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Grant recipient EIN 84-4378880Environment

Who funds Carbonplan?

11 private foundations gave Carbonplan in San Francisco, CA $3.5 million across 17 grants, in tax years 2020 to 2024.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2020 to 2024, 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. Sergey Brin Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2024

    Open science and general operating support

    $575,000
  2. The Patrick J McGovern Foundation IncBoston, MA 2024

    To increase accountability in the voluntary carbon market and enable rapid, transparent data-sharing in the CDR market

    $425,000
  3. The Benificus FoundationSan Carlos, CA 2024

    General purpose

    $337,972
  4. The Patrick J McGovern Foundation IncBoston, MA 2023

    To increase accountability in the voluntary carbon market and tie CDR policy and investments to the best available science

    $500,000
  5. Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the EnvironmentBoston, MA 2023

    Climate science & policy research

    $250,000
  6. Eutopia FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  7. Sergey Brin Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    General operating support

    $500,000
  8. The Climate Cousins FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General

    $140,625
  9. 128 Collective FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2022

    General operating support

    $75,000
  10. Advocates for Climate InnovationNew York, NY 2022

    Carbon dioxide removal tax credits

    $50,000
  11. Viking Global Foundation IncStamford, CT 2022

    General support

    $500
  12. Sergey Brin Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    General operating support

    $500,000
  13. Eutopia FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  14. McNabb FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  15. 128 Collective FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2020

    Soil and forestry-based carbon accounting analyses

    $30,000
  16. Teach A Man to Fish FoundationIrvine, CA 2020

    Improving the transparency and scientific integrity of carbon removal and climate solutions through open data and tools.

    $25,000
  17. Eutopia FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other environment organizations in San Francisco, CA and are not among Carbonplan’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 158 grants Preselected only $91,383 to similar organizations
  2. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 68 grants Accepts applications $23,860,550 to similar organizations
  3. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 119 grants Accepts applications $398,131 to similar organizations
  4. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 84 grants Preselected only $32,251,007 to similar organizations
  5. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 40 grants Preselected only $646,763 to similar organizations
  6. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 62 grants Accepts applications $20,792,749 to similar organizations
  7. The Joseph and Vera Long FoundationWalnut Creek, CA 18 grants Preselected only $3,499,000 to similar organizations
  8. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 17 grants Preselected only $426,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 84-4378880 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.