The
Overshoot Funding Challenge
The Overshoot Funding Challenge will accelerate research to manage climate overshoot risks by fully funding 2026 frontier research programs at twelve leading organizations featured at the Funder Summit in San Francisco. These organizations have collectively raised $64M towards aggregate 2026 program budgets of $145M. The goal is to close this gap by mobilizing $81M in new philanthropic commitments by the end of Q3.
Scaled and sustained funding for these research programs will deliver major impact by 2030. In the base case, they would dramatically improve understanding of overshoot risks – their likelihood, magnitude, and timeframes for action – and the potential tools to manage them. In the upside case, they would unlock safe, effective, and governable tools to predict and prevent catastrophic climate risks.
Learn more about the Funding Challenge:
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Participating Funders
How can I participate?
You can donate directly to the organizations or give to multiple groups through a zero-overhead funding vehicle.
Want to learn about the organizations?
Interested in a zero-overhead funding vehicle?
Any questions?
Email Kelly Erhart at kelly@outlierprojects.org
Current funding progress
$64M raised
$81M funding gap
Total funding goal $145M
[by Q3 2026]
Amount
raised to-date