2026-07-15T12:01:10-07:00 2025-08-31 460796445 Shining Star Consulting LLC 1831 Solano Ave Unit 8058 Berkeley CA 947075056 990 2024-09-01 813513347 Climate Defense Project CLIM 7819560709 1968 S Coast Hwy 496 Laguna Beach CA 92651 Joseph Hamilton Treasurer 2026-07-15 true true Suzanne Pon P03097587 5109996712 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Alexander Marquardt 1968 S Coast Hwy 496 Laguna Beach CA 926513681 293320 false X www.climatedefenseproject.org X 2016 CA Climate Defense Project offers free, comprehensive, movement-aligned legal support to climate justice and anti-extractive campaigns, and to community-led efforts that intersect with these issues. We support front-line communities, connect attorneys with experts and community members, and provide direct representation to people engaged in civil disobedience, direct action, and other forms of nonviolence. 6 4 5 4 0 716094 292459 0 0 861 716094 293320 0 0 355578 413412 0 11445 38158 68660 393736 482072 322358 -188752 594035 405510 -31 196 594066 405314 Climate Defense Project offers free, comprehensive, movement-aligned legal support to climate justice and anti-extractive campaigns, and to community-led efforts that intersect with these issues. We support front-line communities, connect attorneys with experts and community members, and provide direct representation to people engaged in civil disobedience, direct action, and other forms of nonviolence. false false 367394 Climate Defense Project assisted dozens of attorneys, several social justice campaigns, and hundreds of clients engaged in work on climate justice and related issues. This assistance took the form of direct representation in litigation, including trials, hearings, and depositions; conducting legal research; drafting legal documents; supervising interns; and providing trainings on law- and organizing-related subjects. Particular focuses of this work were pipeline resistance campaigns in Minnesota and West Virginia, student activist campaigns in New Hampshire and elsewhere, tribal sovereignty issues in Minnesota, and emergency work on behalf of immigrants and protesters in Minnesota and West Virginia. 367394 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 1 0 true 5 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 6 4 false false false false false false false true true true false true true true true true true false false false CA X Joseph Hamilton 7819560709 139 North 4th Street Lewisburg PA 17837 X Alexander Marquardt Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Joseph Hamilton Treasurer & Secretary 15.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Wayne Hsiung Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Marla Marcum Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jamila Raqib Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jacqueline Gallant Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 19087 273372 292459 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miscellaneous Income 900099 861 861 861 293320 861 0 0 0 0 105750 22650 72525 10575 0 277219 277219 0 0 30443 23837 5765 841 0 0 9404 9404 0 0 0 11408 11408 20309 18576 1704 29 2960 140 2820 0 0 0 14926 13564 1362 0 0 0 0 0 9653 9653 0 482072 367394 103233 11445 594035 405510 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 594035 405510 461 196 -492 -31 196 X 594066 405314 594066 405314 594035 405510 -188752 X false false false X 119391 320750 273699 716094 292459 1722393 0 0 119391 320750 273699 716094 292459 1722393 500143 1222250 0 0 11 861 872 1723265 0.70930 0.73940 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 9 - JOSEPH EDWIN HAMILTON P.O. BOX 4403 VALLEJO, CA 94590 - ALEXANDER IAN MARQUARDT P.O. BOX 4403 VALLEJO, CA 94590 - JACQUELINE GALLANT 131 AMITY ST #8 BROOKLYN, NY 11201 - JAMILA RAQIB PO BOX 170301 BOSTON, MA 02117 - MARLA MARCUM PO BOX 20693 KNOXVILLE, TN 37940 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A draft of the organization's Form 990 was distributed to all members of the board and all members reviewed the draft for accuracy and consistency. Treasurer Joseph Hamilton and Executive Director Alexander Marquardt responded to queries from board members on specific items. After all members had the opportunity to ask questions and submit corrections, a final Form 990 was distributed to all members of the board for a vote. The board unanimously approved the Form 990 for submission. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The organization monitored and enforced compliance with its written conflict of interest policy by requesting regular updates from board members during calls and via email discussion regarding professional and personal activities that might constitute conflicts of interest, by encouraging members to report any conflicts, and by requiring an annual conflicts check form from each board member. No conflicts were discovered. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organization makes available its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available upon request via email to members of the public.