Climate Emergency Fund Grant

Climate Emergency Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Climate Emergency Fund
Amount: US $25,000 - US $85,000
Last Updated: June 05, 2025

Summary

The Climate Emergency Fund is dedicated to empowering organizations that utilize disruptive tactics to address the climate crisis. With grants ranging from $25,000 to $85,000, it supports innovative strategies that harness people power through volunteer engagement and training. The fund prioritizes projects that promote systemic change and require organizations to demonstrate legal nonprofit status. By filling the funding gap for under-resourced groups, it aims to amplify the impact of direct action in the climate movement.

Overview

Climate Emergency Fund We believe in people power. We believe that direct action that disrupts business-as-usual is the most effective way for the climate movement to exert people power. Yet organizations that use these tactics are critically underfunded. Climate Emergency Fund exists to help fill that gap. Climate Emergency Fund only awards grants to very specific, disruptive projects. Make sure your project is eligible by reviewing our criteria below. Climate Emergency Fund Grantees: Tell the truth about the climate emergency and call for systemic change in response.Are pioneering innovative new climate organizing strategies with explosive growth potential.Harness people power through recruitment, engagement, and training of volunteer activists.Take part in projects that are 501c(3) eligible. We only fund groups that use disruption in their strategy and tactics. Sometimes, we fund groups that provide direct support for groups and movements that utilize disruption: Press supportTraining that supports a specific disruptive campaignMovement networking/coordinationDigital infrastructureSkilled consulting (videography, internal organizing, etc.) Amounts Our grants typically range from $25,000-$85,000. We strongly recommend applying for less than $100,000

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Climate Emergency Fund requires documentation that demonstrates legal nonprofit status for the organization receiving the funds, as well as a bank account to receive funds. Grantees may receive funds directly or use a fiscal sponsor.For US-based organizations, we require an IRS designation letter for the grantee or its fiscal sponsor.For international organizations, we require the relevant nonprofit certification documents for the grantee or its fiscal sponsor.Any grantee using a fiscal sponsor will also need to upload a fiscal sponsor agreement or memorandum of understanding

Ineligibility

We do Not fund: Organizations that do not utilize disruptive protest.Litigation.Conservation projects. Art installations or song development.Theater or film projects. App development projects.Bail funds.Political campaigns or other non-501c(3) eligible work. Illegal activities.