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Adelante Hispanic Achievers Inc
United States
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Louisville, KY
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Youth Development
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Michael Succow Stiftung
Germany
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Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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Environment
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Fonnor, Ac
Mexico
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Baja California Sur
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Environment
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Manitoba Eco-Network Inc.
Canada
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Environment
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BePax
Belgium
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Etterbeek, Brussels
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Education
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Regionaal Landschap Meetjesland en Leievallei
Belgium
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Eeklo, East Flanders
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Environment
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Deneff Edl_hub
Germany
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Berlin, Berlin
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Environment
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Deutscher Wasserstoff-Verband (DWV) e.V.
Germany
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Berlin, Berlin
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Environment
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Stichting Kinderhulp Dominicaanse Republiek
Netherlands
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Tiel
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Education
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Trempoline
Belgium
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Châtelet, Hainaut
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Education
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Cámara Colombiana del Agua
Colombia
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Bogota, Bogota D.C.
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Environment
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Asociación la Casa dels Futurs
Spain
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Barcelona
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Community Development
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Centre for Disaster Preparedness Foundation (CDP)
Philippines
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Quezon City, Metro Manila
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Community Development
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Reef Check Malaysia
Malaysia
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KL, Kuala Lumpur
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Environment
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Community Health Housing and Social Education
India
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Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu
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Education
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Hindu Seva Pratishthana
India
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Bull Temple Road, Karnataka
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Religion
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ForumCiv
Cambodia
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Phnom Penh
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Community Development
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Namib Desert Environmental Education Trust (NaDEET)
Namibia
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Swakopmund, Erongo
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Environment
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Empower Future Initiative
Nigeria
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Karu, Nasarawa
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Animal Welfare
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Associacao Brasileira de Entidades Estaduais de Meio Ambiente - Abema
Brazil
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Brasília, Distrito Federal
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Environment
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What is a climate charity?
The climate cause covers the organizations working on a warming planet: nonprofits cutting greenhouse gas emissions, groups shaping climate policy, research institutes tracking the changes, and community projects helping people adapt to them. Narrow the directory with the country and size filters above. The Climate tag on each profile is GiveRadar's own call, made from the organization's name, stated mission, and registry classification: no charity can pick it or pay for it.
A climate charity is a nonprofit organization that works to limit climate change or to help people live with its effects: reducing greenhouse gas emissions, shaping climate policy, and building resilience in the communities most exposed to heat, drought, and rising water. The label covers very different theories of change, from a research institute publishing emissions data to a village project hardening homes against floods, and this page lists all of them side by side. Many of the organizations here also appear on our page for UN Sustainable Development Goal 13, the goal that frames climate action internationally; this cause page is the broader, registry-driven view.
How do climate charities fight climate change?
Climate charities attack the problem from two directions: cutting the emissions that drive global warming and preparing people for the changes already underway. Common forms this takes:
- Running renewable energy and energy efficiency programs that reduce emissions in homes, buildings, and neighborhoods
- Producing climate research, emissions data, and independent monitoring that journalists, courts, and governments rely on
- Doing policy and accountability work: analysis, campaigning, and legal action to hold governments and large emitters to their stated commitments
- Funding carbon reduction and removal projects, and developing the standards used to verify them
- Preparing exposed communities for heat, drought, and flooding: risk mapping, resilient housing and water systems, and local adaptation plans
- Supporting climate justice work for communities that contribute least to emissions but face the greatest exposure
- Educating the public and training workers for the shift away from fossil fuels
Carbon claims, advocacy, and long horizons: what to look at for this cause
Checking a climate charity starts with its carbon claims: an organization that says it avoided or removed a tonne of CO2 should be able to say how that number was measured and who verified it. Vague equivalence claims with no method behind them are worth a follow-up question before you give. Two more things are specific to this cause. First, much climate work is advocacy and research, so an organization's filings can show salaries, reports, and campaigns rather than goods delivered; that reflects the nature of the work, not a problem with the organization. Second, climate outcomes play out over decades, so no single annual report can show them: look instead for stated interim goals and reporting against those goals year over year. For any organization in the directory above, the profile covers the essentials: registration data, any filed financials, and an integrity assessment, which reflects the depth of the organization's disclosure, not its effect on the climate. Our guide for donors then takes you through the rest of the verification, one step at a time.
Common questions
What is a climate charity?
A climate charity is a nonprofit that works to limit climate change or to help people cope with its effects. That includes emissions reduction programs, climate research and policy work, and adaptation projects in exposed communities. GiveRadar lists an organization under this cause when its own materials and registry record point to climate work.
How do I choose a climate change organization to donate to?
GiveRadar does not rank climate organizations: the integrity assessment tracks disclosure, not how much warming an organization prevents. First decide the job your donation should do: cut emissions, change policy, fund research, or help communities adapt, since these are different kinds of work done by different organizations. Then filter the directory above by country and size, confirm registration and filings on each profile, and prefer organizations that explain how their climate claims are measured.
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