To rapidly transform the built environment from a major contributor of greenhouse gas emissions to a central solution to the climate crisis by accelerating design, policy, education, and implementation toward zero-carbon, climate-positive buildings and communities.
2030 Inc’s recent grantmaking is shaped by a single large operating grant: $1,543,922 to Carbon Leadership Forum for general operations in 2025. That size, alongside the foundation’s typical grant range, suggests a funder that works through substantial awards rather than many small checks. The foundation’s stated purpose is to rapidly transform the built environment from a major source of greenhouse gas emissions into a central solution to the climate crisis by accelerating design, policy, education, and implementation toward zero-carbon, climate-positive buildings and communities. Recent support also reached Climate Positive Design with a $9,000 general operations grant in 2025, pointing to a mix of major institutional support and smaller operational backing. Across its described focus areas, the foundation centers built environment decarbonization, embodied carbon reduction, urban and regional planning, design education, policy and advocacy, and tools and resources for practitioners. Its active 2030 Curriculum Project reinforces the emphasis on education by inviting U.S. architecture and planning schools to propose curriculum that integrates energy use, emissions, and resiliency.
In built environment decarbonization, 2030 Inc backed Carbon Leadership Forum with $1,543,922 for general operations, indicating support for fieldwide work rather than a single project. The foundation also aligns with embodied carbon reduction through its stated focus on materials and construction innovation, and with planning through its emphasis on urban and regional planning. Education is another clear thread: the active 2030 Curriculum Project invites U.S. architecture and planning educators to submit innovative curricular proposals that integrate energy use, emissions, and resiliency. Policy and advocacy appear in the foundation’s focus areas as well, matching its goal of accelerating design, policy, education, and implementation toward climate-positive buildings and communities.
2030 Inc gives at a high dollar scale: the typical grant size sits at a p25 of $392,730, a median of $776,461, and a p75 of $1,160,192. The two 2025 grants on file both went to U.S. recipients, and both were for general operations. The foundation is classified as a pure DAF provider, and its available record shows a regional geographic scope. The grant pattern in the data is concentrated in a small number of large awards rather than a broad set of small grants.
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$3.1M
Most grants fall between $393K and $1.2M, with a median of $776K.
25th Percentile
$393K
Median
$776K
75th Percentile
$1.2M
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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The foundation’s grants land in the United States, with all recorded recent awards going to U.S. recipients. California appears most often in the recent grant record, including recipients in Oakland and Del Mar. No grants in the provided data went to recipients in New Mexico, despite the foundation’s Santa Fe headquarters. The visible pattern is U.S.-only giving with a concentration in California.
Its stated focus areas center on built environment decarbonization, embodied carbon reduction, urban and regional planning, design education, policy and advocacy, and tools and resources for practitioners. The foundation’s purpose is to accelerate design, policy, education, and implementation toward zero-carbon, climate-positive buildings and communities.
Yes. Its 2030 Curriculum Project is described as a competitive initiative that invites educators at U.S. architecture and planning schools to submit innovative teaching and curricular proposals.
The recent grants listed are all to U.S. recipients, and the foundation’s grant geography is described as regional. California shows up most often in the grant record, with recipients in Oakland and Del Mar.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARBON LEADERSHIP FORUM | OAKLAND, CA | $1,543,922 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| CLIMATE POSITIVE DESIGN | DEL MAR, CA | $9,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
CARBON LEADERSHIP FORUM
$1,543,922GENERAL OPERATIONS
CLIMATE POSITIVE DESIGN
$9,000GENERAL OPERATIONS