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Climate Action Pathways for Schools FY2023 filing

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Helps schools teach about climate change and cut emissions to save money. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $580K in revenue, $446K in expenses, and $196K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Oakland, CA
Website
www.climateactionpathways.org
Filings
5 on file (2021–2023)
Revenue
$580KFY2023
Expenses
$446K
Net assets
$196K
People
9
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  84-3062210 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Oakland, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Helps schools teach about climate change and cut emissions to save money.
Leadership
Roman Stearns · Board Member
Money in and out
$580K revenue, $446K expenses
Bottom line
79% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$580K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$446K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$196K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $133K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
79%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
4.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+23%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$580K
FY2023▲ +130%
Expenses
$446K
FY2023▲ +72%
Total assets
$226K
FY2023▲ +264%
Total liabilities
$31K
FY2023
Total revenue
$580K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$446K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$196K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$133K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$226K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B79%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CClimate Action Pathways for Schools
EINHdr · item D84-3062210
Principal addressHdr · item COakland, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.climateactionpathways.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2020

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $354K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

CAPS develops and expands existing and new programs, offering and customizing to meet the needs of each school district.

$353Kprogram expense
02

Advocacy

CAPS personnel testified before the California Senate Energy Committee as well as the California Assembly Natural Resources Committee in support of the California Master Plan for Healthy, Sustainable, and Climate Resilient Schools.

$728program expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$482K · 83%
Contributions & grants$96K · 17%
Program service revenue83%$482K
Contributions & grants17%$96K
Investment income$2K
Total revenueLn 12$580K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.05
Program services79%$354K
Management & general16%$71K
Fundraising5%$22K
Total functional expensesLn 25$446K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$159K
Total assetsLn 16$226K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$31K
Total net assetsLn 32$196K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $159K · Operating expenses/yr $446K
4.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $354K · Total expenses $446K
79%
Management & General
Management & general $71K · Total expenses $446K
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $22K · Total expenses $446K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $23K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $74K
$0.30 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $96K · Total revenue $580K
17%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $580K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $482K · Total revenue $580K
83%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $580K
+0.3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $482K · Total expenses $446K
108%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $580K · Prior year $252K
+130%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $196K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $580K · Expenses $446K
+23%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $226K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $196K · Total assets $226K
86%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $226K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Roman Stearns · Reported title Board Member · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $446K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $318K · Total expenses $446K
71%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 79%
Overhead ratio 16%
Fundraising cost ratio 23%
Revenue growth 130%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 5%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$919K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$580K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$252K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$95K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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