Skip to content
Nonprofiteer
← CLIMATE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CLIMATE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,958,282
Total expenses
$3,784,971
Contributions and grants received
$3,573,647
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$50,000
Investment income
$156,021
Other revenue
$178,614
Total assets, end of year
$7,107,466
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,854,421
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,253,045
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,939,345
Management and general expenses
$695,084
Fundraising expenses
$150,542
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,939,345

Program services were 77.7% 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)

    $433,767

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,139,880

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FEE FOR SERVICES

    total $50,000 · related or exempt $50,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $170,337 · excluded $170,337

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $176,229

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $176,229

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $176,229 · excluded $176,229

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

    other assets $14,316

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$14,316

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$14,316 · excluded -$14,316

  • 11a · Other revenue: REDEMPTION CREDIT

    total $2,385 · excluded $2,385

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,385

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $495,377 · program services $386,317 · management and general $83,003 · fundraising $26,057

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,670,317 · program services $1,301,851 · management and general $281,090 · fundraising $87,376

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $153,962 · program services $120,532 · management and general $25,024 · fundraising $8,406

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $145,607 · program services $113,991 · management and general $23,664 · fundraising $7,952

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $152,933 · program services $119,727 · management and general $24,856 · fundraising $8,350

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $8,129 · management and general $8,129

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $15,830 · management and general $15,830

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $9,781 · management and general $9,781

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $315,025 · program services $274,255 · management and general $40,770

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $121,785 · program services $101,342 · management and general $20,443

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $41,812 · program services $24,551 · management and general $16,363 · fundraising $898

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $47,021 · program services $27,848 · management and general $18,851 · fundraising $322

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $376,622 · program services $304,722 · management and general $61,307 · fundraising $10,593

  • 17 · Travel

    total $42,436 · program services $35,612 · management and general $6,824

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $113,780 · program services $88,208 · management and general $25,522 · fundraising $50

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $17,919 · program services $12,892 · management and general $4,489 · fundraising $538

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $24,866 · management and general $24,866

  • 24a · Other expenses: PUBLICATIONS AND SUBSCR

    total $26,869 · program services $26,752 · management and general $117

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $4,900 · program services $745 · management and general $4,155

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $10,049 · end of year $11,972

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,444,817 · end of year $5,437,814

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,600,000 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $47,335 · end of year $181,407

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $102,373 · end of year $78,081

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

    $87,238

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

    $15,994

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $53,491 · end of year $71,244

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,574,421 · end of year $1,326,948

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $161,355 · end of year $270,509

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,591,629 · end of year $1,583,912

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,647,835 · end of year $3,578,878

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,431,667 · end of year $1,674,167

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO DEVELOP AND PROMOTE A CARBON DIVIDENDS FRAMEWORK - BASED ON CARBON FEES WHOSE REVENUES ARE REBATED TO CITIZENS THROUGH DIVIDENDS - AS THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE, EQUITABLE, AND POLITICALLY VIABLE CLIMATE SOLUTION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROMOTE THE MOST EFFECTIVE, FAIR AND POLITICALLY VIABLE CLIMATE SOLUTIONS.

  • THE CLIMATE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL (THE "COUNCIL") WORKS WITH A BROAD SET OF STAKEHOLDERS TO ADVANCE THE MOST EFFECTIVE, FAIR, AND LASTING CLIMATE SOLUTIONS. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN PRODUCING GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH AND CONVENING MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL NGOS, LABOR INTERESTS, ECONOMISTS, AND OTHER THOUGHT LEADERS ACROSS THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM TO DEVELOP AND ADVANCE EFFECTIVE CLIMATE SOLUTIONS THAT LEVERAGE MARKET FORCES TO LOWER GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.

    Expenses $2,939,345 · Revenue $50,000

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Gregory I Bertelsen

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $359,745
    From this org
    $311,920
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,825
    Hours/week
    30

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $296,920
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $37,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,025
    Filer's total
    $359,745

  • Robert Litterman

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kathryn Murdoch

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Veronique Bardach

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Juleanna Glover

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gary Rieschel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Charlene Barshefsky

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael-Ann Matticoli

    DIRECTOR, FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING

    Total calculated
    $135,632
    From this org
    $120,442
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,190
    Hours/week
    18

  • Catrina Rorke

    SENIOR VP OF POLICY AND RESEARCH

    Total calculated
    $347,992
    From this org
    $293,588
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $54,404
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $250,358
    Bonus
    $43,230
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $36,940
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,464
    Filer's total
    $347,992

  • Tiffany Adams

    EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND COO

    Total calculated
    $325,824
    From this org
    $278,199
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,625
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $231,488
    Bonus
    $46,711
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $33,711
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,914
    Filer's total
    $325,824

  • Matthew Porterfield

    VP OF POLICY

    Total calculated
    $269,559
    From this org
    $212,110
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $57,449
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $204,498
    Bonus
    $7,612
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $27,012
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,437
    Filer's total
    $269,559

  • Katherine Jahries Waller

    SR. DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIO

    Total calculated
    $204,413
    From this org
    $172,526
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,887
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,651
    Bonus
    $17,875
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $21,045
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,842
    Filer's total
    $204,413

  • Scott Nystrom

    DIRECTOR, RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS

    Total calculated
    $226,899
    From this org
    $205,182
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,717
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $181,047
    Bonus
    $24,135
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,475
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,242
    Filer's total
    $226,899

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

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
BONUSES WERE AWARDED BY THE BOARD AT THE END OF THE YEAR. SOME INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED A 5% BONUS IN RECOGNITION OF ACHIEVEMENT.

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
7 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513129349301011

Check it against the return as filed: the GivingTuesday Data Lake hosts a public copy of the original XML.

The source document this was parsed from is served over the API, which is where bulk and document access live.