Climate Equity Action Fund
Public records raise at least one point you should look into before giving.
What it says it does
THE CLIMATE EQUITY ACTION FUND (CEAF) WORKS HAND-IN-HAND WITH COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERS IN CRITICAL STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO SECURE AND SUSTAIN POLICY WINS FOR CLIMATE AND CLEAN ENERGY. BUILDING ON OVER A DECADE OF TRUST WITH LEADING INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS IN EACH STATE, WE DEPLOY STRATEGIC GRANTS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO BUILD A BROAD AND DIVERSE BASE OF SUPPORT THAT ACHIEVES RESULTS. THE EQUITY ACTION FUND ALSO SELECTIVELY HELPS ELECT CLEAN ENERGY CHAMPIONS TO PUBLIC OFFICE.
- Income
- $11.6 million
- Spending
- $10.4 million
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 3
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 (2)
- $9.7 million spent. GRANT PROGRAMS: GRANTMAKING, POLICY RESEARCH, STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THAT INCREASE THE IMPACT, EFFICACY AND SCALE OF COMMUNITY-LED NON-PARTISAN CIVIC PARTICIPATION AND POLICY ADVOCACY.TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF VOTER MODELING AND OTHER SPECIALIZED RESOURCES.
- $103,242 spent. POLICY ACCELERATOR: DONOR ADVISING AND GRANTMAKING THAT PROPELS MULTI-RACIAL VOTER SUPPORT TO ELECT CLIMATE CHAMPIONS AND SECURE POLICY WINS FOR CLIMATE ACTION AND CLEAN ENERGY BY INCREASING THE VOTE SHARE, POLITICAL POWER AND POLICY RESPONSIVENESS TO BLACK, INDIGENOUS, LATINX, AAPI, IMMIGRANT, AND LOW-WEALTH MULTIRACIAL COMMUNITIES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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