Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
THE ALLIANCE FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION
THE ALLIANCE FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 192 organizations whose IRS filings report $92,431,787 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($27,940,395). 99 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $21M
- Funders on record
- 192
- Grants received
- $92M
- Net assets
- $16M
What The Alliance for Climate Protection does
Mission
The corporation is organized for, but not limited to, the charitable and educational purposes of educating the public about the causes of and solutions to climate change, in the united states and throughout the world.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Campaigns and field: the organization deploys its field work through global climate campaigns: emissions reduction, international cooperation & climate finance, all aimed to make climate reality a resource for solutions by engaging its global network of leaders, chapters, and branches. In the u.s., chapters serve as key platforms for collective action, engaging climate reality leaders and local communities in self-directed campaigns. Through this program, the organization provides the tools and support needed for local groups to pursue shared goals.in addition to chapters, the organization's international branches support climate action in their countries by helping local organizations implement and stay accountable to climate commitments and goals. Branches engage climate reality leaders, local partners, and build public support for climate action in regions where public awareness of climate action is growing. These branches operate in africa, australia & the pacific, brazil, canada, europe, india & south asia, indonesia, japan, latin america, and the philippines.
$6,361,531 spentof which $2,294,699 as grants35% of program spendingTrainings and events: the climate reality leadership corps unites global citizens from all walks of life who share a common passion for climate solutions. Leaders begin with a multi-day training on climate science, communication, and community engagement led by former u.s. Vice president al gore. After completing the training, climate reality leaders return to their communities to engage their peers using a wide array of climate reality advocacy programs. During 2025, the organization hosted four climate reality leadership trainings, expanding membership in the global volunteer network to over 54,757 members in 195 countries.
$6,254,536 spentof which $230,452 as grants34% of program spendingCommunications: the organization creates and shares informative, accessible, and engaging content through a range of media channels to raise awareness of the climate crisis, help people understand what it means for their own lives, and inspire them to participate in its campaigns and initiatives. Each month, people around the world access the organization's blogs, social media, videos, e-books, and fact sheets to learn the basics of climate science and the latest developments in climate policy and solutions. In addition, the organization's digital advocacy campaigns harness the power of digital media to raise awareness and inspire audiences to act, driving meaningful conversations online and with policymakers worldwide.
$4,240,698 spent23% of program spendingGlobal partnerships: climate reality is committed to ensuring climate education and advocacy reaches everyone, with particular focus on communities most impacted by the climate crisis, including low-income populations, indigenous communities, and underserved groups in the u.s., as well as youth and vulnerable populations in developing regions. The organization partners with a broad range of groups, including interfaith and community organizations, to expand the reach of climate solutions. It also strives to make climate education accessible to people with disabilities and non-english speakers.
$1,379,608 spent8% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $18,236,373.
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 2017 to 2018, from $2.8M to $12M (+327%).
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.
98% of THE ALLIANCE FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (87% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 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.
Chief executive
Phyllis Cuttino
President & CEO
Board chair
Albert Gore
Chairman
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 35 funders to 64 funders, grant income fell $9.5M → $6.7M.
36 of 192 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 45% 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 THE ALLIANCE FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 192 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
THE ALLIANCE FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 30% 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
63% 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 THE ALLIANCE FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 53% · 2018 44% · 2019 67% · 2020 24% · 2021 46% · 2022 35% · 2023 47% — 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
37% of THE ALLIANCE FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 52% 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
THE ALLIANCE FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION draws 94% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 32 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $41M arriving through sponsors registered in 18 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
THE ALLIANCE FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION is better cushioned than half of the 210 environment nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 210 environment nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Organizations like THE ALLIANCE FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION
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
77% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
55%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 28 states
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for THE ALLIANCE FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION: 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 THE ALLIANCE FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION?
- THE ALLIANCE FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 192 organizations whose IRS filings report $92,431,787 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($27,940,395). 99 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE ALLIANCE FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION have?
- IRS filings report 192 organizations giving $92,431,787 in grants to THE ALLIANCE FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION, 99 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE ALLIANCE FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $27,940,395 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE ALLIANCE FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION 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.
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 192 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing