The Climate Impact Lab is nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization with a mission to measure and communicate the impacts of Climate change on people to empower effective decision making.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ 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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FY2023 · 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
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
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $63K a year · 7% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $75K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$201K
185% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 185% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
75%
Net assets
−$92K
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2023
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$524K
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2023
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$305K
Net assets
−$92K
FY2023
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023−$92K
FY2024$127K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2022.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $955K Management & general 22% · $278K Fundraising 4% · $49K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Measures and communicates climate change impacts on people to guide decisions.

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1 program · $955K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Program service accomplisments include research focused on filling the some of the key knowledge gaps that persist in being able to translate how the physical impacts of climate change manifest into economic impacts, including in the following areas: 1. Estimating the impact of U.S. GHG mitigation on GHG mitigation inother COUNTRIES2.

$955Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$75K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$955K
Managementcol C$278K
Fundraisingcol D$49K
Owns and owesPt X
−$92K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$109K
Total assetsLn 16$109K
LiabilitiesLn 26$201K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$109K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$109K
Total assetsLn 16$109K
LiabilitiesLn 26$201K
Net assetsLn 32−$92K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$109K
Total assetsLn 16$0$109K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$201K
Net assetsLn 32$0−$92K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$133K$119K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$139K$138K$499
TravelLn 17$1K$151$931
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.0M$817K$150K$35K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$955K$278K$49K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $524K$305K$219K$127K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.2M$1.3M−$92K−$92K 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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,190,172 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$1,190,172
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$1,190,172
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$1,282,363
I-18 Total expenses$1,282,363
I-19 Revenue less expenses−$92,191
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,190,172 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,190,172
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,190,172
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,190,172
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,282,363 across 5 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $119,475 · Fundraising $13,657$133,132
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $138,495 · Management $499$138,994
IX-17 TravelPrograms $151 · Management $931$1,082
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,969$6,969
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $816,802 · Management $150,000 · Fundraising $35,384$1,002,186
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $955,448 · Management $277,874 · Fundraising $49,041$1,282,363
Part X · Balance sheet $108,791 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$108,791
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$108,791
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$200,982
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$200,982
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0−$92,191
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$108,791
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$92,191 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,190,172
XI-2 Total expenses$1,282,363
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$92,191
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$92,191

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