Liabilities / Assets
55th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
The Climate Change Now Initiative
990EZ • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 90-1006128
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
55th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
97th percentile
Higher net margin than 97% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
76th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
100th percentile
Faster asset growth than 100% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
98th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 98% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$4,807
Up $4,806 (+480600%) from 2019
Net Assets
$4,807
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2019
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Up$3,346
Up $2,584 (+339%) from 2019
Expenses
Down$345
Down $3,400 (-91%) from 2019
Net Income
Up$3,001
Up $5,984 (+201%) from 2019
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
- Signed
- Mar 17, 2022
- Return Version
- 2020v4.2
- Gross Receipts
- $3,346
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Climate science and climate impact education
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Our platform and products can be seen at https//climatediscovery.org and https//climatechangetshirts.org. Our knowledgebase and written outreach to date this program has created more than 500 review reports. | - | - |
| Our top 30 popular press articles have seen 35,000 facebook likes and 300,000 views. | - | - |
| Films and Music This program creates learning media for the right side of the brain using the latest global warming psychology when left brain learning has not worked out so well, using images, narrative, storytelling and music. | - | - |
| Our current film project is Climate Change Across America with 62,000 miles filmed and our first film in the series, Inglorious Events, was nominated for award at Austin Indie Film Festival. | - | - |
| Our Policy Development Efforts Our director personally convinced the Climate Policy Committee at national Sierra Club to lower thier warming limit fro, 1.5 degreese C to less than 1 dgree C warming above normal. | - | - |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce C Melton | Director | FT | $0 | - | - |
| Philip Fulton | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| Carol Cespedes | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| Beki Halpin | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| Jin Edwards | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| John Hrncir | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Climate Change Now Intiative
- EIN
- 90-1006128
- Phone
- 5127997998
- Address
- 8103 Kirkham Drive, Austin, TX 78736
Signing Officer
- Name
- Bruce C Melton
- Title
- Director
- Signed
- 2022-03-17
- Discuss with paid preparer
- No
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-EZ, Part III, Line 31
“Our current film project is Climate Change Across America with 62,000 miles filmed and our first film in the series, Inglorious Events, was nominated for award at Austin Indie Film Festival. Grants and allocations 0, Program service expenses 0”
Form 990-EZ, Part III, Line 31
“Our Policy Development Efforts Our director personally convinced the Climate Policy Committee at national Sierra Club to lower thier warming limit fro, 1.5 degreese C to less than 1 dgree C warming above normal. Grants and allocations 0, Program service expenses 0”
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses
“Supplies 345”
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Filings
Displayed year
2020 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $4,807
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $4,807
- Revenue
- $3,346
- Expenses
- $345
- Net income
- $3,001