Our grants database features organizations from the past five years. It is updated on a quarterly basis about a month after board approval.
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$200,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to advance building decarbonization, along with racial and economic justice through expansion of the Green Janitor Program in four major Midwest cities
$100,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to advance building decarbonization and racial and economic justice through expansion of the Green Janitor Education Program in four Midwest cities
$100,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support - Shared-Use Mobility Center works to advance the shared mobility industry and shape the growth of sustainable transportation options.
$100,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to organize a cohort of landowners as “climate land leaders” who will take bold steps to advance climate solutions through land-use change, support BIPOC land ownership, and support State and Federal climate policies that revitalize rural communities
$600,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to decarbonize the power, transportation, and building sectors in Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin, to realize an equitable clean energy future; guided by principles of democratic organizing and racial justice
$600,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to replace fossil fuels with clean energy as part of a broad and powerful climate justice movement
$150,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to accelerate vehicle electrification for all Wisconsinites
$75,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to unify Wisconsin utilities and other stakeholders in a market transformation strategy that accelerates electric vehicle adoption by increasing consumer demand while also increasing dealerships' supply and motivation to sell electric vehicles
$75,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to accelerate electric vehicle adoption in Wisconsin
$75,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to accelerate electric vehicle adoption in Wisconsin
$200,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to study and create stakeholder engagement in the Midwest and nationally to articulate transit funding needs and policy reforms that transit advocates and policymakers can champion
$150,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to steer transportation program implementation in the Midwest toward better climate and equity outcomes to better assess the climate and equity impacts of potential transportation investments
$200,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to recruit clean energy workers in Detroit and catalyze a national clean energy jobs movement led by local and regional partners
$200,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to implement distributed solar in the rural Midwest
$200,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build broad and deep momentum toward a clean energy transition with distributed solar and community benefits with a focus on greater Minnesota
$50,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to organize stakeholders in the east metro to advance a clean transportation system-electrification and a strong transit system
$500,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support - Stand Up Indiana is a communications hub to support organizing and the climate movement and uplift the voices of Indiana residents.
$25,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the state landscaping project in Indiana
$250,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to advance equitable climate solutions in Minnesota
$100,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to continue to support funder education and engagement on policy development to reduce emissions from working lands and to advance carbon sequestration strategies
$50,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support policy development and funder organizing to reduce emissions from working lands and to advance carbon sequestration strategies
$200,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support - SFA of MN is a network of farmers working collaboratively to advance environmental stewardship, economic resilience, and diverse communities through farmer-to-farmer networking, education, demonstration, and research.
$200,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$150,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support research, education, and outreach on energy and climate issues in the Midwest
$400,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build a mandate for and the capacity to advance equitable climate solutions in Minnesota
$380,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support environmental justice organizing work and program development
$400,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build a mandate for and the capacity to advance equitable climate solutions in Minnesota
$190,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support environmental justice organizing work and program development
$400,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build a mandate for equitable climate solutions in Minnesota
$190,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support multiracial grassroots organizing and environmental justice outreach in Minnesota
$190,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support multi-racial grassroots organizing in Minnesota
$400,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build and leverage public demand for equitable, economy-wide climate solutions at scale in Minnesota
$18,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support scholarships for the 2020 Living Systems Leadership workshop
$100,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to work with Midwestern state and regional governments to deepen commitment to measurable climate goals
$100,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to raise Midwestern states' climate action ambition
$100,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to raise Midwestern states’ climate ambition and action
$50,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support development of farmers of color as leaders and stewards of our land
$166,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the Mobility and Access Collaborative, and to do a Midwest scan of sustainable and equitable transportation to better understand the landscape of clean transportation strategies and engage more funders
$500,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support underserved communities in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, and its 35 tribes, through regranting, in addressing their most significant environmental justice, climate, and public health challenges
$500,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build support for climate action in rural communities and to maximize federal funds going to Midwestern communities
$400,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the Minneapolis Climate Action and Racial Equity Fund
$900,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build regional environmental justice capacity for collaboration, network building, and policy and projects related to climate, energy, health, and water justice in the Midwest
$250,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support grassroots organizing and rural climate solutions in the Midwest
$176,500
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the Minneapolis Climate Action and Racial Equity Fund, a collaborative partnership to support local action on climate change in diverse communities
$100,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support environmental justice organizations' capacity to advance decarbonization solutions that are rooted in the communities and focused on a just energy transition, health, and water justice
$140,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
for the Minneapolis Climate Action and Racial Equity Fund, a collaborative partnership to support local action on climate change in diverse communities
$140,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the Minneapolis Climate Action and Racial Equity Fund
$200,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build capacity for collaboration and network building
$260,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support energy system transformation in Iowa and the creation of a data tool to support optimal siting of clean energy projects on working lands
$300,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to tackle climate change across Iowa and Minnesota by sparking energy system transformation and developing natural climate solutions to drive inclusive conversations and meaningful impact
$300,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support programs tackling climate change in the upper Midwest
$12,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support data collection, resource development, and media engagement around the impacts of the solar industry in Minnesota
$150,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support environmental justice policy advocacy, education, and community engagement in the Twin Cities
$250,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to address climate change through an environmental justice lens in Minneapolis, and to launch a community-informed policy framework
$400,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build capacity for climate education and mobilization plans in the Midwest
$200,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build capacity for climate education and mobilization plans in the Midwest
$100,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support a just transition from reliance on fossil fuels to a sustainable economy and an equitable society
$200,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build capacity for education and mobilization plans in the Midwest
$300,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build community organizing and system change capacity for the Minneapolis People’s Climate and Equity Plan, prioritizing frontline BIPOC communities and building a multiracial, multigenerational city wide change
$75,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to provide technical assistance to clean fuels policy design in Minnesota, Michigan, and Illinois, and to advance equitable transportation electrification in Minnesota and the Midwest
$75,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to accelerate equitable transportation electrification in Minnesota and the Midwest
$75,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support analysis and stakeholder engagement around clean fuels and other clean transportation policies in Minnesota and the Midwest
$75,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support UCS in analyzing and engaging stakeholders around a clean fuels standard and other transportation policies for Minnesota
$150,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support Midwest Alliance states in accessing federal climate funds and in bolstering their climate resilience
$200,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support regional climate leadership in the Midwest
$200,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support regional climate leadership in the Midwest
$19,200,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to equitably decarbonize the Midwest by supporting powerful and inclusive coalitions with the ability to transform markets and the economy through state action in seven states
$19,200,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build and support the Midwest network of advocates in pursuit of ambitious and equitable climate action
$150,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support grantees historically not included in the clean transportation space, and broaden the scope of both community grantmaking and advocacy partners for the equitable clean transportation future
$9,700,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to equitably decarbonize the Midwest power, transportation, and building sectors
$8,700,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to accelerate decarbonization of the Midwest power, transportation, and buildings sectors
$80,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support a narrative-based podcast, based on research, that helps the public understand the climate problem and its solutions
$32,930
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to plan, produce, and promote a podcast anthology on the climate crisis aimed at the climate curious
$640,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to engage and support Minnesota communities in implementing clean energy projects
$25,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build participatory approaches that integrate psychological well-being, community resilience, and sense of belonging with local climate policy and planning to support Somali American youth as climate leaders reflective of a diversity of cultural values
$75,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to test, refine, and understand the economic and behavioral barriers for farmers in Minnesota to adopt climate-friendly farming practices
$100,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to expand a research engagement platform with Minnesota's municipal and cooperative utilities to advance clean energy
$430,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to convert opportunity into action by scaling policy-enabled clean energy opportunities in communities across Minnesota and sharing stories to promote replication
$400,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the Institute on the Environment’s implementation of an integrated research, leadership, and outreach plan for decarbonization, centered in Minnesota
$200,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to continue the development of an integrated research and outreach program on energy transition at the University of Minnesota
$100,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to establish a research engagement platform with Minnesota's municipal and cooperative utilities
$430,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to provide technical assistance and education on clean energy to communities, utilities, school districts, and other stakeholders in Minnesota
$50,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to convene scientists, activists, farmers, and community organizers from across the United States to build a roadmap for promoting agroecology in the US
$300,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to positively change the culture of Minnesota by channeling Minnesotans love of our natural places into increased trust in one another, connection across difference, and greater stewardship of our lakes, rivers, forests, fields, and backyards
$175,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support training for Midwestern cities transitioning from consultative processes toward power-sharing models and co-creating sound climate policies and programs
$175,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$175,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support Midwestern local governments’ leadership on sustainability
$175,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support Minneapolis and other city governments to implement equitable climate action planning processes and outcomes
$60,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the work of a Midwest-focused federal funds consultant, who will provide support to philanthropic and community organizations in the Midwest attempting to navigate the federal funding landscape
$50,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to organize a series of climate, health, and equity convenings in the Midwest for nonprofit, philanthropic, health, tribal, public sector, and other regional stakeholders
$100,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to advocate for the just and equitable clean energy transition in Minnesota
$100,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to drive clean energy progress through partnership, regulatory intervention, and legislative strategy in Minnesota
$50,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support regulatory intervention work across the Midwest to support clean energy transition
$100,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to drive clean energy progress through regulatory intervention in Minnesota
$300,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the Environmental Justice Infrastructure Initiative and general capacity building for policy advocacy and program implementation
$200,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support climate-smart and inclusive agricultural policy outcomes and Midwest organizing
$2,000,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support pooled funding to empower rural climate leadership, accelerate deployment of climate solutions, and maximize federal funding impact in rural areas across the Midwest
$300,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build capacity for grassroots, frontline, and base-building organizations and leaders in communities of color and low-income communities to support their self-determined priorities in building electrification efforts
$200,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support climate-smart and inclusive agricultural policy outcomes and Midwest organizing
$2,000,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to position clean energy, low-carbon jobs, and climate-friendly agriculture practices as a primary driver of abundant, equitable job creation in rural America
$100,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support strategy development and initial seed grants in the Midwest to accelerate transition of rural economies to clean energy and sustainable climate jobs
$100,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
for a new funding initiative supporting multi-racial women's climate leadership
$150,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to increase collaboration and input in the statewide Climate Fast Forward climate change action plan
$150,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to advance policies and practices that reduce carbon emissions in Wisconsin
$300,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support - Wisconsin Farmers Union is a leader among farmers of different types and sizes across Wisconsin and seeks to improve coordination and acceleration of their collective climate and conservation efforts.
$200,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support - Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association works to bridge opportunities and mandates of federal policy, statewide efforts, and the work in WI counties to implement conservation and climate resilience strategies.
$200,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to create a Climate Resilience Program, and develop a roadmap for local climate actions to advance climate-smart farming practices
$150,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support power-building and organizing in Wisconsin at the intersection of democracy and climate
$50,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$100,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$100,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to center and invest in the leadership and solutions of Black, Indigenous/American Indian, young women of color working as leaders at the forefront of climate justice and equity in their communities through the Young Women’s Initiative of Minnesota
$100,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to advance the Blueprint for Action program by building the agency, social capital, and civic engagement of young women of color working as leaders at the forefront of climate justice in their communities
$100,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the Young Women's Initiative of Minnesota to build the agency, social capital, and civic engagement of young women of color working as leaders at the forefront of climate justice in their communities
$100,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to advance the agency, social capital, and civic engagement of young women of color working as leaders at the forefront of climate justice
$250,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to synthesize opportunities for the Midwest to lead on equitable and impactful climate mitigation in the agricultural sector
$84,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support institutional diversity and the Environmental Fellows Program
$42,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support institutional diversity and the Environmental Fellows Program