About Climate Solutions
Accelerating clean energy solutions to the climate crisis; working to achieve a thriving, equitable Northwest powered by clean energy and to inspire the transition to sustainable prosperity beyond the region.
Focus Areas
100% clean electricityclean transportation and cleaner fuelsclean buildings and energy efficiencypolicy and advocacycity- and community-led clean energy planning
Who They Fund
frontline and overburdened communities (environmental justice populations)low-income and marginalized urban communitiesstate and regional policymakers and the general voting public (nonpartisan voter education)
Funding Style
capacity buildingpolicy advocacy and rulemaking support
About Climate Solutions
Climate Solutions centers grantmaking on a climate-policy agenda for the Northwest, with recent support for clean cars, building electrification, cap-and-invest defense, Buy Clean, and nonpartisan voter education. The foundation’s largest recent awards show that mix clearly: $126,250 to Oregon Environmental Council for clean and equitable transportation work and advancing Clean Cars II rules in Oregon, and $125,000 to Wabaf dba Clean and Prosperous Institute for the Breaking Barriers Collaborative, the Risk of Repeal Project, and a CCA economic report. Those grants sit alongside other policy and field-building investments that connect research, coalition work, and public engagement. Climate Solutions also funds organizations working on clean transportation networks, resilience coalitions, and climate markets, which points to a strategy that combines advocacy support with analysis and coordination. Recipients include regional groups in Oregon and Washington as well as national policy research, reflecting a grant portfolio aimed at both state-level implementation and broader support for climate policy design. Across the recent record, the foundation backs efforts tied to clean electricity, transportation emissions, clean buildings, and climate resilience.
What Climate Solutions Funds
In clean transportation, Climate Solutions supported Oregon Environmental Council with $126,250 for clean and equitable transportation work and advancing Clean Cars II rules in Oregon, and gave $76,250 to Forth Mobility Fund for the same policy area. Clean buildings also appears in the portfolio: Oregon Environmental Council received $106,100 for clean buildings work and the Building Resilience Coalition, while Nw Energy Coalition received $15,000 for clean buildings work. On climate policy and markets, the foundation gave $75,000 to Resources for the Future Inc. for analysis of linking Washington’s cap-and-invest program, and $7,500 to Clean Energy Transition Institute for the CCA investment project. Community organizing and civic education are part of the picture too, including $100,000 to Washington Community Alliance for organizations working on C3 and nonpartisan voter education.
How Climate Solutions Gives
Typical awards cluster around $10,000 to $71,365, with a median grant size of $25,000 and a 25th percentile of $10,000. The recent list shows both larger strategy grants and a wider tier of smaller awards, often tied to collaborative work, capacity building, or project support. Several recipients appear in more than one year, including Oregon Environmental Council, Forth Mobility Fund, Verde, The Wave Foundation, Oregon for Climate Action, and WA Build Back Black Alliance, which suggests recurring support rather than isolated one-off awards. Climate Solutions is a public charity and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$559K
Total Assets
$5.8M
Total Revenue
$7.6M
Total Expenses
$6.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $71K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$71K
Geographic Reach
Regional4 states funded
About 46% of grants go to recipients in OR.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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