About Green Advocacy Project
Advance a rapid transition in the United States from a fossil fuel economy to a clean energy economy through non-electoral and selective electoral advocacy, focusing on renewable energy adoption, preventing expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure, and reducing fossil fuel dependence in the food system.
Focus Areas
renewable energyenergy efficiencyopposition to fossil fuel infrastructuresustainable agriculturelocal and state electoral campaignsadvocacy and organizing
Who They Fund
eligible voters / general electoratepro-clean-energy political candidatesvoters receptive to clean energy messaging
Funding Style
electoral advocacy / campaign support
About Green Advocacy Project
Green Advocacy Project centers its grantmaking on moving the United States away from fossil fuels through advocacy, organizing, voter education, and selective electoral work. The largest recent awards in the data are three foundation-level grants to Washington, DC recipients of $9,654,900 in 2025, $8,746,115 in 2023, and $3,591,050 in 2024, showing a scale that sits alongside a broad portfolio of smaller, targeted grants. Within that portfolio, the foundation has funded groups working to register new voters, encourage turnout, and support candidates who back a transition to a clean energy economy. It has also backed organizations focused on clean energy messaging and on blocking fossil fuel infrastructure. The recent grants list shows repeated support for groups such as Center for Voter Information, which received funding for voter registration and turnout, and Food and Water Action, which received support to educate voters and others on the benefits of a clean energy economy. Green Advocacy Project’s stated focus areas also include sustainable agriculture and reducing fossil fuel dependence in the food system, indicating that its climate strategy extends beyond power-sector advocacy.
What Green Advocacy Project Funds
A major strand of Green Advocacy Project’s work is voter mobilization for climate policy. In 2023, it gave $230,000 to Center for Voter Information to register new voters and encourage voting, and $65,000 to Environmental Voter Project for the same purpose. Another recurring theme is education on clean energy policy. Food and Water Action received $200,000 to educate voters and others on the benefits of a clean energy economy, while Earthworks Action Fund received $75,000 for a similar purpose. The foundation also supports campaign activity tied to environmental policy outcomes. Boston Turnout Project Independent Expenditure Pac received $150,000 to help elect candidates who support a transition to a clean energy economy, and Conservation Ohio Pac received $115,000 for the same objective. In Virginia, Commonwealth Forward received $75,000 for candidate support work tied to that transition.
How Green Advocacy Project Gives
Typical grant size sits at $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $75,000 at the 75th percentile, indicating a core pattern of mid-sized awards with occasional large outliers. The recent record includes several multi-hundred-thousand- and multi-million-dollar grants, including three foundation-level transfers in 2023-2025. The recipient list also shows repeat funding to the same organization across different purposes in the same year, such as New Virginia Majority receiving support for candidate support, voter education, and voter registration. Green Advocacy Project is a regular funder and a DAF-classified grantmaker. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Unsolicited applications are not accepted for its active local electoral and advocacy program.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$9.7M
Total Assets
$395K
Total Revenue
$10.2M
Total Expenses
$10M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $75K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$75K
Geographic Reach
National24 states funded
About 20% of grants go to recipients in VA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Michael Kieschnick
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