Mountain Climate Fund
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 881307307
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2022–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Seattle, WA, USA
- Phone
- 4252338419
- Rating
- 83
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- International Development
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $39,755
- Expenses
- $31,860
- Assets
- $11,106
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
3 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Charlie Ashbaugh (Board President)
People named in this filing
- Charlie Ashbaugh (Board President)
- Tenzin Dhonyo (Board Secretary)
- Daniel Seger (Board Treasurer)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The Mountain Climate Fund's primary purpose is to support mountain communities and environments adapt to climate change with a focus in the Himalayan region.
What it reported doing in 2024
Skyagam Solar Water Project. Installed a solar water pump to bring water from the Stod River to the community reservoir. Long-term access to water for 35 families for their agriculture and livestock.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.
The verdict
STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 70
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 56
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 64.1%; rating input score 64
- Program expense ratio: 80%; rating input score 80
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 19.9%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.35; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 64.5% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 72.3% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 112.5% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 64.1% of revenue deployed · 80% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $26K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 23/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.