The Alex C Walker Educational & Charitable Foundation is focused primarily on climate and environmental policy, funding strategic litigation, advocacy and research to hold fossil fuel interests accountable and to advance climate solutions. They favor national policy and science organizations and support youth-centered climate litigation and public-interest campaigns as well as conservation work. Grants are concentrated and targeted to organizations that drive systems change rather than service delivery.
A defining feature of Alex C Walker Educational & Charitable is its repeated support for youth climate litigation. Our Children’s Trust received $100,000 in 2023, another $100,000 in 2024, and $100,000 in 2025 for atmospheric trust work, making it one of the clearest throughlines in the foundation’s recent giving. The pattern sits alongside other grants aimed at fossil fuel accountability, climate policy research, and public climate communication, showing a funder that backs organizations trying to shape legal, policy, and market outcomes rather than deliver direct services. The foundation’s recent grants also show sustained support for research and advocacy organizations that work on climate economics and market-based solutions. Brookings Institution received funding for U.S. markets and climate work in 2023 and 2024, while Resources for the Future was funded for ocean and social-cost-of-carbon analysis. These grants point to an interest in organizations that produce research, legal strategy, and advocacy tools that can be used in broader climate campaigns. The grant record includes conservation and wildlife-related work as well, often tied to climate resilience or conflict mitigation. National Wildlife Federation, Center for Sustainable Economy, and Climate Science Awareness and Solutions Inc appear in the recent grants list, reflecting a mix of litigation, policy, science communication, and conservation funding within a national program.
In youth climate litigation, Alex C Walker Educational & Charitable gave $100,000 to Our Children’s Trust in 2025 for atmospheric trust legal work, extending a three-year funding pattern for that campaign. The foundation also backed fossil fuel and greenhouse-gas phase-out work with $50,000 to Climate Science Awareness and Solutions Inc in 2025 for compelling fossil fuel and GHG pollution phase-out. Climate policy research is another clear area of support. Brookings Institution received $80,000 in 2024 and $50,000 in 2023 for U.S. markets and climate work, while Resources for the Future got $56,000 in 2024 for ocean and social-cost-of-carbon analysis. The foundation also funded the Carbon Tax Center with $45,000 in 2025 for cost-related work. Conservation and wildlife grants appear alongside the policy work. National Wildlife Federation received $80,000 in 2023 and $40,000 in 2024 for wildlife-related campaigns, and Cook Inlet Keeper was awarded $30,000 in 2024 for Alaska share-of-revenue work.
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Most grants fall between $36K and $80K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$36K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$80K
About 4% of grants go to recipients in OR.
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Concentrated, mid-to-large grants to a small set of repeat national grantees; funding is strategic and policy-oriented (research, litigation, advocacy) rather than broadly distributed small grants.
Notable grantees: Our Children’s Trust, Center for Sustainable Economy, Brookings Institution, Climate Science Awareness and Solutions, Inc., National Wildlife Federation
Typical awards cluster in the mid-five-figure range, with a p25 of $36,250, a median of $50,000, and a p75 of $80,000. The recent list also includes repeated support for the same organizations across multiple years, which suggests renewal-based relationships rather than isolated one-off grants. The foundation is classified as a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Its active grant programs are invitation and renewal-based, though one project-grant program notes unsolicited applications are accepted. That mix fits the broader pattern in the recent grants list: several recipients reappear in multiple years, while the grants themselves remain targeted and relatively concentrated.
The grant record is national, with all recent grants going to U.S. recipients. Oregon stands out as the top state by grant count, helped by repeated grants to Eugene and Lake Oswego organizations. Washington, DC also appears several times, including grants to Brookings Institution and Resources for the Future. Other visible recipient hubs include New York, Reston, and South Lee. Pennsylvania appears in the data, but only 4% of grants went to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state.
The foundation funds tax-exempt organizations working on market-based solutions, economic imbalances, climate change, energy security, ecosystem services, and related conservation work. Recent grants also show support for climate litigation, climate policy research, public science communication, wildlife work, and Alaska revenue-equity issues.
Most listed programs are invitation and renewal-based and say they do not accept unsolicited applications. One project-grant program, Walker Foundation Project & Grantmaking, does accept unsolicited applications from qualifying nonprofits.
The recent grant pattern centers on mid-five-figure awards. The p25 is $36,250, the median is $50,000, and the p75 is $80,000. Recent grants range from $2,000 to $100,000.
Yes. The foundation gives nationally, but Oregon is the top state by grant count. Recent recipient cities include Eugene, Lake Oswego, Washington, DC, New York, Reston, and South Lee, and 100% of recent grants went to U.S. recipients.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Our Children’s Trust, Brookings Institution, Center for Sustainable Economy, Climate Science Awareness and Solutions Inc, National Wildlife Federation, and Pricing Carbon Initiative Inc. That pattern points to recurring support rather than single-event grantmaking.
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OUR CHILDREN'S TRUST | EUGENE, OR | $100,000 | 2025 | ATMOSPHERIC TR LEGAL |
| CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY | LAKE OSWEGO, OR | $80,000 | 2025 | FOSSIL FUEL RB/US FOREST |
| CLIMATE SCIENCE AWARENESS AND SOLUTIONS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | COMPELL FF & GHG POLL PHASE |
| CARBON TAX CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $45,000 | 2025 | COST |
| PRICING CARBON INITIATIVE INC | SOUTH LEE, MA | $40,000 | 2025 | ENGAGING DIV |
| NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION | RESTON, VA | $40,000 | 2025 | WILDLIFE CONFLICT |
| NUCLEAR NEW YORK INC | SUNNYSIDE, NY | $35,000 | 2025 | NEW TOOL/NEW SOLUT/DC CA&GA |
| HOWELL CONSERVATION FUND INC | ATLANTA, GA | $20,000 | 2025 | HENDERSON |
| OUR CHILDREN'S TRUST | EUGENE, OR | $100,000 | 2024 | ATMOSPHERIC TRUST CAMPAIGN |
| BROOKINGS INSTITUTION | WASHINGTON, DC | $80,000 | 2024 | US MKTS CLIMATE |
| CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY | LAKE OSWEGO, OR | $80,000 | 2024 | FOSSIL FUEL RB/US FOREST |
| RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE | WASHINGTON, DC | $56,000 | 2024 | OCEAN SD/SOCIAL COST OF |
| CLIMATE SCIENCE AWARENESS AND SOLUTIONS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | C S, AWARENESS AND |
| PRICING CARBON INITIATIVE INC | SOUTH LEE, MA | $40,000 | 2024 | PRICING CARBON INITIATIVE |
| NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION | RESTON, VA | $40,000 | 2024 | WILDLIFE CR & WWP - 2022-23 |
| COOK INLET KEEPER | HOMER, AR | $30,000 | 2024 | EQUITABLE SHARE OF ALASKA'S |
| OUR CHILDREN'S TRUST | EUGENE, OR | $100,000 | 2023 | ATMOSPHERIC TRUST CAMPAIGN |
| NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION | RESTON, VA | $80,000 | 2023 | WILDLIFE CR & WWP - 2022-23 |
| CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY | LAKE OSWEGO, OR | $80,000 | 2023 | FOSSIL FUEL RB/US FOREST |
| CLIMATE SCIENCE AWARENESS AND SOLUTIONS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2023 | C S, AWARENESS AND |
| GOOD ENERGY COLLECTIVE INC | SACRAMENTO, CA | $60,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BROOKINGS INSTITUTION | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2023 | US MKTS CLIMATE |
| THE NISKANEN CENTER INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $30,000 | 2023 | DEFEND AGAINST ED/FF |
| PRICING CARBON INITIATIVE INC | SOUTH LEE, MA | $30,000 | 2023 | PRICING CARBON INITIATIVE |
| AMIGOS OF COSTA RICA INC | WEST CHESTER, PA | $20,000 | 2023 | ACQ-CHILDRENS |
| ECOFLIGHT | ASPEN, CO | $2,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
OUR CHILDREN'S TRUST
$100,000ATMOSPHERIC TR LEGAL
CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY
$80,000FOSSIL FUEL RB/US FOREST
CLIMATE SCIENCE AWARENESS AND SOLUTIONS INC
$50,000COMPELL FF & GHG POLL PHASE
CARBON TAX CENTER
$45,000COST
PRICING CARBON INITIATIVE INC
$40,000ENGAGING DIV
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION
$40,000WILDLIFE CONFLICT
NUCLEAR NEW YORK INC
$35,000NEW TOOL/NEW SOLUT/DC CA&GA
HOWELL CONSERVATION FUND INC
$20,000HENDERSON
OUR CHILDREN'S TRUST
$100,000ATMOSPHERIC TRUST CAMPAIGN
BROOKINGS INSTITUTION
$80,000US MKTS CLIMATE
CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY
$80,000FOSSIL FUEL RB/US FOREST
RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE
$56,000OCEAN SD/SOCIAL COST OF
CLIMATE SCIENCE AWARENESS AND SOLUTIONS INC
$50,000C S, AWARENESS AND
PRICING CARBON INITIATIVE INC
$40,000PRICING CARBON INITIATIVE
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION
$40,000WILDLIFE CR & WWP - 2022-23
COOK INLET KEEPER
$30,000EQUITABLE SHARE OF ALASKA'S
OUR CHILDREN'S TRUST
$100,000ATMOSPHERIC TRUST CAMPAIGN
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION
$80,000WILDLIFE CR & WWP - 2022-23
CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY
$80,000FOSSIL FUEL RB/US FOREST
CLIMATE SCIENCE AWARENESS AND SOLUTIONS INC
$75,000C S, AWARENESS AND
GOOD ENERGY COLLECTIVE INC
$60,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BROOKINGS INSTITUTION
$50,000US MKTS CLIMATE
THE NISKANEN CENTER INC
$30,000DEFEND AGAINST ED/FF
PRICING CARBON INITIATIVE INC
$30,000PRICING CARBON INITIATIVE
AMIGOS OF COSTA RICA INC
$20,000ACQ-CHILDRENS
ECOFLIGHT
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORT
