Organization:Carbonfund.org

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Carbonfund.org Foundation[1]
Carbonfundlogo.jpg
FoundedSeptember 23, 2003; 20 years ago (2003-09-23)[1]
20-0231609[2]
Legal status501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
FocusEnvironmentalism
HeadquartersEast Aurora, NY, United States of America
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 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]
President
Eric Carlson[2]
SubsidiariesCarbonCo LLC[2]
Revenue (2014)
$3,948,248[2]
Expenses (2014)$3,141,374[2]
Employees (2014)
36[2]
Websitewww.carbonfund.org

The Carbonfund.org Foundation (known as Carbonfund.org) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization based in East Aurora, NY 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 sources carbon credits verified by the VERRA carbon standard (formerly VCS) and Gold Standard. The organization has helped develop four Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) projects in Brazil under the VERRA and Climate, Community and Biodiversity standards.

Carbonfund.org also operates a traditional, co-ed summer camp in New Hampshire. Camp Quinebarge was founded in 1936, and was purchased by Carbonfund.org in 2012. President Eric Carlson is an alumnus of Quinebarge and now serves at Executive Director alongside Co-Directors Nick Hercules and Liz Schwartzer. Camp Quinebarge is a traditional camp with an emphasis on nature/environmental education.[4]

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

  • Return to Forest Project[7][8]

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

  • Tensas River Valley Reforestation Project[10]

Verification: CCBS Gold, VCS

Renewable energy

  • New Bedford Landfill Methane Project[11]

Verification: Environmental Resources Trust

Verification: Green-e Energy RECs

  • Inland Biodigester Project[14]

Verification: Environmental Resources Trust

  • Chino Basin Dairy Farm Biodigester

Verification: Environmental Resources Trust

Energy efficiency

  • IdleAire Truckstop Electrification Project[15]

Verification: Environmental Resources Trust

  • Carbon Credit Retirement

Carbonfund.org purchased carbon financial instruments from the now closed Chicago Climate Exchange and retired them.

Impact

Carbonfund.org Foundation offers offsets at $10.00 per metric ton.[5] As of December 2019, the foundation was offsetting over 25 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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Certificate of Incorporation". Carbonfund.org Foundation. Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation. Accessed on April 18, 2016.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". Carbonfundorg Foundation]. Guidestar. December 31, 2014.
  3. ↑ Carbonfund.org
  4. ↑ "Camp Quinebarge - Summer Camp in NH" (in en-US). http://www.campquinebarge.com. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Price study of offsetting emissions of carbon , EcoBusinessLinks
  6. ↑ Our Carbon Offset Projects , Carbonfund.org
  7. ↑ Paso Pacifico
  8. ↑ Carbon Offset Project: Return to Forest Project , Carbon Catalog
  9. ↑ Reforestation Project - Rivas, Nicaragua , Greensurf.org
  10. ↑ Carbon Offset Project: Tensas River Valley Reforestation , Carbon Catalog
  11. ↑ "Carbon Offset Project: Greater New Bedford LFG". http://www.carboncatalog.org/projects/greater-new-bedford-lfg/. 
  12. ↑ "Carbon Offset Project: Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center". http://www.carboncatalog.org/projects/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. https://web.archive.org/web/20081222010311/http://carbonneutraldigest.com/?p=648. Retrieved 2008-12-12. , Carbon Neutral Digest
  17. ↑ Dell, The Conservation Fund and Carbonfund.org Launch Global Carbon-Neutral Initiative , Dell.com
  18. ↑ Green Power Network: Renewable Energy Certificates: Carbonfund.org
  19. ↑ ORBITZ GOES GREEN, FROM THE INSIDE-OUT , Orbitz.com
  20. ↑ JetBlue | Sustainability
  21. ↑ "Carbonfund.org is Launch Partner for First-Ever EPA Climate Leaders Approved Offset Project|date="2009-08-2009"". http://www.carbonoffsetsdaily.com/press-release/carbonfundorg-is-launch-partner-for-first-ever-epa-climate-leaders-approved-offset-project-10882.htm. 
  22. ↑ Amtrak Partners with Carbonfund.org to Offer Passengers Carbon Offsets for Rail Travel
  23. ↑ Carbonfree Partner: Discovery

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