The organization is building power for a national transformation that rapidly restores a safe climate and creates a just and democratic society.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2019 · 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
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $9K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $131K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
Spent
$684K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$551K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2019
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$1.1M
FY2020$870K
FY2021$555K
FY2022$310K
FY2023$259K
FY2024$229K
Expenses
$684K
FY2019
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$684K
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$549K
FY2022$604K
FY2023$190K
FY2024$253K
Net assets
$551K
FY2019
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$551K
FY2020$315K
FY2021$320K
FY2022$26K
FY2023$96K
FY2024$71K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2016.

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Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $468K Management & general 23% · $159K Fundraising 8% · $57K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Director
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Matt Renner’s $935 as Executive Director is at the 0th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1990 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Matthew Renner——$100,013
Margaret Klein Salamon——$90,696
Matt Renner$935$80,860—

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

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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

Programs and updates

Mobilizes people to build a safe climate and just society.

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3 programs · $468K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Climate Emergency

Bringing organizations, groups, and sector leaders together to build power within the Climate Emergency Movement paradigm. Initiating Climate Emergency Declaration campaigns across the United States, offering technical assistance, mentoring, and skill building for organizers with the goal of expanding the Climate Emergency Movement.

$313Kprogram expense
02

Helping people face the painful truth of the climate emergency and ecological breakdown, and turn their pain into effective action. Facilitation group conversations about climate feelings, coaching individuals, and advocationg for an ethic of fearless and compassionate truth-telling.

$89Kprogram expense
03

Climate Mobilization

We are moving academics, researchers, leaders, and the media from business as usual thinking, and into Emergency Mode regarding the climate crisis through thought leadership, policy development, and organizing itellectuals.We are making the case for, legitimating, and popularizing the concept of WWII-scale Climate Mobilization as the…

$67Kprogram expense

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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 · 2 grants · $20K · 2019–2019
The Green Incubator INCCA · FY2019$10,000
Food Democracy NowFY2019$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2019 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$965K
Other incomeLn 4–11$144K
Money outPt IX
$684K
Ln 25
Programscol B$468K
Managementcol C$159K
Fundraisingcol D$57K
Owns and owesPt X
$551K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$512K
Total assetsLn 16$558K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$965K
Other incomeLn 4–11$144K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$512K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$512K
Total assetsLn 16$558K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$551K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY19End FY19
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$104K$512K
Total assetsLn 16$104K$558K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$7K
Net assetsLn 32$104K$551K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$21K$21K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$428K$271K$111K$46K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$5K$2K$828
Payroll taxesLn 10$56K$35K$15K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$9K$2K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$826$220$606
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$10K$5K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$18K$5K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$25K$25K$239$196
Office expensesLn 13$6K$3K$2K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$4K$1K$484
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$850$850
TravelLn 17$15K$13K$700$574
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K$65$27
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$973$371$163
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$72K$70K$966$789
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$684K$468K$159K$57K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $229K$253K−$24K$71K 990 PDF
FY2023 $259K$190K$70K$96K 990 PDF
FY2022 $310K$604K−$294K$26K 990 PDF
FY2021 $555K$549K$5K$320K 990 PDF
FY2020 $870K$1.1M−$237K$315K 990 PDF
FY2019 Viewing $1.1M$684K$425K$551K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,109,328 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $227,561$965,275
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$144,053
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $227,561$1,109,328
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$20,995
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $89,309$491,451
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $65,096$171,875
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $154,405$684,321
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $73,156$425,007
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,109,328 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$965,275
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$965,275
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $144,053$144,053
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $144,053$1,109,328
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $684,321 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $20,995$20,995
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $270,962 · Management $111,347 · Fundraising $45,517$427,826
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,926 · Management $2,024 · Fundraising $828$7,778
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $35,370 · Management $14,535 · Fundraising $5,942$55,847
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $2,432 · Management $6,708$9,140
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $220 · Management $606$826
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $9,827 · Management $5,048 · Fundraising $1,579$16,454
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,838 · Management $13,340$18,178
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $24,529 · Management $239 · Fundraising $196$24,964
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,529 · Management $1,680 · Fundraising $1,376$5,585
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,982 · Management $1,098 · Fundraising $484$5,564
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $850$850
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,456 · Management $700 · Fundraising $574$14,730
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,784 · Management $65 · Fundraising $27$1,876
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $973 · Management $371 · Fundraising $163$1,507
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $70,446 · Management $966 · Fundraising $789$72,201
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $468,119 · Management $158,727 · Fundraising $57,475$684,321
Part X · Balance sheet $558,431 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $104,208$511,761
X-4 Accounts receivable$45,062
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$1,608
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $104,208$558,431
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$7,100
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$7,100
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $104,208$508,215
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$43,116
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $104,208$551,331
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $104,208$558,431
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $551,331 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,109,328
XI-2 Total expenses$684,321
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$425,007
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$104,208
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$22,116
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$551,331

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