Mapping Nonprofit Spending on Climate Change

Abstract

"Mapping Nonprofit Spending on Climate Change" provides monetary estimates of the allocation of funding spent on work to address climate change at US nonprofit organizations working wholly or partly on the environment and climate change. In addition to the estimate for total climate spending by relevant US nonprofit organizations, the report also includes estimates of spending across both mitigation and adaptation efforts, and with breakdowns in three different areas: by geography, tactics, and sectors.

The report also highlights several gaps, needs, and opportunities shared by respondent organizations that would help nonprofit organizations in the climate sector better address climate change. This study focused on organizations working to address climate change directly, making it the first of its kind.