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Spring Street Climate Fund Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Brooklyn, NY EIN: 87-1178886 Website

Spring Street Climate Fund supports high-impact policy campaigns that can make New York a model state for climate progress. We identify opportunities to win scalable climate solutions and invest in the grassroots climate campaigns that can succeed.

Spring Street Climate Fund Inc at a glance

In short: Spring Street Climate Fund Inc gave $356K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $51K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$355,541
+5.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
7
-30.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$50,792
+50.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$15,000
Total assets
$1,380,340
+78.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
New Jersey (68% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Spring Street Climate Fund Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

Treeage: $241KTreeage$241KNew York Communities Organizing Fund Inc: $40KNew York CommunitiesOrganizing Fund Inc$40KAlliance for a Green Economy: $30KAlliance for a Green Economy$30KNYC Environmental Justice Alliance: $15KNYC Environmental JusticeAlliance$15KMultiplier: $10KMultiplier$10KTides Foundation: $10KTides Foundation$10KTri-State Transportation Campaign: $10KTri-State TransportationCampaign$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Treeage ($241K). Together the top 7 received $356K.

Grant Size Distribution

39 grants across all recorded years

34<$50K4$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 34 grants of 39 (87%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

Cities

BrooklynNew YorkLos AngelesSyracuseHurleyvileSan FranciscoAlbanyWashingtonBuffaloEdisonParkway Edison

How Spring Street Climate Fund Inc gives

  • Giving grew 65% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K8 grants2022 14 grants2023 10 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $216K (2022) to $375K (2023). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $356K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Treeage Parkway Edison, NJGeneral Operating Support.$240,541
New York Communities Organizing Fund Inc Brooklyn, NYGeneral Operating Support.$40,000
Alliance for a Green Economy Syracuse, NYGeneral Operating Support.$30,000
NYC Environmental Justice Alliance Brooklyn, NYGeneral Operating Support.$15,000
Multiplier San Francisco, CAGeneral Operating Support.$10,000
Tides Foundation Los Angeles, CAGeneral Operating Support.$10,000
Tri-State Transportation Campaign New York, NYGeneral Operating Support.$10,000
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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$1,380,340$3,172,536$2,556,138$355,5417$832
2024$774,936$1,744,553$1,316,665$337,00010—
2023$315,941$954,147$833,474$375,00014—
2022$185,233$564,653$384,228$215,6408—

About Spring Street Climate Fund Inc

Based on IRS filings

Spring Street Climate Fund Inc is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Brooklyn, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $356K. Net investment income was $832.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Spring Street Climate Fund Inc is led by Tabitha Decker, Chair since 2024 (on filings since 2022); 2 of 7 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Tabitha Decker

    Chair

    Chair → Chair Person, 2023

    Chair Person → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sonia Isard

    Managing Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $101K (2025)

  • John Raskin

    Board Member

    President → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $13K (2022) → $104K (2025)

  • Celeste Lecompte

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nick Sifuentes

    Vice Chair

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shuchi Talati

    Secretary

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Delia Kulukundis

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

John Raskin — Board Member: $104KJohn RaskinBoard Member$104KSonia Isard — Managing Director: $101KSonia IsardManaging Director$101K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $104K, to John Raskin (Board Member). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Spring Street Climate Fund Inc

How much does Spring Street Climate Fund Inc give each year?

Spring Street Climate Fund Inc gave $356K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $337K across 10 grants.

What is Spring Street Climate Fund Inc's typical grant size?

Spring Street Climate Fund Inc's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $50,792, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Spring Street Climate Fund Inc give grants?

Spring Street Climate Fund Inc gives mostly in New Jersey: 68% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were New York (27%) and California (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Brooklyn, NY (2 grants).

Does Spring Street Climate Fund Inc give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Spring Street Climate Fund Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (7 of 7) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Who are Spring Street Climate Fund Inc's largest grantees?

Spring Street Climate Fund Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Treeage ($240,541), New York Communities Organizing Fund Inc ($40,000) and Alliance for a Green Economy ($30,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 87% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Spring Street Climate Fund Inc?

Spring Street Climate Fund Inc reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.2M.

What is Spring Street Climate Fund Inc?

Spring Street Climate Fund Inc is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Brooklyn, NY. It holds $1.4M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Spring Street Climate Fund Inc's EIN?

Spring Street Climate Fund Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-1178886. 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

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 29, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 16, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 19, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 2, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2024

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