Project Drawdown

“Form 990 is e-mailed to the Director of Operations by the CPA prior to filing for review and comment. The electronic copy is then e-mailed to board members for their review. Majority of input on the Form 990 is from the Director of Operations and bookkeeper.Comments are then e-mailed to the CPA for incorporation into the final filing copy.”

“A conflict of interest form is completed and signed by each board member regarding conflict of interest issues such as business relationships and compensation including certain payments made to key employees at the end of each board meeting in December 2011.”

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“Audited financial statementsat the time of the preparation of the informational returns, the audited financial statements had not been issued. It is management's opinion that the financial statements used in the preparation of the informational returns would not be materially different from the audited financial statements when it is later released.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: DRAWDOWN LIFTDrawdown Lift is Project Drawdowns approach to deepening collective understanding of the connections between climate change solutions and poverty alleviation, particularly in countries in Africa and South Asia. Drawdown Lift published a policy brief "Girls' Education and Family Planning: Essential Components of Climate Adaptation and Resilience" in both English and French, which was shared at COP26 by other leading organizations.Drawdown Lift supported the development of and signed the So Paulo Declaration on Planetary Health, which was published in The Lancet, and calls for a just, global transition in how we live ... to optimize the health and well-being of people and the living world in which we are embedded. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: DRAWDOWN LEARNDrawdown Learn is a broad initiative to encourage education and learning about climate solutions based on Project Drawdowns research, analysis, and insights. Through our programs and partnerships, we engage people of all ages in climate solutions and create new ways of teaching and learning about how the world can reach Drawdown.Drawdown Learn produced Climate Solutions 101 the worlds first major educational effort focused on climate solutions. This 6-unit course combines Project Drawdowns trusted knowledge and insights with inspiring voices from around the world, and has more than a million views globally. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: DRAWDOWN LABSDrawdown Labs is Project Drawdowns testing ground for how the private sector can accelerate the scaling of climate solutions quickly, safely, and equitably. Leveraging world-class research and analysis from Project Drawdown and the cross-industry capabilities of climate-leading businesses, philanthropists and investors, Drawdown Labs offers the world powerfuland attainableways of addressing the climate crisis at scale.Drawdown Labs published Climate Solutions at Work a guide for employees seeking to help companies take bolder climate action. It has been downloaded thousands of times, presented to more than 1,000 employees across hundreds of businesses, and been in major media outlets including NPR, Fast Company, GreenBiz, and others.Project Drawdown provided insights to dozens of philanthropies, start-ups, and investors on the most impactful climate solutions, helping shape strategies for high-impact climate financing. In 2021 these conversations led to more than $2 billion in new investments in drawdown-aligned climate solutions.Project Drawdown experts served as advisors for the Count Us In climate action campaign developed by Netflix, ENGIE Impact, and Rare in parallel with the Academy Awardnominated Netflix film Dont Look Up. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: DRAWDOWN SOLUTIONSIn Drawdown Solutions, our research team seeks to determine whether reaching drawdown is possible, using existing and well-proven climate solutions, and to quantify and compare the potential impact of those solutions. Nearly a dozen top-tier scientists from around the world updated the cost-benefit analyses for the entire Drawdown System of Solutions and analyzed 11 new solutions.”