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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CONSERVATION LAW FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$41,597,517
Total expenses
$26,562,936
Contributions and grants received
$37,691,250
Grants paid
$479,631
Program service revenue
$3,241,828
Investment income
$553,723
Other revenue
$110,716
Total assets, end of year
$54,118,928
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,920,772
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$47,198,156
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$21,478,051
Management and general expenses
$2,442,828
Fundraising expenses
$2,642,057
Program service expenses (Part III)
$21,478,051

Program services were 80.9% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $37,691,250

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,393,332

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ENFORCEMENT REVENUE

    total $2,969,852 · related or exempt $2,969,852

  • 2b · Program service revenue: FISCAL SPONSOR FEES

    total $249,680 · related or exempt $249,680

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $22,296 · related or exempt $22,296

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $622,493 · excluded $622,493

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $91,908

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $91,908

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $91,908 · excluded $91,908

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $714,985

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $783,755

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$68,770

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$68,770 · excluded -$68,770

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $18,808 · excluded $18,808

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $18,808

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $473,631 · program services $473,631

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $6,000 · program services $6,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $687,833 · program services $318,388 · management and general $327,844 · fundraising $41,601

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $13,752,949 · program services $11,120,350 · management and general $1,062,053 · fundraising $1,570,546

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $543,296 · program services $454,862 · management and general $24,485 · fundraising $63,949

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,680,620 · program services $1,344,516 · management and general $147,920 · fundraising $188,184

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,039,260 · program services $825,209 · management and general $96,796 · fundraising $117,255

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,118,527 · program services $1,118,527

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $664,097 · program services $88,262 · management and general $569,149 · fundraising $6,686

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $91,725 · fundraising $91,725

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,333,242 · program services $3,201,290 · management and general $18,101 · fundraising $113,851

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $143,144 · program services $113,864 · management and general $2,230 · fundraising $27,050

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $399,351 · program services $285,734 · management and general $38,046 · fundraising $75,571

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $352,311 · program services $264,189 · management and general $20,643 · fundraising $67,479

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $678,105 · program services $595,228 · management and general $38,064 · fundraising $44,813

  • 17 · Travel

    total $236,151 · program services $201,443 · management and general $5,022 · fundraising $29,686

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $197,794 · program services $120,122 · management and general $5,344 · fundraising $72,328

  • 20 · Interest

    total $172,768 · program services $134,946 · management and general $17,192 · fundraising $20,630

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $478,192 · program services $375,474 · management and general $46,690 · fundraising $56,028

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

    total $232,321 · program services $193,231 · management and general $15,100 · fundraising $23,990

  • 24b · Other expenses: RESEARCH, MEMBERSHIPS &

    total $136,075 · program services $117,036 · management and general $1,559 · fundraising $17,480

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $145,544 · program services $125,749 · management and general $6,590 · fundraising $13,205

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,606,691 · end of year $2,931,040

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $562,344 · end of year $62,500

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,464,298 · end of year $15,421,554

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $477,115 · end of year $137,490

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $204,216 · end of year $194,798

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

    $11,126,110

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

    $5,023,008

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,518,760 · end of year $6,103,102

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $18,098,225 · end of year $24,181,826

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $2,624,099 · end of year $2,830,276

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,030,919 · end of year $2,256,342

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,935,791 · end of year $2,521,554

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $3,944,721 · end of year $3,837,778

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $446,498 · end of year $561,440

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $12,405,321 · end of year $13,139,843

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $17,854,336 · end of year $34,058,313

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

CONSERVATION LAW FOUNDATION, INC. (CLF) PROTECTS NEW ENGLAND'S ENVIRONMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL PEOPLE AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. WE USE THE LAW, SCIENCE, AND MARKETS TO CREATE SOLUTIONS THAT PRESERVE AND RESTORE OUR NATURAL RESOURCES, BUILD HEALTHY AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES, AND SUSTAIN A VIBRANT ECONOMY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CLF FORGES LASTING SOLUTIONS FOR THE REGION'S MOST CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES.

  • LITIGATION: EVEN THE STRONGEST ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS ARE TOOTHLESS UNTIL THEY ARE ENFORCED, MAKING CLF'S ROLE AS A LEGAL WATCHDOG CRITICAL. POLLUTION FROM INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES DAMAGES OUR ALREADY COMPROMISED WATERWAYS. VIOLATORS OF OUR CLEAN AIR LAWS SPEW HAZARDOUS FUMES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO ASTHMA AND OTHER RESPIRATORY DISEASES. SOME OF THE COUNTRY'S BIGGEST OIL COMPANIES HAVE ENGAGED IN CLIMATE NEGLECT THAT PUTS OUR COMMUNITIES AND WATERWAYS AT RISK. CLF PROTECTS OUR COMMUNITIES BY HOLDING THESE POLLUTERS ACCOUNTABLE AND PUSHING FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF OUR ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVELS. FOR MANY OF OUR CASES, WHEN CLF WINS OR SETTLES A SUIT, WE HOLD POLLUTERS ACCOUNTABLE IN A UNIQUE WAY. THEY FUND A SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT, OR SEP, THAT PROVIDES MONEY FOR VALUABLE PROTECTION AND RESTORATION PROJECTS IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY DAMAGED BY THE VIOLATION.

    Expenses $4,575,916 · Revenue $2,350,000

  • HEALTHY & RESILIENT COMMUNITIES: FOR 50 YEARS CLF HAS FOUGHT TO CREATE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES FOR PEOPLE ACROSS NEW ENGLAND. IT IS HOW WE MADE OUR NAME: RETURNING A CLEAN BOSTON HARBOR TO THE PEOPLE AND CONNECTING MORE OF US TO RELIABLE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. CREATING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES THAT ARE RESILIENT IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE IMPACTS MEANS PUTTING PEOPLE AND THEIR WELL-BEING AT THE CENTER OF OUR WORK. THAT'S WHY WE HELP TO CREATE AFFORDABLE NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS CLOSE TO OPEN SPACE, HEALTHY FOOD, AND PUBLIC TRANSIT. IT'S WHY WE PUSH FOR A STRONG, LOCAL FOOD ECONOMY REGIONWIDE. AND IT'S WHY WE WORK TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES CAN BOUNCE BACK FROM THE EXTREME WEATHER CLIMATE CHANGE IS ALREADY BRINGING TO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. RESILIENCE TO EXTREME HEAT AND FLOODING, SAFETY FROM HAZARDS LIKE LEAD AND MOLD, AFFORDABLE AND STABLE HOUSING, ACCESS TO HEALTHY AND BUDGET-FRIENDLY FOOD - THESE FACTORS AND MORE AFFECT INDIVIDUAL HEALTH. COLLECTIVELY, THEY CAN ADD UP TO GREATER BURDENS COMMUNITY-WIDE, FURTHERING THE STRUCTURAL INJUSTICES AND INEQUITIES FACING COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND PEOPLE FROM LOWER-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS. CLF IS WORKING TO CHANGE THAT SCRIPT, BUILDING ON OUR CORE STRENGTHS, FROM LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY TO LEGAL WATCHDOG. IT ALSO LETS US USE NEWER TOOLS, INCLUDING INNOVATIVE IMPACT INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH THAT CENTERS RESIDENT INPUT AND DIRECTION. WORKING WITH COMMUNITY, BUSINESS, AND PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERS, WE ARE TRANSFORMING SYSTEMS, MARKETS, AND LAWS TO INNOVATE BETTER SOLUTIONS TO ADVANCE HUMAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND RESILIENCE.

    Expenses $3,464,366 · Grants $36,320 · Revenue $3,189

  • CLEAN ENERGY & CLIMATE CHANGE: CLF IS TACKLING THE ROOT CAUSES OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND PUSHING CLEAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS AT THE STATE AND REGIONAL LEVELS. WE MUST COLLECTIVELY CUT CLIMATE-DAMAGING EMISSIONS TO NET-ZERO BY 2050 AND TRANSITION OUR ECONOMY TO ONE RUN ON CLEAN-RENEWABLE ENERGY - WHILE ENSURING THAT NO NEW ENGLANDER IS LEFT BEHIND. TODAY, CLF IS FIGHTING FOR LAWS THAT WILL END OUR REGION'S ADDICTION TO FOSSIL FUELS FOR GOOD; PUSHING FOR ECONOMY-WIDE CHANGE THROUGH POLICIES AND PROJECTS THAT BOOST LOW-COST LOCAL CLEAN ENERGY, SAVE FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES MONEY, AND CREATE GOOD-PAYING JOBS; STOPPING UNNECESSARY NEW GAS INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUSHING FOR CONCRETE UTILITY-SCALE PLANS TO PHASE GAS OUT BEFORE IT CAN SINK OUR REGION'S CLIMATE GOALS; AND MAKING SURE OUR COMMUNITIES CAN BOUNCE BACK FROM THE CLIMATE FALLOUT WE CAN NO LONGER AVOID - SO NEW ENGLANDERS CAN NOT ONLY SURVIVE BUT THRIVE IN A CHANGING CLIMATE.

    Expenses $3,104,241

  • OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:OCEAN CONSERVATION: THE OCEAN PLAYS AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN NEW ENGLANDERS' LIVES, OUR ECONOMY, AND OUR COMMUNITIES. HOWEVER, POLLUTION, OVERFISHING, HABITAT LOSS, AND CLIMATE CHANGE THREATEN ITS HEALTH AND OUR FUTURE. CLF HAS SAFEGUARDED NEW ENGLAND'S OCEAN FOR DECADES - FROM BLOCKING OIL AND GAS DRILLING ON GEORGES BANK, TO CURBING OVERFISHING, TO PIONEERING SMART OCEAN PLANNING ACROSS THE REGION. WE FIGHT FOR A CLEAN, HEALTHY, AND PRODUCTIVE OCEAN TO ENSURE THAT ENDANGERED RIGHT WHALES CAN RECOVER FROM THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION, OUR WATERS CAN ONCE AGAIN ABOUND WITH COD AND OUR FISHERIES FLOURISH, AND OUR MOST FRAGILE HABITATS ARE PROTECTED TO ENSURE OUR WATERS REMAIN HEALTHY AND VIBRANT FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE: FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS, CLF HAS FOUGHT TO CREATE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES FOR PEOPLE ACROSS NEW ENGLAND. BUT THE REALITY IS THAT POLLUTION, CLIMATE IMPACTS, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS FALL HARDER ON LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT RESIDENTS AND LOW-INCOME AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR THAN PREDOMINANTLY WHITE NEIGHBORHOODS. THAT'S WHY ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IS A THREAD THAT RUNS THROUGH EVERYTHING THAT WE DO - FROM STEMMING CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING TO PUSHING FOR MORE ACCESSIBLE PUBLIC TRANSIT, SHUTTING DOWN DIRTY POWER PLANTS AND INCINERATORS, TO PARTNERING WITH FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES ON ISSUES THAT AFFECT THEIR HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE.

    Expenses $10,333,528 · Grants $443,311 · Revenue $888,639

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • BRADLEY CAMPBELL

    PRESIDENT (EX OFFICIO)

    Total calculated
    $370,487
    From this org
    $334,091
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,396
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $334,091
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,200
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,196
    Filer's total
    $370,487

  • SARA MOLYNEAUX

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 1 related

  • DAVID W ELLIS

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • WHITNEY HATCH

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PAUL LEE

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PETER NESSEN

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ANDREW FALENDER

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DR THEA JAMES

    CLERK

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • JOE BERMAN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PRABAL CHAKRABARTI

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ALICE CHAMBERLIN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PHILIP COUPE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOHN DEVILLARS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CAROLYN MANSFIELD DUPONT

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOHN T GOODHUE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • EKONGKAR SINGH KHALSA

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KATE KILGUSS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROBERT KING

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHRISTOPHER KLEM

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SHARON MALT

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TRAVIS MCCREADY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LORETTA MICKLEY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • AZIN NEZAMI

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DAN RIVERA

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHI HO SHAM

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LOIS SCHIFFER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • EILEEN MARKS

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $222,737
    From this org
    $193,999
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,738
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $193,999
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,760
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,978
    Filer's total
    $222,737

  • KATHERINE GROVE

    SENIOR VP DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $232,738
    From this org
    $221,598
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,140
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $216,798
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $4,800
    Deferred
    $8,672
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,468
    Filer's total
    $232,738

  • CAROL GREGORY

    SENIOR VP, COMMS & MARKETING

    Total calculated
    $218,945
    From this org
    $196,830
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,115
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $196,830
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,873
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,242
    Filer's total
    $218,945

  • CHRISTOPHER MARTINEZ

    SENIOR VP PEOPLE, CULTURE, & EQUITY

    Total calculated
    $205,490
    From this org
    $185,402
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,088
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $185,402
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,416
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,672
    Filer's total
    $205,490

  • SEAN MAHONEY

    VP CLF MAINE, SENIOR COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $221,151
    From this org
    $184,264
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,887
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $184,264
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,370
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,517
    Filer's total
    $221,151

  • JANET DAISLEY

    SENIOR ADVISOR

    Total calculated
    $201,776
    From this org
    $174,599
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,177
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $174,599
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,984
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,193
    Filer's total
    $201,776

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 · 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

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.

  • CLF VENTURES INC

    501(C)(3) · DEVELOP AND DELIVER SOLUTIONS TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS · MA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by CONSERVATION LAW FOUNDATION INC

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
30 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531259349301473

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