Center for Climate Integrity

Analysis

Center for Climate Integrity is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2017, 9 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, Center for Climate Integrity reported income of $7.6m and spending of $6.3m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $250k to $7.6m (+2929%), an average of +135% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 3019%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Center for Climate Integrity sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1 for the Planet Inc ($7.6m), Years Project Inc ($7.6m) and Trees Atlanta Inc ($7.5m).

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 $380k (6.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $5.0m against liabilities of $430k, net assets of $4.6m. It reported 21 employees.