Climate Action Campaign

Analysis

Climate Action Campaign is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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 Action Campaign reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.5m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $992k to $1.5m (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Climate Action Campaign sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pleasant Valley Community Fire Co ($1.5m), Lindale Volunteer Fire Department ($1.5m) and The Eagle Mountain Volunteer Fire Department ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 33% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $225k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $869k. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $150k, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 17 employees.