The organization and its members work together to build a sustainable world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 17 volunteers and 51 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
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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $179K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$649K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
26
named funders · $2.0M
Looks good: 26 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$856K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$8.0M
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$8.0M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$4.1M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$8.0M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$9.1M
FY2022$9.9M
FY2023$8.0M
FY2024$7.2M
FY2025$8.0M
Expenses
$8.0M
FY2025▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$7.3M
FY2022$8.3M
FY2023$8.9M
FY2024$8.9M
FY2025$8.0M
Net assets
$4.1M
FY2025▲ +1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$4.9M
FY2022$6.5M
FY2023$5.7M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2025$4.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 May 1980.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $7.2M Management & general 5% · $405K Fundraising 5% · $395K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $649K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Managing Director
$128,826Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$128,510Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Strategic Initiatives
$126,412Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$122,961Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$121,827Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$20,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ashka Naik’s $129K as Managing Director is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Patricia Lynn$126,412$126,426$129,505$126,999$123,645
Ashka Naik$128,826————
Angel Amaya$128,510————
Elvis Mendez$122,961————
Marcia Whitehead$121,827$118,536———
Jennifer Kellett—$120,991———
Michel Legendre$20,000$60,000$60,000——

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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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

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Building a sustainable world through collective action and member collaboration.

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1 program · $7.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Since 1977 corporate accountability and its members have worked together to build a sustainable world. The organization runs its public education campaigns to curb corporate abuse and to protect public health and the environment while strengthening democratic institutions.

$7.2Mprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 14 grants · $385K · 2020–2024
Flint Risingthe Advocacy FundCA · FY2024$30,000
Climate ShiftFY2023$140,000
Flint Risingthe Advocacy FundCA · FY2023$33,550
Flint Risingthe Advocacy FundCA · FY2022$32,550
The Accomplis Collective INCNY · FY2022$10,000
Tides AdvocacyCA · FY2021$32,928
Tides AdvocacyCA · FY2020$39,200

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$266K
Money outPt IX
$8.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.2M
Managementcol C$405K
Fundraisingcol D$395K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.5M
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$856K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$934K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$357K
Investment incomeLn 3$266K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$8.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.1M
SavingsLn 2$2.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Other assetsLn 15$334K
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$856K
Net assetsLn 32$4.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 551
VolunteersI 617
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.4M$4.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$314K$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$5.7M$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M$856K
Net assetsLn 32$4.0M$4.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$55K$55K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$656K$656K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$95K$85K$5K$5K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.2M$3.8M$236K$200K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$70K$63K$4K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$474K$425K$27K$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10$279K$248K$16K$15K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$16K$16K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$6K$6K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$22K$22K
Investment management feesLn 11f$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$501K$445K$19K$37K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$27K$27K
Office expensesLn 13$74K$8K$65K$494
Information technologyLn 14$21K$19K$570$761
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$693K$645K$21K$28K
TravelLn 17$119K$76K$1K$42K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$26K$9K$2K$15K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$18K$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$582K$577K$171$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.0M$7.2M$405K$395K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $8.0M$8.0M$19K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $7.2M$8.9M−$1.7M$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.0M$8.9M−$833K$5.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.9M$8.3M$1.6M$6.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $9.1M$7.3M$1.8M$4.9M 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 F · Foreign M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $7,994,238 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,142,632$7,728,076
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $45,789$266,162
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,188,421$7,994,238
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,024,077$711,189
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,624,903$5,134,008
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $22,115$22,343
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,243,920$2,108,103
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,915,015$7,975,643
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,726,594$18,595
Part VI · Governance 7 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $7,994,238 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$934,054
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,794,022
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$357,097
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,728,076
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $266,162$266,162
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $266,162$7,994,238
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,975,643 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $55,433$55,433
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $655,756$655,756
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $85,499 · Management $5,344 · Fundraising $4,524$95,367
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,779,710 · Management $236,263 · Fundraising $199,987$4,215,960
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $62,586 · Management $3,912 · Fundraising $3,311$69,809
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $425,213 · Management $26,579 · Fundraising $22,499$474,291
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $247,507 · Management $15,929 · Fundraising $15,145$278,581
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $15,600$15,600
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $18,330$18,330
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $5,642$5,642
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $22,343$22,343
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $4,321$4,321
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $444,882 · Management $19,095 · Fundraising $36,821$500,798
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $27,398$27,398
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,179 · Management $65,089 · Fundraising $494$73,762
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $19,456 · Management $570 · Fundraising $761$20,787
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $644,504 · Management $20,637 · Fundraising $27,516$692,657
IX-17 TravelPrograms $76,402 · Management $1,119 · Fundraising $41,792$119,313
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,939 · Management $1,533 · Fundraising $15,058$25,530
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $4,273$4,273
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $18,186$18,186
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $576,787 · Management $171 · Fundraising $4,548$581,506
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,176,009 · Management $404,835 · Fundraising $394,799$7,975,643
Part X · Balance sheet $4,910,352 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,872,573$2,115,313
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,492,432$2,423,375
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$400
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $84,965$31,612
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,055$5,782
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $314,046$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $891,882$333,870
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,665,953$4,910,352
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $392,158$352,222
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $992,265$374,633
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,668,156$856,464
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,472,754$3,405,830
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $525,043$648,058
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,997,797$4,053,888
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,665,953$4,910,352
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,053,888 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,994,238
XI-2 Total expenses$7,975,643
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$18,595
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,997,797
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$37,496
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,053,888

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

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