The Climate Center

Analysis

The Climate Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Rosa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 June 2023, The Climate Center reported income of $3.3m and spending of $3.0m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $3.3m (+144%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Climate Center sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ilan Ramon Day School ($3.3m), Academy Prep Center of Tampa Inc ($3.3m) and Learning Your Function Inc ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $523k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $234k, net assets of $953k. It reported 25 employees.