We catalyze lasting change in cities and communities to solve the most pressing challenges of today and to build resilience for the future; ensuring people—particularly the most vulnerable—are safer, healthier and more prosperous despite increasing shocks and stresses.
Resilient Cities Catalyst Inc. organizes its grantmaking around project preparation and technical support for climate resilience work, often pairing funding with design, analysis, convening, or cohort-based assistance. A large 2023 grant of $305,000 to Civicwell supported general capacity for the Alliance of Regional Collaboratives for Climate Adaptation to partner with the California Resilience Partnership on a funding proposal, showing how the foundation uses grants to move projects toward investable pipelines. In Pittsburgh, it backed Friends of the Pittsburgh Urban Forest Dba Tree Pittsburgh with $238,800 to lead a community engagement and urban greening pilot in two neighborhoods, combining resident engagement with place-based implementation. Other grants point to the same operating style: support for sediment sampling in Oceanside, adaptation cohort work in Pennsylvania, and corridor-level resilience planning in New York City. The foundation’s summary statement emphasizes lasting change in cities and communities, with a focus on people who are most vulnerable to shocks and stresses. Across the recent grants, the pattern is less about isolated awards and more about advancing specific projects, strengthening local capacity, and preparing communities to compete for larger funding.
Project preparation is a core theme. Resilient Cities Catalyst Inc. gave $100,000 to Deltares USA Inc. for designing an innovative, multi-benefit sand retention project on the City of Oceanside’s beaches, and $30,000 to the University of San Diego for strategic advice and convening around sediment retention pilots and coastal resilience. Urban greening appears in Pittsburgh, where the foundation provided $238,800 to Friends of the Pittsburgh Urban Forest Dba Tree Pittsburgh to lead and implement a community engagement and urban greening pilot in two neighborhoods. Heat mitigation is another visible strand: the foundation awarded $43,000 to the City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department for a cool corridor pilot along Rundberg Lane and heat mitigation at Gus Garcia Recreational Center. It also funded neighborhood-scale resilience work in New York City with $50,000 to Pitkin Avenue Business Improvement District for climate resilience along critical small business corridors, focused on Brownsville, Brooklyn.
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$4.3M
Most grants fall between $30K and $100K, with a median of $47K.
25th Percentile
$30K
Median
$47K
75th Percentile
$100K
About 13% of grants go to recipients in CA.
ANDREW SALKIN
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Typical grant sizes cluster in the middle five figures: the p25 is $30,000, the median is $47,000, and the p75 is $100,000. The recent grants list shows both one-off awards and repeated support to the same organizations over multiple years, including Climate Resolve and the University of San Diego. Grants are program-linked rather than unrestricted by default, and several awards combine funding with technical assistance, convening, analysis, or capacity building. The organization does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its active programs also show that unsolicited applications are not accepted in the listed initiatives.
Giving is national, with all listed recent grants going to U.S. recipients. Maryland is the top state by grant count, while New York accounts for 8% of grants to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. Recent awards reached cities including Pittsburgh, Sacramento, Oceanside, Austin, Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, and New York. California appears frequently through recipients in Sacramento, Los Alamitos, Los Angeles, San Diego, and other parts of the state, while Pittsburgh is a recurring location for urban forestry and municipal adaptation work.
The foundation supports climate resilience, project preparation, urban resilience, coastal resilience, equity and environmental justice, capacity building, infrastructure adaptation, and technical assistance. Recent grants show that this includes coastal sediment retention, urban greening, heat mitigation, and small-business corridor resilience.
No. Its giving is national, and the recent grants list includes recipients in Pennsylvania, California, Texas, New York, Maryland, Arizona, and Washington, DC. The largest concentration by recipient state is Maryland, while New York recipients represent 8% of grants.
The distribution centers on mid-sized grants: the 25th percentile is $30,000, the median is $47,000, and the 75th percentile is $100,000. Recent awards include both smaller technical-support grants and larger project-preparation grants.
Yes. The recent grants list shows repeated support to Climate Resolve and the University of San Diego across different years, along with multi-year involvement in Pittsburgh-related climate and urban forestry work.
The grant purposes emphasize technical assistance, analysis, convening, capacity building, and project design. Examples include sediment-sampling services, a street tree inventory and analysis, a business plan framework, and strategic advice and convening around sediment retention pilots.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Resilient Cities Catalyst that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Communities in California, Connecticut, and New York interested in exploring or piloting Resilience Districts or similar long-term resilience investment models.
Deadline: Launched in late 2025 and runs through the end of 2027; no specific application deadline stated.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PITKIN AVENUE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT | BROOKLYN, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | TO ACCELERATE CLIMATE RESILIENCE ALONG CRITICAL SMALL BUSINESS CORRIDORS IN NEW YORK CITY WITH A FOCUS ON BROWNSVILLE, BROOKLYN |
| WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CONSERVANCY | PITTSBURGH, PA | $50,000 | 2025 | STREET TREE INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS FOR THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH |
| TREE PITTSBURGH | PITTSBURGH, PA | $47,000 | 2025 | CONNECT, TREE PITTSBURGH AND PITTSBURGH CANOPY ALLIANCE TO LAUNCH A NEW MUNICIPAL CLIMATE ADAPTATION COHORT |
| CITY OF AUSTIN PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT | AUSTIN, TX | $43,000 | 2025 | COOL CORRIDOR PILOT PROGRAM ALONG RUNDBERG LANE AND HEAT MITIGATION AT GUS GARCIA RECREATIONAL CENTER |
| FOODWORKS GROUP | WASHINGTON, DC | $42,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BUSINESS PLAN FRAMEWORK; FACILITATION SERVICES AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT |
| VALLEY VISION INC | SACRAMENTO, CA | $41,777 | 2025 | MANAGEMENT OF FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND REALIZATION OF THE YOLO FOOD HUB NETWORK |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER JOHNSTOWN | JOHNSTOWN, PA | $35,000 | 2025 | CONNECT, TREE PITTSBURGH AND PITTSBURGH CANOPY ALLIANCE TO LAUNCH A NEW MUNICIPAL CLIMATE ADAPTATION COHORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO | SAN DIEGO, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMS AND FUNDING TO ENABLE DEEPER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT EFFORTS FOR OUR MEMBERS AND ACROSS CALIFORNIA |
| UNLIMITED POTENTIAL | PHOENIX, AZ | $15,460 | 2025 | TO GATHER COMMUNITY INPUT ON SHADE STRUCTURE DESIGN PROTOTYPES |
| JCDECAUX STREET FURNITURE NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $7,500 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS TO ASSESS THE FEASIBILITY OF GREEN ROOF BUS STOP SHELTERS |
| HATCHER URBAN BUSINESS | PHOENIX, AZ | $5,007 | 2025 | TO ADVANCE A QUICK-WIN PROJECT AIMED AT DEVELOPING AN INNOVATIVE POP-UP SHADE |
| FRIENDS OF THE PITTSBURGH URBAN FOREST DBA TREE PITTSBURGH | PITTSBURGH, PA | $238,800 | 2024 | LEAD AND IMPLEMENT A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND URBAN GREENING PILOT IN TWO NEIGHBORHOODS OF PITTSBURGH |
| KINNETIC ENVIRONMENTAL INC | LOS ALAMITOS, CA | $169,801 | 2024 | PURPOSE OF PROVIDING SEDIMENT-SAMPLING SERVICE FOR THE OCEANSIDE OFFSHORE INVESTIGATION STUDY IN OCEANSIDE, CA |
| DELTARES USA INC | SILVER SPRING, MD | $100,000 | 2024 | DESIGNING AN INNOVATIVE, MULTI-BENEFIT, SAND RETENTION PROJECT ON THE CITY OF OCEANSIDES BEACHES THAT BUILD RESILIENCE AND SERVES BOTH LOCAL AND REGIONAL BENEFITS |
| SCAPE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | DESIGNING AN INNOVATIVE, MULTI-BENEFIT, SAND RETENTION PROJECT ON THE CITY OF OCEANSIDES BEACHES THAT BUILD RESILIENCE AND SERVES BOTH LOCAL AND REGIONAL BENEFITS |
| CLIMATE RESOLVE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $38,000 | 2024 | URBAN WATERSHEDS CONSERVANCY TECHNICAL WORK |
| UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO | SAN DIEGO, CA | $30,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF STRATEGIC ADVICE AND CONVENING AROUND SEDIMENT RETENTION PILOTS AND COASTAL RESILIENCE |
| CIVIC WELL (FORMERLY LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION) | SACRAMENTO, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT OF DELIVERING THE CALIFORNIA ADAPTATION FORUM AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE RESILIENCE PROJECTS AND BUILD ADAPTATION PRACTITIONER CAPACITY STATEWIDE |
| CIVICWELL | SACRAMENTO, CA | $305,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT GENERAL CAPACITY OF ARCCA (ALLIANCE OF REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR CLIMATE ADAPTATION) TO PARTNER WITH CRP TO CO-DEVELOP A FUNDING PROPOSAL AS WELL AS SPECIFIC BUDGET FOR STAFF TIME FOR CIVICWELL CLIMATE CHANGE & ENERGY PROGRAM |
| PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY | PRAIRIE VIEW, TX | $55,182 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT WORK TO CONTINUE ENGAGING WITH NORTHEAST HOUSTON RESIDENTS AT THE KASHMERE MULTI-SERVICE CENTER THROUGH ONGOING FIELD DAYS AND ENHANCED COURSES RELATING TO HEALTHY FOOD AND OTHER LOCAL NEEDS |
| NORTHEAST HOUSTON REDEVELOPMENT COUNCIL | HUMBLE, TX | $47,000 | 2023 | USE OF THIS GRANT WILL BE TOWARDS STRENGHTENING FOCUS ON SPECIFIC, DATA-DRIVEN METHODS FOR INCREASING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, WITH |
| CLIMATE RESOLVE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $31,009 | 2023 | REGIONAL LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS |
| UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO | SAN DIEGO, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT AND RELATED COSTS |
| WALKSACRAMENTO | SACRAMENTO, CA | $7,500 | 2023 | SUPPORTING THE COMPLETION OF THE SACRAMENTO LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS |
PITKIN AVENUE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
$50,000TO ACCELERATE CLIMATE RESILIENCE ALONG CRITICAL SMALL BUSINESS CORRIDORS IN NEW YORK CITY WITH A FOCUS ON BROWNSVILLE, BROOKLYN
STREET TREE INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS FOR THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH
CONNECT, TREE PITTSBURGH AND PITTSBURGH CANOPY ALLIANCE TO LAUNCH A NEW MUNICIPAL CLIMATE ADAPTATION COHORT
CITY OF AUSTIN PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
$43,000COOL CORRIDOR PILOT PROGRAM ALONG RUNDBERG LANE AND HEAT MITIGATION AT GUS GARCIA RECREATIONAL CENTER
FOODWORKS GROUP
$42,500SUPPORT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BUSINESS PLAN FRAMEWORK; FACILITATION SERVICES AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
VALLEY VISION INC
$41,777MANAGEMENT OF FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND REALIZATION OF THE YOLO FOOD HUB NETWORK
CONNECT, TREE PITTSBURGH AND PITTSBURGH CANOPY ALLIANCE TO LAUNCH A NEW MUNICIPAL CLIMATE ADAPTATION COHORT
CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMS AND FUNDING TO ENABLE DEEPER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT EFFORTS FOR OUR MEMBERS AND ACROSS CALIFORNIA
TO GATHER COMMUNITY INPUT ON SHADE STRUCTURE DESIGN PROTOTYPES
JCDECAUX STREET FURNITURE NEW YORK
$7,500TO SUPPORT AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS TO ASSESS THE FEASIBILITY OF GREEN ROOF BUS STOP SHELTERS
HATCHER URBAN BUSINESS
$5,007TO ADVANCE A QUICK-WIN PROJECT AIMED AT DEVELOPING AN INNOVATIVE POP-UP SHADE
LEAD AND IMPLEMENT A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND URBAN GREENING PILOT IN TWO NEIGHBORHOODS OF PITTSBURGH
KINNETIC ENVIRONMENTAL INC
$169,801PURPOSE OF PROVIDING SEDIMENT-SAMPLING SERVICE FOR THE OCEANSIDE OFFSHORE INVESTIGATION STUDY IN OCEANSIDE, CA
DELTARES USA INC
$100,000DESIGNING AN INNOVATIVE, MULTI-BENEFIT, SAND RETENTION PROJECT ON THE CITY OF OCEANSIDES BEACHES THAT BUILD RESILIENCE AND SERVES BOTH LOCAL AND REGIONAL BENEFITS
SCAPE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
$100,000DESIGNING AN INNOVATIVE, MULTI-BENEFIT, SAND RETENTION PROJECT ON THE CITY OF OCEANSIDES BEACHES THAT BUILD RESILIENCE AND SERVES BOTH LOCAL AND REGIONAL BENEFITS
SUPPORT OF STRATEGIC ADVICE AND CONVENING AROUND SEDIMENT RETENTION PILOTS AND COASTAL RESILIENCE
SUPPORT OF DELIVERING THE CALIFORNIA ADAPTATION FORUM AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE RESILIENCE PROJECTS AND BUILD ADAPTATION PRACTITIONER CAPACITY STATEWIDE
SUPPORT GENERAL CAPACITY OF ARCCA (ALLIANCE OF REGIONAL COLLABORATIVES FOR CLIMATE ADAPTATION) TO PARTNER WITH CRP TO CO-DEVELOP A FUNDING PROPOSAL AS WELL AS SPECIFIC BUDGET FOR STAFF TIME FOR CIVICWELL CLIMATE CHANGE & ENERGY PROGRAM
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY
$55,182TO SUPPORT WORK TO CONTINUE ENGAGING WITH NORTHEAST HOUSTON RESIDENTS AT THE KASHMERE MULTI-SERVICE CENTER THROUGH ONGOING FIELD DAYS AND ENHANCED COURSES RELATING TO HEALTHY FOOD AND OTHER LOCAL NEEDS
NORTHEAST HOUSTON REDEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
$47,000USE OF THIS GRANT WILL BE TOWARDS STRENGHTENING FOCUS ON SPECIFIC, DATA-DRIVEN METHODS FOR INCREASING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, WITH
TO SUPPORT THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT AND RELATED COSTS
WALKSACRAMENTO
$7,500SUPPORTING THE COMPLETION OF THE SACRAMENTO LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS
