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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FRIENDS OF THE EARTH-ACTION-INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,603,625
Total expenses
$1,173,171
Contributions and grants received
$1,579,625
Grants paid
$76,200
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$24,000
Total assets, end of year
$1,786,647
Total liabilities, end of year
$40,470
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,746,177
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$947,378
Management and general expenses
$71,408
Fundraising expenses
$154,385
Program service expenses (Part III)
$947,378

Program services were 80.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $300,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,279,625

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $24,000 · excluded $24,000

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $24,000

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $76,200 · program services $76,200

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $99,535 · program services $43,211 · management and general $56,324

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $449,684 · program services $334,836 · management and general $66,666 · fundraising $48,182

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $9,212 · program services $6,797 · fundraising $2,415

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $68,377 · program services $54,862 · management and general $5,513 · fundraising $8,002

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $39,531 · program services $27,731 · management and general $8,104 · fundraising $3,696

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $25,666 · program services $8,770 · management and general $16,896

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $29,964 · management and general $29,964

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $94,538 · program services $94,538

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $5,668 · fundraising $5,668

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $10,889 · program services $10,889

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $6,036 · program services $6,036

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,260 · management and general $1,260

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $75,282 · program services $45,868 · management and general $19,734 · fundraising $9,680

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $51,324 · management and general $51,324

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,868 · program services $2,622 · management and general $246

  • 24a · Other expenses: LIST ACQUISITION

    total $52,193 · program services $43,178 · fundraising $9,015

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUE AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $24,427 · program services $24,427

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

    total $40 · management and general $40

  • 24d · Other expenses: OVERHEAD ALLOCATION

    total $0 · program services $167,149 · management and general -$190,220 · fundraising $23,071

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $50,477 · program services $264 · management and general $5,557 · fundraising $44,656

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,495,520 · end of year $1,523,801

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $16,878 · end of year $9,359

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $10,512 · end of year $2,075

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $251,412

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $31,822 · end of year $34,622

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $175,365 · end of year $5,848

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,217,451 · end of year $1,085,815

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $98,272 · end of year $660,362

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH EDUCATION AND POLICY WORK, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON POLLUTION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND ENERGY ISSUES; AND HOW CONGRESS AND THE ADMINISTRATION STAND ON THESE ISSUES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

FOE ACTION FIGHTS FOR LAWS AND LAWMAKERS THAT PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT.

  • FRIENDS OF THE EARTH (ACTION), INC. (FOE ACTION) CONDUCTED OUTREACH EFFORTS THROUGH ITS WEBSITE, EMAILS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND EXPAND ITS BASE OF GRASSROOTS ACTIVISTS WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING SUPPORT FOR PROGRESSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL WELFARE POLICIES. OUR POLITICAL PROGRAM EDUCATED OUR MEMBERS, VOLUNTEERS, ACTIVISTS, ALLIES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE SYSTEMIC HARM POLLUTING INDUSTRIES CAUSE TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE TRANSFORMATIONAL SOLUTIONS NEEDED TO PROTECT PEOPLE AND THE PLANET FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

    Expenses $947,378 · Grants $76,200

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Arturo Garcia-Costas

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Anthony Rodgers-Wright

    VICE CHAIR & SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael J Herz

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Eva Hernandez

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Ann Hoffman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Navina Khanna

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chloe Maxmin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tamara Toles O'Laughlin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Erich G Pica

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $296,321
    From this org
    $17,455
    From related orgs
    $261,819
    Other
    $17,047
    Hours/week
    2.34 + 35.16 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $17,455 + $261,819 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $698 + $10,473 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $367 + $5,509 related
    Filer's total
    $18,520 + $277,801 related

  • Julie Dyer

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $239,841
    From this org
    $33,848
    From related orgs
    $191,811
    Other
    $14,182
    Hours/week
    5.63 + 31.88 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $28,467 + $161,314 related
    Bonus
    $4,106 + $23,270 related
    Other
    $1,275 + $7,227 related
    Deferred
    $1,214 + $6,879 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $913 + $5,176 related
    Filer's total
    $35,975 + $203,866 related

  • Peter A Stocker

    VP OF MEMBERSHIP & DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $206,063
    From this org
    $13,535
    From related orgs
    $179,823
    Other
    $12,705
    Hours/week
    2.63 + 34.88 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $12,999 + $172,700 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $536 + $7,123 related
    Deferred
    $538 + $7,143 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $352 + $4,672 related
    Filer's total
    $14,425 + $191,638 related

  • Jahnavi Trivedi

    DIRECTOR, FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $168,203
    From this org
    $7,866
    From related orgs
    $149,455
    Other
    $10,882
    Hours/week
    1.88 + 35.63 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $7,272 + $138,175 related
    Bonus
    $175 + $3,325 related
    Other
    $419 + $7,955 related
    Deferred
    $310 + $5,892 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $234 + $4,446 related
    Filer's total
    $8,410 + $159,793 related

  • Lisa Archer

    DIRECTOR, FOOD & AGRICULTURE PROGRAM

    Total calculated
    $162,156
    From this org
    $715
    From related orgs
    $142,215
    Other
    $19,226
    Hours/week
    0.19 + 37.31 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $714 + $142,021 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1 + $194 related
    Deferred
    $30 + $6,061 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $66 + $13,069 related
    Filer's total
    $811 + $161,345 related

  • Carrie Mann

    DIRECTOR, DIGITAL MEMBERSHIP & ADVOCACY

    Total calculated
    $145,392
    From this org
    $15,026
    From related orgs
    $124,755
    Other
    $5,611
    Hours/week
    4.03 + 33.47 related

  • Jonathon Kellam

    DIRECTOR, PHILANTHROPY

    Total calculated
    $143,956
    From this org
    $4,134
    From related orgs
    $133,663
    Other
    $6,159
    Hours/week
    1.13 + 36.38 related

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

  • JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC

    $50,000

    CONTRIBUTION NY-16 PROGRAM

  • LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS INC

    $15,000

    LCV CAPITAL DINNER SPONSORSHIP

  • JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC

    $5,800

    UNLIMITED BILLABLE EXPENSE POLLING

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501359349306175

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