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Climate Catalyst Inc

EIN 99-3115487 · Wilmington, DE

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

What it says it does

CLIMATE CATALYST SPARKS COLLECTIVE ACTION TO TACKLE THE BIGGEST CLIMATE CHALLENGES WE FACE TODAY: CUTTING EMISSIONS IN HEAVY INDUSTRIES.

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

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. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Good: 72 out of 100. Higher than 40% of charities in its peer group (environment, $250k to $1m).

Independent board
18 of 25
4 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15
Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8
Has a 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
0 of 10
Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
12 of 15
Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
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

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (2)

$289 spent. TACKLING THE CLIMATE IMPACTS OF EUROPEAN AVIATION - DEMAND FOR AIR TRAVEL CONTINUES TO GROW. WITHOUT ACTION, THE SECTOR COULD TAKE UP TO 25 PER CENT OF THE GLOBAL CARBON BUDGET BY 2050. IN 2024 WE LAUNCHED A NEW PROGRAMME TO TACKLE AVIATION'S CLIMATE IMPACT. BY STRENGTHENING CIVIL SOCIETY ACTION AND COLLABORATION IN THIS SPACE AND EDUCATING AND ENGAGING MORE PRIVATE SECTOR ACTORS, INCLUDING THOSE CRITICAL TO FINANCING AVIATION'S TRANSITION, WE CAN CREATE THE POLICY AND INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT NEEDED TO PUT THE SECTOR ON A PATHWAY TO NET-ZERO BY 2050.
DECARBONISING THE STEEL SECTOR IN INDIA - INDIA IS HOME TO THE SECOND LARGEST STEEL INDUSTRY IN THE WORLD. IT CONTRIBUTES 11 PER CENT OF INDIA'S TOTAL CO2 EMISSIONS. PRODUCTION IS EXPECTED TO TRIPLE BY 2050 AS INDIA'S ECONOMY CONTINUES TO GROW. MEASURES TO DECARBONISE THE INDIAN STEEL SECTOR URGENTLY NEED TO BE ACCELERATED AS PART OF THIS GROWTH. WE BEGAN 2024 WITH STRONG MOMENTUM AND INTEREST IN THE INDIA GREEN STEEL NETWORK TO WORK TOGETHER ON THIS. BUILDING STRONG, STRATEGIC COLLABORATIONS ACROSS THE PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND CIVIL SOCIETY SECTORS WILL BE KEY TO UNLOCKING AMBITION ON STEEL DECARBONISATION IN INDIA, AND MAKING THIS ISSUE A PRIORITY AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT.

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

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.
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? 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.
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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