New York · Nonprofit
THE NEW YORK CLIMATE EXCHANGE INC
THE NEW YORK CLIMATE EXCHANGE INC (New York) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $10,000,000 to it, the largest being JOHNSON ROBERT K FOUNDATION-MAIN ($10,000,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $21M
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $10M
- Net assets
- $115M
What The New York Climate Exchange Inc does
Mission
Our mission is to confront urgent climate impacts and issues of environmental justice, breaking down silos through an innovative, scalable, and sustainable model that will rapidly develop new urban climate solutions.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Pda activities:climate solutions summit: this earth week event (april 23-24, 2025), brought together over 100 scientists, community leaders, policymakers, artists, students, and innovators. There were panel discussions, research presentations, and sessions on communicating science. Battery circularity: hosted a forum for over 200 people from the battery value chain (producers, end-users, recyclers) and released the report "an introduction to battery circularity".continued on schedule o.nycha climate action: 17 nycha resident-led projects were awarded resident climate action grants of up to $5,000 to deliver a community climate action and/or sustainability effort at their development that promotes healthier and more resilient communities.data initiatives: installed climate sensors on governors island, new york, to collect data on air and water pollution quality and threats to human health.wall st. Climate forum: held networking and education events reaching over 500 young financial professionals, as well as thought leaders in climate policy, finance, and tech entrepreneurship.
$4,347,717 spentof which $2,000 as grants$20,250 earned by the program88% of program spendingThe exchange engaged external consultants for comprehensive programmatic advisory support and development. By leveraging their expertise in strategic planning, innovation, and stakeholder collaboration, these consultants helped ideate initial programming that aligned with the exchange's mission.
$359,724 spent7% of program spendingClimate week: hosted over 30 events in new york city (on- and off-governors island) and attracted over 1,000 participants.
$190,008 spent4% of program spendingClimate tech fellowship: planning for a 12-week fellowship for entrepreneurs (actual fellowship launched following fiscal year).
$26,796 spent1% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $4,924,245.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2024, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2024, 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 2024 to 2025, from $107M to $121M (+14%).
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.
96% of THE NEW YORK CLIMATE EXCHANGE INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (87% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 2 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
Stephen Hammer
Executive director & CEO
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of THE NEW YORK CLIMATE EXCHANGE INC’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.
Where its funders are
THE NEW YORK CLIMATE EXCHANGE INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside New York, across 1 state in all.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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 NEW YORK CLIMATE EXCHANGE INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 195 environment nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 195 environment nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Organizations like THE NEW YORK CLIMATE EXCHANGE INC
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 New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
63% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for THE NEW YORK CLIMATE EXCHANGE INC: 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 NEW YORK CLIMATE EXCHANGE INC?
- THE NEW YORK CLIMATE EXCHANGE INC (New York) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $10,000,000 to it, the largest being JOHNSON ROBERT K FOUNDATION-MAIN ($10,000,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE NEW YORK CLIMATE EXCHANGE INC have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $10,000,000 in grants to THE NEW YORK CLIMATE EXCHANGE INC.
- Who is the largest funder of THE NEW YORK CLIMATE EXCHANGE INC?
- JOHNSON ROBERT K FOUNDATION-MAIN is the largest funder on record, with $10,000,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE NEW YORK CLIMATE EXCHANGE INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. 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 2024–2025), and the filings of 1 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