Urban Sustainability Directors Network
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$54.4M
Foundation funders
46
Grants recorded
136
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Urban Sustainability Directors Network?
Urban Sustainability Directors Network is funded by 46 grantmakers, led by Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc ($28.0M), The Kresge Foundation ($4.9M), New Venture Fund ($3.9M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $54.4M in grants to Urban Sustainability Directors Network between 2019–2025.
Show all 46 funders
| The New York Community Trust | $150,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| Surdna Foundation Inc | $150,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Institute for Sustainable Communities | $146,563 | 2 | 2024–2025 |
| International Citycounty Management Association | $140,684 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Bullitt Foundation | $105,000 | 4 | 2020–2024 |
| Tauck Family Foundation | $100,000 | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| Turner Foundation Inc | $60,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | $51,834 | 2 | 2020–2024 |
| Energy Action Fund | $50,000 | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| Southern Alliance for Clean Energy | $50,000 | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| Catena Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Garfield Foundation | $50,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Roddenberry Foundation | $50,000 | 2 | 2020 |
| CO2 Foundation | $49,500 | 2 | 2024–2025 |
| Sustainable Markets Foundation | $47,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| Smart Growth America | $44,821 | 1 | 2019 |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | $30,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| Merck Family Fund | $30,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Seed Fund Grants Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 2021–2022 |
| The Allstate Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Denver Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2020 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $45K (2019) to $35.4M (2023). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $725K.
What grants has Urban Sustainability Directors Network received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | V Kann Rasmussen Foundation | IN SUPPORT OF CARBON NEUTRAL CITIES ALLIANCE'S PROJECT "DESIGNING URBAN CLIMATE GOVERNANCE FOR REGENERATIVE FUTURES" | $500,000 |
| 2025 | International Citycounty Management Association | GRANT ALIGNMENT, COORDINATION, AND OUTREACH FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES | $140,684 |
| 2025 | Institute for Sustainable Communities | CAPACITY BUILDING | $70,289 |
| 2025 | The Trust for Public Land | CONTRIBUTIONS | $11,190 |
| 2025 | CO2 Foundation | RESILIENCE HUBS VIDEO SERIES: SHARING COMMUNITY WISDOM AND EXPERIENCES (MAUI AND OAHU). | $2,475 |
| 2024 | New Venture Fund | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS | $1,160,920 |
| 2024 | The Kresge Foundation | PROJECT SUPPORT TO HELP LEADING CITIES ADVANCE THE PRACTICE OF AGGRESSIVE AND EQUITABLE URBAN DECARBONIZATION | $400,000 |
| 2024 | The Kresge Foundation | PROJECT SUPPORT GRANT TO AID, SUPPORT, AND EMPOWER THE EQUITABLE SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS. | $400,000 |
| 2024 | United States Energy Foundation | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE. | $320,000 |
| 2024 | Resources Legacy Fund | LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND/OR ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE | $258,000 |
| 2024 | Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | $200,000 |
| 2024 | The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | SOUTHEAST SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTORS NETWORK POLICY | $200,000 |
| 2024 | Sixteen Thirty Fund | CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY | $150,000 |
| 2024 | The Kresge Foundation | PROJECT SUPPORT GRANT TO CONNECT SUSTAINABILITY PROFESSIONALS THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST TO ACCELERATE, SCALE, AND IMPLEMENT SUSTAINABILITY BEST PRACTICES SO THAT COMMUNITIES ARE MORE RESILIENT TO CLIMATE CHANGE. | $135,000 |
| 2024 | The Summit Charitable Foundation Inc | ADVANCING JUST CLIMATE ACTION IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT | $125,000 |
| 2024 | C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Inc | to achieve greater influence and outcomes for local governments | $118,027 |
| 2024 | Barr Foundation | TO SUPPORT THE CARBON NEUTRAL CITIES ALLIANCE'S CLIMATE JUSTICE PROGRAM | $100,000 |
| 2024 | The McKnight Foundation | for general operating support | $87,500 |
| 2024 | The McKnight Foundation | to support training for Midwestern cities transitioning from consultative processes toward power-sharing models and co-creating sound climate policies and programs | $87,500 |
| 2024 | Barr Foundation | TO BUILD CAPACITY IN NORTHEAST CITIES AND TOWNS TO PURSUE CLEAN ENERGY AND FEDERAL FUNDING | $80,000 |
| 2024 | Institute for Sustainable Communities | CAPACITY BUILDING | $76,274 |
| 2024 | Tauck Family Foundation | RESTRICTED GRANT | $75,000 |
| 2024 | Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc | FOR ITS PROJECT THE CENTER FOR REGENERATIVE SOLUTIONS | $75,000 |
| 2024 | The Summit Charitable Foundation Inc | LEVERAGING NETWORKS TO ACCELERATE LOCAL CLIMATE ACTION | $75,000 |
| 2024 | Leon Lowenstein Foundation Inc | Charitable | $60,000 |
| 2024 | United States Energy Foundation | TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND ANALYSIS TO ADVANCE ENERGY OPTIMIZATION. | $50,000 |
| 2024 | The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $50,000 |
| 2024 | CO2 Foundation | RESILIENCE HUBS VIDEO SERIES: SHARING COMMUNITY WISDOM AND EXPERIENCES (MAUI AND OAHU). | $47,025 |
| 2024 | Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | ENV. ADVOCACY | $30,000 |
| 2024 | Energy Action Fund | TO SUPPORT CLEAN ENERGY POLICY ADVANCEMENT IN THE STATES. | $30,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 136 recorded grants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Urban Sustainability Directors Network?
Urban Sustainability Directors Network is funded by 46 grantmakers, led by Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc ($28.0M), The Kresge Foundation ($4.9M), New Venture Fund ($3.9M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $54.4M in grants to Urban Sustainability Directors Network between 2019–2025.
Who is Urban Sustainability Directors Network's largest funder?
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc is the largest recorded funder of Urban Sustainability Directors Network, with $28.0M across 7 grants (2023).
How much grant funding has Urban Sustainability Directors Network received?
IRS 990 filings record $54.4M in grants to Urban Sustainability Directors Network across 136 grants from 46 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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