Climate Action Teams

“Our planet is in trouble, the climate is changing, and it needs our help.” Yes, that messaging is all well and good—and it’s true—but sometimes it can be difficult to know how. What can you do? Where can you show your support? We know that finding the right nonprofit to partner with can be a challenge. After all, your time and money are both valuable things, and you want to make sure that when you do donate them, you’re doing so with an org that’s truly making a difference.  

We completely get it!  

That’s why we’ve compiled a list of some trusted climate-focused nonprofits in the United States and around the world who are making active strides toward a cleaner, healthier planet. We’ve even broken them down by issue area so you can search by the topics that mean the most to you. This list is far from fully comprehensive, but hopefully it will help jumpstart how you think about and support climate solution-focused nonprofits.  

Renewable Energy 

Organizations seeking and implementing cleaner energy sources, solutions, and justice for their communities.  

CERES 

Headquarters: Massachusetts, USA 

Advances climate solutions by working with influential capital market leaders to create and support innovations with the goal of achieving a zero emissions future.  

Climate Solutions (PNW)  

Headquarters: Washington, USA  

Fights for a thriving Northwest powered by clean, equitable energy that will sustain communities now and in the future.  

Earthjustice 

Headquarters: California, USA 

Utilizes environmental law to protect and preserve the health and diversity of people, wildlife, and the environment all around us.  

Glass City Community Solar  

Headquarters: Ohio, USA 

Finances, installs, maintains, and educates about solar systems that provide renewable energy for residents of the Toledo, OH area.  

RMI 

Headquarters: Colorado, USA  

Develops global programs and solutions for clean energy, including carbon-free electricity, carbon-free buildings, and more.  

World Institute of Sustainable Energy 

Headquarters: Maharashtra, India

Creates National Renewable Energy Strategy reports for Lao PDR, Philippines, and Indonesia, which aid in renewable energy policy formulation.  

Resilience 

Nonprofits helping to build environmental strength and resilience through ecosystem support, education, and decreasing carbon emissions.  

Alaska Conservation Foundation  

Headquarters: Alaska, USA 

Focuses on statewide opportunities for conservation throughout Alaska and its diverse communities, creating healthier people and ecosystems.  

Earthworks

Headquarters: Washington D.C., USA 

Dismantles systems of injustice while striving for a world with clean energy and more equitable access to responsibly sourced natural resources.  

India Climate Collaborative

Headquarters: Maharashtra, India 

Fosters collaboration and financial support for scalable climate solutions in energy, water, land use, and air quality.   

NRDC

Headquarters: New York, USA  

Reduces carbon pollution and helps with the expansion of clean energy through a variety of methods, including court cases, helping farmers improve soil health, and by protesting environmentally damaging projects from the oil and gas industries.  

Union of Concerned Scientists

Headquarters: Massachusetts, USA 

Gathers experts and activists to campaign for the cutting of greenhouse gas (carbon) emissions, highlights climate change impacts, and fights for accountability from major corporations adding to the carbon problem.  

Urban Climate Solutions 

Groups developing and implementing climate solutions in cities and other urban settings.  

Center for Neighborhood Technology 

Headquarters: Illinois, USA 

Improves economic and environmental sustainability by helping people obtain job opportunities, reduce their cost of living, and meet their basic needs (food, water, shelter) in a way that’s sustainable for the community and environment.  

Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice 

Headquarters: Michigan, USA 

Seeks a healthier planet through community and policy action with the goal of enabling all people to benefit equally from the resources of the natural world.  

Greater Newark Conservancy  

Headquarters: New Jersey, USA 

Works to reverse long-standing systemic racism and improve health by increasing equitable access to green spaces, nutritious food, and wellness education in urban environments.  

Our City Forest 

Headquarters: California, USA 

The leading expert on urban forestry and environmental education in Silicon Valley, Our City Forest fights climate change through the planting of trees.  

The Nature Conservancy 

Headquarters: Virginia, USA 

Addresses climate change and biodiversity using science, on-the-ground experts, and equity guides to maximize the ability to generate change and create lasting results.  

Climate Education & Activism  

Organizations approaching climate change through global education, partnerships, and lobbying for change.  

Climate Mobilization Project 

Headquarters: New York, USA 

Develops tools to help cities remove carbon from their economies while simultaneously mobilizing an educational community for climate organizers to learn and collaborate.  

Ecochallenge 

Headquarters: Oregon, USA 

A platform designed to educate and entertain about sustainable habits—what are they, how can they be adopted, and what does it mean to maintain them?  

Environmental & Energy Study Institute 

Headquarters: Washington D.C., USA 

Promotes sustainable societies and advances science-based climate change solutions through storytelling. EESI is a trust source for environmental news and updates.  

Friends of the Earth Japan 

Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan 

Promotes social and environmental justice by addressing climate change, deforestation, and human rights issues created by fossil fuels, nuclear power, and large-scale development.  

The Climate Coalition 

Headquarters: London, England  

Creates campaigns to spread awareness about climate change and encourages governmental action through lobbying and education.