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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SILVERLINING INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,678,261
Total expenses
$3,514,661
Contributions and grants received
$3,048,381
Grants paid
$890,848
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$629,880
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,602,386
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,224,044
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$378,342
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,833,762
Management and general expenses
$433,943
Fundraising expenses
$246,956
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,833,762

Program services were 80.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,048,381

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $7,960 · excluded $7,960

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $818,913

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $196,993

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $621,920

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $621,920 · excluded $621,920

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $503,384 · program services $503,384

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $387,464 · program services $387,464

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $600,000 · program services $450,565 · management and general $73,462 · fundraising $75,973

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $562,833 · program services $445,833 · management and general $104,000 · fundraising $13,000

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $42,814 · management and general $42,814

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $260 · program services $195 · management and general $32 · fundraising $33

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $127,705 · program services $95,883 · management and general $15,644 · fundraising $16,178

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $7 · management and general $7

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $637,950 · program services $478,423 · management and general $78,867 · fundraising $80,660

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $244,549 · program services $236,930 · management and general $7,619

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $14,658 · program services $1,173 · management and general $13,238 · fundraising $247

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $29,537 · program services $25,759 · management and general $3,778

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $15,989 · program services $1,236 · management and general $14,753

  • 17 · Travel

    total $236,142 · program services $148,089 · management and general $38,756 · fundraising $49,297

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $75,162 · program services $57,962 · management and general $5,695 · fundraising $11,505

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $28,192 · management and general $28,192

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $5,204 · program services $796 · management and general $4,350 · fundraising $58

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,811 · program services $70 · management and general $2,736 · fundraising $5

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $846,696 · end of year $568,506

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $497,048 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $400,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,150 · end of year $249

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $6,259 · end of year $6,259

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $136,863

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $32,429

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $103,260 · end of year $104,434

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $496,059

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $26,879

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $394,678 · end of year $582,190

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $641,018 · end of year $641,854

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $272,738 · end of year -$146,658

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $145,979 · end of year $525,000

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SILVERLINING IS DEDICATED TO ENSURING THAT SOCIETY HAS SUFFICIENT INFORMATION AND OPTIONS TO UNDERSTAND AND RESPOND TO NEAR-TERM CLIMATE CHANGE. WE AIM TO RAPIDLY ADVANCE SOCIETY'S ABILITY TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF THE WORLD'S PEOPLE AND ECOSYSTEMS, ESPECIALLY ITS MOST VULNERABLE, AGAINST ESCALATING CLIMATE RISKS. WE DO THIS BY PROMOTING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INVESTMENTS IN CRITICAL AREAS OF CLIMATE AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH, BY SUPPORTING SCIENCE-INNOVATION, AND BY ADVANCING SCIENCE-BASED GOVERNANCE AND EQUITABLE DECISION-MAKING ON RESPONSES TO NEAR-TERM CLIMATE CHANGE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SILVERLINING ADVANCES SOCIETY'S ABILITY TO GENERATE SUFFICIENT INFORMATION, OPTIONS, POLICY AND PUBLIC DIALOGUE FOR SOCIETY TO PREVENT THE WORST IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENSURE SAFETY WITHIN 10-YEARS. IN 2023, THIS INCLUDED RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION THROUGH THE SAFE CLIMATE RESEARCH INITIATIVE, US AND INTERNATIONAL POLICY RESEARCH, AND GLOBAL SOUTH AND YOUTH PROGRAMS.

  • THE SCRI (SAFE CLIMATE RESEARCH INITIATIVE) PROVIDES RESEARCH FUNDING AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH AND RELATED AREAS OF TECHNOLOGY. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES COORDINATION ACROSS SCRI AND OUTSIDE RESEARCH EFFORTS, CONVENING, PUBLICATIONS SUPPORT AND THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A RESEARCH ROADMAP.

    Expenses $1,163,508 · Grants $874,819

  • POLICY RESEARCH: SILVERLINING UNDERTAKES AND SUPPORTS RESEARCH IN BOTH U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PUBLICATION, COMMUNICATION, CONVENING AND EDUCATION.

    Expenses $999,376 · Grants $16,029

  • COMMUNICATIONS: SILVERLINING'S COMMUNICATION EFFORTS INCLUDE CONTENT DEVELOPMENT, MEDIA ENGAGEMENT, WEB AND SOCIAL MEDIA, VIRTUAL AND LIVE EVENTS AND PROGRAMS AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS FOR DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS.

    Expenses $670,878

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kelly Wanser

    PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $300,000
    From this org
    $300,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $300,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $300,000

  • Carla Holtze

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Larry Baird

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Alex Wong

    RESEARCH DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $300,000
    From this org
    $300,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    35 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $300,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $300,000

  • Nicolas Esguerra

    DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY

    Total calculated
    $150,000
    From this org
    $150,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Cassandra Forrester

    OPERATIONS MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $130,000
    From this org
    $130,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FOR A RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT LEASE BETWEEN 400 K STREET, LLC AND KELLY WANSER, PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. DURING 2023, SILVERLINING POLICY MADE THE HOUSING ALLOWANCE PAYMENTS ON BEHALF OF SILVERLINING.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
8 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202433169349303708

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