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.
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.
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.
$10.3M
$192.3M
$73.4M
$12.2M
Most grants fall between $200K and $400K, with a median of $250K.
25th Percentile
$200K
Median
$250K
75th Percentile
$400K
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 |
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Highly concentrated: a single, large grant to a philanthropic intermediary/venture vehicle, indicating preference for catalytic, leverage-focused investments rather than many small or recurring operating grants.
Notable grantees: Prime Coalition
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.
Woka Foundation gives nationally, with 97.7% of grants going to U.S. recipients and 2.3% to India. California appears frequently among recipient locations, and 25% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. New York is the top state by grant count. Recent recipient cities include Cambridge, Oakland, Berkeley, Washington, DC, Somerville, Honolulu, Arlington, Canandaigua, and San Francisco. Outside the U.S., the grant list includes work tied to South and Southeast Asia through Ashoka and a program in northern Uganda through African Women Rising.
No. The active grant programs are invitation-only, and unsolicited applications are not accepted. The listed grantmaking programs all describe direct or invitation-only support for U.S.-registered 501(c)(3) organizations.
It supports organizations working to reverse climate change and build a durable biosphere, with focus areas including innovation, regenerative practices, gender equity, education, keeping fossil fuels in the ground, and civic infrastructure. Recent recipients include climate-tech intermediaries, regenerative agriculture groups, and ecosystem-restoration organizations.
The disclosed grant-size distribution is p25 $200,000, median $250,000, and p75 $400,000. The foundation’s active programs also describe grants in the $70,000 to $700,000 range.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Green America, Activate, New Energy Nexus, Greentown, Climate Foundation, Ashoka, International Biochar Initiative, and African Women Rising. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than only one-time awards.
Its grants are national in scope, with most giving in the United States. New York is the top state by grant count, and 25% of grants go to recipients in California, the foundation’s HQ state.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| $150K |
2.3% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Energy Nexus | Berkeley, CA | $1,000,000 | 2025 | General operating support |
| Green America | Washington, DC | $1,000,000 | 2025 | Soil Carbon Initiative |
| Activate | Berkeley, CA | $700,000 | 2025 | General operating expenses and climate tech fellows |
| Ashoka | Arlington, VA | $500,000 | 2025 | Select and support Ashoka Climate Fellows |
| Elemental Excelerator Elemental Imp | Honolulu, HI | $500,000 | 2025 | General operating support |
| Climate Foundation | Seattle, WA | $400,000 | 2025 | General operating support |
| Global Greengrants | Boulder, CO | $400,000 | 2025 | Gender & Environment |
| Rockefeller Family Fund FCOG | New York, NY | $400,000 | 2025 | General operating support for Funder's Collaborative on Oil and Gas initiative |
| African Women Rising | Santa Barbara, CA | $400,000 | 2025 | General operating support |
| Oil Change International | Washington, DC | $350,000 | 2025 | General operating support |
| International Biochar Initiative | Canandaigua, NY | $350,000 | 2025 | Capacity building support |
| Center for Climate Integrity | Washington, DC | $350,000 | 2025 | General operating support |
| OpEPA BWL | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $330,000 | 2025 | Support the Bioregional Weaving Labs |
| DEPLOYUS | Boston, MA | $300,000 | 2025 | General Operating Support |
| Kakenya's Dream | Arlington, VA | $300,000 | 2025 | General operating support |
| Agroecology Fund | Boulder, CO | $300,000 | 2025 | General operating support for Agroecology Fund |
| Action for the Climate Emergency | Charlestown, MA | $300,000 | 2025 | General operating support |
| Natural Resource Defense Council | New York, NY | $300,000 | 2025 | Rewrite the Future initiative |
| Groundswell International | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 2025 | General operating support |
| Mad Agriculture | Boulder, CO | $250,000 | 2025 | General operating support |
| The Land Institute | Salina, KS | $250,000 | 2025 | General operating support |
| Quivira | Santa Fe, NM | $230,000 | 2025 | General operating support |
| Rainforest Action Network | San Francisco, CA | $225,000 | 2025 | Forest program and Community Action grants |
| DEPLOYUS | Boston, MA | $200,000 | 2025 | General Operating Support for Urgent Investment Priorities |
| Amazon Watch | Oakland, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | General operating support |
| Conservation International | Arlington, VA | $200,000 | 2025 | Global Mangrove Alliance |
| Women's Environment and Development | Brooklyn, NY | $200,000 | 2025 | Support gender-just & environmentally sound climate solutions |
| The Hive Fund for Climate Gender Ju | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 2025 | General operating support for Hive Fund |
| Oil Change International | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 2025 | Field-wide coordination efforts |
| Ohio River Valley Institute | Johnstown, PA | $200,000 | 2025 | General operating support for Ohio River Valley Institute |
| 350org | Boston, MA | $200,000 | 2025 | General operating support |
| Mongabay | Menlo Park, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | General operating support and Natural Climate Solutions reporting |
| FORGE | Somerville, MA | $200,000 | 2025 | Cleantech startups |
| Covering Climate Now | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 2025 | General operating support for Covering Climate Now initiative |
| Greenwave | New Haven, CT | $200,000 | 2025 | General operating support |
| Rural Climate Partnership | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 2025 | General operating support for Rural Climate Partnership |
| White Buffalo Land Trust | Summerland, CA | $150,000 | 2025 | Jalama Ranch Programs |
| Regenerative Farms | Williamsburg, MA | $150,000 | 2025 | General operating support |
| Nurturing Minds | Newtonville, MA | $150,000 | 2025 | General operating support |
| Mangrove Action Project | Seattle, WA | $150,000 | 2025 | General operating support |
| Center for Land Based Learning | Woodland, CA | $115,000 | 2025 | Incubator Learning Lab and Farm & Climate Program |
| Women's Earth and Climate Action Ne | Mill Valley, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | General operating support |
| Re-AMP | Minneapolis, MN | $75,000 | 2025 | Agricultural Hub |
| CIKS | Chennai, B- | $50,000 | 2025 | Sustainable Agriculture Program |
| The Father Center of New Jersey | Trenton, NJ | $1,000 | 2025 | General operating support |
| Activate | Berkeley, CA | $1,000,000 | 2024 | ClimateTech Fellows |
| New Energy Nexus | Oakland, CA | $1,000,000 | 2024 | Expand platform capabilities to build a renewable energy entrepreneur support ecosystem |
| Green America | Washington, DC | $1,000,000 | 2024 | Empower and incentivize growers and the food supply chain to embrace regenerative agriculture to drawdown carbon, increase biodiversity, regenerate soil, and build climate change resiliency |
| Greentown | Somerville, MA | $800,000 | 2024 | Support the growth of startup climatetech entrepreneurs, improve the opportunities for decarbonization across key GHG-emitting sectors, and expand Greentowns climatetech ecosystem. |
| International Biochar Initiative | Canandaigua, NY | $500,000 | 2024 | Capacity Building Support |
New Energy Nexus
$1,000,000General operating support
Climate Foundation
General operating support
General operating support for Funder's Collaborative on Oil and Gas initiative
International Biochar Initiative
$350,000Capacity building support
OpEPA BWL
$330,000Support the Bioregional Weaving Labs
Agroecology Fund
$300,000General operating support for Agroecology Fund
Action for the Climate Emergency
$300,000General operating support
Quivira
$230,000General operating support
Conservation International
$200,000Global Mangrove Alliance
Women's Environment and Development
$200,000Support gender-just & environmentally sound climate solutions
The Hive Fund for Climate Gender Ju
$200,000General operating support for Hive Fund
Ohio River Valley Institute
$200,000General operating support for Ohio River Valley Institute
FORGE
$200,000Cleantech startups
Covering Climate Now
$200,000General operating support for Covering Climate Now initiative
Greenwave
$200,000General operating support
Rural Climate Partnership
$200,000General operating support for Rural Climate Partnership
Regenerative Farms
$150,000General operating support
Center for Land Based Learning
$115,000Incubator Learning Lab and Farm & Climate Program
Re-AMP
$75,000Agricultural Hub
CIKS
$50,000Sustainable Agriculture Program
The Father Center of New Jersey
$1,000General operating support
New Energy Nexus
$1,000,000Expand platform capabilities to build a renewable energy entrepreneur support ecosystem
Empower and incentivize growers and the food supply chain to embrace regenerative agriculture to drawdown carbon, increase biodiversity, regenerate soil, and build climate change resiliency
Greentown
$800,000Support the growth of startup climatetech entrepreneurs, improve the opportunities for decarbonization across key GHG-emitting sectors, and expand Greentowns climatetech ecosystem.
International Biochar Initiative
$500,000Capacity Building Support