The Climate Group Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Climate week nyc and u.s. Leaders' forum: climate week nyc is climate group's flagship convening platform advancing climate action through public engagement, cross-sector collaboration, and leadership programming. In fy25, climate week nyc delivered 1,007 official events and engaged 100,000+ participants across New York city. The program generated 13,100 media mentions across 2,900 outlets, with an estimated global reach exceeding 26 billion, and reached 94 million people through digital engagement. Climate group also delivered the hub live, featuring 220 speakers and 5,573 total participants (2,534 in-person; 3,039 virtual), representing 1,754 organizations, 148 governments, 85 countries, and 47 u.s. States.the u.s. Leaders' forum is climate group's north america-focused leadership convening, held in Washington, d.c., that brings together senior decision-makers from business, government, and civil society to advance implementation-oriented climate collaboration. In fy25, the u.s. Leaders' forum strengthened cross-sector coordination and helped align stakeholders around actionable priorities, supporting progress on clean energy adoption, zero-emission transport, and industrial decarbonization across the united states and north america.clean energy transition (re100): climate group's clean energy program accelerates the global transition to renewable electricity by mobilizing corporate demand and supporting enabling market and policy conditions. The program includes re100, a global initiative of 400+ companies across 120 markets committed to sourcing 100% renewable electricity by 2050 at the latest.in fy25, re100 member companies reported sourcing approximately 50% renewable electricity on average. Collectively, re100 members represent renewable electricity demand greater than the total electricity consumption of france, demonstrating the program's significant influence on global clean energy markets and emissions reductions.ev100 / ev100+ / steel programming: climate group's transport and industrial programs accelerate decarbonization by leveraging corporate leadership to shift procurement, investment, and supply chains toward zero-emission solutions. The program includes ev100, comprising 120+ companies across 117 markets committed to electrifying vehicle fleets and installing charging infrastructure by 2030. In fy25, ev100 members had deployed 600,000+ electric vehicles and installed 31,000+ charging points.the program also includes ev100+, focused on transitioning medium- and heavy-duty vehicles to zero-emission solutions by 2040 across oecd markets, india, and china. In addition, climate group advanced industrial decarbonization through steel programming, supporting corporate demand signals and collaboration to accelerate production and procurement of low-carbon steel.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 70.6%; rating input score 71
• Program expense ratio: 70.1%; rating input score 70
• Fundraising efficiency: $26.53 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Pass
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Pass
  • Conducts field audits: Fail
  • May suspend future funding: Fail
  • Requires financial reports: Fail
  • Conducts site visits: Fail
  • Requires grant agreements: Pass
  • May require repayment: Fail
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: -0.7%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.13; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.48; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 19.8%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 13.3% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 7.9% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 4.6% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings