Catholic Climate Covenant
The Catholic Climate Covenant inspires and equips people and institutions to care for creation and care for the poor. Organizations mission through its twenty national partners, it guides the United States catholic churches response to climate change by educating, giving public witness, and offering resources.
Key facts about Catholic Climate Covenant
- EIN
- 81-1503864
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025
- Annual giving (2025)
- $30,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- Average grant
- $15,000
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $2,489,560
- Primary geography
- Wisconsin (67% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How Catholic Climate Covenant gives
- Giving fell 84% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
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Financial Overview
From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing
Total Assets
$2.5M
-23.7% YoY
Annual Giving
$30K
-91.6% YoY
Grant Count
2
+0.0% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$15K
-91.6% YoY
About Catholic Climate Covenant
Based on IRS filings
Catholic Climate Covenant is a nonprofit organization, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $30K. Net investment income was $115K.
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of all 2 itemized 2025 grant dollars.
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $2,489,560 | $3,262,295 | $2,157,436 |
| Revenue | $846,126 | $2,127,446 | $1,977,832 |
| Expenses | $1,616,184 | $2,004,467 | $1,642,279 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $115,409 | $71,652 | $70,109 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Data update history
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 27, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 22, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
Open Grants
3 open opportunities from Catholic Climate Covenant
Catholic Climate Project Grant
Catholic Climate Covenant
Amount
$1,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Pope Francis Scholarship for Climate Justice
Catholic Climate Covenant
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Victory Noll Sisters Small Grants Program
Catholic Climate Covenant
Amount
Up to $1,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
Among its reported 2025 grants, the largest recipients include St Michael Congregation ($20,000), Marian Catholic High School ($10,000).
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St Michael Congregation Milwaukee, WI | For the Waukesha County Green Team. | $20,000 |
| Marian Catholic High School Chicago Heights, IL | To support green initiatives. | $10,000 |
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Catholic Climate Covenant is led by Dan Misleh, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; 2 of 11 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dan Misleh
Executive Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$139K (2024) → $135K (2025)
Sr Bridget Bearss
Chair
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lonnie Ellis
Associate Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$104K (2025)
Sr Mary Ellen Leciejewski
Secretary
Director → Member, 2021
Member → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael O'Rourke
Member
Member → Observer, 2023
Observer → Member, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Most Reverend Joseph J Tyson
Member
Episcopal Moderator → Episcopal Liaison, 2023
Episcopal Liaison → Member, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Schneck
Member
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ron Jackson
Treasurer
Member → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marian Hopkins
Vice Chair
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marylu Vazquez Olvera
Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sr Rosemary Moynihan SC PhD LCSW
Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (16)
- Former: John M Kerry (2019–2024) — Vice Chairman
- Former: Nancy Tuchman (2019–2024) — Member
- Former: Scott Hurd (2019–2024) — Chairman
- Former: Sharon Lavigne (2023–2024) — Member
- Former: Glenn Willard (2020–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Sr Patricia Talone (2021–2023) — Member
- Former: Jose Aguto (2022–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Miriam G Hidalgo (2022–2023) — Member
- Former: Daniel Misleh (2019–2021) — Executive Director Ex-Officio
- Former: Tashina Banks Rama (2021) — Member
- Former: Jeff Rauenhorst (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Sr Patricia Talone RSM PhD (2019–2020) — Dirctor & Secretary
- Former: Stephen Schneck (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Bishop Joseph Tyson (2020) — Director & Episcopal Liaison
- Former: Anthony Granado (2019) — Director
- Former: Glenn Juday (2019) — Director & Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
Frequently Asked Questions
How large is Catholic Climate Covenant?
As of 2025, Catholic Climate Covenant holds $2.5M in total assets with $846K in annual revenue. It awarded 2 grants totaling $30K in 2025.
Where does Catholic Climate Covenant operate?
Catholic Climate Covenant has awarded grants in California, District of Columbia, Illinois, Wisconsin.
What size grants does Catholic Climate Covenant award?
In 2025, Catholic Climate Covenant awarded 2 grants totaling $30K — an average of about $15K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.
What is Catholic Climate Covenant's EIN?
Catholic Climate Covenant's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-1503864. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
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