COALITION FOR GREEN CAPITAL D/B/A AMERICAN GREEN BANK CONSORTIUM Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

COALITION FOR GREEN CAPITAL D/B/A AMERICAN GREEN BANK CONSORTIUM

EIN 90-0868299 · Energy Resources Conservation & Development (C35)

What they do

CGC OPERATES AS A NONPROFIT FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT INVESTS DIRECTLY and THROUGH PARTNERS to TRANSFORM FINANCIAL MARKETS BY USING PUBLIC and PRIVATE INVESTING to ACCELERATE THE DEPLOYMENT of PROJECTS THAT STRENGTHEN THE GRID, REDUCE EMISSIONS and INCREASE CLIMATE RESILIENCY WHILE CREATING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES for ALL AMERICANS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. CGC PROVIDES LOANS, LOAN GUARANTEES, CREDIT ENHANCEMENTS and OTHER FORMS of FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE and SUPPORTS ITS NETWORK of PARTNERS THAT DEVELOP INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, CGC HAS SUPPORTED THE CREATION of STATE and LOCAL GREEN BANKS MISSION-DRIVEN COMMUNITY LENDERS THAT USE INNOVATIVE FINANCING to ACCELERATE THE TRANSITION to A CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY and EDUCATED THE PUBLIC and PRIVATE SECTOR and GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES and ORGANIZATIONS REGARDING THE NEED for and BENEFITS of LOW-COST FINANCING of CLEAN ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, and THE EFFICIENT USE of ENERGY.

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Of every $100 spent, about $93.40 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders27 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

93.00%of revenue went to mission work93.4% of expenses · Program services

0.09%of revenue went to fundraising0.1% of expenses

$99.62spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

6.53%of revenue went to management and office costs6.6% of expenses

$207.35in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

99.7%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$24,315,819

Mission workProgram services$22,613,48693.00% of revenue93.4% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,588,8766.53% of revenue6.6% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$20,7990.09% of revenue0.1% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$92,6580.38% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$24,223,16199.62% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 93.4% mission · 6.6% management · 0.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.62% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 87.4% mission · 8.8% management · 3.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 69.94% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 83.7% mission · 13.7% management · 2.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 118.84% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 90.2% mission · 6.6% management · 3.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 113.01% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 90.3% mission · 5.6% management · 4.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.69% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 83.6% mission · 11.4% management · 5.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 125.80% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 81.8% mission · 11.2% management · 7.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 108.70% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 84.8% mission · 13.3% management · 2.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 84.62% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$24,315,819

Expenses$24,223,161

Annual surplus $92,658 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$22,613,486 · 93.4% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,588,876 · 6.6% of expenses

Fundraising$20,799 · 0.1% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$24,315,819

Expenses$24,223,161

Assets$5,022,565,236

Income$24,315,819

Contributions$24,251,019

Mission work (program services)$22,613,486

Fundraising$20,799

Grants given$595,387

Average grant$42,528

Management and general$1,588,876

Accounting fees$112,436

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

ELISHA HOPSONSECRETARY/CHIEF ADMIN OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $468,750Base $450,000 · Other $18,750

JEFFREY DIEHLCHIEF OPERATING & COMPLIANCE OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $420,873Base $380,053 · Other $40,820

DAVID PETTITGENERAL COUNSEL/CHIEF STRATEGY OFF · 40 hrs/week $406,858Base $389,552 · Other $17,306

SALMAN AHMEDTREASURER (AS OF 7/24) · 40 hrs/week $329,551Base $291,337 · Other $38,214

SANJEEV KUMARCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (AS OF 7/24) · 40 hrs/week $322,744Base $308,494 · Other $14,250

MICHAEL GERGENSENIOR STRATEGIC ADVISOR · 40 hrs/week $314,700Base $311,873 · Other $2,827

STEPHEN BROWNCHIEF NETWORK OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $277,735Base $247,854 · Other $29,881

ALFRED GRIFFINCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $241,902Base $222,109 · Other $19,793

JESSIE BUENDIACHIEF IMPACT OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $234,144Base $218,473 · Other $15,671

MICHAEL HOFFMANSENIOR ADVISOR - INVESTMENTS · 40 hrs/week $233,425Base $224,120 · Other $9,305

WILLIAM BARBERSENIOR DIRECTOR - IMPACT/INVESTMENTS · 40 hrs/week $231,020Base $217,283 · Other $13,737

NENHA YOUNGSENIOR DIR OF DEVELOPMENT/NETWORK · 40 hrs/week $225,863Base $212,163 · Other $13,700

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (27)

ELISHA HOPSONSECRETARY/CHIEF ADMIN OFFICER

JEFFREY DIEHLCHIEF OPERATING & COMPLIANCE OFFICER

DAVID PETTITGENERAL COUNSEL/CHIEF STRATEGY OFF

SALMAN AHMEDTREASURER (AS OF 7/24)

SANJEEV KUMARCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (AS OF 7/24)

MICHAEL GERGENSENIOR STRATEGIC ADVISOR

STEPHEN BROWNCHIEF NETWORK OFFICER

ALFRED GRIFFINCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER

JESSIE BUENDIACHIEF IMPACT OFFICER

MICHAEL HOFFMANSENIOR ADVISOR - INVESTMENTS

WILLIAM BARBERSENIOR DIRECTOR - IMPACT/INVESTMENTS

NENHA YOUNGSENIOR DIR OF DEVELOPMENT/NETWORK

OSWALDO ACOSTADIRECTOR

WILLIAM DEMASDIRECTOR

SUSAN TIERNEYDIRECTOR

BRYAN GARCIACHAIR

CECILIA MARTINEZDIRECTOR

ROGER DOWERDIRECTOR

RICHARD KAUFFMANDIRECTOR

REED HUNDTCEO

HUGH FRATERDIRECTOR

MUNG CHIANGDIRECTOR

DAVID HAYESDIRECTOR

MARLA BLOWDIRECTOR

KEN MARKSDIRECTOR

JULIE GREENE COLLIERDIRECTOR

DONNEL BAIRDDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2014
Location: 1255 UNION ST NE 7TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON, DC 20002-7042
County: District of Columbia
In care of: % THE ORGANIZATION
Primary officer: RICHARD KAUFFMAN, CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(202) 251-5149

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: COHNREZNICK ADVISORY LLC
NTEE classification: Energy Resources Conservation & Development (C35)
IRS tax category: Energy Resources Conservation & Development
Grant-giving organization: Yes