The Alliance for Climate Protection

Analysis

The Alliance for Climate Protection is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2006, 20 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, The Alliance for Climate Protection reported income of $16.8m and spending of $22.8m, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $18.9m to $16.8m (-11%), an average of -2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Alliance for Climate Protection sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Earth ($16.8m), Western Rivers Conservancy ($16.8m) and Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Inc ($16.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.8m (7.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7.2m. It paid $857k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $22.2m against liabilities of $4.0m, net assets of $18.3m. It reported 121 employees.