The Climate Registry FY2021 filing

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Los Angeles, CA501(c)(3)Since 2007EnvironmentEIN 20-8728170Revenue $1.7M in FY2021

On file with the IRStheclimateregistry.org600 Wilshire Blvd Ste 202, 90017-3214 · Los Angeles, CATax-exempt since Aug 2007Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Climate Registry is a nonprofit collaboration among north american states, provinces, territories, and native sovereign nations that sets standards to measure, report and verify greenhouse gas emissions and supports both voluntary and mandatory reporting programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$145K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $47K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$145K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$548K
28% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 28% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
31
of 31 voting members
Looks good: 31 of 31 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.2M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.3M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$948K
FY2024$988K
FY2025$916K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2007.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $1.2M Management & general 11% · $153K

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

32 people listed on the 990; $145K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$144,806Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amy Holm’s $158K as Executive Director is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Amy Holm$157,677$155,017$199,071$150,096$144,806
Dan Krekelberg——$130,630$109,827—
Marta Membreno——$126,654$105,437—
Charles Pope——$115,400——
Nicholas Williams—$112,100———
Salvador Bautista$100,827————

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides standards for measuring, reporting, and verifying greenhouse gas emissions.

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The climate registry empowers leading organizations with high quality carbon data so they can operate more efficiently, sustainably and competitively. To achieve this, the climate registry develops carbon footprint standards for reporting and third-party verification, provides technical assistance to reporting organizations, and…

$1.2Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Enlyst Fund INCFY2025$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$344K
Other incomeLn 4–11$44K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$153K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$548K
PeoplePt VI, VII
32
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a31
IndependentVI 1b31
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$344K
Government grantsLn 1e$139K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$498
Other incomeLn 4–11$44K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$346K
SavingsLn 2$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$225K
Other assetsLn 15$14K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$548K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$842K$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$155K$225K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$415K$548K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$143K$129K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$477K$429K$48K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$105K$94K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$59K$53K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$21K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$107K$96K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$4K$460
Office expensesLn 13$38K$34K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$48K$43K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$90K$81K$9K
TravelLn 17$456$456
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$207K$186K$21K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$10K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$23K$21K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.2M$153K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.2M$2.3M−$72K$916K 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.5M$2.5M$40K$988K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.2M$3.3M−$1.1M$948K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.0M$1.4M$608K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.7M$1.3M$337K$1.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,683,646 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $301,081$343,597
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,687,338$1,295,901
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $421$498
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$43,650
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,988,840$1,683,646
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $790,288$784,596
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $886,485$562,423
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,676,773$1,347,019
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $312,067$336,627
Part VI · Governance 31 of 31 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body31
VI-1b Independent voting members31
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,683,646 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$138,737
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$204,860
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$343,597
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,295,901$1,295,901
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $498$498
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $43,650$43,650
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,340,049 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,683,646
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,347,019 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $128,779 · Management $14,309$143,088
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $429,429 · Management $47,941$477,370
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $94,409 · Management $10,490$104,899
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $53,315 · Management $5,924$59,239
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,245$21,245
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $96,247 · Management $10,694$106,941
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,140 · Management $460$4,600
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $34,496 · Management $3,839$38,335
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $42,811 · Management $4,757$47,568
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $80,916 · Management $8,991$89,907
IX-17 TravelManagement $456$456
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $186,341 · Management $20,704$207,045
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,429$12,429
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,539 · Management $1,060$10,599
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,968 · Management $2,330$23,298
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,193,819 · Management $153,200 · Fundraising $0$1,347,019
Part X · Balance sheet $1,927,417 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $842,024$345,549
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$1,165,168
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $439,509$168,888
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,506$9,252
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $154,507$224,595
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $13,965$13,965
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,457,511$1,927,417
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $72,713$87,657
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $340,944$314,396
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,407$146,291
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $415,064$548,344
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,042,447$1,379,073
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,042,447$1,379,073
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,457,511$1,927,417
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,379,073 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,683,646
XI-2 Total expenses$1,347,019
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$336,627
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,042,447
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,379,073

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