CCI Action

501(c)(4) organization Washington, DC EIN: 88-2523617

CCI Action champions policies aimed at holding big oil accountable for climate deception and the resulting damages.

CCI Action at a glance

In short: CCI Action gave $190K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $190K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$190,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$190,000
Median grant
$190,000
Total assets
$627,521
+247.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who CCI Action funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

California Environmental Voters: $190KCalifornia EnvironmentalVoters$190K

The largest 2025 recipient was California Environmental Voters ($190K).

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

MinneapolisOakland

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200KTotal only2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2022) to $190K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $190K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
California Environmental Voters Oakland, CAGeneral Support$190,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$627,521$756,963$323,561$190,0001$6,916
2024$180,549$2,491$16,759———
2023$190,467$1,455$36,535$9,0001$1,455
2022$225,488$300,000$75,440$8,000Total only—

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About CCI Action

Based on IRS filings

CCI Action is a public charity, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $628K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $190K. Net investment income was $7K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

CCI Action's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Richard Reed

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Wiles

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Iyla Shornstein

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Gabrielle Porter (2022) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about CCI Action

How much does CCI Action give each year?

CCI Action gave $190K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is CCI Action?

CCI Action reported $628K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $757K.

Where does CCI Action operate?

CCI Action has awarded grants in California, Minnesota.

What is CCI Action's EIN?

CCI Action's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 88-2523617. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 7, 2026)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 21, 2023)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2024

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