US Climate Action Network

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Washington, DC EIN 20-4597308

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$14.0M

Foundation funders

38

Grants recorded

93

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds US Climate Action Network?

US Climate Action Network is funded by 38 grantmakers, led by John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation ($2.5M), Freedom Together Foundation ($2.2M), The Kendeda Fund ($1.3M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $14.0M in grants to US Climate Action Network between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation$2,516,00062020–2024
Freedom Together Foundation$2,200,00042021–2024
The Kendeda Fund$1,250,00052020–2022
The Schmidt Family Foundation$1,000,00032020–2022
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$993,25042021–2024
Surdna Foundation Inc$748,06172019–2025
The Grove Foundation$700,00022020–2022
The Kresge Foundation$625,00052020–2024
Wallace Global Fund II$600,00052020–2023
Working Families Organization Inc$485,00042020–2023
The Nathan Cummings Foundation Inc$400,00042020–2023
Mertz Gilmore Foundation$375,00052020–2024
Common Counsel Foundation$362,00022024
Tides Foundation$270,00022020–2022
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc$200,00012022
Rockefeller Family Fund Inc$200,00012021
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation$200,00012020
Tides Center$166,00032020–2024
The Overbrook Foundation$150,00032020–2022
V Kann Rasmussen Foundation$107,50032020–2021
The David Rockefeller Fund Inc$75,00012022
128 Collective Foundation$60,00022022–2023
National Audubon Society Inc$50,00012021
Center for American Progress$50,00012020
The Elmo Foundation$40,00032019–2021
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Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$1M$2M$3M$4M3 grants2019 22 grants2020 21 grants2021 20 grants2022 15 grants2023 10 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $115K (2019) to $3.7M (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $151K.

What grants has US Climate Action Network received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Surdna Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$148,061
2025Nancy Ruth FundGeneral Funds$2,500
2024Freedom Together FoundationEXPANDING USCAN MEMBERSHIP CATALYZING GRANTS$600,000
2024John D and Catherine T Macarthur FoundationIN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS$500,000
2024Common Counsel FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$300,000
2024The Kresge FoundationPROJECT SUPPORT TO AID THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY WITH FRONTLINES, TRANSFORMATIVE ADAPTATION THAT WILL BUILD THE NEEDED CLIMATE RESILIENCE OF PEOPLE, BIODIVERSITY, AND ECOSYSTEMS$125,000
2024Surdna Foundation IncGeneral Support$100,000
2024Mertz Gilmore FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$75,000
2024Tides CenterSUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT$75,000
2024Common Counsel FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$62,000
2024Silicon Valley Community FoundationEnvironment$21,350
2024Windward FundENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS$21,200
2023Freedom Together FoundationEXPANDING USCAN MEMBERSHIP CATALYZING GRANTS$600,000
2023John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundationto support general operations$500,000
2023Silicon Valley Community FoundationEnvironment$276,900
2023Wallace Global Fund IISUPPORT FOR CLIMATE MOVEMENT BUILDING WORK$150,000
2023Working Families Organization IncGRANT-GNDNC3$150,000
2023The Kresge FoundationADDRESSING THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY WITH FRONTLINES, GRASSROOTS-LED TRANSFORMATIVE ADAPTATION THAT WILL BUILD THE NEEDED CLIMATE RESILIENCE OF PEOPLE, BIODIVERSITY, AND ECOSYSTEMS.$125,000
2023The Nathan Cummings Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
2023Surdna Foundation IncGeneral Support$100,000
2023Mertz Gilmore FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$75,000
2023Tides CenterSUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT$75,000
2023Paul Bechtner FoundationFIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE$20,000
2023John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundationto attend the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference$16,000
2023128 Collective FoundationCAN-TZ$10,000
2023Amalgamated Charitable Foundation IncGeneral operating support$10,000
2023The Dolphin Foundation IncSUPPORT$1,000
2022The Grove FoundationARM IN ARM PROJECT$550,000
2022John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundationto support general operations$500,000
2022Freedom Together FoundationCREATING GENERATIONAL AND SOCIETAL CHANGE$500,000

Showing 30 most recent of 93 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds US Climate Action Network?

US Climate Action Network is funded by 38 grantmakers, led by John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation ($2.5M), Freedom Together Foundation ($2.2M), The Kendeda Fund ($1.3M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $14.0M in grants to US Climate Action Network between 2019–2025.

Who is US Climate Action Network's largest funder?

John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation is the largest recorded funder of US Climate Action Network, with $2.5M across 6 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has US Climate Action Network received?

IRS 990 filings record $14.0M in grants to US Climate Action Network across 93 grants from 38 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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