About Woka Foundation
Woka Foundation appears to pursue concentrated, catalytic philanthropic investing rather than broad charitable giving: its entire disclosed grantmaking is a single large award to Prime Coalition for "Prime Azolla Ventures." The foundation is directing substantial capital toward market-based climate innovation by channeling philanthropic funds into an intermediary that helps de‑risk and scale early-stage climate and carbon removal ventures.
Focus Areas
Early-stage climate and carbon removal venture fundingCatalytic/philanthropic capital that leverages private investmentIntermediary organizations and venture vehicles accelerating climate tech commercializationMarket-based climate solutions and technology scaling
Who They Fund
growers / food-supply-chain actors (farmers, seaweed growers)climatetech entrepreneurs and startup founderswomen in refugee camps and surrounding communitiesgirls in rural communities (education, health, leadership)
About Woka Foundation
Woka Foundation’s clearest pattern is a single large climate-innovation allocation: $1,775,000 to Prime Coalition for Prime Azolla Ventures. That award points to a funder using philanthropic capital to support early-stage climate and carbon removal ventures through an intermediary rather than scattering many small grants. Across the recent grants list, the foundation backs organizations that help climate solutions move from concept to scale, including climate-tech fellowships, renewable energy entrepreneur support, and vehicles that connect philanthropy with market-based climate innovation. The foundation also supports regenerative agriculture and ocean-focused climate work. Green America received multiple grants for its Soil Carbon Initiative and for efforts to incentivize growers and the food supply chain to adopt regenerative agriculture. Climate Foundation received grants for marine permaculture infrastructure designed to accelerate seaweed growth and support healthy fisheries. Woka Foundation also funds capacity-building and general support for organizations such as Greentown, New Energy Nexus, Activate, and Elemental Excelerator Elemental Imp, showing a preference for organizations that strengthen the climate-tech ecosystem itself.
What Woka Foundation Funds
In climate-tech entrepreneurship, Woka Foundation backed New Energy Nexus with $1,000,000 to expand platform capabilities for a renewable energy entrepreneur support ecosystem, and gave Activate $1,000,000 for ClimateTech Fellows. Those grants show direct support for founders, fellows, and commercialization pathways. On regenerative agriculture and soil carbon, Green America received $1,000,000 for the Soil Carbon Initiative and earlier awards of $750,000 and $500,000 to empower growers and the food supply chain to adopt regenerative agriculture. The foundation also supports biochar-related capacity building through International Biochar Initiative, including $500,000 grants in both 2023 and 2024. Its climate and coastal ecosystem work appears in grants to Climate Foundation for a scalable 10,000 m marine permaculture floating array, including one $1,000,000 award and a later $500,000 award. Woka Foundation also funded environmental justice and forest protection work through Rainforest Action Network and Global Greengrants.
How Woka Foundation Gives
Recent grants cluster around large awards, with the typical disclosed grant size centered at a p25 of $200,000, median of $250,000, and p75 of $400,000. The active programs indicate invitation-only grantmaking, and unsolicited applications are not accepted. Grants generally range from $70,000 to $700,000 under those programs, though the recent grants list also includes much larger strategic awards. Recipients recur across years: Green America, Activate, New Energy Nexus, Greentown, Climate Foundation, Ashoka, International Biochar Initiative, and African Women Rising each appear in multiple years. The foundation is classified as a regular funder, not a DAF, and it funds individuals.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$41.4M
Total Assets
$192.3M
Total Revenue
$73.4M
Total Expenses
$12.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $200K and $400K, with a median of $250K.
25th Percentile
$200K
Median
$250K
75th Percentile
$400K
Geographic Reach
National13 states funded
About 25% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Woka Foundation Funds
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Woka Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 125 | $41.2M | 97.7% |
| 2 | India | 3 | $150K |
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