Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
CENTER FOR CLEAN AIR POLICY
CENTER FOR CLEAN AIR POLICY (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,172,003 to it, the largest being WINDWARD FUND ($955,973). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 82% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.1M
- Funders on record
- 6
- Grants received
- $1.2M
- Net assets
- $220k
What Center for Clean Air Policy does
Mission
To support every step of climate action, from ambition to implementation.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Methane mitigation: ccap continues to co-lead the recycle organics program, supporting countries across the global south to mitigate their methane emissions. Under the ro program, ccap published a comprehensive guide for developing country policymakers outlining the relevant policy and regulatory levers, how to develop implementation plans, and providing real-life examples and case studies. Further ccap continues to manage the metlac community of practice with 10 countries across the latin america region to build capacity on methane mitigation from the waste sector. The ro program also launched a program focused on small island developing states (sids) in the caribbean and pacific to advance policies, develop project pipelines, and share knowledge across the regions in the waste sector.
$2,321,268 spent88% of program spendingClimate finance: ccap continues to build expertise and experience in sustainable finance taxonomies, working with chile and paraguay to develop their taxonomies. Further, the program continues to lead the observatory of taxonomies, hosting technical workshops, webinars, and publishing knowledge products on the topic.
$254,825 spent10% of program spendingCarbon markets: ccap completed a program in colombia supporting local and indigenous communities to improve their understanding and strengthen their capacities regarding forestry projects that protect the climate, reduce emissions, and create carbon credits. Further, the program conducted a comprehensive survey of the state of article 6 capacities in six countries in latin america, as well the state of play across the region. The goal of the report is to inform policy makers and decision makers as to gaps in institutional knowledge and priorities for countries in the region.
$53,646 spent2% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,629,739.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $1.1M to $4.8M (+319%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2018 53% · 2019 56% · 2020 6% · 2021 9% · 2022 13% · 2023 100% · 2024 58%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
100% of CENTER FOR CLEAN AIR POLICY’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (88% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 6 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 3 funders, grant income rose $51k → $430k.
2 of 6 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 82% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of CENTER FOR CLEAN AIR POLICY’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
CENTER FOR CLEAN AIR POLICY leans on a few funders — its largest provides 82% of grant income and the top three 95%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
99% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund CENTER FOR CLEAN AIR POLICY.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2019 47% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 98% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
82% of CENTER FOR CLEAN AIR POLICY's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $216k that is directly attributable, 54% of it comes from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 4 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $956k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
CENTER FOR CLEAN AIR POLICY's revenue fell 62% between 2017 and 2025.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,074 environment nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Government funding CENTER FOR CLEAN AIR POLICY receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $95k on record.
- DIRECT STATE SERVICES - NON-SALARY$58k
- DEDICATED$38k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like CENTER FOR CLEAN AIR POLICY
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
89% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 2 related entities
- Center for Clean Air Europe · exempt
- Ccap Action Fund · exempt
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for CENTER FOR CLEAN AIR POLICY: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CENTER FOR CLEAN AIR POLICY?
- CENTER FOR CLEAN AIR POLICY (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,172,003 to it, the largest being WINDWARD FUND ($955,973). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 82% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does CENTER FOR CLEAN AIR POLICY have?
- IRS filings report 6 organizations giving $1,172,003 in grants to CENTER FOR CLEAN AIR POLICY, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CENTER FOR CLEAN AIR POLICY?
- WINDWARD FUND is the largest funder on record, with $955,973 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CENTER FOR CLEAN AIR POLICY find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 6 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing