About Global Warming Mitigation Project
Climate Curve contributes to decarbonizing the planet by identifying innovative climate leaders and deploying resources to advance solutions.
Focus Areas
climate mitigationmethane mitigation (food & waste systems)carbon sinks / carbon removalclean energytransport & mobilityclimate financesocial & cultural pathwaysMRV (monitoring, reporting & verification)
Who They Fund
organizations working on climate change (unspecified)climate researchers/practitioners (unspecified)communities vulnerable to climate impacts (unspecified)
About Global Warming Mitigation Project
Global Warming Mitigation Project centers its giving on climate solutions that reduce, replace, or remove greenhouse gases, with a grantmaking model built around prizes and vetted climate projects. Its Keeling Curve Prize awards $50,000 grants to global projects, and the climate portfolio also includes the Climate Curve Prize: Methane, which supports work on methane emissions in food and waste systems. The foundation’s active programs show a strong emphasis on selection, scoring, and visibility for climate organizations rather than broad open-ended philanthropy. Recent grants point to a mix of mitigation pathways. Blue Forest received $50,000 in 2025, while Project Vesta PBC, Health In Harmony, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Inc, Sanergy Inc, and Standearth each received $50,000 in the recent record. The portfolio also includes $25,000 grants to organizations such as GreenMax Capital Advisors, BasiGo Inc, Symbrosia Inc, Enzinc, Nitricity Inc, and Air Company. Taken together, the pattern suggests a funder that supports both established climate nonprofits and earlier-stage climate ventures working across emissions reduction, carbon sinks, clean energy, and climate finance.
What Global Warming Mitigation Project Funds
In methane mitigation, Global Warming Mitigation Project gave $25,000 to Symbrosia Inc for climate change achievement, and its Climate Curve Prize: Methane is explicitly aimed at projects that reduce methane emissions in food and waste systems. That combination shows a specific interest in methane reduction and monitoring. The foundation also backs carbon removal and carbon sinks. Project Vesta PBC received $50,000 for climate change achievement, aligning with the organization’s focus on greenhouse gas removal and carbon sinks. Transportation and clean energy appear as another thread. BasiGo Inc received $25,000 for climate change achievement, while Itselectric received $50,000 for climate change achievement. On the finance side, GreenMax Capital Advisors received $25,000, matching the funder’s climate finance focus. A separate capacity-building channel exists through the Constellations Fellowship Program, which connects college students and recent graduates with Keeling Curve Prize winners and finalists.
How Global Warming Mitigation Project Gives
The typical grant size is tightly grouped: p25 is $25,000, the median is $25,000, and p75 is $50,000. Recent awards show two clear tiers, with many grants at $25,000 and a matching set at $50,000. The foundation operates as a regular funder and does not fund individuals. Its active programs include both prize-based grants and a fellowship, and at least two programs accept unsolicited submissions: Climate Impact Conduit and Climate Curve Prize: Methane. The grant record shown is concentrated in 2023 to 2025, with repeated annual awards under the same climate-prize framework.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$250K
Total Assets
$864K
Total Revenue
$1.3M
Total Expenses
$1.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $50K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
National7 states funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Michael R Klein
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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