THE CLIMATE CENTER: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
THE CLIMATE CENTER (EIN 45-0485495)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2025-12-19
IRS object ID
202533539349300913
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,108,288CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,404,099CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,236,084CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,068,304CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,623,070CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,439,845TotalAmt

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$2,108,288CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,404,099CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,236,084CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,068,304CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,623,070CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,439,845TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,742,180SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$11,697,665PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,051CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,490CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,126CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,008CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$22,219CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$51,894TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$14,491,739TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$149,175GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.80720PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.81090PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$8,113FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$55,520FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$63,633FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$3,281,334FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$3,344,967FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$317,248FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$79,312FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form4720 FiledfalseForm4720FiledInd

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$276,764CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$299,312CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$307,891CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$317,248CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,201,215TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,801,823LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$58,858CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$77,832CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$60,079CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$63,633CurrentYearAmt
Total$260,402TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$69,191CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$74,828CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$76,973CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$79,312CurrentYearAmt
Total$300,304TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$450,456GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$8,757CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$14,344CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$20,866CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$8,113CurrentYearAmt
Total$52,080TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$89,420OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$79,484DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,936BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$9,936TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,707,906TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$6,500DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$6,500RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,701,406RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$1,513InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$1,513RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,702,919TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,349,954TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$6,500DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$6,500ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,343,454ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$1,513InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$1,513ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,344,967TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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, 2025 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 Line1Carbon Cycle InstituteBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1245 Kentucky St Ste DAddressLine1Txt
CityPetalumaCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94952ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN462694752RecipientEIN
IRC Section501c3IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$50,000CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantNature based solution workPurposeOfGrantTxt
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
ExplanationThe Organization's Sequestration Program Manager participates in the natural carbon sequestration coalition and receives regular updates on the activities of the grant recipients.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 (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Barry Vesser
CPO$135,212$4,193$16,445$155,850
Ellie Cohen
CEO$198,625$6,300$26,249$231,174
Jeri Howland
Dir. Philanthropy$161,460$4,844$17,710$184,014
Lois Downy
CFO$136,610$4,196$14,547$155,353

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 3We ceased tracking Climate-Safe California Partnership Building as a separate program. Our partnership work continues as key activities in our other two programs.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 1aThe Executive Committee performs the annual performance evaluation of the CEO. All other tasks approved by full board.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bOnce 990 is prepared and reviewed 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, Section B, Line 12cBoard members submit a Conflict of Interest Disclosure form each year that certifies that they have read and 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, Section B, Line 15aCompensation was reviewed and approved by BOD based on comparability data, i.e. "Fair Pay for Northern California Nonprofits".
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15bCompensation of CFO, COO, and Director of Philanthropy reviewed and approved by CEO based on "Fair Pay for Northern California Nonprofits and included in annual budget approved by BOD.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19On website and by request.

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