Climateworks Foundation: FY2022 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 26-2303250)

Helen Mountford’s $623K as President and CEO is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 43 $100M+ science & technology 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
Helen Mountford	$622,909	$531,913	$502,557	—	—
Charlotte Pera	—	—	—	$277,529	$566,661
Chris Decardy	—	—	$105,905	$494,541	—
Shawn Reifsteck	$493,190	—	—	—	—
Irene Kim	$468,537	$433,612	$440,062	$401,612	$393,612
Shawn P Reifsteck	—	$455,323	$448,175	$445,381	$410,447
Charles McElwee	$455,221	$431,867	$445,889	$428,310	$412,444
Susan Elizabeth Cook	—	$192,466	$453,752	$440,151	$420,131

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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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2 programs · $343.5M · in their own filed words · FY2022

01

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$213.8Mprogram expense

02

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$129.7Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2025

The Joseph and Vera Long FoundationFY2025$800K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$800K

Grants paid · 710 grants · $456.8M · 2020–2024

The Energy FoundationCA · FY2024$12,759,098

United States Energy FoundationCA · FY2024$9,039,098

International Council on Clean TransportationDC · FY2024$8,845,000

International Sustainable Energy FoundationTX · FY2024$6,148,938

Environmental Defense Fund IncorporatedNY · FY2024$4,182,129

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors INCNY · FY2024$3,655,000

Global Energy MonitorCA · FY2024$2,950,000

Natural Resources Defense Council INCNY · FY2024$2,833,302

Pacific Environment and Resources CenterCA · FY2024$2,410,000

Rocky Mountain InstituteCO · FY2024$1,973,344

Calstart INCCA · FY2024$1,950,000

C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group INCNY · FY2024$1,750,000

ClaspDC · FY2024$1,705,659

World Resources InstituteDC · FY2024$1,540,000

Public Citizen Foundation INCDC · FY2024$1,413,587

The Partnership Project INCDC · FY2024$1,200,000

Institute for Transportation and Development PolicyNY · FY2024$1,100,000

Climate Strategies LabFY2024$1,100,000

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$330.5M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$327.6M

Investment incomeLn 3$2.7M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$174K

Money outPt IX

$355.5M

Ln 25

Programscol B$343.5M

Managementcol C$9.6M

Fundraisingcol D$2.4M

Owns and owesPt X

$402.3M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$336.1M

Total assetsLn 16$503.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$100.8M

PeoplePt VI, VII

28

listed · VII A

PaidVII A15

Voting boardVI 1a12

IndependentVI 1b11

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$327.6M

Government grantsLn 1e$208K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$14.9M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$174K

Investment incomeLn 3$2.7M

Gains on assetsLn 7−$219K

Total revenueLn 12$330.5M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$32.8M

SavingsLn 2$303.3M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$336.1M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$35.4M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M

Other assetsLn 15$6.4M

Total assetsLn 16$503.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$100.8M

Net assetsLn 32$402.3M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5116

VolunteersI 614

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

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

Line	Start FY22	End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$331.7M	$336.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$0	$35.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$1.1M	$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16	$503.2M	$503.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$72.9M	$100.8M
Net assetsLn 32	$430.3M	$402.3M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$148.8M	$148.8M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$137.6M	$137.6M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$4.4M	$2.2M	$1.4M	$715K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$18.6M	$14.4M	$3.5M	$710K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$1.9M	$1.4M	$376K	$99K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$3.3M	$2.3M	$798K	$155K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$1.4M	$691K	$423K	$271K
Management feesLn 11a	$1.0M	$761K	$231K	$11K
Legal feesLn 11b	$222K	$84K	$139K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$86K		$86K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$45K			$45K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$29.0M	$28.1M	$839K	$54K
Office expensesLn 13	$449K	$254K	$167K	$27K
Information technologyLn 14	$2.3M	$1.7M	$454K	$106K
OccupancyLn 16	$1.8M	$1.3M	$470K	$113K
TravelLn 17	$2.6M	$2.3M	$189K	$74K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$1.6M	$1.4M	$191K	$34K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$323K	$209K	$91K	$22K
InsuranceLn 23	$67K	$1K	$66K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$144K	$6K	$138K	$471
All other expensesLn 24e	−$3K	$544	−$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$355.5M	$343.5M	$9.6M	$2.4M

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$350.6M	$317.3M	$33.4M	$441.4M	990 PDF
FY2023	$266.5M	$264.0M	$2.5M	$408.2M	990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing	$330.5M	$355.5M	−$25.0M	$402.3M	990 PDF
FY2021	$366.2M	$180.1M	$186.1M	$430.3M	990 PDF
FY2020	$178.8M	$110.6M	$68.2M	$244.0M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $330,535,203 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $366,233,477$327,644,147

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $41,500$173,649

I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$93,924$2,717,407

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $366,181,053$330,535,203

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $127,887,800$286,355,387

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $22,371,976$29,507,352

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $52,470$44,966

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $29,790,161$39,639,296

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $180,102,407$355,547,001

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $186,078,646−$25,011,798

Part VI · Governance 11 of 12 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12

VI-1b Independent voting members11

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 $330,535,203 across 8 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$207,768

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$327,436,379

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$14,916,050

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$327,644,147

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $173,649$173,649

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,936,649$2,936,649

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$219,242−$219,242

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $173,649 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,717,407$330,535,203

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $355,547,001 across 21 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $148,767,809$148,767,809

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $137,587,578$137,587,578

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $2,229,858 · Management $1,439,597 · Fundraising $714,614$4,384,069

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $14,389,561 · Management $3,472,334 · Fundraising $710,451$18,572,346

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,421,933 · Management $376,022 · Fundraising $99,245$1,897,200

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,316,232 · Management $798,312 · Fundraising $154,605$3,269,149

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $691,166 · Management $422,724 · Fundraising $270,698$1,384,588

IX-11a Management feesPrograms $761,135 · Management $231,237 · Fundraising $11,071$1,003,443

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $83,705 · Management $138,639$222,344

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $85,524$85,524

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $44,966$44,966

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $28,119,756 · Management $839,292 · Fundraising $54,392$29,013,440

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $254,300 · Management $167,478 · Fundraising $27,448$449,226

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,734,965 · Management $453,521 · Fundraising $105,544$2,294,030

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,254,376 · Management $470,159 · Fundraising $113,133$1,837,668

IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,295,340 · Management $188,952 · Fundraising $74,150$2,558,442

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,419,336 · Management $190,562 · Fundraising $34,474$1,644,372

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $209,381 · Management $91,283 · Fundraising $21,851$322,515

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,283 · Management $65,723$67,006

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,631 · Management $138,095 · Fundraising $471$144,197

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $544 · Management −$3,455−$2,911

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $343,543,889 · Management $9,565,999 · Fundraising $2,437,113$355,547,001

Part X · Balance sheet $503,138,297 assets, 17 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $38,798,649$32,793,553

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $292,871,931$303,326,193

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $168,898,250$123,187,684

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $354,113$217,024

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $844,630$708,412

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,135,406$1,062,037

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$35,405,873

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $292,716$6,437,521

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $503,195,695$503,138,297

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,873,931$6,680,415

X-18 Grants payableStart of year $36,154,907$88,009,807

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $940,372$6,103,117

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $72,856,760$100,843,339

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $35,693,328$28,795,357

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $394,645,607$373,499,601

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $430,338,935$402,294,958

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $503,195,695$503,138,297

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $402,294,958 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$330,535,203

XI-2 Total expenses$355,547,001

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$25,011,798

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$430,338,935

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$219,794

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$3,251,973

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$402,294,958

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