Private foundation · EIN 85-4095972 · Irvine, CA · Return for the year ending 2024-11-30
Where Sequoia Climate Foundation's grants went
It reported $305M in grants paid across 187 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 53.6% of those dollars to 64 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $164M 105 lines
- No confident match $11.9M 8
- Individuals, not shown $190K 1
- Outside the US $129M 73
What its filing says about applications
Preselected only It checked the 990-PF box saying it only gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
- Website on filing
- WWW.SEQUOIACLIMATE.ORG
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 170 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors New York, NY · EIN 13-3615533 | $17,900,000 | TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THE ENERGY TRANSITION | Same city 1.00 |
| Stichting European Climate Foundation The Hague, NL · outside the US | $15,000,000 | TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Foreign |
| Tara Climate Singapore, SN · outside the US | $12,500,000 | TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Foreign |
| Climateworks Foundation San Francisco, CA · EIN 26-2303250 | $7,924,000 | TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND EDUCATION TO FURTHER CLIMATE FINANCE EFFORTS | Same address 1.00 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors New York, NY · EIN 13-3615533 | $7,550,000 | TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES WITH RESPECT TO CLIMATE DIPLOMACY | Same city 1.00 |
| United States Energy Foundation San Francisco, CA · EIN 83-1740146 | $7,500,000 | IN SUPPORT OF CLIMATE POLICY PLANNING TO ADVANCE CLEAN ENERGY TO FOSTER PUBLIC HEALTH | Same address 1.00 |
| Climate Lead San Francisco, CA · EIN 88-4336644 | $7,000,000 | TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Meliore Foundation (Fup) Brussels, BE · outside the US | $6,800,000 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION WITH RESPECT TO THE CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION | Foreign |
| Meliore Foundation (Fup) Brussels, BE · outside the US | $6,000,000 | TO SUPPORT COORDINATION ON COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIES | Foreign |
| The Sunrise Project Australia Surry Hills, AS · outside the US | $5,700,000 | TO SUPPORT PUBLIC HEALTH THROUGH CLEAN ENERGY AND ENERGY TRANSITION ACTIVITIES | Foreign |
| Stichting European Climate Foundation The Hague, NL · outside the US | $5,615,000 | TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT CLEAN ENERGY | Foreign |
| The Regents of the University of California Berkeley, CA · no confident EIN match | $4,450,000 | IN SUPPORT OF CAPACITY BUILDING AND CLIMATE PARTNERSHIPS TO ADVANCE TRAINING AND EDUCATION | Unmatched Help match |
| Clasp Washington, DC · EIN 33-1112770 | $4,250,000 | TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SUPPORT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS | Same address 1.00 |
| International Sustainable Energy Foundation Austin, TX · EIN 87-2509491 | $4,070,000 | TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| The International Council on Clean Transportation Washington, DC · EIN 20-3076690 | $3,500,000 | TO SUPPORT PUBLIC HEALTH THROUGH CLEAN TRANSPORTATION EFFORTS | Same address 1.00 |
| Stichting Foundation for International Law for the Environment (File) Amsterdam, NL · outside the US | $3,500,000 | TO SUPPORT PUBLIC HEALTH THROUGH ENERGY TRANSITION EFFORTS | Foreign |
| Stichting Foundation for International Law for the Environment (File) Amsterdam, NL · outside the US | $3,450,000 | TO SUPPORT PUBLIC HEALTH THROUGH ENERGY TRANSITION EFFORTS | Foreign |
| Natural Resources Defense Council New York, NY · EIN 13-2654926 | $3,350,000 | TO SUPPORT ENERGY SYSTEM DECARBONIZATION ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER PUBLIC HEALTH | Same address 1.00 |
| Stichting European Climate Foundation The Hague, NL · outside the US | $3,250,000 | TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS ON CLEAN ENERGY ACTIVITIES | Foreign |
| Potential Energy Coalition New York, NY · EIN 82-4652837 | $3,210,000 | TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 |
| United States Energy Foundation San Francisco, CA · EIN 83-1740146 | $3,150,000 | TO SUPPORT CLEAN ENERGY POLICY IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS | Same address 1.00 |
| World Resources Institute Washington, DC · EIN 52-1257057 | $3,075,000 | TO SUPPORT CARBON NEUTRALITY EFFORTS TO FOSTER PUBLIC HEALTH | Same address 1.00 |
| League of Conservation Voters Education Fund Washington, DC · EIN 52-1379661 | $3,000,000 | TO SUPPORT CLEAN ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES | Same street 1.00 |
| Multiplier San Francisco, CA · EIN 91-2166435 | $3,000,000 | TO SUPPORT PUBLIC HEALTH THROUGH THE CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION | Same city 1.00 |
| The Energy Foundation San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-3126848 | $3,000,000 | TO IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENERGY SECURITY THROUGH CLIMATE MITIGATION ACTIVITIES | Same address 1.00 |
| Corporation for National and Community Service Washington, DC · no confident EIN match | $3,000,000 | TO SUPPORT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT | Unmatched Help match |
| Stichting European Climate Foundation The Hague, NL · outside the US | $3,000,000 | TO SUPPORT PUBLIC HEALTH THROUGH CLEAN POWER EFFORTS | Foreign |
| The London School of Economics and Political Science London, UK · outside the US | $2,550,000 | TO ENABLE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION REGARDING THE ECONOMICS OF THE CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION | Foreign |
| United Nations Office for Project Services Kobenhavn, DA · outside the US | $2,500,000 | TO FURTHER PUBLIC HEALTH BY SUPPORTING THE CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION | Foreign |
| Center for American Progress Washington, DC · EIN 30-0126510 | $2,300,000 | TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT AROUND CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS | Same address 1.00 |
| Climateworks Foundation San Francisco, CA · EIN 26-2303250 | $2,000,000 | TO IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH THROUGH ADVANCEMENTS TO INDUSTRIAL DECARBONIZATION | Same address 1.00 |
| World Resources Institute Washington, DC · EIN 52-1257057 | $2,000,000 | TO SUPPORT FOREST RESTORATION | Same address 1.00 |
| World Resources Institute Washington, DC · EIN 52-1257057 | $2,000,000 | TO SUPPORT PUBLIC HEALTH THROUGH EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS | Same address 1.00 |
| Avpn Limited Singapore, SN · outside the US | $2,000,000 | — | Foreign |
| Foreign Environmental Cooperation Center (Feco) Beijing, CH · outside the US | $2,000,000 | TO SUPPORT CLIMATE COLLABORATION AND ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS | Foreign |
| Natural Resources Defense Council New York, NY · EIN 13-2654926 | $1,920,000 | TO SUPPORT RESEARCH IN FURTHERANCE OF THE CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION | Same address 1.00 |
| Sustainable Markets Foundation New York, NY · EIN 13-4188834 | $1,900,000 | TO SUPPORT CLIMATE-RELATED EDUCATION AND AWARENESS ACTIVITIES | Same address 1.00 |
| The Regents of the University of California Berkeley, CA · no confident EIN match | $1,800,000 | TO IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH THROUGH DECARBONIZATION AND THE CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION | Unmatched Help match |
| Environmental Defense Fund New York, NY · EIN 11-6107128 | $1,700,000 | TO SUPPORT CLIMATE RESEARCH AND CAPACITY BUILDING EFFORTS | Same address 1.00 |
| World Resources Institute Washington, DC · EIN 52-1257057 | $1,700,000 | TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO REDUCE DEFORESTATION | Same address 1.00 |
| New Venture Fund Washington, DC · EIN 20-5806345 | $1,665,000 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ENERGY TRANSITION | Same address 1.00 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute Boulder, CO · EIN 74-2244146 | $1,600,000 | TO SUPPORT DECARBONIZATION OF THE POWER SECTOR AND IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH | Same address 1.00 |
| Sustainable Energy for All Verein Fur Nachhaltige Energie (SE4ALL Verein) Vienna, AU · outside the US | $1,510,000 | TO SUPPORT AWARENESS AND CAPACITY BUILDING TO ADVANCE ENERGY EFFICIENCY | Foreign |
| Center for International Environmental Law Washington, DC · EIN 52-1633220 | $1,500,000 | TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ON CLEAN ENERGY POLICIES | Same address 1.00 |
| Climate ARC Dover, DE · EIN 93-2684544 | $1,500,000 | TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Cornell University Ithaca, NY · EIN 15-0532082 | $1,500,000 | TO SUPPORT AGRICULTURE SYSTEMS THAT ADVANCE ANTI-HUNGER AND CLIMATE RESILIENCY | Known alias 1.00 |
| Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development Washington, DC · EIN 81-0616238 | $1,500,000 | TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Natural Resource Governance Institute New York, NY · EIN 20-4451390 | $1,500,000 | TO SUPPORT ENERGY TRANSITION EFFORTS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES | Same city 1.00 |
| Rockefeller Family Fund New York, NY · EIN 13-6257658 | $1,500,000 | TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THE ENERGY TRANSITION | Same address 1.00 |
| Icvcm Limited London, UK · outside the US | $1,500,000 | TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Foreign |
16 more lines ($17.8M) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
Foundations that fund the same organizations
- The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Menlo Park, CA
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27 recipients in common - Amazonsmile Foundation Seattle, WA
25 recipients in common - The Heising-Simons Foundation Los Altos, CA
23 recipients in common - The Ford Foundation New York, NY
21 recipients in common - Park Foundation Ithaca, NY
18 recipients in common - Rockefeller Brothers Fund New York, NY
18 recipients in common - The Rockefeller Foundation New York, NY
17 recipients in common
Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.