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

Showing top 25 of 93 funders by total given.

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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