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← WEST HARLEM ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by WEST HARLEM ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$10,361,502
Total expenses
$11,067,147
Contributions and grants received
$9,471,171
Grants paid
$1,961,151
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$331,480
Other revenue
$558,851
Total assets, end of year
$21,934,722
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,751,826
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$17,182,896
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$8,291,799
Management and general expenses
$2,360,382
Fundraising expenses
$414,966
Program service expenses (Part III)
$8,291,799

Program services were 74.9% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $278,674

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,428,022

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $6,764,475

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $331,480 · excluded $331,480

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $35,100

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $278,674

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $186,864

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$151,764 · excluded -$151,764

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Other Income

    total $58,665 · related or exempt $58,665

  • 11b · Other revenue: Reimbursement Income

    total $651,950 · related or exempt $651,950

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $710,615

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,933,651 · program services $1,933,651

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $27,500 · program services $27,500

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $262,853 · program services $131,426 · management and general $78,856 · fundraising $52,571

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,312,910 · program services $3,479,797 · management and general $609,385 · fundraising $223,728

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $192,165 · program services $153,394 · management and general $28,994 · fundraising $9,777

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $854,150 · program services $683,191 · management and general $120,462 · fundraising $50,497

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $398,492 · program services $308,443 · management and general $65,388 · fundraising $24,661

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $77,913 · management and general $77,913

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $25,000 · management and general $25,000

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,122,906 · program services $845,202 · management and general $275,379 · fundraising $2,325

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $18,666 · program services $11,051 · management and general $7,615

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $392,283 · program services $35,995 · management and general $337,436 · fundraising $18,852

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $130,983 · program services $12,853 · management and general $118,130

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $383,680 · program services $168,561 · management and general $213,844 · fundraising $1,275

  • 17 · Travel

    total $481,361 · program services $418,339 · management and general $34,429 · fundraising $28,593

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $85,160 · program services $31,859 · management and general $53,301

  • 20 · Interest

    total $92,793 · management and general $92,793

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $98,984 · management and general $98,984

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $33,147 · management and general $33,147

  • 24a · Other expenses: Stipends

    total $119,485 · program services $48,207 · management and general $68,996 · fundraising $2,282

  • 24b · Other expenses: Other Expenses

    total $23,065 · program services $2,330 · management and general $20,330 · fundraising $405

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $6,835,415 · end of year $3,274,505

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $5,341,116 · end of year $7,940,419

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $376,545

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,980,229 · end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $3,991,900 · end of year $3,991,900

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $45,632 · end of year $43,288

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,141,450

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $618,411

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,565,243 · end of year $523,039

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,951,542 · end of year $3,084,249

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $40,877 · end of year $2,700,777

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $192,630 · end of year $39,016

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $168,225

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $1,000,000 · end of year $1,000,000

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $1,254,000 · end of year $1,220,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,288,080 · end of year $2,324,585

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $13,751,784 · end of year $14,468,339

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,265,460 · end of year $2,714,557

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

To build healty communities by ensuring that people of color and/or low income residents participate meaningfully in the creation of sound and fair environmental health and protection policies and practices.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Environmental advocate/education, research and health.

  • Environmental Justice Advocacy & Government Accountability. WE ACT envisions a community that has informed and engaged residents who participate fully in decision making on key issues that impact their health and community.

    Expenses $3,155,937 · Grants $987,500

  • Environment Health and Community Based Research - To increase community environmental health through community based participatory research and evidence based campaigns.

    Expenses $2,171,586

  • Sustainable Development - To advocate with communities for strong and equal environmental protection.

    Expenses $1,775,915 · Grants $678,430

  • Movement Building

    Expenses $1,188,361 · Grants $278,720

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Peggy Sheppard

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $296,537
    From this org
    $250,336
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,201
    Hours/week
    40 + 15 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $250,336
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $12,517
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,684
    Filer's total
    $296,537

  • Evelyn Joseph

    Sr Dir of Oper/Fin

    Total calculated
    $185,582
    From this org
    $161,576
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,006
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,576
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $8,079
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,927
    Filer's total
    $185,582

  • Morgan Fritz

    Dir of Development

    Total calculated
    $182,312
    From this org
    $158,462
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,850
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $158,462
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $7,923
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,927
    Filer's total
    $182,312

  • Karla Cordero

    Chief of Staff

    Total calculated
    $182,092
    From this org
    $159,471
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,621
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $159,471
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $7,973
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,648
    Filer's total
    $182,092

  • Micaela Martinez

    Dir Envir/Health

    Total calculated
    $148,652
    From this org
    $129,545
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,107
    Hours/week
    40

  • Dana Johnson

    Sr Dir Stra/Fed Po

    Total calculated
    $133,188
    From this org
    $126,846
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,342
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jeff Jones

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15 + 5 related

  • Ken Mak

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • Neein Gulati

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • Nancy Anderson

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • Dennis Derryck

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • David Evans

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Sarangi Iyengar

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Peter Bokor

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Eric Goldstein

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Annie Weisberg

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Vernice Miller-Travis

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 5 related

  • Lakeisha M Aquino

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Abiola Fasehun

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • CarlosTalero

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Marielle Villar Martiney

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Romoe Upperman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Christy Loper

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

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

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 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

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.

  • WE ACT 4 CHANGE INC

    501(c)(4) · Advocates for Environmental Justice · NY · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by West Harlem Envoronmental Action Inc

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513219349324771

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