Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any unusual grants.) .... | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10. | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 231,240 | 304,115 | 334,127 | 498,713 | 559,478 | 1,927,673 |
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | 301,902 | 516,889 | 359,038 | 342,842 | 368,404 | 1,889,075 |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513... | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | 0 | |||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | 533,142 | 821,004 | 693,165 | 841,555 | 927,882 | 3,816,748 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 20,000 | |
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | 0 | |||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 20,000 | |
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 3,796,748 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 533,142 | 821,004 | 693,165 | 841,555 | 927,882 | 3,816,748 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 51 | 128 | 123 | 150 | 1,681 | 2,133 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | 0 | |||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 51 | 128 | 123 | 150 | 1,681 | 2,133 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | 0 | |||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | 0 | |||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 533,193 | 821,132 | 693,288 | 841,705 | 929,563 | 3,818,881 |
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2015 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2015 |
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Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 |
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2015 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2015: | ||||
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| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2010 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2015 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2015, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2015. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2016. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
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| c Excess from 2013....... | ||||
| d From 2014....... | ||||
| e From 2015....... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Software ID: | 15000324 |
| Software Version: | 2015v2.0 |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part III, Line 2: New Services | Solar Sonoma County: In 2015, CCP took over Solar Sonoma County, another local non-profit organization. Our Clean Energy Advocate program provides property owners with objective information, refers them to vendors weve vetted, and helps them navigate the solar market. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description | OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: ECO2school: ECO2school is a service-learning program teaching climate literacy and leadership skills to high school students. Teens promote walking and biking transportation to their peers to reduce emissions and achieve long-term personal, community, and environmental health. In 2015, ECO2school worked in 13 high schools and reached 12,044, students. Of these, 7,507 students participated in at least one behavior change action to reduce their carbon footprint. The shift in students modes of transportation resulted in a 7 percent average reduction in vehicle miles traveled and greenhouse gas emissions across the schools in the program, and a total reduction of 33,557 miles driven. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Solar Sonoma County: In 2015, CCP took over Solar Sonoma County, another local non-profit organization. Our Clean Energy Advocate program provides property owners with objective information, refers them to vendors weve vetted, and helps them navigate the solar market.Tracking Progress: As we have done since 2004, CCP issued a report card of Sonoma Countys greenhouse gas emissions. The report shows emissions by sector (transportation, electricity, natural gas, and solid waste), the overall trend since 1990, and the progress toward Sonoma Countys 25% GHG reduction target for 2015. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: Business for Clean Energy: We partner with about 60 business members to leverage the business communitys leadership to foster creative climate solutions. We spread their stories about their green innovations in the media, and convene them quarterly to share successes, best practices, and inspiration. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: Community Choice Energy (CCE) for California: CCE is a local program enabled by state law that buys and generates electricity for businesses and residents. CCE is one of the most powerful measures a local community can take to significantly and rapidly reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, Community Choice accelerates renewable energy deployment, stabilizes electricity rates, stimulates the local the economy, creates green jobs, and develops a more resilient energy system. Its a public-private partnership, where the existing investor-owned utility maintains transmission lines, and the locally controlled Community Choice entity sets electricity rates and procures power. The Center for Climate Protection (CCP) spreads this powerful program to communities throughout California. Continued on Schedule O. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 8: CCE, continuedAfter helping successfully launch Sonoma Clean Power in 2014, CCP has worked in Silicon Valley since 2013 to educate government, business, and community leaders about the benefits of Community Choice. In fall 2015 we organized a Business Forum on Community Choice Energy hosted by Cisco Systems in San Jose. We educated the mayor of San Jose, other local elected officials, and their staff about Community Choice Energy. We educated local groups such as Joint Venture Silicon Valley about the issue, and partnered with them to conduct community outreach.We received funding from the Logan Foundation to work in the Central Valley to educate the environmental justice about the benefits of Community Choice Energy.In 2015 we laid the groundwork for our second statewide Community Choice symposium, the Business of Local Energy, held March 2016 in San Jose. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | First review was done by the Finance Committee. All directors were afforded the opportunity to ask questions and offer edits. The decision of whether to make edits was made by the staff person in charge of finances within the organization in conjunction with consultation with our tax preparer. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | The Human Resource Commirtte of the board directed staff to use the "Fair Pay for Northern California Nonprofits, the 2011 Compensation & Benefits Survey" and do a survey of the compensation levels and position descriptions for 3 similar local nonprofits. Based on this information the Human Resource Committee set salary levels (for all employes including the ED) for a five year period starting in 2012 to bring the organization up to the level of the market average. This was recently augmented by a staff review of the 2015 Salary Survey. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management | The Human Resource Committee of the board directed staff to use the "Fair Pay for Northern California Nonprofits, the 2011 Compensation & Benefits Survey" and do a survey of the compensation levels and position descriptions for 3 similar local nonprofits. Based on this information the HR Committee set salary levels (for all employees including the ED) for this year and goals for a five year period to bring the organization up to the level of the market average. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees | The Human Resource Committee of the board directed staff to use the "Fair Pay for Northern California Nonprofits, the 2011 Compensation & Benefits Survey" and do a survey of the compensation levels and position descriptions for 3 similar local nonprofits. Based on this information the HR Committee set salary levels (for all employees including the ED) for this year and goals for a five year period to bring the organization up to the level of the market average. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | All are available upon request |
| Software ID: | 15000324 |
| Software Version: | 2015v2.0 |