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Climate Central Inc

  • Princeton, NJ
  • Tax-exempt since Nov. 2008
  • EIN: 26-1797336

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Science and Technology Research Institutes, Services / Science, General (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$14.4M (2022)

Expenses
$8.85M (2022)

Total Assets
$11.5M (2022)

Total Liabilities
$780k (2022)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2022

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$14,428,899
Expenses
$8,845,209
Net Income
$5,583,690
Net Assets
$10,680,796
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $13,892,447
96.3%
Program Services $207,850
1.4%
Investment Income $112,142
0.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $216,460
1.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,380,330
15.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,165,427
35.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $11,460,930
Total Liabilities $780,134
Net Assets $10,680,796
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Benjamin Strauss (Ceo & Chief Scientist) $294,351 $0 $61,388
Jessica Cashdan (Vp For Development) $249,283 $0 $55,666
Scott Kulp (Senior Computational Scientist & Senior Developer) $221,860 $0 $52,209
Daniel Dodson (Chief Technology Officer) $212,000 $0 $47,169
Karen Florini (Vp For Programs) $188,368 $0 $32,366
Bernadette Woods Placky (Director Climate Matters) $185,189 $0 $49,383
Barbara Charbonnet (Acting Vp For Development) $181,118 $0 $32,278
Andrew Pershing (Director Of Climate Science) $178,954 $0 $47,750
Peter Girard (Director Of Communications) $173,000 $0 $36,607
Shari Bell (Sr Director, Special Projects) $172,539 $0 $30,922
Decker Anstrom (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Carl Ferenbach (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Randall Hack (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bob Litterman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Oppenheimer (Board Member, Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Stephen Pacala (Board Member, Chair) $0 $0 $0
Wendy Schmidt (Board Member, Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Vivian Schiller (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 15, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,434,167
Expenses
$7,764,897
Net Income
-$330,730
Net Assets
$5,097,106
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,133,066
95.9%
Program Services $125,887
1.7%
Investment Income $644
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $174,570
2.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,409,298
18.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,098,191
39.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,643,548
Total Liabilities $546,442
Net Assets $5,097,106
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Benjamin Strauss (Ceo & Chief Scientist) $263,505 $0 $62,158
Jessica Cashdan (Vp For Development) $231,166 $0 $52,758
Scott Kulp (Senior Computational Scien) $207,695 $0 $45,797
Daniel Dodson (Chief Technology Officer) $201,500 $0 $31,183
Karen Florini (Vp For Programs & Asst Sec) $188,373 $0 $30,668
Bernadette Placky (Director Climate Matters) $177,274 $0 $46,333
Barbara Charbonnet (Acting Vp For Development) $174,154 $0 $31,680
Andrew Pershing (Director Of Climate Science) $167,274 $0 $45,730
Peter Girard (Director Of Communications) $166,000 $0 $35,737
Shari Bell (Sr Director, Special Projects) $164,872 $0 $36,578
Steven Rush (Vp For Finance & Admin And) $105,102 $0 $19,279
Decker Anstrom (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Sally Benson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jim Bildner (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Carl Ferenbach (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Randall Hack (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bob Litterman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kathryn Murdoch (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Oppenheimer (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Stephen Pacala (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Wendy Schmidt (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 9, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,210,427
Expenses
$6,520,341
Net Income
-$309,914
Net Assets
$5,427,836
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,773,470
93.0%
Program Services $268,883
4.3%
Investment Income $677
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $167,397
2.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,526,479
23.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,212,858
33.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,979,873
Total Liabilities $552,037
Net Assets $5,427,836
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Benjamin Strauss (Ceo & Chief Scientist) $283,920 $0 $54,435
Steven Rush (Vp For Finance & Admin And Treasurer) $216,039 $0 $58,519
Karen Florini (Vp For Programs & Asst Secretary) $200,225 $0 $24,046
Daniel Dodson (Chief Technology Officer) $199,444 $0 $43,130
Bernadette Placky (Director Climate Matters) $192,148 $0 $43,355
Scott Kulp (Senior Computational Scien) $186,025 $0 $34,262
Barbara Charbonnet (Acting Vp For Development) $176,148 $0 $35,071
Peter Girard (Director Of Communications) $161,977 $0 $34,730
Don Bain (Senior Advisor) $137,827 $0 $60,742
Daniel Rizza (Manager External Relations) $127,898 $0 $43,292
Jennifer Brady (Manager Analysis & Product) $122,668 $0 $24,655
Decker Anstrom (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Sally Benson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jim Bildner (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Carl Ferenbach (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Randall Hack (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bob Litterman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kathryn Murdoch (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Oppenheimer (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Stephen Pacala (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Wendy Schmidt (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 12, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,530,427
Expenses
$5,938,505
Net Income
$2,591,922
Net Assets
$5,737,750
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,338,334
97.7%
Program Services $32,025
0.4%
Investment Income $594
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $80
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $159,394
1.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,017,989
17.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,270,282
38.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,480,933
Total Liabilities $743,183
Net Assets $5,737,750
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Benjamin Strauss (Ceo & Chief Scientist) $259,594 $0 $65,520
Steven Rush (Vp For Finance & Admin And Treasurer) $210,452 $0 $59,371
Karen Florini (Vp For Programs & Asst Secretary) $195,052 $0 $26,007
Bernadette Placky (Director Climate Matters) $178,846 $0 $47,365
Barbara Charbonnet (Acting Vp For Development) $174,046 $0 $37,440
Scott Kulp (Senior Computational Scientist & Senior Developer) $159,077 $0 $45,025
Don Bain (Senior Advisor) $134,434 $0 $55,166
Daniel Rizza (Manager External Relations & Business Development) $123,387 $0 $46,903
Jennifer Brady (Manager Analysis & Production) $117,371 $0 $25,878
Peter Girard (Director Of Communications) $113,530 $0 $14,923
Decker Anstrom (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Sally Benson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jim Bildner (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Carl Ferenbach (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Randall Hack (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bob Litterman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kathryn Murdoch (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Oppenheimer (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Stephen Pacala (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Wendy Schmidt (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Frances Beinecke (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 16, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,959,161
Expenses
$6,096,039
Net Income
$2,863,122
Net Assets
$3,145,828
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,660,938
96.7%
Program Services $122,849
1.4%
Investment Income $1,314
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $174,060
1.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,930,252
31.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,260,572
20.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,233,891
Total Liabilities $1,088,063
Net Assets $3,145,828
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Benjamin Strauss (Ceo & Chief Scientist) $267,962 $0 $64,119
Marcia Shackelford (Vp For Development (Former) $223,512 $0 $56,324
Steven Rush (Vp For Finance & Admin And Treasurer) $213,629 $0 $82,083
Karen Florini (Vp For Programs & Asst Secretary) $192,415 $0 $26,580
Dr Paul A Hanle (President & Ceo) $182,302 $0 $34,300
Bernadette Placky (Director Climate Matters) $174,276 $0 $46,467
Barbara Charbonnet (Senior Director Of Development) $155,449 $0 $35,077
Scott Kulp (Senior Computational Scientist & Senior Developer) $153,202 $0 $46,060
Shari Bell (Executive Producer) $130,517 $0 $30,702
Daniel Rizza (Manager External Relations & Business Development) $124,585 $0 $47,224
Jennifer Brady (Manager Analysis & Production) $112,403 $0 $25,564
Wendy Schmidt (Board Member, Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Arthur Lupia (Board Member, Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Michael Oppenheimer (Board Member, Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Stephen Pacala (Board Member, Chair) $0 $0 $0
Frances Beinecke (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bob Litterman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Randall Hack (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Carl Ferenbach (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Decker Anstrom (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Sally Benson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kathryn Murdoch (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
John Moragne (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jim Bildner (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Feb. 4, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,213,418
Expenses
$8,153,604
Net Income
-$940,186
Net Assets
$282,706
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,827,019
94.6%
Program Services $188,629
2.6%
Investment Income $376
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $197,394
2.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,507,228
18.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,057,564
37.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,160,941
Total Liabilities $1,878,235
Net Assets $282,706
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Heidi Cullen (Chief Scientist) $347,496 $0 $50,602
Dr Paul A Hanle (President & Ceo) $341,499 $0 $65,657
Steven Rush (Vp Finance & Admin) $219,240 $0 $54,437
Dr Benjamin Strauss (Vp For Sea Leveal And Climate Impacts) $210,115 $0 $46,830
Shari Bell (Executive Producer) $172,779 $0 $39,971
Geoff Grant (Director Of Digital Media And Editorial (Former)) $172,069 $0 $33,282
Bernadette Placky (Director Climate Matters) $162,223 $0 $40,927
Barbara Charbonnet (Director Of Development) $159,369 $0 $34,058
Dr Heather Seagroatt (Vp For Development (Former)) $153,108 $0 $18,244
Decker Anstrom (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Frances Beinecke (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Sally Benson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Carl Ferenbach (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Randall Hack (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bob Litterman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Arthur Lupia (Board Member, Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
John Moragne (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Oppenheimer (Board Member, Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Stephen Pacala (Board Member, Chair) $0 $0 $0
Wendy Schmidt (Board Member, Secretary) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 15, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$9,141,153
Expenses
$9,872,125
Net Income
-$730,972
Net Assets
$1,222,892
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,929,431
97.7%
Program Services $40,968
0.4%
Investment Income $1,316
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $169,438
1.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,637,911
16.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,757,098
38.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,547,721
Total Liabilities $1,324,829
Net Assets $1,222,892
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Paul A Hanle (President & Ceo) $359,144 $0 $67,127
Dr Heidi Cullen (Chief Scientist) $347,526 $0 $46,289
Heather Seagroatt Pittman (Vp For Development) $246,716 $0 $29,280
Richard Wiles (Vp Program Strategy And In) $235,624 $0 $64,055
Dr Benjamin Strauss (Vp For Climate Impact/Sea) $210,922 $0 $45,309
Geoff Grant (Director Of Digital Media) $178,298 $0 $39,170
Shari Bell (Executive Producer) $167,875 $0 $35,712
Bernadette Placky (Director Climate Matters) $152,388 $0 $39,466
Anouska Cheddie (Director Of Individual Giving) $147,758 $0 $25,866
Barbara Charbonnet (Director Of Development) $136,714 $0 $31,384
Decker Anstrom (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Sally Benson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
John Moragne (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Carl Ferenbach (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bob Litterman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Frances Beinecke (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Randall Hack (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Arthur Lupia (Treasurer & Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Michael Oppenheimer (Board Member & Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dr Stephen Pacala (Board Member & Chair) $0 $0 $0
Wendy Schmidt (Board Member & Secretary) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 10, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,232,395
Expenses
$10,297,407
Net Income
-$2,065,012
Net Assets
$1,953,864
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,933,250
96.4%
Program Services $134,718
1.6%
Investment Income $1,557
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $162,870
2.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,621,908
15.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,447,712
33.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,071,929
Total Liabilities $2,118,065
Net Assets $1,953,864
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Heidi Cullen (Chief Scientist) $358,777 $0 $44,752
Dr Paul A Hanle (President & Ceo) $344,333 $0 $59,006
Heather Seagroatt Pittman (Vp For Development) $242,500 $0 $29,100
Richard Wiles (Vp Program Strategy And Integration) $233,333 $0 $58,922
Dr Benjamin Strauss (Vp For Climate Impact/Sea Level) $212,166 $0 $39,024
Dina Sperling (Managing Director Of New Initiatives) $188,550 $0 $38,675
Geoff Grant (Director Of Digital Media) $178,275 $0 $39,326
Shari Bell (Executive Producer) $166,946 $0 $35,448
Anouska Cheddie (Director Of Individual Giving) $152,655 $0 $18,781
David Pontell (Director Of Finance And Ad) $146,447 $0 $29,187
Decker Anstrom (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Sally Benson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
John Moragne (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Mary Evelyn Tucker (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Carl Ferenbach (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bob Litterman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Frances Beinecke (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Randall Hack (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Arthur Lupia (Treasurer & Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Michael Oppenheimer (Board Member & Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dr Stephen Pacala (Board Member & Chair) $0 $0 $0
Wendy Schmidt (Board Member & Secretary) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 7, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$9,390,764
Expenses
$6,263,189
Net Income
$3,127,575
Net Assets
$4,018,876
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $9,218,498
98.2%
Program Services $56,495
0.6%
Investment Income $1,221
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $114,550
1.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,604,262
25.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,268,037
36.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,886,878
Total Liabilities $1,868,002
Net Assets $4,018,876
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Heidi Cullen (Chief Scientist) $352,311 $0 $42,749
Dr Paul A Hanle (President & Ceo) $327,100 $0 $52,870
Heather Seagroatt Pittman (Vp For Development) $266,193 $0 $31,200
Richard Wiles (Svp Program Strategy And Integration) $230,821 $0 $54,950
Dr Benjamin Strauss (Vp For Climate Impact/Sea) $215,787 $0 $28,266
Geoff Grant (Director Of Digital Media And Editorial) $163,750 $0 $33,806
Shari Bell (Executive Producer) $162,100 $0 $34,943
Barbara Charbonnet (Director For Development) $140,139 $0 $30,085
Bernadette Placky (Chief Meteorologist) $129,166 $0 $32,714
David Pontell (Director Of Finance And Ad) $113,333 $0 $25,749
Decker Anstrom (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Sally Benson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
John Moragne (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Mary Evelyn Tucker (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Carl Ferenbach (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Marshall Shepherd (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Bob Litterman (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Arthur Lupia (Treasurer & Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Michael Oppenheimer (Board Member & Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dr Stephen Pacala (Board Member & Chair) $0 $0 $0
Wendy Schmidt (Board Member & Secretary) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 17, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,713,762
Expenses
$5,756,059
Net Income
$957,703
Net Assets
$891,301
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,556,201
97.7%
Program Services $51,216
0.8%
Investment Income $5,649
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $100,696
1.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,514,134
26.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,837,177
31.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,619,807
Total Liabilities $1,728,506
Net Assets $891,301
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Heidi Cullen (Chief Climatologist) $342,822 $0 $43,957
Dr Paul A Hanle (President & Ceo) $305,130 $0 $56,216
Heather Seagroatt Pittman (Vp For Development) $249,490 $0 $30,163
Richard Wiles (Vp For Strategic Communica) $211,125 $0 $43,710
Dr Benjamin Strauss (Vp For Climate Impact/Sea Level Rise) $208,328 $0 $27,182
Shari Bell (Executive Producer) $158,850 $0 $33,521
Geoff Grant (Managing Editor) $148,333 $0 $31,142
Claudia Tebaldi (Senior Scientist) $121,300 $0 $24,224
David Pontell (Director Of Finance And Administration) $105,000 $0 $27,036
Dennis Adams Smith (Senior Data Analyst) $103,593 $0 $28,072
Decker Anstrom (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Sally Benson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
John Moragne (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Mary Evelyn Tucker (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Carl Ferenbach (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Marshall Shepherd (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Arthur Lupia (Treasurer & Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Michael Oppenheimer (Board Member & Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dr Stephen Pacala (Board Member & Chair) $0 $0 $0
Wendy Schmidt (Board Member & Secretar) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 13, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,440,026
Expenses
$4,698,050
Net Income
$741,976
Net Assets
-$66,402
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,293,740
97.3%
Program Services $79,044
1.5%
Investment Income $3,683
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $63,559
1.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,471,978
31.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,488,956
31.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,712,230
Total Liabilities $1,778,632
Net Assets -$66,402

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,273,478
Expenses
$3,926,028
Net Income
-$652,550
Net Assets
-$808,414
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,981,903
91.1%
Program Services $283,535
8.7%
Investment Income $8,040
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $794,393
20.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,465,425
37.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,055,321
Total Liabilities $1,863,735
Net Assets -$808,414

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

About This Data

Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Which Organizations Are Here?

Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

Types of Nonprofits

There are 27 nonprofit designations based on the numbered subsections of section 501(c) of the tax code. See the list »

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  • Raw filing data. Includes EINs and summary financials as structured data.
  • Exempt Organization profiles. Includes organization names, addresses, etc. You can merge this with the raw filing data using EIN numbers.
  • Form 990 documents. Prior to 2017, these documents were obtained and processed by Public.Resource.org and ProPublica. Bulk PDF downloads since 2017 are available from the IRS.
  • Form 990 documents as XML files. Includes complete filing data (financial details, names of officers, tax schedules, etc.) in machine-readable format. Only available for electronically filed documents. Electronic data released prior to October 2021 is also available through Amazon Web Services.
  • Audits. PDFs of single or program-specific audits for nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year. Available for fiscal year 2015 and later.

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