climate cents

What climate cents does

Climate Cents is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (Tax ID 46-1275511) founded in 2014 and based in Culver City, California. It operates a crowdfunding platform that vets and funds local climate and environmental projects in the greater Los Angeles area, covering activities such as tree planting, urban gardens, compost hubs, cool roofs, green roofs, solar installations, and soil remediation. The organization identifies projects, recruits donors and volunteers, coordinates implementation with partner organizations, and measures and reports outcomes. Its named areas of activity include Pico-Union, Culver City, and Pomona.

The organization's primary initiative is Blue Sky LA, a joint program with flagship partner Breathe Southern California focused on improving Los Angeles air quality ahead of the 2028 Olympics. Implementation is delivered through a coalition of local partners, including Friends of Ballona Wetlands, RootDown LA, Eco Urban Gardens, and Lopez Urban Farm. The stated ambition is to expand the model to additional cities beyond Los Angeles. The team is small, with named individuals Fred Kramer and Ken Thelian on the board and Sean Cushing as a team member.

Climate Cents is funded through donations rather than commercial revenue; no pricing, contract, or fee model is disclosed and no headcount, revenue, or budget figures are available. No AI, machine learning, or proprietary technology stack is referenced in the input data.

Name

climate cents

Legal name

Climate Cents

Website

https://climatecents.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Climate Cents is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that crowdfunds and coordinates vetted local climate projects in greater Los Angeles, connecting donors and volunteers with tree planting, urban gardening, and air quality initiatives ahead of the 2028 Olympics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Climate Action Crowdfunding

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental & Climate Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAM)

Keywords

• Community crowdfunding platform
• Climate action nonprofit
• Local environmental projects
• Volunteer coordination services
• Urban sustainability programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Culver City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Crowdfunding: Climate Cents operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that raises funds through donations to support local climate projects. Donations are used to buy supplies for projects, organize events, and coordinate volunteer activities in Los Angeles communities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Climate Cents is a nonprofit crowdfunding platform that identifies and vets local climate and environmental projects, recruits donors and volunteers to support them, and measures and reports on project progress. Its core work funds activities such as tree planting, urban gardens, compost hubs, cool roofs, green roofs, solar installations, wetland restoration, and soil remediation in the greater Los Angeles area. The flagship sub-brand, Blue Sky LA, channels that model specifically toward improving Los Angeles air quality ahead of the 2028 Olympics.

Product overview

Climate Cents is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) crowdfunding platform that connects donors to vetted local climate projects. The core platform enables crowdfunding campaigns while the Blue Sky LA sub-brand focuses specifically on Los Angeles air quality improvement initiatives by the 2028 Olympics. The offering includes community project proposal capabilities and volunteer coordination for environmental initiatives such as tree planting, wetlands restoration, urban gardens, and soil remediation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Blue Sky LA: A joint partnership initiative with Breathe Southern California dedicated to funding local projects that will drastically improve the air quality of Los Angeles by the 2028 Olympics.

Products and services

• Climate Cents Crowdfunding Platform A nonprofit crowdfunding platform that organizes donation campaigns for vetted local climate and environmental projects, connects donors and volunteers to those projects, and measures, tracks, and reports on project progress to demonstrate impact.
• Blue Sky LA A joint initiative with Breathe Southern California focused on improving air quality and reducing climate emissions in the greater Los Angeles area by the 2028 Olympics through community-based projects including tree planting, urban gardens, compost hubs, cool roofs, green roofs, and solar installations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Blue Sky LA initiative aims to make Los Angeles one of the cleanest air cities on Earth by the 2028 Olympics

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Breathe Southern CaliforniaflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerClimate Cents formed a joint partnership with Breathe Southern California in an initiative called Blue Sky LA to improve air quality and reduce climate emissions of the greater Los Angeles area by the 2028 Olympics and beyond.
• Friends of Ballona WetlandscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for wetland restoration projects. The Friends of the Ballona Wetlands is dedicated to protecting and restoring Los Angeles' last coastal wetland, improving air quality, water quality, and habitats.
• RootDown LAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRootDown LA hosts soil improvement projects at George Washington Carver Middle School's garden. The project involves soil remediation to improve air quality and soil quality.
• Eco Urban GardenscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEco Urban Gardens hosts volunteer events at Rosemead High School focusing on Vegetated Bioswale completion and Greenhouse foundation. Their mission is to combat food insecurity through urban agriculture and regenerative living.
• Lopez Urban FarmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLopez Urban Farm hosts tree planting events including Desert Museum Palo Verdes, California Bay Laurels, Western Redbuds, and Black Elderberry trees. Volunteers contribute to expanding Pomona's urban forest.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• One Tree Planted: A 501(c)(3) nonprofit that aggregates donations to fund reforestation and tree-planting projects worldwide. Closely comparable to Climate Cents in being a nonprofit crowdfunding layer that vets and reports impact of environmental initiatives using a similar Identify → Connect → Report-style model.
• Wren: Subscription-based carbon offset platform that channels individual contributions into verified forestry and clean energy projects. Comparable to Climate Cents as a donor-facing crowdfunding channel for vetted climate projects with transparent impact reporting.
• Cool Effect: Nonprofit crowdfunding platform that lets individuals and businesses fund verified carbon reduction projects globally. Highly comparable donation-aggregation and impact-tracking model targeting individual climate-action contributors.
• terrapass: Consumer and business carbon offset marketplace funding forestry, renewable energy, and methane-capture projects. Comparable to Climate Cents as a donation/purchase channel for vetted climate mitigation projects with outcome reporting.
• Breathe Southern California: Long-established LA-based nonprofit focused on clean air and lung health, and the explicit joint-partner of Climate Cents on the Blue Sky LA initiative. Closely aligned mission on LA air quality and a flagship-tier collaboration partner.

Regional players

• TreePeople: LA-based environmental nonprofit focused on urban forestry, tree planting, and climate resilience in the Los Angeles region. Directly comparable to Climate Cents' LA geographic focus, urban tree-planting initiatives, and reliance on community volunteers and local partnerships.
• Heal the Bay: Santa Monica-based nonprofit focused on protecting Southern California's coastal waters and watersheds through community action, advocacy, and volunteer events. Comparable as a LA-area environmental nonprofit that uses a volunteer + community-project engagement model.

Emerging players

• Planting Justice: Nonprofit that builds urban gardens, edible parks, and food forests in the Bay Area, often through volunteer events. Comparable to Climate Cents' urban-garden, soil-remediation, and volunteer-coordinated project model in California.

Broad incumbents

• Friends of the Earth: Large, established environmental advocacy nonprofit working on climate, forests, oceans, and policy. Comparable as a donor-supported environmental nonprofit but operates at a much larger national scale across many advocacy channels.
• Earthjustice: Major environmental law and advocacy nonprofit using legal action to address climate and pollution. Comparable as a donor-funded environmental nonprofit, but operates via litigation rather than grassroots project crowdfunding.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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