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    Action for the Climate Emergency

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    About Action for the Climate Emergency

    This foundation is tightly focused on accelerating climate emergency advocacy, directing almost all of its funding to organizations that do policy campaigns, public mobilization, and advocacy infrastructure on climate. Grants are primarily concentrated in a small set of advocacy groups and intermediaries (including a large grant to an entity that appears to be the foundation’s primary operating partner/rebrand). The giving signals a priority on rapid-response campaigning, policy influence, and fiscal sponsorship or network-building rather than direct service delivery.

    Focus Areas

    National climate emergency advocacy and campaign organizationsAdvocacy infrastructure and fiscal sponsorship for climate campaigns (e.g., via Tides Center)Communications, rapid-response organizing and public mobilization around climate policySupport for climate policy think-tanks and advocacy networks (e.g., Sustainable Markets Foundation)

    Who They Fund

    environmental and climate advocacy organizationscommunities impacted by climate changegeneral public / voters engaged in climate issues

    About Action for the Climate Emergency

    Action for the Climate Emergency’s recent giving centers on climate advocacy at scale, with a $1,950,000 grant to Goodpower Inc, formerly Climate Emergency Advocates Inc, in Boston. That grant, paired with a $675,000 award to Climate Emergency Advocates in Charlestown, shows a close tie to organizations built for climate campaign work rather than direct service delivery. The foundation’s 2025 grants also include support for policy and network groups such as Sustainable Markets Foundation, the Joseph Rainey Center for Public Policy, Ecotok, and Tides Center. Across those recipients, the pattern points to climate emergency messaging, public mobilization, and advocacy infrastructure as the main priorities. The grant list suggests a funder that works through intermediaries and campaign organizations, including fiscal sponsorship and policy-facing partners. Massachusetts organizations appear prominently in the recent awards, but the portfolio also reaches New York, Washington, DC, Minnesota, and California. The largest awards are reserved for entities tied directly to climate advocacy operations, while smaller grants extend the same theme into public policy and organizing support.

    What Action for the Climate Emergency Funds

    Climate policy advocacy is the clearest theme in the recent grants. Action for the Climate Emergency gave $1,950,000 to Goodpower Inc, formerly Climate Emergency Advocates Inc, for climate advocacy, and $675,000 to Climate Emergency Advocates for the same purpose. The foundation also supports policy and research-oriented advocacy. It awarded $125,000 to Sustainable Markets Foundation for climate advocacy and $38,000 to the Joseph Rainey Center for Public Policy for climate advocacy. Advocacy infrastructure appears as another focus. A $10,000 grant to Tides Center was also tagged climate advocacy, and the $23,500 grant to Ecotok in Minnesota shows the same campaign-centered orientation in a different local setting.

    How Action for the Climate Emergency Gives

    Typical grant sizes cluster around a median of $125,000, with a lower quartile of $74,250 and an upper quartile of $400,000. The 2025 list shows a steep size spread, from a $10,000 award to a $1,950,000 grant, which indicates a mix of major operating support and smaller targeted awards. The recent pattern is concentrated rather than broad, and it appears to favor repeat climate-advocacy entities and intermediaries. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its grants are regional in scope, and the 2025 grants all go to organizations rather than people.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $2.8M

    Total Assets

    $5.5M

    Total Revenue

    $14.3M

    Total Expenses

    $18.4M

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $74K and $400K, with a median of $125K.

    25th Percentile

    $74K

    Median

    $125K

    75th Percentile

    $400K

    Geographic Reach

    National5 states funded
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    policymakers and legislative stakeholders

    Giving Approach

    Highly concentrated and advocacy-oriented: few, large grants with repeat or closely related recipients; funding skews toward campaign organizations and intermediaries rather than many small local service providers.

    Funding Style

    policy and issue advocacysystems change / legislative focuscampaign and coalition supportpublic engagement and awareness

    Notable grantees: GOODPOWER INC (fka Climate Emergency Advocates Inc), CLIMATE EMERGENCY ADVOCATES, SUSTAINABLE MARKETS FOUNDATION, TIDES CENTER, ECOTOK

    Topics

    climate policy advocacyemissions reduction campaignsclimate justice and equity advocacypublic mobilization for climate actionregulatory and legislative advocacy on climate

    Where Action for the Climate Emergency Makes Grants

    Grant recipients are all in the United States. Massachusetts receives the largest share by count, and 33% of grants in the available data go to recipients in the HQ state. Beyond Massachusetts, recent grants land in New York City, Washington, DC, St Clair Shores, Minnesota, and Los Angeles. The distribution shows a regional footprint with a strong Massachusetts concentration and a few out-of-state advocacy partners.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Action for the Climate Emergency

    What kinds of organizations does Action for the Climate Emergency fund?

    It funds climate advocacy organizations and intermediaries. Recent grants went to Goodpower Inc, Climate Emergency Advocates, Sustainable Markets Foundation, the Joseph Rainey Center for Public Policy, Ecotok, and Tides Center, all tagged for climate advocacy.

    What is the typical grant size?

    The typical grant size is $125,000 at the median, with a lower quartile of $74,250 and an upper quartile of $400,000. In the recent grants list, awards range from $10,000 to $1,950,000.

    Does the foundation fund outside the United States?

    In the available grant data, all 6 grants are to U.S. recipients, for 100% of the listed awards.

    Does Action for the Climate Emergency make grants to individuals or program-related investments?

    No. The foundation does not fund individuals, and it does not make program-related investments.

    Where are its grants concentrated?

    The top state by grant count is Minnesota, while 33% of grants go to recipients in Massachusetts, the foundation’s headquarters state. Recent recipient cities include Boston, Charlestown, New York, Washington, DC, St Clair Shores, and Los Angeles.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    GOODPOWER INC (FKA CLIMATE EMERGENCY ADVOCATES INC)BOSTON, MA$1,950,0002025CLIMATE ADVOCACY
    CLIMATE EMERGENCY ADVOCATESCHARLESTOWN, MA$675,0002025CLIMATE ADVOCACY
    SUSTAINABLE MARKETS FOUDNATIONNEW YORK, NY$125,0002025CLIMATE ADVOCACY
    JOSEPH RAINEY CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICYWASHINGTON, DC$38,0002025CLIMATE ADVOCACY
    ECOTOKST CLAIR SHORES, MN$23,5002025CLIMATE ADVOCACY
    TIDES CENTERLOS ANGELES, CA$10,0002025CLIMATE ADVOCACY

    GOODPOWER INC (FKA CLIMATE EMERGENCY ADVOCATES INC)

    $1,950,000
    BOSTON, MA2025

    CLIMATE ADVOCACY

    CLIMATE EMERGENCY ADVOCATES

    $675,000
    CHARLESTOWN, MA2025

    CLIMATE ADVOCACY

    SUSTAINABLE MARKETS FOUDNATION

    $125,000
    NEW YORK, NY2025

    CLIMATE ADVOCACY

    JOSEPH RAINEY CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY

    $38,000
    WASHINGTON, DC2025

    CLIMATE ADVOCACY

    ECOTOK

    $23,500
    ST CLAIR SHORES, MN2025

    CLIMATE ADVOCACY

    TIDES CENTER

    $10,000
    LOS ANGELES, CA2025

    CLIMATE ADVOCACY