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CLEAN ECONOMY PROJECT INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $15.3M · expenses $7.4M · assets $7.9M

EIN
33-4863976
Address
1501 M ST NW STE 900, WASHINGTON, DC 20005-1700
Website
WWW.CLEANECON.ORG
NTEE code
C35
Subsection
501(c)(4)
Ruling year
2026
Cross-check
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Mission

CLEANECON WORKS TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC GROWTH, SHARED PROSERITY, AND A SAFE CLIMATE THROUGH GROUNDBREAKING POLICY CHANGE. POLICY AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS MUST CHANGE TO ACCELERATE BUIDING, INNOVATING, AND INVESTING IN CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

5 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Adria Wilson DIRECTOR, INNOVATION INITIATIVE2025 $177,355$177,355 2
Farah Benhamed DIRECTOR, INNOVATION INITIATIVE2025 $173,141$173,141 2
Aliya Haq PRESIDENT2025 $154,088$154,088 3
Sophie Brougham DIRECTOR, PHILANTHROPIC OPERATIONS2025 $146,571$146,571 2
Amber Jones COO & TREASURER2025 $99,845$99,845 2

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Rich Powell BOARD MEMBER2025 1 $0 reported 3
Kate Mikesell SECRETARY2025 1 $0 reported 1
Leandra English BOARD MEMBER2025 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 8 people listed · 5 paid, $751K · 13 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ADRIA WILSON DIRECTOR, INNOVATION INITIATIVE20 $85,200$74,947$17,208 $177,3552
FARAH BENHAMED DIRECTOR, INNOVATION INITIATIVE20 $75,833$86,601$10,707 $173,1412
ALIYA HAQ PRESIDENT20 $130,667$0$23,421 $154,0883
SOPHIE BROUGHAM DIRECTOR, PHILANTHROPIC OPERATIONS20 $82,653$47,048$16,870 $146,5712
AMBER JONES COO & TREASURER20 $85,200$0$14,645 $99,8452
KATE MIKESELL SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
LEANDRA ENGLISH BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
RICH POWELL BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $03

Highest-paid independent contractors

2025 · 4 contractors · $1.3M
NameLocationServicePaid
FORETELL LLCWASHINGTON, DCCOMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING$648,530
PROJECT APPLECARTNEW YORK, NYCOMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING$390,000
KULEANA STUDIO LLCWASHINGTON, DCCOMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING$150,000
ROKK SOLUTIONSWASHINGTON, DCCOMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING$115,000

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 6 grants to organizations · $1.2M

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$15,254,434$7,447,354 $7,948,707$7,807,080 $15,175,914$0 $212,882133

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
ALLIANCE FOR TRIBAL CLEAN ENERGY INCDCC35 $15,207,137$9,214,018 PRESIDENT & CEO$282,200 Same NTEE code C35, revenue within 2x, same state
GROUNDSWELL INCDCC35 $8,552,781$6,257,011 CHIEF EXECUT$332,835 Same NTEE code C35, revenue within 2x, same state
CE BUYERS INSTITUTEDCC35 $7,861,020$7,967,348 CEO (BEG 05/2024)$802,820 Same NTEE code C35, revenue within 2x, same state
SMART ELECTRIC POWER ALLIANCEDCC35 $19,875,569$15,221,999 President & CEO$608,719 Same NTEE code C35, revenue within 2x, same state
COALITION FOR GREEN CAPITALDCC35 $24,315,819$24,223,161 SECRETARY/CHIEF ADMIN OFFICER$468,750 Same NTEE code C35, revenue within 2x, same state
CLASPDCC35 $28,948,146$26,779,509 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$421,472 Same NTEE code C35, revenue within 2x, same state
ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUPDCC35 $21,753,184$18,635,561 CHAIR & PRESIDENT$369,215 Same NTEE code C35, revenue within 2x, same state
SOLAR UNITED NEIGHBORSDCC35 $13,724,497$11,468,649 Executive Director$215,881 Same NTEE code C35, revenue within 2x, same state
SOLUTIONS PROJECT INCCAC35 $8,921,441$8,878,204 CEO & President$392,277 Same NTEE code C35, revenue within 2x
CLEAN AND PROSPEROUS AMERICAWAC35 $12,216,658$17,689,331 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$85,000 Same NTEE code C35, revenue within 2x
CENTER FOR ECOTECHNOLOGY INCMAC35 $11,990,136$12,159,756 President & CEO$155,975 Same NTEE code C35, revenue within 2x
MICHIGAN SAVES INCMIC35 $20,641,601$14,846,679 President$0 Same NTEE code C35, revenue within 2x
SOUTHFACE ENERGY INSTITUTE INCGAC35 $8,643,950$8,576,087 PRESIDENT$202,828 Same NTEE code C35, revenue within 2x
WESTERN CLIMATE INITIATIVE INCCAC35 $11,112,054$8,033,224 EXEC. DIR.$323,489 Same NTEE code C35, revenue within 2x
CALIFORNIAS FOR ENERGY INDEPENDENCECAC35 $8,147,018$9,156,083 President & Dir$0 Same NTEE code C35, revenue within 2x
BREAKTHROUGH ENERGY CATALYST FOUNDATIONWAC35 $12,378,697$40,879,386 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code C35, revenue within 2x
SUSTAINABLE RESOURCES CENTER INCMNC35 $14,900,802$14,138,044 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$258,560 Same NTEE code C35, revenue within 2x
GREEN BUILDING INITIATIVE INCORC35 $10,922,932$8,583,506 President & CEO$536,573 Same NTEE code C35, revenue within 2x
ENERGY COALITIONCAC35 $20,061,692$20,077,060 President$719,392 Same NTEE code C35, revenue within 2x
GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR INCINERATOR ALTERNATIVESCAC35 $8,241,301$8,360,518 Fin. & Bus. Dir$159,720 Same NTEE code C35, revenue within 2x
NATIONAL CENTER FOR APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY INCMTC35 $10,096,549$9,440,613 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$187,017 Same NTEE code C35, revenue within 2x
URBAN SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTORS NETWORKILC35 $11,313,811$18,652,870 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SSDN$214,111 Same NTEE code C35, revenue within 2x
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CALCEF INNOVATIONSCAC35 $13,317,609$12,155,202 Managing Director of CA$224,303 Same NTEE code C35, revenue within 2x
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST DAF sponsor$112,482,86940 102016–2023 BREAKTHROUGH ENERGY CATALYST FOUNDATION; GRID ALTERNATIVES; UTAH CLEAN ENERGY ALLIANCE INC; CENTER FOR NEIGHBORHOOD TECHNOLOGY and 6 more
FREEDOM TOGETHER FOUNDATION Private foundation$90,291,35087 122013–2024 ELEVATE ENERGY; SOUTHFACE ENERGY INSTITUTE INC; SOLUTIONS PROJECT INC; GROUNDSWELL INC and 8 more
THE BLACKROCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation$60,000,0003 12022–2024 BREAKTHROUGH ENERGY CATALYST FOUNDATION
FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS DAF sponsor$45,933,00024 42015–2024 ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP; SOUTHERN ALLIANCE FOR CLEAN ENERGY; SOLAR UNITED NEIGHBORS; ENVIRONMENT NEXT INC
THE ENERGY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$38,208,241111 312015–2019 ENERGY ACTION FUND; CONSERVATIVE ENERGY NETWORK; SOUTHERN ALLIANCE FOR CLEAN ENERGY; SOUTHWEST ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECT LLC and 27 more
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$23,163,13475 152010–2024 GRID ALTERNATIVES; SOLUTIONS PROJECT INC; ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP; CONSERVATIVE ENERGY NETWORK and 11 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$22,404,341149 392016–2024 GRID ALTERNATIVES; ALLIANCE FOR TRIBAL CLEAN ENERGY INC; DEPLOY-US INC; ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP and 35 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$21,700,445127 282014–2024 CLASP; INSTITUTE FOR MARKET TRANSFORMATION INC; DEPLOY-US INC; ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP and 24 more
ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC DAF sponsor$20,806,36914 42017–2024 GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR INCINERATOR ALTERNATIVES; SOLAR UNITED NEIGHBORS; GROUNDSWELL INC; SOLUTIONS PROJECT INC
WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION Private foundation$20,405,15484 182010–2024 CALCEF INNOVATIONS; SOLAR UNITED NEIGHBORS; COALITION FOR GREEN CAPITAL; ALLIANCE FOR TRIBAL CLEAN ENERGY INC and 14 more
SEQUOIA CLIMATE FOUNDATION Private foundation$18,620,00015 32020–2023 CLASP; ENERGY SYSTEMS INTEGRATION GROUP INC; SOLUTIONS PROJECT INC
COMBINED JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF GREATER BOSTON INC DAF sponsor$14,279,80033 102015–2024 CE BUYERS INSTITUTE; ACADIA CENTER; GRIDLAB INC; CLASP and 6 more
The Kendeda Fund Private foundation$14,108,50031 42010–2023 SOUTHFACE ENERGY INSTITUTE INC; GROUNDSWELL INC; SOUTHERN ALLIANCE FOR CLEAN ENERGY; GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR INCINERATOR ALTERNATIVES
SERGEY BRIN FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$13,400,0003 32024–2024 REWIRING AMERICA INC; SOLAR UNITED NEIGHBORS; GRIDLAB INC
JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATION Private foundation$12,927,69352 122010–2024 GROUNDSWELL INC; CONSERVATIVE ENERGY NETWORK; CENTER FOR NEIGHBORHOOD TECHNOLOGY; CLASP and 8 more

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $7,447,354 spent · pay $691,334 · grants $1,170,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Advertising and promotion $5,303,530$5,303,530-- 71.2%
Grants to US organizations and governments $1,170,000$1,170,000-- 15.7%
Other salaries and wages $373,456$235,945$64,379$73,132 5.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $212,882$114,013$42,227$56,642 2.9%
Fees: other services $180,711$174,471$6,240- 2.4%
Other employee benefits $50,144$26,856$9,946$13,342 0.7%
Travel $46,197$34,780$11,417- 0.6%
Payroll taxes $39,378$21,089$7,811$10,478 0.5%
Information technology $30,295-$30,295- 0.4%
Fees: legal $16,150-$16,150- 0.2%
Pension plan contributions $15,474$8,288$3,069$4,117 0.2%
Office expenses $4,970-$4,970- 0.1%
Depreciation and depletion $4,167-$4,167- 0.1%
Total$7,447,354100%

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