Climate Solutions: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 91-1123302)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$4.5M
FY2021	$5.3M
FY2022	$5.8M
FY2023	$4.0M
FY2024	$7.6M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$3.9M
FY2021	$4.0M
FY2022	$4.7M
FY2023	$4.8M
FY2024	$6.8M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$2.0M
FY2021	$3.4M
FY2022	$4.5M
FY2023	$3.7M
FY2024	$4.6M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 1981.

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

77%

13%

Program services 77% · $5.2M Management & general 13% · $852K Fundraising 10% · $712K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $912K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Gregg Small

Executive Director

$210,417Pt VII · Sec A

Savitha Reddy Pathi

Deputy Director

$163,239Pt VII · Sec A

Conner-Bennett Sharpe

Operations Director

$142,560Pt VII · Sec A

Meredith Connolly

Director of Policy and Strategy

$138,738Pt VII · Sec A

Kimberly Larson

Director of Communications and Engagement

$135,763Pt VII · Sec A

Ariana Ylvisaker

Technology Director

$121,224Pt VII · Sec A

Annika Berman

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gaurab Bansal

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Gregg Small	$210,417	$180,461	$145,859	$141,072	$125,095
Savitha Reddy Pathi	$163,239	$131,308	$125,351	—	—
Conner-Bennett Sharpe	$142,560	$124,919	—	—	—
Meredith Connolly	$138,738	$119,062	$110,789	$106,553	$90,890
Kimberly Larson	$135,763	$119,061	$113,868	$106,703	$101,626
Ariana Ylvisaker	$121,224	—	—	—	—
Conner Sharpe	—	—	$118,835	$111,706	$106,401
Savitha Pathi	—	—	—	$117,302	$114,922

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

Accelerates clean energy solutions to the climate crisis through public education, regional communication campaigns, and digital outreach.

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3 programs · $3.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

WA Policy

Advocated for washington to adopt policies to get to 100% clean electricity. Expanded our work on reducing pollution from the transportation sector with a primary focus on electrifying our cars and buses.

$1.6Mprogram expense

02

Or Policy

Advocated for policies to reduce climate pollution in oregon, including policies to cap pollution and invest in cleaner sources of energy. Expanded our work on reducing pollution from the transportation sector with a primary focus on electrifying our cars andbuses.

$1.1Mprogram expense

03

Communications

Provided education and information about climate and clean energy efforts in our region to the public via blogs, social media, email and other efforts.

$942Kprogram 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 · FY2024

Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management INCFY2024$2.4M

The Seattle FoundationFY2024$494K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$456K

MultiplierFY2024$390K

Wyncote FoundationFY2024$350K

Climate Imperative FoundationFY2024$300K

The Holocene FoundationFY2024$300K

United States Energy FoundationFY2024$290K

Total grants receivedfrom 41 funders$6.5M

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Grants paid · 53 grants · $2.4M · 2020–2024

Wabaf DBA Clean and Prosperous InstituteWA · FY2024$125,000

Oregon Environmental Council INCOR · FY2024$106,100

Washington Community AllianceWA · FY2024$100,000

Resources for the Future INCDC · FY2024$75,000

ForthOR · FY2024$45,000

VerdeOR · FY2024$45,000

Nw Energy CoalitionWA · FY2024$15,000

Latino Community Fund of WashingtonstateWA · FY2024$10,000

Oregon for Climate ActionOR · FY2024$10,000

The Wave FoundationOR · FY2024$10,000

WA Build Back Black Alliance (through Fms Global Strategies)FY2024$10,000

Clean Energy Transition InstituteWA · FY2024$7,500

Washington Maritime BlueWA · FY2023$100,000

Washington Conservation Action Education FundWA · FY2023$15,000

The Nature ConservancyVA · FY2023$15,000

Nw Energy CoalitionWA · FY2023$12,000

Oregon Environmental Council INCOR · FY2022$126,250

Washington Conservation Action Education FundWA · FY2022$95,000

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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$7.6M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.2M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$209K

Investment incomeLn 3$143K

Money outPt IX

$6.8M

Ln 25

Programscol B$5.2M

Managementcol C$852K

Fundraisingcol D$712K

Owns and owesPt X

$4.6M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.6M

Total assetsLn 16$5.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M

PeoplePt VI, VII

23

listed · VII A

PaidVII A6

Voting boardVI 1a17

IndependentVI 1b17

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.2M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$288K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$188K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$209K

Investment incomeLn 3$143K

Other incomeLn 4–11$16K

Gains on assetsLn 7$0

Total revenueLn 12$7.6M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$1.7M

SavingsLn 2$2.9M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.6M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0

Other assetsLn 15$841K

Total assetsLn 16$5.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M

Net assetsLn 32$4.6M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 533

VolunteersI 620

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$2.9M	$4.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$6K	$0
Total assetsLn 16	$4.6M	$5.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$837K	$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32	$3.7M	$4.6M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$569K	$569K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$235K	$178K	$32K	$24K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$3.0M	$2.1M	$494K	$445K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$147K	$101K	$24K	$22K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$304K	$209K	$49K	$46K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$265K	$182K	$42K	$40K
Legal feesLn 11b	$90K	$88K	$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$23K		$23K
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$367K	$367K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$1.1M	$969K	$56K	$26K
Office expensesLn 13	$62K	$27K	$20K	$15K
Information technologyLn 14	$132K	$100K	$18K	$14K
OccupancyLn 16	$317K	$231K	$43K	$43K
TravelLn 17	$59K	$44K	$10K	$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$6K		$6K
InsuranceLn 23	$9K	$4K	$3K	$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$132K	$74K	$29K	$29K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$6.8M	$5.2M	$852K	$712K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$7.6M	$6.8M	$819K	$4.6M	990 PDF
FY2023	$4.0M	$4.8M	−$797K	$3.7M	990 PDF
FY2022	$5.8M	$4.7M	$1.1M	$4.5M	990 PDF
FY2021	$5.3M	$4.0M	$1.4M	$3.4M	990 PDF
FY2020	$4.5M	$3.9M	$602K	$2.0M	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

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Part I · Summary $7,604,672 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,894,932$7,236,283

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $43,825$208,625

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $57,395$143,298

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $49,429$16,466

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,045,581$7,604,672

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $142,000$568,699

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,191,652$3,966,722

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,508,885$2,250,261

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,842,537$6,785,682

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$796,956$818,990

Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17

VI-1b Independent voting members17

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 $7,604,672 across 10 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$187,868

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,048,415

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$287,757

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,236,283

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $208,625$208,625

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $143,298$143,298

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $16,466$16,466

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $208,625 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $159,764$7,604,672

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,785,682 across 17 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $568,699$568,699

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $178,391 · Management $32,450 · Fundraising $23,980$234,821

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,077,734 · Management $493,791 · Fundraising $444,560$3,016,085

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $100,964 · Management $23,583 · Fundraising $22,426$146,973

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $208,869 · Management $48,787 · Fundraising $46,393$304,049

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $181,903 · Management $42,489 · Fundraising $40,402$264,794

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $87,729 · Management $2,720$90,449

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $22,756$22,756

IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $367,293$367,293

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $969,195 · Management $56,257 · Fundraising $25,910$1,051,362

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $27,187 · Management $20,126 · Fundraising $14,865$62,178

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $100,319 · Management $17,755 · Fundraising $14,077$132,151

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $230,961 · Management $42,608 · Fundraising $43,173$316,742

IX-17 TravelPrograms $44,049 · Management $10,493 · Fundraising $4,780$59,322

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $6,487$6,487

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,038 · Management $2,989 · Fundraising $2,208$9,235

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $74,142 · Management $28,645 · Fundraising $29,499$132,286

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,221,473 · Management $851,936 · Fundraising $712,273$6,785,682

Part X · Balance sheet $5,831,262 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,794,359$1,737,988

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,131,766$2,910,653

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,190,414$225,431

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $111,801$31,383

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $57,734$85,114

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,487$0

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $287,437$840,693

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,579,998$5,831,262

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $560,115$398,292

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $276,695$873,674

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $836,810$1,271,966

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,155,188$3,693,496

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,588,000$865,800

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,743,188$4,559,296

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,579,998$5,831,262

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,559,296 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$7,604,672

XI-2 Total expenses$6,785,682

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$818,990

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,743,188

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2,882

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,559,296

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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