Environment America INC FY2021 filing

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Denver, CO501(c)(4)Since 2006Environment EIN 20-5355252Revenue $14.5M in FY2021

On file with the IRSenvironmentamerica.org1543 Wazee St Ste 410, 80202-1580 · Denver, COTax-exempt since Feb 2007

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The corporation is organized for the purpose of conducting public interest research, policy development, analysis, education, litigation, and advocacy to protect the Environment and people of the united states of America, including, but not limited to, the quality of america's air, water and land. The corporation is not organized for gain or individual profit and IT shall be operated exclusively for social welfare purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(4) of the internal revenue code.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
61¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$88K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6.4M a year · 40% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
61%
of spending
Worth a look: 61% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$88K
to officers and key staff · 1.0% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
40 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 39.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $1.9M
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.9M
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 5 voting members
Worth a look: 1 of 5 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$14.5M
-37% vs prior year
Spent
$8.9M
To programs
61%
Net assets
$40.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$14.5M
FY2021▼ -37%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$22.9M
FY2021$14.5M
FY2022$14.9M
FY2023$14.6M
FY2024$14.4M
FY2025$15.1M
Expenses
$8.9M
FY2021▼ -24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$11.8M
FY2021$8.9M
FY2022$10.1M
FY2023$7.7M
FY2024$10.7M
FY2025$8.8M
Net assets
$40.7M
FY2021▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$34.8M
FY2021$40.7M
FY2022$45.0M
FY2023$52.6M
FY2024$58.8M
FY2025$73.1M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2007.

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Where the money goes

61 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 61% · $5.4M Management & general 14% · $1.3M Fundraising 25% · $2.2M

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

7 people listed on the 990; $88K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$57,701Pt VII · Sec A
$20,012Pt VII · Sec A
$9,983Pt VII · Sec A
Finacial Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Masur’s $121K as Director is at the 7th percentile of top reported officer pay among 324 $10–100M environment 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David Masur$120,647$117,441$36,132———
John Rumpler$100,531—————
Steven Blackledge—$100,250————
Malcolm Douglas O'Malley$72,036$74,189$59,185$57,831$57,701$46,442
Wendy Wendlandt$19,412$5,318$11,446$5,745$20,012$4,723
Douglas Phelps————$9,983—

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advocates for clean air, water, and land through research, education, and legal action.

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3 programs · $3.9M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Conservation

The value of nature is immeasurable, derived not only from the resources it provides but from its inherent beauty. "in wildness," as thoreau put it, "is the preservation of the world." fortunately, we live in the country that created the world's first national parks.

$1.7Mprogram expense
02

Global Warming

Global warming is an enormous threat. But it's just one symptom of our unhealthy relationship to our environment. To meet the climate challenge, we must put the environment first. Our focus is on making a difference in public policy and in our lives and our environment, not just making a statement.

$1.4Mprogram expense
03

Clean Water and Air

Environment america takes concrete steps to move us closer to the world we want to live in, from holding illegal water and air polluters accountable to networking local citizens who serve as champions of the local waters they love. For 30 years, our litigation team has taken polluters directly to court under the clean water act.

$817Kprogram 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
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Grants paid · 15 grants · $5.9M · 2019–2024
Center for Innovative PolicyDC · FY2024$25,000
Environment America Action FundFY2023$3,490,000
Marypirg Citizen Lobby INCMD · FY2023$40,000
Pennenvironment INCPA · FY2023$40,000
Center for Innovative PolicyDC · FY2023$25,000
Center for Innovative PolicyDC · FY2022$25,000
Environment America Action FundFY2021$1,000,000
Fair Fight Action INCGA · FY2020$100,000
Center for Innovative PolicyDC · FY2020$50,000
Coloradans Creating OpportunityFY2020$25,000
Environment America Action FundFY2019$1,000,000
Green Corps INCCO · FY2019$27,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$14.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$798K
Investment incomeLn 3$76K
Money outPt IX
$8.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.4M
Managementcol C$1.3M
Fundraisingcol D$2.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$40.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$29.4M
Total assetsLn 16$45.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$798K
Investment incomeLn 3$76K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Total revenueLn 12$14.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$23.4M
SavingsLn 2$6.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$29.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K
Total assetsLn 16$45.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.9M
Net assetsLn 32$40.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 544
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$30.6M$29.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.8M$7.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$37K$17K
Total assetsLn 16$40.6M$45.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.8M$4.9M
Net assetsLn 32$34.8M$40.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$185K$185K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$34K$28K$2K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$920K$62K$115K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$30K$25K$2K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$90K$75K$5K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$93K$78K$5K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$34K$34K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.9M$746K$1.1M$112K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$58K$58K
Office expensesLn 13$38K$31K$2K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$7K$494$917
OccupancyLn 16$447K$375K$25K$47K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$20K$17K$1K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4.8M$2.9M$35K$1.9M
All other expensesLn 24e$23K$23K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.9M$5.4M$1.3M$2.2M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $15.1M$8.8M$6.2M$73.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $14.4M$10.7M$3.7M$58.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $14.6M$7.7M$6.8M$52.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $14.9M$10.1M$4.8M$45.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $14.5M$8.9M$5.6M$40.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $22.9M$11.8M$11.0M$34.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $14,481,282 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $21,538,333$13,599,691
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,198,770$797,993
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $115,025$75,936
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,235$7,662
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $22,858,363$14,481,282
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,030,005$185,400
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,223,994$1,342,038
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $9,571,835$7,402,465
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,825,834$8,929,903
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $11,032,529$5,551,379
Part VI · Governance 1 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members1
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $14,481,282 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$13,199,629
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$400,062
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$13,599,691
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $797,993$797,993
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $75,936$75,936
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $7,662$7,662
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $805,655 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $75,936$14,481,282
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,929,903 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $185,400$185,400
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $28,354 · Management $1,900 · Fundraising $3,529$33,783
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $919,896 · Management $61,655 · Fundraising $114,506$1,096,057
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $25,085 · Management $1,681 · Fundraising $3,122$29,888
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $75,135 · Management $5,036 · Fundraising $9,354$89,525
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $77,873 · Management $5,219 · Fundraising $9,693$92,785
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $34,200$34,200
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $746,062 · Management $1,057,092 · Fundraising $111,750$1,914,904
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $58,116$58,116
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $31,320 · Management $2,394 · Fundraising $4,447$38,161
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,368 · Management $494 · Fundraising $917$8,779
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $375,198 · Management $25,147 · Fundraising $46,704$447,049
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,401$2,401
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,089 · Management $1,145 · Fundraising $2,127$20,361
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $15,392$15,392
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,874,346 · Management $34,955 · Fundraising $1,930,717$4,840,018
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $23,084$23,084
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,423,643 · Management $1,269,394 · Fundraising $2,236,866$8,929,903
Part X · Balance sheet $45,550,735 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $24,659,796$23,416,010
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,963,803$5,971,963
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $8,071,711$8,498,604
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $64,059$61,185
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $36,542$17,132
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,839,357$7,585,841
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $40,635,268$45,550,735
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,541,955$3,833,507
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,259,388$1,065,459
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,801,343$4,898,966
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $34,833,925$40,651,769
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $34,833,925$40,651,769
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $40,635,268$45,550,735
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $40,651,769 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$14,481,282
XI-2 Total expenses$8,929,903
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,551,379
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$34,833,925
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$266,465
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$40,651,769

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