Climate Registry

Analysis

Climate Registry is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Climate Registry reported income of $2.2m and spending of $3.3m, spending 153% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $2.2m (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Climate Registry sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ijams Nature Center Inc ($2.2m), Mount St Helens Institute ($2.2m) and The Clearwater Conservancy of Central Pennsylvania Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 31% and program service revenue 69% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $572k (17% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $948k. It reported 16 employees.