How much funding does Climate Emergency Fund Grant provide?

Climate Emergency Fund Grant provides US $25,000 - US $85,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for Climate Emergency Fund Grant?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Who is eligible for Climate Emergency Fund Grant?

Required: 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. Not funded: Organizations that do not utilize disruptive protest.

Climate Emergency Fund Grant

Climate Emergency Fund

Foundation Grants for Nonprofits Environmental Grants Social Justice Grants

Funding Amount

US $25,000 - US $85,000

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.

Eligible organizations

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.

Required status

501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
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

Not eligible / not funded

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

Overview

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.

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.

Eligibility

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.

What Climate Emergency Fund actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024: 18
Total given: $2.77M
Median grant: $68K
Range: $10K–$652K

By dollars: California 34%, District of Columbia 34%, New Jersey 9%. Top recipient cities: Washington, DC; Los Angeles, CA; Brooklyn, NY.
0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
61% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.