Philanthropic foundations play increasingly prominent roles in the environmental arena, yet
remain largely under the radar of environmental governance scholars. We build on the small …

Abstract In the 'new Gilded Age'of mega-wealth and big philanthropy, academics are not
paying enough attention to private foundations. Mirroring upward trends in philanthropy …

The political activities of industries associated with the production and consumption of fossil
fuels have thwarted state efforts to advance climate policy. Yet research on the role of trade …

We are in a period of unprecedented growth in conservation philanthropy. How will this
influx of private funding affect conservation agendas? Inspired by a collaborative research …

Identifying the potential dangers of the Anthropocene provides a useful path into a variety of
issues that are often ignored, misrepresented, or sidelined by the media. These dangers are …

This article examines the uptake of social justice and climate change as focal issues among
the largest US environmental nonprofits. We use 2016 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) filings …

This paper uses critical archival analysis, paired with textual analysis of grant descriptions,
to understand how nine foundations—all with endowments derived from the student loan …

For several decades, philanthropists in the United States have played a behind‐the‐scenes
role in framing climate change as a social problem. These foundations have defined climate …

Do presidential climate change narratives increase related congressional attention in the
United States? Narrative theory says since narratives leverage cognitive heuristics, they …

For nearly four decades, scientists warning of the likely impacts of global warming put
substantial efforts into educating the public about the increasing dangers and the actions …