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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by OUR CLIMATE EDUCATION FUND.

Totals

Total revenue
$796,801
Total expenses
$934,690
Contributions and grants received
$782,601
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$14,200
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$332,470
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,662
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$327,808
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$750,590
Management and general expenses
$81,366
Fundraising expenses
$102,734
Program service expenses (Part III)
$750,590

Program services were 80.3% 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

    $782,601

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $263

  • 2a · Program service revenue: COMMUNITY ORGANIZING

    total $14,200 · related or exempt $14,200

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $85,372 · program services $71,742 · management and general $5,929 · fundraising $7,701

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $556,767 · program services $466,023 · management and general $39,524 · fundraising $51,220

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $17,543 · program services $15,913 · management and general $692 · fundraising $938

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $8,504 · program services $7,726 · management and general $320 · fundraising $458

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $45,892 · program services $41,090 · management and general $1,993 · fundraising $2,809

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $39,220 · program services $13,164 · management and general $25,474 · fundraising $582

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $61,017 · program services $29,950 · management and general $1,684 · fundraising $29,383

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $125 · program services $125

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $52,154 · program services $46,619 · management and general $2,419 · fundraising $3,116

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $18,857 · program services $18,166 · management and general $331 · fundraising $360

  • 17 · Travel

    total $39,172 · program services $32,341 · management and general $740 · fundraising $6,091

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,021 · program services $1,945 · fundraising $76

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $4,360 · program services $2,100 · management and general $2,260

  • 24b · Other expenses: TRAINING AND DEVELOPMEN

    total $3,686 · program services $3,686

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $405,172 · end of year $257,786

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $157,080 · end of year $74,684

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $76,555 · end of year $4,662

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $108,488 · end of year $24,595

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $377,209 · end of year $303,213

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

WE ENGAGE AND TRAIN YOUTH FROM AFFECTED COMMUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN BROAD AND DIVERSE ADVOCACY COALITIONS. WE BUILD DEEP PARTNERSHIPS, MOBILIZE, AND CENTER THOSE MOST IMPACTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE TO DISMANTLE SYSTEMIC OPPRESSION AND ACHIEVE SYSTEMIC CHANGE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

EMPOWERS YOUNG PEOPLE TO ADVOCATE FOR SCIENCE-BASED, EQUITABLE AND INTERSECTIONAL CLIMATE JUSTICE POLICIES

  • IN 2023, OUR CLIMATE MOBILIZED OVER 3,300 YOUTH LEADERS ACROSS FIVE STATES--NEW YORK, MASSACHUSETTS, FLORIDA, WASHINGTON, AND OREGON--ALONG WITH OUR FEDERAL PROGRAM. WE FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF CLIMATE LEADERS BY PROVIDING HANDS-ON ADVOCACY TRAINING, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE RESILIENCE AS RESISTANCE. OUR WORK INCLUDED HOSTING 92 COLLABORATIVE CALLS WITH PARTNERS, ORGANIZING 60 YOUTH LEADERSHIP EVENTS, AND EXPANDING OUR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH ENGAGED 13 YOUTH LEADERS IN ADVOCATING FOR SCIENCE-BASED, EQUITABLE CLIMATE POLICIES.OUR CLIMATE HAD A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON POLICY ADVANCEMENT, CONTRIBUTING TO THE PASSAGE OF 13 PIECES OF CLIMATE LEGISLATION AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS. WE ORGANIZED STATEWIDE ADVOCACY EVENTS, INCLUDING A CLIMATE DAY OF ACTION IN WASHINGTON AND A YOUTH SUMMIT IN MASSACHUSETTS, BRINGING TOGETHER OVER 2,350 YOUTH TO PARTICIPATE IN LOBBYING, LETTER-WRITING CAMPAIGNS, AND POLICY DISCUSSIONS. OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM ALSO GREW OUR ONLINE PRESENCE BY 35%, LAUNCHING OUR FIRST COMMUNICATIONS VOLUNTEER PROGRAM AND AMPLIFYING YOUTH VOICES THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, BLOGS, AND PODCASTS.ON THE ORGANIZATIONAL FRONT, WE EXPANDED OUR STAFFING TO SUPPORT OUR GROWING INITIATIVES, WITH KEY PROMOTIONS AND HIRES TO STRENGTHEN OUR TEAM. WE DEVELOPED A MULTI-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN FOCUSED ON ORGANIZATIONAL GROWTH AND IMPACT, WHILE DEEPENING OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, BELONGING, AND ACTION (DEIBA). OUR EFFORTS INCLUDED ENSURING THAT YOUTH LEADERS FROM FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES WERE COMPENSATED FOR THEIR WORK AND CREATING SPACE FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACROSS STAFF. THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS LAID A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR CONTINUED SUCCESS IN ADVANCING CLIMATE JUSTICE, EMPOWERING YOUTH LEADERS, AND BUILDING A MORE INCLUSIVE AND RESILIENT MOVEMENT.

    Expenses $750,590 · Revenue $14,200

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Nadya Dutchin

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Darcy Winslow

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Taryn Akiyama

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Rachel Allison

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Krystina White

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 2 related
  • Arielle King

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Jasmine Sanders

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UNTIL JANUARY

    Total calculated
    $23,139
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $21,968
    Other
    $1,171
    Hours/week
    38 + 2 related
  • Catherine Mongella

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AS OF JUNE

    Total calculated
    $66,135
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $66,135
    Hours/week
    38 + 2 related

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202423199349318392

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