Climate Change Fund

The Climate Change Fund from Founders Pledge aims to address climate change by supporting highly impactful, evidence-based solutions to the “triple challenge” of carbon emissions, air pollution, and energy poverty.

The Founders Pledge Climate Fund is a philanthropic initiative that identifies and supports high-impact, neglected climate solutions. The fund focuses on filling gaps in the mainstream climate response, prioritizing impact, and minimizing potential damage from climate change. It aims to create a more robust, diversified, and future-proof global climate response through targeted grantmaking.

Tackling critical issues

>$14.9mil

distributed to high-impact climate interventions since its inception

>$48mil

in funding influenced through its grantmaking and advocacy efforts,

$28.7mil

granted to various high-impact charities as of early 2025

The Climate Fund operates across several key areas to maximize its impact. It works to mitigate political risks by funding efforts to build bipartisan support for climate policies, making them more resilient to political changes. The fund also leverages resources by supporting advocacy that brings promising solutions into the spotlight, influencing policy and spending priorities in both government and private sectors. Additionally, it focuses on avoiding carbon lock-in by funding efforts to make new infrastructure as low-carbon as possible. The fund also drives technology innovation by supporting the fast-tracking and deployment of low-carbon technologies like advanced geothermal and nuclear energy. As of February 2025, the Climate Fund has granted $28,675,651 to high-impact charities and projects, with contributions from over 5,600 individual donors. The fund is managed by Johannes Ackva, a climate policy expert with extensive experience in advising EU decision-makers on effective and feasible climate policies.

"Effective Giving Ireland has transformed the way I view philanthropy. My contributions now feel more impactful than ever before."

John Murroe
Donor, Ireland

Climate Change Fund

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FAQs

Some of the most commonly asked questions about effective giving

What is Effective Giving Ireland?

EGI is a resource hub, community, and force for change. We’re on a mission to make giving effectively and significantly a cultural norm. We help donors to find high-impact causes and identify the best charities working to solve them. We provide the support, community, and information you need to maximise the impact of your charitable donations.

What are effective charities?

Effective charities are organisations that use donations effectively to achieve their goals. That is, they are able to accomplish a lot with the resources they have. There are many factors that go into determining whether a charity is effective, including how well it is run, how efficiently it uses donations, how much good it does per dollar donated, and more.Some charities aim to improve lives directly, for example through medical aid or public health projects. Some do so indirectly, for example by researching the best charities to give to, or helping students find more effective careers. Some do so by advocacy work such as lobbying for nuclear weapons safety or corporate farming reforms.

Why should I give to effective charities?

There are many reasons to give to effective charities. These include:

1. We want to do good, not harm.
2. We have limited resources.
3. Charity effectiveness varies significantly.
4. Charity is about helping others.
5. Helping more is better than helping less.
6. Our decisions carry implicit moral judgements.
7. We care about effectiveness elsewhere.
8. We expect effectiveness from others.
9. Supporting effective charities creates a virtuous cycle.
10. Giving effectively just makes sense.

How can I be sure my donation will be used effectively?

At Effective Giving Ireland, we only recommend charities for which we have good reasons to believe they can do a lot of good with the resources they have. Our recommended charities work on high-impact cause areas and have been evaluated to be highly effective by trusted charity evaluators and grantmakers. In addition, many of the charities we recommend are highly transparent, which means they provide a lot of information about how they use donations. This allows donors to see how their money is being used and to make an informed decision about whether they want to continue supporting the charity.

What if I disagree with Effective Giving Ireland's recommendations?

That's fine! We encourage everyone to research and make their own decisions about which charities to support.We also recognise that people have different opinions about what is effective and what is not. What matters most to us is that you are thoughtful and intentional about your giving, and that you are trying to have as much positive impact as possible.We also welcome feedback (it’s how we get better!) and encourage you to contact us if you have any specific feedback you’d like to provide.

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