Teens Take on Climate Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 881881315
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2022–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2023
- Location
- Waukesha, WI, USA
- Phone
- 2627985080
- Rating
- 82
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Environmental Education and Outdoor Survival Programs
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $253,820
- Expenses
- $280,092
- Assets
- $11,022
- Liabilities
- $7,605
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
8 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- MARJORIE HESS (PRESIDENT)
- STEPHANIE COMER (VICE-PRESIDENT THRU MAY 2024)
- MARY POUNDER (VICE-PRESIDENT)
Highest reported compensation
- MARJORIE HESS (PRESIDENT): $135,499 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The purpose of teens take on climate ("ttoc") is to educate and empower teens to create equitable solutions to fight the climate crisis. By educating teens about climate change this amplifies their voices to empower them to be the next generation of leaders at the forefront of solving the climate crisis. To achieve its bold vision of intergenerational climate change, ttoc also focuses on addressing the disproportionate effects of climate change on communities plagued by systemic racism. To that end, ttoc works to build a community of teens, climate leaders, and organizations committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion to fight climate change for all.
What it reported doing in 2024
Collaboration with other climate organizations and partners to facilitate its specialized educational programming for teens and teen-serving organizations. Programming features workshops and educational modules that demonstrate the intersection of climate issues with various disciplines, such as the arts, agriculture, science, technology, engineering, and math.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 88
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 75
- Sustainability: 13
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 97.8%; rating input score 98
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 75%; rating input score 75; 20th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -10.4%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.04; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.69; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 48.4%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 57.7% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 39.1% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -30% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 97.8% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 3 of 4 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $274K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $135K · 8 people listed
- Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- 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: Operating margin scored 22/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 4/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 8/100.