Spring Street Climate Fund

What Spring Street Climate Fund does

Spring Street Climate Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocacy organization incorporated in New York and headquartered in Brooklyn (P.O. Box 24685, Brooklyn, NY 11202; EIN 87-1178886). It runs strategic policy campaigns to advance climate action in New York and offers fiscal sponsorship to other climate-focused organizations. The organization is staffed by seven listed team members led by President John Raskin and Managing Director Sonia Isard, with a leadership bench drawn from veteran New York policy and organizing circles, including the Riders Alliance, Green New Deal Network, and the Energy Democracy Alliance.

The organization's core products are five advocacy campaigns — Tenants for Healthy Homes, Green Co-op Council, Utility Customers Association, Clean Rides, and a statewide Energy Affordability Agenda — plus a Fiscal Sponsorship service. These are constituency-organizing and policy-shaping programs rather than technology products. Campaigns target specific policy outcomes such as Local Law 97 enforcement, a 311 reporting category for rent-stabilized building upgrades, J-51 tax break expansion, balcony solar legalization, Intro 354 battery storage permitting, and used EV rebates. Spring Street operates as a steering committee member of the New Yorkers for Transportation Equity coalition and runs affiliated constituency groups (Green Co-op Council, Utility Customers Association).

The business model is charitable fundraising rather than commercial revenue. Spring Street accepts tax-deductible donations through an online Kindful portal, checks, donor-advised funds (via EIN 87-1178886), wire transfers, and appreciated assets including stock and cryptocurrency. It also generates operating revenue through fiscal sponsorship fees from sponsored projects. The go-to-market is community-led organizing: building grassroots coalitions of affected New Yorkers (tenants, co-op owners, utility ratepayers, transit riders) whose daily economic interests align with climate policy outcomes, then converting that constituency power into legislative and budget wins. Revenue has not been publicly disclosed.

Name

Spring Street Climate Fund

Legal name

Spring Street Climate Fund, Inc.

Website

https://springstreetclimate.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Spring Street Climate Fund is a Brooklyn-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that runs strategic climate policy campaigns in New York and offers fiscal sponsorship to other climate organizations, organizing tenants, co-op owners, utility customers, and transportation advocates to win policy outcomes on energy affordability, housing, and clean transport.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Climate Policy Advocacy

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAGAF

Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Environmental & Conservation Organizations

SECONDARYBPAGAKAM

Environmental & Climate Grantmaking Foundations

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Philanthropy, Foundations & Grantmaking

Keywords

• Climate policy advocacy
• Nonprofit organizing
• Fiscal sponsorship
• Community organizing
• Grassroots campaigns

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: Spring Street Climate Fund operates as a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Revenue is generated through charitable donations from individuals, foundations, and potentially corporations. Donations are accepted online via Kindful platform, by check, through donor-advised funds, and via wire transfer or appreciated assets (stock, cryptocurrency). EIN/Tax ID: 87-1178886.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Spring Street Climate Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that runs strategic advocacy campaigns to win transformative climate policy in New York State and New York City, organizing constituencies of New Yorkers (tenants, co-op owners, utility customers, transportation advocates) whose daily lives improve through lower energy bills, modern housing, and cleaner air. It also provides fiscal sponsorship services that supply administrative and tax-deductible donation infrastructure to other climate-focused organizations operating in New York.

Product overview

Spring Street Climate Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates as a climate policy advocacy group rather than a technology product company. The organization runs six distinct campaign programs: Tenants for Healthy Homes, Green Co-op Council, Utility Customers Association, Clean Rides, and Energy Affordability Agenda as its core organizing initiatives, plus a Fiscal Sponsorship service for other climate organizations. These campaigns function as advocacy and organizing programs rather than software products or technology offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tenants for Healthy Homes Constituency-organizing initiative that mobilizes New York tenants in rent-stabilized buildings to win policies for healthier, more energy-efficient, and cooler housing, including enforcement of Local Law 97 and a 311 reporting category for required upgrades.
• Green Co-op Council Organizing initiative for New York co-op shareholders that advocates for policies to green homes, protect the environment, and reduce costs, including extending the J-51 green retrofit tax break (up to 200,000 families potentially benefit), legalizing balcony solar, and creating a 'Bucks for Boilers' building upgrade program.
• Utility Customers Association Organizing initiative for New York utility ratepayers that fights for lower energy costs and clean energy adoption by accelerating battery storage through Intro 354, pushing utilities to remove barriers to battery deployment, and defending pro-storage policy at the state level.
• Clean Rides Transportation equity campaign that advocates for a clean, affordable, and accessible transportation system in New York, including expanding access to electric vehicles through used EV rebates and sales tax exemptions and reducing transportation costs for working families.
• Energy Affordability Agenda Coordinated statewide policy agenda that ties climate action to lower costs and better daily life for New Yorkers by promoting policies that reduce energy bills, scaling distributed energy resources (rooftop and community solar, battery storage, and virtual power plants), and aligning state policy around affordability and consumer benefits.
• Fiscal Sponsorship Service that provides administrative and financial infrastructure support to climate-focused organizations working to advance climate action in New York, enabling those organizations to receive tax-deductible donations through the Spring Street Climate Fund, Inc. 501(c)(3) entity.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 200,000 families can benefit from J-51 property tax break for building upgrades

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• New Yorkers for Transportation EquitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpring Street is a steering committee member of New Yorkers for Transportation Equity, a coalition advancing policies that make clean transportation more affordable and accessible. They work with partners to win major investments in transit, electrification, and active transportation as part of New York's long-term climate strategy.
• Green Co-op CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated constituency organization representing co-op shareholders advocating for policies to green homes, protect the environment, and save money. Spring Street organizes co-op owners to win policies that make building upgrades possible.
• Utility Customers AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated constituency organization of utility customers fighting to make energy more affordable and sustainable. Spring Street organizes ratepayers to fight for lower costs and clean energy.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Broad incumbents

• Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Large national environmental advocacy organization with active NYC office working on climate, energy, and urban sustainability policy. Comparable as a climate advocacy nonprofit operating in New York, though at significantly larger scale than Spring Street.
• Environmental Defense Fund (EDF): Major national environmental advocacy organization with significant New York presence working on climate, energy, and clean transportation policy. Comparable as a mission-aligned climate policy advocacy nonprofit; broader scope and much larger scale.

Direct peers

• New Yorkers for Transportation Equity: Coalition of NYC organizations working on clean, affordable transportation policy. Spring Street is a steering committee member; directly comparable as a NY-based multi-organization climate/transportation advocacy coalition.
• WE ACT for Environmental Justice: NYC-based environmental justice organization that organizes Northern Manhattan residents around climate, air quality, and housing policy. Directly comparable to Spring Street's constituency-organizing approach targeting NYC residents on climate-related quality-of-life issues.
• Mothers Out Front: State-based climate advocacy organization that organizes parents to win state and local climate policy on clean energy, transportation, and buildings. Closely comparable to Spring Street's state-level climate constituency-organizing approach.
• NYC Environmental Justice Alliance: NYC-based coalition of grassroots environmental justice organizations working on waste equity, energy democracy, and climate resilience. Listed as a prior employer of Spring Street's Campaign Manager; comparable as a NYC-focused climate advocacy organization.
• UPROSE: Brooklyn-based, youth-led community organization working on environmental justice, climate resilience, and organizing frontline Sunset Park residents. Comparable to Spring Street as a Brooklyn-based climate advocacy group focused on community organizing.

Others

• Riders Alliance: NYC-based grassroots transit advocacy organization that won congestion pricing and Fair Fares. Strongly comparable as a constituency-organizing advocacy model; Spring Street's President John Raskin previously led this organization.
• Green New Deal Network: National coalition of climate, labor, and community organizations advancing federal climate policy. Connected to Spring Street through Campaign Manager Priya Mulgaonkar's prior role; comparable as a multi-constituency climate policy coalition.

Regional players

• New York League of Conservation Voters: NY-focused environmental advocacy and political organization that runs campaigns to elect pro-environment candidates and pass state climate legislation. Directly comparable to Spring Street as a New York-state climate policy advocacy group with similar donor-supported model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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