Climate Group Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
CLIMATE GROUP ADVANCES CLIMATE ACTION BY MOBILIZING BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP TO DRIVE SYSTEMIC DECARBONIZATION ACROSS ENERGY, TRANSPORT, AND INDUSTRY, WHILE ENGAGING THE PUBLIC THROUGH LARGE-SCALE CONVENINGS AND GLOBAL PLATFORMS. THROUGH PROGRAMS SUCH AS CLIMATE WEEK NYC, RE100, EV100, EV100+, AND INDUSTRIAL DECARBONIZATION INITIATIVES, CLIMATE GROUP CATALYZES MARKET DEMAND, INFLUENCES POLICY AND INVESTMENT, AND ACCELERATES THE ADOPTION OF CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND SUPPORT A JUST TRANSITION TO A LOW-CARBON ECONOMY.
- Income
- $3.3 million
- Spending
- $3.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 70%
- Reserves
- -1.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 73%
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 10
- Highest pay
- $243,505, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 23 out of 100. Higher than 1% of charities in its peer group (environment, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 148% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 43% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1570% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 60% of charities in its peer group (environment, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 10 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $2.3 million spent. CLIMATE WEEK NYC AND U.S. LEADERS' FORUM:CLIMATE WEEK NYC IS CLIMATE GROUP'S FLAGSHIP CONVENING PLATFORM ADVANCING CLIMATE ACTION THROUGH PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION, AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMING. IN FY25, CLIMATE WEEK NYC DELIVERED 1,007 OFFICIAL EVENTS AND ENGAGED 100,000+ PARTICIPANTS ACROSS NEW YORK CITY. THE PROGRAM GENERATED 13,100 MEDIA MENTIONS ACROSS 2,900 OUTLETS, WITH AN ESTIMATED GLOBAL REACH EXCEEDING 26 BILLION, AND REACHED 94 MILLION PEOPLE THROUGH DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT. CLIMATE GROUP ALSO DELIVERED THE HUB LIVE, FEATURING 220 SPEAKERS AND 5,573 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS (2,534 IN-PERSON; 3,039 VIRTUAL), REPRESENTING 1,754 ORGANIZATIONS, 148 GOVERNMENTS, 85 COUNTRIES, AND 47 U.S. STATES.THE U.S. LEADERS' FORUM IS CLIMATE GROUP'S NORTH AMERICA-FOCUSED LEADERSHIP CONVENING, HELD IN WASHINGTON, D.C., THAT BRINGS TOGETHER SENIOR DECISION-MAKERS FROM BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, AND CIVIL SOCIETY TO ADVANCE IMPLEMENTATION-ORIENTED CLIMATE COLLABORATION. IN FY25, THE U.S. LEADERS' FORUM STRENGTHENED CROSS-SECTOR COORDINATION AND HELPED ALIGN STAKEHOLDERS AROUND ACTIONABLE PRIORITIES, SUPPORTING PROGRESS ON CLEAN ENERGY ADOPTION, ZERO-EMISSION TRANSPORT, AND INDUSTRIAL DECARBONIZATION ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND NORTH AMERICA.CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION (RE100):CLIMATE GROUP'S CLEAN ENERGY PROGRAM ACCELERATES THE GLOBAL TRANSITION TO RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY BY MOBILIZING CORPORATE DEMAND AND SUPPORTING ENABLING MARKET AND POLICY CONDITIONS. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES RE100, A GLOBAL INITIATIVE OF 400+ COMPANIES ACROSS 120 MARKETS COMMITTED TO SOURCING 100% RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY BY 2050 AT THE LATEST.IN FY25, RE100 MEMBER COMPANIES REPORTED SOURCING APPROXIMATELY 50% RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY ON AVERAGE. COLLECTIVELY, RE100 MEMBERS REPRESENT RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY DEMAND GREATER THAN THE TOTAL ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION OF FRANCE, DEMONSTRATING THE PROGRAM'S SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE ON GLOBAL CLEAN ENERGY MARKETS AND EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS.EV100 / EV100+ / STEEL PROGRAMMING:CLIMATE GROUP'S TRANSPORT AND INDUSTRIAL PROGRAMS ACCELERATE DECARBONIZATION BY LEVERAGING CORPORATE LEADERSHIP TO SHIFT PROCUREMENT, INVESTMENT, AND SUPPLY CHAINS TOWARD ZERO-EMISSION SOLUTIONS. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES EV100, COMPRISING 120+ COMPANIES ACROSS 117 MARKETS COMMITTED TO ELECTRIFYING VEHICLE FLEETS AND INSTALLING CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE BY 2030. IN FY25, EV100 MEMBERS HAD DEPLOYED 600,000+ ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND INSTALLED 31,000+ CHARGING POINTS.THE PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES EV100+, FOCUSED ON TRANSITIONING MEDIUM- AND HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES TO ZERO-EMISSION SOLUTIONS BY 2040 ACROSS OECD MARKETS, INDIA, AND CHINA. IN ADDITION, CLIMATE GROUP ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL DECARBONIZATION THROUGH STEEL PROGRAMMING, SUPPORTING CORPORATE DEMAND SIGNALS AND COLLABORATION TO ACCELERATE PRODUCTION AND PROCUREMENT OF LOW-CARBON STEEL.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2005.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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