BOSTON – November 06, 2026 -- Project InnerSpace, a geothermal-focused non-profit, has made Giving Green's Top Climate Nonprofits list for 2026-2027, its fourth consecutive year among the five organizations the evaluator ranks as most effective at driving long-term systemic change.
Giving Green cites financial de-risking plan for new geothermal projects
Project InnerSpace describes itself as a focused research organization (FRO). It aims to remove the major barriers to scaled global geothermal development by the end of this decade. In its report, Giving Green said it was impressed by the number of wins and connections the group has built in a short history. The evaluator also credited a plan to reduce financial risk for new geothermal projects.
Giving Green said the group's technical expertise lets it "influence capital well beyond its own budget."
Regional strategy targets oil and gas expertise and rising power demand
Giving Green called Project InnerSpace's strategy a theory of change with a high likelihood of success. The strategy concentrates on states and regions with three characteristics:
- strong geothermal potential
- existing oil and gas expertise
- fast-growing energy demand
Founder and Executive Director Jamie Beard said the organization set out to build a larger tent in which new voices, new sources of capital, and new entities and technologies could take part.
Charity Navigator, PBS and Vox add third-party validation
Project InnerSpace holds Charity Navigator's highest rating of four stars. Founders Pledge and Vox have recognized its work. This year PBS featured it in the "Resolve to Solve" series, which compared Beard to Johnny Appleseed for catalyzing the next-generation geothermal ecosystem.
The organization describes itself as independent, non-partisan and technology-agnostic. It targets exponential growth in geothermal energy worldwide by 2030.