About Sea Change Foundation
Sea Change Foundation concentrates almost exclusively on accelerating the clean energy transition through policy, advocacy, and public education. Its grants overwhelmingly support national climate and decarbonization organizations, coalitions, and voter/education efforts that drive clean energy policy and public awareness. The foundation favors large, strategic grants to organizations that build coalitions, shape policy, and scale advocacy rather than direct service delivery.
Focus Areas
National clean energy policy advocacy and researchCoalition-building for building decarbonizationPublic education and voter engagement on climate and clean energyStrategic grantmaking to intermediary organizations and movement infrastructure
Who They Fund
general public/communitiesnonprofit organizations (program recipients)
Giving Approach
Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small set of repeat national grantees focused on advocacy and policy; few grants overall but large amounts per recipient, with multiple multi-year or multi-grant commitments to core partners.
Funding Style
About Sea Change Foundation
Sea Change Foundation’s giving is built around large, strategic climate grants. Its biggest recent awards go to the United States Energy Foundation, including $20.1 million in 2025 and $19.25 million in 2024, signaling a strong preference for funding intermediary organizations that can move clean energy policy at scale. The foundation’s recent grant list also shows repeated support for the League of Conservation Voters Education Fund, which received $5.3 million in 2024 and $4.5 million in 2023 for public education on climate and clean energy. Another recurring grantee, the Building Decarbonization Coalition, received $5 million in 2025 and $4.5 million in 2024 to promote clean energy. Sea Change Foundation’s portfolio centers on climate mitigation, clean energy policy, utility reform, communications, and public engagement, with grants often structured as flexible support for organizations working on policy and movement infrastructure. The pattern is consistent with a funder that backs advocacy and coalition capacity rather than direct service delivery.
What Sea Change Foundation Funds
Policy and advocacy are central to Sea Change Foundation’s grantmaking. The League of Conservation Voters Education Fund received $5.3 million in 2024 and $4.5 million in 2023 to educate the public about climate and clean energy. In coalition and intermediary support, Partnership Project Inc. received $3.125 million in 2023 and $3 million in 2025 for public education on climate and clean energy, plus another $1.25 million in 2023 to promote clean energy. The foundation also funds building decarbonization work: the Building Decarbonization Coalition received $5 million in 2025 and $4.5 million in 2024 to promote clean energy. Utility and efficiency themes appear as well, including $7.25 million in 2023 for energy efficiency through an unnamed recipient and $750,000 in 2023 to Ceres Inc. for energy efficiency.
How Sea Change Foundation Gives
Sea Change Foundation gives large grants: the typical size distribution is $300,000 at the 25th percentile, $1.3 million at the median, and $3.125 million at the 75th percentile. The recent record shows repeat funding across multiple years for several recipients, indicating ongoing relationships rather than one-off awards. It is a regular funder, not a DAF, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments. The foundation’s active programs also state that it does not accept unsolicited funding requests; invited prospective grantees access a CyberGrants portal. Grants are generally fewer, larger, and often one year or less.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$37.4M
Total Assets
$208.5M
Total Revenue
$19.1M
Total Expenses
$38.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $300K and $3.1M, with a median of $1.3M.
25th Percentile
$300K
Median
$1.3M
75th Percentile
$3.1M
Geographic Reach
National6 states funded
About 51% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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