Hammond Climate Solutions Foundation, San Diego, CA (2026)

10/24/2026

🌎 Our Quarter 3 2026 Quarterly Report is now live! ☀️

From expanding access to clean energy and investing in healthier homes to empowering the next generation of climate leaders, we're proud to share another impactful quarter at Hammond Climate Solutions Foundation!

A few highlights from Q3:

☀️ 10 clean energy projects supported, representing 529 kilowatts of solar capacity

💚 $188,156 committed through our , helping nonprofits reduce energy costs and reinvest savings into their missions

💰 $168,452 in estimated annual financial savings for our nonprofit grantees

🏡 Advancing our Holistic Healthy Homes and Holistic Healthy Communities initiatives to improve public health, strengthen climate resilience and reduce environmental burdens in Communities of Concern

🌱 Inspiring future climate leaders through hands-on youth education and welcoming three new interns to our team!

We also celebrated our most active quarter for grant activity yet, collaborating with partners to submit more than $10 million in funding requests while securing new grants and advancing additional opportunities to expand community-centered climate solutions!

None of this work would be possible without our incredible nonprofit partners, funders, community leaders and supporters. Together, we're accelerating progress toward a more just and livable future. 💚

📖 Explore our Q3 report to learn more about the projects, partnerships and people driving this impact: https://bit.ly/4jxBrdf

10/23/2026

🌎 We're excited to celebrate our Director of Strategy & Impact, Dan Mueller (they/she), who was recognized at Assemblymember Tasha Boerner's Environmental Hero Awards this weekend! 🌱

Dan is an environmental and social justice leader with more than a decade of experience bringing people, organizations and resources together to advance community-led solutions. Throughout their career, they've helped mobilize tens of millions of dollars for clean energy, climate resilience and community-based initiatives.

Dan helps lead our Holistic Healthy Communities initiative, addressing interconnected environmental, health and climate challenges facing Communities of Concern. Their leadership is helping advance healthier homes, clean energy access, climate resilience and meaningful community partnerships throughout San Diego.

Their commitment to environmental and social justice extends beyond their work with us. Dan volunteers as a co-steward of Community-Centric Fundraising San Diego and serves on the Steering Committee of the San Diego Solidarity Network, helping advance equity, collaboration and community empowerment.

This was our second time attending the Environmental Hero Awards, following our Founder and Executive Director Tara Hammond's recognition with the Air Award in 2024. Both experiences have left us feeling inspired, grateful and hopeful for the future, surrounded by so many dedicated environmental leaders making a difference in our communities.

Congratulations, Dan! We're grateful for your leadership, compassion and dedication to creating a more just and livable future for all. Thank you to Assemblymember Tasha Boerner for bringing our environmental community together and celebrating those working to create positive change! 💚

10/18/2026

It’s and today we’re featuring our grantee, Alma Public Library, located in Alma, Wisconsin!

Dedicated to promoting literacy, building community and encouraging lifelong learning, Alma Public Library provides valuable resources and opportunities for its community. Now, the library is harnessing the power of the sun to support its mission while reducing its environmental impact and operating costs!

Thanks to a generous $20,000 grant from an anonymous donor, the library installed a 46.4 kW solar power system, projected to save $4,224 in its first year alone! By generating clean, renewable energy on-site, the library is reducing its reliance on fossil fuels, lowering greenhouse gas emissions and protecting more of its budget from rising electricity costs. These savings will help the library redirect more resources toward educational opportunities, community programs and services that benefit local residents for years to come.

We're grateful to be supporting this project and helping community-serving organizations invest in a more just and livable future for all! 💚

🌍 To learn more about Alma Public Library, visit www.almalibrary.org.

☀️ To learn more about or apply for a Solar Moonshot Program grant, visit www.solarmoonshot.org.

10/16/2026

📣 We have exciting news to share! Hammond Climate Solutions Foundation has been awarded $110,000 through San Diego Community Power’s to expand our clean energy and climate justice work in partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of South County!

This marks our fourth grant through the program, building on our efforts to bring solar power, battery storage and hands-on climate education to youth-serving facilities in South County.

Through our Charging Forward initiative, we're expanding solar power and battery storage at the Boys & Girls Clubs' Chula Vista location, advancing electric transportation at the Imperial Beach Club and providing hands-on climate education at both locations. Together, these efforts will reduce operating costs, improve air quality, strengthen community resilience and empower young people to explore renewable energy, environmental justice and green career pathways.

Our partnership is already delivering meaningful results! The Imperial Beach Club's solar and battery storage system is expected to save approximately $12,000 in its first year alone, freeing up resources to support programs and services for local youth and families.

Last year's grant also helped us launch , expanding our work beyond clean energy installations to address environmental burdens, improve community well-being and advance equitable climate solutions.

🎉 Congratulations to all of this year's grant recipients! We're inspired by the incredible organizations advancing innovative, community-centered solutions throughout our region.

💚 A heartfelt thank you to San Diego Community Power, San Diego Foundation and Calpine Community Energy for making these impactful projects possible. Continued investments in community-led solutions are creating lasting environmental, economic and social benefits while helping build a more just and livable future for all.

🔗 Learn more about the grant recipients and their projects: https://sdcommunitypower.org/more-than-1-million-invested-in-local-projects-to-power-cleaner-more-resilient-communities/

10/13/2026

Today, on , we honor Indigenous peoples across the country and around the world, recognizing their enduring relationships with the land, water and natural world.

We acknowledge the devastating history of colonization, genocide, forced displacement, cultural erasure and generations of violence inflicted upon Indigenous peoples.

These injustices are not confined to the past. Indigenous communities continue to disproportionately experience environmental pollution, climate impacts, threats to their ancestral lands and barriers to accessing resources and opportunities.

Despite these injustices, Indigenous communities continue to lead efforts to protect our planet, drawing on generations of ecological knowledge, cultural traditions and deep connections to the natural world. Indigenous leadership, Tribal sovereignty and self-determination are essential to advancing climate justice and building a more equitable and sustainable future.

As we work toward a just and livable future, we reaffirm our commitment to environmental justice, respect for Indigenous rights and support for community-led climate solutions.

We encourage everyone to go beyond acknowledgment by learning about Indigenous histories and cultures, supporting Indigenous-led organizations and businesses, amplifying Indigenous voices and advocating for the protection of Indigenous rights and ancestral lands. Uplifting Indigenous communities requires meaningful action, solidarity and a commitment to addressing ongoing injustices.

Pictured is Kumeyaay Lake in San Diego, California, on the ancestral and unceded lands of the Kumeyaay people, where our team is based.

Today and every day, we honor Indigenous resilience, celebrate Indigenous leadership and recognize our collective responsibility to advance justice and protect our shared planet.

10/12/2026

It’s and today we’re celebrating the of grantee Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County (UUFCC), located in Pennsylvania! ☀️

UUFCC is a community rooted in shared values of sustainability, environmental stewardship and care for the Earth. Through its commitment to these principles, the Fellowship is taking meaningful action to protect the planet and build a more sustainable future.

Thanks to an anonymous funder, Hammond Climate Solutions Foundation awarded a $25,000 Solar Moonshot Program grant toward UUFCC’s 24.8 kW solar energy system, which was projected to save the nonprofit more than $3,000 in its first year alone, which is being reinvested back into serving the community. The project also received a $20,000 grant from the West Penn Energy Fund. These energy savings help free up resources to further support the Fellowship’s mission while reducing its environmental impact.

“This project is a big step toward living our Unitarian Universalist values of sustainability, stewardship, and care for the Earth. [...] We are deeply grateful for the generous support that made our solar project possible - the commitment to renewable energy and environmental stewardship has helped UUFCC take this important step toward a greener, more sustainable future!"

🌎 To learn more about the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County, visit www.uufcc.com.

☀️ To learn more about or apply for a Solar Moonshot Program grant, visit www.solarmoonshot.org.

10/11/2026

🎉 Please join us in wishing a happy birthday to Dan Mueller, our Director of Strategy & Impact! 🎂

Dan brings passion, thoughtfulness and a deep commitment to climate justice to everything they do at Hammond Climate Solutions Foundation. Beyond being an incredibly hardworking, ethical and talented colleague whose leadership makes our team stronger, Dan is an all-around amazing human being! Their kindness, compassion, authenticity and genuine care for others make them not only a wonderful colleague but an even more incredible human being. 💚

On Friday, our team enjoyed a lovely celebratory lunch at MAKE Café, whose farm we helped go solar! ☀️🌱 Coming from a farming family in the Midwest, Dan has a deep appreciation for sustainable agriculture and a passion for food justice, making MAKE Café an especially meaningful place to celebrate while supporting a nonprofit whose mission aligns with our shared values.

Happy birthday, Dan! We’re grateful for all that you bring to our team and the communities we serve. We hope this next trip around the sun brings you plenty of joy, adventure and meaningful opportunities to make the world a brighter place! 🎉🌻

10/08/2026

Today is in California, a reminder that clean air is essential to healthy communities and something we need to continue fighting for.

The air we breathe affects our health every day. contributes to asthma, heart and lung disease and other serious health impacts, but those burdens are not shared equally.

Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States and is also a major source of air pollution. For decades, freeways were disproportionately routed through Communities of Concern, displacing residents, dividing neighborhoods and leaving those who remained with the health impacts of living alongside heavily-traveled roadways.

That history matters today. Communities already facing environmental and economic inequities continue to experience disproportionate exposure to pollution while often having fewer resources to protect their health.

At a time when the Trump Administration is rolling back federal environmental and clean air protections, there is much more work ahead to protect the progress we’ve made and ensure everyone has access to clean air.

Clean air shouldn’t depend on your zip code, income or neighborhood. A clean, healthy and sustainable environment is recognized by the United Nations as a human right — and clean air is fundamental to making that right a reality.

Through our initiative, we’re working alongside community partners to address these interconnected challenges — advancing cleaner transportation and energy, healthier homes and neighborhoods and community-led solutions that improve both environmental and public health.

Our founder and executive director, Tara Hammond, loves exploring San Diego on public transportation with her son. Today, they continued a favorite tradition with their fourth annual Clean Air Day bus ride. Choosing public transportation, walking, biking and other alternatives to driving can help reduce both greenhouse gas emissions and the air pollution that affects our health.

On , we’re reminded that addressing the climate crisis, improving public health and advancing equity go hand in hand.

Everyone deserves clean air. Join us in fighting for it — choose cleaner transportation when you can, support solutions that reduce pollution, advocate for bold policies that address environmental racism and injustices and make your voice heard by voting and participating in the decisions that shape our communities and a more just and livable future for all.

10/04/2026

It’s and today we’re featuring grantee My Neighbor to Love Coalition, based in Nisswa, Minnesota.

Guided by its mission to end homelessness and lift people out of extreme poverty in central Minnesota, My Neighbor to Love Coalition is working to build homes, healthy lives and community. The nonprofit is installing a 32.98 kW rooftop solar power system to help power its new 12-unit building in Brainerd, which will provide housing for people who were formerly unhoused. The system is expected to save nearly $3,000 in electricity costs in its first year alone while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. We are proud that our provided a $20,000 grant, funded by BQuest Foundation, to help make this project possible and allow more resources to be reinvested into the nonprofit’s mission.

🌎 Learn more about My Neighbor to Love Coalition: www.mntlc.org.

☀️ Learn more or apply for a grant today: www.solarmoonshot.org.

10/03/2026

is experiencing some of the hottest weather of the year, with an in effect across the region. At the same time, San Diego Gas & Electric is shutting off power to some customers through to reduce wildfire risk.

It’s a stark reminder of why we need to both address the climate crisis and prepare our communities for its impacts.

and are dangerous on their own.

Losing electricity during these conditions can make people even more vulnerable — particularly older adults, people with disabilities or medical needs, families with young children and households without the resources to relocate or purchase backup power.

This is why community resilience needs to be part of our clean energy transition.

Communities, particularly Communities of Concern, need accessible resilience centers powered by solar and battery storage that can keep air conditioning and refrigeration running, charge phones and medical equipment and provide a safe place for people to gather when the grid goes down.

At Hammond Climate Solutions Foundation, we’re working toward a future where clean energy doesn’t just reduce greenhouse gas emissions — it makes our communities healthier, safer and more resilient.

These photos are from the Boys & Girls Clubs of South County's solar and battery storage installation in Imperial Beach, where installers from Aloha Solar Power & Electrical Services Inc. taught Club Kids about the clean energy system helping power their Club.

If there's a nonprofit in your community that needs help affording solar and a battery to support the community during an emergency, please apply for a grant: www.solarmoonshot.org

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