Project InnerSpace

What Project InnerSpace does

Project InnerSpace is a US nonprofit working to speed up the growth of geothermal energy, which uses heat from underground to make clean electricity and heat. Founder and executive director Jamie Beard launched it in 2022. Its central idea is that the oil and gas industry already has much of the resources, technology and know-how geothermal needs, so the group works to steer those resources toward geothermal projects.

The work runs on several tracks. GeoMap is a global map of geothermal resources meant to guide where projects get developed. A GeoFund finances early-stage projects so they can attract larger investment, and the group's About page says the fund will prioritize parts of the world facing energy poverty. It also publishes Future of Geothermal policy reports for US states and other countries. It convenes the GEODE consortium of more than 135 organizations and hosts Geothermal House events, which Giving Green says have reached over 4,000 people. Giving Green describes it as US-based, with work in the U.K., India, Indonesia, Africa and elsewhere.

The climate charity evaluator Giving Green named Project InnerSpace a 2025–2026 Top Climate Nonprofit, and Charity Navigator rates it Four-Star (91%). It has grown fast: IRS filings on ProPublica show annual expenses rising from about $0.7 million in 2022 to $11.3 million in 2024.

Key facts

• Named a Giving Green 2025–2026 Top Climate Nonprofit, with $2.8 million committed over two years from the Giving Green Fund (Giving Green, Nov 2025)
• Rated Four-Star (91%) by Charity Navigator
• Builds GeoMap, a global geothermal resource map, and a GeoFund for early-stage projects. Per its About page, the GeoFund will prioritize regions experiencing energy poverty (Project InnerSpace; Giving Green)
• Its GEODE consortium unites 135+ organizations to transfer oil-and-gas expertise into geothermal, and its Geothermal House events have reached 4,000+ participants (Giving Green spotlight)

Before you give

• The donate page gives EIN 87-3285334 and invites donor-advised fund grants, wire transfers and stock gifts (contact the team via the donate page for instructions).
• Mailing address on the donate page: 68 Harrison Ave Ste 605, PMB 99590, Boston, MA 02111-1929.