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 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 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 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 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 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles for analysis of how best to target investment outflows from California’s cap-and-trade auctions to positively impact households in disadvantaged communities, and to educate policymakers on these investment benefits Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,829 Year Granted 2014 Center for the Next Generation to communicate the findings of the Risky Business project to incentivize the business community to incorporate climate risk into practices and policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) support CO2 emissions standards for existing power plants. Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Greenlining Institute for research and development of case studies that demonstrate the economic, social, environmental, and health benefits associated with California’s climate policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $30,000 Year Granted 2014 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support 1) research on climate science and energy technologies ; (2) policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources and energy innovation; and3) meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2014 University of Chicago to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $164,012 Year Granted 2014 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices for the state learning network on new utility business models Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Western Resource Advocates to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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 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 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 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 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 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles for analysis of how best to target investment outflows from California’s cap-and-trade auctions to positively impact households in disadvantaged communities, and to educate policymakers on these investment benefits Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,829 Year Granted 2014 Center for the Next Generation to communicate the findings of the Risky Business project to incentivize the business community to incorporate climate risk into practices and policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) support CO2 emissions standards for existing power plants. Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Greenlining Institute for research and development of case studies that demonstrate the economic, social, environmental, and health benefits associated with California’s climate policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $30,000 Year Granted 2014 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support 1) research on climate science and energy technologies ; (2) policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources and energy innovation; and3) meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2014 University of Chicago to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $164,012 Year Granted 2014 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices for the state learning network on new utility business models Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Western Resource Advocates to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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 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 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 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 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 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles for analysis of how best to target investment outflows from California’s cap-and-trade auctions to positively impact households in disadvantaged communities, and to educate policymakers on these investment benefits Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,829 Year Granted 2014 Center for the Next Generation to communicate the findings of the Risky Business project to incentivize the business community to incorporate climate risk into practices and policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) support CO2 emissions standards for existing power plants. Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Greenlining Institute for research and development of case studies that demonstrate the economic, social, environmental, and health benefits associated with California’s climate policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $30,000 Year Granted 2014 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support 1) research on climate science and energy technologies ; (2) policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources and energy innovation; and3) meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2014 University of Chicago to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $164,012 Year Granted 2014 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices for the state learning network on new utility business models Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Western Resource Advocates to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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 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 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 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 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 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles for analysis of how best to target investment outflows from California’s cap-and-trade auctions to positively impact households in disadvantaged communities, and to educate policymakers on these investment benefits Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,829 Year Granted 2014 Center for the Next Generation to communicate the findings of the Risky Business project to incentivize the business community to incorporate climate risk into practices and policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) support CO2 emissions standards for existing power plants. Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Greenlining Institute for research and development of case studies that demonstrate the economic, social, environmental, and health benefits associated with California’s climate policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $30,000 Year Granted 2014 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support 1) research on climate science and energy technologies ; (2) policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources and energy innovation; and3) meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2014 University of Chicago to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $164,012 Year Granted 2014 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices for the state learning network on new utility business models Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Western Resource Advocates to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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 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 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 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 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 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles for analysis of how best to target investment outflows from California’s cap-and-trade auctions to positively impact households in disadvantaged communities, and to educate policymakers on these investment benefits Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,829 Year Granted 2014 Center for the Next Generation to communicate the findings of the Risky Business project to incentivize the business community to incorporate climate risk into practices and policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) support CO2 emissions standards for existing power plants. Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Greenlining Institute for research and development of case studies that demonstrate the economic, social, environmental, and health benefits associated with California’s climate policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $30,000 Year Granted 2014 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support 1) research on climate science and energy technologies ; (2) policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources and energy innovation; and3) meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2014 University of Chicago to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $164,012 Year Granted 2014 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices for the state learning network on new utility business models Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Western Resource Advocates to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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 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 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 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 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles for analysis of how best to target investment outflows from California’s cap-and-trade auctions to positively impact households in disadvantaged communities, and to educate policymakers on these investment benefits Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,829 Year Granted 2014 Center for the Next Generation to communicate the findings of the Risky Business project to incentivize the business community to incorporate climate risk into practices and policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) support CO2 emissions standards for existing power plants. Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Greenlining Institute for research and development of case studies that demonstrate the economic, social, environmental, and health benefits associated with California’s climate policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $30,000 Year Granted 2014 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support 1) research on climate science and energy technologies ; (2) policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources and energy innovation; and3) meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2014 University of Chicago to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $164,012 Year Granted 2014 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices for the state learning network on new utility business models Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Western Resource Advocates to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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 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 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 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 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles for analysis of how best to target investment outflows from California’s cap-and-trade auctions to positively impact households in disadvantaged communities, and to educate policymakers on these investment benefits Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,829 Year Granted 2014 Center for the Next Generation to communicate the findings of the Risky Business project to incentivize the business community to incorporate climate risk into practices and policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) support CO2 emissions standards for existing power plants. Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Greenlining Institute for research and development of case studies that demonstrate the economic, social, environmental, and health benefits associated with California’s climate policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $30,000 Year Granted 2014 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support 1) research on climate science and energy technologies ; (2) policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources and energy innovation; and3) meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2014 University of Chicago to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $164,012 Year Granted 2014 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices for the state learning network on new utility business models Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Western Resource Advocates to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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 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 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 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 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles for analysis of how best to target investment outflows from California’s cap-and-trade auctions to positively impact households in disadvantaged communities, and to educate policymakers on these investment benefits Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,829 Year Granted 2014 Center for the Next Generation to communicate the findings of the Risky Business project to incentivize the business community to incorporate climate risk into practices and policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) support CO2 emissions standards for existing power plants. Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Greenlining Institute for research and development of case studies that demonstrate the economic, social, environmental, and health benefits associated with California’s climate policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $30,000 Year Granted 2014 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support 1) research on climate science and energy technologies ; (2) policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources and energy innovation; and3) meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2014 University of Chicago to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $164,012 Year Granted 2014 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices for the state learning network on new utility business models Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Western Resource Advocates to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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 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 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 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 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles for analysis of how best to target investment outflows from California’s cap-and-trade auctions to positively impact households in disadvantaged communities, and to educate policymakers on these investment benefits Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,829 Year Granted 2014 Center for the Next Generation to communicate the findings of the Risky Business project to incentivize the business community to incorporate climate risk into practices and policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) support CO2 emissions standards for existing power plants. Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Greenlining Institute for research and development of case studies that demonstrate the economic, social, environmental, and health benefits associated with California’s climate policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $30,000 Year Granted 2014 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support 1) research on climate science and energy technologies ; (2) policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources and energy innovation; and3) meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2014 University of Chicago to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $164,012 Year Granted 2014 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices for the state learning network on new utility business models Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Western Resource Advocates to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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 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 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 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles for analysis of how best to target investment outflows from California’s cap-and-trade auctions to positively impact households in disadvantaged communities, and to educate policymakers on these investment benefits Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,829 Year Granted 2014 Center for the Next Generation to communicate the findings of the Risky Business project to incentivize the business community to incorporate climate risk into practices and policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) support CO2 emissions standards for existing power plants. Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Greenlining Institute for research and development of case studies that demonstrate the economic, social, environmental, and health benefits associated with California’s climate policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $30,000 Year Granted 2014 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support 1) research on climate science and energy technologies ; (2) policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources and energy innovation; and3) meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2014 University of Chicago to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $164,012 Year Granted 2014 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices for the state learning network on new utility business models Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Western Resource Advocates to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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 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 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 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles for analysis of how best to target investment outflows from California’s cap-and-trade auctions to positively impact households in disadvantaged communities, and to educate policymakers on these investment benefits Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,829 Year Granted 2014 Center for the Next Generation to communicate the findings of the Risky Business project to incentivize the business community to incorporate climate risk into practices and policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) support CO2 emissions standards for existing power plants. Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Greenlining Institute for research and development of case studies that demonstrate the economic, social, environmental, and health benefits associated with California’s climate policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $30,000 Year Granted 2014 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support 1) research on climate science and energy technologies ; (2) policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources and energy innovation; and3) meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2014 University of Chicago to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $164,012 Year Granted 2014 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices for the state learning network on new utility business models Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Western Resource Advocates to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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 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 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 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles for analysis of how best to target investment outflows from California’s cap-and-trade auctions to positively impact households in disadvantaged communities, and to educate policymakers on these investment benefits Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,829 Year Granted 2014 Center for the Next Generation to communicate the findings of the Risky Business project to incentivize the business community to incorporate climate risk into practices and policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) support CO2 emissions standards for existing power plants. Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Greenlining Institute for research and development of case studies that demonstrate the economic, social, environmental, and health benefits associated with California’s climate policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $30,000 Year Granted 2014 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support 1) research on climate science and energy technologies ; (2) policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources and energy innovation; and3) meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2014 University of Chicago to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $164,012 Year Granted 2014 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices for the state learning network on new utility business models Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Western Resource Advocates to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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 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 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 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles for analysis of how best to target investment outflows from California’s cap-and-trade auctions to positively impact households in disadvantaged communities, and to educate policymakers on these investment benefits Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,829 Year Granted 2014 Center for the Next Generation to communicate the findings of the Risky Business project to incentivize the business community to incorporate climate risk into practices and policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) support CO2 emissions standards for existing power plants. Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Greenlining Institute for research and development of case studies that demonstrate the economic, social, environmental, and health benefits associated with California’s climate policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $30,000 Year Granted 2014 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support 1) research on climate science and energy technologies ; (2) policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources and energy innovation; and3) meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2014 University of Chicago to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $164,012 Year Granted 2014 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices for the state learning network on new utility business models Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Western Resource Advocates to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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 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 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 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles for analysis of how best to target investment outflows from California’s cap-and-trade auctions to positively impact households in disadvantaged communities, and to educate policymakers on these investment benefits Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,829 Year Granted 2014 Center for the Next Generation to communicate the findings of the Risky Business project to incentivize the business community to incorporate climate risk into practices and policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) support CO2 emissions standards for existing power plants. Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Greenlining Institute for research and development of case studies that demonstrate the economic, social, environmental, and health benefits associated with California’s climate policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $30,000 Year Granted 2014 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support 1) research on climate science and energy technologies ; (2) policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources and energy innovation; and3) meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2014 University of Chicago to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $164,012 Year Granted 2014 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices for the state learning network on new utility business models Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Western Resource Advocates to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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 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 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 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles for analysis of how best to target investment outflows from California’s cap-and-trade auctions to positively impact households in disadvantaged communities, and to educate policymakers on these investment benefits Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,829 Year Granted 2014 Center for the Next Generation to communicate the findings of the Risky Business project to incentivize the business community to incorporate climate risk into practices and policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) support CO2 emissions standards for existing power plants. Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Greenlining Institute for research and development of case studies that demonstrate the economic, social, environmental, and health benefits associated with California’s climate policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $30,000 Year Granted 2014 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support 1) research on climate science and energy technologies ; (2) policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources and energy innovation; and3) meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2014 University of Chicago to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $164,012 Year Granted 2014 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices for the state learning network on new utility business models Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Western Resource Advocates to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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 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 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 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles for analysis of how best to target investment outflows from California’s cap-and-trade auctions to positively impact households in disadvantaged communities, and to educate policymakers on these investment benefits Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,829 Year Granted 2014 Center for the Next Generation to communicate the findings of the Risky Business project to incentivize the business community to incorporate climate risk into practices and policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) support CO2 emissions standards for existing power plants. Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Greenlining Institute for research and development of case studies that demonstrate the economic, social, environmental, and health benefits associated with California’s climate policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $30,000 Year Granted 2014 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support 1) research on climate science and energy technologies ; (2) policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources and energy innovation; and3) meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2014 University of Chicago to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $164,012 Year Granted 2014 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices for the state learning network on new utility business models Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Western Resource Advocates to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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 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 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 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles for analysis of how best to target investment outflows from California’s cap-and-trade auctions to positively impact households in disadvantaged communities, and to educate policymakers on these investment benefits Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,829 Year Granted 2014 Center for the Next Generation to communicate the findings of the Risky Business project to incentivize the business community to incorporate climate risk into practices and policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) support CO2 emissions standards for existing power plants. Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Greenlining Institute for research and development of case studies that demonstrate the economic, social, environmental, and health benefits associated with California’s climate policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $30,000 Year Granted 2014 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support 1) research on climate science and energy technologies ; (2) policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources and energy innovation; and3) meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2014 University of Chicago to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $164,012 Year Granted 2014 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices for the state learning network on new utility business models Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Western Resource Advocates to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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 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 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 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles for analysis of how best to target investment outflows from California’s cap-and-trade auctions to positively impact households in disadvantaged communities, and to educate policymakers on these investment benefits Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,829 Year Granted 2014 Center for the Next Generation to communicate the findings of the Risky Business project to incentivize the business community to incorporate climate risk into practices and policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) support CO2 emissions standards for existing power plants. Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Greenlining Institute for research and development of case studies that demonstrate the economic, social, environmental, and health benefits associated with California’s climate policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $30,000 Year Granted 2014 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support 1) research on climate science and energy technologies ; (2) policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources and energy innovation; and3) meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2014 University of Chicago to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $164,012 Year Granted 2014 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices for the state learning network on new utility business models Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Western Resource Advocates to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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. 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 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 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles for analysis of how best to target investment outflows from California’s cap-and-trade auctions to positively impact households in disadvantaged communities, and to educate policymakers on these investment benefits Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,829 Year Granted 2014 Center for the Next Generation to communicate the findings of the Risky Business project to incentivize the business community to incorporate climate risk into practices and policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) support CO2 emissions standards for existing power plants. Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Greenlining Institute for research and development of case studies that demonstrate the economic, social, environmental, and health benefits associated with California’s climate policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $30,000 Year Granted 2014 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support 1) research on climate science and energy technologies ; (2) policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources and energy innovation; and3) meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2014 University of Chicago to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $164,012 Year Granted 2014 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices for the state learning network on new utility business models Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Western Resource Advocates to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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 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 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 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles for analysis of how best to target investment outflows from California’s cap-and-trade auctions to positively impact households in disadvantaged communities, and to educate policymakers on these investment benefits Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,829 Year Granted 2014 Center for the Next Generation to communicate the findings of the Risky Business project to incentivize the business community to incorporate climate risk into practices and policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) support CO2 emissions standards for existing power plants. Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Greenlining Institute for research and development of case studies that demonstrate the economic, social, environmental, and health benefits associated with California’s climate policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $30,000 Year Granted 2014 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support 1) research on climate science and energy technologies ; (2) policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources and energy innovation; and3) meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2014 University of Chicago to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $164,012 Year Granted 2014 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices for the state learning network on new utility business models Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Western Resource Advocates to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles for analysis of how best to target investment outflows from California’s cap-and-trade auctions to positively impact households in disadvantaged communities, and to educate policymakers on these investment benefits Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,829 Year Granted 2014 Center for the Next Generation to communicate the findings of the Risky Business project to incentivize the business community to incorporate climate risk into practices and policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) support CO2 emissions standards for existing power plants. Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Greenlining Institute for research and development of case studies that demonstrate the economic, social, environmental, and health benefits associated with California’s climate policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $30,000 Year Granted 2014 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support 1) research on climate science and energy technologies ; (2) policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources and energy innovation; and3) meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2014 University of Chicago to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $164,012 Year Granted 2014 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices for the state learning network on new utility business models Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Western Resource Advocates to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles for analysis of how best to target investment outflows from California’s cap-and-trade auctions to positively impact households in disadvantaged communities, and to educate policymakers on these investment benefits Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,829 Year Granted 2014 Center for the Next Generation to communicate the findings of the Risky Business project to incentivize the business community to incorporate climate risk into practices and policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) support CO2 emissions standards for existing power plants. Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Greenlining Institute for research and development of case studies that demonstrate the economic, social, environmental, and health benefits associated with California’s climate policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $30,000 Year Granted 2014 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support 1) research on climate science and energy technologies ; (2) policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources and energy innovation; and3) meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2014 University of Chicago to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $164,012 Year Granted 2014 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices for the state learning network on new utility business models Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Western Resource Advocates to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles for analysis of how best to target investment outflows from California’s cap-and-trade auctions to positively impact households in disadvantaged communities, and to educate policymakers on these investment benefits Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,829 Year Granted 2014 Center for the Next Generation to communicate the findings of the Risky Business project to incentivize the business community to incorporate climate risk into practices and policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) support CO2 emissions standards for existing power plants. Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Greenlining Institute for research and development of case studies that demonstrate the economic, social, environmental, and health benefits associated with California’s climate policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $30,000 Year Granted 2014 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support 1) research on climate science and energy technologies ; (2) policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources and energy innovation; and3) meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2014 University of Chicago to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $164,012 Year Granted 2014 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices for the state learning network on new utility business models Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Western Resource Advocates to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles for analysis of how best to target investment outflows from California’s cap-and-trade auctions to positively impact households in disadvantaged communities, and to educate policymakers on these investment benefits Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,829 Year Granted 2014 Center for the Next Generation to communicate the findings of the Risky Business project to incentivize the business community to incorporate climate risk into practices and policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) support CO2 emissions standards for existing power plants. Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Greenlining Institute for research and development of case studies that demonstrate the economic, social, environmental, and health benefits associated with California’s climate policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $30,000 Year Granted 2014 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support 1) research on climate science and energy technologies ; (2) policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources and energy innovation; and3) meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2014 University of Chicago to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $164,012 Year Granted 2014 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices for the state learning network on new utility business models Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Western Resource Advocates to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles for analysis of how best to target investment outflows from California’s cap-and-trade auctions to positively impact households in disadvantaged communities, and to educate policymakers on these investment benefits Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,829 Year Granted 2014 Center for the Next Generation to communicate the findings of the Risky Business project to incentivize the business community to incorporate climate risk into practices and policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) support CO2 emissions standards for existing power plants. Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Greenlining Institute for research and development of case studies that demonstrate the economic, social, environmental, and health benefits associated with California’s climate policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $30,000 Year Granted 2014 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support 1) research on climate science and energy technologies ; (2) policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources and energy innovation; and3) meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2014 University of Chicago to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $164,012 Year Granted 2014 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices for the state learning network on new utility business models Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Western Resource Advocates to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles for analysis of how best to target investment outflows from California’s cap-and-trade auctions to positively impact households in disadvantaged communities, and to educate policymakers on these investment benefits Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,829 Year Granted 2014 Center for the Next Generation to communicate the findings of the Risky Business project to incentivize the business community to incorporate climate risk into practices and policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) support CO2 emissions standards for existing power plants. Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Greenlining Institute for research and development of case studies that demonstrate the economic, social, environmental, and health benefits associated with California’s climate policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $30,000 Year Granted 2014 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support 1) research on climate science and energy technologies ; (2) policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources and energy innovation; and3) meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2014 University of Chicago to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $164,012 Year Granted 2014 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices for the state learning network on new utility business models Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Western Resource Advocates to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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 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 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles for analysis of how best to target investment outflows from California’s cap-and-trade auctions to positively impact households in disadvantaged communities, and to educate policymakers on these investment benefits Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,829 Year Granted 2014 Center for the Next Generation to communicate the findings of the Risky Business project to incentivize the business community to incorporate climate risk into practices and policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) support CO2 emissions standards for existing power plants. Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Greenlining Institute for research and development of case studies that demonstrate the economic, social, environmental, and health benefits associated with California’s climate policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $30,000 Year Granted 2014 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support 1) research on climate science and energy technologies ; (2) policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources and energy innovation; and3) meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2014 University of Chicago to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $164,012 Year Granted 2014 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices for the state learning network on new utility business models Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Western Resource Advocates to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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 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 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles for analysis of how best to target investment outflows from California’s cap-and-trade auctions to positively impact households in disadvantaged communities, and to educate policymakers on these investment benefits Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,829 Year Granted 2014 Center for the Next Generation to communicate the findings of the Risky Business project to incentivize the business community to incorporate climate risk into practices and policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) support CO2 emissions standards for existing power plants. Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Greenlining Institute for research and development of case studies that demonstrate the economic, social, environmental, and health benefits associated with California’s climate policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $30,000 Year Granted 2014 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support 1) research on climate science and energy technologies ; (2) policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources and energy innovation; and3) meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2014 University of Chicago to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $164,012 Year Granted 2014 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices for the state learning network on new utility business models Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Western Resource Advocates to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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 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 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles for analysis of how best to target investment outflows from California’s cap-and-trade auctions to positively impact households in disadvantaged communities, and to educate policymakers on these investment benefits Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,829 Year Granted 2014 Center for the Next Generation to communicate the findings of the Risky Business project to incentivize the business community to incorporate climate risk into practices and policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) support CO2 emissions standards for existing power plants. Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Greenlining Institute for research and development of case studies that demonstrate the economic, social, environmental, and health benefits associated with California’s climate policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $30,000 Year Granted 2014 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support 1) research on climate science and energy technologies ; (2) policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources and energy innovation; and3) meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2014 University of Chicago to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $164,012 Year Granted 2014 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices for the state learning network on new utility business models Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Western Resource Advocates to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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 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 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles for analysis of how best to target investment outflows from California’s cap-and-trade auctions to positively impact households in disadvantaged communities, and to educate policymakers on these investment benefits Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,829 Year Granted 2014 Center for the Next Generation to communicate the findings of the Risky Business project to incentivize the business community to incorporate climate risk into practices and policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) support CO2 emissions standards for existing power plants. Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Greenlining Institute for research and development of case studies that demonstrate the economic, social, environmental, and health benefits associated with California’s climate policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $30,000 Year Granted 2014 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support 1) research on climate science and energy technologies ; (2) policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources and energy innovation; and3) meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2014 University of Chicago to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $164,012 Year Granted 2014 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices for the state learning network on new utility business models Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Western Resource Advocates to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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 $250,000 Year Granted 2014 Advanced Energy Economy Institute to accelerate market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles for analysis of how best to target investment outflows from California’s cap-and-trade auctions to positively impact households in disadvantaged communities, and to educate policymakers on these investment benefits Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,829 Year Granted 2014 Center for the Next Generation to communicate the findings of the Risky Business project to incentivize the business community to incorporate climate risk into practices and policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) support CO2 emissions standards for existing power plants. Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Greenlining Institute for research and development of case studies that demonstrate the economic, social, environmental, and health benefits associated with California’s climate policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $30,000 Year Granted 2014 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support 1) research on climate science and energy technologies ; (2) policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources and energy innovation; and3) meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2014 University of Chicago to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $164,012 Year Granted 2014 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices for the state learning network on new utility business models Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Western Resource Advocates to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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 market adoption of advanced energy technologies to create a more secure, resilient, clean, and cost-effective power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles for analysis of how best to target investment outflows from California’s cap-and-trade auctions to positively impact households in disadvantaged communities, and to educate policymakers on these investment benefits Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,829 Year Granted 2014 Center for the Next Generation to communicate the findings of the Risky Business project to incentivize the business community to incorporate climate risk into practices and policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) support CO2 emissions standards for existing power plants. Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Greenlining Institute for research and development of case studies that demonstrate the economic, social, environmental, and health benefits associated with California’s climate policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $30,000 Year Granted 2014 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support 1) research on climate science and energy technologies ; (2) policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources and energy innovation; and3) meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2014 University of Chicago to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $164,012 Year Granted 2014 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices for the state learning network on new utility business models Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Western Resource Advocates to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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 Regents of the University of California Los Angeles for analysis of how best to target investment outflows from California’s cap-and-trade auctions to positively impact households in disadvantaged communities, and to educate policymakers on these investment benefits Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $69,829 Year Granted 2014 Center for the Next Generation to communicate the findings of the Risky Business project to incentivize the business community to incorporate climate risk into practices and policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) support CO2 emissions standards for existing power plants. Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Greenlining Institute for research and development of case studies that demonstrate the economic, social, environmental, and health benefits associated with California’s climate policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $30,000 Year Granted 2014 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support 1) research on climate science and energy technologies ; (2) policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources and energy innovation; and3) meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2014 University of Chicago to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $164,012 Year Granted 2014 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices for the state learning network on new utility business models Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Western Resource Advocates to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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 the Next Generation to communicate the findings of the Risky Business project to incentivize the business community to incorporate climate risk into practices and policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Southwest Energy Efficiency Project LLC for (1) utility energy efficiency advisory and advocacy work; and (2) support CO2 emissions standards for existing power plants. Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Greenlining Institute for research and development of case studies that demonstrate the economic, social, environmental, and health benefits associated with California’s climate policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $30,000 Year Granted 2014 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support 1) research on climate science and energy technologies ; (2) policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources and energy innovation; and3) meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2014 University of Chicago to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $164,012 Year Granted 2014 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices for the state learning network on new utility business models Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Western Resource Advocates to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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) support CO2 emissions standards for existing power plants. Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Greenlining Institute for research and development of case studies that demonstrate the economic, social, environmental, and health benefits associated with California’s climate policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $30,000 Year Granted 2014 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support 1) research on climate science and energy technologies ; (2) policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources and energy innovation; and3) meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2014 University of Chicago to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $164,012 Year Granted 2014 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices for the state learning network on new utility business models Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Western Resource Advocates to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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 for research and development of case studies that demonstrate the economic, social, environmental, and health benefits associated with California’s climate policies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $30,000 Year Granted 2014 Aspen Global Change Institute Inc. to support 1) research on climate science and energy technologies ; (2) policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources and energy innovation; and3) meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2014 University of Chicago to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $164,012 Year Granted 2014 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices for the state learning network on new utility business models Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Western Resource Advocates to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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 1) research on climate science and energy technologies ; (2) policy analysis on zero-carbon energy sources and energy innovation; and3) meetings concerning zero-carbon energy sources Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $750,000 Year Granted 2014 University of Chicago to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $164,012 Year Granted 2014 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices for the state learning network on new utility business models Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Western Resource Advocates to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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.
University of Chicago to study and analyze climate change policies for their cost effectiveness in limiting carbon emissions to reduce climate change Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $164,012 Year Granted 2014 National Governors Association Center for Best Practices for the state learning network on new utility business models Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Western Resource Advocates to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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 for the state learning network on new utility business models Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Western Resource Advocates to accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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 accelerate the transition away from conventional fossil fuel technologies to clean energy technologies Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $350,000 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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 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 Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 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.
Regulatory Assistance Project for stakeholder interviews, research, writing, and educational outreach to disseminate best practices in rate design to make the U.S. electricity system clean, efficient, and economical Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $173,682 Year Granted 2014 Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 Next
Energy Center of Wisconsin for the Powering Tomorrow project to draft model regulatory language that will enable the transformation to a clean power sector Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $100,000 Year Granted 2014 Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 Next
Resources for the Future, Inc. for general support Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $250,000 Year Granted 2014 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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 Next
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 2014 Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 Next
Clean Air Task Force Inc. to support efforts to dramatically limit emissions of methane and carbon dioxide from U.S. natural gas and oil production activities Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 Next
Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to support domestic sustainable fisheries, habitat exchanges, market-based approaches to water management, and methane science Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $2,500,000 Year Granted 2014 Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 Next
Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. to drive the adoption of smart power policies and further clean energy investments in states around the U.S, specifically including Texas Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014 Previous 1 … 7 8 9 10 Next
Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies for the Western Grid Group’s work on incorporating a broad range of cost-effective, low-carbon technologies into the electric system in the western United States Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $200,000 Year Granted 2014 Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014
Natural Resources Defense Council to support the adoption of utility incentives and energy efficiency standards Program Climate and Clean Energy Grant Type Grant Grant Amount $500,000 Year Granted 2014