Virginia · Nonprofit
COMMUNITY CLIMATE COLLABORATIVE
COMMUNITY CLIMATE COLLABORATIVE (Virginia) receives grants from 33 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,688,632 to it, the largest being CHARLOTTESVILLE AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($1,003,900). 14 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.1M
- Funders on record
- 33
- Grants received
- $3.7M
- Net assets
- $242k
What Community Climate Collaborative does
Mission
C3 catalyzes climate action at the community level through collaboration, programs, and advocacy which directly reduce climate pollution and elevate the climate leadership of virginia communities.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Community engagement - in october 2024, c3 hosted its third annual "party for the planet'' event. The evening drew over 400 attendees representing a range of demographics. We showcased 15 community partner organizations and recognized 11 individuals and nonprofits championing local climate and justice efforts. Through our corporate sustainability campaign and the green business alliance (gba), c3 has mobilized businesses to directly reduce their climate impact. Our gba includes 24 members, employing more than 3,300 community members representing key industry sectors. At our inaugural business of climate event in richmond, we successfully convened around 100 members of the richmond business community. In 2024 through our corporate sustainability work, we also awarded nearly $20,000 in energy efficiency grants to small businesses, and co-created the energy resource hub in partnership with leap, the city of charlottesville, and albemarle county, to offer centralized information on local, utility, state, and federal efficiency programs, as well as technical assistance. Working directly with businesses of all sizes and from various sectors, c3 continues to make climate solutions…
$345,512 spentof which $16,788 as grants33% of program spendingPolicy - richmond examines high energy costsc3 is committed to advocating for those impacted by high energy costs and energy burden throughout central virginia. Energy burden refers to the portion of household income spent on home-energy costs, including electricity, natural gas, propane, and other energy sources. Many of the same communities that have been historically discriminated against and disenfranchised are actively navigating hardship to pay utility bills. C3 recently completed a study to understand and find opportunities to mitigate energy burden in richmond and develop sustainable communities with safe housing options for all residents while contributing to the city's climate and equity goals. Our study revealed that nearly one-third of richmond households are energy-burdened, and this affects mostly low-income and african-american households. With our findings, we will map energy assistance programs and funding in rva, as well as engage these affected communities to co-develop targeted solutions. Zero-emission buses come to charlottesvilleour zero emission bus campaign is a clear testament to the power that resides in our local community. With c3's leadership, we…
$345,512 spent$34,261 earned by the program33% of program spendingEmpowering future climate leaders - our youth are wellsprings of power. They approach challenges with energy, creativity, and fresh perspectives and, therefore, are uniquely positioned to be agents of change. C3 is one of the few organizations offering educational and engagement opportunities around climate for local youth. Through our youth leadership campaign in 2024, we engaged over 1200 elementary school students and their families; completed eight high school internships; and strengthened relationships with local educators and school administrators.
$345,513 spent33% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,036,537.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 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 2023 to 2024, from $199k to $360k (+81%).
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: 2020 12% · 2021 16% · 2022 2% · 2023 15% · 2024 8%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
97% of COMMUNITY CLIMATE COLLABORATIVE’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (88% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 5 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.
Chief executive
Susan Kruse
Executive director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 15 funders, grant income rose $50k → $598k.
6 of 33 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 28% 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 COMMUNITY CLIMATE COLLABORATIVE’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 33 funders by total. 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
COMMUNITY CLIMATE COLLABORATIVE has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 27% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
52% 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 COMMUNITY CLIMATE COLLABORATIVE.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 100% · 2019 85% · 2020 36% · 2021 26% · 2022 37% · 2023 36% — 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.
How long its funders stay
70% of COMMUNITY CLIMATE COLLABORATIVE's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 42% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
58% of COMMUNITY CLIMATE COLLABORATIVE's grant income comes from Virginia funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.0M arriving through sponsors registered in 5 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
COMMUNITY CLIMATE COLLABORATIVE has grown faster than half of the 2,186 environment nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,186 environment nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like COMMUNITY CLIMATE COLLABORATIVE
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 Virginia
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
90% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
61%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for COMMUNITY CLIMATE COLLABORATIVE: 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 COMMUNITY CLIMATE COLLABORATIVE?
- COMMUNITY CLIMATE COLLABORATIVE (Virginia) receives grants from 33 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,688,632 to it, the largest being CHARLOTTESVILLE AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($1,003,900). 14 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does COMMUNITY CLIMATE COLLABORATIVE have?
- IRS filings report 33 organizations giving $3,688,632 in grants to COMMUNITY CLIMATE COLLABORATIVE, 14 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of COMMUNITY CLIMATE COLLABORATIVE?
- CHARLOTTESVILLE AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $1,003,900 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like COMMUNITY CLIMATE COLLABORATIVE find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Virginia. 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 FY2024 (financials across 2020–2024), and the filings of 33 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