Clearpath INC FY2021 filing

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Washington, DC501(c)(3)Since 2018EnvironmentEIN 82-5026325Revenue $9.2M in FY2021

On file with the IRSclearpath.org300 New Jersey Ave Nw Ste 800, 20001-2292 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Aug 2018Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Clearpath's mission is to accelerate american innovation to reduce global energy emissions.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$3.4M 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
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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
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 $2.3M a year · 16% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$3.4M
to officers and key staff · 44% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 44% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $2.2M
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.0M
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$9.2M
+30% vs prior year
Spent
$7.6M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$3.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$9.2M
FY2021▲ +30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.1M
FY2021$9.2M
FY2022$12.6M
FY2023$11.2M
FY2024$18.4M
FY2025$26.6M
Expenses
$7.6M
FY2021▲ +26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.1M
FY2021$7.6M
FY2022$10.5M
FY2023$12.6M
FY2024$14.6M
FY2025$19.8M
Net assets
$3.9M
FY2021▲ +69%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$5.9M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$8.3M
FY2025$15.2M

From the FY2021 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2018.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $6.4M Management & general 15% · $1.1M Fundraising 2% · $135K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $3.4M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director, Exec. Dir. Treasurer
$628,288Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director-Gov't Affairs
$596,451Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Government Affairs Director
$371,245Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Government Affairs Director
$349,429Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director-Policy
$325,581Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director-External Affairs
$296,725Pt VII · Sec A
Government Affairs Director
$222,148Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$206,934Pt VII · Sec A

Jeremy Harrell’s $712K as CEO is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 324 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jeremy Harrell$711,755—————
Richard J Powell——$697,174$655,223$628,288$669,557
Jeremy Bryce Harrell—$667,057————
Zakir a Baig————$596,451$469,134
Jeremy B Harrell——$555,143$467,562$325,581$269,901
Christopher Anthony Tomassi—$523,676————
Lucas J Bolar——$518,812$418,139$296,725$265,350
Lucas John Bolar—$516,830————

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

Develops policy solutions and collaborates on innovations in clean energy and industrial technology to reduce global energy emissions.

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1 program · $6.4M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Clearpath's mission is to develop and advance policies that accelerate breakthrough innovations that reduce emissions in the energy and industrial sectors. To advance that mission, we develop cutting-edge policy solutions on clean energy and industrial innovation.

$6.4Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Deploy-US INCFY2025$1.5M
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$2.2M
Grants paid · 40 grants · $6.4M · 2020–2025
Bipartisan Policy Center INCDC · FY2025$250,000
The Aspen Institute INCDC · FY2025$175,000
Independent Women's ForumVA · FY2025$100,000
Keystone CenterCO · FY2025$25,000
Oklahoma State UniversityFY2025$15,000
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$7.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.4M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Fundraisingcol D$135K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$9.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$735K
Other assetsLn 15$86K
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$3.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 583
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$2.7M$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$788K$735K
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M$3.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$332K$332K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$2.1M$1.7M$352K$107K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.0M$1.7M$363K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$140K$113K$25K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$231K$184K$40K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$33K$33K
Accounting feesLn 11c$80K$80K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.0M$1.0M
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$104K$94K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$139K$126K$14K
OccupancyLn 16$241K$202K$33K$6K
TravelLn 17$202K$182K$20K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$492K$492K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$84K$84K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$297K$261K$32K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$56K$11K$45K$60
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.6M$6.4M$1.1M$135K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $26.6M$19.8M$6.9M$15.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $18.4M$14.6M$3.8M$8.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $11.2M$12.6M−$1.3M$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $12.6M$10.5M$2.1M$5.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $9.2M$7.6M$1.6M$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $7.1M$6.1M$1.0M$2.3M 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 $9,219,831 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,061,935$9,216,500
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,184$1,389
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,300$1,942
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,077,419$9,219,831
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $153,024$332,375
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,849,506$4,528,392
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,049,923$2,785,906
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,052,453$7,646,673
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,024,966$1,573,158
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $9,219,831 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$3,600,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,616,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,216,500
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,389$1,389
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,942$1,942
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,331$9,219,831
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,646,673 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $332,375$332,375
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,670,801 · Management $352,075 · Fundraising $107,107$2,129,983
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,654,275 · Management $363,420 · Fundraising $10,324$2,028,019
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $112,923 · Management $24,542 · Fundraising $2,422$139,887
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $184,386 · Management $39,689 · Fundraising $6,428$230,503
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $33,405$33,405
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $80,384$80,384
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,042,253$1,042,253
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,500$10,500
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $93,953 · Management $10,439$104,392
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $125,503 · Management $13,945$139,448
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $201,716 · Management $32,646 · Fundraising $6,394$240,756
IX-17 TravelPrograms $182,076 · Management $20,231$202,307
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $492,127$492,127
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $84,363$84,363
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,866$2,866
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $261,449 · Management $32,488 · Fundraising $2,697$296,634
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,352 · Management $45,059 · Fundraising $60$56,471
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,375,689 · Management $1,135,552 · Fundraising $135,432$7,646,673
Part X · Balance sheet $4,886,065 assets, 13 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,738,725$1,294,779
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $174,618$2,651,098
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $38,561$118,700
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $787,569$735,171
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $86,317$86,317
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,825,790$4,886,065
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $782,815$480,136
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $569,627$555,731
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,548,750$1,035,867
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,067,669$3,520,862
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $209,371$329,336
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,277,040$3,850,198
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,825,790$4,886,065
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,850,198 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,219,831
XI-2 Total expenses$7,646,673
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,573,158
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,277,040
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,850,198

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