Grants made by Windward Fund
Windward Fund (EIN 47-3522162) reported 458 grants totaling $137.7M 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) · $137.7M total
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | Environmental programs | $8,254,990 |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | Environmental programs | $7,765,690 |
| Carbon Mapper Inc | Environmental programs | $5,000,000 |
| Hourglass Climate Inc | Environmental programs | $3,948,938 |
| Institute For Governance and Sustainable Development Inc | Environmental programs | $3,438,500 |
| The Energy Foundation | Environmental programs | $3,423,333 |
| Cornell University | Environmental programs | $2,991,652 |
| Frontier Climate Management LLC | Environmental programs | $2,828,213 |
| World Resources Institute | Environmental programs | $2,296,667 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | Environmental programs | $2,296,667 |
| Mighty Earth Inc | Environmental programs | $2,232,657 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | Environmental programs | $1,960,000 |
| Meridian Institute | Agriculture, food, nutrition | $1,400,000 |
| Rewiring America Inc | Environmental programs | $1,320,330 |
| Tides Foundation | Environmental programs | $1,270,000 |
| Houston In Action Network | Environmental programs | $1,200,500 |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | Environmental programs | $1,182,340 |
| The Regents of University of California Davis | Environmental programs | $1,100,148 |
| International Sustainable Energy Foundation | Environmental programs | $1,100,000 |
| We Are Down Home | Environmental programs | $1,077,500 |
| Healthy Gulf | Environmental programs | $1,050,000 |
| Nature Conservancy | Environmental programs | $1,020,395 |
| Cascade Climate Inc | Environmental programs | $1,018,500 |
| Physicians Scientists and Engineers For Sustainable and Healthy Ene | Environmental programs | $1,000,000 |
| Sixteen Thirty Fund | Environmental programs | $1,000,000 |
| Pew Charitable Trusts | Environmental programs | $1,000,000 |
| The Global Foodbanking Network | Environmental programs | $1,000,000 |
| Global Alliance For Incinerator Alternatives | Environmental programs | $1,000,000 |
| Natural Resource Governance Institute | Environmental programs | $992,000 |
| Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs Inc | Environmental programs | $975,300 |
| Southern Vision Alliance | Environmental programs | $900,000 |
| Partnership Project Inc | Environmental programs | $800,000 |
| League of Conservation Voters Education Fund | Environmental programs | $800,000 |
| Clean Energy Works | Environmental programs | $750,000 |
| The Center For Energy Education | Environmental programs | $750,000 |
| Friends of the Earth | Agriculture, food, nutrition | $700,000 |
| Greener By Default | Agriculture, food, nutrition | $700,000 |
| Food For Climate League Inc | Agriculture, food, nutrition | $700,000 |
| Lumen Bioscience Inc | Environmental programs | $691,857 |
| Georgia Strategic Alliance For New Direction and Unified Policies | Environmental programs | $690,000 |
| Institute For Agriculture and Trade Policy | Environmental programs | $676,500 |
| Clean Air Task Force Inc | Environmental programs | $673,250 |
| Texas Freedom Network Education Fund | Environmental programs | $650,000 |
| State Democracy Project | Environmental programs | $600,800 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | Environmental programs | $600,000 |
| Mercy For Animals | Agriculture, food, nutrition | $600,000 |
| San Bernardino County Fire Protection District | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $546,353 |
| Texas Campaign For the Environment Fund | Environmental programs | $535,000 |
| Blueprint North Carolina | Environmental programs | $530,000 |
| Rural Arizona Engagement | Environmental programs | $505,000 |
| Freedmen Green Bank and Trust | Environmental programs | $500,000 |
| The Capital Good Fund | Environmental programs | $500,000 |
| Solar United Neighbors | Environmental programs | $500,000 |
| Partnership For Civil Justice Fund | Environmental programs | $500,000 |
| Roanoke Economic Development Incorporated | Environmental programs | $500,000 |
| Mdc Inc | Environmental programs | $500,000 |
| Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund | Environmental programs | $500,000 |
| Physicians Association For Nutrition USA Inc | Agriculture, food, nutrition | $500,000 |
| International Food Policy Research Institute | Environmental programs | $499,209 |
| North Carolina Clean Energy Fund | Environmental programs | $475,000 |
| Movement Advancement Project Inc | Environmental programs | $470,000 |
| Black Sustainability Inc | Environmental programs | $465,000 |
| Georgia Alliance Education Fund Inc | Environmental programs | $450,000 |
| Deep South Center For Environmental Justice | Environmental programs | $450,000 |
| Progeorgia State Table Inc | Environmental programs | $450,000 |
| Texas Southern University Foundation | Environmental programs | $450,000 |
| Reflective Inc | Environmental programs | $437,250 |
| North Carolina Asian Americans Together | Environmental programs | $408,000 |
| West Street Recovery | Environmental programs | $401,100 |
| State of Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity | Environmental programs | $400,000 |
| Washington State Rural Development Council | Environmental programs | $400,000 |
| Crude Accountability Incorporated | Environmental programs | $385,000 |
| Alaska Public Interest Research Group Inc | Environmental programs | $375,000 |
| Beneficial Electrification League | Environmental programs | $370,000 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Environmental programs | $350,835 |
| Alliance For Affordable Energy | Environmental programs | $350,000 |
| North Carolina Climate Justice Collective | Environmental programs | $350,000 |
| A Better Chance A Better Community | Environmental programs | $350,000 |
| Southeast Climate & Energy Network Inc | Environmental programs | $350,000 |
| Urban Tilth | Environmental programs | $350,000 |
| Electoral Collective | Environmental programs | $350,000 |
| Clean Energy Fund of Texas Inc | Environmental programs | $350,000 |
| Galeo Latino Community Development Fund Inc | Environmental programs | $330,000 |
| Black Male Voter Project Ef Inc | Environmental programs | $325,000 |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Environmental programs | $320,000 |
| Grist Magazine Inc | Environmental programs | $310,000 |
| North Carolina Black Alliance Inc | Environmental programs | $303,380 |
| Broad Community Connections Inc | Environmental programs | $301,750 |
| Business Capacity Development Alliance Inc | Environmental programs | $300,500 |
| Southern Coalition For Socialjustice | Environmental programs | $300,000 |
| Fair Shot Texas | Environmental programs | $300,000 |
| Step Up Louisiana Organizing Fund | Environmental programs | $300,000 |
| Pennsylvania Stands Up Institute | Environmental programs | $300,000 |
| Pollination Project Foundation | Agriculture, food, nutrition | $300,000 |
| Thrive New Orleans | Environmental programs | $300,000 |
| Carrizo Comecrudo Tribe of Texas | Environmental programs | $300,000 |
| Hbcu Green Fund | Environmental programs | $300,000 |
| Nafasi Fund | Environmental programs | $300,000 |
| Feed the Second Line | Environmental programs | $300,000 |
| Achieving Community Task Successfully | Environmental programs | $300,000 |
Grant data comes from Schedule I of Windward Fund's e-filed Form 990, via CharityIndex. Recipients link to their own profiles where the EIN matches our directory.