Rainforest Action Network EIN 94-3045180

Rainforest Action Network

EIN  94-3045180 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Francisco, CA Founded 1987
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Verified accurate 8/14/26 · see original filing: IRS
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Challenges corporate power to protect forests, climate, and human rights.
Leadership
Ginger Cassady · Exec Director · $215K
Money in and out
$9.2M revenue, $12.8M expenses
Bottom line
-39% surplus margin

Challenges corporate power to protect forests, climate, and human rights. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $9.2M in revenue, $12.8M in expenses, and $9.8M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$9.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$12.8M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$9.8M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$3.6M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.12
Surplus margin
-39%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -850% vs prior filing year
Revenue trend
+2%
avg. annual growth over 5 years
Donor-funded
96%
of revenue is gifts & grants▼ -3% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$9.2M
FY2025▼ -21%
Expenses
$12.8M
FY2025▲ +6%
Total assets
$11.1M
FY2025▼ -22%
Total liabilities
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +26%
Total revenue
$9.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$12.8M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$9.8M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$3.6M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$11.1M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B80%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 3pending
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $9.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

FOREST, FINANCE, AGRIBUSINESS, AND HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNRANs forest campaign is focused on protecting forests by supporting Indigenous rights, working with local communities, and reforming corporate actions and financial systems that are driving deforestation and worsening climate change.

$5.0Mprogram expense
02

Climate change, human rights and finance campaignran's climate and energy campaign is focused on researching the financial flows and insurance companies behind fossil fuel production and building pressure on these institutions to change their harmful policies and practices.

$2.6Mprogram expense
03

THER PROGRAMMINGSince 1985, Rainforest Action Network (RAN) has undertaken bold campaigns to hold some of the world's biggest corporations accountable for forest destruction, loss of biodiversity, climate change and the exploitation of Indigenous Peoples, local communities, and workers.

$1.5Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CRainforest Action Network
EINHdr · item D94-3045180
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Francisco, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.ran.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1987
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C36Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 1991

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1apending
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12a
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15a
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Exec Director
$215,281Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$159,624Pt VII · Sec A
Digital Director
$158,238Pt VII · Sec A
Forest Program Dir
$155,093Pt VII · Sec A
Fin Director
$148,210Pt VII · Sec A
Climate Dir
$141,812Pt VII · Sec A
$139,208Pt VII · Sec A
$133,685Pt VII · Sec A

Ginger Cassady’s $215K as Exec Director is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1843 $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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Ginger Cassady$215,281$192,247$181,974$169,054
Pallavi Phartiyal$164,996$167,606$167,410
Jennifer Njambi Good$159,624
Marie Michelson$158,238$150,508$136,419$131,241
Robin Averbeck$155,093$130,219$112,805$101,254
Eos De Feminis$148,210$144,450$127,069$71,993
Aditi Sen$141,812
Suzanne Garland$139,208

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
Contributions & grants$8.8M · 96%
Other revenue$366K · 4%
Contributions & grants96%$8.8M
Other revenue4%$366K
Total revenueLn 12$9.2M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.12
Program services80%$10.2M
Management & general8%$1.1M
Fundraising12%$1.5M
Total functional expensesLn 25$12.8M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1
Total assetsLn 16$11.1M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
Total net assetsLn 32$9.8M

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves — · Operating expenses/yr $12.8M
Highly liquid reserves (cash & marketable securities on Pt X) ÷ monthly operating expenses (Pt IX total, less non-cash grants & depreciation when reported).
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services — · Total expenses $12.8M
Management & General
Management & general — · Total expenses $12.8M
Fundraising
Fundraising — · Total expenses $12.8M
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $1.4M · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $12.1M
$0.11 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $8.8M · Total revenue $9.2M
96%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $9.2M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue — · Total revenue $9.2M
Investment reliance
Investment income — · Total revenue $9.2M
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue — · Total expenses $12.8M
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $9.2M · Prior year $11.6M
-21%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $8.3M · FY2024 $9.2M
+2%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $9.8M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $9.2M · Expenses $12.8M
-39%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $11.1M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $9.8M · Total assets $11.1M
89%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $11.1M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual — · Reported title — · Highest reported compensation — · Total expenses $12.8M
No individual compensation reported on this filing
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $12.8M
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 80%
Overhead ratio 8%
Fundraising cost ratio 17%
Revenue growth -21%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$19K
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Grants paid · 46 grants · $1.1M · 2020–2023
Amazon WatchCA · FY2023$86,500
Amazon FrontlinesCA · FY2023$52,000
Other 98 Percent LabWA · FY2023$10,000
Native MovementFY2023$10,000
Eastern Woodland LacrosseNC · FY2023$8,200
Roots & Routes IcCA · FY2023$8,000
Amazon FrontlinesCA · FY2022$52,500
Amazon WatchCA · FY2022$46,000
Dtwo LtdCA · FY2022$20,000
Native MovementFY2022$18,000
Catskill Mountainkeeper INCNY · FY2022$13,000
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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
FY2025 (Latest)$9.2M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$11.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$12.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$11.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$8.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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