We fund climate action.
You can too.

Groundswell Giving brings people together to pool their money and back bold, effective climate action across Australia.

Climate change is here. This is what you can do about it.

Across Australia, brilliant people and organisations are already driving climate solutions — accelerating clean energy, protecting nature and making our communities safer.

Groundswell finds and backs the work that can make the biggest difference.

We bring together expert insight, community knowledge and hundreds of donations to create meaningful grants.

Give now and help build the safer, fairer climate future we know is possible.

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How it works

This is how your donation becomes climate action

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Give

You give what you can, as a one-off or a regular donation. Every gift is tax-deductible.

Pool

Your contribution is combined with hundreds of others, creating grants that go further than any one donation on its own.

Review

Climate organisations apply for funding. Together with expert advisors, we identify the strongest opportunities for change.

Vote

You help decide which shortlisted organisations receive funding.

Fund change

Grants are delivered to organisations driving high impact climate action across Australia.

$7M

Invested in climate action across the country
As of October 2026

155

Campaigns, organisations and communities backed
As of October 2026

41%

Grants to First Nations
led organisations and communities
As of October 2026

The wins we've backed

Since 2020, Groundswell has funded the work behind some of Australia’s most significant climate breakthroughs.

Who we've funded
Hunter Jobs Alliance

Secured $100M in state investment

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Hunter Jobs Alliance
Hunter Jobs Alliance helped secure more than $100 million for NSW coal regions and a dedicated Future Jobs and Investment Authority to guide the transition. It means real funding for new industries, jobs and skills, and a stronger voice for workers and communities shaping the Hunter’s future beyond coal.
Australian Associated Press

Put climate reporting on the map

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Australian Associated Press
AAP embedded a dedicated climate correspondent ahead of the 2025 election, producing dozens of stories carried across 80+ publications and more than 300 regional outlets. The reporting brought independent climate coverage to communities often underserved by specialist journalism, giving more voters access to trusted information at a critical moment.
Solar Citizens

Secured a 30% battery rebate

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Solar Citizens
After years of advocacy, Solar Citizens helped secure a federal home battery rebate and demand has far exceeded expectations. More than 500,000 batteries have already been installed, prompting the government to expand the program from $2.3 billion to $7.2 billion. It’s a major acceleration of Australia’s shift to cleaner, cheaper household energy.
Environment Centre NT

Exposed a 20-year gas cover up

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Environment Centre NT
ECNT uncovered explosive FOI documents showing Santos’ Darwin LNG hub has leaked huge amounts of methane since 2006 and that regulators knew and failed to act. The revelations have put regulatory failure in the spotlight and increased pressure on government to fix a major source of methane pollution.
Parents for Climate

Held big polluters to account

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Parents for Climate
Parents for Climate’s legal action forced EnergyAustralia to apologise to 400,000 customers and settle over greenwashing claims – a landmark result for corporate climate accountability.
Ngardara Community Microgrid Project

Secured $11M for First Nations renewable energy projects

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Ngardara Community Microgrid Project
Ngardara Cooperative secured $11 million in federal funding for First Nations-led renewable energy projects in remote communities. The investment will expand access to clean, reliable power while putting First Nations communities in the driver’s seat, shaping how energy is generated, owned and used on Country.
The Australia Institute

Built majority support for a gas export tax

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The Australia Institute
The Australia Institute helped build majority public support for a gas export tax, with 60% of Australians backing the idea. It’s a strong signal that voters want gas exporters to contribute more fairly, and that Australia’s resource wealth should deliver greater benefits for the public.
Climate Defenders Australia

Provided legal support to 400 climate activists

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Climate Defenders Australia
Climate Defenders Australia has backed climate activists in hundreds of legal cases across the country, helping people facing arrest, fines and jail defend their right to protest. Their work is keeping campaigners in the fight and protecting the movement’s ability to keep pushing for climate action.
Gudanji for Country

Resisted fracking in the Beetaloo Basin

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Gudanji for Country
Traditional Owners are growing the movement to stop fracking in the Beetaloo Basin. Gudanji For Country has brought supporters onto Country through its bush trips, building understanding of what fracking puts at risk – from water and sacred sites to the Marabana songline – strengthening support for Gudanji-led protection of Country.
Common Threads ARCHIVE

Brought together 100+ First Nations leaders to shape a climate strategy

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Common Threads ARCHIVE
More than 100 First Nations leaders came together through Common Threads to build a shared strategy for climate action – strengthening a national network, aligning priorities and building the collective power to protect Country and influence Australia’s climate response.

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Stewardship Giving Circle

From $5,000 a year

Join a connected giving community to learn more deeply about the work and make thoughtful decisions about where your support can have the greatest impact. We bring the research, relationships and expert insight, while you explore the opportunities and decide where the collective funding goes.

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Major Giving Circle

From $50,000 a year

Give at scale alongside a community of people committed to ambitious climate action. We bring rigorous research, due diligence, expert insight and deep climate networks, helping you direct substantial funding to some of the most strategic work happening across Australia.

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Years of learning, built into every grant.

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There’s no single fix for climate change. It takes action across government, business and communities, all moving in the same direction.

That’s why Groundswell looks for the leverage points.

We scan the climate landscape and work closely with trusted community leaders and advisers with expertise across campaigning, politics and policy, law, First Nations justice, energy, community organising and philanthropy.

Together, they help us understand what’s shifting, what’s missing, and where funding could tip us towards an important breakthrough.

That’s what strategic climate funding looks like – finding the places where your money can help unlock change at a much bigger scale.

"Groundswell is urgently needed, compassionately and strategically led, and brilliantly harvests today's resources to protect and shape our future to be just, safe and joyful. It's a community of caregivers, and I love being involved."

Hannah Moloney,
PRESenter on Gardening Australia
GRoundswell giver

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Whatever your level of giving, there’s a place for you at Groundswell.
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Have an idea that needs funding?

Groundswell backs strategic climate advocacy – from community organising and storytelling, to campaigns taking on fossil fuels and accelerating the shift to renewable energy.

Twice a year, organisations apply for grants. A panel of experts and supporters helps shape the shortlist, then our giving community votes on what gets funded.

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Evidence included.

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Wherever we are in this country, we are on Country.

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as Traditional Custodians, and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

We honour their enduring care for Country and the First Nations leadership our climate future depends on.

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