Citizens Coal Council is a national grassroots watchdog organization that empowers coalfield communities to protect their homes, land, and water by holding regulators and industry accountable to fully enforce environmental laws-especially the surface mining control and reclamation act (smcra).

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$27K 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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FY2020 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $7K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$27K
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
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $89K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$24K
96% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 96% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$199K
Spent
$179K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$892
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$199K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$199K
FY2021$167K
FY2022$136K
FY2023$159K
FY2024$112K
FY2025$157K
Expenses
$179K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$179K
FY2021$209K
FY2022$99K
FY2023$153K
FY2024$91K
FY2025$157K
Net assets
$892
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$892
FY2021−$41K
FY2022−$5K
FY2023$1K
FY2024$22K
FY2025$21K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1996.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $154K Management & general 10% · $18K Fundraising 4% · $7K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $27K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$26,561Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Aimee Erickson’s $44K as Executive Di is at the 27th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Aimee Erickson$44,500$62,769$68,000$56,288$60,294$26,561

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

Advocates for coalfield communities, protecting resources and demanding environmental law enforcement.

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3 programs · $154K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

The office of surface mining reclamation and enforcement (osmre) watch - in may 2020 the federal office of surface mining, reclamation & enforcement (osmre) published proposed rulemaking changes in the federal register to the ten-day notice (TDN) rule, with a thirty (30) day deadline for commenting amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

$89Kprogram expense
02

PA Act 54

In late 2019, CCC commissioned schmid & company, with extensive scientific expertise in wetlands and environmental impact in the context of agency regulations, to do an in-depth review of the padep's 5TH act 54 report.

$38Kprogram expense
03

PA Abandoned Mine Lands (aml)reauthorization

CCC collaborated with the pa aml campaign in advocating for aml fee collection reauthorization. The aml fees are collected on currently mined coal for distribution to states and indian tribes for reclamation of abandoned coal mines and associated waters.

$26Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$89K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$199K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$199K
Money outPt IX
$179K
Ln 25
Programscol B$154K
Managementcol C$18K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$892
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24K
Total assetsLn 16$25K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$199K
Government grantsLn 1e$1K
Total revenueLn 12$199K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$24K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$24K
Total assetsLn 16$25K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K
Net assetsLn 32$892
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 645
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$131$24K
Total assetsLn 16$338$25K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K$24K
Net assetsLn 32−$19K$892
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$42K$31K$7K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$3K$700$589
Legal feesLn 11b$75K$75K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$39K$39K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$1K$1K$348
OccupancyLn 16$3K$2K$576
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$379$119$223$37
InsuranceLn 23$2K$1K$375
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$1K$4K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$179K$154K$18K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $157K$157K−$452$21K 990 PDF
FY2024 $112K$91K$20K$22K 990 PDF
FY2023 $159K$153K$6K$1K 990 PDF
FY2022 $136K$99K$36K−$5K 990 PDF
FY2021 $167K$209K−$42K−$41K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $199K$179K$20K$892 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $199,104 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $83,245$199,104
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $350$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $83,595$199,104
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $91,103$49,028
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $30,936$130,347
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $122,039$179,375
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$38,444$19,729
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
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 $199,104 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$198,104
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$199,104
VIII-12 Total revenue$199,104
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $179,375 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $30,631 · Management $6,652 · Fundraising $5,208$42,491
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $2,294$2,294
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,954 · Management $700 · Fundraising $589$4,243
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $75,000$75,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,600$2,600
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $39,100$39,100
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,468 · Management $1,087 · Fundraising $348$2,903
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,040 · Management $576$2,616
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $119 · Management $223 · Fundraising $37$379
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,329 · Management $375$1,704
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,250 · Management $3,513 · Fundraising $1,282$6,045
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $153,891 · Management $18,020 · Fundraising $7,464$179,375
Part X · Balance sheet $24,878 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $131$24,066
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $207$812
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $338$24,878
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,175$23,986
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $19,175$23,986
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$18,837$892
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$18,837$892
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $338$24,878
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $892 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$199,104
XI-2 Total expenses$179,375
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$19,729
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$18,837
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$892

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