Center for Climate Strategies

Analysis

Center for Climate Strategies is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1999, 27 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, Center for Climate Strategies reported income of $480k and spending of $601k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $455k to $480k (+5.6%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 72%. 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, Center for Climate Strategies sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Rail Park ($480k), Armstrong Trails Inc ($480k) and Truckee Trails Foundation ($480k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $182k (30% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $182k. At year end it held assets of $450k against liabilities of $203k, net assets of $247k. It reported 3 employees.