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Waverley Street Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 81-3242506 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid
$282.1M
Grants reported
144
Median grant
$1M
Future commitments
$0

Giving by tax year

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
2024144$282.1M

Where Waverley Street Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.

RecipientLocationPurposeTax yearAmount
THOUSAND CURRENTSSan Francisco, CAGeneral Operating Support2024$20M
CLIMATE IMPERATIVE FOUNDATIONSan Francisco, CAGeneral Operating Support2024$18M
CLIMATE IMPERATIVE FOUNDATIONSan Francisco, CAGeneral Operating Support2024$18M
TIDES FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CACALIFORNIA AMBITIONS PROGRAM2024$10M
STICHTING EUROPEAN CLIMATE FOUNDATIONThe HagueReNew 2030 Project2024$10M
STICHTING FOUNDATION FOR INTERNATIONAL LAWDen HaagCapacity strengthening2024$8.3M
GRID ALTERNATIVES INCOakland, CATribal Solar Accelerator Fund2024$8M
CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATIONAlrlington, VABroadleaf Initiative2024$7.5M
POTENTIAL ENERGY COALITION INCNew York, NYCommunications support2024$7M
WINDWARD FUNDWashington, DCHIVE FUND2024$5M
EQUATION CAMPAIGN AND GLOBAL CLIMATE LEGAL DEFENSENovato, CAGeneral Operating Support2024$5M
EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE INCBerkeley, CAFossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative2024$5M
ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INCNew York, NYPlatform for Agriculture and Climate Transformation (PACT)2024$5M
VERENIGING MILIEUDEFENSIEAmsterdamGeneral Operating Support2024$5M
DEEP SOUTH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICENew Orleans, LAGeneral Operating Support2024$5M
CALIFORNIA VOLUNTEERS FUNDSacramento, CAClimate Corps expansion2024$5M
CLIMATE JOBS NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTERNew York, NYGeneral Operating Support2024$4.8M
BUILDING DECARBONIZATION COALITIONPetaluma, CAHealthy Building, Healthy Communities Project2024$4.5M
CLIMATE AND CLEAN ENERGY EQUITY FUNDWashington, DCGeneral Operating Support2024$4.3M
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEYBerkely, CAInnovative Genomics Institute2024$4M
SELCO FOUNDATIONBangalore, KarnatakaGeneral Operating Support2024$4M
ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INCNew York, NYPlatform for Agriculture and Climate Transformation (PACT)2024$4M
TAPROOT EARTHTulsa, OKGeneral Operating Support2024$4M
CLEAN FUTURE FORUM INCWashington, DCGeneral Operating Support2024$4M
WINDWARD FUNDWashington, DCRural Climate Partnership2024$4M

How to apply

This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.

About this data

Figures are aggregated from Waverley Street Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.

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