On the morning of March 4, 2024, one million pounds of liquid oxygen and RP-1 rocket fuel were pumped into a SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket that stood on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 4 East in Santa Barbara County, California. It was an ordinary workday for the Falcon-9, which has successfully completed more than […]

As we look back on 2023, we reflect somberly on the many challenges our world faces. We believe that climate change will be the greatest test that humanity has ever confronted. At the same time, extreme poverty continues to characterize much of the world, especially in Africa and parts of Asia. We are deeply proud […]

Funding Round Led by Inclusive Capital Partners Foundation to Scale Decarbonization Efforts SEATTLE, WA – June 13, 2023 – Climate Vault Solutions, a climate solutions provider that is defining the market for climate action by providing the comprehensive solution for truly verifiable and immediate carbon calculations, reductions and removals, was launched today after closing its […]

Watch for an uplifting dose of inspiration and joy! We loved showcasing some of our portfolio organizations at a convening at the KP offices last week. Those who were able to attend summarized their extraordinary work in 1 minute each!  Modern day heroes tackling climate change and extreme poverty! 

With great sadness, our King Philanthropies team mourns the passing of Bill Meehan.  Bill was a longtime friend and colleague who made significant contributions not only to our work at King Philanthropies, but to the social sector at large. He served on the King Philanthropies board in its earliest days and was renowned for incisive […]

Amid record fertilizer prices, a new partnership between Switch Bioworks and King Philanthropies aims to feed a growing population while reducing agriculture's impact on climate and the environment.

2022 was a busy and productive year for King Philanthropies! In 2022, we decided to focus the majority of our work on catalyzing solutions at the intersection of climate change and extreme poverty. To underscore our commitment, we updated our mission statement and delineated seven programmatic priorities.

Bob and Dottie King, were recently accorded Stanford University’s most prestigious alumni award: the Degree of Uncommon Citizen. Only 31 other people have ever been honored with this award, which is given only when the president of Stanford deems it appropriate to recognize individuals whose service to the university is “rare and extraordinary.” The degree was […]

When world leaders gathered in Manhattan last month for the United Nations General Assembly they had many sobering issues to discuss: the ongoing pandemic; the war in Ukraine and its impact on global fuel and food supplies; expanding geopolitical divides; and the accelerating pace of climate change, which disproportionately affects those who did the least […]