Climate Science Legal Defense Fund

New York, NY ·EIN 47-1941171 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

$1.0M received 26 funders 76 grants · 2020–2025

Who funds Climate Science Legal Defense Fund?

Climate Science Legal Defense Fund is funded by 26 grantmakers, led by The Common Sense Fund Inc ($240K), The Kaplen Brothers Fund Inc ($175K), The David and Lucile Packard Foundation ($100K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $1.0M in grants to Climate Science Legal Defense Fund between 2020–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
The Common Sense Fund Inc$240,00052020–2024
The Kaplen Brothers Fund Inc$175,00052020–2024
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation$100,00012021
Enhancing Tomorrow$76,00042021–2024
Kurtz Family Foundation Trust$65,00052020–2024
Robert J Bauer Family Foundation$44,00082020–2024
Grantham Foundation for the Protection$40,00022020–2021
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$36,25032022–2024
The Chris and Melody Malachowsky$35,00012022
Rogers Family Foundation$28,10022021–2022
Dextra Baldwin Mcgonagle Foundation Inc$27,50042021–2024
Ronald W Naito Md Foundation$25,00012023
Gardner Grout Foundation$25,00032020–2022
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$20,00012024
Garen Family Foundation$20,00042021–2024
The Bessemer Giving Fund$20,00012021
Mitchell & Kathy Racoosin Family$17,50052020–2024
Carita Foundation-ima$15,00012025
The New York Community Trust$15,00012023
Rudolph Joseph Foundation$9,06042020–2024
Impactassetsinc$7,50012024
Jpmorgan Chase Foundation$1,77052020–2024
Chubb Charitable Foundation$65052020–2024
Mckesson Foundation Inc$64422022–2023
The Rosewood Foundation$51512020

Showing top 25 of 26 funders by total given.

What grants has Climate Science Legal Defense Fund received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Carita Foundation-imaGENERAL OPERATING$15,000
2024The Common Sense Fund IncTO SUPPORT THE CLIMATE SCIENCE LEGAL DEFENSE FUND'S (CSLDF)MISSION TO PROTECT THE SCIENTIFIC ENDEAVOR BY PROVIDING SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO SCIENTISTS WHO ARE THREATENED, HARASSED OR ATTACKED FOR DOING THEIR JOB.$60,000
2024The Kaplen Brothers Fund IncFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$25,000
2024Kurtz Family Foundation TrustGENERAL SUPPORT$20,000
2024Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$20,000
2024Enhancing TomorrowCHARITABLE$20,000
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$12,250
2024Dextra Baldwin Mcgonagle Foundation IncGENERAL OPERATIONS$10,000
2024ImpactassetsincGENERAL SUPPORT$7,500
2024Robert J Bauer Family FoundationUNRESTRICTED$6,000
2024Robert J Bauer Family FoundationUNRESTRICTED$6,000
2024Mitchell & Kathy Racoosin FamilyGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$5,000
2024Rudolph Joseph FoundationCharitable$5,000
2024Garen Family FoundationUNRESTRICTED$5,000
2024Rudolph Joseph FoundationCharitable$2,000
2024Jpmorgan Chase FoundationMATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT)$295
2024Chubb Charitable FoundationMatching Gifts$200
2023The Common Sense Fund IncTO SUPPORT THE CLIMATE SCIENCE LEGAL DEFENSE FUND'S (CSLDF)MISSION TO PROTECT THE SCIENTIFIC ENDEAVOR BY PROVIDING SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO SCIENTISTS WHO ARE THREATENED, HARASSED OR ATTACKED FOR DOING THEIR JOB.$60,000
2023The Kaplen Brothers Fund IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$25,000
2023Ronald W Naito Md FoundationGENERAL OPERATING$25,000
2023Enhancing TomorrowCHARITABLE$20,000
2023Kurtz Family Foundation TrustGENERAL SUPPORT$15,000
2023The New York Community TrustFOR GENERAL SUPPORT.$15,000
2023Dextra Baldwin Mcgonagle Foundation IncGENERAL OPERATIONS$10,000
2023Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$10,000
2023Robert J Bauer Family FoundationUNRESTRICTED$6,000
2023Robert J Bauer Family FoundationUNRESTRICTED$6,000
2023Mitchell & Kathy Racoosin FamilyGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$5,000
2023Garen Family FoundationUNRESTRICTED$5,000
2023Jpmorgan Chase FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$440

Showing 30 most recent of 76 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Climate Science Legal Defense Fund?

Climate Science Legal Defense Fund is funded by 26 grantmakers, led by The Common Sense Fund Inc ($240K), The Kaplen Brothers Fund Inc ($175K), The David and Lucile Packard Foundation ($100K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $1.0M in grants to Climate Science Legal Defense Fund between 2020–2025.

Who is Climate Science Legal Defense Fund's largest funder?

The Common Sense Fund Inc is the largest recorded funder of Climate Science Legal Defense Fund, with $240K across 5 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Climate Science Legal Defense Fund received?

IRS 990 filings record $1.0M in grants to Climate Science Legal Defense Fund across 76 grants from 26 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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