Carbon Mapper accelerates global climate action by locating, quantifying, and tracking methane and carbon dioxide emissions using satellite and airborne measurements. Carbon Mapper is committed to increasing global accessibility, transparency, and (continued on p. 2)

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90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.8M 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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FY2025 · 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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $15.8M a year · 40% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.8M
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $19.5M
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.5M
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$42.0M
+147% vs prior year
Spent
$16.1M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$40.8M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$42.0M
FY2025▲ +147%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$83.0M
FY2023$17.7M
FY2024$17.0M
FY2025$42.0M
Expenses
$16.1M
FY2025▼ -25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$31.1M
FY2023$28.1M
FY2024$21.3M
FY2025$16.1M
Net assets
$40.8M
FY2025▲ +172%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$51.6M
FY2023$19.3M
FY2024$15.0M
FY2025$40.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2020.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $14.4M Management & general 9% · $1.4M Fundraising 2% · $246K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $1.8M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director & CEO
$273,487Pt VII · Sec A
$255,468Pt VII · Sec A
$217,086Pt VII · Sec A
Strategy Director
$214,955Pt VII · Sec A
Dir Products/Eng
$214,328Pt VII · Sec A
Data Platform Lead
$202,390Pt VII · Sec A
Science Director
$201,239Pt VII · Sec A
SR Front End Eng
$182,174Pt VII · Sec A

Riley Duren’s $273K as Director & CEO is at the 56th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Riley Duren$273,487$170,132$160,373
Judy Lai-Norling$255,468$243,203$223,171
Jade Dhatchayangkul$217,086$192,472$159,838
Mackenzie Huffman$214,955$203,597$207,090
Alexander H Diamond$214,328$203,869$207,776
Pavel Dorovskoy$202,390$192,172$196,681
Daniel Cusworth$201,239——
Andrew Aubrey—$194,768$189,630

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

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Tracks and quantifies greenhouse gas emissions from space to speed up climate action.

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1 program · $14.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Carbon Mapper is a nonprofit based in Pasadena, California, with the mission to drive greenhouse gas emissions reductions by making methane and carbon dioxide data accessible and actionable.

$14.4Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 9 grants · $1.1M · 2020–2024

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$42.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$31.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$483K
Money outPt IX
$16.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$14.4M
Managementcol C$1.4M
Fundraisingcol D$246K
Owns and owesPt X
$40.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$18.6M
Total assetsLn 16$45.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$31.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$7.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$483K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$42.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$18.6M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$18.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.4M
Other assetsLn 15$10.4M
Total assetsLn 16$45.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.5M
Net assetsLn 32$40.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.0M$18.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$17.1M$45.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M$4.5M
Net assetsLn 32$15.0M$40.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$14K$14K
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$746K$646K$78K$22K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.8M$4.1M$499K$139K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$377K$326K$40K$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$507K$439K$53K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$411K$356K$43K$12K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$229K$229K
Accounting feesLn 11c$202K$202K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$204K$170K$30K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$397K$397K
Office expensesLn 13$282K$175K$94K$14K
Information technologyLn 14$741K$666K$55K$20K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$87K$74K$13K
TravelLn 17$298K$271K$18K$9K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$47K$16K$30K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6.8M$6.8M
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$16.1M$14.4M$1.4M$246K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $42.0M$16.1M$25.9M$40.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $17.0M$21.3M−$4.3M$15.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $17.7M$28.1M−$10.4M$19.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $83.0M$31.1M$51.9M$51.6M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $42,000,541 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $16,336,693$30,998,506
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $68,629$10,518,870
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $605,246$483,165
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,531$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $17,013,099$42,000,541
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $238,832$14,477
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,252,465$6,797,425
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $15,816,435$9,272,557
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $21,307,732$16,084,459
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,294,633$25,916,082
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $42,000,541 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$7,853,345
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$23,145,161
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$30,998,506
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $10,518,870$10,518,870
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $483,165$483,165
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,518,870 · Excluded from tax $483,165$42,000,541
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $16,084,459 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $14,477$14,477
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 staffPrograms $645,873 · Management $78,348 · Fundraising $21,820$746,041
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,117,632 · Management $499,493 · Fundraising $139,103$4,756,228
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $326,442 · Management $39,600 · Fundraising $11,028$377,070
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $438,984 · Management $53,252 · Fundraising $14,830$507,066
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $355,834 · Management $43,165 · Fundraising $12,021$411,020
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $228,533$228,533
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $202,214$202,214
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $169,831 · Management $29,878 · Fundraising $4,674$204,383
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $396,612$396,612
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $174,625 · Management $93,753 · Fundraising $13,702$282,080
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $665,791 · Management $55,377 · Fundraising $19,652$740,820
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $73,881 · Management $13,038$86,919
IX-17 TravelPrograms $271,008 · Management $17,768 · Fundraising $8,918$297,694
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $5,589$5,589
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16,231 · Management $30,356$46,587
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,781,126$6,781,126
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $14,448,347 · Management $1,390,364 · Fundraising $245,748$16,084,459
Part X · Balance sheet $45,309,364 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,950,395$18,647,828
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $51,826$13,670,056
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $86,536$212,128
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,026$2,421,372
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $10,008,297$10,357,980
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $17,107,080$45,309,364
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $567,255$4,541,001
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,135,133$4,541,001
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,364,539$12,407,680
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $13,607,408$28,360,683
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $14,971,947$40,768,363
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $17,107,080$45,309,364
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $40,768,363 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$42,000,541
XI-2 Total expenses$16,084,459
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$25,916,082
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$14,971,947
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$119,666
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$40,768,363

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