The Climate Group INC

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New York, NY501(c)(3)Since 2004EnvironmentEIN 43-2073566

Climate group advances climate action by mobilizing business and government leadership to drive systemic decarbonization across energy, transport, and industry, while engaging the public through large-scale convenings and global platforms. Through programs such as climate week nyc, re100, ev100, ev100+, and industrial decarbonization initiatives, climate group catalyzes market demand, influences policy and investment, and accelerates the adoption of clean technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support a just transition to a low-carbon economy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 13 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $113K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$658K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 91% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $3K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$651K
148% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 148% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.3M
-43% vs prior year
Spent
$3.3M
To programs
70%
Net assets
−$210K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.3M
FY2024▼ -43%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$4.5M
FY2023$4.9M
FY2024$5.9M
FY2024$3.3M
Expenses
$3.3M
FY2024▼ -42%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$4.6M
FY2023$5.4M
FY2024$5.7M
FY2024$3.3M
Net assets
−$210K
FY2024▼ -12%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$473K
FY2021$258K
FY2022$197K
FY2023−$318K
FY2024−$189K
FY2024−$210K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2005.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $2.3M Management & general 27% · $904K Fundraising 3% · $97K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990; $658K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$238,365Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Programs
$158,454Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Communications
$148,167Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Manager- Industry North America
$112,608Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair & President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Angela Barranco’s $238K as Executive Director is at the 91st 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Angela Barranco$238,365$227,846$171,642———
Amy Davidsen———$163,895$189,241$186,028
Sydney Snow$158,454—————
Adam Lake$148,167$108,177————
Kemal Kelly—$121,978$107,459———
Lissa Kaufman$112,608—————
Kemal Kelly———$105,220——

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

Connects businesses and governments to accelerate net-zero emissions and shared prosperity.

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1 program service account for $2.3M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Climate Week Nyc and U.s. Leaders' Forum

Climate week nyc is climate group's flagship convening platform advancing climate action through public engagement, cross-sector collaboration, and leadership programming. In FY25, climate week nyc delivered 1,007 official events and engaged 100,000+ participants across new york city.

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$3K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $420K · 2021–2023
Swaniti InitiativeTX · FY2023$64,226
Swaniti InitiativeTX · FY2022$46,833
Swaniti InitiativeTX · FY2021$73,823

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$741K
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Money outPt IX
$3.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.3M
Managementcol C$904K
Fundraisingcol D$97K
Owns and owesPt X
−$210K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$63K
Total assetsLn 16$440K
LiabilitiesLn 26$651K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$157K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$741K
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Total revenueLn 12$3.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$63K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$63K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$21K
Total assetsLn 16$440K
LiabilitiesLn 26$651K
Net assetsLn 32−$210K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 610
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$421K$63K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$440K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M$651K
Net assetsLn 32−$189K−$210K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$609K$609K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$255K$182K$60K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$843K$278K$63K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$35K$25K$8K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$108K$77K$25K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$125K$89K$29K$7K
Management feesLn 11a$283K$283K
Legal feesLn 11b$106K$106K
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$28K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$57K$52K$3K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$322$33$289
Information technologyLn 14$283K$283K
OccupancyLn 16$51K$51K
TravelLn 17$58K$44K$10K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$143K$143K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$930$930
InsuranceLn 23$17K$17K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.3M$2.3M$904K$97K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $5.9M$5.7M$130K−$189K 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.9M$5.4M−$515K−$318K 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.5M$4.6M−$61K$197K 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.1M$3.5M−$380K$258K 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.3M$3.0M$261K$473K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,326,433 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $18,099 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1d Related organizations$479,330
VIII-1e Government grants$156,722
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,931,553
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,567,605
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $740,729$740,729
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $740,729 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $18,099$3,326,433
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,348,283 across 18 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $609,199$609,199
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $181,792 · Management $59,928 · Fundraising $13,636$255,356
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $843,399 · Management $278,030 · Fundraising $63,263$1,184,692
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $24,717 · Management $8,148 · Fundraising $1,854$34,719
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $76,924 · Management $25,358 · Fundraising $5,770$108,052
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $89,018 · Management $29,345 · Fundraising $6,677$125,040
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $282,959$282,959
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $105,706$105,706
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $28,185$28,185
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $52,173 · Management $2,867 · Fundraising $1,741$56,781
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $33 · Management $289$322
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $282,959$282,959
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $50,960$50,960
IX-17 TravelPrograms $44,384 · Management $10,141 · Fundraising $3,841$58,366
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $143,220$143,220
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $930$930
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $17,394$17,394
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $3,443$3,443
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,347,818 · Management $903,683 · Fundraising $96,782$3,348,283
Part X · Balance sheet $440,215 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $420,800$63,077
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $65,695$215,720
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $563,333$93,063
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $111,797$47,279
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,573$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$21,076
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,163,198$440,215
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $198,220$176,564
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $597,751$40,250
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $555,797$433,821
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,351,768$650,635
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$455,034−$385,099
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $266,464$174,679
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$188,570−$210,420
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,163,198$440,215
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$210,420 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,326,433
XI-2 Total expenses$3,348,283
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$21,850
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$188,570
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$210,420

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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