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Grants made by Breakthrough Energy Foundation

Breakthrough Energy Foundation (EIN 85-3672460) reported 149 grants totaling $71.9M in FY2024 on Schedule I of its IRS Form 990 — the 100 largest are listed below. See the full financial profile for revenue, ratings and leadership.

Grant recipients (FY2024) · $71.9M total

RecipientPurposeAmount
Rf Catalytic Capital IncPolicy implementation$10,306,054
MultiplierPolicy development$5,000,000
Breakthrough Energy Action IncPolicy development$4,021,314
University of ChicagoCleantech exploration$2,500,000
Rocky Mountain InstitutePolicy development$2,105,050
Mars Materials IncCleantech r&d$2,062,015
Great Plains Institute For Sustainable DevelopmentPolicy implementation$1,750,000
Aikido Technologies IncCleantech r&d$1,687,260
TakacharCleantech r&d$1,571,129
Third Way InstitutePolicy development$1,480,000
HgenCleantech r&d$1,458,165
ChemfinityCleantech r&d$1,312,333
Conduit Tech IncCleantech r&d$1,308,386
Phase Biolabs IncCleantech r&d$1,269,221
Clearpath IncPolicy implementation$1,238,520
Holocene Climate CorporationCleantech r&d$1,036,517
Queens Carbon IncCleantech r&d$1,020,416
2030 IncPolicy implementation$1,000,000
Natural Resources Defense Council IncPolicy development$971,589
Great Plains Institute For Sustainable DevelopmentPolicy development$900,000
Resources For the Future IncPolicy development$900,000
Molten Industries IncCleantech r&d$707,994
Rhodium Group LLCPolicy development$680,000
Rocky Mountain InstitutePolicy implementation$650,000
Gencores IncCleantech r&d$613,333
Bipartisan Policy Center IncPolicy development$517,883
Trustees of Columbia UniversityPolicy implementation$500,000
Csh2 CorpCleantech r&d$500,000
Sustainable Chemicals LLCCleantech r&d$500,000
Step Function LLCCleantech r&d$500,000
Standard Potential CoCleantech r&d$500,000
Sinkco Labs PbcCleantech r&d$500,000
Gallox Semiconductors IncCleantech r&d$500,000
Espiku IncCleantech r&d$500,000
Rarefied Technologies IncCleantech r&d$500,000
Prospect Growth IncCleantech r&d$500,000
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyEcosystem grant$500,000
Loamist CoCleantech r&d$500,000
Building TransparencyPolicy development$500,000
Arinna IncCleantech r&d$500,000
Foundation For Energy Security and Innovation IncPolicy development$500,000
Unemit IncCleantech r&d$493,997
Aluminio IncCleantech r&d$489,772
Climateworks FoundationPolicy development$470,000
World Resources InstitutePolicy development$455,000
American Council For An Energy Efficient EconomyPolicy implementation$450,000
Union of Concerned Scientists IncPolicy development$450,000
Nrel FoundationPolicy development$450,000
Sierra Club FoundationPolicy implementation$400,000
Ce Buyers InstitutePolicy implementation$350,000
Environmental Defense Fund IncorporatedPolicy implementation$350,000
Conservative Coalition For Climate SolutionsPolicy development$350,000
Mantel Capture IncCleantech r&d$313,333
Nuclear Innovation AlliancePolicy implementation$300,000
Atlantic Council of the U S IncPolicy development$300,000
Gunnadoo ConsultingCleantech exploration$285,000
New Buildings Institute IncPolicy development$265,000
Northwestern UniversityCleantech exploration$250,000
Center For Carbon RemovalPolicy development$250,000
League of Conservation Voters Education FundPolicy implementation$250,000
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCleantech exploration$250,000
Pwernap Energy IncCleantech exploration$250,000
Georgia Tech Research CorporationCleantech exploration$245,000
Citizens For Responsible Energy Solutions IncPolicy implementation$229,630
American Council On Renewable Energy-acorePolicy implementation$225,000
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia LLCCleantech exploration$225,000
Third Way InstitutePolicy implementation$219,520
Beneficial Electrification LeaguePolicy implementation$200,000
Fannie and John Hertz FoundationEcosystem grant$200,000
National Wildlife FederationPolicy implementation$200,000
Center For Energy WorkforcedevelopmentPolicy development$200,000
The Aspen Institute IncEvent sponsorship$200,000
Health Effects InstitutePolicy implementation$200,000
Partnership Project IncPolicy implementation$200,000
Fsg IncPolicy development$200,000
Climate Advisors IncPolicy development$200,000
Climateworks FoundationUnlock markets & demand$200,000
Resources For the Future IncPolicy implementation$200,000
Silverado Policy Accelerator IncPolicy development$200,000
Spark Climate Solutions IncPolicy development$198,000
Center For Climate and Energy Solutions IncPolicy implementation$185,000
Citizens For Responsible Energy Solutions ForumPolicy implementation$169,152
Citizens For Responsible Energy Solutions ForumPolicy development$166,287
Community InitiativesPolicy development$150,000
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityPolicy development$150,000
Windward FundPolicy development$150,000
Windward FundPolicy implementation$150,000
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation IncPolicy implementation$150,000
Energy For Growth HubPolicy development$150,000
University of MarylandCleantech exploration$150,000
North Carolina State UniversityPolicy implementation$150,000
The University of Texas At AustinPolicy development$130,029
Green Tinted Glasses LLCCleantech r&d$130,000
Genseed LLCCleantech r&d$126,667
National Wildlife FederationPolicy development$125,000
Princeton UniversityPolicy development$110,000
Community InitiativesPolicy implementation$100,000
Center For Strategic and International Studies IncPolicy development$100,000
Efi FoundationPolicy implementation$100,000
Regents of the University of California At San DiegoCleantech exploration$100,000

Grant data comes from Schedule I of Breakthrough Energy Foundation's e-filed Form 990, via CharityIndex. Recipients link to their own profiles where the EIN matches our directory.