Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2000.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
28 people listed on the 990; $3.7M paid to officers and key staff.
Armond M Cohen’s $350K as Executive Di is at the 74th percentile of top reported officer pay among 324 $10–100M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Nell Storm Schuster | — | $386,119 | — | — | — |
| Armond M Cohen | $350,340 | $350,503 | $310,747 | $267,335 | $233,044 |
| Kay McConagha | $220,541 | $291,440 | $274,533 | $200,300 | $56,500 |
| Kurt Waltzer | — | — | $277,196 | $213,281 | $183,593 |
| Amanda Storm-Schuster | — | — | $256,920 | $192,405 | — |
| Sarah Smith | — | $232,729 | $251,480 | $159,740 | $124,657 |
| Conrad Schneider | $246,057 | $240,503 | — | — | — |
| Conrad G Schneider | — | — | $240,747 | $215,636 | $187,897 |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
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Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Combats climate change by advocating for the rapid global development and deployment of low-carbon energy technologies through research, public advocacy, and private-sector partnerships.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $5.7M | $26.0M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $15.8M | $3.0M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $154K | $129K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $37.2M | $47.2M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $4.8M | $5.2M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $32.4M | $42.0M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $1.8M | $1.8M | ||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $400K | $400K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $3.1M | $2.3M | $830K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $16.6M | $11.7M | $4.4M | $549K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $598K | $441K | $140K | $17K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $1.0M | $727K | $265K | $40K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $2.4M | $1.8M | $575K | $68K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $354K | $180K | $174K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $90K | $90K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $8.3M | $6.4M | $1.8M | $112K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $2.4M | $488K | $1.8M | $166K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $502K | $3K | $498K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $1.8M | $1.3M | $350K | $74K |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $665K | $527K | $80K | $58K |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $67K | $67K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $164K | $2K | $162K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $142K | $29K | $110K | $2K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $40.4M | $28.1M | $11.3M | $1.1M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest Viewing | $50.1M | $40.4M | $9.6M | $42.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $46.3M | $54.8M | −$8.5M | $32.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $51.1M | $40.5M | $10.6M | $40.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $31.6M | $20.3M | $11.2M | $30.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $19.6M | $8.9M | $10.7M | $18.8M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $50,064,607 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $50,064,607 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $40,445,925 across 17 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $47,208,969 assets, 16 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $42,030,043 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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