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Action for the Climate Emergency

3 Grants

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Charlestown, MA

$400,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support education, engagement, and activation on climate action in the Midwest
$400,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$400,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support

Active Transportation Alliance

2 Grants

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Chicago, IL

$300,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the Clean and Equitable Transportation Campaign coalition, which aims to reform the Illinois State Department of Transportation and reorient state and federal funding to maximize emissions reductions and meet community needs
$200,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
for the Illinois Clean and Equitable Transportation Campaign

Association of Minnesota Counties

1 Grant

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Saint Paul, MN

$450,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build capacity in Greater Minnesota counties to successfully apply for state and federal grants

Atlas Public Policy, LLC

1 Grant

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Washington, DC

$50,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to provide capacity building support in the continued development and execution of the Buildings Hub data analysis platform

Bemidji State University

1 Grant

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Bemidji, MN

$50,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to update Bemidji State University’s Climate Action Plan

Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota

1 Grant

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Minneapolis, MN

$260,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support, and for professional development support for new leadership

BIG NFP

1 Grant

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Chicago, IL

$475,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support - Blacks In Green (BIG) is committed to tackling climate injustice and ensuring that historically marginalized communities have access to the benefits of the emerging green economy.

Biomimicry for Social Innovation

2 Grants

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Santa Fe, NM

$30,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to nurture women leaders in climate work, especially emerging BIPOC leaders in the Midwest
$28,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the 2021 Living Systems Leadership training workshop by providing scholarships, and to support BSI to meaningfully adapt to pandemic-related contexts

Black Appalachian Coalition

2 Grants

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Ottawa Hills, OH

$150,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support - Black Women Rising works to support a multi-state campaign that amplifies Black voices in the narratives of Appalachia and builds capacity, leadership, and agency to Black communities in Eastern Ohio
$250,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the Black Appalachian Coalition

BlueGreen Alliance Foundation

4 Grants

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Minneapolis, MN

$300,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to develop and advance innovative climate and energy transition policies in Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin that achieve carbon reduction goals while building a clean, thriving, and equitable economy
$150,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to advance innovative climate and energy transition strategies in Minnesota that achieve carbon reduction goals while building a clean, thriving, and equitable economy
$75,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to advance equitable climate, clean energy, and just transition policies in Minnesota
$75,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to continue engagement of stakeholders in clean, economic transition plans across Minnesota

Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System

3 Grants

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Madison, WI

$100,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support applied research on air quality and health benefits impacts from Midwest energy and climate policy
$100,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support applied research on air quality and health benefits impacts from Midwest energy and climate policy
$100,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support applied research on air quality and health benefits impacts from Midwest energy and climate policy

Building Decarbonization Coalition

2 Grants

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Petaluma, CA

$150,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build capacity in support of Thermal Energy Networks
$150,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the Thermal Utility Reform Initiative and launch thermal network pilot projects in the Midwest

Business Council for Sustainable Energy

4 Grants

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Washington, DC

$64,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support educational outreach to decision makers and stakeholders on the energy transition in the U.S and Minnesota
$32,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to promote BloombergNEF's annual Sustainable Energy in America Factbook with a focus on Minnesota and Midwest clean energy markets
$32,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to promote the Bloomberg New Energy Finance's annual Sustainable Energy in America Factbook with a focus on Minnesota and Midwest clean energy markets
$32,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to promote Bloomberg New Energy Finance's annual Sustainable Energy in America Factbook with a focus on Minnesota and Midwest clean energy markets

CALSTART

1 Grant

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Pasadena, CA

$250,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to work with rural communities across the Midwest to advance EV adoption by providing them with resources and tools they need to successfully apply for state and federal resources and transition to zero-emissions fleets

Canary Media

1 Grant

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Boulder, CO

$100,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to facilitate the merger of Canary Media and Energy News Network

Center for American Progress

1 Grant

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Washington, DC

$200,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the From the State House to the White House Initiative to build upon local/state climate leadership to lay the roadmap for nationwide climate action

Center for Community Change

1 Grant

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Washington, DC

$100,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the Small Town Summit

Center for Earth, Energy and Democracy

2 Grants

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Minneapolis, MN

$300,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support - Center for Earth, Energy and Democracy works to advance environmental justice policies and movement across Minnesota, the Midwest, and the country
$300,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support

Center for Energy and Environment

2 Grants

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Minneapolis, MN

$725,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to advance equitable building decarbonization in Minnesota
$425,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to defend, evolve, and expand Minnesota’s energy efficiency policies, and to accelerate to a just and equitable decarbonized grid in Minnesota and the Midwest

Center for Popular Democracy

2 Grants

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Brooklyn, NY

$100,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support a project of the Center for Popular Democracy: The Forge: Organizing Strategy and Practice, an online journal and forum for organizing strategy and practice among community, labor, electoral, movement, and digital organizers
$50,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support The Forge: Organizing Strategy and Practice, an online journal focused on creating a forum for innovative conversations about organizing strategy and practice among community, labor, electoral, movement, and digital organizers

Center for Rural Affairs

5 Grants

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Lyons, NE

$250,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the capacity of Midwest communities to engage and elevate agriculture climate solutions and agriculture policy development
$250,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to engage diverse rural communities in Iowa and Minnesota on climate change
$150,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to bolster climate change and sustainable agriculture policy development for federal farm policies
$100,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to bolster climate change and climate-focused agriculture policy capacity
$300,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build long-term community organizing capacity through multi-issue advocacy and engagement in rural Minnesota and Iowa

Ceres

2 Grants

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Boston, MA

$100,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to mobilize Ceres’ company and investor partners to make the business case for state policies and regulations that spur an equitable transition to a decarbonized transportation system and a clean energy economy in the Midwest
$50,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to mobilize Ceres’ company and investor partners to make the business case for state policies and regulations that spur an equitable transition to a decarbonized transportation system and a clean energy economy in the Midwest

Chisholm Legacy Project

1 Grant

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Burtonsville, MD

$300,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support

Citizens Utility Board of Minnesota

3 Grants

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St. Paul, MN

$800,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support - Citizens Utility Board is a nonprofit representing energy consumers in Minnesota, advocating on their behalf in decision-making venues and providing direct assistance through outreach and education.
$650,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$650,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support

City of Grand Marais

1 Grant

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Grand Marais, MN

$40,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
for leadership and coordination of the goals, strategies, and tactics of the Grand Marais Climate Action Plan

City of Minneapolis

1 Grant

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Minneapolis, MN

$100,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the continuous measurement of air quality and greenhouse gases at the block level and create a baseline for the city's Green Zones and surrounding Areas of Concentrated Poverty

City of Northfield

1 Grant

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Northfield, MN

$50,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build staff capacity for implementation of the city's Climate Action Plan

City of St. Paul

4 Grants

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Saint Paul, MN

$150,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to create a new Climate Action Coordinator position in the City's Office of Financial Services, to build capacity for the City of Saint Paul to accelerate its equitable climate action work
$150,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support implementation of the city's Climate Action Plan
$200,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to advance climate action in Saint Paul
$50,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support community-based organizations to conduct engagement around an EV charging/EV carshare hubs project

Clean Energy Economy Minnesota

3 Grants

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Minneapolis, MN

$475,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$100,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to accelerate equitable clean energy and climate solutions in the Midwest
$475,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support

Clean Energy Jobs and Justice Fund

1 Grant

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Rockford, IL

$500,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support - Clean Energy Jobs and Justice Fund, one of Illinois’ two state-level green banks, provides innovative financial products to expand access to clean energy and career pathways for disadvantaged communities.

Clean Energy States Alliance

1 Grant

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Montpelier, VT

$75,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support Midwest states' efforts to implement federal programs

Clean Grid Alliance

2 Grants

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St. Paul, MN

$600,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support, and to support the Land & Liberty Coalition
$600,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support

Clean Up The River Environment

3 Grants

$75,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to initiate a landscape assessment of emerging climate technologies and build-out in rural Minnesota and how it will impact the communities’ health, including community engagement
$600,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support - to support CURE's continued leadership bringing forward rural voices on Energy, Working Lands, and Democracy issues in Greater Minnesota and neighboring states
$365,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to engage rural communities in Minnesota around clean energy and efficiency opportunities as well as to support a working lands strategy

Clean Wisconsin

3 Grants

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Madison, WI

$400,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$350,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$75,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the Wisconsin Clean Energy Table

Climate Advocacy Lab

4 Grants

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Washington, DC

$500,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to build capacity for equitable climate solutions in the Midwest
$500,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to help climate advocates improve their public engagement work
$100,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to advance the goals of economic, racial, climate, and environmental justice in the Midwest
$500,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to help climate advocates improve their public engagement work

Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund

2 Grants

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Washington, D.C., DC

$4,500,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support; and to do a landscape assessment of Ohio's climate justice organizing infrastructure to develop strategic climate grantmaking and national philanthropic investments in the state
$4,000,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support grantmaking and technical assistance for BIPOC organizing on climate and clean energy in the Midwest

Climate Cabinet Education

1 Grant

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San Francisco, CA

$200,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to help Midwest communities leverage federal funding and equitably transition to clean energy

Climate Generation

3 Grants

$400,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support - Climate Generation’s mission is to ignite and sustain the ability of educators, youth, and communities to act on systems perpetuating the climate crisis.
$400,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$400,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support

Climate Jobs National Resource Center

3 Grants

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New York, NY

$300,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$150,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to create state-based and state-led Climate Jobs coalitions in Wisconsin
$150,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the development of new Climate Jobs coalitions in Wisconsin and Michigan

Climate Land Leaders

2 Grants

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Minneapolis, MN

$200,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support - Climate Land Leaders works to support climate leadership by working with farm landowners in the Midwest to change farming practices and champion climate solutions.
$100,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to help farmland owners implement climate-friendly practices on their lands, advance climate initiatives and narratives

Coalition For Green Capital

1 Grant

Washington DC, DC

$100,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support - Coalition for Green Capital works with state and local green banks, community development financial institutions, and other stakeholders to remove financial barriers to the equitable deployment of clean energy.

Community Action Network

3 Grants

$150,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to coordinate decarbonization efforts in one of Ann Arbor's frontline neighborhoods
$75,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
for continued program support to design a pathway to equitably decarbonizing a frontline neighborhood
$75,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to work with the Bryant community in Ann Arbor to develop a whole home assessment aimed at improving indoor comfort, health, and safety, all while decarbonizing the neighborhood

Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque

1 Grant

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Dubuque, IA

$150,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to convene, educate and assist local communities in building a clean energy infrastructure and to provide technical assistance to support accessing and managing federal grants

Community Foundation of Greater Johnstown

5 Grants

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Johnstown, PA

$150,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to develop local Community Economic Development Capacity Building Programs to transition away from fossil fuels
$200,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support participatory regranting by groups working in Ohio on critical climate and climate-related issues
$200,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to transform Appalachia, Ohio, and the Ohio River Valley region of Appalachia through state and local action
$150,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to develop local a Community Economic Development Capacity Building Program to support Ohio communities' transition from fossil fuels
$100,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to seize a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to transform Ohio and the Appalachian region through federal investment and state and local action

Community Power

3 Grants

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Minneapolis, MN

$400,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the equitable and replicable implementation of a Twin Cities Community-Based Energy Efficiency Navigator Pilot Program
$200,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to sustain a Twin Cities energy justice cohort
$100,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support and grow a Twin Cities energy justice network

Comunidades Organizando El Poder Y La Accion Latina COPAL Education

3 Grants

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Minneapolis, MN

$300,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support - COPAL works to build collective power, transform systems, and create opportunities for dignified lives for Latin Americans in Minnesota.
$200,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$250,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support

Congregations Caring for Creation

2 Grants

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Minneapolis, MN

$400,000
2024
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support – Congregations Caring for Creation mobilizes communities of faith in support of a clean energy economy that invests in the prosperity of working class, rural, and communities of color statewide.
$400,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support

Conservation Districts of Iowa

1 Grant

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Des Moines, IA

$100,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support a farmer mentoring program to implement regenerative farming practices

Conservation Minnesota

6 Grants

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Minneapolis, MN

$500,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$100,000
2022
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support a shared common value of “Care for Place” among Minnesotans of all races, ideologies, and geographies that transcends differences and inspires ever greater actions to be even better stewards of our state
$100,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to amplify the ways Minnesotans of all backgrounds care for our shared place and inspire more people to take more action
$600,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$150,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
to provide core support to educate health professionals, the public, and policymakers about the impacts of climate on health
$100,000
2020
Midwest Climate & Energy
to support the Upstream project aimed at amplifying Minnesotans of all backgrounds care for place

Conservative Energy Network

3 Grants

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Lansing, MI

$200,000
2023
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support - Conservative Energy Network educates opinion leaders and the general public about public policies that promote the transition to a clean energy future.
$200,000
2021
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
$200,000
2019
Midwest Climate & Energy
for general operating support
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