Public Charity

CENTER FOR CLIMATE AND ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC

CENTER FOR CLIMATE AND ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC is a Public Charity headquartered in WASHINGTON, DC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $18.7M revenue, $20.6M expenses, $29.7M total assets. 81 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $21.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 541892252 WASHINGTON, DC Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis NTEE: C05 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$18.7M
Total Expenses$20.6M
Total Assets$29.7M
Grant Records81
Funding Total$21.9M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE NONPARTISAN CENTER FOR CLIMATE AND ENERGY SOLUTIONS WORKS TO SECURE A SAFE AND STABLE CLIMATE BY ACCELERATING THE GLOBAL TRANSITION TO NET-ZERO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND A THRIVING, JUST, AND RESILIENT ECONOMY. FOR OVER 25 YEARS, C2ES HAS FORGED INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS CLIMATE AND ENERGY CHALLENGES. C2ES ENGAGES OUR BUSINESS COUNCIL AND OTHER BUSINESS NETWORKS TO STRENGTHEN CORPORATE CLIMATE ACTION AND MOBILIZE BUSINESS SUPPORT FOR CLIMATE POLICIES.

Where $100 goes at Center for Climate and Energy Solutions Inc

How Center for Climate and Energy Solutions Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$88 Programs the work itself
$9 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $88 for programs

$42
Business engagement and resilience
47% of program spending
$24
International and carbon markets
28% of program spending
$22
Us policy and outreach
25% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
MOBILIZING CLEAN ENERGY BUSINESSES TO DEFEND TAX CREDITS
$250,000
2025
ADVANCING THE SYSTEMS-LEVEL INNOVATION POLICY AGENDA
$150,000
2025
TO SUPPORT THE ORG'S EFFORTS RELATED TO CLEAN ENERGY AND POLLUTION MITIGATION
$100,000
2025
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$7,500
2024
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$3,000,000

Showing up to 5 of 81 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

SR DIRECTOR AND HEAD OF GLOBAL CARBON MARKETS Amy Merrill Steen
CHAIR Ann Klee
VP FOR POLICY AND OUTREACH Bradley Townsend
CFO Brian Kelly
DIRECTOR David Hone
DIRECTOR David Victor

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$10,463,497 41 grants
Environment & Conservation
$4,706,916 12 grants
Animal Welfare
$3,729,724 11 grants
Research & Policy
$1,005,000 5 grants
Economic Development
$963,080 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $18.7M $20.6M $29.7M
2024 $15.3M $14.4M $22.6M
2023 $23.1M $8.4M $21.7M
2022 $7.3M $5.8M $5.8M
2021 $3.0M $4.1M $5.4M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.0M to $18.7M (+525%), with total assets most recently reported at $29.7M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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