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63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$85K 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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FY2023 · 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
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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $42K a year · 7% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$85K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $46K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 1 voting members
Looks good: 1 of 1 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$564K
-19% vs prior year
Spent
$483K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$146K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$564K
FY2023▼ -19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$696K
FY2023$564K
FY2024$509K
Expenses
$483K
FY2023▼ -25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$643K
FY2023$483K
FY2024$517K
Net assets
$146K
FY2023▲ +124%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$65K
FY2023$146K
FY2024$137K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2021.

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

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $306K Management & general 24% · $117K Fundraising 13% · $61K

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; $85K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$84,682Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kiana Kazemi’s $18K as Secretary is at the 9th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Diandra Esparza—$84,682$73,504
Kiana Kazemi$17,955——

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Connects people to climate justice initiatives and educational resources for a more equitable future.

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1 program · $306K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Intersectional environmentalist (ie) evolved to deepen service of community through a new digital database tool & media capacity building program designed to connect thousands of people to organizations near them and strenthen communications and campaign efforts of grassroots movements.

$306Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$46K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$564K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$313K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$251K
Investment incomeLn 3$101
Money outPt IX
$483K
Ln 25
Programscol B$306K
Managementcol C$117K
Fundraisingcol D$61K
Owns and owesPt X
$146K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$143K
Total assetsLn 16$146K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a1
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$251K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$7K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$313K
Investment incomeLn 3$101
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$564K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$143K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$143K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$146K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$146K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 60
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
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$64K$143K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$65K$146K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$65K$146K
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$85K$45K$22K$18K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$117K$102K$7K$8K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$12K$8K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$33K$33K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$126K$77K$16K$33K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$558$2K
Information technologyLn 14$12K$3K$8K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$8K$8K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$83$83
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$49K$49K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$487$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$483K$306K$117K$61K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $509K$517K−$8K$137K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $564K$483K$81K$146K 990 PDF
FY2022 $696K$643K$53K$65K 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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $563,900 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $671,382$250,994
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $25,012$312,805
I-10 Investment income$101
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $696,394$563,900
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $378,536$235,153
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $1,000$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $263,879$248,201
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $643,415$483,354
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $52,979$80,546
Part VI · Governance 1 of 1 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body1
VI-1b Independent voting members1
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 $563,900 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$250,994
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$7,331
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$250,994
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $312,805$312,805
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $101$101
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-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $312,805 · Excluded from tax $101$563,900
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $483,354 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 $44,725 · Management $22,239 · Fundraising $17,718$84,682
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $102,034 · Management $6,623 · Fundraising $8,473$117,130
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $11,415$11,415
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,169 · Management $7,729 · Fundraising $2,028$21,926
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $4,560$4,560
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $32,931$32,931
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $77,063 · Management $16,023 · Fundraising $32,776$125,862
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,701$3,701
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $558 · Management $2,185$2,743
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,497 · Management $8,055$11,552
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,028$8,028
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $83$83
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,649$7,649
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $48,918$48,918
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $487 · Management $1,687$2,174
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $305,740 · Management $116,619 · Fundraising $60,995$483,354
Part X · Balance sheet $145,558 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $63,929$143,281
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$1,277
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $1,083$1,000
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $65,012$145,558
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $65,012$145,558
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $65,012$145,558
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $65,012$145,558
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $145,558 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$563,900
XI-2 Total expenses$483,354
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$80,546
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$65,012
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$145,558

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