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VOYAGER IS A UNIQUE SOFTWARE TOOL THAT HELPS SCALE AND DISSEMINATE ZERO-CARBON BUILDING PRACTICES, TECHNOLOGIES, BUSINESS MODELS, AND FINANCE REQUIREMENTS. |
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Scaling solutions around the world: - RMI China accelerates a just and equitable decarbonization of the country's biggest carbon-producing sectors, offering in-depth technical expertise and solution-based implementation strategies to help China reach its national energy and emissions targets without sacrificing economic gains. - The Global South Program works on the ground to accelerate the energy transition, helping empower, connect, and elevate voices in Africa, Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, and beyond to develop the labor and skills needed to align with a 1.5C future. - RMI India is supporting India in meeting its stated clean energy goals while also building its economy and improving public health. - The US Program raises the ambition and impact of US federal and state climate policy, helping create tangible examples to show that ambitious climate goals are not only possible but are economically and socially advantageous. - Urban Transformation helps cities implement and act on their climate plans to reduce emissions, enhance livability, increase resilience, and advance social equity. |
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Decarbonizing Key Sectors - Carbon-Free Buildings drives a climate-aligned, equitable transition of the global buildings sector by creating all-electric, highly efficient, grid-interactive buildings powered by clean energy. We also work to reduce the carbon associated with building materials and construction. - Carbon-Free Electricity helps utilities embrace and lead the accelerated shift to global, equitable decarbonization of electricity systems. - Carbon-Free Mobility spearheads a rapid and equitable transition to clean transportation. Our work will accelerate the pace and scale of vehicle electrification from the grid up and de-risk the EV transition to unlock private investment. - Climate-Aligned Industries helps bring hard-to-abate industries into alignment with a 1.5C future, seeking product parity - a good that is similar enough to be easily substituted - for green steel, aluminum, concrete, and chemicals, and developing low- to no-carbon fuels for shipping, trucking, and aviation. |
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Applying Powerful Market Catalysts - The Climate Finance Access Network helps developing countries secure and structure finance for climate investments, with a focus on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in Africa, the Pacific Islands, and the Caribbean. - Climate Intelligence makes emissions visible - improving access to timely, trustworthy data that can help drive climate-aligned decisions and transactions globally. - Finance works with the finance community to build the infrastructure, solutions, and foundation necessary to align the global finance sector's actions with concrete carbon reduction goals. - The Energy Transition Academy is a leadership, capacity, and workforce development platform for energy leaders around the world. It offers tools and services to advance projects, programs, and policies that will empower communities across the Global South to tackle climate challenges and seize clean energy opportunities. - Strategic Analysis and Engagement provides corporations and financial institutions with timely and actionable insights into how the global energy transition is unfolding and how they can implement successful climate action strategies. - Third Derivative guides and supports the climate tech entrepreneurs who are solving the world's toughest climate challenges, connecting them with a vast and diverse network of experts, corporate partners, and investors to help these startups go to market faster, advance climate tech innovation, and achieve real climate impacts. |
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DESCRIPTION OF OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES : - Communications: As an audience-first, multi-channel storytelling force, RMI strategically communicates to its stakeholders, the media, and key decision-makers to change the course of climate change. - The Portfolio Impact Accelerator increases the impact of RMI programs by supporting cross-cutting capabilities critical to success, including corporate engagement; monitoring, evaluation, and learning; equity and justice; and collaborative practices such as facilitation. - Voyager is a unique software tool that helps scale and disseminate zero-carbon building practices, technologies, business models, and finance requirements. |
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JULES KORTENHORST AND JON CREYTS HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP AS THEY SERVE TOGETHER ON A SEPARATE BOARD. |
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THESE AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS WERE APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CORPORATION ON 28 OCTOBER 2021 TO MODIFY ARTICLE IV, SECTION 8, INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF LOANS AND INDEBTEDNESS THAT MANAGEMENT MAY INCUR WITHOUT PRIOR BOARD CONSENT FROM $.5 MILLION TO $10 MILLION PER OCCURRENCE. |
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RMI'S REVIEW PROCESS FOR THE 990 FORM BEGINS WITH A FORMAL REVIEW BY MANAGEMENT. AFTER MANAGEMENT REVIEW, THE 990 WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. |
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OFFICER, DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO UPDATE AND SUBMIT A SIGNED STATEMENT ANNUALLY THAT DISCLOSES ANY RELATIONSHIPS OR SITATIONS THAT MAY GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. ALL CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE CONTROLLER TO DETERMINE IF A CONFLICT EXISTS. IF A CONFLICT EXISTS APPROPRIATE ACTION IS TAKEN. |
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RMI HAS ENGAGED AN OUTSIDE COMPENSATION FIRM TO REVIEW COMPENSATION FOR ALL MANAGING DIRECTORS, UPDATE BENCHMARKS, AND ENSURE COMPENSATION LEVELS ARE APPROPRIATELY COMPETITIVE. THIS REVIEW IS COMPLETED ANNUALLY. RMI REGULARLY ENSURES NEW AND MODIFIED POSITIONS OF ALL LEVELS ARE APPROPRIATELY PRICED WITH REGARD TO SALARY AND BONUS, INCLUDING SENIOR LEVEL POSITIONS. THE PEOPLE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNUALLY REVIEWS ALL COMPENSATION PRACTICES, MARKET BENCHMARKS, AND VOTES ON FINAL COMPENSATION DECISIONS FOR ALL MANAGING DIRECTORS AND CHIEF OFFICERS. THE APPROVAL OF THE DECISION IS DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MEETING MINUTES AND THE DETAIL OF THE COMPENSATION CHANGES ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE HUMAN RESOURCE SYSTEM. |
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RMI'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION ARE OF PUBLIC RECORD WITH THE COLORADO SECRETARY OF STATE. ANNUAL REPORTS, IRS FORM 990, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE RMI WEBSITE (WWW.RMI.ORG). COPIES OF ANY POLICY, INCLUDING BYLAWS, ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
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DESCRIPTION OF OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS: 55,647 - BENEFICIAL INTEREST HELD BY THE DENVER FOUNDATON |
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DESCRIPTION:RESEARCH & CONSULTING TOTAL FEES:17077593 |
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DESCRIPTION:COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANTS TOTAL FEES:1987280 |
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DESCRIPTION:PAYROLL FEES TOTAL FEES:782894 |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.