Ecori INC EIN 26-4267233 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Ecori INC

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Investigates issues and writes stories to drive positive environmental change. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $501K in revenue, $501K in expenses, and $427K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2009
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Environment
Location
Providence, RI
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$501KFY2025
Expenses
$501K
Net assets
$427K
People
13
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  26-4267233 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Providence, RI Founded 2009
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Investigates issues and writes stories to drive positive environmental change.
Leadership
Joanna Detz · Executive Director · $69K
Money in and out
$501K revenue, $501K expenses
Bottom line
80% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$501K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$501K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$427K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$256
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.12
Program efficiency
80%
of spending reaches programs▲ +2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
10.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -14% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-0.05%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -101% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$501K
FY2025▲ +5%
Expenses
$501K
FY2025▲ +16%
Total assets
$427K
FY2025-0.06%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$501K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$501K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$427K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$256
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$427K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B80%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CEcori INC
EINHdr · item D26-4267233
Principal addressHdr · item CProvidence, RI
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item L2009
State of legal domicileHdr · item MRI
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C60)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2009

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b12
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$68,847Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joanna Detz’s $69K as Executive Director is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1981 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joanna Detz$68,847$63,216$59,209$41,004$36,000

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $403K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

ecoRI's mission is to investigate issues and write stories that will catalyze positive environmental change. The stories it writes and issues it covers will educate government officials and the public about the causes, consequences and solutions to environmental problems.

$403Kprogram expense
02

Advertising income

Pt IX · col B

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$448K · 89%
Program service revenue$29K · 6%
Investment income$15K · 3%
Other revenue$9K · 2%
Contributions & grants89%$448K
Program service revenue6%$29K
Investment income3%$15K
Other revenue2%$9K
Total revenueLn 12$501K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.12
Program services80%$403K
Management & general8%$39K
Fundraising12%$59K
Total functional expensesLn 25$501K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$427K
Total assetsLn 16$427K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$427K
Months of cash on handcomputed10.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $427K · Operating expenses/yr $501K
10.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $403K · Total expenses $501K
80%
Management & General
Management & general $39K · Total expenses $501K
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $59K · Total expenses $501K
12%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $58K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $428K
$0.13 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $448K · Total revenue $501K
89%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $501K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $29K · Total revenue $501K
6%
Investment reliance
Investment income $15K · Total revenue $501K
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $29K · Total expenses $501K
6%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $501K · Prior year $475K
+5%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $254K · FY2025 $501K
+15%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $427K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $501K · Expenses $501K
-0.05%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $427K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $427K · Total assets $427K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $427K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Joanna Detz · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $69K · Total expenses $501K
14%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $429K · Total expenses $501K
86%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 80%
Overhead ratio 8%
Fundraising cost ratio 13%
Revenue growth 5%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$501K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$475K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$426K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$338K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$243K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$254K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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