2024 Annual Report

In fiscal year 2024 (October 1, 2023, to September 30, 2024), you made it possible for UCS to advance transportation, climate, and chemical safety policies that will result in:

• 7.2 billion tons of carbon emissions from passenger vehicles avoided by 2055
• $370 billion in climate and health benefits from reduced power plant pollution
• >13 million people protected from toxic ethylene oxide
• >12,000 chemical facilities that will have to be better prepared for disasters.

You make it all possible. We are deeply grateful for your dedication and support. This work would not be possible without your commitment to building a better world together. Thank you.

The Union of Concerned Scientists continues to benefit from the generosity of our 100,000 members and foundations, who work in partnership with us to build a healthy planet and safer world. The majority of our support—65 percent—came from generous individual donors through outright and planned gifts, while support from foundations represented 13 percent of our revenue.

Eighty-five percent of every dollar donated to UCS in fiscal year 2024 directly funded our program work, with the remaining 15 percent spent on the critical administrative infrastructure and fundraising that support our programs. With an annual budget of more than $50 million, UCS continues to strengthen our unique ability to help solve our planet’s most pressing problems with the power of independent science