INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS INC

Tax status: 501(c)(3) public charity, recognized by the IRS in 2020.

EIN: 56-2451141.

FY2024 Form 990: $6,576,178 total revenue, $3,893,230 total expenses, $5,889,256 total assets.

How Helpfund reads this organization

Public Activity — Solid

Published Content & Communications — Strong Website content was successfully cataloged (mission, programs, links). We did not find a report linked from this organization's home page. We have not looked at the rest of the site, so this is not scored either way. We could not read this organization's news section, so its publishing activity has not been assessed. Posting history has not been collected for this organization yet — not scored either way.

Operating History & Continuity — Solid Granted tax-exempt status in 2020 — 6 years of operating history. Unbroken filing record across 3 years.

Web & Social Presence — Strong Website is reachable (Inside Climate News). We have not searched this organization's website for social accounts yet — not scored either way. Posting activity cannot be checked until this organization's accounts are resolved — not scored either way. Posting activity has not been collected for this organization yet — not scored either way.

Regulatory & Legal Compliance — Strong Most recent 990 covers tax year 2024 — current. Latest filing includes the full functional-expense breakdown. Reports a written conflict-of-interest policy. Reports a whistleblower policy. Reports a document-retention policy. Uses an independent process to set executive compensation. 100% of voting board members are independent. Listed in IRS Publication 78 as an organization eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

Programs & Events — Limited 1 program service line described on the latest 990. Program descriptions are brief, with little detail given. Described programs account for 85% of reported expenses.

5 of 5 signals measured.

Sentiment — not yet scored

Independent Funder & Peer Validation — Strongly positive Received grants from 17 independent grantmakers, each recorded in that funder's own IRS filing rather than reported by this organization. 13 grantmakers funded it in the most recent filing years on record.

Media, Press & Legal, Social Chatter & Reach, Public Reviews & Community Voice: We have not collected this yet. That is a gap in our coverage, not a finding about this organization.

Third-Party Ratings & Watchdogs: The data exists but we are not licensed to publish it. This is a limit on us, not a finding about this organization.

1 of 5 signals measured.

Impact — not yet scored

Outcome Measurability & Disclosure — Minimal Publishes 2 outcome statements. Outcome statements are qualitative only, with no measurable figures given. Outcome statements carry no time period, so the results cannot be placed in time.

Cost-Effectiveness, Impact Scale & Growth: We can measure this and choose not to publish it.

Third-Party Impact Validation, Constituent-Verified Results: We have not collected this yet. That is a gap in our coverage, not a finding about this organization.

1 of 5 signals measured.

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Programs

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Leadership

DAVID SASSOON, PRESIDENT · VERNON LOEB, EXECUTIVE EDITOR · MEGAN BOYLE, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AN · MICHAEL KODAS, SENIOR EDITOR · CAROLINE JONES, SENIOR EDITOR · ERIN COLLIER, SENIOR EDITOR · SHIRLEY M CARSWELL, BOARD MEMBER · KRISTEN MULLER, BOARD MEMBER

Reported on the organization's IRS Form 990, Part VII.

Funding received

Received grants from 17 independent grantmakers, totalling $2,004,839, each recorded in that funder's own IRS filing rather than reported by this organization.

THE JEREMY AND HANNELORE GRANTHAM (2024)

The Sobrato Foundation (2022)

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND (2022)

TIDES FOUNDATION (2024)

Silicon Valley Community Foundation (2024)

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Source: IRS Form 990 filings and other public records, republished by Helpfund. Placement is never sold.