Mission
THE CALIFORNIA CLEAN ENERGY FUND SUPPORTS ENTREPRENEURS TO DRIVE INNOVATION AND BUILD EQUITY INTO THE CLEAN ECONOMY.
Public Charity
California Clean Energy Fund
California Clean Energy Fund is a Public Charity headquartered in Berkeley, CA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $2.3M revenue, $2.8M expenses, $4.8M total assets. IRS filings disclose 3 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $1.6M.
EIN: 770640000
Berkeley, CA
Energy Resources Conservation & Development
NTEE: C35
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$2.3M
Total Expenses$2.8M
Total Assets$4.8M
Grants Given3
Grant Total$1.6M
Filing Years2019–2024
Where $100 goes at California Clean Energy Fund
How California Clean Energy Fund divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$77
Programs
the work itself
$23
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 $77 for programs
$49
Continuous program delivery of the california sustainable energy entrepreneur development (calseed) program with the goal of awarding up to $66m in grants to a diverse pool of sustainable…
$22
Caltestbed provides vouchers to california clean energy entrepreneurs ready to test their innovations in testbed facilities across the state
$6
Calcef is a subcontractor on the power forward grant program, a battery manufacturing grant program funded by the california energy commission
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 Given
Energy Institute at Haas - The Regents of the University of California
Cleantech to Market (C2M) Program
$75,000
ENERGY INSTITUTE AT HAAS - THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
CLEANTECH TO MARKET (C2M) PROGRAM
$75,000
FORGIVENESS ON LOAN
$1,462,125
Showing up to 5 of 3 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Head of Partnerships, Events & Brand
Alisa Ahmadian
CFO
Christina Borsum
Executive Director END: 7/2024
Danny Kennedy
Controller
Grace Nitafan
CEO START: 8/2024
Henri Van Eeghen
Board Member
Ian Rogoff
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.3M | $2.8M | $4.8M |
| 2023 | $2.4M | $2.6M | $4.3M |
| 2022 | $2.8M | $4.2M | $5.0M |
| 2020 | $2.4M | $2.5M | $5.0M |
| 2019 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $5.2M |
Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.6M to $2.3M (+43%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.8M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.
Grant Geography
Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA.
CA
Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.