2019-06-10T13:12:08-07:00 2018-12-31 271795561 Chuah Puentes LLP 6360 Clark Avenue Dublin CA 945683036 990 2018-01-01 383705448 PROJECT DRAWDOWN PROJ 2072064634 3450 SACRAMENTO STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94118 JONATHAN FOLEY Executive Director 2019-06-04 true Bunny Chuah CPA P00185436 9258032988 X 2018 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z 3450 SACRAMENTO STREET 506 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94118 1708685 false false X www.drawdown.org X 2005 CA Project Drawdown is facilitating a broad coalition of researchers, scientists, graduate students, PhDs, post-docs, policy makers, business leaders and activists to assemble and present the best available information on climate solutions in order to describe their beneficial financial, social and environmental impact over the next thirty years. 11 11 7 0 1065907 1505447 167500 -7478 0 102500 35738 1160929 1708685 0 0 502142 695026 0 148901 634591 661674 1136733 1356700 24196 351985 252950 609043 88791 92899 164159 516144 Project Drawdown is facilitating a broad coalition of researchers, scientists, graduate students, PhDs, post-docs, policy makers, business leaders and activists to assemble and present the best available information on climate solutions in order to describe their beneficial financial, social and environmental impact over the next thirty years. false false 1014516 ResearchOver the course of the first half of 2018, the Drawdown research team updated 88 technical reports and associated models with new data, improved methods, and revised scenarios. In addition, the core Drawdown Reduction and Replacement (RRS) and Land Use models were further developed, and are now in version 1.1d. This version includes improved functionality for regionalization and a new carbon pricing module to further our efforts towards the second research phase of initiating contextual analyses. Current versions of all the Excel-based models were prepared for public release under a free and open source license with the intention of a 2019 release date. In parallel, scoping and initial blueprinting of the open source Drawdown Model Platform was developed with a "brain trust" of IT leaders from around the world. This resulted in the first Drawdown Hackathon in September 2018 that produced a kernel of the new model software program in the computing language Python. The Python implementation of the Drawdown model software continued with the first web-hosted standalone model successfully run in December. Currently, ~25% of the full software package is completed and is on target to be beta launched by end of 2019.The 2018-2019 Drawdown Fellowship program was launched in October with the addition of 12 new Research Fellows from across the globe working on incorporating the latest data for 43 existing solution models, evaluating new solution sets, and beginning work on creating regional electricity generation models for India and Nigeria. The latter analyses are test cases on new regional methodologies with the intention of being kernels for further development from local contexts. This cohort will complete work on May 1, 2019. In 2018, the Drawdown oceans research program was initiated with two Research Fellows recruited to develop the core Drawdown Oceans model. This core model template is being developed in both Excel and Python, and will allow the evaluation of marine-based technologies and practices within the Drawdown system.CommunicationsProject Drawdowns activities - including events, public speaking, partnerships, engagement, and published writing - resulted in greatly increased visibility and reach during 2018. We are seeing an overall trend of growth and expansion in our digital ecosystem, as shown below. This growth has happened without the use of paid advertising, paid mailing lists or paid search optimization.Copies of Drawdown sold during 2018: Approximately 25,000Drawdown Newsletter:Number of subscribers grew from 11,800 to 19,570 Twitter:147% growth in number of followers from 5,107 followers to 15,000Number of impressions on Twitter:Dec 1, 2018 Feb. 28, 2019 2.5 million impressions Sept. 2, 2018 Nov. 30, 2018 1.3 million impressions June 1, 2018 Aug. 31, 2018 525,300 impressions March 1, 2018 May 31, 2018 371,400 impressions Dec. 1, 2017 Feb. 28, 2018 137,200 impressions Facebook:Facebook page followers grew from 30,139 to 36,603Video:Two of our senior staff, Chad Frischmann and Katharine Wilkinson, emerged as global influencers as a result of TED Talks they presented in 2018. TED Talk by Chad Frischmann 100 Solutions to Reverse Global Warming more than 1 million views.TED Women Talk by Katharine Wilkinson How Empowering Women and Girls Can Help Stop Global Warming More than 1 million views.Website:Number of visits drawdown.org saw a 142% increase in page views and a 155% increase in sessions during 2018. In January 2018, the site had 2595 page views per day. By January 2019, the site had 6278 page views per day. A total of 318,725 new visitors and 72,138 returning visitors came to drawdown.org in 2018.Number of countries: Visitors to the site were from 22 countries.Media mentions:Our work was the subject of approximately 2000 media mentions during 2018, with the top 50 articles having a reach of 664,994,757. Reach is an estimate of the potential viewership of any particular article based on the number of visitors to the specific source. While we will continue to contribute to thought leadership, we will shift our efforts away from publishing additional books to avenues that have the potential for broader reach.Partnerships and Drawdown LearnTwelve Drawdown Communities are currently active in varying stages of development. These are collaborative efforts to promote and/or implement climate solutions in different regions and sectors across the world, using Drawdown as a framework.We have entered a key partnership with Pennsylvania State University, one of the world's most respected universities with regard to climate change research, to work collaboratively with us on research and education. The first joint program to emerge from this partnership is the Drawdown Scholars Program, a 6-week research experience for 40 undergraduate students during summer 2019.In addition, the first International Drawdown Conference, to be held September 16 18, 2019 at Penn State, is in the planning stages. The three-day conference will be a forum for diverse perspectives on research and implementation of science-based solutions to reverse global warming, from diagnosis to prognosisDrawdown was incorporated into Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) aligned curriculum prototypes, teacher professional development, and assessment tools developed by a network of education leaders in Washington State for thousands of K-12 students and their communities.The first Drawdown Learn conference was held at Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, New York in October 2018, with hundreds of students, activists, educators, curriculum developers, organizations, librarians, parents, and local officials in attendance, both in person and via live stream.Several Inspiring challenges and competitions based on Project Drawdowns work emerged around the world, including The Roddenberry Prize, Richard Branson's Global Cooling Prize, the Drawdown EcoChallenge, RAREs Solution Search, and others.OperationsProject Drawdown completed a 6-month strategic planning process to create a clear picture of long-range goals, immediate next steps, and principles that will govern future decision-making and organizational learning for Project Drawdown over the next 3+ years.We brought on Jonathan Foley as our new Executive Director. Jon is one of the worlds leading climate scientists and was selected and recruited by our Founder, Paul Hawken, as uniquely qualified to continue and amplify our work, while building our legacy. 1014516 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 25 0 false 7 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false true true false false CA X X Anne Marshall 8552090507 27 GATE 5 ROAD SAUSALITO CA 94965 BRADLEY PALMER Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL HAWKEN President 25.00 0.00 X X 96000 0 0 PETER BYCK Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN LANIER Sec/Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 LAURA SEYDEL Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 JANINE BENYUS Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN WICK Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PEDRO DINIZ Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LYN DAVIS LEAR Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 PEGGY LIU Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARTIN O'MALLEY Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN FOLEY Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 96000 0 false false false 0 1505447 1505447 CONSULTING FEES 167500 167500 167500 0 0 32155 32155 0 0 0 0 0 OTHER INCOME 3583 3583 3583 1708685 203238 X 0 0 0 0 96000 67200 9600 19200 0 508138 372607 54416 81115 0 39309 30912 4729 3668 51579 35922 3911 11746 248653 237933 10720 0 19540 19540 0 0 0 254788 196454 29167 29167 8148 8148 5344 1151 4193 10358 10358 0 37199 37199 42070 38775 41 3254 0 2865 2197 418 250 0 0 3545 3545 4175 4175 DUES &,SUBSCRIPTIONS 7432 4453 2683 296 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 4067 4067 TELECOMMUNICATION & SERVERS 3950 1732 2013 205 PUBLICATION MATERIALS 3652 3652 5888 3022 2866 1356700 1014516 193283 148901 229341 598588 0 0 11155 52 0 0 0 0 0 18840 8437 12454 10403 0 0 0 0 0 252950 609043 38791 92899 50000 88791 92899 X 164159 516144 164159 516144 252950 609043 351985 X false false false X 80295 691634 1158862 1168407 1505447 4604645 0 0 80295 691634 1158862 1168407 1505447 4604645 0 4604645 249 249 0 35738 35738 4640632 0.99220 0.99810 X 12110 5184 6926 6730 3253 3477 10403 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process Form 990 is e-mailed to the Executive Director by the CPA prior to filing for review and comment. The electronic copy is then e-mailed to board members for their review. Majority of input on the Form 990 is from the Executive Director.Comments are then faxed to the CPA for incorporation into the final filing copy. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts A conflict of interest form is completed and signed by each board member regarding conflict of interest issues such as business relationships and compensation including certain payments made to key employees at the end of each board meeting in December 2011. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS A ONLINE MARKET RESEARCH FOR COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available The organization's tax returns and any other related documents pertinent to the public's interest is made available to the public only upon request. 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