In mobilizing funds that selectively support non-profits, foundations shape the political field. This study maps the funding relationships between foundations, ENGOs and think tanks in Canada and considers the implications for environmental politics. We examine foundation funding for different strains of environmental politics and policy-planning and consider how ENGOs and think tanks are clustered as communities within a foundation-centred support network. Of particular interest are ‘clean growth’ ENGOs that have emerged as key proponents of business-friendly approaches to the climate crisis. We find that the ENGOs receiving large grants tend to be conservationist while the think tanks tend to be conservative. Communities in the network are divided between several clusters of corporate and family foundations supporting conservative think tanks, clean growth ENGOs and conservationist ENGOs, and a segment of the network in which one municipal and several family foundations, support more social-ecological organizations, thereby facilitating more transformative visions and policies. Although few in number, clean growth organizations tend to receive giant donations, in some cases from corporate foundations aligned with the fossil-fuel sector. Recent adoption of clean growth as governmental policy and its embrace within philanthropic missions could reshape the environmental field towards ‘clean growth’, as ENGOs seek funding and legitimacy.

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绘制环境领域图：基金会、环境非政府组织和智囊团网络

在动员有选择地支持非营利组织的资金时，基金会塑造了政治领域。本研究描绘了加拿大基金会、环境非政府组织和智囊团之间的资助关系，并考虑了对环境政治的影响。我们研究了不同环境政治和政策规划的基金会资金，并考虑了环境非政府组织和智囊团如何在以基金会为中心的支持网络中聚集为社区。特别令人感兴趣的是“清洁增长”环境非政府组织，它们已成为应对气候危机的商业友好方法的主要支持者。我们发现获得大笔资助的环境非政府组织往往是环保主义者，而智库则往往是保守的。网络中的社区分为几个支持保守派智库的企业和家族基金会集群，清洁增长的环保非政府组织和环保环保非政府组织，以及一个由一个市政和几个家庭基金会组成的网络的一部分，支持更多的社会生态组织，从而促进更具变革性的愿景和政策。尽管数量很少，但清洁增长组织往往会收到巨额捐款，在某些情况下，来自与化石燃料部门一致的企业基金会。随着环保非政府组织寻求资金和合法性，最近采用清洁增长作为政府政策及其在慈善使命中的接受可以将环境领域重塑为“清洁增长”。尽管数量很少，但清洁增长组织往往会收到巨额捐款，在某些情况下，来自与化石燃料部门一致的企业基金会。随着环保非政府组织寻求资金和合法性，最近采用清洁增长作为政府政策及其在慈善使命中的接受可以将环境领域重塑为“清洁增长”。尽管数量很少，但清洁增长组织往往会收到巨额捐款，在某些情况下，来自与化石燃料部门一致的企业基金会。随着环保非政府组织寻求资金和合法性，最近采用清洁增长作为政府政策及其在慈善使命中的接受可以将环境领域重塑为“清洁增长”。