Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 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
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 1,003,163 | 843,122 | 1,505,893 | 2,108,288 | 2,404,099 | 7,864,565 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 1,003,163 | 843,122 | 1,505,893 | 2,108,288 | 2,404,099 | 7,864,565 |
| 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) .. | 1,471,418 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 6,393,147 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 1,003,163 | 843,122 | 1,505,893 | 2,108,288 | 2,404,099 | 7,864,565 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 1,365 | 7,620 | 4,948 | 2,051 | 2,490 | 18,474 |
| 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.).. | 446 | 5,000 | 778 | 6,224 | ||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 7,889,263 | |||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| 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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
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 2021 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2021 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2021 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2021 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2021: | ||||
| a From 2016....... | ||||
| b From 2017....... | ||||
| c From 2018....... | ||||
| d From 2019....... | ||||
| e From 2020....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2016 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2021 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2021, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2021. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2022. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2021..... | ||||
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Software ID: | 21013475 |
| Software Version: | 2021v4.0 |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part VI, Line 4: Description of Significant Changes to Organizational Documents | We amended our bylaws section 2.1 to add as part of our purpose, advocating for clean energy on behalf of residential ratepayers before the California Public Utilities Commission. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | Once the 990 is prepared and reviewed by the CFO and the Audit Committee of the Board, it is provided to the full BOD for review and comment before submission. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | Board members submit a Conflict of Interest Disclosure form each year that certifies that they have read the understood the organizations Conflict of Interest policy and that they agree to comply with the policy. Board members also disclose any affiliations and potential conflicts so that the board may review them to determine whether any steps need to be taken to comply with the policy. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management | Compensation was reviewed and approved by BOD based on comparability data, i.e. "Fair Pay for Northern California Nonprofits". |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees | Compensation of CFO, COO, and Director of Philanthropy reviewed and approved by CEO based on "Fair Pay for Northern California NonprofitsX and included in annual budget, reviewed by Board leaders as part of CEO annual review process, and approved by BOD. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | Governing documents by request; summary financial statements on website. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a (Cont.) - Program Service Accomplishments | Our signature campaign, Climate-Safe California, offers a bold policy platform to address the climate crisis. Its a unique and comprehensive campaign designed to bring Californias climate ambition in line with the latest science and catalyze similar efforts across the country and around the world.Climate-Safe California is a set of policies that would allow California to remove more climate pollution from the atmosphere than we emit by 2030 while creating thousands of jobs and repairing environmental injustices. The guiding principles of all Climate-Safe California policies and programs are to be based on the latest science, ensure a just transition for fossil fuel workers, and support climate justice for low-income communities.Climate-Safe California is composed of many initiatives or program areas. Over the 2021 22 fiscal year, much has been accomplished developing, promoting, and implementing Climate-Safe California.The first step that supporters can take toward more aggressive climate action in California is to endorse Climate-Safe California. As of 6/30/22 we had secured 1635 total endorsements of Climate-Safe California (CSC) to date including 161 organizations, 121 businesses, 97 elected officials, 9 cities/counties, 4 governmental bodies and 1,244 individuals. We have also built diverse coalitions of nonprofit organizational partners that work with us to realize policy components of the Climate-Safe California platform, especially on community energy resilience, setting aggressive targets, and nature-based carbon sequestration. We have also convened partners around the climate science which makes the case for accelerated action, what Californias economy wide target for greenhouse gas emissions reduction should be, and different technologies or approaches to achieving these bold goals. An important part of reducing carbon pollution in California is phasing out of fossil fuel production and use. In the supply side work, The Climate Center hosted a well-received panel on social and environmental impacts of oil and gas extraction and refining at its 2022 Climate Policy Summit. The Climate Center has also built strong relationships with several coalitions working in this space including the Last Chance Alliance, VISIN, Stand.LA, the Refinery Transition Working Group, and others. Accomplishments have included raising public awareness about health impacts of oil drilling in neighborhoods, the need for 3200 foot public health and safety setbacks from existing oil wells, methane leaks at idle and abandoned oil wells in Kern County, and taking action to ensure that thorough public review takes place with regard to refinery transitions to biofuel refining. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4b (Cont.) - Program Service Accomplishments | Senate Bill 833, Community Energy Resilience Act of 2022 (Senator Dodd), calls for the creation of a technical assistance and grant program administered by the California Energy Commission (CEC) to help local governments develop clean energy resilience plans, leveraging the substantial related investments that have already been made by the CEC. SB 833 enables local governments to collaborate with utilities in planning community-scale energy infrastructure such as solar panels and battery storage so that communities are deciding what facilities remain energized during a crisis. The bill is aimed to help California reduce its reliance on carbon-emitting generators during disaster-driven power outages by empowering local governments to more strategically plan for the use of clean-emission, distributed energy resources, with a priority on lower income communities.Over 40 organizations signed on to support SB 833. The bill has passed through important votes including the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Senate floor and the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee. It now awaits a vote on the assembly floor. Senator Dodd has made securing funds for this one of his top budget requests. The Climate Center also successfully advocated for the inclusion of funding for distributed energy resources in the Governors updated May budget proposal. These include a $950 million multiyear allocation for distributed energy backup assets, a $970 million multiyear allocation for residential solar and storage, and a $30 million for Capacity Building Grants for disadvantaged communities (which is consistent with the funding ask in SB 833). As of the end of this reporting period the Legislature and Administration were currently negotiating over these allocations, among other items in the still-developing Climate and Energy Budget Package which will be decided before the session ends in September.The Climate Center worked with Assembly member Cristina Garcias office on the Natural Carbon Sequestration and Resilience Act of 2022 (AB 2649). AB 2649 is the first bill in the U.S. that will set into a goal of sequestering 60MMT of carbon dioxide equivalent form the atmosphere per year through soil and vegetation in and on the states natural and working lands (NWL) by 2030. The goal would then increase to 75MMT/year by 2035. The Climate Center is working with three other organizations co-sponsoring this bill and leading a coalition of over 80 organizations who signed a coalition letter in support of the bill. Additional bill co-authors include Senators Josh Becker, Nancy Skinner, and Senator Monique Limon, and Assembly member Mark Stone. The bill has made it through numerous critical votes, including the Assembly Natural Resources Committee, Assembly Appropriations Committee, the Assembly floor, and the Senate Natural Resources and Water and Environmental Quality Committees. As of the end of this reporting period, the bill was in the Senate Appropriations Committee. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4c (Cont.) - Program Service Accomplishments | We have also been very successful in communicating beyond our base by placing op-eds in some major California news outlets. These included articles in the Sacramento Bee, CalMatters, San Francisco Chronicle, The Mercury News, The Press Democrat, and the Los Angeles Times.In January The Climate Center released a report Setting an Ambitious Sequestration Goal for Californias Working Lands: Analysis and Recommendations for Net-Negative Emissions by 2030. Every scenario in which we limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, as outlined in the Paris agreement, involves dramatically cutting emissions and removing carbon from the atmosphere. Rather than rely on unproven technologies like carbon capture and storage (CCS) that prolong fossil fuel reliance and pollution, this report demonstrates that California can look to its millions of acres of cropland, pastures, ranches, parks, and green urban spaces to sequester carbon.The report finds that Californias working and urban lands, under ideal conditions, have the biophysical capacity to sequester up to 100 million metric tons (MMT) of carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2e) per year. Thats far more than previously estimated and equivalent to about one-quarter of the states annual greenhouse gas emissions. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d - Program Service Accomplishments | Other Programs: COP 26 UNFCCC (Nov. 6-18, Glasgow, Scotland)The Climate Center as an official UN Observer to the United Nations Conference of the Parties 26 (COP 26) built and strengthened our standing and personal relationships with state elected officials and staff, by making entrance badges available for sponsoring their attendance at the UN COP26 climate meeting in Glasgow in early November. We also organized media briefings for state leaders and broadcast a meeting for our supporters in California about the issues being discussed at COP and the actions coming out of it.In April of this year The Climate Center hosted The California Climate Policy Summit with 242 registered attendees including state and local elected officials, business and activist leaders to discuss current climate legislation and what is still needed to achieve accelerated, equitable climate action. There were 46 speakers in all including Wade Crowfoot, Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency who discussed the opportunities for the state to sequester carbon on natural and working lands, Dr. Mijin Cha from Occidental College who spoke on the need for environmental justice and how some of the states climate solutions left low income people behind and David Hoschschild, Chair of the California Energy Commission described the state as a giant incubator for renewables, EVs, and battery storage. He also suggested that the state could be more aggressive on Renewable Portfolio Standards goals, Assembly member Cristina Garcia and Senator Bob Wieckowski, spoke on current climate legislation including the Natural Carbon Sequestration and Resilience Act, sponsored by The Climate Center.The plenary session in the morning focused on current climate trends, Californias climate progress to date, and the need to prioritize equity in climate policy. The afternoon breakout sessions got into more details about barriers to action and specific regulatory and legislative remedies and with an opportunity for more robust discussion from the audience. |
| Software ID: | 21013475 |
| Software Version: | 2021v4.0 |