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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Rf Catalytic Capital Inc | Policy implementation | $10,306,054 |
| Multiplier | Policy development | $5,000,000 |
| Breakthrough Energy Action Inc | Policy development | $4,021,314 |
| University of Chicago | Cleantech exploration | $2,500,000 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | Policy development | $2,105,050 |
| Mars Materials Inc | Cleantech r&d | $2,062,015 |
| Great Plains Institute For Sustainable Development | Policy implementation | $1,750,000 |
| Aikido Technologies Inc | Cleantech r&d | $1,687,260 |
| Takachar | Cleantech r&d | $1,571,129 |
| Third Way Institute | Policy development | $1,480,000 |
| Hgen | Cleantech r&d | $1,458,165 |
| Chemfinity | Cleantech r&d | $1,312,333 |
| Conduit Tech Inc | Cleantech r&d | $1,308,386 |
| Phase Biolabs Inc | Cleantech r&d | $1,269,221 |
| Clearpath Inc | Policy implementation | $1,238,520 |
| Holocene Climate Corporation | Cleantech r&d | $1,036,517 |
| Queens Carbon Inc | Cleantech r&d | $1,020,416 |
| 2030 Inc | Policy implementation | $1,000,000 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | Policy development | $971,589 |
| Great Plains Institute For Sustainable Development | Policy development | $900,000 |
| Resources For the Future Inc | Policy development | $900,000 |
| Molten Industries Inc | Cleantech r&d | $707,994 |
| Rhodium Group LLC | Policy development | $680,000 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | Policy implementation | $650,000 |
| Gencores Inc | Cleantech r&d | $613,333 |
| Bipartisan Policy Center Inc | Policy development | $517,883 |
| Trustees of Columbia University | Policy implementation | $500,000 |
| Csh2 Corp | Cleantech r&d | $500,000 |
| Sustainable Chemicals LLC | Cleantech r&d | $500,000 |
| Step Function LLC | Cleantech r&d | $500,000 |
| Standard Potential Co | Cleantech r&d | $500,000 |
| Sinkco Labs Pbc | Cleantech r&d | $500,000 |
| Gallox Semiconductors Inc | Cleantech r&d | $500,000 |
| Espiku Inc | Cleantech r&d | $500,000 |
| Rarefied Technologies Inc | Cleantech r&d | $500,000 |
| Prospect Growth Inc | Cleantech r&d | $500,000 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Ecosystem grant | $500,000 |
| Loamist Co | Cleantech r&d | $500,000 |
| Building Transparency | Policy development | $500,000 |
| Arinna Inc | Cleantech r&d | $500,000 |
| Foundation For Energy Security and Innovation Inc | Policy development | $500,000 |
| Unemit Inc | Cleantech r&d | $493,997 |
| Aluminio Inc | Cleantech r&d | $489,772 |
| Climateworks Foundation | Policy development | $470,000 |
| World Resources Institute | Policy development | $455,000 |
| American Council For An Energy Efficient Economy | Policy implementation | $450,000 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists Inc | Policy development | $450,000 |
| Nrel Foundation | Policy development | $450,000 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | Policy implementation | $400,000 |
| Ce Buyers Institute | Policy implementation | $350,000 |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | Policy implementation | $350,000 |
| Conservative Coalition For Climate Solutions | Policy development | $350,000 |
| Mantel Capture Inc | Cleantech r&d | $313,333 |
| Nuclear Innovation Alliance | Policy implementation | $300,000 |
| Atlantic Council of the U S Inc | Policy development | $300,000 |
| Gunnadoo Consulting | Cleantech exploration | $285,000 |
| New Buildings Institute Inc | Policy development | $265,000 |
| Northwestern University | Cleantech exploration | $250,000 |
| Center For Carbon Removal | Policy development | $250,000 |
| League of Conservation Voters Education Fund | Policy implementation | $250,000 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cleantech exploration | $250,000 |
| Pwernap Energy Inc | Cleantech exploration | $250,000 |
| Georgia Tech Research Corporation | Cleantech exploration | $245,000 |
| Citizens For Responsible Energy Solutions Inc | Policy implementation | $229,630 |
| American Council On Renewable Energy-acore | Policy implementation | $225,000 |
| National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia LLC | Cleantech exploration | $225,000 |
| Third Way Institute | Policy implementation | $219,520 |
| Beneficial Electrification League | Policy implementation | $200,000 |
| Fannie and John Hertz Foundation | Ecosystem grant | $200,000 |
| National Wildlife Federation | Policy implementation | $200,000 |
| Center For Energy Workforcedevelopment | Policy development | $200,000 |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | Event sponsorship | $200,000 |
| Health Effects Institute | Policy implementation | $200,000 |
| Partnership Project Inc | Policy implementation | $200,000 |
| Fsg Inc | Policy development | $200,000 |
| Climate Advisors Inc | Policy development | $200,000 |
| Climateworks Foundation | Unlock markets & demand | $200,000 |
| Resources For the Future Inc | Policy implementation | $200,000 |
| Silverado Policy Accelerator Inc | Policy development | $200,000 |
| Spark Climate Solutions Inc | Policy development | $198,000 |
| Center For Climate and Energy Solutions Inc | Policy implementation | $185,000 |
| Citizens For Responsible Energy Solutions Forum | Policy implementation | $169,152 |
| Citizens For Responsible Energy Solutions Forum | Policy development | $166,287 |
| Community Initiatives | Policy development | $150,000 |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Policy development | $150,000 |
| Windward Fund | Policy development | $150,000 |
| Windward Fund | Policy implementation | $150,000 |
| Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Inc | Policy implementation | $150,000 |
| Energy For Growth Hub | Policy development | $150,000 |
| University of Maryland | Cleantech exploration | $150,000 |
| North Carolina State University | Policy implementation | $150,000 |
| The University of Texas At Austin | Policy development | $130,029 |
| Green Tinted Glasses LLC | Cleantech r&d | $130,000 |
| Genseed LLC | Cleantech r&d | $126,667 |
| National Wildlife Federation | Policy development | $125,000 |
| Princeton University | Policy development | $110,000 |
| Community Initiatives | Policy implementation | $100,000 |
| Center For Strategic and International Studies Inc | Policy development | $100,000 |
| Efi Foundation | Policy implementation | $100,000 |
| Regents of the University of California At San Diego | Cleantech 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.