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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE STATES.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,095,662
Total expenses
$2,133,498
Contributions and grants received
$2,044,054
Grants paid
$7,500
Program service revenue
$36,303
Investment income
$15,305
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,703,897
Total liabilities, end of year
$101,218
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,602,679
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,979,686
Management and general expenses
$151,038
Fundraising expenses
$2,774
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,979,686

Program services were 92.8% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $623,912

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,325,142

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $95,000

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Meeting Registrations

    total $35,625 · related or exempt $34,625 · excluded $1,000

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Training Revenue

    total $678 · related or exempt $678

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $15,305 · excluded $15,305

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $7,500 · program services $7,500

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $174,424 · program services $168,901 · management and general $5,011 · fundraising $512

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $251,121 · program services $218,420 · management and general $31,286 · fundraising $1,415

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $47,505 · program services $43,238 · management and general $4,052 · fundraising $215

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $100,959 · program services $91,890 · management and general $8,612 · fundraising $457

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $38,371 · program services $34,923 · management and general $3,273 · fundraising $175

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $7,583 · management and general $7,583

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $951,732 · program services $949,775 · management and general $1,957

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $16,608 · program services $4,555 · management and general $12,053

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $65,794 · management and general $65,794

  • 17 · Travel

    total $27,531 · program services $27,384 · management and general $147

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $267,950 · program services $267,950

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $150,869 · program services $150,869

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,438 · management and general $1,438

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,484 · management and general $2,484

  • 24a · Other expenses: Taxes and fees

    total $11,096 · program services $10,103 · management and general $993

  • 24b · Other expenses: Communication

    total $10,257 · program services $3,913 · management and general $6,344

  • 24c · Other expenses: Other expenses

    total $276 · program services $265 · management and general $11

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,660,208 · end of year $1,618,989

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $100,343 · end of year $83,336

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $230

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $1,342

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $86,365 · end of year $74,346

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $8,250 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $25,421 · end of year $26,872

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,640,515 · end of year $1,601,241

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $1,438

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

The Environmental Research Institute of the States' purpose is to conduct educational and research activities related to the purposes of the Environmental Council of the States.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To conduct education and research activities to improve the environment of the United States.

  • Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council (ITRC) - ITRC is a state-led coalition working to reduce barriers to the use of innovative technologies and best practices to address our nation's air, water, and waste environmental challenges. ITRC produces documents and training that broaden and deepen technical knowledge and expedite quality regulatory decision making while protecting human health and the environment.

    Expenses $1,979,686 · Grants $7,500 · Revenue $35,303

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jess Byrne

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4 + 1 related

  • Bob King

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mike Linder

    Secretary Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Leah Feldon

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Aaron Keatley

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Katrina Kessler

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • David Paylor

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Martha Rudolph

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Julie Moore

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ben Grumbles

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $248,998
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $216,561
    Other
    $32,437
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $216,561 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $15,700 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $16,737 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $248,998 related

  • Carolyn Hanson

    Deputy Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $215,199
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $183,575
    Other
    $31,624
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $183,575 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $22,344 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $9,280 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $215,199 related

  • Charles Reyes From 712023

    Director, ITRC

    Total calculated
    $105,870
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $105,279
    Other
    $591
    Hours/week
    39 + 1 related

  • Patricia Reyes to 6302023

    Director, ITRC

    Total calculated
    $127,613
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $113,560
    Other
    $14,053
    Hours/week
    39 + 1 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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

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
17 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202521089349300017

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