Earthjustice Action

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Washington, DC501(c)(4)Since 2017EnvironmentEIN 82-1981944Revenue $6.4M in FY2025

On file with the IRSearthjusticeaction.org1400 L St Nw Lbby 2 # 34117, 20005-3510 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Jan 2018

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Promotion of social welfare, including but not limited to protecting people's health, preserving magnificent places and wildlife, advancing clean energy, combating climate change and maintaining the public's access to courts.

90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $400K a year · 17% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$421K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 73% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $4.3M
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.7M
33% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 33% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.4M
+185% vs prior year
Spent
$5.4M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$3.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$6.4M
FY2025▲ +185%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$303K
FY2021$771K
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$6.4M
Expenses
$5.4M
FY2025▲ +158%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$213K
FY2021$673K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$5.4M
Net assets
$3.5M
FY2025▲ +42%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$3.5M

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 Jan 2018.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $4.8M Management & general 7% · $370K Fundraising 3% · $167K

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; $421K 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
Deputy Director
$168,775Pt VII · Sec A
Political Director
$128,969Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary (to 8/24)
$110,289Pt VII · Sec A
$8,586Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary (from 8/24)
$2,179Pt VII · Sec A
CFO, Treasurer
$1,856Pt VII · Sec A
Director (from 6/25)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair & Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alisha Williams’s $169K as Deputy Director is at the 73rd 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
Alisha Williams$168,775$115,969————
Yaheiry Mora$128,969—————
Talia Harris$110,289$45,741$21,907———
Marjorie Mulhall—$105,544$91,530$107,970——
Martin Hayden————$12,275$7,999
Talia Harris Eff 622———$11,745——
Abigail Dillen$8,586$8,382$7,891$7,699$11,447$1,680
Blaine Miller-Mcfeeley—————$4,018

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

Protects health, preserves nature, advances clean energy, fights climate change, and ensures court access.

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1 program · $4.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Education and engagement activities (E.G., digital advocacy and phone banking campaigns) to urge constituents to contact their representatives on key judicial nominations and environmental legislation, and to elevate the role of judges and the courts as an environmental issue.

$4.8Mprogram 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
EarthjusticeFY2024$3.9M
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$4.3M
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Grants paid · 8 grants · $440K · 2022–2024
Montana Values Action FundFY2024$40,000
Montana Rural Voters Action FundFY2024$25,000
Conservation Voters of PA Victory FundFY2023$200,000
Mi Familia VotaAZ · FY2023$25,000
Mi Familia VotaAZ · FY2022$65,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$5.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.8M
Managementcol C$370K
Fundraisingcol D$167K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.6M
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$189K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$6.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.6M
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$3.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 68
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$2.2M$4.6M
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$314K$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M$3.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$130K$130K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$388K$355K$23K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.5M$1.5M$13K$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$433K$424K$5K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$72K$72K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$535K$535K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.7M$1.4M$227K$139K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$30K$30K
Office expensesLn 13$18K$2K$16K
TravelLn 17$253K$250K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$130K$130K$297
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$95K$95K$27
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.4M$4.8M$370K$167K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $6.4M$5.4M$1.0M$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.2M$2.1M$157K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.4M$2.1M$317K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$1.0M$710K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $771K$673K$97K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $303K$213K$90K$1.2M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $6,384,166 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,237,841$6,381,073
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$1,285$3,093
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,236,556$6,384,166
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $225,000$130,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $485,989$2,338,156
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,368,742$2,887,392
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,079,731$5,355,548
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $156,825$1,028,618
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $6,384,166 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$3,900,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,481,073
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$189,141
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,381,073
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,214$1,214
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,879$1,879
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,093$6,384,166
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,355,548 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $130,000$130,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $354,855 · Management $23,412 · Fundraising $9,668$387,935
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,490,761 · Management $13,135 · Fundraising $13,134$1,517,030
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $423,701 · Management $4,745 · Fundraising $4,745$433,191
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $10,498$10,498
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $72,345$72,345
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $535,496$535,496
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,377,950 · Management $226,502 · Fundraising $139,085$1,743,537
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $29,537$29,537
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,060 · Management $15,564$17,624
IX-17 TravelPrograms $249,830 · Management $3,320$253,150
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $130,124 · Management $297$130,421
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $94,757 · Management $27$94,784
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,819,071 · Management $369,845 · Fundraising $166,632$5,355,548
Part X · Balance sheet $5,135,510 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,174,020$4,562,891
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $575,026$533,769
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$38,850
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,749,046$5,135,510
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $314,171$1,672,017
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $314,171$1,672,017
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,695,612$2,323,180
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $739,263$1,140,313
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,434,875$3,463,493
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,749,046$5,135,510
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,463,493 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,384,166
XI-2 Total expenses$5,355,548
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,028,618
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,434,875
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,463,493

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

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