About Conservative Energy Network
Promote conservative principles and policy solutions to advance affordable, reliable, and secure energy while engaging conservative leaders, policymakers, and the public.
Focus Areas
Energy policyClimate and environment (from a conservative perspective)Clean energy deployment emphasizing reliability and affordabilityPublic policy and advocacy
Who They Fund
unspecified
Funding Style
general charitable supportunrestricted supportgeneral operating supportunspecified/other
Topics
general exempt purpose (not specified)
About Conservative Energy Network
Conservative Energy Network’s recent grantmaking is built around a set of state-based conservative energy organizations, with repeated support to Conservatives for Clean Energy, The Western Way, and Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation. The foundation backs exempt-purpose work tied to energy policy, public advocacy, and clean energy deployment framed around reliability and affordability. Its grant list also shows recurring support for affiliate groups in states such as Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan, and Indiana, suggesting an organized network model rather than one-off awards. The largest recent grant in the data is $754,878 to Conservatives for Clean Energy in 2024, followed by $723,660 in 2023 and $592,000 in 2025. The Western Way received $575,000 in 2023 and $415,000 in 2025, while Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation received $379,396 in 2024 and $373,321 in 2025. The foundation’s profile emphasizes advancing conservative principles and policy solutions in energy, which aligns with the pattern of grants to groups focused on policy engagement and public-facing advocacy.
What Conservative Energy Network Funds
A central theme in the grant list is state-level energy policy advocacy. Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation received $379,396 in 2024 and $373,321 in 2025 for support of exempt-purpose work. The Western Way also appears as a recurring recipient, with $575,000 in 2023 and $415,000 in 2025. Another cluster supports affiliated conservative energy forums in the Midwest and Northeast, including Wisconsin Conservative Energy Forum, Pennsylvania Conservative Energy Forum, Ohio Conservative Energy Forum, Iowa Conservative Energy Forum, and Minnesota Conservative Energy Forum. These awards indicate a network of local and state organizations rather than a single national grantee. Michigan-based support is also present through Michigan Conservative Energy Forum in Lansing. Across these grants, the common thread is policy-oriented energy work tied to conservative leadership, public engagement, and state-based advocacy.
How Conservative Energy Network Gives
Grant sizes are relatively consistent at a mid-sized scale: the typical award falls between a p25 of $182,955, a median of $217,015, and a p75 of $336,866. The foundation’s recent records also show repeat grants to the same organizations across multiple years, including Conservatives for Clean Energy, The Western Way, and Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation. Several state affiliates also recur from 2023 through 2025, pointing to sustained support rather than isolated project funding. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF and not a program-related-investment vehicle. It does not fund individuals.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.4M
Total Assets
$5.9M
Total Revenue
$8.2M
Total Expenses
$7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $183K and $337K, with a median of $217K.
25th Percentile
$183K
Median
$217K
75th Percentile
$337K
Geographic Reach
Regional10 states funded
About 11% of grants go to recipients in CO.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JOHN SZOKA
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