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1 US Foundation Trends: Environmental and Climate Change Philanthropy Kristin Lindsey Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Council on Foundations June 1, 2008
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2 US Foundations 72,000 + Foundations Total Value of Assets in 2007 $670 billion Total Grants ≈ $43 billion 9% (3.8bn) international giving 1,382 new foundations in 2006
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3 Environmental Funding by US Foundations About $1.15 billion went to the environment and animals Only 0.8% ($137.5 million) going towards climate Sources: The Foundation Center, Foundation Giving Trends, 2008; and Environmental Grantmakers Association, Intersections: Confronting the Climate Challenge
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4 Foundation Environmental Giving- Latest Trends Giving for Environment in Animals grew 9.7% annually between 2003 and 2006 Giving for Environment and Animals rose 10% in 2006: A record $1.1 billion was given that year Source: The Foundation Center, Foundation Giving Trends, 2008
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5 Major Climate Funders-2006 William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Energy Foundation Pew Charitable Trust Rockefeller Brothers Fund Nathan Cummings Foundation Rockefeller Foundation
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6 The numbers are misleading. What’s included in climate change? An expanded view of climate change funding $577M in the Gulf Coast and Indian Ocean Using a climate change “lens” in other funding areas
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7 The numbers are misleading. What’s included in philanthropy? Clinton Foundation Green buildings, online information network, C40 initiative, energy purchasing consortium, 1Sky, Clinton Global Intiative Google.org Alternative energy, hybrid electric vehicles
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8 How US funders are doing this work Rockefeller Foundation (rockfound.org) $70M new initiative focused on climate change resilience Rockefeller Brothers Fund (rbf.org) Cross programmatic initiative around energy Sustainable development – environmental stewardship Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (ddcf.org) $100M climate change initiative focused on GHG policy change, clean energy technology and adaptation strategies
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9 How US funders are doing this work Design to Win (see: hewlett.org) Prioritizes: power, industry, buildings, transportation, forestry and carbon policy $600M a year (the need) Energy Foundation (ef.org) Focus on US and China Renewable energy, code/appliance policy in buildings, transportation, build momentum for federal policy
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10 How US funders are doing this work Global Green Grants Fund (greengrants.org) $3 million a year, typically $2,000 - $5,000 Strengthen the grassroots environmental movement worldwide Pew Charitable Trusts (pewtrusts.org) Leading policy and research institute
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11 Collaborative Platforms Environmental Grantmakers Association (ega.org) European Foundation Centre (efc.be) Funders Network for Smart Growth & Sustainable Communities (fundersnetwork.org) Climate Change Philanthropy Action Network (ccpan.org) Design to Win & Energy Foundations
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12 Four Ideas Environmental Lens Capital projects, youth environmental stewardship, green jobs initiative Use all the assets. How to deploy the other $627 Billion Green buildings How green is your workplace? Kresge Foundation (kresge.org) Immediate urgency + long term commitment
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