Center for Climate and Energy Solutions Inc

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 54-1892252 Website

THE NONPARTISAN CENTER FOR CLIMATE AND ENERGY SOLUTIONS WORKS TO SECURE A SAFE AND STABLE CLIMATE BY ACCELERATING THE GLOBAL TRANSITION TO NET-ZERO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND A THRIVING, JUST, AND RESILIENT ECONOMY. FOR OVER 25 YEARS, C2ES HAS FORGED INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS CLIMATE AND ENERGY CHALLENGES. THROUGH OUR BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP COUNCIL, C2ES ENGAGES COMPANIES TO STRENGTHEN CORPORATE CLIMATE ACTION AND MOBILIZE BUSINESS SUPPORT FOR CLIMATE POLICIES.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$22.6M

+4.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$886K

+651.6% YoY

Grant Count

3

+200.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$295K

+150.5% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$6M$13M$19M$25M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$22,640,326$21,689,536$5,750,641
Revenue$15,258,264$23,088,647$7,333,825
Expenses$14,356,534$8,382,929$5,839,221
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$559,741$133,211$1,263
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$221K$443K$664K$886K0 grants20204 grants20212 grants20221 grants20233 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2024

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND$845KWORLD WILDLIFE FUND$29KRESILIENCE RISING NA$11K

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K1$50–100K4$100–250K1$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

NATHANIEL KEOHANEPRESIDENT$477KKAVEH GUILANPOURVICE PRESIDENT FOR INTERNATI…$260KBRIAN KELLYCFO$188KAMY MERRILLSENIOR DIRECTOR OF CARBON MA…$188KVERENA RADULOVICVICE PRESIDENT FOR BUSINESS …$185KBRADLEY TOWNSENDDIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC INITIA…$176KJOHN A GERLACHVICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICAT…$176KDOUGLAS VINEDIRECTOR OF ENERGY ANALYSIS$140KROSEMARIE LUTTENBERGERDIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY$128KJASON YEDIRECTOR OF U.S. POLICY AND …$127KAMY BAILEYDIRECTOR OF CLIMATE RESILIEN…$122K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
NATHANIEL KEOHANEPRESIDENT37.5$476,973
KAVEH GUILANPOURVICE PRESIDENT FOR INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIES37.5$259,875
AMY MERRILLSENIOR DIRECTOR OF CARBON MARKETS37.5$187,788
BRADLEY TOWNSENDDIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES37.5$176,308
VERENA RADULOVICVICE PRESIDENT FOR BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT37.5$185,015
JOHN A GERLACHVICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS37.5$176,225
BRIAN KELLYCFO37.5$188,443
DOUGLAS VINEDIRECTOR OF ENERGY ANALYSIS37.5$139,850
AMY BAILEYDIRECTOR OF CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY37.5$122,032
JASON YEDIRECTOR OF U.S. POLICY AND OUTREACH37.5$127,476
ROSEMARIE LUTTENBERGERDIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY37.5$127,933
ANN KLEECHAIR1
LESLIE CAROTHERSDIRECTOR1
DAVID HONEDIRECTOR1
ROBERT LEARYDIRECTOR1
FRANK LOYDIRECTOR1
ROGER MARTELLADIRECTOR1
JIM MCGINNISDIRECTOR1
JANE PARKDIRECTOR1
MAUREEN RAYMODIRECTOR1
THEODORE ROOSEVELT IVDIRECTOR1
JOHN SCHMITZDIRECTOR1
RICHARD THIGPENDIRECTOR1
JEFF WILLIAMSDIRECTOR1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

ArlingtonNew YorkSacramentoWashington

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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