Climate Leadership Council Inc

Analysis

Climate Leadership Council Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2016, 10 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 Leadership Council Inc reported income of $5.2m and spending of $3.3m, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $6.4m to $5.2m (-18%), an average of -5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Climate Leadership Council Inc sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 80th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina Inc ($5.2m), Botanica Inc ($5.2m) and International Living Future Institute ($5.2m).

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 $445k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $6.8m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of $5.1m. It reported 19 employees.