There\u2019s no doubt that climate change disproportionately affects the most marginalized communities. Yet, according to our analysis, organizations focused on environmental justice received the smallest amount of climate philanthropy and charitable giving in 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We estimate that environmental justice organizations received between $25 and $50 million in 2020 (0.3-0.6% of all environmental giving). In fact, not a single environmental justice nonprofit made it in the list of the top 100 most funded organizations. Only 3 organizations \u2014 Environmental Integrity Project, WE ACT for Environmental Justice, and The Deep South Center for Environmental Justice \u2014 made it in the top 200. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By contrast the 5 biggest organizations \u2014 all of which have a bad track record on environmental justice \u2014 received about $2 billion in 2020. In fact, The Nature Conservancy alone receives more money each week than environmental justice organizations receive in a single year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n