Accountability Counsel EIN 46-1909035

Accountability Counsel

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Helps communities harmed by global projects get justice and protect their rights and environment. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $3.5M in revenue, $3.5M in expenses, and $2.4M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Environment
Location
San Francisco, CA
Website
www.accountabilitycounsel.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$3.5MFY2025
Expenses
$3.5M
Net assets
$2.4M
People
16
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  46-1909035 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Francisco, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Helps communities harmed by global projects get justice and protect their rights and environment.
Leadership
Margaux Day · President & Ed · $176K
Money in and out
$3.5M revenue, $3.5M expenses
Bottom line
83% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$3.5M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$3.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $80K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.08
Program efficiency
83%
of spending reaches programs▲ +0.5% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
5.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -32% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+2%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +101% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$3.5M
FY2025▲ +346%
Expenses
$3.5M
FY2025▲ +29%
Total assets
$3.1M
FY2025▲ +8%
Total liabilities
$680K
FY2025▲ +30%
Total revenue
$3.5M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$3.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$80K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$3.1M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B83%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $2.9M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Communities Achievements

Community cases drive direct impact. Our advocacy experts work alongside communities to halt harmful investments, redesign them to respect rights, and negotiate remedy when they cause harm. CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O.

$1.3Mprogram expense
02

Policy Advocacy Achievements

Policy advocacy changes systems at scale. We leverage lessons from our casework and research to strengthen the systems, safeguards, and practices at investing institutions so that they are responsive to communities, respect their rights, and protect the environment.Continued in Schedule O

$911Kprogram expense
03

Research Achievements

Research exposes patterns of harmful investment. We conduct data analysis and qualitative research to contextualize our casework and illuminate systemic barriers to accountability equipping us and others to better understand the system we are working to change.CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O.

$684Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CAccountability Counsel
EINHdr · item D46-1909035
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Francisco, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.accountabilitycounsel.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C01)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
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 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & Ed
$176,163Pt VII · Sec A
Research Dir
$126,675Pt VII · Sec A
Snr Research Assoc
$108,869Pt VII · Sec A
Policy Director
$108,599Pt VII · Sec A
Community Co-Dir.
$104,593Pt VII · Sec A
Snr. People Mgr.
$101,662Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Margaux Day’s $176K as President & Ed is at the 76th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1845 $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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Natalie Fields$205,513
Natalie B Fields$183,907$159,992$165,875$139,037
Margaux Day$176,163$112,039$110,812
Anne Lascoe$109,261$140,767
Samer Araabi$126,675$110,923$104,138
Lani Inverarity$80,793$124,648$112,497
Megumi Tsutsui$108,869$111,513
Stephanie Amoako$108,599

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$3.5M
Investment income$9K
Other revenue$8K
Total revenueLn 12$3.5M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.08
Program services83%$2.9M
Management & general10%$330K
Fundraising8%$273K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.5M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$680K
Total net assetsLn 32$2.4M
Months of cash on handcomputed4.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.7M · Operating expenses/yr $3.5M
5.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $2.9M · Total expenses $3.5M
83%
Management & General
Management & general $330K · Total expenses $3.5M
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $273K · Total expenses $3.5M
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $241K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $2.6M
$0.09 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $3.5M · Total revenue $3.5M
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $3.5M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $3.5M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $9K · Total revenue $3.5M
+0.3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $3.5M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $3.5M · Prior year $795K
+346%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $2.4M · FY2024 $3.5M
+8%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.4M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $3.5M · Expenses $3.5M
+2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $3.1M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.4M · Total assets $3.1M
78%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $502K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $3.1M
16%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Margaux Day · Reported title President & ED · Highest reported compensation $176K · Total expenses $3.5M
5%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $2.7M · Total expenses $3.5M
76%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 83%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 8%
Revenue growth 346%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 2%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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)$3.5M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$795K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$3.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$2.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$3.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$2.4M 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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