Pacific Environmental Coalition: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 84-3138671)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$81K
FY2021	$94K
FY2022	$95K
FY2023	$396K
FY2024	$339K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$8.2M
FY2021	$1.1M
FY2022	$1.0M
FY2023	$819K
FY2024	$11.9M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$14.8M
FY2021	$14.5M
FY2022	$12.2M
FY2023	$12.3M
FY2024	$948K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2020.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

98%

Program services 98% · $8.0M Management & general 2% · $140K

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

2 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Matt Cohler

President/Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melissa Carrig

Secretary/Treasurer/Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advocates for social change and improved environmental public policy.

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1 program · $8.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020

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The organization promotes changes and advances to environmental public policy through education, advocacy, grantmaking and other activities that aim to protect wildlife, landscapes, and natural resources; empower communities to create sustainable solutions and practices that protect our globe; and foster a healthier natural and human…

$8.0Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking

Grants paid · 33 grants · $21.5M · 2020–2024

Environmental Defense Fund IncorporatedNY · FY2024$6,700,000

Ff PacFY2024$3,000,000

Republican Accountability PacFY2024$1,000,000

Workmoney INCWI · FY2024$500,000

Environmental Defense Action FundNY · FY2024$100,000

Clearpath Action for Conservative Clean Energy INCNC · FY2023$250,000

Sfa Fund INCFY2023$200,000

Climate Solutions Action Fund INCDC · FY2023$50,000

Senate Majority PacFY2022$250,000

Clearpath Action for Conservative Clean Energy INCNC · FY2022$200,000

Silverlining Policy INCDC · FY2022$100,000

Environmental Defense Action FundNY · FY2022$100,000

Environmental Defense Action FundNY · FY2022$75,000

Fund for a Better Future INCCA · FY2021$500,000

Majority ForwardDC · FY2021$150,000

House Majority ForwardDC · FY2021$150,000

League of Conservation Voters INCDC · FY2021$100,000

Bluegreen Alliance INCMN · FY2021$100,000

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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$81K

Ln 12

Investment incomeLn 3$57K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$23K

Money outPt IX

$8.2M

Ln 25

Programscol B$8.0M

Managementcol C$140K

Owns and owesPt X

$14.8M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$14.8M

Total assetsLn 16$14.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$13K

PeoplePt VI, VII

2

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a2

IndependentVI 1b2

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$23K

Investment incomeLn 3$57K

Total revenueLn 12$81K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$40K

SavingsLn 2$14.8M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$14.8M

Total assetsLn 16$14.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$13K

Net assetsLn 32$14.8M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 62

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

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

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$22.9M	$14.8M
Total assetsLn 16	$22.9M	$14.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$3K	$13K
Net assetsLn 32	$22.9M	$14.8M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$8.0M	$8.0M
Legal feesLn 11b	$94K		$94K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$64K	$19K	$46K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$10		$10
Total functional expensesLn 25	$8.2M	$8.0M	$140K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$339K	$11.9M	−$11.6M	$948K	990 PDF
FY2023	$396K	$819K	−$423K	$12.3M	990 PDF
FY2022	$95K	$1.0M	−$949K	$12.2M	990 PDF
FY2021	$94K	$1.1M	−$961K	$14.5M	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$81K	$8.2M	−$8.1M	$14.8M	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 $80,900 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $22,840,920$23,451

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $52,263$57,449

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $22,893,183$80,900

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$7,997,500

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,645$158,539

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,645$8,156,039

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $22,890,538−$8,075,139

Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2

VI-1b Independent voting members2

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

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

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $80,900 across 4 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$23,451

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$23,451

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $57,449$57,449

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $57,449$80,900

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,156,039 across 4 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $7,997,500$7,997,500

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $94,153$94,153

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $18,696 · Management $45,680$64,376

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $10$10

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,016,196 · Management $139,843 · Fundraising $0$8,156,039

Part X · Balance sheet $14,828,319 assets, 7 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$40,187

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $22,893,183$14,788,132

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $22,893,183$14,828,319

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,645$12,920

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,645$12,920

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $22,890,538$14,815,399

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $22,893,183$14,828,319

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,815,399 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$80,900

XI-2 Total expenses$8,156,039

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$8,075,139

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$22,890,538

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$14,815,399

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Pacific Environmental Coalition FY2020 filing

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