Grid Alternatives

Oakland, CA ·EIN 46-1815422 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

$71.4M received 93 funders 200 grants · 2020–2025

Who funds Grid Alternatives?

Grid Alternatives is funded by 93 grantmakers, led by Freedom Together Foundation ($17.0M), Waverley Street Foundation ($16.0M), The Chicago Community Trust ($15.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $71.4M in grants to Grid Alternatives between 2020–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Freedom Together Foundation$17,000,00072020–2024
Waverley Street Foundation$16,000,00022023–2024
The Chicago Community Trust$15,000,00012024
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$9,862,97552020–2024
Rf Catalytic Capital Inc$1,700,00012024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$1,049,71032021–2022
Sergey Brin Family Foundation$1,000,00012023
Boston Foundation Inc$805,00062020–2024
Ann Theodore Foundation$600,00022021–2023
Sempra Foundation$577,93612021
Workday Foundation$550,00032023–2025
Tides Foundation$545,00042021–2024
Illumina Corporate Foundation$500,00012021
Redf$450,17042021–2023
The San Francisco Foundation$435,00022020–2023
The Essex Avenue Foundation$400,00012023
The Grove Foundation$400,00022021–2022
Gitlab Foundation$370,00012024
Kpmg Us Foundation Inc$335,00032022–2024
Rivian Foundation$300,00012024
All Points North Foundation$300,00052020–2024
United States Energy Foundation$280,00032020–2024
Leon Lowenstein Foundation Inc$240,00012024
Sally Mead Hands Foundation$210,00052020–2024
Patagoniaorg$205,00032020–2023
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Mighty Arrow Family Foundation$200,00042020–2023
Golden State Environmental$200,00012021
Honnold Foundation$200,00012020
The Community Foundation for$150,00012024
North Valley Community Foundation$150,00022020–2021
National Philanthropic Trust$116,75032022–2024
Flex Foundation$107,93042021–2024
Green Park Foundation$75,00032020–2022
Hilton Global Foundation$75,00012021
Sauerland Foundation$70,00012024
Sunpower Foundation$68,00012022
Helen V Brach Foundation$62,50042022–2025
B Quest$60,00012020
Violet World Foundation$52,00052020–2024
Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation$50,00022022–2023
Kerr Family Foundation$45,00042021–2024
Climate Ride Inc$43,72622021–2024
Mauna Foundation$34,00022022–2023
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation$30,00012024
The James Irvine Foundation$25,00012024
The Annenberg Foundation$25,00012024
Service Year Exchange Inc$22,00022021–2022
PlusOnePlusOnePlusOne$21,21112022
Columbus Foundation$20,00012023
The William C Bannerman Foundation$20,00032020–2023
Rasmuson Foundation$20,00012021
Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation$19,50042021–2024
Franklin Weinberg Fund$17,50032022–2024
Kissinger Family Foundation Inc$16,18252020–2024
Colorado Gives Foundation$15,11422023–2024
Ernst & Gertrude Ticho$15,00022022–2023
Planet Home Charitable Foundation$15,00022021–2022
Greenside Foundation$14,50052020–2024
Bbla Foundation Inc$14,00042021–2024
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$13,94622022–2023
The Stainman Family Foundation Inc$13,00022022–2023
Clif Family Foundation$13,00022020–2022
Sherman Family Foundation$12,50022023–2024
Shugar Magic Foundation$12,50012022
Change A Life Foundation$12,50012021
The Stone Waldinger Family$11,00012022
The Bessemer Giving Fund$10,00012023
Neil & Amelia Mcdaniel Charitable Trust$10,00012023
Tulsa Community Foundation$10,00012021
John and Elaine French Family Foundation$10,00012021
Solhomes Inc$10,00012021
Bydale Foundation$10,00012021
Aspiration Impact Foundation$10,00012021
Enterprise Holdings Foundation$10,00012020
Fred & Jean Allegretti Foundation$10,00012020
Freewill Impact Fund$9,84112024
Impactassetsinc$8,75012024
The Edward T Habermann & Susan B Koehn$7,56332020–2022
Earth Island Institute Inc$6,50012023
Frank and Janina Petschek Foundation$5,00032022–2025
Nature Defense Foundation$5,00012022
Together We Can Make It Happen Foundatio$4,58452020–2024
The Kirchner Family Foundation$4,00012024
The Hobson Family Foundation$4,00022021–2022
The Gianturco Family Foundation$3,30012020
Maryann E Kirchner Family Foundation$2,50022023–2024
Malcolm Gibbs Foundation Inc$2,50012020
The John E Goerlich Charitable Trust$2,03532022–2024
Hanuman Foundation$2,00832021–2023
Colegato Foundation$1,50012022
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation$1,12912020
Rothstein Foundation Inc$1,00012022
Xcel Energy Foundation$6012024

What grants has Grid Alternatives received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Workday FoundationExpanding Workforce Development Through Job Placement, Data Integration, and Program Growth$150,000
2025Helen V Brach FoundationMatching Grant$5,000
2025Frank and Janina Petschek FoundationGeneral Support$3,000
2024The Chicago Community TrustGeneral support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes$15,000,000
2024Waverley Street FoundationTribal Solar Accelerator Fund$8,000,000
2024Freedom Together FoundationNATIONAL CLEAN ENERGY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM$3,000,000
2024Silicon Valley Community FoundationEnvironment$2,058,350
2024Rf Catalytic Capital IncTO SUPPORT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT$1,700,000
2024Boston Foundation IncOperating Support/Annual Fund$375,000
2024Gitlab FoundationTO SUPPORT EMPOWERING ENERGY RESILIENCE: CATALYZING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN PUERTO RICO AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES$370,000
2024Rivian FoundationTO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE MODELS FOR MORE AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO PUBLIC EV CHARGING$300,000
2024Tides FoundationSUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT$270,000
2024Leon Lowenstein Foundation IncCharitable$240,000
2024Kpmg Us Foundation IncOPERATIONS$225,000
2024Workday FoundationRenewable Energy Workforce Development and Equity program$200,000
2024The Community Foundation forTO SUPPORT THE SOLAR CORPS FELLOWS 2024-25 COHORT$150,000
2024Sauerland FoundationDONATION$70,000
2024United States Energy FoundationTO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.$70,000
2024Sally Mead Hands FoundationOPERATING FUNDS$50,000
2024National Philanthropic TrustHUMAN SERVICES$35,500
2024All Points North FoundationTAMAYA WELLNESS CENTER SOLAR STEPS TO CLEAN ENERGY - A 138 KW DC SOLAR INSTALLATION UTILIZING BI-FACIAL PANELS ON THE ROOF OF THE TAMAYA WELLNESS CENTER AT THE SANTA ANA PUEBLO IN NEW MEXICO.$33,333
2024Neighborhood Reinvestment CorporationGENERAL SUPPORT$30,000
2024The James Irvine FoundationTo support Better Careers in California$25,000
2024The Annenberg FoundationGRID ALTERNATIVES GREATER LOS ANGELES$25,000
2024Flex FoundationSOLAR POWER FOR CENTRO SCALABRINI DE FORMACIN PARA MIGRANTES (CESFOM)$11,800
2024Violet World FoundationGRID BAY AREA$11,000
2024Freewill Impact FundGENERAL SUPPORT$9,841
2024Colorado Gives FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE$9,029
2024ImpactassetsincGENERAL SUPPORT$8,750
2024Umpqua Bank Charitable FoundationSolar Futures$6,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Grid Alternatives?

Grid Alternatives is funded by 93 grantmakers, led by Freedom Together Foundation ($17.0M), Waverley Street Foundation ($16.0M), The Chicago Community Trust ($15.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $71.4M in grants to Grid Alternatives between 2020–2025.

Who is Grid Alternatives's largest funder?

Freedom Together Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Grid Alternatives, with $17.0M across 7 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Grid Alternatives received?

IRS 990 filings record $71.4M in grants to Grid Alternatives across 200 grants from 93 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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