CALSTART INC

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

48 S CHESTER AVE, PASADENA, CA 91106-3105

In care of

% JOHN BOESEL

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

JOHN BOESEL, 48 S CHESTER AVE, PASADENA, CA 91106

Signed the 990

PIERO STILLITANO, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Phone

(626) 744-5600

Website

WWW.CALSTART.ORG

Return prepared by

GYL LLP

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-4375022 or by the name CALSTART INC.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers

Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Secretary of State, bizfile Online

Corporation status, entity number, agent for service

Franchise Tax Board

Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)

Mission

FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS, CALSTART HAS PARTNERED WITH INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO ADVANCE AND ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF ADVANCED CLEAN TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGIES AND PROGRAMS. CALSTART DESIGNS AND IMPLEMENTS VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS THAT REDUCE EMISSIONS, GROW SUPPLY CHAINS, AND IMPROVE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY. CALSTART PROVIDES TECHNICAL, REGULATORY AND POLICY SUPPORT TO SCALE COMMERCIALLY VIABLE, CLEAN TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS THAT BENEFIT THE TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY, LOCAL ECONOMIES, AND THE PUBLIC.

Program accomplishments

• MARKET ACCELERATION: ENABLING FLEET TRANSFORMATION-CALSTART DESIGNS, LEADS, AND IMPLEMENTS CLEAN VEHICLE AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS FOR TRUCKS, BUSES, CARS, OFF-ROAD EQUIPMENT, AND THE CORRESPONDING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR INTERNATIONAL, FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. THESE PROGRAMS SUPPORT PRIVATE AND PUBLIC FLEETS, HELPING REDUCE OPERATING COSTS AND EXPANDING CLEAN VEHICLE AND INFRASTRUCTURE MANUFACTURING AND IMPLEMENTATION. HIGHLIGHTS FROM FY2025 INCLUDE: - IN 2025 CALSTART WAS AWARDED THE WASHINGTON ZERO-EMISSION INCENTIVE PROGRAM (WAZIP) TO ADMINISTER $112 M PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES POINT-OF-SALE INCENTIVES FOR MEDIUM-AND HEAVY-DUTY ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES AND OFF-ROAD EQUIPMENT. - THE COMMUNITIES IN CHARGE PROJECT, WITH AN $88 MILLION INVESTMENT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION (CEC) AND THE ENERGIIZE PROJECT ($276 MILLION INVESTMENT THROUGH 2026) PROVIDES INCENTIVES VIA REIMBURSEMENT FOR EV AND H2 INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT MEDIUM/HEAVY-DUTY ZEVS. - IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MASSACHUSETTS CLEAN ENERGY CENTER (MASSCEC), CALSTART CONTINUED OPERATING THE RIDE CLEAN MASS PROGRAM, AN INITIATIVE AIMED AT HELPING THE VEHICLE-FOR-HIRE (VFH) INDUSTRY SWITCH TO ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES. BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL INCENTIVES, THE RIDE CLEAN MASS PROGRAM HAS EARMARKED $5.35 MILLION TO SUPPORT DRIVERS THROUGH 2025. RIDE CLEAN MASS CHARGING HUB PROGRAM IS THE SECOND PHASE OF THE MASSCEC PARTNERSHIP WITH A $6.1 MILLION INVESTMENT TO CONSTRUCT 5-7 CHARGING HUBS ACROSS THE STATE THROUGH 2026. - CALIFORNIA'S AIR RESOURCES BOARD'S (CARB) CLEAN OFF-ROAD EQUIPMENT VOUCHER INCENTIVE PROJECT (CORE) HAS CUMULATIVELY RECEIVED $538 MILLION IN FUNDING, INCLUDING $15 MILLION ALLOCATED IN 2024 FOR ZERO-EMISSION EQUIPMENT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND PUBLIC AGENCIES. - CARB HAS CUMULATIVELY FUNDED $2.288 BILLION FOR THE HYBRID AND ZERO-EMISSION TRUCK AND BUS VOUCHER INCENTIVE PROJECT (HVIP), INCLUDING $15 MILLION FOR THE INNOVATIVE SMALL E-FLEET (ISEF) SET-ASIDE WITHIN HVIP IN 2024. - CALSTART CONTINUED WORKING WITH MASSCEC ON THE MHD MOBILE CHARGING PROGRAM, THROUGH WHICH FOUR FLEETS WILL PILOT MOBILE/TEMPORARY CHARGING SOLUTIONS TO ENABLE FASTER FLEET ELECTRIFICATION. - MASS FLEET ADVISOR IS A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR PRIVATE MHDV FLEETS; CALSTART IS THE PRIME RECIPIENT OF MASSACHUSETTS CLEAN ENERGY CENTER'S (MASSCEC) PROGRAM. - IN 2025, CALSTART PROVIDED A FLEET ADVISORY PROGRAM IN NEW JERSEY BY THE NJ DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. - IN OHIO AND MICHIGAN, CALSTART SUPPORTED THE DELIVERY OR DEPLOYMENT OF OVER 30 ELECTRIC AND LOW EMISSION TRANSIT VEHICLES THROUGH THE FTA LOW NO PROGRAM. - ADVANCED GLOBAL MARKET CERTAINTY AND ALIGNED CROSS-SECTOR AMBITION FOR ZERO-EMISSION TRUCKS AND BUSES THROUGH CALSTART'S DRIVE TO ZERO PROGRAM, ENGAGING 250+ GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS IN 40+ COUNTRIES ACROSS LATAM, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, THE EU AND INDIA VIA WORKSHOPS, CONVENINGS, AND WEBINARS THAT BUILT LOCAL CAPACITY, INFORMED INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING, SUPPORTED POLICY DEVELOPMENT, AND EXPANDED ACCESS TO FINANCING FOR FLEET DEPLOYMENT.
  Expenses $472,919,900 · revenue $3,425
• TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM- CALSTART PROVIDES INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS AND GUIDANCE TO HELP GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY ACCELERATE THE DEPLOYMENT OF COMMERCIALLY VIABLE CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES. WE WORK WITH COMPANIES, AGENCIES, AND FLEETS TO MANAGE PROTOTYPE DEMONSTRATIONS OR PILOT FIELD TRIALS OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES/COMPONENTS, RENEWABLE FUELS, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND SYSTEMS. CALSTART SUPPORTS INDUSTRY PROJECTS AND ACTIONS WITH PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS CASE ANALYSIS, MARKET ASSESSMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, COMMERCIALIZATION PLANNING, AND SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE EVALUATION.IN 2025, CALSTART HOSTED TWO LARGE-SCALE RIDE AND DRIVE EVENTS IN ANAHEIM, CA WITH OVER 900 ATTENDEES AND OAKLAND, CA, FEATURING 60+ ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT FOR FLEET OPERATORS, DEMONSTRATING REAL-WORLD PRODUCT READINESS AND PERFORMANCE. UTILIZING OUR EXPERTISE IN THIS AREA, WE EDUCATED AND SPONSORED FOUR CLEAN CITIES COALITIONS IN STATES ACROSS THE US (NEW YORK, COLORADO, LOUISIANA AND MAINE) IN HOW TO PRODUCE RIDE AND DRIVE EVENTS TO EDUCATE ATTENDEES ON CLEAN TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGIES.IN 2025, CALSTART CONVENED THE GLOBAL MOU SUMMIT IN ARNHEM, THE NETHERLANDS, BRINGING TOGETHER APPROXIMATELY 100 SENIOR LEADERS FROM NATIONAL AND SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS, LEADING OEMS, FLEETS, AND INDUSTRY AND RESEARCH PARTNERS REPRESENTING MORE THAN 25 COUNTRIES. THE SUMMIT FEATURED HIGH-LEVEL PLENARIES, TECHNICAL WORKSHOPS, PEER EXCHANGES, A ZERO EMISSION TRUCK SHOWCASE AND SITE VISITS FOCUSED ON INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING, POLICY DESIGN, AND FINANCING SOLUTIONS. THROUGH THESE SESSIONS, CALSTART FACILITATED KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER ACROSS MATURE AND EMERGING MARKETS TO ACCELERATE IMPLEMENTATION OF ZERO-EMISSION BUS AND TRUCK STRATEGIES WORLDWIDE.CALSTART ALSO ADMINISTERS AND PROVIDES OUTREACH TO NYSERDA'S NEW YORK TRUCK VOUCHER INCENTIVE PROGRAM (NYTVIP). CALSTART IS A SUBRECIPIENT ON FOUR EPA CLEAN PORTS PROGRAM AWARDS: - WITH THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY ($451M TOTAL AWARD), CALSTART IS MANAGING $45M IN SUPPORT OF A CLEAN EQUIPMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEAR-PORT CHARGING HUBS THROUGH A GREEN DRAYAGE ACCELERATOR. - IN MARYLAND, CALSTART IS SUPPORTING THE PORT AUTHORITY'S GRANT AWARD ($147M TOTAL AWARD) THROUGH TRUCK OPERATOR ENGAGEMENT, CALSTART IS MANAGING $20M TO ADMINISTER A CLEAN EQUIPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE INCENTIVE PROGRAM THROUGH A GREEN DRAYAGE ACCELERATOR. - IN ILLINOIS, CALSTART KICKED OFF THE ILLINOIS CLEAN PORTS PROGRAM PLANNING PROJECT TO DEVELOP DECARBONIZATION PLANS FOR SEVEN INLAND RIVER PORTS ($3M). - FOR PORT OF OAKLAND, CALSTART WILL DESIGN AND MANAGE A TWO-YEAR ZERO-EMISSION TRUCK LOANER PROGRAM PROVIDING INCREASED ACCESS TO ZERO-EMISSION TRUCKS. - IN OHIO, CALSTART SUPPORTED THE DEMONSTRATION OF AN AUTONOMOUS TRANSIT VEHICLE IN A REAL-WORLD ENVIRONMENT FUNDED BY THE FTA ENHANCING LIFE WITH AUTOMATED TRANSPORTATION FOR EVERYONE (ELATE) GRANT.
  Expenses $7,010,381
• PROMOTING ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGIES CHAMPIONS (MEMBER SERVICES, PUBLICATIONS, AND CONFERENCES)- CALSTART PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF NETWORKING AND STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS, STRATEGIC PARTNERS AND FELLOW STAKEHOLDERS. OUR COMMUNITY OF CLEAN TRANSPORTATION ADVANCERS WORK ALONGSIDE CALSTART'S EXPERTS TO GATHER UNIQUE RESEARCH, ANALYZE DATA, AND SOLVE PROBLEMS TO PROGRESS OUR MISSION OF ADVANCING CLEAN TRANSPORTATION FOR ALL PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES. CALSTART ALSO CONDUCTS WEBINARS TO INFORM MEMBERS AND OTHERS OF THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND FORECASTS ABOUT CLEAN TRANSPORTATION. IN 2025, CALSTART PUBLISHED UPDATES TO ITS INDUSTRY-LEADING ZEROING IN ON ZERO-EMISSION TRUCKS AND ZEROING IN ON ZERO-EMISSION BUSES REPORTS, BOTH OF WHICH PROVIDE CONCISE AND CURRENT SNAPSHOTS OF ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLE DEPLOYMENT STATISTICS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. THESE REPORTS OFFER INSIGHTS INTO KEY TRENDS DRIVING GROWTH IN ADOPTION, AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITIES TO FURTHER ACCELERATE THIS GROWTH THAT CAN HELP INFORM POLICYMAKERS, MANUFACTURERS, FLEET OWNERS, AND FINANCIAL STAKEHOLDERS. CALSTART ALSO DEVELOPED A GROUNDBREAKING FINANCIAL MODEL, PUBLISHED IN "FINANCING FLEET ELECTRIFICATION: BATTERY-ELECTRIC TRUCK COMPONENT RESALE HIGHLIGHTS RESIDUAL VALUE UPSIDE", FOR BENCHMARKING THE ESTIMATED VALUE OF BATTERY-ELECTRIC TRUCKS (BETS) AT THE END OF THEIR FINANCING TERMS. THIS METHOD SHOWS THAT BET LEASE AND FINANCING UNDERWRITERS SHOULD LOOK TO SECOND-LIFE APPLICATIONS OF BET COMPONENTS AND CAN ATTRIBUTE BETS WITH HIGHER RESIDUAL VALUE, MEANING MORE AFFORDABLE PAYMENTS FOR FLEETS. IN ADDITION, CALSTART'S DRIVE TO ZERO PROGRAM PUBLISHED THE THIRD ANNUAL MULTI-COUNTRY ACTION PLAN (MCAP)- "POWERING FORWARD: THE GLOBAL ZERO EMISSION TRANSITION" WHICH HIGHLIGHTS THE FORWARD ACTION OF THE 42 GLOBAL MOU COUNTRY SIGNATORIES AND 250+ ENDORSERS TOWARD FULFILLING THE GOAL OF 30% NEW MEDIUM- AND HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE (MHDV) SALES BEING ZERO-EMISSION BY 2030, WITH 100% BY 2040. THE 2025 MCAP PROVIDES NEW INFORMATION ON THE OVERALL ZERO-EMISSION MHDV MARKET AND OFFERS AN OVERVIEW OF THE IMPACTFUL POLICIES AND OTHER MEASURES IMPLEMENTED BY GLOBAL MOU SIGNATORY NATIONS ALONGSIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACCELERATING THE TRANSITION.
  Expenses $1,399,439
• OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES
  Expenses $2,836,488

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

95-4375022

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

1996

Accounting year ends

September

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Unknown (Z99Z)

Assets (IRS master file)

$116,664,873

Income (IRS master file)

$489,687,697

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 95-4375022).

Questions about CALSTART INC

What is the EIN of CALSTART INC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of CALSTART INC is 95-4375022.

Is CALSTART INC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1996.

Are donations to CALSTART INC tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does CALSTART INC file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of CALSTART INC due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did CALSTART INC last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.

Who is the principal officer of CALSTART INC?

The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names JOHN BOESEL.

Who are the officers and directors of CALSTART INC?

The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 24 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $388,429 (JOHN BOESEL, PRESIDENT AND CEO).

How much revenue does CALSTART INC have?

On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $489,687,697, expenses of $489,400,332 and total assets of $116,664,873 at year end.

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