Climate Accountability Institute

Analysis

Climate Accountability Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Snowmass, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2012, 14 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 Accountability Institute reported income of $144k and spending of $92k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $129k to $144k (+12%), an average of +12% a year. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Climate Accountability Institute sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Chemung River Watershed ($144k), Arei Inc ($144k) and Keep Manatee Beautiful Inc ($144k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 36% and program service revenue 62% of the total. At year end it held assets of $116k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $116k.