Toxic-Free Future FY2023 filing

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Seattle, WA501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 91-1214158Revenue $3.1M in FY2023

On file with the IRStoxicfreefuture.org4649 Sunnyside Ave N Ste 540, 98103-6963 · Seattle, WATax-exempt since Nov 1984Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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As a national leader in environmental health research and advocacy, Toxic- Free Future uses the power of science, education, and activism, to drive strong laws and corporate responsibility that protect the health of all people and the planet. We believe everyone deserves the right to healthy environments. Toxic-Free Future wins ground-breaking protections to prevent Toxic chemicals and pollution from contaminating our homes, water, food, communities, and wildlife.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$733K 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
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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $638K a year · 21% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$733K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
24
named funders · $3.1M
Looks good: 24 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$347K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.1M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$2.8M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$4.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.1M
FY2023▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$3.6M
Expenses
$2.8M
FY2023▲ +21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$2.7M
Net assets
$4.0M
FY2023▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$4.9M

From the FY2023 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1984.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $2.3M Management & general 9% · $256K Fundraising 7% · $188K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $733K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Deputy Direc
$128,552Pt VII · Sec A
Safer States
$125,818Pt VII · Sec A
Communicatio
$125,288Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$121,900Pt VII · Sec A
Mind the Sto
$116,402Pt VII · Sec A
$114,812Pt VII · Sec A
Director Fro
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stephanie Stohler’s $131K as Communicatio is at the 52nd 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Stephanie Stohler$130,970$125,288$118,830$115,039—
Marlyn Twitchell$118,142$128,552$122,076$104,287—
Laurie Valeriano$127,803$121,900$110,054$105,906$96,285
Sarah Doll$126,129$125,818$125,661$124,004$122,711
Michael Schade$121,506$116,402$110,602$103,701—
Elizabeth Hitchcock$119,686$114,812$109,494$106,281$103,425

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

Advocates for healthy environments by researching and promoting laws against toxic chemicals and pollution.

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3 programs · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Safer states, a fiscally sponsored program of toxic free future, is a national alliance of state-based organizations that are working to protect people from toxic chemicals and advance safer solutions.

$906Kprogram expense
02

The toxic-free legacy program works to secure precedent-setting policies in washington state to phase out toxic chemicals used in products and advance safer solutions. TFF conducts research, publishes educational materials for the public and government officials, and promotes policies to achieve its goals.

$577Kprogram expense
03

The mind the store program challenges the nation's largest retailers to stop the use of the most harmful chemicals and ensure products they sell are safe. It produces a retailer report card that evaluates some of the biggest U.S. Retailers on their chemical management policies and actions toward safer solutions.

$541Kprogram 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
Tides FoundationFY2024$152K
Total grants receivedfrom 24 funders$3.1M
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Grants paid · 53 grants · $1.8M · 2020–2024
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$79K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$78K
Money outPt IX
$2.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.3M
Managementcol C$256K
Fundraisingcol D$188K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$347K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$135K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$78K
Investment incomeLn 3$79K
Total revenueLn 12$3.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$974K
SavingsLn 2$366K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K
Other assetsLn 15$98K
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$347K
Net assetsLn 32$4.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 67
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$2.5M$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$237K$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M$4.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$289K$347K
Net assetsLn 32$3.7M$4.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$474K$474K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$122K$79K$30K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$982K$152K$95K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$27K$20K$3K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$141K$101K$19K$21K
Payroll taxesLn 10$114K$91K$13K$9K
Legal feesLn 11b$775$775
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$8K$17K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$26K$26K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$207K$201K$2K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$768$768
Office expensesLn 13$72K$41K$7K$24K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$6K$419$1K
OccupancyLn 16$77K$57K$8K$12K
TravelLn 17$32K$30K$137$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$6K$1K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$220K$219K$381$197
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.8M$2.3M$256K$188K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $3.6M$2.7M$896K$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $3.1M$2.8M$296K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.0M$2.3M$699K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.6M$2.2M$343K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.1M$2.2M$954K$2.7M 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,086,260 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,899,728$2,929,804
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $86,188$77,688
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,495$78,768
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,140$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,997,551$3,086,260
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $270,500$474,500
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,536,315$1,631,956
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $492,126$683,678
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,298,941$2,790,134
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $698,610$296,126
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $3,086,260 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,929,804
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$135,314
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,929,804
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $77,688$77,688
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $78,768$78,768
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $77,688 · Excluded from tax $78,768$3,086,260
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,790,134 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $474,500$474,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $79,235 · Management $30,475 · Fundraising $12,190$121,900
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $982,273 · Management $152,128 · Fundraising $94,656$1,229,057
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $19,691 · Management $2,791 · Fundraising $4,187$26,669
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $100,733 · Management $19,041 · Fundraising $20,782$140,556
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $91,025 · Management $13,286 · Fundraising $9,463$113,774
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $775$775
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8,049 · Management $17,239 · Fundraising $2,061$27,349
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $25,500$25,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $201,004 · Management $1,720 · Fundraising $4,498$207,222
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $768$768
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $41,325 · Management $7,070 · Fundraising $23,626$72,021
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,669 · Management $419 · Fundraising $1,420$7,508
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $56,858 · Management $7,975 · Fundraising $12,180$77,013
IX-17 TravelPrograms $30,403 · Management $137 · Fundraising $1,374$31,914
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,663 · Management $2,664$5,327
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,115 · Management $1,048 · Fundraising $1,572$8,735
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $218,968 · Management $381 · Fundraising $197$219,546
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,345,554 · Management $256,374 · Fundraising $188,206$2,790,134
Part X · Balance sheet $4,312,863 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,161,958$974,056
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $341,952$365,833
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,056,474$737,919
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $20,075$20,027
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,704$7,097
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $237,346$2,110,415
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $128,598$97,516
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,954,107$4,312,863
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $150,988$214,867
X-19 Deferred revenue$25,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $138,214$106,953
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $289,202$346,820
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,628,224$2,506,043
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,036,681$1,460,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,664,905$3,966,043
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,954,107$4,312,863
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,966,043 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,086,260
XI-2 Total expenses$2,790,134
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$296,126
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,664,905
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$5,012
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,966,043

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