CLIMATE EMERGENCY FUND

Climate Emergency Fund (CEF) supports disruptive, non-violent climate activism because it is the fastest way to create transformative change. As a 501(c)3 nonprofit, CEF makes strategic investments in emerging, ultra-ambitious organizations that confront the climate emergency through direct action with the urgency and scale this global crisis requires. History has shown over and over again that organized people disrupting business-as-usual can bring about incredible societal shifts. CEF’s grants program provides a safe and legal means for funders to support high-impact groups working to push back against the fossil fuel industry.

In the last two years, CEF has funded 62 organizations, granting out $7.8 million and mobilizing hundreds of thousands of protesters. With our grantees generating over 70,000 press hits, these groups don't just fight- they win. These groups have played a critical role in policy shifts globally, from the Inflation Reduction Act in the US to commitments to end fossil fuel subsidies from governments in Europe. Through thoughtful early-stage investment in carefully vetted groups, CEF is empowering the next generation of climate activism. CEF grant recipients have proven to have tremendous potential to breakthrough and transform the status quo.