Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$16,789,731

Total expenses

$18,206,483

Contributions and grants received

$16,192,563

Grants paid

$906,773

Program service revenue

$50,589

Investment income

$293,340

Other revenue

$253,239

Total assets, end of year

$25,134,973

Total liabilities, end of year

$6,110,851

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$19,024,122

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$15,415,818

Management and general expenses

$1,021,315

Fundraising expenses

$1,769,350

Program service expenses (Part III)

$15,415,818

Program services were 84.7% 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.

Mission and programs · 2022

• OUTREACH AND MEMBERSHIP - THE OUTREACH PROGRAM EDUCATES MEMBERS AND ACTIVISTS AS WELL AS THE GREATER PUBLIC ABOUT SIGNIFICANT THREATS TO THE ENVIRONMENT, AND ENCOURAGES THEM TO PARTICIPATE WITH FRIENDS OF THE EARTH TO ACHIEVE POSITIVE OUTCOMES INCLUDING PROTECTING POLLINATORS FROM TOXIC PESTICIDES, PROTECTING PUBLIC LANDS FROM POLLUTION, AND PREVENTING INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS THAT WOULD HARM COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS. THIS IS DONE THROUGH ONLINE ACTION ALERTS, ONLINE ADVERTISING, MAILINGS PRINT NEWSLETTERS (TO MEMBERS), AS WELL AS SOCIAL MEDIA SITES LIKE FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND YOUTUBE. FOE ALSO SEEKS OPPORTUNITIES TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC THROUGH TV AND RADIO INTERVIEWS. THE COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTLY REACHED OVER ONE MILLION PEOPLE WHO TOOK MORE THAN 7.2 MILLION ACTIONS IN THE 2023 FISCAL YEAR. THESE ACTIONS CONTRIBUTED TO ACCOMPLISHMENTS LIKE SUPPORTING LOCAL YUMAN-SPEAKING TRIBES IN THEIR FIGHT TO GAIN NATIONAL MONUMENT DESIGNATION FOR AVI KWA AME IN NEVADA, BLOCKING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PEBBLE MINE PROJECT IN BRISTOL BAY, ALASKA, AND PASSING A BILL IN MARYLAND REQUIRING ANALYSIS OF THE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF PFAS CONTAMINATION IN PESTICIDES.

  Expenses $7,009,456 · Grants $374,500 · Revenue $50,589

• FOOD AND TECHNOLOGY:THE FOOD AND TECHNOLOGY TEAM CONDUCTS POLICY ADVOCACY, MARKET CAMPAIGNS AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH TO PROMOTE A MORE JUST AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM. IN THE PAST YEAR, THE TEAM ADVOCATED FOR PUBLIC POLICIES TO PHASE-OUT BEE-KILLING PESTICIDES, AND CAMPAIGNED TO CONVINCE GARDEN STORES AND GROCERS TO STOCK MORE BEE-FRIENDLY AND ORGANIC PRODUCTS. IT ALSO HELPED INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS SCHOOLS TO ADOPT MORE CLIMATE-FRIENDLY PURCHASING POLICIES, PUSHED FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO DIVEST FROM FACTORY FARMS, AND ADVOCATED FOR BETTER REGULATION OF PRODUCTS MADE WITH SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY.

  Expenses $3,265,112 · Grants $158,512

• ECONOMIC POLICY:FRIENDS OF THE EARTH (FOE)'S ECONOMIC POLICY TEAM AIMS TO CREATE A MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE AND SOCIALLY JUST WORLD BY TRANSFORMING FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC SYSTEMS. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE EFFORTS TO END SUBSIDIES FOR POLLUTING INDUSTRIES AND ENCOURAGE INVESTMENTS IN CLEAN ALTERNATIVES. DURING THE LAST YEAR, IT WORKED TO ALTER LENDING PRACTICES AT LARGE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THAT FUND FOSSIL FUELS AND HARM COMMUNITIES AND BIODIVERSITY IN THE US AND ABROAD. IT PRESSURED INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS TO ADOPT POLICIES TO DEFUND DEFORESTATION, PARTICULARLY RELATED TO PALM OIL PRODUCTION.

  Expenses $1,913,866 · Grants $83,761

• CLIMATE AND ENERGY:THE CLIMATE & ENERGY TEAM PROMOTES CLEAN ENERGY AND CONSERVATION AND FIGHTS TO END OUR DEPENDENCE ON DIRTY, HARMFUL SOURCES OF ENERGY INCLUDING COAL, OIL, NATURAL GAS AND NUCLEAR. IN THE LAST YEAR, THE TEAM HELPED LEAD EFFORTS TO PREVENT FOSSIL FUEL SUBSIDIES AND RESISTED ATTEMPTS TO OPEN UP PUBLIC WATERS AND LANDS TO FOSSIL FUEL DEVELOPMENT. IT CONTINUED CAMPAIGNS EFFORTS TO PROMOTE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND/OR RENEWABLE ENERGY IN NC AND TN; AND PHASE OUT THE USE OF DANGEROUS, AGING NUCLEAR REACTORS IN FL.

  Expenses $1,805,132 · Grants $227,000

• OCEANS AND VESSELS:THE OCEANS & VESSELS TEAM WORKS TO STOP AIR AND WATER POLLUTION FROM OCEAN-GOING VESSELS, CRUISE SHIPS, PORTS AND OIL DEVELOPMENT IN ORDER TO PROTECT HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT. IN THE LAST YEAR, IT HELPED ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT POLICIES IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TO PROTECT THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND ISSUED ITS ANNUAL CRUISE SHIP REPORT CARD. IT EXPANDED EFFORTS TO PREVENT THE BUILD-OUT OF NEW PLASTICS FACILITIES AND CONTINUED ADVOCATING FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING REGULATIONS AT THE IMO.

  Expenses $1,422,252 · Grants $63,000

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

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

• FRIENDS OF THE EARTH (ACTION) INC

  $300,000

  TO ADVANCE PROGRAMS CONSISTENT WITH FOE'S MISSION(RESTRICTED TO 501(C)(3) ALLOWED

• MEDIA MATTERS FOR AMERICA

  $82,000

  CONTRIBUTION TO CONDUCT ANALYSIS FOR CLIMATE DISINFORMATION PROJECT

• SOUTH WARD ENVIRONMENTAL ALLIANCE

  $60,000

  CONTRIBUTION TO STUDY THE IMPACTS OF POLLUTION FROM THE NEWARK AIRPORT AND NY/NJ PORT IN NEWARK

• IRONBOUND COMMUNITY CORPORATION

  $50,000

  TO SUPPORT THE WORK TO PREVENT INCERATION FROM RECEIVING TAX CREDITS UNDER THE IRA

• GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR LNCINERATOR ALTERNATIVES

  $50,000

  TO SUPPORT THE WORK TO PREVENT INCERATION FROM RECEIVING TAX CREDITS UNDER THE IRA

• SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE AGRICULTURE PROJECT INC

  $25,000

  CONTRIBUTION TO FACILITATE THE COMPLETION OF A FACTORY FARM GAS POLICY BRIEF WITH CASE STUDIES.

• ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC

  $25,000

  IN SUPPORT OF CLIMATE DISINFORMATION COALITION

• CHILIS ON WHEELS NEW YORK

  $15,000

  TO SUPPORT PROJECT, PLANT POWERED YOUTH STEERING COMMITTEE

• SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS

  $13,000

  TO SUPPORT CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE RELEASE OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED MOSQUITOES IN CALIFORNIA

• RAINFOREST ACTION NETWORK

  $12,000

  TO SUPPORT PROJECT, STOP THE MONEY PIPELINE

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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.

• FRIENDS OF THE EARTH (ACTION) INC

  501(C)(4) · ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY AND LOBBYING · NY

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

15 May 2024

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202431369349312063

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