About Environment Next
Environment Next supports individuals, nonprofits and businesses around the world on solutions to complex environmental issues. We provide leadership, outreach and communication support, grants, and investments to empower leaders and their ideas to solve environmental and climate problems.
Focus Areas
Climate Change MitigationClimate Change AdaptationClimate Change EducationEnvironmental & Climate Finance (grants, investments)Ocean and Marine Conservation / Blue TechSustainable Agriculture and RestorationClean energy and climate technology
Funding Style
general operating supportunrestricted supportcore/overhead funding
About Environment Next
Environment Next Inc backs climate and environmental solutions with a mix of grants, debt and equity financing, and annual curated grantee selections. Its giving is not limited to nonprofits: the organization also funds individuals, businesses, and social enterprises, with a stated reach worldwide and active programs in the United States and Brazil. Recent support shows a consistent pattern of general operating and unrestricted support for organizations working on mitigation, adaptation, education, and nature-based climate work. Among the recent grants, The Greening of Detroit received $100,000 in 2025 for general support, while Women’s Earth Alliance received $100,000 in both 2024 and 2025 for general support. Turning Green also appears twice in the recent grants list, each time at $100,000 for general support. That repeat activity fits the foundation’s broader structure as a regular funder with a regional geographic scope and a climate-focused portfolio that includes clean energy, ocean and marine conservation, sustainable agriculture, restoration, and climate finance. The foundation’s public description emphasizes leadership, outreach, and communication support alongside capital, suggesting a model that combines funding with other forms of backing for environmental problem-solving. The annual grantee-class programs point to a curated selection process for organizations and individuals working on climate and research collaboration.
What Environment Next Funds
Climate change mitigation and adaptation sit at the center of Environment Next Inc’s grantmaking. The foundation’s annual grantee-class programs are built around those themes, along with education, research, and collaboration, and its active environmental leadership program also includes nature-based solutions, biodiversity conservation, and forest and rainforest protection. The recent grants list shows support for climate education and research through Climate Xchange Education and Research Inc in Boston, which received $100,000 in 2024 for general support. Environmental leadership and clean-energy work also appear in the funding of New Energy Nexus in Oakland, which received $100,000 in 2025 for general support. For ocean-related work, Plant a Million Corals in Summerland Key received $100,000 in 2025 for general support, aligning with the foundation’s marine and climate technology interests. The foundation also funds sustainable land and community projects. Squareone Villages in Eugene received $100,000 in 2024 for general support, and Natural Capitalism Solutions Inc in Longmont received $100,000 in 2025 for general support.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$800K
Total Assets
$33.7M
Total Revenue
$1.6M
Total Expenses
$3.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $100K and $100K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$100K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$100K
Geographic Reach
National8 states funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ERIC CARLSON
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