Sequoia Climate Foundation
Irvine, CA · EIN 85-4095972. Reported 559 grants totalling $862.8M to 219 recipients across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Sequoia Climate Foundation checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
4 of the organizations Sequoia Climate Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 32 grants totalling $104.9M to them. That is 21% of the $489.5M of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | grantmaking organization | New York | $69.5M | 19 | 4 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| United States Energy Foundation | grantmaking organization | California | $26.9M | 6 | 3 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Rockefeller Family Fund Inc | grantmaking organization | New York | $4,500,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Tides Foundation | grantmaking organization | California | $4,060,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,000,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500,000 and $1,695,000; the smallest was $88 and the largest $28.5M.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stichting European Climate Foundation | The Hague | $101.1M | 25 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | $69.5M | 19 | 4 | 2023 |
| Tara Climate Ltd | Singapore | $30.7M | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| World Resources Institute | Washington, DC | $30.2M | 23 | 4 | 2023 |
| Stichting European Climate Foundation | The Hague, Zuid-Holland | $28.5M | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| United States Energy Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $26.9M | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | $25.9M | 16 | 3 | 2023 |
| Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $24.0M | 12 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Energy Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $22.7M | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | Boulder, CO | $15.9M | 13 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Sunrise Project Australia Ltd | Surry Hills, Nsw | $14.7M | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | $14.5M | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Clasp | Washington, DC | $13.2M | 10 | 4 | 2023 |
| Meliore Foundation (fup) | Brussels | $13.1M | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| International Sustainable Energy Foundation | Austin, TX | $12.7M | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| League of Conservation Voters Education Fund | Washington, DC | $11.7M | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Sustainable Markets Foundation | New York, NY | $10.2M | 9 | 4 | 2023 |
| Stichting Foundation for International Law for the Environment (file) | Amsterdam | $9,950,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| International Council on Clean Transportation | Washington, DC | $9,370,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Environmental Defense Fund Inc | New York, NY | $9,110,000 | 8 | 4 | 2023 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $8,982,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Potential Energy Coalition Inc | New York, NY | $8,710,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Third Generation Environmentalism Ltd | London | $8,255,000 | 7 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Partnership Project Inc | Washington, DC | $8,240,000 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| Center for American Progress | Washington, DC | $7,950,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| United Nations Office for Project Services | Kobenhavn, 84 | $7,500,000 | 5 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | Oakland, CA | $7,100,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Climate Lead Inc | San Francisco, CA | $7,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| International Institute for Sustainable Development | Winnipeg, Manitoba | $6,884,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Instituto Clima E Sociedade | Rio De Janeiro | $6,770,000 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| The Sunrise Project Australia Ltd | Surry Hills | $6,500,000 | 3 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Regents of the University of California | Berkeley, CA | $6,250,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wwf-Uk | Woking | $5,700,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center for Applied Environmental Law and Policy | Boulder, CO | $5,620,000 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| The London School of Economics and Political Science | London | $5,550,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Multiplier | San Francisco, CA | $5,502,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cornell University | Ithica, NY | $5,275,000 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| United Nations Foundation | Washington, DC | $5,210,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ceres Inc | Boston, MA | $5,000,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Sunrise Project Australia Ltd | Surry Hills, New South Wales | $5,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Instituto Clima E Sociedade | Humaita, Rio De Janeiro | $4,800,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Energy Systems Integration Group Inc | Reston, VA | $4,620,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Center for International Environmental Law Inc | Washington, DC | $4,500,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Rockefeller Family Fund Inc | New York, NY | $4,500,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Clientearth | London | $4,150,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | $4,100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (cai-Asia) Center Inc | Pasig City | $4,068,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $4,060,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Alliance for Sustainable Energy LLC | Golden, CO | $4,000,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Foreign Environmental Cooperation Center (feco) | Beijing | $4,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Public Citizen Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $4,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Agora Think Tanks Ggmbh | Berlin | $3,780,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development | Washington, DC | $3,750,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis Inc | Lakewood, OH | $3,300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Social Change Nest | London | $3,250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund | Washington, DC | $3,170,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Growald Climate Fund Inc | Brookline, MA | $3,165,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $3,050,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alliance for the Climate Emergency Inc | Charlestown, MA | $3,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Climate Leadership Initiative Inc | San Francisco, CA | $3,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Corporation for National and Community Service | Washington, DC | $3,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Energy Foundation China | San Francisco, CA | $3,000,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oil Change International | Washington, DC | $3,000,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Resources Legacy Fund | Sacramento, CA | $3,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sunrise Movement Education Fund | Washington, DC | $3,000,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Urgewald Ev | Sassenberg | $3,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Building Decarbonization Coalition | Petaluma, CA | $2,900,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Berkeley Lab Foundation | Oakland, CA | $2,750,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Climate Policy Radar Cic | London | $2,750,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ctrees | Pasadena, CA | $2,750,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Icvcm Limited | London | $2,700,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| International Energy Agency | Paris | $2,550,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for Climate Integrity | Washington, DC | $2,500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fundo Brasileiro Para a Biodiversidade | Botafogo, Rio De Janeiro | $2,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Natural Resource Governance Institute | New York, NY | $2,500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for Strategic and International Studies | Washington, DC | $2,400,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Environmental Investigation Agency Uk | London | $2,380,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $2,350,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Clientearth USA Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $2,300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Trustees of Tufts College | Boston, MA | $2,300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Aspen Global Change Institute Inc | Basalt, CO | $2,250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Democracy Forward Foundation | Washington, DC | $2,250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Reclaim Finance | Paris | $2,200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $2,200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $2,200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Avpn Limited | Singapore | $2,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Carbon Tracker Initiative Limited | London | $2,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Climate Justice Alliance | Berkeley, CA | $2,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Stichting Funder Forum | Almere | $2,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Transitionzero | London | $2,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Maryland | College Park, MD | $1,900,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Our Common Home Association | Geneva | $1,800,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Climate Policy Initiative Inc | San Francisco, CA | $1,655,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Clean Air Fund | London, Southwark | $1,600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Green Renewable Independent Power Producers Inc | Quezon City | $1,600,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sustainable Energy for All Verein Fur Nachhaltige Energie (SE4ALL Verein) | Vienna | $1,510,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $1,500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| American Council on Renewable Energy | Washington, DC | $1,500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Clean Energy Works | Washington, DC | $1,500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Climate Arc Inc | Dover, DE | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Instituto Arapyau De Educacao E Desenvolvimento Sustentavel | Sao Paulo | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market | London | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Monash University | Melbourne, Vic | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stichting Urgenda | Noordholland | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Urgewald E V | Sassenberg | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yayasan Visi Indonesia Raya Emisi Nol Bersih | South Jakarta, JK | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Centre for Social and Economic Progress | New Delhi | $1,400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clean Air Fund | London | $1,400,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Council on Energy Environment and Water | New Delhi | $1,320,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Digital Green Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $1,300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies | Sacramento, CA | $1,250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| European Federation for Transport and Environment Aisbl | Brussels | $1,250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for Climate and Energy Solutions Inc | Washington, DC | $1,200,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| New York University | New York, NY | $1,140,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (cai-Asia) Center Inc | Pasig City, Rizal | $1,132,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | Washington, DC | $1,106,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Applied Environmental Law and Policy | Durham, NC | $1,100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Climate Bonds Initiative | London | $1,100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Peking University Education Foundation (usa) | San Mateo, CA | $1,100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Professional Assistance for Development Action | New Delhi | $1,075,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yayasan Visi Indonesia Raya Emisi Nol Bersih | Jakarta, Jakarta Raya | $1,030,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 350ORG | Boston, MA | $1,000,200 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Afef Inc | Dover, DE | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alliance for Climate Education Inc | Charlestown, MA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Americans for a Clean Energy Grid Inc | Arlington, VA | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Center for Global Sustainability at Umd | College Park, MD | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Instituto Arapyau De Educacao E Desenvolvimento Sustentavel | Terceiro Andar, Sao Paulo | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| International Solar Alliance | Gurugram | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development | Paris | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sadan Beobin Gihoo Solution | Seoul | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sandbag Climate Campaign Cic | London | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stichting Climate Litigation Network | Amsterdam | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stichting Greenpeace Council | Amsterdam | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sustainable Finance Institute Asia Limited | Singapore | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Nations Development Program | Brasilia, DF | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Nations Office for Project Services | Kobenhavn | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $990,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Electrification Coalition Foundation | Washington, DC | $930,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Stichting Idh | Utrecht | $900,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Stiftelsen the Stockholm Environment Institute | Stockholm | $850,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Zero Emission Transportation Association Education Fund | Washington, DC | $850,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Environmental Investigation Agency | Washington DC, DC | $800,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Floodlight Inc | Washington, DC | $800,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Institute for Essential Services Reform | Jakarta Selatan, JK | $800,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tsinghua Education Foundation (na) Inc | Milpitas, CA | $800,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| European Federation for Transport & Environment | Brussels | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Net Zero Lawyers Alliance Ltd | Sevenoaks, Kemsing | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Regulatory Assistance Project | Montpelier, VT | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Solutions Project Inc | Oakland, CA | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The African Climate Foundation | Cape Town, WC | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The African Climate Foundation | Cape Town | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Applied Environmental Law and Policy | Washington, DC | $720,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Boston, MA | $665,900 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Instituto De Conservacao Ambiental the Nature Conservancy Do Brasil | Brasilia, DF | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $575,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Initiatives in Health Energy Learning and Parenthood Prayas | Kothrud Pune | $550,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Friends of Edelgive Foundation | Dover, DE | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center for Climate and Energy Solutions Inc | Arlington, VA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Climate Parliament | Brighton | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Institute for Essential Services Reform | Jakarta, Selatan | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| International Solar Alliance | Gurugram, Haryana | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Laudato Si' Movement | Washington, DC | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Observer Research Foundation America | Washington, DC | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Open Imagery Network Inc | Washington, DC | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sustainable Energy for All Verein Fur Nachhaltige Energie | Vienna | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The National Association of State Energy Officials | Arlington, VA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vasudha Foundation | Sugar Land, TX | $480,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Net Zero Lawyers Alliance Ltd | London | $450,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Global Development | Washington, DC | $410,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bruegel Aisbl | Brussels | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Instituto E Transicao Energetica | Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Climate Catalyst Inc | Wilmington, DE | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Instituto Amazonia 40 | Manaus, Amazonas | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation | New Castle County, DE | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vasudha Foundation USA Inc | Sugar Land, TX | $270,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Selco Foundation | Bangalore, Karnataka | $256,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Center for Study of Science Technology and Policy | Bengaluru, Karnataka | $253,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| National University of Singapore | Singapore | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Forum for the Future | Brooklyn, NY | $215,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Goteborgs Universitet | Gothenburg, Vastra Gotalands | $210,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Instituto Climainfo | Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Council for An Energy-Efficient Economy | Washington, DC | $190,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Meridian Institute | Dillon, CO | $140,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chapel & York US Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund Foundation Inc | Covington, KY | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Phoenixville Jaycees Foundation | Phoenixville, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Central Park Conservancy | New York, NY | $6,666 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catalogue for Philanthropy Greater Washington | Washington, DC | $5,600 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Crossroads Fund | Chicago, IL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Milkweed Editions | Minneapolis, MN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sowing Seeds | Shelby, NC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Insititute | East Point, GA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Gentle Barn | Santa Clarita, CA | $1,004 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Asia Policy Point | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| House of Ruth | Claremont, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Innocence Project Inc | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| La County Library Foundation | Downey, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lakeview Pantry | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mary Kitchen | Orange, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mary's Kitchen | Anaheim, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Open Heart Magic | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Communities for a Better Environment | Huntington Park, CA | $520 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Claremont Wildlands Conservancy | Claremont, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| House of Ruth | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Moms 4 Housing | Oakland, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Alopecia Areata Foundation | San Rafael, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Share & Care Foundation | Rochelle Park, NJ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sarvodaya Institute Inc | Diamond Bar, CA | $480 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mount Holyoke College | South Hadley, MA | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Network for Good | Washington, DC | $210 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greenhill Humane Society | Eugene, OR | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Leaders of the Free World | Springfield, MA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood Greater Texas | Dallas, TX | $120 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| San Diego State University Foundation | San Diego, CA | $88 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
101 of 219 (46%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 57%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Stichting European Climate Foundation
POOLED FUND FOR INTERNATIONAL ENERGY, CLEAN ENERGY AND NET-ZERO, GREENING CAPITAL MARKETS AND CLIMATE COMMUNICATIONS, DIGITAL STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS - Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc
TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THE ENERGY TRANSITION - Tara Climate Ltd
TO ACCELERATE A CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION - Energy Foundation
MODERNIZING TRANSPORT AND DRIVING A CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION, ECONOMICS OF CARBON NEUTRALITY - Climateworks Foundation
TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND EDUCATION TO FURTHER CLIMATE FINANCE EFFORTS - United States Energy Foundation
ENERGY AND TRANSPORTATION
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 320 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 64 | $126.3M | $1,000,000 |
| 2021 | 137 | $173.7M | $800,000 |
| 2022 | 171 | $257.4M | $1,000,000 |
| 2023 | 187 | $305.4M | $1,000,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
26% of its giving went to organizations in District of Columbia.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Sequoia Climate Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 2 Witherspoon, Irvine, CA, 92604. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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