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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by NORTHWEST ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE CENTER.

Totals

Total revenue
$159,927
Total expenses
$239,106
Contributions and grants received
$132,665
Grants paid
$27,500
Program service revenue
$12,713
Investment income
$343
Other revenue
$14,206
Total assets, end of year
$215,559
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,382
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$214,177
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$194,824
Management and general expenses
$22,149
Fundraising expenses
$22,133
Program service expenses (Part III)
$194,824

Program services were 81.5% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $4,044

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $128,621

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EDUCATION WORKSHOPS/MEETINGS

    total $12,713 · related or exempt $12,713 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $343 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $343

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

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $4,148

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

    $4,044

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $316

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $3,832 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $3,832

  • 11a · Other revenue: PROGRAM LITIGATION FEE RECOVERY

    total $10,374 · related or exempt $10,374 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $10,374

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

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

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $151,500 · program services $122,950 · management and general $9,950 · fundraising $18,600

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $3,967 · program services $3,219 · management and general $261 · fundraising $487

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $5,274 · program services $4,280 · management and general $346 · fundraising $648

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $12,578 · program services $10,208 · management and general $826 · fundraising $1,544

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $10,075 · program services $0 · management and general $10,075 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,773 · program services $2,509 · management and general $264 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,196 · program services $2,525 · management and general $224 · fundraising $447

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,908 · program services $2,298 · management and general $203 · fundraising $407

  • 24a · Other expenses: OUTREACH & EDUCATION & NEWSLETTER

    total $16,551 · program services $16,551 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES, SUBSCRIPTIONS & FEES

    total $1,426 · program services $1,426 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM LITIGATION COSTS

    total $1,358 · program services $1,358 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $81,339 · end of year $82,032

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $146,130 · end of year $126,473

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $66,076 · end of year $2,904

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $4,150

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $189 · end of year $1,382

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $149,823 · end of year $143,421

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $143,533 · end of year $70,756

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

NEDC'S MISSION IS TO WORK TOWARD A FUTURE IN WHICH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST LEADS THE NATION IN DEVELOPING, IMPLEMENTING & ENFORCING STRONG LAWS AND REGULATIONS THAT PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT & HUMAN HEALTH, AND WHERE OUR GOVERNMENTS & COMMUNITIES VALUE FOSTERING AND MAINTAINING HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE ECOSYSTEMS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO WORK TOWARD A FUTURE IN WHICH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST LEADS THE NATION IN DEVELOPING, IMPLEMENTING & ENFORCING STRONG LAWS AND REGULATIONS THAT PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT & HUMAN HEALTH, AND WHERE OUR GOVERNMENTS & COMMUNITIES VALUE FOSTERING AND MAINTAINING HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE ECOSYSTEMS.

  • CLEAN WATER & AIR CAMPAIGN: CONTINUED OUR WORK DEVELOPING AND PROSECUTING CLEAN WATER ACT ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS. NEDC'S CLEAN WATER ACT ENFORCEMENT WORK IN 2024 INCLUDED CONTINUING TO MONITOR OREGON INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES; ENGAGING WITH STATE AGENCIES IN THE REVISION OF NUMEROUS ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING AND AUTHORIZATION DECISIONS, INCLUDING INDUSTRIAL STORMWATER DISCHARGES; AND CHALLENGING WATER QUALITY PERMITTING DECISIONS THAT FAIL TO SUFFICIENTLY PROTECT THE REGION'S WATERS. NEDC'S CLEAN AIR WORK IN 2024 INCLUDED MONITORING FACILITIES CALLED IN TO THE CLEANER AIR OREGON PROGRAM; PARTNERSHIP IN THE BREATHE OREGON COLLABORATIVE TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HARM TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT POSED BY DIESEL EMISSIONS; ADVOCACY TO PROTECT AN OVERBURDENED PORTLAND COMMUNITY FROM POLLUTION FROM A PLANNED NEW FREIGHT WAREHOUSE; AND ADVOCACY TO REDUCE EMISSIONS FROM OREGON'S GROWING SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY. THIS WORK BENEFITS ANYONE USING AFFECTED WATERWAYS AND BREATHING AIR IN THE PORTLAND METROPOLITAN AREA AND THROUGHOUT THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, INCLUDING NEDC MEMBERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

    Expenses $88,527 · Grants $27,500

  • ENDANGERED SPECIES: WORKING WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, NEDC SOUGHT TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS FOR ENDANGERED OREGON AQUATIC SPECIES. THIS WORK INCLUDED LITIGATION TO PROTECT THREATENED SALMON, STEELHEAD, AND ORCAS FROM HARMFUL DEVELOPMENT IN FLOODPLAINS. THIS WORK BENEFITS THE GENERAL PUBLIC, LOCAL ACTIVISTS, AND NEDC MEMBERS.

    Expenses $51,893

  • EDUCATION & OUTREACH PROGRAMS: CONTINUED TO PROVIDE STUDENTS AND CONCERNED CITIZENS WITH EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS RELATING TO LAWS THAT CAN BE USED TO PROTECT THE REGION'S ENVIRONMENT. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED GIVING LAW STUDENTS HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WORKING ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, PUBLISHING AN ANNUAL NEWSLETTER & MAINTAINING AN EDUCATIONAL WEBSITE. NEDC ALSO PARTNERED WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ISSUES IN THE PORTLAND AREA. THIS WORK BENEFITS THE GENERAL PUBLIC, NEDC MEMBERS, AND LAW STUDENTS IN THE NORTHWEST.

    Expenses $54,404

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Amy Van Saun

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Jesse Buss

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Emma Bruden

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Hannah Clements Goldblatt

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Karl Anuta

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Peggy Hennessy

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Eve Goldman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jamie Saul

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ryan Shannon

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michelle Smith

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Carra Sahler

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Teryn Yazdani

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Brooke Helstrom

    STUDENT BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kate Crowell

    STUDENT BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Henry Sollitt

    STUDENT BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tory Dille

    STUDENT BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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.

Grants on this return

  • GREEN ENERGY INSTITUTE AT LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL

    $27,500

    NEDC AND THIS ORGANIZATION SUBMITTED A JOINT REQUEST FOR GRANT FUNDING FOR WORK RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES CAUSED BY TOXIC AIR POLLUTION AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. THE GRANT WAS APPROVED BY THE FUNDER AND THE FUNDS WERE AWARDED TO NEDC TO BE DISBURSED AS PROVIDED IN THE PROPOSAL. NEDC DISTRIBUTED THE FUNDS TO THIS ORGANIZATION CONSISTENT WITH THE GRANT AGREEMENT.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
4 June 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202531579349300703

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