Intersectional Environmentalist EIN 86-1232246

Intersectional Environmentalist FY2023 filing

EIN  86-1232246 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Los Angeles, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Connects people to climate justice initiatives and educational resources for a more equitable future.
Leadership
Diandra Esparza · Executive Dir. · $85K
Money in and out
$564K revenue, $483K expenses
Bottom line
63% program efficiency

Connects people to climate justice initiatives and educational resources for a more equitable future. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $564K in revenue, $483K in expenses, and $146K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$564K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$483K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$146K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $81K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.63 Management & general $0.24 Fundraising $0.13
Program efficiency
63%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
3.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+14%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$564K
FY2023▼ -19%
Expenses
$483K
FY2023▼ -25%
Total assets
$146K
FY2023▲ +124%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2023
Total revenue
$564K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$483K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$146K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$81K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$146K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B63%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 31
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 41
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $306K of program spending, described in the organization's 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.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CIntersectional Environmentalist
EINHdr · item D86-1232246
Principal addressHdr · item CLos Angeles, CA
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C01)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2021

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a1
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b1
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

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 1981 $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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Diandra Esparza$84,682
Diandra Esparza$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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$313K · 55%
Contributions & grants$251K · 45%
Program service revenue55%$313K
Contributions & grants45%$251K
Investment income$101
Total revenueLn 12$564K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.63 Management & general $0.24 Fundraising $0.13
Program services63%$306K
Management & general24%$117K
Fundraising13%$61K
Total functional expensesLn 25$483K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$143K
Total assetsLn 16$146K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$146K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $143K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $483K · Less non-cash grants $7K · Cash operating expenses/yr $476K
3.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $306K · Total expenses $483K
63%
Management & General
Management & general $117K · Total expenses $483K
24%
Fundraising
Fundraising $61K · Total expenses $483K
13%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $65K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $461K
$0.14 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $251K · Total revenue $564K
45%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $564K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $313K · Total revenue $564K
55%
Investment reliance
Investment income $101 · Total revenue $564K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $313K · Total expenses $483K
65%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $564K · Prior year $696K
-19%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $146K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $564K · Expenses $483K
+14%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $146K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $146K · Total assets $146K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $146K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Diandra Esparza · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $85K · Total expenses $483K
18%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $235K · Total expenses $483K
49%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 63%
Overhead ratio 24%
Fundraising cost ratio 24%
Revenue growth -19%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 1%
Accounting fee ratio 7%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$46K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$509K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$564K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$696K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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