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- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
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- No notice
- California
- Not current
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$1.0Mrevenue
FY2024 · −9% in 3 yrs8staff
8 of 8years filed
’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin−29.8%
Months of reserve1.8mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−11.3%
Middle half of peersMedianCenter for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies
Where the money goes FY2024 · $1.4M spent
Programs$1.0M75%Management and general$338k25%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
Its largest funder stopped after FY2021
Sequoia Climate Foundation gave $1.3M in FY2021.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsDeficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$81k in FY2023 and −$310k in FY2024. Cash covers 1.8 months, under the peer median of 5.2.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor
None found in the filings.
15funders
$602ka year, last 3 years
69%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Sequoia Climate FoundationOn and off$1.3MWellspring Philanthropic Fund IncOn and off$1.0MThe Heising-Simons FoundationStopped after FY2020$322k$188k$175k$200k–Environmental Defense Fund IncorporatedStopped after FY2018$81k$73k–Aspen Global Change Institute IncOn and off$110kWater FoundationOn and off$40kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$30k$261k$210k$261k$60k2 other fundersUp to $25k a year each$6k$8k$25k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped