Accountability Counsel FY2022 filing

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San Francisco, CA501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 46-1909035Revenue $2.3M in FY2022

On file with the IRSaccountabilitycounsel.org244 Kearny St FL 6, 94108-4514 · San Francisco, CATax-exempt since May 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Accountability Counsel amplifies the voices of communities around the world to protect their human rights and environment. As advocates for people harmed by internationally financed projects, we employ community driven and policy level strategies to access justice.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$413K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $201K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$413K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $1.2M
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$396K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.3M
-39% vs prior year
Spent
$2.7M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$3.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.3M
FY2022▼ -39%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$795K
FY2025$3.5M
Expenses
$2.7M
FY2022▲ +53%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$3.5M
Net assets
$3.5M
FY2022▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.4M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending August 2022) · 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 2014.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $2.1M Management & general 9% · $240K Fundraising 12% · $333K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $413K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & Ed
$159,992Pt VII · Sec A
Dir Development
$140,767Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Programs
$112,497Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Margaux Day’s $176K as President & Ed is at the 76th 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 · 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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Questions the 990 asks

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

Programs and updates

Helps communities harmed by global projects get justice and protect their rights and environment.

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3 programs · $2.1M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Communities Achievements This Fiscal Year Include

Advocates in our Communities team worked at the request of communities harmed by international investment to demand justice and remedy. CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O.

$855Kprogram expense
02

Policy Advocacy Achievements

Our Policy advocates combine lessons from our case experience with our researchers insights to drive institutional change, disrupting the systems that cause harm.Continued in Schedule O

$720Kprogram expense
03

Research Achievements

Our researchers deepen our analysis of cases and policy issues, and contextualize them within global complaint data, to illuminate barriers to accountability and remedy and to catalyze systemic change.CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O.

$530Kprogram 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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Money outPt IX
$2.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.1M
Managementcol C$240K
Fundraisingcol D$333K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.2M
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$396K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$264K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$2.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$250K
SavingsLn 2$2.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$88K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$8K
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$396K
Net assetsLn 32$3.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 624
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.1M$3.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$88K$88K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$4.4M$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$515K$396K
Net assetsLn 32$3.9M$3.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$182K$138K$15K$29K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$907K$99K$189K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$233K$177K$26K$30K
Payroll taxesLn 10$103K$78K$9K$16K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$53K$53K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$419K$389K$7K$24K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$34K$26K$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$45K$38K$2K$5K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$158K$145K$3K$10K
TravelLn 17$165K$150K$7K$8K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$10K
InterestLn 20$4K$2K$1K$1K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$1K$4K$262
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$66K$45K$6K$16K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.7M$2.1M$240K$333K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.5M$3.5M$80K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $795K$2.7M−$1.9M$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.7M$3.0M$669K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $2.3M$2.7M−$350K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.8M$1.8M$2.1M$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.4M$1.8M$627K$1.9M 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
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Part I · Summary $2,328,616 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,821,887$2,311,473
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,000$4,597
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,260$8,626
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,311$3,920
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,836,458$2,328,616
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,372,601$1,713,213
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $381,178$965,903
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,753,779$2,679,116
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,082,679−$350,500
Part VI · Governance 12 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $2,328,616 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$263,936
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,047,537
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,311,473
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,597$4,597
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $8,626$8,626
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-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,920$3,920
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $17,143$2,328,616
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,679,116 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $138,235 · Management $15,051 · Fundraising $28,888$182,174
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $906,700 · Management $98,724 · Fundraising $189,483$1,194,907
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $176,782 · Management $25,875 · Fundraising $30,349$233,006
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $78,233 · Management $8,549 · Fundraising $16,344$103,126
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $52,602$52,602
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $388,801 · Management $6,610 · Fundraising $23,551$418,962
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $26,273 · Management $3,775 · Fundraising $3,739$33,787
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $37,731 · Management $2,460 · Fundraising $5,070$45,261
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $144,946 · Management $3,420 · Fundraising $9,985$158,351
IX-17 TravelPrograms $150,053 · Management $6,650 · Fundraising $8,405$165,108
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,980$9,980
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,728 · Management $1,152 · Fundraising $1,114$3,994
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $5,401$5,401
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,385 · Management $4,425 · Fundraising $262$6,072
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $45,202 · Management $5,559 · Fundraising $15,624$66,385
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,106,049 · Management $240,253 · Fundraising $332,814$2,679,116
Part X · Balance sheet $3,935,487 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $251,331$249,999
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,864,155$2,907,732
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,167,625$660,500
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $21,424$19,592
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,202$1,801
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $88,121$88,363
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,000$7,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,404,858$3,935,487
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $39,636$55,595
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $475,259$340,429
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $514,895$396,024
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,471,614$2,449,081
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,418,349$1,090,382
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,889,963$3,539,463
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,404,858$3,935,487
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,539,463 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,328,616
XI-2 Total expenses$2,679,116
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$350,500
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,889,963
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,539,463

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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