Grid Alternatives

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Oakland, CA EIN 46-1815422

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025

Total received

$71.4M

Foundation funders

93

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

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

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$8M$16M$24M$32M26 grants202042 grants202144 grants202245 grants202340 grants20243 grants2025

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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