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Climate Change Ai

EIN 87-3190059 · Cambridge, MA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong100 out of 100GovernanceFair61 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO CATALYZE IMPACTFUL WORK AT THE INTERSECTION OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND MACHINE LEARNING.

Income
$1.3 million
Spending
$952,016
Spent on programs
88%
Reserves
13.1 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 70%
Employees
7
Volunteers
30

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 86% of charities in its peer group (environment, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 13.1 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 25% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 12% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    88% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Fair: 61 out of 100. Higher than 9% of charities in its peer group (environment, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    18 of 25

    3 of 3 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Independent check of accounts

    0 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (4)
  1. $448,265 spent. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) AND MACHINE LEARNING (ML) OFFER A POWERFUL SUITE OF TOOLS TO ACCELERATE CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION ACROSS DIFFERENT SECTORS. HOWEVER, GAPS IN DATA, FUNDING, AND PARTNERSHIP-BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE OFTEN HINDER THE IMPACTFUL USE OF AI/ML FOR CLIMATE CHANGE APPLICATIONS. CLIMATE CHANGE AI HAS DEVELOPED SEVERAL RESOURCES GEARED TOWARDS ADDRESSING THESE CHALLENGES BY (A) CATALOGING CRITICAL DATA GAPS THAT IMPEDE AI/ML APPLICATIONS IN ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE, AND SURFACING THEM PUBLICLY VIA A DATA GAPS TOOL, IN ORDER TO MOBILIZE EFFORTS TO FILL THESE DATA GAPS, (B) CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON THE ROLE OF FUNDING MECHANISMS SUCH AS GRAND CHALLENGES, CULMINATING IN A PUBLICLY-AVAILABLE REPORT, ANDSEE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O. (C) BEGINNING EFFORTS TO CREATE A MULTI-STAKEHOLDER MATCHING DATABASE THAT AIMS TO CATALYZE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN RELEVANT INFORMATION, ORGANIZATIONS, AND PEOPLE.
  2. $182,050 spent. CCAI'S CONFERENCES AND EVENTS PROMOTE EDUCATION, NETWORKING, AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING. IN 2024, WE ORGANIZED ONE-DAY WORKSHOPS AT TOP AI AND MACHINE LEARNING VENUES (AMLD 2024, ICLR 2024, AND NEURIPS 2024); THESE WORKSHOPS DREW SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF PARTICIPANTS, AND COLLECTIVELY FEATURED ALMOST 200 ACCEPTED RESEARCH PAPERS. CCAI ALSO ORGANIZED TWO EVENTS AT CLIMATE WEEK NYC, AND ONE EVENT AT THE UN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE, AIMED AT MOBILIZING AND BUILDING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ACADEMIC, INDUSTRY, AND POLICY AUDIENCES.
  3. $157,999 spent. THE CLIMATE CHANGE AI SUMMER SCHOOL IS DESIGNED TO EDUCATE AND PREPARE PARTICIPANTS WITH A BACKGROUND IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AI AND/OR A BACKGROUND IN A CLIMATE CHANGE RELATED FIELD TO TACKLE MAJOR CLIMATE PROBLEMS USING AI. OUR 2023 AND 2024 EDITIONS CONSISTED OF TWO INDEPENDENT COMPONENTS - AN OPEN TO ALL VIRTUAL PROGRAM (WHICH IN TOTAL DREW 16K REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS ACROSS BOTH EDITIONS) AND A SELECTIVE IN-PERSON PROGRAM (WHICH HAS HOSTED APPROXIMATELY 60 PARTICIPANTS ACROSS BOTH EDITIONS). COURSES WERE CONDUCTED BY MEMBERS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AI AND WORLD-RENOWNED EXPERTS IN AI AND CLIMATE CHANGE.
  4. $45,020 spent. CCAI'S INNOVATION GRANTS PROGRAM AWARDS SEED GRANTS SUPPORTING RESEARCH, DEPLOYMENT, AND THE CREATION OF DATASETS AND TOOLS. THIS INNOVATION GRANTS PROGRAM ALSO ENABLES THE CREATION OF KEY PARTNERSHIPS THAT ACCELERATE THE RESEARCH-TO-DEPLOYMENT CYCLE, CREATING SYNERGIES BETWEEN ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS, NON-PROFITS, STARTUPS AND OTHER COMPANIES, AND GOVERNMENTAL OR INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2024, WE CONTINUED SUPPORTING OUR 2022 AND 2023 GRANTEES, AS WELL AS SELECTING A COHORT OF APPROXIMATELY 10 NEW 2024 GRANTEES. THIS PROGRAM WAS RUN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FUTURE EARTH (WITH CLIMATE CHANGE AI LEADING THE CALL DESIGN, GRANT REVIEW AND SELECTION, AND POST-AWARD GRANTEE SUPPORT, AND WITH FUTURE EARTH DISSEMINATING GRANT FUNDING).

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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 September 7, 2026.

  2. 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 September 30, 2026.

  3. 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 September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since July 2022.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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 7, 2026.

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