Climateworks Foundation
San Francisco, CA · EIN 26-2303250 · Science and technology · Rank 1,876 by total revenue
To end the climate crisis by amplifying the power of philanthropy.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $350,641,228
- Total expenses
- $317,281,654
- Total assets
- $533,132,275
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $31,575,738
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $43,061,508
- Employees
- 189
- Salary base per employee
- $167,067
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (21)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Mountford | PRESIDENT AND CEO | Board, Officer | 40 | $703,584 |
| Shawn Reifsteck | MANAGING DIRECTOR | Officer | 40 | $584,933 |
| Brian McCracken | CFO, TREASURER | Officer | 40 | $522,364 |
| Gretchen Rau | SECRETARY | Officer | 40 | $251,783 |
| Irene Kim | VP, PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERSHIPS | Key employee | 40 | $560,280 |
| Charles McElwee | VP, PROGRAMS | Key employee | 40 | $533,145 |
| Surabi Menon | VP, GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE | Key employee | 40 | $521,314 |
| Lindsey Allen | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CLUA | Key employee | 40 | $453,991 |
| Negar Naraghi | SENIOR DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES | Key employee | 40 | $411,915 |
| Makeeba Browne | CHIEF OF EQUITY, JUSTICE AND CULTURE | Key employee | 40 | $406,967 |
| Franklin M Orr Jr | BOARD CHAIR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Nancy Lindborg | BOARD VICE CHAIR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Jamshyd Godrej | BOARD DIRECTOR (THRU 2/2024) | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Arunabha Ghosh | BOARD DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Naoko Ishii | BOARD DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Caio Koch-Weser | BOARD DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Carlos Lopes | BOARD DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Kyung-Ah Park | BOARD DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Kristian Parker | BOARD DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Jonathan Pershing | BOARD DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Antha Williams | BOARD DIRECTOR | Board | 2 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $5,227,753, which is 16.6% of the $31,575,738 salary base shared by 189 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Mountford | PRESIDENT AND CEO | Board, Officer | 40 | $622,909 | $0 | $80,675 | $703,584 |
| Shawn Reifsteck | MANAGING DIRECTOR | Officer | 40 | $493,190 | $0 | $91,743 | $584,933 |
| Irene Kim | VP, PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERSHIPS | Key employee | 40 | $468,537 | $0 | $91,743 | $560,280 |
| Charles McElwee | VP, PROGRAMS | Key employee | 40 | $455,221 | $0 | $77,924 | $533,145 |
| Brian McCracken | CFO, TREASURER | Officer | 40 | $432,962 | $0 | $89,402 | $522,364 |
| Surabi Menon | VP, GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE | Key employee | 40 | $441,807 | $0 | $79,507 | $521,314 |
| Michael Bosse | DEPUTY VP, PROGRAMS | Highly paid employee | 40 | $399,581 | $0 | $72,228 | $471,809 |
| Lindsey Allen | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CLUA | Key employee | 40 | $383,661 | $0 | $70,330 | $453,991 |
| Anthony Eggert | SENIOR DIRECTOR, TRANSPORTATION | Highly paid employee | 40 | $365,341 | $0 | $76,530 | $441,871 |
| Jan Derrickson | SR. DIRECTOR, CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL | Highly paid employee | 40 | $361,938 | $0 | $72,524 | $434,462 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202512959349301466 (Form 990, period ending 2024-12-31): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 26-2303250
- Organization website (as filed): www.climateworks.org