Clean Air Task Force Inc
Overview
Mission
Push the technology and policy changes needed to achieve a zero-emissions, high-energy planet at an affordable cost.
What it reported doing in 2024
Fusion - catf is leading efforts to advance fusion energy by advocating for the development of a global market and regulatory frameworks. Our fusion energy team works with industry leaders, governments, and stakeholders to create harmonized standards, promote safety protocols, and address technical challenges like supply chain issues. We are also raising awareness about the potential of fusion energy and supporting research to improve its technological readiness. Catf's strategy includes securing investments, building coalitions, and ensuring that fusion is recognized as a key player in the future clean energy mix.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The nonprofit carried out 92% of its reported program work directly.
- Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 043512550
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Headquarters
- Boston, MA, USA
- Rating
- 75
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Environment and Animals
The verdict
SUPPORTED - A large share of total spending goes to programs and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filing reports few safeguards for setting executive pay.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 63
- Transparency & Controls: 71
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 63
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 56.6%; rating input score 57
- Program expense ratio: 69.4%; rating input score 69
- Fundraising efficiency: $44.95 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 28th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
- Foreign activity oversight: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
- Grant itemization coverage: 99.5%; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
- Public monitoring controls: Limited
- Public policy transparency: Limited
- Public financial transparency: Limited
- Impact reporting controls: Limited
- Public relationship transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Public governance controls: Limited
- Zakat policy transparency: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 19.2%; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
- Operating reserve ratio: 1.17; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.11; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 10.5%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 22.2% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 19% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 21.4% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 56.6% of revenue deployed · 69.4% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $28.1M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $396K · 28 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Consistency: 35 of 36 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
- Schedules: 11 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, and executive pay
- Filing history: 15 annual filings from 2010 to 2024
- Money network: 22 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 6 filed related-organization links