Project Drawdown

Saint Paul, MN ·EIN 38-3705448 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

$13.7M received 86 funders 173 grants · 2019–2025

Who funds Project Drawdown?

Project Drawdown is funded by 86 grantmakers, led by Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc ($1.9M), Sergey Brin Family Foundation ($1.5M), Waverley Street Foundation ($1.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $13.7M in grants to Project Drawdown between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$1,862,50042020–2024
Sergey Brin Family Foundation$1,500,00012024
Waverley Street Foundation$1,000,00022020–2021
The James and Rebecca Morgan$950,00022020–2021
The Essex Avenue Foundation$750,00022023–2024
The Ray C Anderson Foundation Inc$700,00042021–2024
National Philanthropic Trust$543,65052020–2024
Margaret a Cargill Foundation$500,00012024
The Patrick J Mcgovern Foundation Inc$500,00022024
Windward Fund$489,66412023
Zg Foundation Inc$425,00042021–2024
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation$364,50012021
Sally Mead Hands Foundation$345,00042020–2023
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc$300,00022023–2024
Trane Technologies Charitable Foundation$300,00012021
Gerald L Lennard Foundation Inc$285,00062020–2024
The McCance Foundation$275,00052020–2024
Bainum Family Foundation$225,00032022–2024
Impactassetsinc$218,25042020–2024
Leonard C & Mildred F Ferguson Foundation$200,00022024–2025
Seeding the Future Foundation$200,00022024
The Overbrook Foundation$200,00042021–2024
The Joseph and Vera Long Foundation$180,00022021–2022
The Wana Brands Foundation$150,00012023
Tides Foundation$135,00032021–2023

Showing top 25 of 86 funders by total given.

What grants has Project Drawdown received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Leonard C & Mildred F Ferguson FoundationUnrestricted grant$100,000
2025Lippincott Foundation IncGeneral Support$10,000
2024Sergey Brin Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$1,500,000
2024Margaret a Cargill FoundationDRAWDOWN NEXUS: A FRAMEWORK TO PROTECT NATURE, PEOPLE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT$500,000
2024The Essex Avenue FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$500,000
2024The Patrick J Mcgovern Foundation IncTO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DRAWDOWN EXPLORER TO HELP IDENTIFY AND SCALE EFFECTIVE CLIMATE SOLUTIONS AND STRATEGIES$250,000
2024The Patrick J Mcgovern Foundation IncTO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DRAWDOWN EXPLORER TO HELP IDENTIFY AND SCALE EFFECTIVE CLIMATE SOLUTIONS AND STRATEGIES$250,000
2024Zg Foundation IncUNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTIONS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES$125,000
2024The McCance FoundationGeneral Support$100,000
2024Seeding the Future FoundationDrawdown Food Solution Solutions Project$100,000
2024Leonard C & Mildred F Ferguson FoundationGeneral Fund$100,000
2024Gerald L Lennard Foundation IncDrawdown Stories and the Capital Coalition$100,000
2024Doris Duke Charitable Foundation IncTO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF A SPATIAL ROADMAP FOR NATURE AND CLIMATE SOLUTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES$100,000
2024Seeding the Future FoundationDrawdown Food Solution Solutions Project$100,000
2024The Ray C Anderson Foundation IncCLIMATE GRANT - TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE ENVIRONMENTAL MISSION, ACTIVITIES AND OPERATIONS OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION$100,000
2024Bainum Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$75,000
2024Greater Washington Community FoundationGeneral Support$75,000
2024ImpactassetsincGENERAL SUPPORT$51,500
2024The Overbrook FoundationGeneral Operating Support$50,000
2024Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
2024The M & T Fantastic Family FoundationCASH DONATION$37,500
2024Godley Family FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE$25,000
2024Simeon and Jean H Locke CharitableFULFILL CHARITABLE PURPOSE$15,000
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$14,600
2024National Philanthropic TrustENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS$14,600
2024The Minneapolis FoundationDONOR-ADVISED, ENVIRONMENT$11,133
2024The New York Community TrustFOR GENERAL SUPPORT.$10,000
2024Seattle FoundationTO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
2024The Griffith Family FoundationEXEMPT PURPOSE$10,000
2024Turner Foundation IncFURTHER ORG'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$10,000

Showing 30 most recent of 173 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Project Drawdown?

Project Drawdown is funded by 86 grantmakers, led by Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc ($1.9M), Sergey Brin Family Foundation ($1.5M), Waverley Street Foundation ($1.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $13.7M in grants to Project Drawdown between 2019–2025.

Who is Project Drawdown's largest funder?

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc is the largest recorded funder of Project Drawdown, with $1.9M across 4 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Project Drawdown received?

IRS 990 filings record $13.7M in grants to Project Drawdown across 173 grants from 86 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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