Berkeley Earth is now an independent non profit. Berkeley Earth received a total of $623,087 in financial support for the first phase of work, $400,000 in financial support for the second phase, and has so far raised $310,000 for its third phase of work -- including ongoing work on the science of global warming, education and communications, and global warming mitigation.

Any level of giving helps Berkeley Earth focus on these objectives. For more information about making a donation, please contact Elizabeth Muller: , Tel +1 510 517 9936

Donors

First Phase

• The Lee and Juliet Folger Fund ($20,000)
• William K. Bowes, Jr. Foundation ($100,000)
• Fund for Innovative Climate and Energy Research (created by Bill Gates) ($100,000)
• Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation ($150,000)
• The Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation ($50,000)

We also received funding from a number of private individuals, totaling $14,500 for the first phase of work.

Second Phase

• William K. Bowes, Jr. Foundation ($100,000)
• The Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation ($50,000)
• Anonymous Foundation ($250,000)

Third Phase

• The Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation ($50,000)
• Anonymous Foundation ($250,000)
• The Lee and Juliet Folger Fund ($10,000)

All donations were provided as unrestricted educational grants, which means the donor organizations have no say over our activities or what we publish. All of our work and results are presented with full transparency.

Other Financial Support

• This work was supported in part by the Director, Office of Science, of the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231 ($188,587)

You can learn more about this support here.