Organization · EIN 26-1797336 · Princeton, NJ · Science & technology
Who funds Climate Central?
27 private foundations reported paying Climate Central $6.33M on returns for tax year 2023.
27 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers
Funders 27
| Foundation | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Schmidt Family Foundation Palo Alto, CA |
$3,525,000 | CAPACITY BUILDING FOR PARTNERS | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Randall and Mary Hack Foundation Greenwich, CT · Preselected only |
$578,750 2 grant lines |
FLOOD VISION PROGRAM +1 more | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated) Chicago, IL |
$500,000 | in support of general operations | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Jpb Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$400,000 | EMPOWERING RESILIENCE FOR UNDER-SERVED COMMUNITIES IN THE FACE OF ACCELERATING SEA LEVEL THREATS | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Kresge Foundation Troy, MI |
$300,000 | STRENGTHENING COASTAL RESILIENCE THROUGH ACCESSIBLE RESEARCH, TOOLS, AND OUTREACH FOCUSED ON EQUITY AND HEALTH | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| High Meadows Foundation Boston, MA · Preselected only |
$250,000 | PAYMENT TO CARRY ON CHARITABLE ACITITIES | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation Los Altos, CA · Preselected only |
$170,000 2 grant lines |
TO COMMUNICATE THE SCIENCE AND IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE +1 more | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Rita Allen Foundation Princeton, NJ · Preselected only |
$125,000 2 grant lines |
CIVIC SCIENCE FELLOW | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| George H and Estelle M Sands Foundation Princeton, NJ · Preselected only |
$100,000 | GENERAL | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The David R and Patricia D Atkinson Foundation Princeton, NJ · Preselected only |
$100,000 | GENERAL | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 08/2024 |
| The Rao Foundation Flower Mound, TX · Preselected only |
$100,000 | BUILD PUBLIC SUPPORT TO CLIMATE CHARITY | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Marisla Foundation Laguna Beach, CA |
$50,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Helen and Will Webster Foundation Arcadia, CA · Preselected only |
$30,000 | CLIMATE | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Tiger Baron Foundation New York, NY |
$20,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT PURPOSES | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Volo Foundation Palm Beach Gardens, FL · Preselected only |
$15,000 | LEADING SCIENTISTS AND JOURNALISTS RESEARCHING AND INCREASING MEDIA COVERAGE OF CLIMATE HEALTH | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Gutenstein Legacy Foundation Minneapolis, MN |
$15,000 | SUPPORT TOWARDS RESEARCHERS AND REPORTING THE FACTS ABOUT CHANGING CLIMATE AND ITS IMPACT ON THE PUBLIC | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 10/2024 |
| The Gutenstein Heritage Foundation Salem, SC · Preselected only |
$15,000 | TO HELP ESTABLISH AN ONLINE PLATFORM DEDICATED TO DISSEMINATING FLOODVISION IMAGERY | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 10/2024 |
| The Firmenich Charitable Foundation Princeton, NJ |
$10,000 | SUPPORT FOR CLIMATE MATTERS PROGRAM | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| 3GREENASSISTANCE Whittier, CA · Preselected only |
$10,000 | TO SUPPORT AND COMMUNICATE CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE, EFFECTS, AND SOLUTIONS TO THE PUBLIC AND DECISION-MAKERS | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Becket Family Foundation Malvern, PA |
$5,000 | UNRESTRICTED | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.
Foundations that fund organizations like Climate Central
These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Climate Central, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.
- The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Princeton, NJ
Paid 18 of the 25 closest peers · $19.5M to them - The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Menlo Park, CA
Paid 20 of the 25 closest peers · $36.9M to them - The Ford Foundation New York, NY
Paid 20 of the 25 closest peers · $37M to them - The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Los Altos, CA
Paid 16 of the 25 closest peers · $23.4M to them - The Rockefeller Foundation New York, NY
Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $10.5M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation Palo Alto, CA
Paid 14 of the 25 closest peers · $40.7M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - The Cigna Group Foundation Philadelphia, PA
Paid 12 of the 25 closest peers · $3,760 to them - Chubb Charitable Foundation Philadelphia, PA
Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $268K to them
Organizations with the most funders in common
- President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA
9 shared funders · 831 funders in all - The Nature Conservancy Arlington, VA
8 shared funders · 1261 funders in all - Homefront Lawrenceville, NJ
6 shared funders · 53 funders in all - Earthjustice San Francisco, CA
9 shared funders · 353 funders in all - Natural Resources Defense Council New York, NY
8 shared funders · 625 funders in all - Pro Publica New York, NY
8 shared funders · 219 funders in all
Where this comes from
Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.
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