NonprofitsThe Energy Foundation

The Energy Foundation

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Total revenue

$109.2M

Total expenses

$82.9M

Net assets

$120.8M

Grants received

$332.7M

99 grants

EIN

943126848

Tax year

2024

Mission

To achieve greenhouse gas emissions neutrality, world-class air quality, and green growth.

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$107.4M
Program service revenue
Investment income$1.8M
Other revenue$46K
Total revenue$109.2M

Expenses

Grants paid$58.5M
Salaries & benefits$12.2M
Fundraising$1.8M
Other expenses$12.2M
Total expenses$82.9M
Total assets$141.6M
Net assets$120.8M

People

20 listed

NameRoleCompensation

ZOU JI

CEO

Board

$505K

40 hrs/wk

DAVID VANCE WAGNER

SECRETARY

Board

$307K

40 hrs/wk

FANG YUWEI

COO/TREASURER

Board

$296K

40 hrs/wk

KEBIN HE

BOARD MEMBER (THRU 11/28/24)

Board

$6K

3 hrs/wk

MARY NICHOLS

BOARD MEMBER

Board

$6K

3 hrs/wk

HONGJUN ZHANG

BOARD CHAIR

Board

$6K

3 hrs/wk

BERNICE LEE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

$6K

3 hrs/wk

DAVID NIEH

BOARD MEMBER

Board

$6K

3 hrs/wk

WALTER REID

BOARD MEMBER

Board

$6K

3 hrs/wk

STEPHEN HARPER

BOARD MEMBER

Board

$5K

3 hrs/wk

KELLY SIMS GALLAGHER

BOARD MEMBER

Board

$5K

3 hrs/wk

HONGPENG LEI

BOARD MEMBER

Board

3 hrs/wk

JONATHAN PERSHING

BOARD MEMBER

Board

3 hrs/wk

JORGEN THOMSEN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

3 hrs/wk

SHENYU BELSKY

BOARD MEMBER

Board

3 hrs/wk

JEAN KU

DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

Staff

$239K

40 hrs/wk

PIOTR KODZIS

FINANCE DIRECTOR

Staff

$229K

40 hrs/wk

DANIELLE FULLER-WIMBUSH

DIRECTOR OF GRANTS MANAGEMENT

Staff

$197K

40 hrs/wk

YUNSHU JI

GRANTS MANAGER

Staff

$161K

40 hrs/wk

YUN CAI

PROGRAM MANAGER

Staff

$139K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

MORGAN LEWIS & BUCKIUS LLP

LEGAL SERVICES

$856K

TIAN LIAN HU TONG COMMUNICATION CO LTD

CONFERENCES SUPPORT SERVICES

$295K

BEIJING ZHONGXIN GUOYAN CULTURE COMMUNIC

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FORUMS

$275K

CAPLIN & DRYSDALE ATTORNEYS

LEGAL SERVICES

$189K

GREAT WALL SECURITIES CO LTD

LTD FOR PV PROJECT

$182K

Grants received

Showing 99 of 99

FromAmountPurposeYear
$29.8M
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
2024
$12.8M
TO EXPAND ACCESS TO SUSTAINABLE COOLING AND REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ($750,000); TO PROTECT THE CLIMATE, REDUCE POLLUTION, AND STRENGTHEN ECONOMIES ($1,670,000); SUSTAINABLE MARITIME SHIPPING ($1,300,000); THE GLOBAL TRANSITION TO CLEAN TRANSPORTATION ($8,839,098); FOR CLIMATE-RELATED RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS ($200,000)
2024
$7M
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$3.4M
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
2024
$1M
IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$1M
FOR GREEN FINANCE WORK TO SUPPORT SUBNATIONAL ENERGY AND ECONOMIC TRANSITION IN CHINA
2024
$1M
PROJECT SUPPORT
2024
$500K
FOR THE STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM
2024
$30M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$27M
To support analysis and education about clean and healthy transportation policies
2023
$9.5M
PROJECT SUPPORT, PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
$7.6M
Environment and Science
2023
$7M
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$1.6M
FOR A ZERO-EMISSION ROAD FREIGHT PROGRAM
2023
$1.5M
FOR INDUSTRY DECARBONIZATION ROADMAP AND COMMUNICATIONS
2023
$1M
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
$1M
in support of general operations
2023
$1M
in support of helping China transition to a sustainable energy future
2023
$600K
TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSITION TO A CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY BY SUPPORTING POLICY SOLUTIONS THAT CREATE ROBUST, COMPETITIVE MARKETS AND THE BENEFITS THEY BRING
2023
$500K
GENERAL
2023
$500K
Environmental Priorities in Wisconsin in 2024
2023
$350K
Operating support.
2023
$200K
FOR SUPPORT OF A TEACHER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
2023
$100K
SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
2023
$30K
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2023
$706
RETURN OF UNUSED GRANT FUNDS
2023
$18.5M
TO SUPPORT ANALYSIS AND EDUCATION ABOUT CLEAN AND HEALTHY CITIES, A SAFE CLIMATE FUTURE AND CLEAN AND HEALTHY TRANSPORTATION POLICIES
2022
$8M
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$5.8M
CONSERVATION AND SCIENCE
2022
$2.4M
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
2022
$2M
TO ADDRESS THE NEXUS OF ENERGY SECURITY, GROWTH, AND CLIMATE CHANGE
2022
$2M
TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
2022
$1.1M
CLIMATE
2022
$1M
in support of general operations
2022
$1M
in support of helping China transition to a sustainable energy future
2022
$1M
FOR ZERO-EMISSION ROAD FREIGHT PROGRAM
2022
$650K
Operating support
2022
$600K
TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSITION TO A CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY BY SUPPORTING POLICY SOLUTIONS THAT CREATE ROBUST, COMPETITIVE MARKETS AND THE BENEFITS THEY BRING
2022
$500K
GENERAL
2022
$300K
Environment Initiatives 2023
2022
$300K
Operating support
2022
$250K
ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS
2022
$50K
FOR EF'S CHINA FIELD CAPACITY IN PUBLIC COMMUNICATION AND ENGAGEMENT
2022
$15K
LOW CARBON FELLOWSHIP
2022
$23.3M
DECARBONIZING CHINAS TRANSPORTATION SECTOR ZERO-EMISSIONS ROAD TRANSPORT IN CHINA
2021
$13.2M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$13.2M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$7.7M
TO SUPPORT DECARBONIZATION OF THE POWER AND TRANSPORTATION SECTORS
2021
$1M
in support of helping China transition to a sustainable energy future
2021
$1M
in support of general operations of Energy Foundation China.
2021
$1M
in support of helping China transition to a sustainable energy future.
2021
$1M
in support of general operations of Energy Foundation China
2021
$500K
GENERAL
2021
$450K
ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS
2021
$6M
FOR ENERGY FOUNDATION CHINA
2020
$6M
CONSERVATION AND SCIENCE
2020
$5M
in support of state-level advocacy for clean energy policies.
2020
$1M
Racial Equity into the Climate Change movement.
2020
$1M
in support of general operations of Energy Foundation China.
2020
$1M
in support of helping China transition to a sustainable energy future.
2020
$864K
CLIMATE & ENERGY OUTREACH
2020
$625K
FOR CONSUMER EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS ON SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
2020
$550K
Ohio Key State Program
2020
$500K
TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSITION TO A CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY BY SUPPORTING POLICY SOLUTIONS THAT CREATE ROBUST, COMPETITIVE MARKETS AND THE BENEFITS THEY BRING
2020
$400K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$250K
ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL WELFARE
2020
$250K
CLEAN ENERGY
2020
$250K
GENERAL
2020
$200K
TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE EFFORTS RELATED TO CARBON PRICING POLICIES IN CANADA AND CHINA.
2020
$200K
TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE EFFORTS RELATED TO CARBON PRICING POLICIES IN CANADA AND CHINA.
2020
$100K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
2020
$20K
Environmental protection
2020
$8.3M
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2019
$7M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$2M
ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL WELFARE
2019
$500K
ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS
2019
$500K
General support
2019
$500K
GENERAL
2019
$8.7M
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2018
$2.5M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$500K
TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSITION TO A CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY BY SUPPORTING POLICY SOLUTIONS THAT CREATE ROBUST, COMPETITIVE MARKETS AND THE BENEFITS THEY BRING
2018
$493K
General Support
2018
$200K
TO SUPPORT THE ILLINOIS CLEAN JOBS COALITION COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH STRATEGY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FUTURE ENERGY JOBS ACT.
2018
$38K
GENERAL
2018
$25K
IN energy program support
2018
$5K
TO SUPPORT THE BUILDING OF A STRONG, CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY.
2018
$2.9M
ENVIRONMENTAL/ANIMALS
2017
$1.6M
FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT; FURTHERANCE OF RELATED RESEARCH, AWARENESS AND POLICY
2017
$400K
General
2017
$200K
DEVELOPS A FEJA COMMUNICATIONS PLAN THAT ENSURES CHICAGO AREA RESIDENTS AND POLICYMAKERS UNDERSTAND THE BENEFITS OF THE NEW LAW AND THE IMPERATIVE TO IMPLEMENT IT FULLY.
2017
$5K
CHARITY
2017

Funded by

$332.7M from 34 funders · 99 grants · 2017–2024

Climate Imperative Foundation

$98.6M · 4 grants · 2021–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$66.4M · 6 grants · 2018–2023

The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation

$34.5M · 12 grants · 2020–2024

Climateworks Foundation

$22.3M · 2 grants · 2023–2024

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$19.9M · 4 grants · 2017–2023

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation

$19.4M · 3 grants · 2020–2023

John D And Catherine T Macarthur

$16M · 12 grants · 2020–2024

Details

EIN943126848
Subsection03
Ruling date1991-03
Formed1991
Employees6
Volunteers4
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