Climate Justice Alliance

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

4 risk indicators measuring financial stability and operational resilience

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

KD Chavez

Phone

2024558665

Tax Period

2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30

Climate Justice Alliance is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Environment sector that reported $10.4M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue grew 8% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion. Expenses of $8.9M left a modest 15% surplus.

Mission

Climate Justice Alliance (CJA) is a growing member alliance of more than 85 urban and rural frontline communities, organizations, and supporting networks in the climate justice movement. CJA unites our membership to build local, community controlled alternatives that center traditional, ecological, and cultural knowledge and create pathways for a regenerative future.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $2,430,524

Supported Member organizing and exchange of Just Transition solutions, models, best practices, challenges, and lessons learned. Provided technical assistance and leadership-, capacity-, and...

Supported Member organizing and exchange of Just Transition solutions, models, best practices, challenges, and lessons learned. Provided technical assistance and leadership-, capacity-, and skill-building among our members, Our Power Communities, and Just Transition Regions through collaborative trainings, trainings-of-trainers, and convenings to build common analyses and principles, and coordination of translocal actions and mobilizations on key campaigns.

Program 2

Expenses: $1,990,519

General communications both internally but also externally. Launched the UNITE-EJ Thriving Communities Grant Maker project after being selected by the EPA for a $50,000,000 / 3 year grant aimed at...

General communications both internally but also externally. Launched the UNITE-EJ Thriving Communities Grant Maker project after being selected by the EPA for a $50,000,000 / 3 year grant aimed at moving pulic monies to front-line, grassroots Environmental Justice non-profits whose communities bear the brunt of climate change and the increased frequencies of severe weather events caused by climate change.

Program 3

Expenses: $1,567,713

Provided policy technical support, landscape analysis, tools, and resources, such as research, reports, and popular education curricula to our member organizations

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $9,977,451

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $386,422

Other Revenue $24,365

TOTAL REVENUE $10,388,238

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $977,627

Salaries & Benefits $4,307,785

Fundraising Expenses $502,249

Program Expenses $7,487,177

Other Expenses $3,583,417

TOTAL EXPENSES $8,868,829

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$10,388,238	$9,580,362	+0.1%
Expenses	$8,868,829	$9,256,399	0.0%
Net Income	$1,519,409	$323,963	+3.7%

Key Indicators

✓ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✓ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

Comprehensive financial analysis: Altman Z-Score, liquidity, solvency, sustainability, efficiency, and growth metrics

Financial Distress Indicator

Liquidity & Cash Position

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$638,741

Total Directors

$30,500

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Bineshi Albert	Co-Exec Dir.	40.00	Officer	$118,820	$33,195	$152,015
Monica Atkins	Co-Exec Dir.	40.00	Officer	$117,684	$12,964	$130,648
Marion Gee	Co-Exec Dir.	40.00	Officer	$114,784	$13,669	$128,453
Andrew Hughes	Fin. Controller	40.00	Officer	$88,828	$24,734	$113,562
Heather Thiry	Dir. Fin. & Ops	40.00	Officer	$91,819	$12,994	$104,813
Maria Lopez-Nuez	Director	1.00	Director	$9,250	$0	$9,250
Kirtrina Baxter	Director	1.00	Director	$5,250	$0	$5,250
Elizabeth Yeampierre	Co-Chair	1.00	Officer Director	$5,000	$0	$5,000
Dwaign Tyndal	Treasurer	1.00	Officer Director	$4,250	$0	$4,250
Jess Vzquez	Director	1.00	Director	$3,750	$0	$3,750
Darryl Molina Sarmiento	Director	1.00	Director	$3,000	$0	$3,000
Mateo Nube	Co-Chair	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Aghilah Nadaraj	Secretary	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Christine Cordero	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Tom Goldtooth	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	No data	No data	No data	No data
2024	$10,388,238	$8,868,829	$21,514,685	$1,519,409
2023	$9,580,362	$9,256,399	$19,830,160	$323,963
2022	$9,557,146	$6,855,199	$19,332,963	$2,701,947
2021	$16,747,196	$213,865	$16,692,285	$16,533,331