C3 Solutions

C3 Solutions (Conservative Coalition for Climate Solutions) is a right-of-center environmentalist organization that advocates right-leaning responses to issues including climate change, energy policy, and economic development. 1

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Issue Areas: Environmental Policy, Energy Policy
Website: c3solutions.org/%20%20
Formation:

2019

Chairman:

Dennis “Drew” Bond

Location: Falls Church, VA View on map
Tax ID: 84-4573440
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $1,096,615 Revenue: $1,765,226 Expenses: $1,350,650

Contents

    In 2024, C3 Solutions published a report titled the Candidate Briefing Book, which claimed to provide policy solutions for right-of-center political candidates to address climate change including the promotion of weather-dependent energy. 2 The report also pushed for political candidates to “acknowledge that climate change is real and that human beings are contributing to climate change.” 3

    History and Leadership

    C3 Solutions was co-founded in 2019 by Dennis “Drew” Bond and John Hart. 4

    Prior to C3 Solutions, Bond served in the office of former U.S. Senator Don Nickles (R-OK) and was previously the chief of staff for the Heritage Foundation. Hart also worked for former U.S. Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK). 4

    Nick Loris is the co-founder and Vice President of Public Policy for C3. Prior to the group, he worked as a fellow at the Heritage Foundation. Loris also sits on the boards for ConservAmerica and the American Conservation Coalition. 5

    C3 Solutions’s board of directors and advisory board includes former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA), 6 Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute (TEPRI) founder Rebecca Klein, 7 Emerson Collective and George W. Bush administration advisor Michael Bruce, American Enterprise Institute (AEI) board member and White House Domestic Policy Council official in the George W. Bush administration Yuval Levin, 8 9 and former policy director for U.S. Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) Mike Franc. 10

    Activities

    C3 Solutions claims to advocate for “evidence-based discussion[s] about climate change” while supporting additional investment in weather-dependent energy technologies and alleged sustainable agriculture and forestry policies. 11 The group also claims to support “free market solutions” by creating policies to address climate change through promoting innovation, property rights, fiscal responsibility, and global climate leadership. 12

    In 2024, C3 Solutions published a report titled the Candidate Briefing Book, which claimed to provide policy solutions for right-of-center political candidates to address climate change including the promotion of weather-dependent energy. 2 The report also pushed for political candidates to “acknowledge that climate change is real and that human beings are contributing to climate change.” 3

    Financials

    In 2022, the organization spent $535,679 on public policy activism; $461,909 on communications efforts; and $204,153 on climate change, environmentalist, and energy-related advocacy. In 2020, it provided a $12,500 grant to the R Street Institute. 13 14

    C3 Solutions receives its funding from individual contributions and grants. 15 In 2022, C3 Solutions reported revenue of $1,046,431 and expenses of $1,242,053. C3 Solutions reported revenue of $1,183,398 and expenses of $1,073,590 in 2021. 16

    In 2024, C3 Solutions received a $100,000 grant from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation for special projects. 17 The organization received a $125,000 grant from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation 18 and an additional $60,000 from the John William Pope Foundation in 2023. 19

    In 2022, C3 Solutions received $450,000 from Breakthrough Energy, $300,000 from National Philanthropic Trust, $125,000 from Clean Future Forum, 14 and $25,000 from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. 20

    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2024 $1,096,615 $1,765,226 $1,350,650 View
    2023 $223,319 $1,585,025 $1,375,352 View
    2022 $123,904 $1,046,431 $1,242,053 View
    2021 $167,922 $1,183,398 $1,073,590 View
    2020 $126,827 $551,100 $524,321 View

    Revenue Detail

    Expenses Detail

    Employee Compensation

    • Number of Employees: 9

    Highest Earning Employees

    EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
    Dennis D BondChairman$362,094
    John HartSecretary$203,371

    Grant Activity

    All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $3,650,700
    • Number of Grants: 22
    • Number of Funders: 14

    Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $775,0002024 DEPLOY/US, Inc.TO SUPPORT THE ORG'S EFFORTS RELATED TO CLEAN ENERGY AND POLLUTION MITIGATION
    $450,0002022 Breakthrough Energy FoundationClean Energy Communications
    $400,0002023 Breakthrough Energy FoundationPOLICY IMPLEMENTATION
    $350,0002024 Breakthrough Energy FoundationPOLICY DEVELOPMENT
    $300,0002022 National Philanthropic TrustENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS
    $225,0002021 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
    $201,0002023 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
    $135,0002024 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
    $125,0002023 Charles Stewart Mott FoundationReducing the risks of climate change is vital to the United State's long-term economic and national security interests. The Conservative Coalition for Climate Solutions is a relatively new organization and is well-positioned to provide conservative thought leadership in this critical and complex policy arena. Broadly speaking, C3 Solutions promotes a set of policy ideas meant to increase and diversify U.S. energy supplies, accelerate energy innovation, build a resilient and reliable infrastructure and steward healthy environments while expanding economic freedom. The grantee will work to advance these ideas by educating conservative policymakers and other stakeholders, strengthening coalitions of conservative organizations involved in climate and energy conversations and growing C3 Solution's online news magazine and other public communications, among other activities.
    $125,0002020 Clean Future Forum IncTo provide policy review and analysis, develop and publish white papers, and support public education efforts through forums, social media, and other written materials.
    $100,0002024 Charles Stewart Mott FoundationReducing the risks of climate change is vital to the United States' long-term economic and national security interests. The Conservative Coalition for Climate Solutions provides conservative thought leadership in this critical and complex policy arena. Broadly speaking, the grantee promotes a set of policy ideas meant to: 1) increase and diversify U.S. energy supplies; 2) accelerate energy innovation; 3) build a resilient and reliable infrastructure; and 4) steward healthy environments while expanding economic freedom. With prior Mott Foundation support, the grantee advanced these ideas by: 1) educating conservative policymakers and other stakeholders; 2) strengthening coalitions of conservative organizations involved in climate and energy conversations; and 3) growing the organization's online news magazine and other public communications. With renewed support, the Conservative Coalition for Climate Solutions will continue this full range of activities including the publication of signature documents, such as "Free Economies are Clean Economies," and high-level participation at major events such as the United Nations conference on climate change in Azerbaijan.
    $100,0002023 National Philanthropic TrustENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS
    $90,0002022 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
    $90,0002020 Clearpath IncDONATION IN SUPPORT OF ENERGY INNOVATION
    $47,5002022 Catena FoundationCLEAN ENERGY – OUTREACH TO CONSERVATIVE AUDIENCES
    $40,0002024 Donors Trust Incfor general operations
    $40,0002023 Donors Trust Incfor general operations
    $25,0002022 Silicon Valley Community FoundationEnvironment
    $15,0002021 The Cynthia & George Mitchell FoundationTo defend and advance electricity market competition in Texas
    $10,0002024 R Street InstituteTO COLLABORATE WITH R STREET IN A SMALL GROUP OF NATIONAL CONSERVATIVES TO DEVISE CENTER-RIGHT PRINCIPLES FOR ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION POLICY AND ASSIST IN DEVELOPING A CO-BRANDED PRINCIPLES DOCUMENT AND CO-AUTHORING OPINION PIECES.
    $6,2002021 The Randolph FoundationFGP – Rod Richardson
    $1,0002021 Grace Richardson FundTO ASSIST ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE

    All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $12,500
    • Number of Grants: 1
    • Number of Recipients: 1

    Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $12,5002020 R Street InstituteGeneral support

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    References

    1. “C3 Solutions.” Vimeo Video. Uploaded September 17, 2020. Accessed November 15, 2024. https://vimeo.com/458993126.
    2. Josh Siegel and Kelsey Tamborrino. “The race for Romney’s seat is a fight about climate.” Politico. January 7, 2024. Accessed November 16, 2024. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/07/john-curtis-climate-action-utah-senate-00134166.
    3. “2024 Candidate Briefing Book.” Conservative Coalition for Climate Solutions. November 2023. Accessed November 15, 2024. https://www.c3solutions.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Candidate-Briefing-Book-Nov-7-V9.pdf.
    4. “About.” The Conservative Coalition for Climate Solutions.” C3 Solutions. Accessed November 14, 2024. https://www.c3solutions.org/about/.
    5. “Nick Loris.” C3 Solutions. Accessed November 14, 2024. https://www.c3solutions.org/profile/nick-loris/.
    6. “Rick Santorum.” C3 Solutions. Accessed November 14, 2024. https://www.c3solutions.org/profile/the-honorable-rick-santorum/.
    7. “Rebecca Klein.” C3 Solutions. Accessed November 14, 2024. https://www.c3solutions.org/profile/rebecca-klein/.
    8. “Michael Bruce.” C3 Solutions. Accessed November 14, 2024. https://www.c3solutions.org/profile/michael-bruce/.
    9. “Yuval Levin.” C3 Solutions. Accessed November 14, 2024. https://www.c3solutions.org/profile/yuval-levin/.
    10.  “Mike Franc.” C3 Solutions. Accessed November 14, 2024. https://www.c3solutions.org/profile/mike-franc/.
    11. “The Issues.” C3 Solutions. Accessed November 15, 2024. https://www.c3solutions.org/the-issues/.
    12. “Home.” C3 Solutions. Accessed November 15, 2024. https://www.c3solutions.org/about/.
    13. “The Conservative Coalition for Climate Solutions.” Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax. (Form 990). Part III. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/844573440/202323199349311842/full.
    14. “The Conservative Coalition for Climate Solutions (C3 Solutions).” Cause IQ. Accessed November 14, 2024. https://www.causeiq.com/organizations/conservative-coalition-for-climate-solutions,844573440/.
    15.  “Donate.” C3 Solutions. Accessed November 14, 2024. https://c3-solutions.revv.co/donate-today.
    16. “The Conservative Coalition for Climate Solutions.” Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax. (Form 990). 2022. Part I. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/844573440/202323199349311842/full.
    17. “General Purposes.” Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. Accessed November 14, 2024. https://www.mott.org/grants/2024-12776/.
    18. “General Purposes.” Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. Accessed November 14, 2024. https://www.mott.org/grants/2022-11187/.
    19. “Recent Giving.” John William Pope Foundation. Accessed November 14, 2024. https://jwpf.org/grant-priorities/.
    20. “Grants Catalog.” Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Accessed November 14, 2024. https://www.siliconvalleycf.org/impact/grants-catalog/p351.