Partnership for Policy Integrity (PFPI) uses data-driven advocacy and litigation to fight for forests, communities and the climate.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers and 7 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
IRS Pub. 78
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
0 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $129K a year · 15% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$506K
to officers and key staff · 51% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 51% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $782K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$45K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$906K
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$988K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$737K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$906K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$912K
FY2024$814K
FY2025$906K
Expenses
$988K
FY2025▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$936K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$988K
Net assets
$737K
FY2025▼ -10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$817K
FY2025$737K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated. Listed in IRS Pub. 78 (as of October 2026). Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2010.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $823K Management & general 12% · $123K Fundraising 4% · $42K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $506K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director and Clerk
$200,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director and Clerk
$200,000Pt VII · Sec A
Staff Scientist
$105,972Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mary Booth’s $200K as Executive Director and Clerk is at the 99th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Mary Booth$200,000$212,820$200,000
Laura Haight—$132,800$124,800
Sam Davis$105,972$107,299—

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Protects forests and climate future using science, communication, and advocacy.

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1 program · $823K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Educating EU policy makers about forest climate and air impacts of burning wood for energy, planning legal actions in UK and EU, educating policymakers and the public about the need to remove incentives for biomass energy in US state and federal policy.

$823Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$906K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$877K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Other incomeLn 4–11$341
Money outPt IX
$988K
Ln 25
Programscol B$823K
Managementcol C$123K
Fundraisingcol D$42K
Owns and owesPt X
$737K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$107K
Total assetsLn 16$782K
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$877K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Other incomeLn 4–11$341
Total revenueLn 12$906K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$26K
SavingsLn 2$80K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$107K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$606K
Total assetsLn 16$782K
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K
Net assetsLn 32$737K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$51K$107K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$774K$606K
Total assetsLn 16$858K$782K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K$45K
Net assetsLn 32$817K$737K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$200K$189K$6K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$336K$241K$62K$32K
Payroll taxesLn 10$42K$34K$5K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$14K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$33K$33K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$31K$31K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$289K$288K$522
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K$178$100
Information technologyLn 14$12K$10K$1K$799
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$5K$742$418
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$988K$823K$123K$42K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $906K$988K−$83K$737K 990 PDF
FY2024 $814K$1.1M−$280K$817K 990 PDF
FY2023 $912K$936K−$23K$1.0M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $905,735 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $772,502$877,100
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $40,571$28,294
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $963$341
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $814,036$905,735
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $632,156$578,087
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $461,920$410,292
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,094,076$988,379
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$280,040−$82,644
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $905,735 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$877,100
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$877,100
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $28,294$28,294
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $341$341
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $28,635$905,735
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $988,379 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $188,600 · Management $5,520 · Fundraising $5,880$200,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $241,287 · Management $62,042 · Fundraising $32,383$335,712
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $34,328 · Management $5,276 · Fundraising $2,771$42,375
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $13,992$13,992
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $33,059$33,059
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $30,844$30,844
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $288,048 · Management $522$288,570
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,202 · Management $178 · Fundraising $100$1,480
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,619 · Management $1,418 · Fundraising $799$11,836
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,391$3,391
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,034 · Management $742 · Fundraising $418$6,194
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,937$5,937
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $14,989$14,989
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $823,279 · Management $122,749 · Fundraising $42,351$988,379
Part X · Balance sheet $781,916 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $28,865$26,458
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $22,060$80,064
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $16,791$55,100
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $16,334$14,768
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $774,430$605,526
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $858,480$781,916
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $41,918$44,981
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $41,918$44,981
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $707,507$551,056
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $109,055$185,879
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $816,562$736,935
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $858,480$781,916
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $736,935 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$905,735
XI-2 Total expenses$988,379
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$82,644
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$816,562
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,017
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$736,935

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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