Friends of the Earth

Washington, DC ·EIN 23-7420660 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

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$11.4M received 140 funders 200 grants · 2023–2025

Who funds Friends of the Earth?

Friends of the Earth is funded by 140 grantmakers, led by Waverley Street Foundation ($1.0M), Climateworks Foundation ($850K), Windward Fund ($700K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $11.4M in grants to Friends of the Earth between 2023–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Waverley Street Foundation$1,000,00012024
Climateworks Foundation$850,00022023–2024
Windward Fund$700,00012024
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc$630,00022023–2024
The Ford Foundation$620,00042023–2024
Impactassetsinc$519,85022023–2024
The Chicago Community Trust$411,55012023
Foundation for the Carolinas$400,00022023–2024
Climate Imperative Foundation$375,00022023–2024
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation$350,58222023–2024
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation$350,00022023–2024
Tides Center$325,00022023–2024
The Greenbaum Foundation$300,00022023–2024
Carroll Petrie Foundation$300,00022023–2024
Arcus Foundation$300,00022023–2024
Winifred Stevens Foundation$280,00062023–2024
The New York Community Trust$260,75042023–2024
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation$255,00032023–2024
Marty and Dorothy Silverman Foundation$250,00012023
Wallace Global Fund Ii$215,00042023–2024
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc$200,00012023
The Schmidt Family Foundation$185,00022023–2024
Maine Community Foundation Inc$150,20022023–2024
Marin Community Foundation$150,00022023–2024
Clarence E Heller Charitable Foundation$150,00022023–2024

Showing top 25 of 140 funders by total given.

What grants has Friends of the Earth received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Farview FoundationGENERAL OPERATING$10,000
2025The Arthur & Patricia Price FoundationUNRESTRICTED SUPPORT$1,000
2025The Anne and Gerald Freedman CharitableGENERAL DONATION TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES.$1,000
2025Louden Family FoundationNO RESTRICTIONS$500
2025Susanna Porter & James Clark Giving FundTO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY$200
2024Waverley Street FoundationFARM TO School programs$1,000,000
2024Windward FundAGRICULTURE, FOOD, NUTRITION$700,000
2024Climateworks FoundationTO SUPPORT THE TRANSITION TO A SUSTAINABLE FINANCIAL SYSTEM ($150,000); SUSTAINABLE MARITIME SHIPPING ($300,000); TO PROTECT AND SUPPORT THE POTENTIAL OF FORESTED AND OTHER LANDSCAPES TO MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE ($150,000)$600,000
2024Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors IncENVIRONMENT$365,000
2024ImpactassetsincGENERAL SUPPORT$315,050
2024The Ford FoundationTO ENCOURAGE AGRO-COMMODITY FINANCIERS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT POLICIES PROMOTING MORE SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS PRACTICES BY COMPANIES IN THE SECTOR AND ENSURING INVESTMENTS ARE FREE FROM DEFORESTATION AND HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES$200,000
2024The Greenbaum FoundationGENERAL FUND$200,000
2024Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationTO SECURE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SAFEGUARDS THAT PROTECT ECOSYSTEMS AND COMMUNITIES FROM THE HARMS OF INCREASED VESSEL TRAFFIC IN THE NORTH AMERICAN ARCTIC OCEAN.$175,291
2024Tides CenterSUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT$175,000
2024Carroll Petrie FoundationGEOENGINEERING WORK IN THE USA$150,000
2024Climate Imperative FoundationENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION$150,000
2024Arcus FoundationSUPPORT TO FOSTER STRONGER PROTECTIONS FOR APES AND APE HABITAT AND PROHIBIT HARMFUL PROJECT FINANCING.$150,000
2024Charles Stewart Mott FoundationTo advance environmental and social standards of development finance institutions.$150,000
2024National Philanthropic TrustENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS$141,630
2024The Schmidt Family FoundationENCOURAGING A JUST TRANSITION AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS$135,000
2024Tides FoundationSUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT$128,920
2024The Ford FoundationTO ENCOURAGE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO ADOPT POLICIES AND PRACTICE THAT PROTECT BIODIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY RIGHTS$100,000
2024Foundation for the CarolinasCHARITABLE GIFT$100,000
2024Builders Vision Foundationto support an educational campaign on the impact of companies in the livestock and animal feed industries$100,000
2024Winifred Stevens FoundationSTOPPING PLASTICS POLLUTION IN OUR OCEANS$100,000
2024The Skoll FoundationCLIMATE DISINFORMATION COALITION$90,000
2024Maine Community Foundation IncNatural Resources Conservation & Protection$75,200
2024Marin Community FoundationPROVIDE PROJECT SUPPORT FOR STOP FACTORY FARM FINANCE$75,000
2024Wallace Global Fund IiSUPPORT FOR CLIMATE MOVEMENT BUILDING WORK$75,000
2024Clarence E Heller Charitable FoundationTO IMPROVE THE CLIMATE FOOTPRINT OF SCHOOL FOOD IN CALIFORNIA$75,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Friends of the Earth?

Friends of the Earth is funded by 140 grantmakers, led by Waverley Street Foundation ($1.0M), Climateworks Foundation ($850K), Windward Fund ($700K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $11.4M in grants to Friends of the Earth between 2023–2025.

Who is Friends of the Earth's largest funder?

Waverley Street Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Friends of the Earth, with $1.0M across 1 grant (2024).

How much grant funding has Friends of the Earth received?

IRS 990 filings record $11.4M in grants to Friends of the Earth across 200 grants from 140 funders between 2023–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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