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Learn, explore, act: For nearly two decades, Active Philanthropy has identified powerful climate solutions. We believe strategic climate funding is the missing link for the bold and widespread action we need. With the climate crisis unfolding, there’s no more time to lose.
If you have something to give, we can turn your funding into impact.
We are both pathfinders and safety net for those seeking guidance to effective climate action.
We support private funders and foundations to develop strategies for fighting the climate crisis. We’ve set up the Climate Solutions Hub as a fast lane to some of the smartest and most thoroughly vetted projects from across the globe.
With your help, this community of action can achieve fundamental change in due time. To keep our planet cool, but also to protect public health, promote social justice and shape an economy within planetary boundaries.
Active Philanthropy has a deep knowledge of the climate and philanthropy sectors and a unique ability to bring the two together. They were happy to connect us to their extensive network, turned a complex ecosystem of options into a meaningful opportunity. And ultimately helped us find a place from where we can add the most value.
Director Programs, UBS Philanthropy Services
Our Greenland expedition’s facilitation and group dynamic were terrific and incredibly professionally run. Seeing how this experience opened the eyes and inspired the participants to become a part of the solution is a testimony to the powerful concept. The peer-to-peer learning and connections made across generations were equally so.
Founder & Executive Chair, EAT foundation
Nobody is big enough to do it themselves! Active Philanthropy gave me a straightforward access point into philanthropy and the landscape of foundations. When we started, it was helpful to have a source, a connection to the right people – and then one door opened after another.
Founder and Chair of the Executive Board, Schöpflin Stiftung
Founder and Managing Partner
With her vast knowledge and network in philanthropy, Felicitas brought the Climate Solutions Hub to life and acclaimed partners on board.
Accounting Manager
Karolin brings operational experience from various industries, including tech VC, start-ups and corporations. Her (office) dog Pluto brings everyone down to earth.
Senior Climate Advisor
Johannes developed our Climate Mitigation Tool, providing almost 200 solutions for funders and acting as the basis for selecting projects on the Hub.
Grant Manager
As the Hub’s grant manager, Gabriele advises our donors and accompanies their charitable projects and portfolios. Working with foundations and individual philanthropists, she brings along nearly 20 years of experience in philanthropy.
Senior Analyst Knowledge and Advisory
Louis analyses trends at the intersection of climate and philanthropy, identifying challenges and supporting funders on their journeys—bringing both analytical depth and field-based insights.
Protecting the life-sustaining function of our planet is the critical task of our generation. We believe philanthropy can help effectively and in time. Here is how:
We give you an easier entry point to effective climate funding by taking over the hard part: finding and vetting climate solutions from across the world. Here is our four-step process.
Partner endorsement
Framework fit
Due diligence
Live monitoring
Partner endorsement
Active Philanthropy taps into the knowledge and experience of some of the world’s most renowned climate funders, a community of friends we’ve established over the past 17 years. For every new cohort of projects, we ask for their recommendations to enter the Climate Solutions Hub.
Framework fit
Due diligence
Live monitoring
Some of the most experienced climate funders in the world share their expertise and recommend new projects for the Hub, often addressing social co-benefits.
The Laudes Foundation seeks to challenge and inspire industry to harness its power for good, and to accelerate a transition to climate-positive and inclusive economy. As part of the Brenninkmeijer family enterprise, the Foundation builds on six generations of entrepreneurship and philanthropy.
If you do not find your question answered here, please use our contact form below.
Once a project is funded, it must provide bi-annual, written reports about its development, latest successes, and challenges. These reports will be emailed to all its donors.