Carbonfund.org
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| Founded | September 23, 2003 |
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| 20-0231609 | |
| Legal status | 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization |
| Focus | Environmentalism |
| Headquarters | East Aurora, NY, United States |
| Coordinates | 38°59′04″N 77°05′45″W / 38.984468°N 77.09587°WCoordinates: 38°59′04″N 77°05′45″W / 38.984468°N 77.09587°W |
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Area served
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Global |
| W. Paul Rowland | |
| Eric Carlson | |
| Subsidiaries | CarbonCo LLC |
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Revenue (2014)
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$3,948,248 |
| Expenses (2014) | $3,141,374 |
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Employees (2014)
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36 |
| 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 |
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. 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 and is a Founding Member of the American Carbon Registry.
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.
Carbonfund.org Foundation supports three types of carbon projects: renewable energy, energy efficiency, and reforestation.
Certification: Climate, Community & Biodiversity Alliance CCBS "Gold Level"
Verification: CCBS Gold, VCS
Verification: Environmental Resources Trust
Verification: Green-e Energy RECs
Verification: Environmental Resources Trust
Verification: Environmental Resources Trust
Verification: Environmental Resources Trust
Carbonfund.org purchases carbon financial instruments from the Chicago Climate Exchange and retires them.
Carbonfund.org Foundation offers offsets at $10.00 per metric ton. As of December 2008, Carbonfund.org Foundation is offsetting over 1.8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions.
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