Co2 Foundation
Historical FunderSeattle, Washington · EIN 83-3981914 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2025)$2.3M
Organizations funded34
Typical grant$71,250
Total assets$5.7M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $34,200 and $85,500.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2025):
| Contact | KAREN WOLFGANG |
|---|---|
| Address | 2442 NW MARKET ST 971, SEATTLE WA 98107 |
| Phone | 6013420234 |
| GRANTS@CO2FOUNDATION.ORG | |
| Form and materials | LETTERS OF INQUIRY ARE SUBMITTED ONLINE AT HTTPS://CO2FOUNDATION.ORG/GRANTS/ AND FULL PROPOSALS REQUESTED AFTER REVIEW, WITHIN 45 DAYS. THE FULL PROPOSAL FORM IS DUE VIA EMAIL WITHIN 30 DAYS OF ITS MAILING TO APPLICANTS. |
| Deadlines | ONE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY PER YEAR, WITH A SOFT CLOSE DATE 3 MONTHS AFTER OPPORTUNITY IS POSTED. |
| Restrictions | WE PROVIDE PROJECT-BASED SEED FUNDING TO HELP NONPROFIT OR ACADEMIC ORGANIZATIONS PILOT PROJECTS THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO DELIVER GAME-CHANGING, SCIENTIFICALLY SOUND RESPONSES TO THE GLOBAL CLIMATE EMERGENCY. WE GENERALLY HAVE ONE OPEN FUNDING OPPORTUNITY AT A TIME; WE CONSIDER LETTERS OF INQUIRY OUTSIDE OPEN FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, BUT ENCOURAGE APPLICANTS TO MATCH THEIR PROPOSALS WITH OUR CURRENT FOCUS AREA. TYPICAL GRANT SIZE IS BETWEEN $25,000-100,000. IN ADDITION TO THIS FUNDING, CO2 FOUNDATION SUPPORTS GRANTEES BY HELPING TO FORGE CONNECTIONS TO OTHER INNOVATORS AND OFFERING A PLATFORM FOR INCREASED VISIBILITY. FUNDING IS AVAILABLE TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE REGISTERED AS A U.S. 501(C)(3). ELIGIBLE PROJECTS WILL BE FULLY PLANNED AND READY FOR A PROOF-OF-CONCEPT PILOT. NOTE: INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WITH A COMPELLING PROJECT MAY ALSO PARTNER WITH A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AS A FISCAL SPONSOR. |
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What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
82% of grants went outside Washington.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate Central Inc | Princeton, NJ | Continuing sea surface temperature attribution modeling, connecting with extreme weather events. / expand our reach to new audiences with… | $190,000 |
| University of Washington Foundation | Seattle, WA | Assess with the use of new climate model simulations if heatwaves could be pre-emptively cooled down with targeted aerosol injection… | $189,744 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | Continuing yale climate connections spanish language hub work, on new platforms. / automate lifesaving extreme weather alerts and climate… | $145,098 |
| Common Goal | Brooklyn, NY | Raise awareness of climate change to a global football community and secure action from industrystakeholders. | $99,623 |
| The Conversation US | Waltham, MA | Continue getting extreme weather science information to the public! | $99,350 |
| Grist Magazine Inc | Seattle, WA | 2025 extremes project focused on the disaster economy a full look at the businesses, labor forces, relief funds, and more that pop up in… | $97,050 |
| Northern Arizona University Foundation | Flagstaff, AZ | Use existing biocrust restoration experiments to determine carbon sequestration potential of these activities. | $95,000 |
| Urban Institute | Washington, DC | Provides rapid, equity-focused analysis on disasters and disaster recovery needs in the days before, and after, those events, to that… | $95,000 |
| Climate Foundation | Seattle, WA | Advances hectare-scale marine permaculture development, unlocking vast ocean areas for ecological restoration, sustainable resource… | $85,500 |
| Oregon Environmental Council (Oec) | Portland, OR | 2027 soil health summit and additional natural climate solutions rulemaking stakeholder engagement. | $84,250 |
| Wgbh Educational Foundation | Boston, MA | The world's rapid response extreme weather reporting team. | $76,000 |
| Goodpower | Charlestown, MA | Launching a formal rapid-response content operation that ensures the truth reaches people in minutesnot dayswhen the opportunity arises. | $75,000 |
| Ecoadapt | Bainbridge Island, WA | Support 2026 national adaptation forum and virtual forum. | $73,750 |
| Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (Secoora)(For Scdrp) | Charleston, SC | Leverage regional capacity and partnership reach to focus 2026 annual meeting and conference on delivering a structured and outcome-driven… | $73,150 |
| Mongabay | Menlo Park, CA | Using a solutions-based journalism approach, mongabay will explore the potential of nature-based climate solutions (ncs) for communities to… | $71,250 |
| National Council for Occupational Safety and Health | Austin, TX | As climate change and the rollback of workers rights make extreme weather more lethal, national cosh is equipping low-wage workers on the… | $71,250 |
| Tech for Change | San Diego, CA | Floodlight is pakistans first open-source flood mapping platform, enabling real-time, crowd-sourced data on flood risks. this project… | $71,250 |
| Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc | Arlington, VA | The pbs news hour tipping point series creates public awareness about the links between climate change and weather while shining a light on… | $71,250 |
| Conservation Biology Institute | Corvallis, OR | 2025 state of the climate report. | $66,800 |
| Social Good Fund (For America Adapts) | Richmond, CA | A three-episode podcast series for the adaptation and resilience (a&r) community. | $58,425 |
| Point Reyes Bird Observatory | Petaluma, CA | Connect monitoring and evaluation data across ca with widely-used carbon modeling programs, aiming to ensure that the practices being… | $50,000 |
| Transmediavision USA Inc | Bow, WA | Complete the climate restorers, a 4-film documentary series. | $50,000 |
| Montana Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate (Mthphc) | Red Lodge, MT | Continue training mt healthcare professionals to understand and communicate about climate risks. | $46,771 |
| Urban Ecology (For Kneedeep Times) | San Francisco, CA | Researching and writing follow-up storiesfor each of the five climate extremes. / create a new community reporting network that empowers… | $42,750 |
| Utah Film Center (For the Here Now Project) | Salt Lake City, UT | Develop social release strategy for the here now project. | $38,000 |
| West Virginia University Foundation Inc (For West Virginia University Exte | Morgantown, WV | Create and distribute a comprehensive preparedness guide tailored for west virginia residents facing escalating flood and wildfire risks. | $34,200 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | 2025 graduate climate conference. | $27,550 |
| Seattle Foundation | Seattle, WA | Support climate lab, the seattle times ambitious, multi-year initiative on the climate crisis. | $25,000 |
| Planning Ahead | Durham, NC | Host a series of trauma-informed workshops in durham, nc, equipping vulnerable residents with strategies to prepare for extreme heat and… | $19,000 |
| Nature Forward Inc | Chevy Chase, MD | Develop a public awareness campaign utilizing dynamic communications, personal stories and workshops to localize and humanize the dramatic… | $10,000 |
| Unthinkable | Salt Lake City, UT | Support the development of field-building resources after the american climate-mental health summit. | $10,000 |
| Environmental Defense Fund (Edf) | New York, NY | This project will identify actionable strategies for disaster insurers to help lower risks, producing a report to be shared through… | $3,562 |
| Chispa Arizona a Program of the League of Conservation Voters Education Fun | Phoenix, AZ | Gatherings and a summit to discuss/discover and then present what impacted community members want to do with ira funds. | $3,000 |
| Urban Sustainability Directors Network (Usdn) | Sanford, NC | Resilience hubs video series: sharing community wisdom and experiences (maui and oahu). | $2,475 |
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate Central Inc | Princeton, NJ | Continuing sea surface temperature attribution modeling, connecting with extreme weather events. / expand our reach to new audiences with… | $10,000 |
| University of Washington Foundation | Seattle, WA | Assess with the use of new climate model simulations if heatwaves could be pre-emptively cooled down with targeted aerosol injection… | $9,987 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | Continuing yale climate connections spanish language hub work, on new platforms. / automate lifesaving extreme weather alerts and climate… | $7,500 |
| Northern Arizona University Foundation | Flagstaff, AZ | Use existing biocrust restoration experiments to determine carbon sequestration potential of these activities. | $5,000 |
| The Conversation US | Waltham, MA | Continue getting extreme weather science information to the public! | $5,000 |
| Urban Institute | Washington, DC | Provides rapid, equity-focused analysis on disasters and disaster recovery needs in the days before, and after, those events, to that… | $5,000 |
| Grist Magazine Inc | Seattle, WA | 2025 extremes project focused on the disaster economy a full look at the businesses, labor forces, relief funds, and more that pop up in… | $4,835 |
| Climate Foundation | Seattle, WA | Advances hectare-scale marine permaculture development, unlocking vast ocean areas for ecological restoration, sustainable resource… | $4,500 |
| Oregon Environmental Council (Oec) | Portland, OR | 2027 soil health summit and additional natural climate solutions rulemaking stakeholder engagement. | $4,250 |
| Wgbh Educational Foundation | Boston, MA | The world's rapid response extreme weather reporting team. | $4,000 |
| Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (Secoora)(For Scdrp) | Charleston, SC | Leverage regional capacity and partnership reach to focus 2026 annual meeting and conference on delivering a structured and outcome-driven… | $3,850 |
| Ecoadapt | Bainbridge Island, WA | Support 2026 national adaptation forum and virtual forum. | $3,750 |
| Goodpower | Charlestown, MA | Launching a formal rapid-response content operation that ensures the truth reaches people in minutesnot dayswhen the opportunity arises. | $3,750 |
| Mongabay | Menlo Park, CA | Using a solutions-based journalism approach, mongabay will explore the potential of nature-based climate solutions (ncs) for communities to… | $3,750 |
| National Council for Occupational Safety and Health | Austin, TX | As climate change and the rollback of workers rights make extreme weather more lethal, national cosh is equipping low-wage workers on the… | $3,750 |
| Tech for Change | San Diego, CA | Floodlight is pakistans first open-source flood mapping platform, enabling real-time, crowd-sourced data on flood risks. this project… | $3,750 |
| Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc | Arlington, VA | The pbs news hour tipping point series creates public awareness about the links between climate change and weather while shining a light on… | $3,750 |
| Conservation Biology Institute | Corvallis, OR | 2025 state of the climate report. | $3,350 |
| Social Good Fund (For America Adapts) | Richmond, CA | A three-episode podcast series for the adaptation and resilience (a&r) community. | $3,075 |
| Point Reyes Bird Observatory | Petaluma, CA | Connect monitoring and evaluation data across ca with widely-used carbon modeling programs, aiming to ensure that the practices being… | $2,500 |
| Montana Health Professionals for a Healthy Climate (Mthphc) | Red Lodge, MT | Continue training mt healthcare professionals to understand and communicate about climate risks. | $2,406 |
| Urban Ecology (For Kneedeep Times) | San Francisco, CA | Researching and writing follow-up storiesfor each of the five climate extremes. / create a new community reporting network that empowers… | $2,250 |
| Utah Film Center (For the Here Now Project) | Salt Lake City, UT | Develop social release strategy for the here now project. | $2,000 |
| West Virginia University Foundation Inc (For West Virginia University Exte | Morgantown, WV | Create and distribute a comprehensive preparedness guide tailored for west virginia residents facing escalating flood and wildfire risks. | $1,800 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | 2025 graduate climate conference. | $1,450 |
| Planning Ahead | Durham, NC | Host a series of trauma-informed workshops in durham, nc, equipping vulnerable residents with strategies to prepare for extreme heat and… | $1,000 |
| Common Goal | Brooklyn, NY | Raise awareness of climate change to a global football community and secure action from industrystakeholders. | $90 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,251,048 | 61 |
| 2024 | $1,004,030 | 41 |
| 2023 | $303,580 | 18 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Jul 31, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202642129349100804
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 83-3981914
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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