(clearly, there may be fossil fuel energy-related biases-- I don't know the newspaper)
https://www.fairfieldsuntimes.com/news/state/new-reporting-sheds-light-on-who-is-funding-sunrise-movement/article_865a6f88-1b76-11e9-9e7d-4710bf137f79.html
The foundations funding the national litigation effort against energy companies are the same donors supporting the Sunrise Movement, the upstart group behind the recent push for the Green New Deal, according to reporting by Inside Philanthropy.
A recent profile of Sunrise shows that the group received much of its initial financial support from the Rockefeller Family Fund and Wallace Global Fund. Sunrise was founded in 2017 and emerged from a coalescence of alumni from several previous anti-fossil fuel activism efforts like the divestment campaign and protests against energy infrastructure.
Until now, not much was known about Sunrise’s financials since they are not legally obligated to disclose donors. Inside Philanthropy reports that Sunrise raised just under $1 million in 2018 and aims to increase that figure to $2.5 million this year.
Institutional funders are responsible for more than half of Sunrise’s annual budget, at 55 percent. The rest comes from individuals and non-profits.
Both the Rockefeller Family Fund and the Wallace Global Fund provide substantial financial support to EarthRights International (ERI), the Washington, D.C.-based non-profit representing Boulder County, Boulder City and San Mateo County in their lawsuit against ExxonMobil and Suncor. In their lawsuit, the localities are alleging that the two defendants are liable for damages resulting from climate change. The lawsuit is a part of a national campaign where local governments are teaming up with non-profits and plaintiff attorney firms to file suit against large energy producers in state court.
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