Grants received by year
Every foundation grant, by year
Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.
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The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN
2024
to drive the fundamental transformation of corporate behavior through investor-led accountability campaigns at climate-critical companies necessary to decarbonize the U.S. energy system
$150,000 -
Wallace Global Fund IIWashington, DC
2024
Support for climate movement building work
$110,000 -
Park Foundation IncIthaca, NY
2024
General operating support
$105,000 -
Wallace Global Fund IIWashington, DC
2024
Support to protect and expand democratic systems
$50,000 -
Marguerite Casey FoundationSeattle, WA
2023
Economic justice
$1,500,000 -
The Nathan Cummings Foundation IncNew York, NY
2023
General support
$250,000 -
The Ford FoundationNew York, NY
2023
General support
$200,000 -
The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN
2023
To drive the fundamental transformation of corporate behavior through investor-led accountability campaigns at climate-critical companies necessary to decarbonize the U.S. energy system
$150,000 -
Park Foundation IncIthaca, NY
2023
Environment - general operating support
$100,000 -
The Oak Hill FundCharlottesville, VA
2023
Continued support to expand investor power to hold corporate boards accountable for economy-wide decarbonization: 1) empower institutional investors with a more systemic approach to their advocacy for 1.5c proxy voting policies. 2) build the infrastructure and relationships needed to demand robust climate and racial equity action from ams, iss, and glass lewis; 3) leverage proxy voting data to spotlight asset manager irresponsibility; 4) partner with SEIU and a--b partners to take advantage of the campaign opportunities created by the esg backlash.
$40,000 -
Merck Family FundBoston, MA
2023
Expanding investor power for 1.5 c corporate governance alignment & large am accountability
$30,000 -
The Nathan Cummings Foundation IncNew York, NY
2023
Anti-semitism and the anti-environmental, social, and governance movement
$6,500 -
Marguerite Casey FoundationSeattle, WA
2022
General support
$650,000 -
The Ford FoundationNew York, NY
2022
General support
$600,000 -
The Nathan Cummings Foundation IncNew York, NY
2022
General support
$250,000 -
The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN
2022
To drive the fundamental transformation of corporate behavior through investor-led accountability campaigns at climate-critical companies necessary to decarbonize the U.S. energy system
$150,000 -
Park Foundation IncIthaca, NY
2022
General operating support
$110,000 -
Wallace Global Fund IIWashington, DC
2022
Support for work on corporate accountability and corporate governance
$100,000 -
Wallace Global Fund IIWashington, DC
2022
Support for work on corporate accountabiity and corporate governance
$60,000 -
Merck Family FundBoston, MA
2022
Enabling powerful shareholder action for deep decarbonization
$50,000 -
The Oak Hill FundCharlottesville, VA
2022
To organize leading institutional investors to demand incumbent board directors in fossil fuel industries are held accountable for company alignment with the netzero-by-2050 goals; to empower movement activists to demand institutional investor voting power serve human and long-term shareholder needs; to hold the largest asset managers accountable for using their outsized voting power responsibly.
$50,000 -
The Ford FoundationNew York, NY
2021
General support
$800,000 -
Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY
2021
to support shareholder advocacy strategies aimed at corporations in order to advance worker rights, racial justice, and pursue climate justice
$600,000 -
The Nathan Cummings Foundation IncNew York, NY
2021
General support
$150,000 -
The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN
2021
to drive wholesale transformation of fossil fuel-intensive and fossil adjacent companies through investor-led accountability campaigns that involve high-level investor organizing and partnerships with racial justice and climate activist organizations
$150,000 -
Wallace Global Fund IIWashington, DC
2021
Support for corporate accountability and corporate governance work
$100,000 -
The Oak Hill FundCharlottesville, VA
2021
To organize leading institutional investors to demand incumbent board directors in fossil fuel industries are held accountable for company alignment with the netzero-by-2050 goals; to empower movement activists to demand institutional investor voting power serve human and long-term shareholder needs; to hold the largest asset managers accountable for using their outsized voting power responsibly.
$50,000 -
Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY
2020
to support shareholder advocacy strategies aimed at corporations in order to advance worker rights, racial justice, and pursue climate justice
$250,000 -
The Nathan Cummings Foundation IncNew York, NY
2020
General support
$150,000 -
The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN
2020
To support investor-led accountability efforts in the Midwest through the Climate Majority Project
$150,000 -
Merck Family FundBoston, MA
2020
Deep decarbonization of the electric utility sector - an investor strategy
$35,000 -
The Ford FoundationNew York, NY
2019
Core support to establish a capital strategy center focused on combating inequality and promoting worker justice in a future of worker context
$300,000 -
Merck Family FundBoston, MA
2019
Deep decarbonization of the electric utility sector -- an investor strategy
$50,000 -
The Nathan Cummings Foundation IncNew York, NY
2018
General support
$175,000 -
The Nathan Cummings Foundation IncNew York, NY
2018
General support
$87,500
Funders of similar organizations nearby
Foundations that gave to other environment organizations in Silver Spring, MD and are not among Majority Action’s funders above.
- Amazonsmile Foundation 35 grants Preselected only $12,597 to similar organizations
- Baker Hughes Foundation 6 grants Preselected only $7,450 to similar organizations
- The Volgenau Foundation 15 grants Preselected only $1,690,000 to similar organizations
- Tortuga Charitable Foundation 9 grants Preselected only $435,000 to similar organizations
- Hilton Global Foundation 3 grants Preselected only $412,500 to similar organizations
- The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation 8 grants Accepts applications $235,000 to similar organizations
- The Schmidt Family Foundation 4 grants Accepts applications $85,000 to similar organizations
- The Neall Family Charitable Foundation 10 grants Preselected only $49,000 to similar organizations
About this match
Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 82-1105809 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.