THE CLIMATE CENTER: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
THE CLIMATE CENTER (EIN 45-0485495)
Tax period
2021-07-01 to 2022-06-30
Filed
2023-01-13
IRS object ID
202330139349301038
Schema version
2021v4.0
Source
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,003,163CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$843,122CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,505,893CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,108,288CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,404,099CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,864,565TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,003,163CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$843,122CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,505,893CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,108,288CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,404,099CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,864,565TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,471,418SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$6,393,147PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,365CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,620CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,948CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,051CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,490CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$18,474TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$446CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$778CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$6,224TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$7,889,263TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$834,399GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.81040PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.79010PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form4720 Filed Section4955 TaxfalseForm4720FiledSection4955TaxInd
Correction MadefalseCorrectionMadeInd

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$8,757FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$50,101FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$58,858FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,476,426FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,535,284FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$276,764FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$69,191FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form4720 FiledfalseForm4720FiledInd

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$206,440CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$233,070CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$251,199CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$276,764CurrentYearAmt
Total$967,473TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,451,210LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$2,163CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$41,802CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$53,435CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$58,858CurrentYearAmt
Total$156,258TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$51,610CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$58,268CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$62,800CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$69,191CurrentYearAmt
Total$241,869TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$362,804GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$1,440CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$10,802CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$7,906CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$8,757CurrentYearAmt
Total$28,905TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$48,949InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$48,949BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$48,949TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,416,292TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,416,292RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,416,292TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,535,284TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,535,284ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,535,284TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X : FIN48 FootnoteFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Internal Revenue Service and the California Franchise Tax Board have determined that the Organization is exempt from federal and state income taxes under IRC 501(c)(3) and California RTC 23701(d). The Organization has evaluated its current tax positions as of June 30, 2022 and is not aware of any significant uncertain tax positions for which a reserve would be necessary. The Organizations tax returns are generally subject to examination by federal and state taxing authorities for three and four years, respectively, after they are filed.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TOLA Organizing AcademyBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1191 Ridgeway AveAddressLine1Txt
CityOaklandCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94611ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN821791727RecipientEIN
IRC Section501c3IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$25,000CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantGrassroots education & organizingPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceGrantmaker's Description of How Grants are UsedFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationWe created a grant agreement (provided during the audit) that limited the use of the funds to all 501c3 purposes at TOLA. We required that they sign the agreement. We don't require a report on the use of funds.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Ellie Cohen
CEO$176,134$5,581$21,482$203,197
Jeri Howland
Dir. Philanthropy$150,000$4,524$15,302$169,826

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$29,606NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,150NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 4: Description of Significant Changes to Organizational DocumentsWe amended our bylaws section 2.1 to add as part of our purpose, advocating for clean energy on behalf of residential ratepayers before the California Public Utilities Commission.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessOnce the 990 is prepared and reviewed by the CFO and the Audit Committee of the Board, it is provided to the full BOD for review and comment before submission.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsBoard members submit a Conflict of Interest Disclosure form each year that certifies that they have read the understood the organizations Conflict of Interest policy and that they agree to comply with the policy. Board members also disclose any affiliations and potential conflicts so that the board may review them to determine whether any steps need to be taken to comply with the policy.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top ManagementCompensation was reviewed and approved by BOD based on comparability data, i.e. "Fair Pay for Northern California Nonprofits".
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key EmployeesCompensation of CFO, COO, and Director of Philanthropy reviewed and approved by CEO based on "Fair Pay for Northern California NonprofitsX and included in annual budget, reviewed by Board leaders as part of CEO annual review process, and approved by BOD.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableGoverning documents by request; summary financial statements on website.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4a (Cont.) - Program Service AccomplishmentsOur signature campaign, Climate-Safe California, offers a bold policy platform to address the climate crisis. Its a unique and comprehensive campaign designed to bring Californias climate ambition in line with the latest science and catalyze similar efforts across the country and around the world.Climate-Safe California is a set of policies that would allow California to remove more climate pollution from the atmosphere than we emit by 2030 while creating thousands of jobs and repairing environmental injustices. The guiding principles of all Climate-Safe California policies and programs are to be based on the latest science, ensure a just transition for fossil fuel workers, and support climate justice for low-income communities.Climate-Safe California is composed of many initiatives or program areas. Over the 2021 22 fiscal year, much has been accomplished developing, promoting, and implementing Climate-Safe California.The first step that supporters can take toward more aggressive climate action in California is to endorse Climate-Safe California. As of 6/30/22 we had secured 1635 total endorsements of Climate-Safe California (CSC) to date including 161 organizations, 121 businesses, 97 elected officials, 9 cities/counties, 4 governmental bodies and 1,244 individuals. We have also built diverse coalitions of nonprofit organizational partners that work with us to realize policy components of the Climate-Safe California platform, especially on community energy resilience, setting aggressive targets, and nature-based carbon sequestration. We have also convened partners around the climate science which makes the case for accelerated action, what Californias economy wide target for greenhouse gas emissions reduction should be, and different technologies or approaches to achieving these bold goals. An important part of reducing carbon pollution in California is phasing out of fossil fuel production and use. In the supply side work, The Climate Center hosted a well-received panel on social and environmental impacts of oil and gas extraction and refining at its 2022 Climate Policy Summit. The Climate Center has also built strong relationships with several coalitions working in this space including the Last Chance Alliance, VISIN, Stand.LA, the Refinery Transition Working Group, and others. Accomplishments have included raising public awareness about health impacts of oil drilling in neighborhoods, the need for 3200 foot public health and safety setbacks from existing oil wells, methane leaks at idle and abandoned oil wells in Kern County, and taking action to ensure that thorough public review takes place with regard to refinery transitions to biofuel refining.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4b (Cont.) - Program Service AccomplishmentsSenate Bill 833, Community Energy Resilience Act of 2022 (Senator Dodd), calls for the creation of a technical assistance and grant program administered by the California Energy Commission (CEC) to help local governments develop clean energy resilience plans, leveraging the substantial related investments that have already been made by the CEC. SB 833 enables local governments to collaborate with utilities in planning community-scale energy infrastructure such as solar panels and battery storage so that communities are deciding what facilities remain energized during a crisis. The bill is aimed to help California reduce its reliance on carbon-emitting generators during disaster-driven power outages by empowering local governments to more strategically plan for the use of clean-emission, distributed energy resources, with a priority on lower income communities.Over 40 organizations signed on to support SB 833. The bill has passed through important votes including the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Senate floor and the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee. It now awaits a vote on the assembly floor. Senator Dodd has made securing funds for this one of his top budget requests. The Climate Center also successfully advocated for the inclusion of funding for distributed energy resources in the Governors updated May budget proposal. These include a $950 million multiyear allocation for distributed energy backup assets, a $970 million multiyear allocation for residential solar and storage, and a $30 million for Capacity Building Grants for disadvantaged communities (which is consistent with the funding ask in SB 833). As of the end of this reporting period the Legislature and Administration were currently negotiating over these allocations, among other items in the still-developing Climate and Energy Budget Package which will be decided before the session ends in September.The Climate Center worked with Assembly member Cristina Garcias office on the Natural Carbon Sequestration and Resilience Act of 2022 (AB 2649). AB 2649 is the first bill in the U.S. that will set into a goal of sequestering 60MMT of carbon dioxide equivalent form the atmosphere per year through soil and vegetation in and on the states natural and working lands (NWL) by 2030. The goal would then increase to 75MMT/year by 2035. The Climate Center is working with three other organizations co-sponsoring this bill and leading a coalition of over 80 organizations who signed a coalition letter in support of the bill. Additional bill co-authors include Senators Josh Becker, Nancy Skinner, and Senator Monique Limon, and Assembly member Mark Stone. The bill has made it through numerous critical votes, including the Assembly Natural Resources Committee, Assembly Appropriations Committee, the Assembly floor, and the Senate Natural Resources and Water and Environmental Quality Committees. As of the end of this reporting period, the bill was in the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4c (Cont.) - Program Service AccomplishmentsWe have also been very successful in communicating beyond our base by placing op-eds in some major California news outlets. These included articles in the Sacramento Bee, CalMatters, San Francisco Chronicle, The Mercury News, The Press Democrat, and the Los Angeles Times.In January The Climate Center released a report Setting an Ambitious Sequestration Goal for Californias Working Lands: Analysis and Recommendations for Net-Negative Emissions by 2030. Every scenario in which we limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, as outlined in the Paris agreement, involves dramatically cutting emissions and removing carbon from the atmosphere. Rather than rely on unproven technologies like carbon capture and storage (CCS) that prolong fossil fuel reliance and pollution, this report demonstrates that California can look to its millions of acres of cropland, pastures, ranches, parks, and green urban spaces to sequester carbon.The report finds that Californias working and urban lands, under ideal conditions, have the biophysical capacity to sequester up to 100 million metric tons (MMT) of carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2e) per year. Thats far more than previously estimated and equivalent to about one-quarter of the states annual greenhouse gas emissions.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d - Program Service AccomplishmentsOther Programs: COP 26 UNFCCC (Nov. 6-18, Glasgow, Scotland)The Climate Center as an official UN Observer to the United Nations Conference of the Parties 26 (COP 26) built and strengthened our standing and personal relationships with state elected officials and staff, by making entrance badges available for sponsoring their attendance at the UN COP26 climate meeting in Glasgow in early November. We also organized media briefings for state leaders and broadcast a meeting for our supporters in California about the issues being discussed at COP and the actions coming out of it.In April of this year The Climate Center hosted The California Climate Policy Summit with 242 registered attendees including state and local elected officials, business and activist leaders to discuss current climate legislation and what is still needed to achieve accelerated, equitable climate action. There were 46 speakers in all including Wade Crowfoot, Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency who discussed the opportunities for the state to sequester carbon on natural and working lands, Dr. Mijin Cha from Occidental College who spoke on the need for environmental justice and how some of the states climate solutions left low income people behind and David Hoschschild, Chair of the California Energy Commission described the state as a giant incubator for renewables, EVs, and battery storage. He also suggested that the state could be more aggressive on Renewable Portfolio Standards goals, Assembly member Cristina Garcia and Senator Bob Wieckowski, spoke on current climate legislation including the Natural Carbon Sequestration and Resilience Act, sponsored by The Climate Center.The plenary session in the morning focused on current climate trends, Californias climate progress to date, and the need to prioritize equity in climate policy. The afternoon breakout sessions got into more details about barriers to action and specific regulatory and legislative remedies and with an opportunity for more robust discussion from the audience.

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