RMI

What it reported doing in 2024

Applying Powerful Market Catalysts: Catalytic Finance (previously The Climate Finance Access Network) helps developing countries secure and structure finance for climate investments, with a focus on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in Africa, Pacific Islands, and the Caribbean through our Climate Finance Access Network and other market interventions. Climate Intelligence makes emissions visible - improving access to timely, trustworthy data that can help drive climate-aligned decisions and transactions globally. Climate Finance partners with the finance community close the gaps in the financial sector that are currently preventing capital from flowing into decarbonization projects, particularly in hard-to-abate sectors by increasing both the supply and demand for climate capital and enabling capital to flow to underserved communities. The Energy Transition Academy is a leadership, capacity, and workforce development platform for energy leaders around the world. It offers tools and services to advance projects, programs, and policies that will empower communities across the Global South to tackle climate challenges, create jobs, and seize clean energy opportunities. Strategy Team maximizes RMI's impact by providing portfolio-level strategic insights and intelligence, both internally and externally, supporting strategic engagement with critical stakeholders, driving our organizational strategy planning process, and supporting Strategy Council decision making. Third Derivative guides and supports the climate tech entrepreneurs who are solving the world's toughest climate challenges, connecting them with a vast and diverse network of experts, corporate partners, and investors to help these startups go to market faster, advance climate tech innovation with their breakthrough ideas, achieve real climate impacts, and transform markets.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 75.4%; rating input score 75
• Program expense ratio: 82.4%; rating input score 82
• Fundraising efficiency: $18.4 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 94.7%; rating input score 95; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Pass
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Fail
  • Conducts field audits: Fail
  • May suspend future funding: Fail
  • Requires financial reports: Fail
  • Conducts site visits: Fail
  • Requires grant agreements: Fail
  • May require repayment: Fail
• Grant itemization coverage: 99.4%; rating input score 99; 39th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 75%; rating input score 75; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 9.1%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.94; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.19; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 3.3%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 19.8% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 18% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 17.3% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings