Climate Science Legal Defense Fund
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Expenses | Net | Reserve mo. | Staff % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 55,462 | 17,543 | 37,919 | 25.9 | — |
| 2015 | 206,288 | 151,722 | 54,566 | 7.3 | 51% |
| 2016 | 378,392 | 165,173 | 213,219 | 21.1 | 50% |
| 2017 | 584,817 | 320,948 | 263,869 | 20.7 | 45% |
| 2018 | 738,814 | 512,194 | 226,620 | 18.3 | 47% |
| 2019 | 503,886 | 498,225 | 5,661 | 19.0 | 46% |
| 2020 | 368,767 | 444,712 | −75,945 | 19.2 | 41% |
| 2021 | 570,528 | 372,207 | 198,321 | 29.3 | 44% |
| 2022 | 518,631 | 366,711 | 151,920 | 34.7 | 45% |
| 2023 | 525,799 | 367,011 | 158,788 | 39.9 | 39% |
In its most recent public year (2023), this organization brought in $158,788 more than it spent. Its reserves stood at about 39.9 months of spending, up from 25.9 in 2014. Staff pay was 39% of spending. $60,000 of its net assets are donor-restricted.
Reserve months = net assets ÷ average monthly spending; net assets count everything the organization owns beyond its debts — buildings and donor-restricted funds included, not just cash. Staff pay = salaries, wages, and officer compensation; it excludes benefits and payroll taxes. The IRS releases this data years after the fact — this organization's newest public year is 2023. Years refer to the calendar year in which the organization's fiscal year ended. Short-form filers do not publicly report donor-restricted balances or staffing costs. Source filings
Climate Science Legal Defense Fund's IRS filings as a feed — one entry per filing year, through 2023. Add the address to any feed reader; in Slack, send /feed subscribe with it (pasting the link alone won't subscribe). How this feed works