The Sea Change Foundation has given $500 million toward climate work to date, operating with almost no public profile—and drawing suspicion as a result. Now, its founders—Nat Simons and Laura Baxter-Simons—are going public.
Read MoreEnvironmental journalism is a popular niche in media philanthropy. One foundation-backed fellowship is supporting coverage of climate solutions that work toward a more equitable and democratic future, often known as just transition work.
Read MoreEnvironmental activists around the world are facing threats of death, imprisonment, and more. Funders are rallying to this delicate issue, and one pooled fund is offering a coordinated way to back environmental defenders.
Read MoreHansjörg Wyss has been branching out into all kinds of green giving in recent years. But Western land is still a core interest, evidenced by a recent gift that will retire oil and gas leases on protected Wyoming land.
Read MoreCarbon capture and storage describes a set of potential climate solutions that have proven both bipartisan and divisive. With backing from a few influential funders, proponents have made some big moves recently.
Read MoreFreshwater management has lately emerged as a major philanthropic issue. The Surdna Foundation is a leader in this space, as part of its broader work in backing green infrastructure for sustainability and equity.
Read MoreZoos have wooed donors with more sophisticated programming and stronger arguments about how they benefit communities. But a string of big gifts to these institutions also underscores other key trends in philanthropy.
Read MoreFour grantmakers created a fund to attract more dollars to ground-level climate work, including by women, youth and indigenous peoples. That requires making a pitch to the sector about this powerful, overlooked strategy.
Read MoreWhile climate change is often described as a time-urgent existential threat, few funders or nonprofits fully act on that belief. The Climate Mobilization Project was founded to do just that. Who’s supporting it?
Read MoreGuest contributors Rachel Pritzker and Ted Nordhaus argue that green funders need to invest in a much wider array of organizations and approaches if they hope to move the needle on climate change.
Read MoreThe Hewlett Foundation responds to a recent critique of how top funders have steered climate action. philanthropy has done a lot of good, Hewlett’s leaders say, and we need way more of it.
Read MoreCities nationwide are mixing public and private funds to upgrade shared spaces. But what are the social, economic and civic effects? A funder-backed initiative is developing the metrics and data to find out.
Read MoreKresge’s green giving is not quite like any other large foundation’s, entirely supporting climate resilience in cities, and with a unique focus on equity. We take a deep dive into its environmental program.
Read MoreFoundations have played a major role in steering action to address climate change. A new study analyzes recent funding trends and raises hard questions about whether funders have made the right bets.
Read MoreHouston has emerged as one of the most green-forward cities in the nation, largely due to private philanthropy. No couple has given more than Richard and Nancy Kinder, who just made their biggest park gift yet.
Read MoreArcadia, the philanthropy of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin, funds conservation as a major priority. Its support of an effective green group since 1998 is a good example of a funder sticking with a grantee for the long haul.
Read MoreGlitzy urban parks projects have drawn fire for fueling gentrification and playing to the tastes of the donor class. As funders mobilize behind Philadelphia’s own High Line, they’re looking to avoid mistakes made elsewhere.
Read MoreCommunity engagement is the name of the game for the latest round of matching grants from a group of funders who want to see more voices at the table in conversations about urban sustainability.
Read MoreWorried about urban equity? Or obesity rates and public health? Or environmental education for young people? Grantmaking for parks is a way to achieve a range of goals. We look at what’s happening in Austin.
Read MoreIn U.S. philanthropy, there’s often an impulse to take the big bet, or back powerful NGOs. But the activists who win the Goldman Prizes show that there are many ways to achieve victories.
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