Climate Justice Alliance

Analysis

Climate Justice Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2020, 6 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 June 2023, Climate Justice Alliance reported income of $9.6m and spending of $9.3m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2023, income fell from $16.7m to $9.6m (-43%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Climate Justice Alliance sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Huntsville Madison County Botanical Garden Society Inc ($9.5m), Seventy-Five North Revitalization Corporation ($9.7m) and Islandwood ($9.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $445k (4.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $19.8m against liabilities of $602k, net assets of $19.2m. It reported 29 employees.