Earthaction Alerts Network FY2020 filing

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Amherst, MA501(c)(3)Since 1992InternationalEIN 13-3493234Revenue $223K in FY2020

On file with the IRS29 Taylor St, 01002-2136 · Amherst, MATax-exempt since Nov 1989Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$18K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$18K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $28K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$223K
Spent
$181K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$60K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$223K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$223K
FY2021$163K
FY2022$133K
FY2023$184K
FY2024$283K
FY2025$206K
Expenses
$181K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$181K
FY2021$194K
FY2022$144K
FY2023$181K
FY2024$248K
FY2025$222K
Net assets
$60K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$60K
FY2021$28K
FY2022$17K
FY2023$20K
FY2024$55K
FY2025$38K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1989.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $153K Management & general 15% · $27K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $18K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$17,599Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lois J Barber’s $3K as Executive Director/President is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2021FY2020
Lois J Barber$2,750$14,125$9,090$17,599

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Earthaction Alerts Network is an international affairs nonprofit based in Amherst, MA, formed in 1992.

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3 programs · $153K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Support for educational and recreational activities foer children's programs of the Palestinian House of Friendship.

$77Kprogram expense
02

Save Our Spirits Projects to support educational and COVID related projects in indigenous communities in the USA and abroad.

$66Kprogram expense
03

Elders Project to support traditional authorities in Sierra Nevada de Santa Maria in Columbia and other indigenous groups

$10Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$28K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $437K · 2020–2024
Rich Schwartz & Associates INCFY2024$174,500
Rich Schwartz & Associates INCFY2021$44,963
Rich Schwartz & Associates INCFY2020$217,500

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$223K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$131K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$92K
Money outPt IX
$181K
Ln 25
Programscol B$153K
Managementcol C$27K
Owns and owesPt X
$60K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$62K
Total assetsLn 16$62K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$131K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$92K
Total revenueLn 12$223K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$62K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$62K
Total assetsLn 16$62K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$60K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$17K$62K
Total assetsLn 16$17K$62K
LiabilitiesLn 26$219$2K
Net assetsLn 32$17K$60K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$61K$61K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$71K$71K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$18K$0$18K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$0$4K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$1K$0$1K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$289$2K$0
Office expensesLn 13$115$25$90$0
TravelLn 17$194$50$144$0
InsuranceLn 23$99$0$99$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$7K$837$0
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$14K$1K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$181K$153K$27K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $206K$222K−$16K$38K 990 PDF
FY2024 $283K$248K$35K$55K 990 PDF
FY2023 $184K$181K$2K$20K 990 PDF
FY2022 $133K$144K−$11K$17K 990 PDF
FY2021 $163K$194K−$32K$28K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $223K$181K$43K$60K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $223,430 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$131,289
I-9 Program service revenue$92,141
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$223,430
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$131,440
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$23,407
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$25,799
I-18 Total expenses$180,646
I-19 Revenue less expenses$42,784
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $223,430 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$131,289
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$131,289
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$92,141
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $92,141 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$223,430
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $180,646 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $60,840$60,840
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $70,600$70,600
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $17,599 · Fundraising $0$17,599
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $4,312 · Fundraising $0$4,312
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $1,496 · Fundraising $0$1,496
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $289 · Management $1,604 · Fundraising $0$1,893
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $25 · Management $90 · Fundraising $0$115
IX-17 TravelPrograms $50 · Management $144 · Fundraising $0$194
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $99 · Fundraising $0$99
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,351 · Management $837 · Fundraising $0$8,188
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $14,142 · Management $1,168 · Fundraising $0$15,310
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $153,297 · Management $27,349 · Fundraising $0$180,646
Part X · Balance sheet $62,234 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $17,474$62,080
X-4 Accounts receivable$154
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $17,474$62,234
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $219$2,195
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $219$2,195
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $17,255$60,039
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $17,474$62,234
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $60,039 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$223,430
XI-2 Total expenses$180,646
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$42,784
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$17,255
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$60,039

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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