Climate Action Fund Grant
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Can we apply?
Check your organization against each line. Taken from the listing; confirm with the funder's guidelines.
Other requirements
- _You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's [website](https://grants.ran.org/climate-action-fund-grant-application/)._
- Although grants are made in all regions and unsolicited proposals are welcome, geographic priority areas are South and North America
- Applicants from other regions are encouraged to contact CAF prior to submitting an application to inquire regarding the possibility of funding
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Individual
- Not eligible: Governmental
- Not eligible: Exclusively academic projects
Overview
The Climate Action Fund: Support for frontline communities challenging the fossil fuel industry
Climate Action Fund (CAF) provides small grants (generally $5,000-$10,000) to local groups tackling the root causes of climate change — the extraction and combustion of fossil fuels such as coal, oil and tar sands.
The Climate Action Fund is an operational system to reduce RAN’s carbon footprint — and we are offering this system to any individuals and organizations looking for a grassroots alternative to carbon offset programs.
Direct Support vs Carbon Offsets
Instead of purchasing carbon credits to offset this climate impact, RAN has calculated relevant dollar amounts for this carbon footprint, and commits these funds to empower frontline communities to keep fossil fuels in the ground where they belong.
CAF supports local communities and activists across the globe who are the key players in directly challenging the source of climate change and getting lasting results. In their efforts to stop new carbon-emitting projects and to shut down old ones, these communities are protecting their livelihoods against polluting industries and fighting to secure a clean energy future for everyone. And your support to this program can have a huge impact — these groups are on the frontlines of efforts to stop the largest, dirtiest, and most carbon intensive industries, and many of them are volunteer-based and have very few resources.
By supporting CAF, you will help build the grassroots climate activist movement.
Eligibility
_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._
- Although grants are made in all regions and unsolicited proposals are welcome, geographic priority areas are South and North America.
- Applicants from other regions are encouraged to contact CAF prior to submitting an application to inquire regarding the possibility of funding.
Ineligibility
- CAF does not support individual, governmental, or exclusively academic projects.
What Rainforest Action Network actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 11
- Total given
- $291K
- Median grant
- $10K
- Range
- $7,500–$88K
- By dollars: California 68%, Oregon 10%, Texas 6%. Top recipient cities: San Francisco, CA; Oakland, CA; Santa Monica, CA.
- 45% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Amazon Watch · Oakland, CA
$88K
If Not US Then Who · Santa Monica, CA
$85K
Civil Liberties Defense Ctr · Eugene, OR
$30K
Global Exchange · San Francisco, CA
$15K
Green 20 · Washington, DC
Sponsorship
$15K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Grassroots
- Environment
- Small grants
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