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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CLIMATEWORKS FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$266,466,761
Total expenses
$264,000,632
Contributions and grants received
$256,108,098
Grants paid
$178,797,867
Program service revenue
$73,000
Investment income
$10,285,663
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$470,889,781
Total liabilities, end of year
$62,672,482
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$408,217,299
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$246,286,228
Management and general expenses
$14,605,462
Fundraising expenses
$3,108,942
Program service expenses (Part III)
$246,286,228

Program services were 93.3% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $5,862,703

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $250,245,395

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $192,568

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM CONSULTING REV

    total $73,000 · related or exempt $73,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $7,904,816 · excluded $7,904,816

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $72,275,000

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

    securities $69,894,153

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $2,380,847

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $2,380,847 · excluded $2,380,847

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $89,287,600 · program services $89,287,600

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $89,510,267 · program services $89,510,267

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $4,950,005 · program services $2,630,208 · management and general $1,636,654 · fundraising $683,143

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $23,136,365 · program services $16,359,217 · management and general $5,667,154 · fundraising $1,109,994

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $2,730,754 · program services $1,923,870 · management and general $683,189 · fundraising $123,695

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $4,916,017 · program services $3,705,519 · management and general $994,786 · fundraising $215,712

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $2,309,266 · program services $1,636,476 · management and general $384,034 · fundraising $288,756

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $2,588,471 · program services $2,155,070 · management and general $328,413 · fundraising $104,988

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $363,620 · program services $82,566 · management and general $281,054

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $111,471 · management and general $111,471

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $72,126 · fundraising $72,126

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $30,679,691 · program services $29,758,162 · management and general $915,022 · fundraising $6,507

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $582,878 · program services $333,428 · management and general $172,739 · fundraising $76,711

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $2,564,116 · program services $1,242,966 · management and general $1,171,822 · fundraising $149,328

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,960,923 · program services $1,261,685 · management and general $575,161 · fundraising $124,077

  • 17 · Travel

    total $4,317,666 · program services $3,619,439 · management and general $576,628 · fundraising $121,599

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $3,180,461 · program services $2,412,466 · management and general $761,087 · fundraising $6,908

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $349,143 · program services $210,224 · management and general $113,950 · fundraising $24,969

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $64,940 · program services $1,816 · management and general $63,124

  • 24a · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $116,727 · program services $43,630 · management and general $73,097

  • 24b · Other expenses: BUSINESS LICENSES

    total $12,884 · management and general $12,884

  • 24c · Other expenses: TAX FILING FEES

    total $9,153 · program services $1,100 · management and general $8,053

  • 24d · Other expenses: REAL ESTATE TAX

    total $6,197 · program services $3,758 · management and general $2,010 · fundraising $429

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $179,891 · program services $106,761 · management and general $73,130

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $32,793,553 · end of year $1,661,090

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $303,326,193 · end of year $258,721,881

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $123,187,684 · end of year $188,254,994

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $217,024 · end of year $299,090

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $708,412 · end of year $1,281,704

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

    $7,922,739

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

    $6,707,903

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,062,037 · end of year $1,214,836

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $35,405,873 · end of year $14,708,985

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $6,437,521 · end of year $4,747,201

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $6,680,415 · end of year $6,937,390

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $88,009,807 · end of year $51,441,436

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $50,000 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $6,103,117 · end of year $4,293,656

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $28,795,357 · end of year $26,830,422

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $373,499,601 · end of year $381,386,877

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO END THE CLIMATE CRISIS BY AMPLIFYING THE POWER OF PHILANTHROPY.

  • SEE SCHEDULE O

    Expenses $182,924,340 · Grants $134,867,123

  • SEE SCHEDULE O

    Expenses $63,361,888 · Grants $43,930,744 · Revenue $73,000

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Franklin M Orr Jr

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nancy Lindborg

    BOARD VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jamshyd Godrej

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Arunabha Ghosh

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Naoko Ishii

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Caio Koch-Weser

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Larry Kramer

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Carlos Lopes

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kyung-Ah Park

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kristian Parker

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Antha Williams

    BOARD DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Helen Mountford

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $612,059
    From this org
    $531,913
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $80,146
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $504,981
    Bonus
    $25,000
    Other
    $1,932
    Deferred
    $49,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,646
    Filer's total
    $612,059
  • Brian McCracken

    CFO, TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $499,777
    From this org
    $413,612
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $86,165
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $410,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $3,612
    Deferred
    $49,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,665
    Filer's total
    $499,777
  • Gretchen Rau

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $226,749
    From this org
    $186,064
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,685
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $179,167
    Bonus
    $3,016
    Other
    $3,881
    Deferred
    $27,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,685
    Filer's total
    $226,749
  • Shawn P Reifsteck

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $545,494
    From this org
    $455,323
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $90,171
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $453,391
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,932
    Deferred
    $49,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $40,671
    Filer's total
    $545,494
  • Charles McElwee

    VP, PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $506,850
    From this org
    $431,867
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $74,983
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $425,200
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $6,667
    Deferred
    $49,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,483
    Filer's total
    $506,850
  • Susan Elizabeth Cook

    COO (THROUGH 4/2023)

    Total calculated
    $225,309
    From this org
    $192,466
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,843
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $111,898
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $80,568
    Deferred
    $28,035
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,808
    Filer's total
    $225,309
  • Surabi Menon

    VP, GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE

    Total calculated
    $353,152
    From this org
    $298,231
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $54,921
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $274,071
    Bonus
    $22,929
    Other
    $1,231
    Deferred
    $40,361
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,560
    Filer's total
    $353,152
  • Irene Kim

    VP, PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERSHIPS

    Total calculated
    $522,164
    From this org
    $433,612
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $88,552
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $430,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $3,612
    Deferred
    $49,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,052
    Filer's total
    $522,164
  • Lindsey Allen

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CLUA

    Total calculated
    $437,094
    From this org
    $373,544
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $63,550
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $372,704
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $840
    Deferred
    $46,487
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,063
    Filer's total
    $437,094
  • Illyasha Peete

    CHIEF OF EQUITY (THROUGH 8/2023)

    Total calculated
    $383,800
    From this org
    $359,505
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,295
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $216,282
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $143,223
    Deferred
    $11,906
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,389
    Filer's total
    $383,800
  • Negar Naraghi

    SENIOR DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES

    Total calculated
    $350,777
    From this org
    $273,612
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $77,165
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $270,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $3,612
    Deferred
    $40,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,665
    Filer's total
    $350,777
  • Makeeba Browne

    CHIEF OF EQUITY, JUSTICE AND CULTURE

    Total calculated
    $325,064
    From this org
    $262,909
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $62,155
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $256,000
    Bonus
    $6,107
    Other
    $802
    Deferred
    $23,040
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,115
    Filer's total
    $325,064
  • Michael Bosse

    DEPUTY VP, PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $420,559
    From this org
    $364,257
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $56,302
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $362,325
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,932
    Deferred
    $33,514
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,788
    Filer's total
    $420,559
  • Jan Derrickson

    SR. DIRECTOR, CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL

    Total calculated
    $408,064
    From this org
    $338,362
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $69,702
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $334,750
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $3,612
    Deferred
    $49,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,202
    Filer's total
    $408,064
  • Anthony Eggert

    SENIOR DIRECTOR, TRANSPORTATION

    Total calculated
    $408,392
    From this org
    $336,682
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $71,710
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $334,750
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,932
    Deferred
    $49,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,210
    Filer's total
    $408,392
  • Mary Raftery

    SR. DIRECTOR, FUNDER COLLABORATIONS

    Total calculated
    $386,356
    From this org
    $324,972
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $61,384
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $321,360
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $3,612
    Deferred
    $48,204
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,180
    Filer's total
    $386,356
  • Jason Anderson

    SENIOR PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $375,753
    From this org
    $324,112
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $51,641
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $320,500
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $3,612
    Deferred
    $48,006
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,635
    Filer's total
    $375,753

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 · Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
MAKEEBA BROWNE (CHIEF OF EQUITY, JUSTICE AND CULTURE), SURABI MENON (VP, GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE), AND GRETCHEN RAU (DIRECTOR FOR THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE AND BOARD SECRETARY) RECEIVED A TAX GROSS-UP AS PART OF A BONUS PAID TO THEM IN 2023. THESE TAX GROSS-UP PAYMENTS WERE REPORTED ON FORM W-2S AS TAXABLE INCOME, AS REQUIRED, AND REPORTED AS COMPENSATION ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(III).
PART I, LINE 4A
ILLYASHA PEETE RECEIVED A TAXABLE SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $116,667 WHICH HAS BEEN REPORTED WITHIN "OTHER REPORTABLE COMPENSATION" IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(III).
PART I, LINE 7
THE ORGANIZATION AWARDED BONUSES TO CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WHICH WERE DETERMINED BY A SUPERVISOR OR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (DEPENDING ON THE EMPLOYEE) WHO UTILIZED DISCRETION IN DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF PAYMENT, AND THUS WOULD BE CONSIDERED A NON-FIXED PAYMENT.

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • CLIMATE AND LAND USE ALLIANCE LLC

    ENVIRONMENTAL · DE · income $33,797,956 · assets $52,057,800

    Directly controlled by CLIMATEWORKS FOUNDATION

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
28 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202423029349302122

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