Advocates for Climate Innovation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Advocates for Climate Innovation does not accept unsolicited grant proposals, so a small charity should not send it a cold request.
- Its funding centres on carbon dioxide removal and next-generation geothermal power, and it does not fund lobbying, so work outside those themes is unlikely to fit.
- Its typical grants, about 8 in 10 of them, fall between $5,000 and $175,000, with a median of about $75,000, so a request in that region is in line with its usual giving.
- Only 9% of its grant dollars in the latest filing went to organisations it had funded in earlier filings, and it generally recruits its own partners and funds only a small number of projects at a time, so the route in is more likely to be an invitation than a competitive application.
Overview
Advocates for Climate Innovation is a US private foundation based in New York, NY.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Advocates for Climate Innovation seeks to help solve climate change by identifying transformative solutions that lack federal policy support and securing that support. It seeks bipartisan approaches that create incentives for innovation. Its stated focus is carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere and next-generation geothermal power, described as under-resourced complements to emissions reduction and other clean-power production. The foundation provides funding alongside substantial staff time and execution management. It generally takes the initiative in designing project objectives and recruiting organisations and additional funders. Its work includes research, policy analysis and policymaker education, and it leads coalitions of partner organisations working with policymakers on new policies. It works on and funds a small number of projects at a time, with a strong commitment to measurable outcomes.
Themes
- Carbon dioxide removal
- Next-generation geothermal power
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in the United States and District of Columbia.
What They Don't Fund
- Lobbying
How to apply
It does not accept unsolicited grant proposals.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 9% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 69 grants to organisations were about $75,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- It seeks bipartisan approaches that create incentives to stimulate innovation.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
2 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 75% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 9% of grant dollars went to organisations Advocates for Climate Innovation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 78% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 24 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $75,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Linden Climate Fund · Endowment grant$16,016,9502024 tax year
- Carbon180 · Carbon dioxide removal$227,5002024 tax year
- World Resources Institute · Carbon removal alliance$175,0002024 tax year
- National Wildlife Federation · Advancing cdr$175,0002024 tax year
- World Resources Institute · Unrestricted general institutional support$150,0002024 tax year
- Nature Conservancy · Unrestricted general institutional support$138,0002024 tax year
- World Resources Institute · Carbon dioxide removal$115,0002024 tax year
- Bipartisan Policy Center · Carbon dioxide removal$100,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Roger T Ullman — Trustee (Appointed 12/13/2024), Chair
- William J Roberts — Trustee (Appointed 12/13/2024)
- Lawrence H Linden — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $4,519,810 | $2,067,157 | $19,599,051 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $4,072,533 | $1,558,500 | $19,852,346 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $19,879,505 | $17,797,450 | $7,472,703 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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Applying to Advocates for Climate Innovation?
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Contact
- New York, NY
- advocatesforclimate.org
Applying to Advocates for Climate Innovation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- New York, NY
- advocatesforclimate.org