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Bezos Earth Fund

Funds Bezos Earth Fund, a private philanthropy financing climate and nature initiatives around the world.

United Stateswww.bezosearthfund.org
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Programs8
Active grants0
Total grants2
About

The Bezos Earth Fund is a private philanthropic foundation established through a $10 billion commitment from Jeff Bezos in 2020, to be disbursed as grants addressing climate and nature by 2030. As of mid-2026 the fund has granted $2.3 billion across 315 projects organized under seven priority areas: Conserving & Restoring Nature, Future of Food, Environmental Justice, Decarbonizing Energy & Industry, Economics Finance & Markets, Next Technologies, and Monitoring Data & Accountability.

The fund does not accept unsolicited proposals. Grants are sourced proactively by the fund's internal team, which identifies the highest-leverage markets, geographies, and partners aligned with each priority area. Grant sizes range from $1 million to $100 million. The one historical open-call exception — the AI for Climate and Nature Grand Challenge — completed Phase I (May 2025, seed awards of $50K each) and Phase II (October 2025, $2M each to 15 teams); no further open call has been announced as of June 2026.

Programs & grants under this funder
AI for Climate and Nature Grand Challenge

Offers AI-led challenges for climate and nature solutions that reward practical machine intelligence applications.

2 grants
AI for Climate and Nature Grand Challenge — Phase I (Seed Concepts)
Closed
$1.5M pool
AI for Climate and Nature Grand Challenge — Phase II (Implementation)
Closed
$30M pool
Bezos Earth Fund — Conserving & Restoring Nature

Offers global conservation grants protecting ecosystems and restoring degraded land through restoration partnerships.

Bezos Earth Fund — Decarbonizing Energy & Industry

Offers support to accelerate emissions cuts across energy and heavy industry through practical climate action investments.

Bezos Earth Fund — Economics, Finance, & Markets

Offers grants encouraging financial markets in the United States to direct more capital toward climate and nature.

Bezos Earth Fund — Environmental Justice

Offers grants for frontline communities to tackle climate risk, nature restoration, and social equity together.

Bezos Earth Fund — Future of Food

Offers grants transforming food systems for resilience, nutrition, and reduced environmental pressure worldwide.

Bezos Earth Fund — Monitoring, Data, & Accountability

Offers grants building monitoring and data systems that track environmental commitments and improve accountability.

Bezos Earth Fund — Next Technologies

Offers grants for next-generation technologies that cut emissions and protect ecosystems through practical deployment pathways.

Last verified: 1 Jun 2026Source: www.bezosearthfund.org