Public Charity

ACT Institute Inc

ACT Institute Inc is a Public Charity headquartered in Somerville, MA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $1.7M revenue, $2.1M expenses, $480K total assets. 23 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.7M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 205961645 Somerville, MA Energy Resources Conservation & Development NTEE: C35 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.7M
Total Expenses$2.1M
Total Assets$480K
Grant Records23
Funding Total$1.7M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

ACT Institute leads the just, equitable and rapid transition to a clean energy future and diverse climate economy.

Where $100 goes at ACT Institute Inc

How ACT Institute Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$75 Programs the work itself
$25 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $75 for programs

$38
In ACT Institute's policy and government affairs initiatives, the institute leads planning and broad education and related efforts, while the council leads in legislative advocacy and related convenings
51% of program spending
$23
Cleantech Open is the oldest and largest cleantech startup accelerator program, with the mission to find, fund, and foster entrepreneurs with ideas to solve our greatest environmental and…
31% of program spending
$10
ACT Institute's Cleantech Navigate Northeast (Navigate) program leverages the power of ACT Institute's networks to provide cleantech startups access to resources and business support to grow and scale
12% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
UNRESTRICTED GRANT
$154,515
2024
Operating Support/Annual Fund
$300,000
2024
PROGRAM ASSISTANCE
$25,000
2023
TO INTERVENE IN THE MASS DPU PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO ELECTRIC PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORS 3 YEAR EE PLANS FOR MEMBERS-AMENDMENT ADD FUNDS.
$90,000
2022
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
$90,000

Showing up to 5 of 23 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

VP Advancement Alistair Pim
Director Amy Duffulor
Co-Chair Dan Goldman
Director David Sandbank
Director Emily Reichert
Director Gregory King

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$681,215 10 grants
Education
$555,000 8 grants
Research & Policy
$440,500 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $1.7M $2.1M $480K
2023 $1.8M $1.9M $562K
2022 $1.5M $1.6M $426K
2021 $1.7M $1.2M $828K
2020 $1.2M $1.2M $450K

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.2M to $1.7M (+41%), with total assets most recently reported at $480K.

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

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