CHESAPEAKE CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK
Mission Statement
The Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN) is the first grassroots, nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to fighting global warming in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Our mission is to build a diverse movement powerful enough to put our region on the path to climate stability, while using our proximity to the nation’s capital to inspire action in neighboring states, regions nationwide, and countries around the world. We envision an equitable energy future where truly clean sources of power — efficiency, solar and wind — sustain every aspect of our lives, and dirty fossil fuels are phased out; where communities now sacrificed to the fossil fuel industry – from South Baltimore to Southwest Virginia and beyond – have won the freedom to decide where their energy comes from and how it’s used; and where we’ve kept the increase in the global average temperature below 1.5 degrees Celsius, protecting the most vulnerable communities in our region and the world from the worst impacts of climate change.
Financial Overview — FY 2025
Compared with Peers
FY 2025| Ratio | This org | Peer median | Position (P10 → P90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Program expense ratio
Program expenses / total expenses
· higher is better
|
84.4% | 80.9% |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Admin expense ratio
Management and general / total expenses
· lower is better
|
7.4% | 12.5% |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Fundraising expense ratio
Fundraising expenses / total expenses
· lower is better
|
8.3% | 4.3% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Fundraising efficiency
Fundraising expenses / gross fundraising income
· lower is better
|
17061.4% | 300.3% |
P10P90
|
Bottom quarter |
|
Operating reserve
Months of expenses covered by net assets
· higher is better
|
11.2 mo | 15.9 mo |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Liabilities to assets
Total liabilities / total assets
· lower is better
|
7.3% | 6.8% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Revenue concentration
Share of revenue from the largest source
· lower is better
|
81.9% | 87.9% |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Revenue growth
Year over year revenue growth
|
46.5% | 12.1% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Expense growth
Year over year expense growth
|
16.6% | 9.1% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Surplus margin
Surplus as a share of revenue
|
16.6% | 6.1% |
P10P90
|
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets | Program % | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.0M | $3.3M | $3.1M | 84.4% | 49 |
| 2024 | $2.7M | $2.9M | $2.4M | 83.7% | 46 |
| 2023 | $2.5M | $2.5M | $2.5M | 79.5% | 38 |
| 2022 | $2.2M | $2.3M | $2.5M | 73.9% | 33 |
| 2021 | $2.2M | $1.6M | N/A | — | 27 |
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