THE CLIMATE CENTER: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
THE CLIMATE CENTER (EIN 45-0485495)
Tax period
2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30
Filed
2022-02-02
IRS object ID
202220339349300822
Schema version
2020v4.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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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$539,713CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,003,163CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$843,122CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,505,893CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,108,288CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,000,179TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,240,960SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$4,759,219PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$732CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,365CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,620CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,948CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,051CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,716TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$114CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$446CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$778CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$6,338TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$6,023,233TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,093,598GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.79010PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.72990PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$7,906FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$45,529FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$53,435FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,970,543FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,023,978FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$251,199FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$62,800FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form4720 FiledfalseForm4720FiledInd

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$178,210CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$206,440CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$233,070CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$251,199CurrentYearAmt
Total$868,919TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,303,379LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$4,470CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$2,163CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$41,802CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$53,435CurrentYearAmt
Total$101,870TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$44,552CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$51,610CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$58,268CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$62,800CurrentYearAmt
Total$217,230TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$325,845GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$1,215CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$1,440CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$10,802CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$7,906CurrentYearAmt
Total$21,363TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,205,197TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$94,580DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$94,580RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,110,617RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,110,617TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,118,558TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$94,580DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$94,580ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,023,978ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,023,978TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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, 2021 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 G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (true)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Barnestone ConsultingBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11169 Cox StreetAddressLine1Txt
CitySonomaCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95476ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityDevelopment consultingActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of FundsfalseFundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$350,000GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$56,123RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$293,877NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$350,000TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$56,123TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$293,877TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Alliance Nurses Healthy Envir
810 20th St No 3Santa MonicaCA95403270640696501c3$10,000$0Climate Safe California Campaign
CA League of Conservation
350 Frank H Ogawa Plz No 1100OaklandCA94612943232552501c3$10,000$0Climate Safe California Campaign
Local Government Commission
980 9th St Ste 1700SacramentoCA95814942791699501c3$10,000$0Climate Safe California Campaign
Voices for a Sustnble Future
PO Box 5780Takoma ParkMD20913271940927501c3$10,000$0Climate Safe California Campaign
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org4Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonEllie CohenPersonNm
TitleCEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$181,396BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$1,673DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$21,108NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$204,177TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (13 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 3: Ceased Conducting or Significant Changes To ServicesWe stopped our Eco2School education program.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services DescriptionOTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4:
Form 990, Part VI, Line 4: Description of Significant Changes to Organizational DocumentsArticle 3 Directors: increased number of directors to 15 (per recent board approval) defined terms of office to 3 years and 2 consecutive terms, with optional 3rd term at discretion of Executive Committee. Article 4 Committees: Section 4.4 Nonprofit Integrity Act/Audit Committee is a new addition in anticipation that the organization with surpass $2m in income requiring an Audit Committee. Section 4.5 Emergency Bylaws has also been added per the California Code in light of recent disasters and emergencies to simplify operations if needed.Article 5 Officers: Section 5.1 Number of Officers now reflects exact language of the California Code. Section 5.2 Election and Term of Office defines more clearly the Board Director roles versus hired staff roles (CEO, CFO). Section 5.6 Responsibilities of Officers clarifies roles including Chair, President/CEO, Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer/Finance Committee Chair, and CFO.Article 7 Transactions between Corporation and Directors or Officers: updated per California CodeArticle 8 Indemnification by Corporation of Directors, Officers, Employees and other Agents: expanded to cover a wider range of potential legal circumstancesArticle 11 Fiscal Year: updated to reflect actual fiscal yearArticle 13 Construction and Definitions: added in per standard practice to ensure that references to statutes include any future changes to the statutes.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessOnce 990 is prepared and review by the CFO and the Finance 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 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 XII, Line 2: Change of Oversight or Selection ProcessAudit committee established in 2021.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4a (Cont.) - Program Service AccomplishmentsClimate-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 2020 21 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 6/30/21 we had 1,132 total endorsements, including 89 businesses, 126 nonprofit organizations, and 75 elected officials.We have also built a coalition of nonprofit organizational partners that work with us to realize components of the Climate-Safe California platform, especially on community energy resilience, setting aggressive targets, and nature-based carbon sequestration.We have developed close partnerships with our core advisors to do strategic planning and implementation of Climate-Safe California. The current core advisors include California League of Conservation Voters, Local Government Commission, Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments, Labor Network for Sustainability, and Carbon Cycle Institute. Another coalition of close partners has formed around our community resilience work and includes Vote Solar, Grid Alternatives, California Environmental Justice Alliance, and Microgrid Resources Coalition.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4b (Cont.) - Program Service AccomplishmentsAs part of our Community Resilience initiative, The Climate Center staff worked at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on the 1339 proceedings advocating for new rulemaking to recognize all the values that microgrids offer the grid and the local community, as well as to ensure equity in the development of state regulation and programs. As a result of our advocacy and the work of our partners, the CPUC approved a new decision in the microgrid proceeding on January 12, 2021. While the decision did very little to advance microgrid commercialization as required by SB 1339, it did include $200 million in utility ratepayer funding for a new incentive program to support microgrid development in vulnerable communities. These funds will not be enough to meet the magnitude of the need, but the decision is an important policy step in the right direction.In September 2020 after the dramatic lightning storm that ignited dozens of wildfires across California and unleashed a smoke storm that covered most of the state The Climate Center drafted a six-page Executive Order to address the crisis that California was facing and sent it to Governor Newsom for his consideration. We also contacted the governors political advisor that same day and briefed him on the Climate Safe-California policy platform. In the following weeks, the governor issued two Executive Orders relevant to climate change, the first to phase out the sale of fossil fuel vehicles by 2035 and the other for significant land and marine conservation and restoration. These were both consistent with recommendations that The Climate Center made to the governor, but still do not go far enough in the face of mounting climate impacts.In May, The Climate Center hosted a Legislative Staff Briefing on the latest climate science and the need for accelerated climate targets with Dan Kammen, Veerabhadran Ramanathan, Feliz Ventura, Senator Henry Stern, and Ellie Cohen from The Climate Center.The Climate Center has also produced a report this year entitled Just Transition: A Key Principle of Climate-Safe California, which is a literature review of different perspectives on what constitutes a just transition for fossil fuel workers and how to incorporate this principle more effectively into Climate-Safe California. We also produced a report called Bay Area Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trends which measures and evaluates the greenhouse gas emissions emitted by the nine counties in the San Francisco Bay Area. Finally, The Climate Center commissioned a report from the Carbon Cycle Institute on the potential and need for natured based carbon sequestration for California to meet the more aggressive goals laid out in Climate-Safe California.The Climate Center staff were also the drivers behind developing Senate Bill 99, The Community Energy Resilience Act, authored by Senator Bill Dodd. When signed into law, SB 99 will require the California Energy Commission to develop and implement a technical assistance and grant program to support local governments in developing community energy resilience plans for microgrids and other interventions that increase resilience, prioritizing state support for the most vulnerable communities. This bill passed the California senate on a 40 to 0 vote and is pending a vote in the assembly.
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, The Stockton Record as well as coverage of the Kammen et al report mentioned above in the Los Angeles Times.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d - Program Service AccomplishmentsOther ProgramsThe Climate Center acted as fiscal sponsor for two programs this year - Get out the Vote 2020 and a Climate Leader Scholarship Program for students at Santa Rosa High School.

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