As You Sow

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El Cerrito, CA501(c)(3)UnclassifiedEIN 94-3169008

To promote corporate environmental and social responsibility, including expanding public awareness, on issues relating to climate change, sustainability, environmental health, and the levels of toxic ingredients in consumer products.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers and 22 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $692K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.5M
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
35
named funders · $2.2M
Looks good: 35 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$413K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.2M
-21% vs prior year
Spent
$6.9M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$8.8M
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$4.2M
FY2024▼ -21%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$3.0M
FY2020$12.7M
FY2021$6.0M
FY2022$8.5M
FY2023$5.3M
FY2024$4.2M
Expenses
$6.9M
FY2024▼ -6%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$3.7M
FY2020$6.5M
FY2021$5.1M
FY2022$6.0M
FY2023$7.4M
FY2024$6.9M
Net assets
$8.8M
FY2024▼ -24%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$2.5M
FY2020$8.8M
FY2021$10.2M
FY2022$11.7M
FY2023$11.6M
FY2024$8.8M

From the FY2024 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 Feb 1993.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $5.4M Management & general 9% · $633K Fundraising 13% · $880K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990; $1.5M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$231,720Pt VII · Sec A
VP Advancement
$213,195Pt VII · Sec A
$211,579Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Vice President
$169,649Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Communications
$135,029Pt VII · Sec A
Director of HR
$128,277Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Individual Giving
$128,064Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Programs
$120,839Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Andrew S Behar$231,720$247,546————
Andrew Behar——$216,532$216,532$211,125—
Sarah Milne$213,195$205,802$166,291$166,291$139,505—
Danielle Fugere$211,579$201,000$172,636$172,636$152,512—
Conrad Mackerron$169,649$194,175————
Conrad Mackerron——$174,096$174,096$154,824—
Andrew Behar—————$157,906
Danielle Fugere—————$148,429

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

Educates the public and promotes corporate responsibility on climate change, sustainability, and product safety.

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3 program services account for $3.7M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Climate Change, Environmental Health, and Circular Economy

As you sow is working to accelerate a market transformation toward a clean energy economy to mitigate the effects of climate change on the world's populations, ecosystems, and economies. Our climate and energy program exposes the financial and environmental risks of companies involved in coal, oil & gas, and methane; the banks and…

$3.1Mprogram expense
02

Social

Our social program encompasses racial justice and diversity in the workforce. We research and publish quarterly scorecards covering 3,000 companies on 28 key performance indicators (kpi) related to racial justice and 34 kpis related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the corporate workplace.

$542Kprogram expense
03

Toxic Enforcement

Working on behalf of the public, as you sow enforces california's safe drinking water and toxic enforcement act (proposition 65), which requires warnings be provided to consumers prior to exposure to certain chemicals such as formaldehyde, ethyl benzene, toluene, lead, cadmium, arsenic, and other known carcinogens and reproductive…

$133Kprogram expense

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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
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Grants paid · 10 grants · $322K · 2019–2023
Democracy Forward FoundationDC · FY2023$50,000
Green AmericaDC · FY2022$35,000
Uzbek-German Forum for Human RightsFY2019$80,000
Nontoxic CertifiedNY · FY2019$4,000
CommonwealCA · FY2019$4,000
Beyond PesticidesDC · FY2019$1,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$783K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$338K
Money outPt IX
$6.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.4M
Managementcol C$633K
Fundraisingcol D$880K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$762K
Total assetsLn 16$9.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$413K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$338K
Investment incomeLn 3$783K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Gains on assetsLn 7$631K
Total revenueLn 12$4.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$389K
SavingsLn 2$372K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$762K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.5M
Other assetsLn 15$165K
Total assetsLn 16$9.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$413K
Net assetsLn 32$8.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 522
VolunteersI 68
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$762K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.5M$7.5M
Total assetsLn 16$12.3M$9.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$733K$413K
Net assetsLn 32$11.6M$8.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$90$90
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$887K$694K$63K$131K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.3M$2.6M$235K$491K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$106K$83K$7K$16K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$492K$385K$34K$73K
Payroll taxesLn 10$313K$245K$22K$46K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$177K$138K$33K$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$37K$37K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$800K$622K$151K$27K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$239K$191K$11K$37K
Information technologyLn 14$164K$136K$9K$18K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$118K$97K$9K$12K
TravelLn 17$155K$138K$6K$10K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$33K$25K$3K$5K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$8K$186$3K
InsuranceLn 23$54K$38K$11K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.9M$5.4M$633K$880K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $4.2M$6.9M−$2.8M$8.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.3M$7.4M−$2.1M$11.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $8.5M$6.0M$2.5M$11.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.0M$5.1M$884K$10.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $12.7M$6.5M$6.2M$8.8M 990 PDF
FY2019 $3.0M$3.7M−$636K$2.5M 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $4,156,023 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,024,905
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,024,905
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $338,068$338,068
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $152,058$152,058
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $630,992$630,992
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $10,000$10,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $348,068 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $783,050$4,156,023
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,929,654 across 29 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $90$90
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 $693,709 · Management $62,557 · Fundraising $130,815$887,081
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,606,795 · Management $235,142 · Fundraising $491,360$3,333,297
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $82,772 · Management $7,466 · Fundraising $15,642$105,880
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $384,806 · Management $34,412 · Fundraising $73,271$492,489
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $245,013 · Management $22,179 · Fundraising $45,616$312,808
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $11,040$11,040
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $137,806 · Management $33,370 · Fundraising $5,939$177,115
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $37,245$37,245
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $622,207 · Management $150,672 · Fundraising $26,803$799,682
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $190,902 · Management $10,929 · Fundraising $36,944$238,775
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $136,361 · Management $9,278 · Fundraising $18,379$164,018
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $96,683 · Management $9,040 · Fundraising $12,011$117,734
IX-17 TravelPrograms $138,181 · Management $6,186 · Fundraising $10,211$154,578
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $25,271 · Management $2,802 · Fundraising $4,553$32,626
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,758 · Management $186 · Fundraising $2,876$10,820
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $37,753 · Management $11,464 · Fundraising $5,159$54,376
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,417,147 · Management $632,928 · Fundraising $879,579$6,929,654
Part X · Balance sheet $9,225,248 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $941,681$389,432
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $329,243$372,130
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,878,923$597,037
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $118,344$161,766
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $7,063,417$6,203,018
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $1,416,494$1,312,264
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $35,241$24,421
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $520,130$165,180
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,303,473$9,225,248
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $304,003$306,731
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $32,996$54,266
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $343,727$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $733,187$413,458
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,630,233$3,664,872
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $6,940,053$5,146,918
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,570,286$8,811,790
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,303,473$9,225,248
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,811,790 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,156,023
XI-2 Total expenses$6,929,654
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,773,631
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,570,286
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$119,365
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$104,230
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,811,790

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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