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Grant recipient EIN 81-3513347Environment

Who funds Climate Defense Project?

9 private foundations gave Climate Defense Project in Laguna Beach, CA $337,551 across 17 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

17 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Wallace Global Fund IIWashington, DC 2025

    Support for work to protect and defend democratic systems

    $100,000
  2. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 2024

    Revitalize the Environment

    $15,000
  3. Woodcock FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General support

    $49,500
  4. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $21
  5. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $11
  6. Wallace Global Fund IIWashington, DC 2021

    Support for climate legal work

    $50,000
  7. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 2021

    Keeping Climate Action on the Front Burner

    $5,000
  8. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $19
  9. The Bullitt FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    To support a "climate necessity defense" in an upcoming trial in skagit county, washington.

    $25,000
  10. Straubel Family FoundationReno, NV 2020

    Cash gift

    $10,000
  11. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 2019

    To support environmental projects.

    $18,000
  12. Straubel Family FoundationReno, NV 2019

    Cash gift

    $10,000
  13. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 2019

    Keeping climate action on the front burner

    $5,000
  14. Douglas H Phelps FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  15. The Bullitt FoundationSeattle, WA 2018

    Project support

    $35,000
  16. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 2018

    To support environmental projects.

    $13,000
  17. Living Springs FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2018

    General support

    $1,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other environment organizations in Berkeley, CA and are not among Climate Defense Project’s funders above.

  1. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 30 grants Accepts applications $7,623,524 to similar organizations
  2. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 21 grants Accepts applications $2,370,355 to similar organizations
  3. The Marisla FoundationLaguna Beach, CA 28 grants Accepts applications $2,800,000 to similar organizations
  4. Park Foundation IncIthaca, NY 18 grants Accepts applications $625,200 to similar organizations
  5. CS FundPetaluma, CA 14 grants Preselected only $403,000 to similar organizations
  6. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 21 grants Preselected only $6,435,962 to similar organizations
  7. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 12 grants Accepts applications $1,690,000 to similar organizations
  8. Lisa & Douglas Goldman FundSan Francisco, CA 25 grants Accepts applications $961,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 81-3513347 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.