Climate Solutions

Analysis

Climate Solutions is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1981, 45 years ago. 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 Solutions reported income of $4.0m and spending of $4.8m, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.4m to $4.0m (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Climate Solutions sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Communities in Schools of Kalamazoo ($4.0m), Marysville Community Food Bank ($4.0m) and Northland Early Education Center ($4.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 1.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $203k (4.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.4m. At year end it held assets of $4.6m against liabilities of $837k, net assets of $3.7m. It reported 31 employees.