Our Climate Education Fund

Analysis

Our Climate Education Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Bethesda, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2008, 18 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, Our Climate Education Fund reported income of $797k and spending of $935k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $442k to $797k (+80%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Our Climate Education Fund sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Fayette Conservation Group ($797k), George Landis Arboretum Inc ($798k) and River Alliance of Wisconsin Inc ($796k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $85k (9.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $557k. At year end it held assets of $332k against liabilities of $4,662, net assets of $328k. It reported 44 employees.