What Clean & Prosperous Institute does

The Clean & Prosperous Institute is a Washington state 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that advances market-based climate solutions and the clean energy transition. Its functional purpose is to convene and align stakeholders across business, government, Native American tribal nations, and academic research to support implementation of Washington's Climate Commitment Act (the state's cap-and-invest program) and related climate policy. The organization positions itself as a nonpartisan convener and educator, working with state agencies, businesses affected by carbon regulation, tribal governments pursuing energy sovereignty, and community stakeholders from Puget Sound to Pasco.

The Institute's core deliverables are programmatic rather than commercial products. Programs include the Climate Commitment Map (an interactive visualization of planned climate investments), the Breaking Barriers Collaborative, the Washington Zero-Emission Incentive Program, the Future of Carbon Policy Forums, the Build SHIIT Now initiative, and recurring Study Missions (with recent trips to Texas in May 2026 and the EU in 2025). The underlying platform is content-and-convening oriented: study missions, public forums, policy analysis, and educational resources on cap-and-invest mechanisms. No proprietary technology stack, software product, or AI/ML component is described in available material.

The organization's business model is that of a typical grant- and donation-funded 501(c)(3) advocacy nonprofit, not a revenue-generating enterprise. It does not sell products or services; funding sources, headcount, and financial data are not publicly disclosed. Named partners and collaborators include Washington State government agencies, Amazon, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and Earth Finance (founded by former Washington state senator Reuven Carlyle). Stakeholder mix spans large corporate partners (Amazon), sovereign tribal governments (Cowlitz), policy specialists (Earth Finance), and public-sector counterparts (Washington State), indicating a distributed base of engagement rather than a small set of paying customers.

Name

Clean & Prosperous Institute

Legal name

Clean & Prosperous Institute

Website

https://cleanprosperousinstitute.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Clean & Prosperous Institute is a Washington state 501(c)(3) nonprofit that advances market-based climate solutions by convening business, government, tribal, and research leaders. It supports Washington's Climate Commitment Act implementation, produces cap-and-invest educational resources, and advocates bipartisan clean energy policies.

Ownership category

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Product category

Climate Policy Advocacy and Clean Energy Convening

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Climate Policy, Governance & NDC Support (BPADALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental Justice & Community Environmental Health (BPAGAGAL), Environment, Climate & Sustainability Congresses (THAHAJAH)

Keywords

• Climate policy advocacy
• Clean energy transition
• Carbon market education
• Nonpartisan climate convening
• State climate legislation

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Clean & Prosperous Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that advances practical, market-based climate solutions in Washington state. It convenes business, government, Tribal, and research leaders through study missions and forums; educates businesses, lawmakers, and the public on Washington's Climate Commitment Act and cap-and-invest policy; advocates for bipartisan clean energy legislation; and supports implementation of clean transportation and zero-emission incentive programs across the state.

Product overview

Clean & Prosperous Institute is a nonprofit organization operating as a platform of interconnected programs rather than a single unified product. The organization offers a portfolio of climate policy and clean energy initiatives including the Climate Commitment Map (interactive investment visualization tool), Breaking Barriers Collaborative, Washington Zero-Emission Incentive Program, Study Missions, and Future of Carbon Policy Forums. These programs work together to convene stakeholders, translate policy into accessible information, advocate for climate legislation, and accelerate clean transportation and infrastructure across Washington state. Educational offerings include Cap-and-Invest resources, Washington's Decisive Decade initiative, and Building a Resilient Economy content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Climate Commitment Map

Quantifiable outcome

• Washington's Climate Commitment Act generates revenue reinvested into climate and community priorities

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Washington StatecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Washington state government to implement the Climate Commitment Act, including collaboration with state agencies on clean transportation programs, EV charging infrastructure, and zero-emission incentive programs.
• Cowlitz Indian TribecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership advancing Tribal energy sovereignty while addressing harmful impacts of climate change. The Tribe participates in Clean & Prosperous EU Study Mission to explore opportunities for environmental stewardship and prosperity through programs like the Climate Commitment Act.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Climate Solutions: Climate Solutions is a Pacific Northwest-based nonprofit advancing clean energy and climate policy in Washington, Oregon, and the broader Northwest — the most direct geographic and thematic peer to Clean & Prosperous, with overlapping policy advocacy, business engagement, and convening activities on state-level climate action.
• Carbon Washington: Carbon Washington is a Washington-state advocacy organization specifically built around cap-and-trade and carbon pricing policy. It pioneered the Carbon Commitment Act campaign and shares Clean & Prosperous's core focus on Washington's cap-and-invest market, making it the closest mission-overlap peer.

Regional players

• Evergreen Collaborative: Evergreen Collaborative is a Pacific Northwest-focused climate organization working with state and local leaders to accelerate clean energy and just transition policy. It shares Clean & Prosperous's regional orientation and cross-sector convening model across WA and OR.

Broad incumbents

• RMI (Rocky Mountain Institute): RMI is a national clean energy think tank producing research, convening market actors, and advising on state and federal cap-and-invest program design. It overlaps with Clean & Prosperous on climate policy analysis and convening but operates nationally with a much larger research footprint.
• NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council): NRDC is a large national environmental advocacy organization with active state cap-and-trade policy teams in Washington and other states. It operates in the same policy advocacy and stakeholder mobilization space as Clean & Prosperous but with a far broader geographic, legal, and scientific mandate.
• World Resources Institute (WRI): WRI is a global research organization producing climate policy analysis, including state-level cap-and-trade evaluations. It overlaps with Clean & Prosperous on translating climate policy into accessible business and government guidance but with deeper international research capacity.
• Third Way: Third Way is a national center think tank with explicit bipartisan climate policy programs advocating market-based solutions. It shares Clean & Prosperous's centrist, market-mechanism framing and business-government convening approach.

Emerging players

• Atlas Public Policy: Atlas Public Policy is a smaller clean economy data and policy shop that builds dashboards and analysis on state-level climate and clean energy programs. It is comparable to Clean & Prosperous in providing accessible data tools (like Atlas's EV Jobs and State Energy Policy databases) that translate policy into actionable business insight.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clean-prosperous-institute

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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