Action Center INC

Erie, PAUnknown exempt organizationEIN 30-0246999

On file with the IRSenergyjustice.netCo Northwest 502 W 7th St Ste 100 · Erie, PA

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Promote social & environmental justice & democracy. Developing databases and providing educational materials to community activists that analyze and assess the environmental impact of energy and waste facilities. Promoting policies protective of human health and the environment.

Run by 20 volunteers and 7 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $74K a year · 25% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Named funders
18
named funders · $155K
Looks good: 18 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Spent
$2K
To programs
0%
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
—
FY2025
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$278K
FY2021$585K
FY2022$398K
FY2023$242K
FY2024$21
FY2025Not on file
Expenses
$2K
FY2025▼ -97%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$180K
FY2021$326K
FY2022$626K
FY2023$668K
FY2024$75K
FY2025$2K
Net assets
—
FY2025
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$485K
FY2021$734K
FY2022$500K
FY2023$77K
FY2024$2K
FY2025Not on file

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mike Ewall——$145,600$50,010
Michael Ewall$58,933$108,943——
Traci Confer$17,142$22,470$14,310$9,365

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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Programs and updates

Empowers activists with data and education to fight for environmental justice and healthy communities.

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2 programs · $63K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Chester Residents Concerned for Quality Living (CRCQL)

$45Kprogram expense
02

Energy Justice Network

assisted community groups fighting dirty facilities & proposals; supported zerowaste/ antiburn campaigns; maintained a dirty power plant database for the benefit of grassroots activists, supported Camden for Clean Air, Neighbors Against the Gas Plants, Clean Air Action Network of Glens Falls, and other campaigns.

$18Kprogram expense

Funders

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 outPt IX
$2K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
2In more detail
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2K 990 PDF
FY2024 $21$75K−$75K$2K 990 PDF
FY2023 $242K$668K−$425K$77K 990 PDF
FY2022 $398K$626K−$228K$500K 990 PDF
FY2021 $585K$326K$260K$734K 990 PDF
FY2020 $278K$180K$98K$485K 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

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

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