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Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$3.4Mrevenue
FY2025 · −56% in 3 yrs40staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−193.1%
Months of reserve16.5mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+18.9%
Middle half of peersMedianCenter for Carbon Removal
Where the money goes FY2025 · $10M spent
Programs$8.2M81%Management and general$1.1M11%Fundraising$843k8%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$1.6M in FY2024 and −$6.6M in FY2025. Cash covers 16.5 months, above the peer median of 5.2.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
3 of 3 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 19% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort147funders
$10Ma year, last 3 years
21%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Chan Zuckerberg Initiative FoundationSince FY2021$2.3M$1.3M$1.3MClimateworks FoundationStopped after FY2021$174k$475k$600k$100k$1.2M–The Jeremy and Hannelore Grantham Environmental TrustOn and off$1.0M$1.5MThe William & Flora Hewlett FoundationOn and off$275k$950k$600k$500kIncite Labs IncStopped after FY2022$500k$500k$350k$250k$150k–Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable TrustSince FY2019$300k$300k$300k$300k$300kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$25k$150k$422k$3.6M$5.0M$6.8M105 other fundersUp to $1.0M a year each$85k$621k$868k$1.2M$1.1M$2.2M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped