Climate Museum FY2020 filing

New York, NY · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$514K
Spent
$776K
To programs
57%
Net assets
$929K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$514K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$514K
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$2.1M
Expenses
$776K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$776K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$1.8M
Net assets
$929K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$929K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$842K
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.7M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CClimate Museum
EINHdr · item D47-5518278
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2016
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CNew York, NY
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A50)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.climatemuseum.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.57 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.23
Program services57%$445K
Management & general20%$154K
Fundraising23%$177K
Total functional expensesLn 25$776K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
57%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
12.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-51%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Total assets
$949K
FY2020
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$949K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.0M
Total liabilities
$20K
FY2020
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$20K
FY2021$19K
FY2022$229K
FY2023$137K
FY2024$236K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$262K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$949K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B57%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$796K
Total assetsLn 16$949K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$20K
Total net assetsLn 32$929K
Months of cash on handcomputed12.3

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$501K · 97%
Program service revenue$5K · 1%
Investment income$3K · 1%
Other revenue$5K · 1%
Contributions & grants97%$501K
Program service revenue1%$5K
Investment income1%$3K
Other revenue1%$5K
— government grantsLn 1e$107K
Total revenueLn 12$514K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $796K · Operating expenses/yr $776K
12.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $445K · Total expenses $776K
57%
Management & General
Management & general $154K · Total expenses $776K
20%
Fundraising
Fundraising $177K · Total expenses $776K
23%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $177K · Solicited contributions $394K
$0.45 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $501K · Total revenue $514K
97%
Government reliance
Government grants $107K · Total revenue $514K
21%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $5K · Total revenue $514K
1.0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $3K · Total revenue $514K
+0.6%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $5K · Total expenses $776K
0.6%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $514K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $929K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $514K · Expenses $776K
-51%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $949K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $929K · Total assets $949K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $949K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Miranda Massie · Reported title DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $145K · Total expenses $776K
19%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $567K · Total expenses $776K
73%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 57%——
Overhead ratio 20%——
Fundraising cost ratio 35%——
Legal fee ratio 0.02%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.9%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$145,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Miranda Massie’s $273K as Executive Di is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Miranda Massie$273,364$197,729$154,760$153,842$145,000
Tricia Brown—$131,055———

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 8Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 7Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Inspires climate action through arts and science programs that deepen understanding and advance solutions.

Provided by the organization

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $445K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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To inspire action on the climate crisis with programming across the arts and sciences that deepens understanding, builds connections, and advances just solutions.

$445Kprogram expense

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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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest $2.1M$1.8M-35% 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.2M$2.6M+163% 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.7M-28% 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.7M$1.3M+229% 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $514K$776K 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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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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