,000 Year Granted 2016 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy initiatives Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $230,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute for education and advocacy to remove policy barriers constructed by Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) in order to accelerate energy deployment and deliver cleaner, more affordable energy to utility customers Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $140,000 Year Granted 2016 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate adoption of clean energy technologies by modernizing regulatory frameworks and market incentives in key states Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $180,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to (1) to help public utilities commissions adopt regulations that give utilities incentives to transition to a clean energy future; and (2) ensure that buildings and equipment are energy efficient by helping promulgate state-of-the-art standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center for interventions in key proceedings, strategic analysis, and outreach and engagement to secure clean energy resource deployment in New York Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to millions of viewers through the weathercast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource to advance energy efficiency policy initiatives Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $230,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute for education and advocacy to remove policy barriers constructed by Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) in order to accelerate energy deployment and deliver cleaner, more affordable energy to utility customers Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $140,000 Year Granted 2016 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate adoption of clean energy technologies by modernizing regulatory frameworks and market incentives in key states Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $180,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to (1) to help public utilities commissions adopt regulations that give utilities incentives to transition to a clean energy future; and (2) ensure that buildings and equipment are energy efficient by helping promulgate state-of-the-art standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center for interventions in key proceedings, strategic analysis, and outreach and engagement to secure clean energy resource deployment in New York Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to millions of viewers through the weathercast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Advanced Energy Economy Institute for education and advocacy to remove policy barriers constructed by Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) in order to accelerate energy deployment and deliver cleaner, more affordable energy to utility customers Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $140,000 Year Granted 2016 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate adoption of clean energy technologies by modernizing regulatory frameworks and market incentives in key states Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $180,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to (1) to help public utilities commissions adopt regulations that give utilities incentives to transition to a clean energy future; and (2) ensure that buildings and equipment are energy efficient by helping promulgate state-of-the-art standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center for interventions in key proceedings, strategic analysis, and outreach and engagement to secure clean energy resource deployment in New York Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to millions of viewers through the weathercast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. for research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, natural gas waste water, and climate science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2016 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate adoption of clean energy technologies by modernizing regulatory frameworks and market incentives in key states Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $180,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to (1) to help public utilities commissions adopt regulations that give utilities incentives to transition to a clean energy future; and (2) ensure that buildings and equipment are energy efficient by helping promulgate state-of-the-art standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center for interventions in key proceedings, strategic analysis, and outreach and engagement to secure clean energy resource deployment in New York Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to millions of viewers through the weathercast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate adoption of clean energy technologies by modernizing regulatory frameworks and market incentives in key states Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $180,000 Year Granted 2016 Natural Resources Defense Council to (1) to help public utilities commissions adopt regulations that give utilities incentives to transition to a clean energy future; and (2) ensure that buildings and equipment are energy efficient by helping promulgate state-of-the-art standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center for interventions in key proceedings, strategic analysis, and outreach and engagement to secure clean energy resource deployment in New York Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to millions of viewers through the weathercast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Natural Resources Defense Council to (1) to help public utilities commissions adopt regulations that give utilities incentives to transition to a clean energy future; and (2) ensure that buildings and equipment are energy efficient by helping promulgate state-of-the-art standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center for interventions in key proceedings, strategic analysis, and outreach and engagement to secure clean energy resource deployment in New York Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to millions of viewers through the weathercast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Acadia Center for interventions in key proceedings, strategic analysis, and outreach and engagement to secure clean energy resource deployment in New York Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to millions of viewers through the weathercast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Climate Central Inc. to communicate the science and impacts of climate change to millions of viewers through the weathercast Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Advanced Energy Economy Institute to 1) accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector; and 2) defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on behalf of the clean energy industry Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Green Technology Leadership Group for the development of a whitepaper that highlights the value of energy data access in support of energy efficiency and clean energy goals Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next The list above contains awards approved by the Foundation. These are primarily grants, but also include direct charitable activities (DCAs) and program-related investments (PRIs). DCAs are distributions a foundation makes to conduct its own charitable activities, rather than by or through other organizations. PRIs are investments with a charitable purpose for which the Foundation’s primary purpose is not to produce income. Under IRS regulations, the expenses associated with DCAs and PRIs count toward a foundation’s qualifying distributions and are reported on its IRS Form 990-PF.
Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) work to use energy efficiency to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2015 Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next
Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc. for work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and for implementation modeling Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $300,000 Year Granted 2015 South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next
South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource for advancing energy efficiency policy initiatives in Texas and Oklahoma through policy maker education and robust energy policy analysis Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2015 Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next
Public Policy Institute of California for the annual statewide survey of California adults on the environment Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $50,000 Year Granted 2015 Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next
Climate Policy Initiative, Inc. to develop a case study featuring financial tools and strategies that efficiently motivate both investor-owned and public utilities across the United States to accelerate the transition to a clean grid and reduce the number of coal-fired power plants Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next
Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support research and activities in climate science and energy technologies, policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources, and consultants and meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2015 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next
Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support research and activities in domestic and international fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and natural gas waste water, as well as support for a climate scientist Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2015 Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 5 6 7 8 9 Next
Green Technology Leadership Group for working with the public utility commissions of Hawaii and Minnesota to help develop a technical road map for upgrading their distribution grids Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $150,000 Year Granted 2015 Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014
Acadia Center to develop a policy framework to put consumer and clean energy interests at the center of the energy system in the New York State Public Service Commission’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) proceeding Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $75,000 Year Granted 2014