Pnw Climate Week

What Pnw Climate Week does

PNW Climate Week is a US 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 99-4809672) founded in 2022 that operates an annual week-long, community-powered climate action event series across the Pacific Northwest bioregion. For its 2026 edition (July 13–19, 2026), it spans seven cities — Seattle, Tacoma, Bellingham, and Vancouver WA in Washington; Portland and Bend in Oregon; and Vancouver, BC in Canada — bringing together nonprofits, grassroots groups, researchers, artists, businesses, policymakers, Indigenous communities, and residents under a single shared brand. The organization does not sell tickets; events are free to attend, and the core product is the umbrella platform itself, which provides a unified event calendar, city-by-city interactive maps, brand guidelines and marketing templates for hosts, and a third-party (ClimateBase-powered) event discovery and registration portal.

The business model is sponsorship- and donation-driven rather than commercial. Revenue streams include multi-tier corporate sponsorships (Regional, City, Community), individual donations processed through Givebutter, and in-kind support such as venue space and services from regional and global organizations. Named sponsors include Microsoft (sole Regional sponsor), Sound Transit, Starbucks, Portland General Electric, UBC Sauder School of Business Climate Centre, Puget Sound Clean Air Agency, the Lemelson Foundation, 9Zero, McKinstry, Cascadia Consulting Group, Spring Impact Capital, DNV, and C+C, with media partners GeekWire and Heatmap. Operational leadership is volunteer-based — ~18 named leaders across a President, four VPs (Operations, Community Engagement x2, Marketing & Communications, Sponsorships), a Creative Director, Finance Lead, city leads, and functional specialists — with no venture capital, private equity, or parent company ownership.

Underlying technology is minimal and non-proprietary: a Squarespace-hosted marketing website, standard email/CRM tools, downloadable brand assets, and a third-party ClimateBase event registration platform. The organization holds a registered trademark on the PNW Climate Week name and logo and enforces brand guidelines across event hosts. Scale indicators from 2025 — 12,000 registrants across 220+ events in 6 cities and a 300% year-over-year attendance increase — point to early-stage momentum behind a sponsor-anchored, volunteer-operated, geographically distributed climate convening model that has not yet been replicated by other North American regions.

Name

Pnw Climate Week

Legal name

PNW Climate Week

Website

https://pnwclimateweek.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

PNW Climate Week is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that organizes an annual free, week-long climate action event series across 7 Pacific Northwest cities, funded by corporate sponsorships and donations and coordinated by volunteers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Climate Action Event Coordination

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation (BPAGAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environment, Climate & Sustainability Congresses (THAHAJAH), Energy, Utilities & Sustainability Shows Organizers (THAHABAK), Climate Adaptation & Resilience Programs (BPADALAD)

Keywords

• Climate action events
• Community climate organizing
• Nonprofit event coordination
• Sustainability programming
• Climate week events

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Corporate Sponsorships: Regional, City, and Community level sponsorships from corporations including Microsoft, Sound Transit, Portland General Electric, Starbucks, and others. Sponsors provide monetary and in-kind support in exchange for brand visibility and association with climate action initiatives.
2. Individual Donations: Individual donations from community members supporting climate action in the Pacific Northwest. The organization accepts donations through givebutter.com platform.
3. In-Kind Donations: Organizations provide in-kind support including venue space, services, and resources. Regional and global organizations support the event through both monetary and in-kind donations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

PNW Climate Week is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that coordinates a week-long series of community-powered climate action events across 7 Pacific Northwest cities (Vancouver BC, Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, Vancouver WA, Bellingham, and Bend). The organization operates as a centralized umbrella under which nonprofits, grassroots groups, researchers, artists, businesses, policymakers, and local communities host their own climate events. It provides event registration, interactive city maps, brand guidelines, marketing templates, and tiered sponsorship programs to event hosts and partners.

Product overview

PNW Climate Week is a nonprofit event organization operating as a single unified offering: an annual week-long climate action event series. The core product is the PNW Climate Week Event Series (July 13-19, 2026) spanning 7 Pacific Northwest cities. Supporting resources include City Event Maps (interactive maps for each city), Brand Guidelines & Templates (marketing materials for event hosts), and an Events Platform powered by ClimateBase for event discovery and registration. There is no commercial product portfolio in the traditional sense—the organization functions as an event coordinator and community platform, not a software vendor.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PNW Climate Week Event Series Annual week-long series of community-powered climate action events spanning 7 Pacific Northwest cities, scheduled for July 13-19, 2026. A decentralized platform where nonprofits, grassroots groups, researchers, artists, businesses, policymakers, and local communities host events under one shared umbrella. Free to attend for all participants.
• City Event Maps Interactive maps for each of the 7 participating cities featuring events sorted by day, parking near venues, cool-down locations, events grouped by theme, and Google Maps-powered directions for attendees.
• Brand Guidelines & Templates Marketing and communication resources including print-ready posters, social media graphics (LinkedIn banners, city-specific volunteering/attending graphics), email templates, customizable Google Slides templates, and official color palette with brand guidelines for event hosts and partners.
• Events Platform (ClimateBase) An event discovery and registration platform powered by ClimateBase, featuring filters for date, city, themes (climate solutions, environmental justice, energy, transportation), price, event type, format, and size. Allows users to browse and register for events across all participating cities.
• Sponsorship Program (Regional, City, Community) Tiered sponsorship program with Regional, City, and Community levels providing corporations and organizations with brand visibility, partnership benefits, and association with climate action initiatives. Regional sponsor (Microsoft) is the highest tier; City and Community tiers offer city-specific or themed support.

Quantifiable outcome

• 300% increase in attendance from 2024 to 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered regional, city, community and media.

• MicrosoftregionalGTM or Marketing PartnerMicrosoft serves as the Regional Sponsor for PNW Climate Week 2026, providing monetary support and brand visibility as the premier regional partner. This is the highest sponsorship tier for cross-regional climate initiatives.
• Sound TransitcityGTM or Marketing PartnerSound Transit is a City Sponsor, supporting climate week events in the transportation hub of the Pacific Northwest. Transportation solutions are one of the key themes for events.
• Portland General ElectriccommunityGTM or Marketing PartnerPortland General Electric (PGE) is a Community Sponsor providing support for Portland-based climate events and energy solutions initiatives.
• StarbuckscityGTM or Marketing PartnerStarbucks is a City Sponsor supporting Seattle-based climate events. The partnership connects major corporate sustainability efforts with grassroots climate action.
• UBC Sauder School of Business Centre for Climate and Business SolutionscityStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe UBC Climate Centre serves as a City Sponsor, bringing academic research and business solutions perspectives to the climate week ecosystem in Vancouver, BC.
• City of SeattlecityGTM or Marketing PartnerCity of Seattle is a City Sponsor providing government support and visibility for national climate leadership initiatives.
• Puget Sound Clean Air AgencycityGTM or Marketing PartnerPS Clean Air Agency is a City Sponsor supporting air quality and climate initiatives in the Puget Sound region.
• The Lemelson FoundationcityGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Lemelson Foundation is a City Sponsor focused on invention and innovation for climate solutions.
• 9ZerocityGTM or Marketing Partner9Zero is a City Sponsor supporting climate week events with focus on climate innovation and solutions.
• McKinstrycommunityGTM or Marketing PartnerMcKinstry is a Community Sponsor providing support for climate action events with expertise in building and energy systems.
• Cascadia Consulting GroupcommunityGTM or Marketing PartnerCascadia Consulting Group is a Community Sponsor supporting sustainability and climate consulting initiatives.
• Social Good PlacecityGTM or Marketing PartnerSocial Good Place is a City Sponsor focused on social impact and community-driven climate solutions.
• GeekWiremediaGTM or Marketing PartnerGeekWire serves as a Media Partner covering climate technology and innovation content related to PNW Climate Week.
• HeatmapmediaGTM or Marketing PartnerHeatmap serves as a Media Partner covering climate news and climate tech developments during PNW Climate Week.
• Spring Impact CapitalcommunityGTM or Marketing PartnerSpring Impact Capital is a Community Sponsor supporting climate-focused entrepreneurial initiatives.
• DNVcommunityGTM or Marketing PartnerDNV is a Community Sponsor providing assurance and risk management expertise for climate initiatives.
• C+CcityGTM or Marketing PartnerC+C is a City Sponsor providing marketing and communications expertise for climate events.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Aspen Ideas Festival: A multi-track ideas festival convening leaders across climate, policy, and society. While not climate-only, its multi-stakeholder, multi-city community-of-interest model provides a useful comparison for how PNW Climate Week might evolve its programming.

Direct peers

• ClimateBase: ClimateBase powers PNW Climate Week's event discovery and registration platform (pnw.climate-week.org). It operates a broader climate talent and events ecosystem and is a direct technology/operating peer in the climate-events tooling space.
• London Climate Action Week: An annual city/region-wide climate event series convening businesses, policymakers, and communities in London. Comparable as a multi-stakeholder climate event platform with corporate sponsorship tiers, and a model that PNW Climate Week's organizers may study for cross-region governance.
• Climate Week NYC: The flagship global Climate Week event held annually in New York alongside the UN General Assembly. It is the most direct comparable — a week-long convening of climate events, policymakers, businesses, and activists — and sets the sponsorship and media benchmark that PNW Climate Week competes against for regional relevance.
• SF Climate Week: A community-organized climate week in the San Francisco Bay Area. Closest U.S. peer in structure: volunteer-led, multi-city, free-to-attend events aggregated under one brand with corporate sponsors — same operating playbook as PNW Climate Week.

Broad incumbents

• GreenBiz Group: GreenBiz produces the VERGE conference series and climate business media, serving sustainability and ESG professionals. Comparable as a climate-business event and media platform targeting the same enterprise audience that PNW Climate Week courts as City/Community sponsors.
• EarthX: EarthX runs Earth Day-related conferences, films, and expos focused on environmental issues. It is a broader incumbent with similar climate-event programming but at larger national scale and with a paid-ticket model, contrasting with PNW Climate Week's free, decentralized approach.
• The Climate Group: An international nonprofit that convenes corporate and government leaders on climate action, including Climate Week NYC partnership. Comparable as a convening-platform nonprofit driving climate policy and corporate engagement — a more global and policy-heavy counterpart to PNW Climate Week.

Others

• Climate Reality Project: Founded by Al Gore, Climate Reality runs climate leadership training and awareness events globally. Comparable as a climate advocacy/awareness organization using events and training to drive action, though at far larger scale and with a paid staff model.
• Bioneers: A nonprofit producing an annual conference and media focused on climate justice, Indigenous knowledge, and ecological solutions. Directly comparable to PNW Climate Week's centering of Indigenous ecological knowledge and community-led climate action, though with a national rather than regional footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

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Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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