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Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. Our goal is to use the power of storytelling to illuminate the way toward a better world, inspire millions of people to walk that path with us, and show that the time for action is now. Our work is made possible through generous support from a wide variety of individuals and foundations. We retain full authority over editorial content and our news judgments are made independent of donor support.
If you’re interested in knowing who supports Grist, we make public all donations and advertising partnerships totaling $1,000 or more per year. Please see our Annual Report  and our most recent 990 form.

We are grateful to the following foundations and individuals for their support.

Supporters:

  • The 11th Hour Project
  • John and Alexandra Alderman
  • Alki Fund of the Rockefeller Family Fund
  • American Journalism Project
  • Anonymous
  • Barr Foundation
  • Thomas Barron
  • Bay and Paul Foundations
  • Tom Bayley
  • Joshua Beal
  • Beatrice R. and Joseph A. Coleman Foundation
  • Natasha and Benjamin Berman
  • The Biondi Family
  • Jan and Larry Birenbaum
  • Maureen Blanc
  • David Bohnett Foundation
  • Gino Borland
  • Katherine and David Bradley
  • The Builders Initiative
  • CO2 Foundation
  • Judith and Thomas Casten
  • Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
  • Allison Chin
  • The Christensen Fund
  • Nicholas Cournoyer
  • Joan Crooks
  • Deanna D’Amore and Matthew Rogers
  • Data-Driven Reporting Project
  • Barbara David
  • Linda DeLap
  • Michelle DePass
  • Susan and John Diekman
  • Susanne and Douglas Durst
  • Earth Rising Foundation
  • Economic Hardship Reporting Project
  • Jabe Blumenthal and Julie Edsforth
  • Emerson Collective
  • Matt Erickson
  • Ellen Ferguson
  • FJC, A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds
  • Martha Fuller Clark
  • Fund for Environmental Journalism of the Society of Environmental Journalists
  • The Fund for Investigative Journalism
  • Marianne Gabel
  • Vincent Gauthier
  • Germeshausen Foundation
  • Pamela and Donald Giller
  • Emma and Eric Gimon
  • Norbert Goldfield
  • Amy Goldman Fowler and Cary Fowler
  • Archie Gottesman and Gary DeBode
  • Kristen Grimm and David Dreher
  • Paul G. Haaga, Jr.
  • Jane Harvey and Charles Curtis
  • Clair Hector and Paul Garner
  • Henry Luce Foundation
  • Graham Hill, The Carbonauts
  • Lynn Hubbard and David Zapolsky
  • John Hunting
  • Peter and Winifred Hussey
  • Incite.org
  • Institute for Nonprofit News
  • Kate Janeway
  • Jean Johnson and Peter Miller
  • The JPB Foundation
  • Susan Kaufman and Laura Schulz
  • Katie Kelly
  • The Kendeda Fund
  • Thomas C Konrad
  • Alida and Christopher Latham
  • Lyn and Norman Lear
  • Libra Foundation
  • The Libra Fund
  • Tony Cavalieri and Ellen Look
  • The M&T Fantastic Family Foundation
  • Anne S. McCook and Sidney S. Whelan, Jr.
  • McKnight Foundation
  • Jeff and Alissa Merage Fund
  • Miami Foundation
  • MiiR
  • Mary and Greg Moga
  • Rachel Morello-Frosch and David Eifler
  • Matt Mullenweg
  • Nature’s Logic
  • Sally and William Neukom
  • Nia Tero
  • #NoRegrets Initiative
  • Grace Nordhoff and Jonathan Beard
  • Jeannie and Bruce Nordstrom
  • NorthLight Foundation
  • Nikki Noya and Ken Fields
  • Matthew B Oppenheimer and Emily C Patton
  • The Overbrook Foundation
  • The Will and Julie Parish Family
  • Park Foundation
  • Judy Pigott
  • Pisces Foundation
  • Pulitzer Center
  • Ray C. Anderson Foundation
  • Heather and Eric Redman
  • Remala Family Foundation
  • Debbie and Jeffrey Resnick
  • Roberta Riley and Peter Mason
  • Nancy and Richard Robbins
  • Lena Rotenberg
  • Satterberg Foundation
  • Judith Schwartz Sorrel
  • Seattle Foundation
  • Anne and Morgan Seeley
  • Ron and Eva Sher
  • Anne Slaughter Andrew
  • Stephanie Solien and Frank Greer
  • Solutions Journalism Network
  • Jenny Sorensen and Chip Giller
  • Elizabeth Sorensen
  • Janie and Kirk Starr
  • John Akin and Mary Stevens Charitable Fund
  • Stolte Family Foundation
  • Peter Stuart
  • Mangal and Bala Swaminathan
  • Roselyne Chroman Swig
  • Tableau Foundation
  • Maia and John Vechey
  • Maggie Walker
  • Brady Walkinshaw
  • The Water Desk at Univeristy of Colorado Boulder’s Center for Environmnetal Journalism
  • The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
  • Kelsey Wirth and Samuel Myers
  • Jerry Tone and Martha Wyckoff
  • Kelle Young and Arvind Rajan
  • Jody Zaitlin and Mark Nienberg
  • Rosamund Zander

Grist is also grateful to the following advertising partners, which are essential to our organizational sustainability.

Advertising Partners: 

  • AGU
  • AVOQ
  • Alaska Airlines
  • Alaska Wilderness League
  • Amalgamated Bank
  • Center for Biological Diversity
  • Climate Town
  • CircleIT
  • CREDO Mobile
  • Earthjustice
  • Environmental Defense Fund
  • Evergreen Action
  • Fossil Free Media
  • Friends of the Earth
  • Generation180
  • Georgetown University
  • Global Infrastructure Hub
  • Green Century Funds
  • ICLEI
  • Imagine5
  • Joro
  • Kent State University
  • King County Public Health
  • Marine Stewardship Council
  • Middlebury Institute of International Studies
  • Mill
  • Northeastern University
  • NRDC
  • Ocean Conservancy
  • Oregon Wild
  • OVID.tv
  • Patagonia
  • ProjectHOPE
  • Reuters Events
  • Sierra Club
  • Solutions for our Climate
  • Southern Environmental Law Center
  • SpaceshipOne
  • Texas Southern University
  • The Climate Denier’s Playbook
  • The New School
  • The Wilderness Society
  • University of California Press
  • University of Minnesota Press
  • University of North Carolina Press
  • University of San Diego
  • Vermont Law and Graduate School
  • Virginia Tech
  • WattBuy
  • WW Norton
  • Yale University