News•Mar 25, 2026
Funding to Organizations Involved in Climate Litigation
The article maps U.S. philanthropic money flowing to climate‑litigation NGOs using IRS Form 990 data and interactive Sankey charts. It highlights direct grants to groups such as Climate Central, the National Academy of Sciences, and the Union of Concerned Scientists, as well as indirect funding through intermediaries like the New Venture Fund, Tides Foundation, and Resources Legacy Fund. Thresholds of $500,000, $3 million and $100,000 filter the visualizations to show only sustained, sizable streams. The analysis raises concerns that private foundations are shaping climate policy through the courts, potentially sidestepping democratic processes.
