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CLIMATE SCIENCE LEGAL DEFENSE FUND

EIN: 47-1941171New York, NYZIP: 10115
U99 - Science & Technology501(c)(3)

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE OTHE CLIMATE SCIENCE LEGAL DEFENSE FUND (CSLDF) PROTECTS THE SCIENTIFIC ENDEAVOR BY PUTTING OUR LEGAL EXPERTISE TO WORK FOR SCIENTISTS WHO ARE THREATENED OR SILENCED FOR DOING THEIR JOBS. OUR EFFORTS AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES PRESERVE AND EXPAND SCIENTISTS' RIGHTS AND STRENGTHEN LEGAL PROTECTIONS TO PROMOTE SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$466k$0$1.3M
2023$526k$0$1.2M

Compensation

2024

LAUREN KURTZ
Executive Director
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$103,400
ANDREW FREY
Vice-chair of the Board
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOSHUA WOLFE
Chair of the Board
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
CHARLES ZELLER
Director
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
PETER FONTAINE
Director (from Dec 2024)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ARADHNA TRIPATI
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SCOTT MANDIA
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
JEFFREY MASTERS
Treasurer
board treasurer
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHAEL OPPENHEIMER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
NAOMI ORESKES
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHAEL GERRARD
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KATRINA KUH
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CYMIE PAYNE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

2023

LAUREN KURTZ
Executive Director
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$88,069
MICHAEL GERRARD
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOSHUA WOLFE
President
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$0
ANDREW FREY
Vice President
vice president
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHAEL OPPENHEIMER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SCOTT MANDIA
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
CHARLES ZELLER
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
JEFFREY MASTERS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KATRINA KUH
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
NAOMI ORESKES
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CYMIE PAYNE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ARADHNA TRIPATI
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

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