Enhance protection of the natural environment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.5M 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.5M a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.5M
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
29
named funders · $17.3M
Looks good: 29 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8.5M
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$37.8M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$32.2M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$19.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$37.8M
FY2022▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$25.3M
FY2021$34.8M
FY2022$37.8M
FY2023$41.1M
FY2024$29.2M
Expenses
$32.2M
FY2022▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$19.6M
FY2021$29.4M
FY2022$32.2M
FY2023$35.5M
FY2024$34.0M
Net assets
$19.6M
FY2022▲ +40%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.6M
FY2021$14.0M
FY2022$19.6M
FY2023$25.3M
FY2024$24.8M

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2000.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $28.7M Management & general 9% · $3.0M Fundraising 2% · $506K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $1.5M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Campaign Director
$293,800Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$254,500Pt VII · Sec A
Campaign Director
$207,993Pt VII · Sec A
Campaign Director
$203,400Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$200,000Pt VII · Sec A
Campaign Director
$178,438Pt VII · Sec A
$174,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marjorie Alt’s $350K as Campaign Director is at the 74th percentile of top reported officer pay among 324 $10–100M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Marjorie Alt$350,000$363,109$293,800$282,167—
Phyllis Cuttino————$332,242
Benjamin Metcalf—$239,000$254,500$239,000$254,000
Alicia Prevost$225,000$231,667$200,000——
Sean Kosofsky——$207,993$192,937$185,750
Dominique Leon-Davis——$203,400——
Andrew Linhardt—$199,087$178,438——
Peter Fontana—$198,086—$180,000—

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

Programs and updates

Supports the environmental community by educating the public on critical issues and fostering collaboration among diverse advocacy organizations to enhance natural resource protection.

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1 program · $28.7M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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General Accomplishments

The partnership project (partnership) supports the environmental community with its work to educate the public and the press regarding the most critical environmental issues of our time including climate change, environmental injustice and vehicle and industrial emissions, among others.

$28.7Mprogram expense

Funders

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 · 389 grants · $55.7M · 2020–2024
EarthworksDC · FY2024$419,000
Electric Vehicle AssociationCA · FY2024$378,026
Tides FoundationCA · FY2024$290,000
Interfaith Power & LightCA · FY2024$265,464
Sierra Club FoundationCA · FY2024$223,000
The Hack FoundationCA · FY2024$221,865
GreenlatinosCO · FY2024$212,000
Western Leaders NetworkCO · FY2024$200,000
Voto Latino Foundation INCDC · FY2024$200,000
The Years Project INCNY · FY2024$200,000
The Next 100 SyndicateDC · FY2024$192,657
Coming Clean INCVT · FY2024$184,000
Public Citizen Foundation INCDC · FY2024$170,000
Solutions Project INCCA · FY2024$150,000
Virginia Organizing INCVA · FY2024$128,500
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$37.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$37.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$390K
Investment incomeLn 3$45K
Money outPt IX
$32.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$28.7M
Managementcol C$3.0M
Fundraisingcol D$506K
Owns and owesPt X
$19.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$23.2M
Total assetsLn 16$28.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$37.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$390K
Investment incomeLn 3$45K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$37.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$23.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$23.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$379
Other assetsLn 15$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$28.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.5M
Net assetsLn 32$19.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 586
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$17.6M$23.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$379
Total assetsLn 16$20.9M$28.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.9M$8.5M
Net assetsLn 32$14.0M$19.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$13.6M$13.6M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$301K$301K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.7M$1.4M$216K$99K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.2M$3.3M$573K$333K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$130K$118K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$543K$485K$58K
Payroll taxesLn 10$538K$492K$46K
Management feesLn 11a$150K$150K
Legal feesLn 11b$267K$30K$237K
Accounting feesLn 11c$30K$30K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.4M$1.5M$880K
Office expensesLn 13$243K$61K$182K
Information technologyLn 14$333K$74K$259K
OccupancyLn 16$358K$358K
TravelLn 17$496K$158K$338K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$721K$721K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$22K$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6.0M$6.0M
All other expensesLn 24e$192K$463K−$344K$74K
Total functional expensesLn 25$32.2M$28.7M$3.0M$506K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $29.2M$34.0M−$4.8M$24.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $41.1M$35.5M$5.7M$25.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $37.8M$32.2M$5.6M$19.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $34.8M$29.4M$5.4M$14.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $25.3M$19.6M$5.8M$8.6M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $37,827,550 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $34,267,591$37,386,291
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $571,718$390,278
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$44,756
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,000$6,225
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $34,840,309$37,827,550
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $16,579,163$13,907,321
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,265,189$7,099,020
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,602,380$11,208,284
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $29,446,732$32,214,625
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,393,577$5,612,925
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $37,827,550 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$122,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$37,264,291
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$37,386,291
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $390,278$390,278
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $44,756$44,756
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $6,225$6,225
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $390,278 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $50,981$37,827,550
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $32,214,625 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $13,606,321$13,606,321
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $301,000$301,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,378,957 · Management $215,590 · Fundraising $98,793$1,693,340
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,288,722 · Management $572,932 · Fundraising $332,879$4,194,533
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $117,506 · Management $12,080$129,586
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $484,961 · Management $58,337$543,298
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $492,205 · Management $46,058$538,263
IX-11a Management feesManagement $150,000$150,000
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $29,884 · Management $237,241$267,125
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $29,546$29,546
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,537,014 · Management $880,355$2,417,369
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $61,178 · Management $182,256$243,434
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $74,179 · Management $258,515$332,694
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $358,134$358,134
IX-17 TravelPrograms $157,704 · Management $338,161$495,865
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $721,277$721,277
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $6,199$6,199
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,178 · Management $11,163$22,341
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,972,032$5,972,032
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $462,616 · Management −$344,420 · Fundraising $74,072$192,268
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $28,696,734 · Management $3,012,147 · Fundraising $505,744$32,214,625
Part X · Balance sheet $28,095,287 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $17,593,359$23,239,464
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,787,762$3,094,931
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $272,897$226,540
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,577$379
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $249,621$1,533,973
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $20,910,216$28,095,287
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $482,843$762,677
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,433,578$7,725,892
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,916,421$8,488,569
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$987,083$1,981,780
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $14,980,878$17,624,938
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $13,993,795$19,606,718
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $20,910,216$28,095,287
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $19,606,718 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$37,827,550
XI-2 Total expenses$32,214,625
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,612,925
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$13,993,795
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$19,606,718

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