Carbonfund.org

Carbonfund.org Foundation[1]
Founded September 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)[1]
20-0231609[2]
Legal status 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
Focus Environmentalism
Headquarters Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Coordinates 38°59′04″N 77°05′45″W / 38.984468°N 77.09587°W / 38.984468; -77.09587Coordinates: 38°59′04″N 77°05′45″W / 38.984468°N 77.09587°W / 38.984468; -77.09587
Area served
Global
W. Paul Rowland[2]
Eric Carlson[2]
Subsidiaries CarbonCo LLC[2]
Revenue (2014)
$3,948,248[2]
Expenses (2014) $3,141,374[2]
Employees (2014)
36[2]
Slogan Reduce What You Can, Offset What You Can't™
Mission To lead the fight against global warming, making it easy and affordable for any individual, business, or organization to eliminate their climate impact and hastening the transformation to a clean-energy future.
Website www.carbonfund.org

The Carbonfund.org Foundation (known as Carbonfund.org) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization based in Bethesda, Maryland that provides carbon offsetting and greenhouse gas reduction options to individuals, businesses, and organizations.[3] Carbonfund.org Foundation purchases and retires certified carbon offsets on behalf of its donors. Donors are given a choice of project type to which they may donate, including renewable energy, reforestation, and energy efficiency projects. Carbonfund.org Foundation is a member of the Chicago Climate Exchange [4] and is a Founding Member of the American Carbon Registry.

Certification

Carbonfund.org Foundation exclusively supports projects that are certified by third parties, including Environmental Resources Trust, the Climate, Community & Biodiversity Alliance, Voluntary Carbon Standard and the Chicago Climate Exchange.[5]

Portfolio

Carbonfund.org Foundation supports three types of carbon projects: renewable energy, energy efficiency, and reforestation.[6]

Reforestation

Certification: Climate, Community & Biodiversity Alliance CCBS "Gold Level" [9]

Verification: CCBS Gold, VCS

Renewable energy

Verification: Environmental Resources Trust

Verification: Green-e Energy RECs

Verification: Environmental Resources Trust

Verification: Environmental Resources Trust

Energy efficiency

Verification: Environmental Resources Trust

Carbonfund.org purchases carbon financial instruments from the Chicago Climate Exchange and retires them.

Impact

Carbonfund.org Foundation offers offsets at $10.00 per metric ton.[5] As of December 2008, Carbonfund.org Foundation is offsetting over 1.8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions.[16]

Major partnerships

According to its website, Carbonfund.org Foundation has worked with over 2,000 small, medium, and large businesses since its inception, including Dell,[17] Allstate,[18] Orbitz,[19] JetBlue,[20]Budget Car Rental, LG, United States Environmental Protection Agency,[21] Amtrak[22] and Discovery Communications.[23]

References

  1. 1 2 "Certificate of Incorporation". Carbonfund.org Foundation. Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation. Accessed on April 18, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". Carbonfundorg Foundation]. Guidestar. December 31, 2014.
  3. Carbonfund.org
  4. Current Members of CCX
  5. 1 2 Price study of offsetting emissions of carbon Archived January 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine., EcoBusinessLinks
  6. Our Carbon Offset Projects Archived October 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine., Carbonfund.org
  7. Paso Pacifico
  8. Carbon Offset Project: Return to Forest Project, Carbon Catalog
  9. Reforestation Project - Rivas, Nicaragua Archived June 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine., Greensurf.org
  10. Carbon Offset Project: Tensas River Valley Reforestation, Carbon Catalog
  11. Carbon Offset Project: Greater New Bedford LFG
  12. Carbon Offset Project: Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center
  13. Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center, Wikipedia.org
  14. Carbon Offset Project: Inland Biomass Digester, Carbon Catalog
  15. Carbon Offset Project: IdleAire Project, Carbon Catalog
  16. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-12-22. Retrieved 2008-12-12., Carbon Neutral Digest
  17. Dell, The Conservation Fund and Carbonfund.org Launch Global Carbon-Neutral Initiative Archived January 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine., Dell.com
  18. Green Power Network: Renewable Energy Certificates: Carbonfund.org
  19. ORBITZ GOES GREEN, FROM THE INSIDE-OUT Archived January 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine., Orbitz.com
  20. JetBlue | Sustainability
  21. Carbonfund.org is Launch Partner for First-Ever EPA Climate Leaders Approved Offset Project|date="2009-08-2009"
  22. Amtrak Partners with Carbonfund.org to Offer Passengers Carbon Offsets for Rail Travel
  23. Carbonfree Partner: Discovery Archived October 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
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