The Sunrise Project Inc

WILMINGTON, DE EIN: 87-2370083 Website

DRIVEN BY THE IMPERATIVE OF CLIMATE JUSTICE, THE SUNRISE PROJECT'S MISSION IS TO SCALE SOCIAL MOVEMENTS TO DRIVE THE TRANSITION FROM FOSSIL FUELS TO RENEWABLE ENERGY AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$14.0M

+169.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$17.3M

+5.7% YoY

Grant Count

75

+47.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$231K

-28.1% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$17M$34M$50M$67M202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$14,015,616$5,199,627$5,246,874
Revenue$61,111,981$33,276,881$9,846,280
Expenses$51,691,946$36,014,694$4,661,231
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$129,430$264,295$16,147
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$4M$9M$13M$17M2 grants202251 grants202375 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

POTENTIAL ENERGY COALITI…$2.5MSUSTAINABLE MARKETS FOUN…$1.1MCERES INC$800KSIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION$640KPUBLIC CITIZEN FOUNDATIO…$580KAMERICANS FOR FINANCIAL …$500KINSTITUTE FOR ENERGY ECO…$400KACCE INSTITUTE$380KGEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY$375KINTERFAITH CENTER ON COR…$375K

Grant Size Distribution

128 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K19$50–100K53$100–250K29$250–500K11$500K–1M5$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

SAM LA ROCCABOARD MEMBER / EXEC DIRECTOR$210KANITA SCHWARTZMNG DIR OF DEVELOPMENT (THRU…$194KAMANDA ROLL-PICKERINGPROGRAM DIRECTOR$163KELAINE REGULLANORESEARCH DIRECTOR$153KUMME HOQUEPROGRAM DIRECTOR$148KDIANA BESTPROGRAM DIRECTOR$147KJANE LIGENERAL COUNSEL & COMPANY SE…$147KADWOA AGYEMANNETWORK GRANTS DIRECTOR$142KDANIEL SUFRANSKIFEDERAL POLICY STRATEGIST$138KMARIJKE VAN LIEMTINTERIM CHIEF OPERATING OFFI…$125KSUDHA NANDAGOPALCHAIR$30K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
SUDHA NANDAGOPALCHAIR4$30,000
JOHN HEPBURNTREASURER (THRU 6/2024)2
LORENA GONZALEZBOARD MEMBER2
DANNY KENNEDYBOARD MEMBER (THRU 8/2024)2
ANAY SHAHBOARD MEMBER2
PARIN SHAHBOARD MEMBER2
SAM LA ROCCABOARD MEMBER / EXEC DIRECTOR40$209,901
JANE LIGENERAL COUNSEL & COMPANY SECRETARY40$146,667
MARIJKE VAN LIEMTINTERIM CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40$125,161
ANITA SCHWARTZMNG DIR OF DEVELOPMENT (THRU 5/2024)40$193,587
AMANDA ROLL-PICKERINGPROGRAM DIRECTOR40$163,110
ELAINE REGULLANORESEARCH DIRECTOR40$153,493
UMME HOQUEPROGRAM DIRECTOR40$147,838
ADWOA AGYEMANNETWORK GRANTS DIRECTOR40$141,685
DANIEL SUFRANSKIFEDERAL POLICY STRATEGIST40$138,113
DIANA BESTPROGRAM DIRECTOR40$146,744

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

19states
+11 more states

Cities

AlexandriaAustinBerkeleyBostonBoulderBrooklynCambridgeCharlottesvilleChicagoFort WashingtonHartfordKentLakewoodLos AngelesMadisonMesaMiamiMinneapolisMorrisvilleNassau

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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