OUR MISSION
We are a nonprofit that aims to make an outsized impact on resolving the climate crisis through our global philanthropy. This mission may not be unique; it’s how we do it that sets us apart. We support leaders to develop, launch, and scale their boldest new initiatives for large-scale policy, economic, and social transformation to address the climate crisis with multimillion-dollar, multiyear, flexible, non-directive funding along with other resources.
OUR PROGRAM
Our Climate Breakthrough Award program is designed to overcome the constraints of traditional grantmaking that often stifle breakthrough thinking. The program uniquely blends the large-scale innovation focus of institutions known for pursuing inventions, like DARPA and ARPA-E, with the nimble and entrepreneurial spirit of startup incubators and venture capital.
Meet the 2025 cohort of the Climate Breakthrough Award program: Alessandra Orofino, Gavin McCormick, Liming Qiao, Ramón Méndez Galain, and the team of Giuliana Furci, Merlin Sheldrake, and Toby Kiers. We provide each of the five Awardees with $4 million—the largest climate award for individuals—in multiyear, flexible, non-directive funding.
OUR LEGACY
We have evidence our Climate Breakthrough Award program fosters a rare environment for leaders to pursue bold strategies—especially emerging or underexplored ones—as innovative and incisive as the problem demands. Bold climate action deserves bold philanthropy that takes chances, trusts capable leaders, and backs ambitious ideas that push the boundaries of what’s possible. But our legacy isn’t just about who and what we support—it’s about how we support.
