Catholic Climate Covenant FY2021 filing

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Washington, DC501(c)(3)Since 2016EIN 81-1503864Revenue $1.8M in FY2021

On file with the IRScatholicclimatecovenant.org1400 Quincy St Ne, 20017-3041 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Aug 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Catholic Climate Covenant inspires and equips people and institutions to care for creation and care for the poor. Organizations mission through its twenty national partners, it guides the United States catholic churches response to climate change by educating, giving public witness, and offering resources.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$124K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $60K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$124K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $153K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$513K
32% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 32% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
63%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2021▲ +13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$846K
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2021▲ +35%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$970K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2021▲ +73%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$619K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$712K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$402K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2016.

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

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $818K Management & general 26% · $339K Fundraising 11% · $147K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $124K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director Ex-Offici
$124,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Episcopal Liaison
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dan Misleh$135,000$139,104————
Daniel Misleh————$124,000$124,000
Jose Aguto——$109,200$110,962——
Lonnie Ellis$103,857—————

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

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3 programs · $818K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The Covenants Catholic Energies program developed several solar and energy efficiency projects for Catholic institutions across the United States. These include solar projects at seven Catholic entities in the Diocese of Richmond that are expected to offset more than 45,000 metric tons of greenhouse gases about that of an average…

$818Kprogram expense
02

In FY2021, bolstered by the endorsements by the Vatican and the USCCB to be the lead organizer for the Laudato Si Action Platform, the Covenant advised the global effort, convened regular meetings with US Catholics leading care for creation efforts in their dioceses and parishes; created, the website www.GodsPlanet.us in the service of…

Pt IX · col B
03

In FY2021, the Covenant hired Anna Robertson to create a new Youth and Young Adult Mobilization Program to inspire, organize and mobilize Catholic youth and young adults across the United States desiring to answer the Churchs call to care for creation and our most vulnerable neighbors, and to act on climate change through the lens of the…

Pt IX · col B

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 · 7 grants · $577K · 2021–2024
St Michael CongregationFY2024$20,000
Marian Catholic High SchoolFY2024$10,000
Community CooperativeDC · FY2023$342,557
Armando Multimedia LLCFY2023$12,500
Catholic Network for Environment (cynesa)FY2022$6,500
Other Less Than 5000FY2021$180,386

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$818K
Managementcol C$339K
Fundraisingcol D$147K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$513K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$88K
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$513K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 690
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$710K$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$967K$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$348K$513K
Net assetsLn 32$619K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$29K$29K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$22K$22K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$124K$68K$35K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$617K$340K$173K$105K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$1K$640$389
Other employee benefitsLn 9$44K$24K$12K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$64K$35K$18K$11K
Management feesLn 11a$132K$109K$23K
Legal feesLn 11b$62K$51K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$38K$31K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$61K$50K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$2K$1K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$40K$10K$30K$145
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K$234
OccupancyLn 16$29K$15K$15K
TravelLn 17$5K$4K$719$172
InterestLn 20$25K$25K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$818K$339K$147K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $846K$1.6M−$770K$402K 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.1M$2.0M$123K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.0M$1.6M$336K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.8M−$360K$712K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.8M$1.3M$454K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.5M$970K$580K$619K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,757,765 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,473,343$1,733,081
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $67,000$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,066$24,684
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,549,409$1,757,765
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $24,460$51,056
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $523,188$851,506
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $421,920$401,576
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $969,568$1,304,138
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $579,841$453,627
Part VI · Governance 10 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,757,765 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$87,929
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,645,152
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,733,081
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $24,684$24,684
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $24,684$1,757,765
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,304,138 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $29,056$29,056
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $22,000$22,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $68,200 · Management $34,720 · Fundraising $21,080$124,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $339,617 · Management $172,896 · Fundraising $104,972$617,485
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,257 · Management $640 · Fundraising $389$2,286
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $24,179 · Management $12,309 · Fundraising $7,473$43,961
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $35,075 · Management $17,857 · Fundraising $10,842$63,774
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $109,028 · Management $23,129$132,157
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $51,427 · Management $10,909$62,336
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $31,138 · Management $6,605$37,743
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $50,300 · Management $10,670$60,970
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,250 · Management $1,171 · Fundraising $2,225$5,646
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,916 · Management $30,032 · Fundraising $145$40,093
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,101 · Management $234$1,335
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,546 · Management $14,545$29,091
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,427 · Management $719 · Fundraising $172$5,318
IX-20 InterestPrograms $24,684$24,684
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,203$2,203
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $818,201 · Management $338,639 · Fundraising $147,298$1,304,138
Part X · Balance sheet $1,585,549 assets, 11 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $500,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $710,133$1,059,957
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,566$18,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,868$7,592
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $966,567$1,585,549
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,728$9,012
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $342,000$504,071
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $347,728$513,083
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $169,508$623,135
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $449,331$449,331
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $618,839$1,072,466
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $966,567$1,585,549
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,072,466 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,757,765
XI-2 Total expenses$1,304,138
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$453,627
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$618,839
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,072,466

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