Climate Science Legal Defense Fund

Analysis

Climate Science Legal Defense Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 Science Legal Defense Fund reported income of $526k and spending of $367k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $504k to $526k (+4.3%), an average of +1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Climate Science Legal Defense Fund sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 67th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rum River Art Center Inc ($526k), National Space Club Huntsville Committee Inc ($526k) and North Cuyahoga Valley Corridor Inc ($526k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $88k (24% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $56k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $24k, net assets of $1.2m.