A growing array of foundations are investing in work that's addressing health and equity issues related to climate change, and/or the forces driving climate change.
The extent of philanthropic activity has often been obscured by the various ways in which foundations are framing their work. Some have an explicit focus on issues like climate and health, climate justice, sustainability, or resilience. Others are intentionally addressing climate, health, and equity issues through their work on other foundation priorities.
The list below (organized alphabetically) represents a partial snapshot of foundations engaged, including respondents to a Climate, Health, and Equity 2019 Survey. Visit Why We're Investing: Funder Perspectives or click on foundation names accompanied by The 2019 survey, though aimed at philanthropy, also surfaced a number of government funder respondents. See Government Funders & Collaboration Hubs for more on public funders.
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Beyond this toolkit's offerings, other resources on climate, health, and equity funders include: Climate Change & Clean Energy Funders, Inside Philanthropy; and Climate Change and Health: Recently Funded Projects, Health Affairs (2020).
Foundations Addressing Climate, Health, and Equity
NUMBER NAMES
11th Hour Project
A
American Jewish World Service
American Planning Association Foundation
Arizona Complete Health
Arizona Foundation for Women
B
Broad Reach Fund
Brookline Community Foundation
Bruner Foundation
Building Equity and Alignment for Impact Fund (BEAI Fund)
Bullitt Foundation
C
Central Kansas Community Foundation
Charlotte Martin Foundation
Chicago Frontlines Funding Initiative
Chorus Foundation
Climate + Clean Energy Equity Fund
ClimateWorks Foundation
Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut
Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque
D
Danville Regional Foundation
David Rockefeller Foundation
Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation
E
East Texas Communities Foundation
Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.
F
Fairfield County's Community Foundation
Fine Fund
Forbes Funds
Fund for New Jersey
Fund to Build Grassroots Power (Windward Fund)
Fundación Comunitaria de Puerto Rico
G
Garfield Foundation
Gates Family Foundation
George Gund Foundation
Grove Foundation
H
HealthSpark Foundation
Heising-Simons Foundation
High Meadows Fund
The Hive Fund for Climate and Gender Justice
Houston Endowment
I
International Community Foundation
J
Jesse Parker Williams Foundation
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
John Merck Fund
Joyce Foundation
K
Kataly Foundation
Kendeda Fund
Kinship Foundation
L
Libra Foundation
Lincoln Community Foundation
Lumpkin Family Foundation
M
Maine Community Foundation
McKinney Family Foundation
McKnight Foundation
Meyer Memorial Trust
Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
Munson Foundation
N
Nathan Cummings Foundation
Native American Agriculture Fund
Nell Newman Foundation
New Belgium Family Foundation
New England Grassroots Environment Fund
New York State Health Foundation
Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust
NorthLight Foundation
O
Ocean Foundation
Onion Foundation
Open Society Foundations
Ottinger Foundation
P
Panta Rhea Foundation
Park Foundation
Passport Foundation
Philadelphia Health Partnership
Presbyterian Hunger Program
R
Ralph E. Ogden Foundation, Inc.
RE-AMP Network
Redford Center
Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Inc.
Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation
Roy and Patricia Disney Family Foundation
S
San Diego Foundation
Scherman Foundation
Schmidt Family Foundation
Sears-Swetland Family Foundation
Seattle Foundation
Seventh Generation Foundation
Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples
Sewall Foundation
Solidago Foundation
Southwest Florida Community Foundation
St. Croix Foundation for Community Development
Summit Foundation
Surdna Foundation
T
Tamalpais Trust
The JPB Foundation
Tides Foundation
Triangle Community Foundation
Tucson Foundations
U
Ulupono Initiative
V
Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust
W
Wallace Global Fund
Walter Mander Foundation
Weeden Foundation
Wege Foundation