Project drawdown's mission is to drive meaningful climate action by advancing science-based solutions and strategies. Project drawdown's work is focused on three pillars: science - advancing science-based climate solutions and strategies; stakeholders - engaging key stakeholders and empowering bold climate leadership; and stories - telling human stories of solutions in action.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers and 28 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.1M a year · 20% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.2M
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
35
named funders · $4.1M
Looks good: 35 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$373K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.8M
-30% vs prior year
Spent
$5.6M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$8.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.8M
FY2025▼ -30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.6M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$5.3M
FY2024$8.3M
FY2025$5.8M
Expenses
$5.6M
FY2025▲ +24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$4.8M
FY2023$5.1M
FY2024$4.5M
FY2025$5.6M
Net assets
$8.4M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$4.1M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$8.2M
FY2025$8.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2006.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $4.4M Management & general 13% · $699K Fundraising 8% · $433K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $1.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$419,529Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Dir
$228,128Pt VII · Sec A
Marketing Di
$195,201Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Dire
$174,347Pt VII · Sec A
Engagement D
$170,431Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jonathan Foley’s $420K as Executive Di is at the 99th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jonathan Foley$419,529$417,968$423,932$402,169$435,976$415,686
Elizabeth Bagley$228,128$223,431$217,647$46,875——
Tood Reubold$195,201$185,964————
Crystall Chissell————$185,624$165,000
Todd Reubold——$183,780$164,655$185,577—
Matthew Shambroom———$147,176$178,854$45,616
Jamie Alexander——$175,000$175,000——
Reshma Pattni$174,347$151,020$159,426———

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

Assembling and presenting climate solutions information to show their positive impacts.

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3 programs · $4.1M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Science

The drawdown science team generates and shares science-based insights and tools to enable those with the capacity to implement climate solutions to do so. The organization conducts cutting-edge research to identify the best possible climate solutions and design the most effective strategies to bring them to scale.

$2.9Mprogram expense
02

Drawdown Labs

Project drawdown uses science to inform, inspire, and empower key stakeholders and emerging climate leaders - including policymakers, community leaders, philanthropists, investors, business leaders, and others - to take bold action and bring the most effective solutions to the world.

$770Kprogram expense
03

Communications

Our rigorous, cutting-edge research identifies the best possible climate solutions and designs the most effective strategies to bring them to scale. This program includes the marketing and communications team, which supports the organization's people and programs in expanding its reach, influence, and impact among target audiences.

$345Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $8K · 2020–2020

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$203K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$84K
Money outPt IX
$5.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.4M
Managementcol C$699K
Fundraisingcol D$433K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.4M
Total assetsLn 16$8.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$373K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$84K
Investment incomeLn 3$203K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$1K
Total revenueLn 12$5.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$445K
SavingsLn 2$5.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$44K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K
Total assetsLn 16$8.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$373K
Net assetsLn 32$8.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 528
VolunteersI 67
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
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.0M$6.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$44K$44K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K$8K
Total assetsLn 16$8.5M$8.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$336K$373K
Net assetsLn 32$8.2M$8.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$100$100
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.2M$828K$248K$157K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.2M$2.0M$91K$145K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$468K$365K$52K$51K
Payroll taxesLn 10$268K$215K$28K$25K
Accounting feesLn 11c$45K$45K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$846K$777K$30K$39K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$69K$69K$150
Office expensesLn 13$19K$774$12K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$61K$36K$22K$3K
TravelLn 17$101K$66K$32K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$1K$250$250
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$10K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$20K$20K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$157K$70K$85K$978
All other expensesLn 24e$39K$10K$28K$813
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.6M$4.4M$699K$433K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $5.8M$5.6M$192K$8.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $8.3M$4.5M$3.8M$8.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.3M$5.1M$194K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.7M$4.8M−$1.1M$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.3M$3.9M$368K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.6M$2.5M$3.1M$3.7M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $5,751,670 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,709,336$5,440,679
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $332,467$84,164
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $210,709$202,947
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $16,673$23,880
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,269,185$5,751,670
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$100
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,520,206$4,185,331
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $959,116$1,374,581
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,479,322$5,560,012
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,789,863$191,658
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $5,751,670 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,440,679
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,440,679
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $84,164$84,164
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $203,968$203,968
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $23,362$23,362
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$1,021−$1,021
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $518$518
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $106,505 · Excluded from tax $204,486$5,751,670
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,560,012 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $100$100
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $828,028 · Management $248,062 · Fundraising $157,362$1,233,452
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,979,954 · Management $90,824 · Fundraising $145,019$2,215,797
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $364,818 · Management $51,921 · Fundraising $51,262$468,001
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $215,367 · Management $27,761 · Fundraising $24,953$268,081
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $45,114$45,114
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $776,648 · Management $30,150 · Fundraising $39,030$845,828
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $68,510 · Fundraising $150$68,660
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $774 · Management $11,997 · Fundraising $6,579$19,350
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $36,056 · Management $21,971 · Fundraising $3,314$61,341
IX-17 TravelPrograms $65,582 · Management $32,317 · Fundraising $3,119$101,018
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,145 · Management $250 · Fundraising $250$1,645
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,441 · Management $5,752$16,193
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $19,616$19,616
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $70,425 · Management $85,231 · Fundraising $978$156,634
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,045 · Management $28,324 · Fundraising $813$39,182
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,427,893 · Management $699,290 · Fundraising $432,829$5,560,012
Part X · Balance sheet $8,771,591 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $373,143$445,382
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,603,840$5,924,289
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,441,666$2,135,731
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,471$48,966
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $15,604$8,307
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $44,062$44,062
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $50,000$164,854
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,543,786$8,771,591
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $288,565$321,869
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $47,911$50,754
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $336,476$372,623
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,884,754$4,753,114
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,322,556$3,645,854
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,207,310$8,398,968
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,543,786$8,771,591
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,398,968 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,751,670
XI-2 Total expenses$5,560,012
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$191,658
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,207,310
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,398,968

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