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Climate Collective INC

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New York, NY501(c)(3)Since 2024EnvironmentEIN 99-1585513Revenue $454K in FY2025

On file with the IRSclimatecollective.org65 Greene St Apt 4, 10012-4336 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Dec 2024Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Climate Collective is a thriving ecosystem of innovators and leaders working to identify high-impact solutions to the world's most urgent challenges.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $340K a year · 40% 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
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$396K
to officers and key staff · 40% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 40% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $350K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$454K
-63% vs prior year
Spent
$990K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$679K
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$454K
FY2025▼ -63%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$454K
Expenses
$990K
FY2025▲ ×104
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2024$9K
FY2025$990K
Net assets
$679K
FY2025▼ -44%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$679K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2024.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $734K Management & general 18% · $180K Fundraising 8% · $76K

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; $396K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$289,500Pt VII · Sec A
Jonathan Ryan Nesbitt
CFO & Treasurer
$106,209Pt VII · Sec A
Maria Alegre Ribas
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Clifford Bernstein
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Eric Hanson
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anna Lerner Nesbitt’s $290K as CEO is at the 100th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M 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.

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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes digital technology to lessen climate change's effects.

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1 program · $734K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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From hosting public conversations and educational opportunities to providing support to organizations and individuals, climate collective is dedicated to advancing the role of technology for a more sustainable world.

$734Kprogram 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
The Patrick J McGovern Foundation INCFY2024$350K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$350K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $50K · 2025–2025
Individual RecipientFY2025$10,000
Think Geohazards INCFY2025$10,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$10,000
Ice Solar INCFY2025$10,000
Materia Chemistries INCFY2025$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$454K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$453K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$990K
Ln 25
Programscol B$734K
Managementcol C$180K
Fundraisingcol D$76K
Owns and owesPt X
$679K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$682K
Total assetsLn 16$682K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$453K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$454K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$682K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$682K
Total assetsLn 16$682K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$679K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$682K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$682K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$3K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$679K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$90K$90K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$440K$239K$126K$76K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$304K$276K$27K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$14K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$20K$20K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$85K$85K
Total functional expensesLn 25$990K$734K$180K$76K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $454K$990K−$536K$679K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$9K$1.2M$1.2M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $453,873 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,225,000$452,710
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$1,163
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,225,000$453,873
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$90,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$774,337
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $9,497$125,671
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,497$990,008
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,215,503−$536,135
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $453,873 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$452,710
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$452,710
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,163$1,163
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,163$453,873
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $990,008 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $90,000$90,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $238,566 · Management $125,760 · Fundraising $75,564$439,890
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $276,321 · Management $27,466$303,787
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,434 · Management $1,433$2,867
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,897 · Management $13,896$27,793
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,462$4,462
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $9,000$9,000
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,974$2,974
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $4,235$4,235
IX-17 TravelPrograms $19,768$19,768
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $85,232$85,232
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $734,218 · Management $180,226 · Fundraising $75,564$990,008
Part X · Balance sheet $681,980 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,215,503$681,980
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,215,503$681,980
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$2,500
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$112
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$2,612
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,215,503$679,368
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,215,503$679,368
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,215,503$681,980
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $679,368 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$453,873
XI-2 Total expenses$990,008
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$536,135
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,215,503
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$679,368

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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