Climate Emergency Fund

Analysis

Climate Emergency Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in West Hollywood, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2019, 7 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 Emergency Fund reported income of $4.8m and spending of $4.7m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.4m to $4.8m (+101%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 163%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Climate Emergency Fund 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 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Climate Action Reserve ($4.8m), Phase 2 Expanded Trust ($4.8m) and Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association ($4.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $280k (6.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $322k. It paid $4,000 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 7 employees.