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Climate Action Campaign

Public charity · Grantmaker San Diego, CA EIN: 47-2398562 Website

Stop the climate crisis.

Climate Action Campaign at a glance

In short: Climate Action Campaign gave $50K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $50K), mostly in California. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$50,000
Grants made (2024)
1
Average grant
$50,000
Median grant
$50,000
Total assets
$2,533,146
+4.7% vs 2023
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Climate Action Campaign funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Pana: $50KPana$50K

The largest 2024 recipient was Pana ($50K).

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 3 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

San Diego

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 2 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024

From 2022 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2022) to $50K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $50K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Pana San Diego, CAAdvocate for a healthy and climate resilient design for the community hub being built$50,000
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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
2024$2,533,146$1,693,342$1,623,398$50,0001$74,051
2023$2,418,420$1,508,688$1,470,712——$29,270
2022$2,347,768$1,145,308$1,515,803$25,0002$2,506
2021$1,925,958$1,526,497$1,168,268——$5,395
2020$1,402,430$1,264,852$997,608——$6,274

About Climate Action Campaign

Based on IRS filings

Climate Action Campaign is a public charity focused on Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, based in San Diego, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $2.5M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $50K. Net investment income was $74K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Climate Action Campaign is led by Nicole Capretz, CEO since 2022 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 9 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Nicole Capretz

    CEO

    Executive Director → CEO, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $130K (2020) → $196K (2024)

  • Kara Ballester

    Chair

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cristina Marquez

    Director

    Member → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alethea Monge

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andy McNamara

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vivianna Goh

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rosa Olascoaga Vidal

    Secretary

    Member → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aviva Paley

    Vice Chair

    Member → Vice Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Albosta

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: Sebastia Sarria (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Don Mosier (2020–2022) — Member
  • Former: Kelly Sherlock (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Mary Yang (2020–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Patti Larchet (2020–2021) — Chair
  • Former: Rick Bates (2021) — Member
  • Former: Carol Kim (2020) — Member
  • Former: Cecilia Aguillon (2020) — Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Nicole Capretz — CEO: $196KNicole CapretzCEO$196K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $196K, to Nicole Capretz (CEO).

Frequently asked questions about Climate Action Campaign

How much does Climate Action Campaign give each year?

Climate Action Campaign gave $50K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990.

How large is Climate Action Campaign?

Climate Action Campaign reported $2.5M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.7M.

What is Climate Action Campaign?

Climate Action Campaign is a public charity focused on Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, based in San Diego, CA. It holds $2.5M in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Climate Action Campaign operate?

Climate Action Campaign has awarded grants in California.

What is Climate Action Campaign's EIN?

Climate Action Campaign's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-2398562. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 17, 2025)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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