Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by ENVIRONMENTAL LEAGUE OF MASSACHUSETTS INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $5,647,225
- Total expenses
- $2,832,088
- Contributions and grants received
- $5,149,055
- Grants paid
- $186,400
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $71,980
- Other revenue
- $426,190
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,520,236
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $504,485
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $6,015,751
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,015,744
- Management and general expenses
- $384,547
- Fundraising expenses
- $431,797
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,015,744
Program services were 71.2% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$542,510
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$4,606,545
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3 · Investment income
total $57,258 · excluded $57,258
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6a · Gross rents
real property $20,296
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $20,296
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $20,296 · excluded $20,296
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $257,400
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $242,678
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $14,722
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $14,722 · excluded $14,722
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$116,250
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$542,510
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$117,783
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$1,533 · excluded -$1,533
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11a · Other revenue: SALARY REIMBURSEMENT
total $323,427 · related or exempt $323,427
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11b · Other revenue: COST REIMBURSEMENT
total $84,000 · related or exempt $84,000
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11e · Other revenue, total
$407,427
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $186,400 · program services $186,400
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $231,230 · program services $173,421 · management and general $13,875 · fundraising $43,934
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,677,866 · program services $1,112,012 · management and general $275,956 · fundraising $289,898
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $41,815 · program services $28,136 · management and general $6,371 · fundraising $7,308
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $44,649 · program services $29,178 · management and general $7,839 · fundraising $7,632
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $130,066 · program services $87,517 · management and general $19,817 · fundraising $22,732
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $28,125 · program services $18,924 · management and general $4,285 · fundraising $4,916
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $8,130 · management and general $8,130
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11g · Fees: other
total $156,993 · program services $125,088 · management and general $14,859 · fundraising $17,046
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $17,005 · program services $11,442 · management and general $2,591 · fundraising $2,972
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13 · Office expenses
total $44,333 · program services $29,832 · management and general $6,754 · fundraising $7,747
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14 · Information technology
total $50,308 · program services $50,308
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16 · Occupancy
total $112,860 · program services $75,939 · management and general $17,196 · fundraising $19,725
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17 · Travel
total $32,301 · program services $32,301
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $6,466 · program services $6,466
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $7,195 · program services $4,841 · management and general $1,096 · fundraising $1,258
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23 · Insurance
total $26,992 · program services $18,162 · management and general $4,112 · fundraising $4,718
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAMMATIC EVENT EXPE
total $18,421 · program services $18,421
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24b · Other expenses: SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DUES
total $10,933 · program services $7,356 · management and general $1,666 · fundraising $1,911
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $954,957 · end of year $549,393
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $572,757 · end of year $2,678,575
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $270
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $21,821 · end of year $20,273
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$56,588
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$51,871
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $11,912 · end of year $4,717
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $1,649,826 · end of year $2,980,507
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $361,824 · end of year $270,971
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $15,800 · end of year $15,800
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $150,052 · end of year $229,691
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $361,557 · end of year $274,794
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,383,327 · end of year $2,835,642
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $694,231 · end of year $3,180,109
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO ADVOCATE FOR POLICY THAT MEETS THE SCALE AND URGENCY OF OUR ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES. AS A MASSACHUSETTS-BASED ORGANIZATION THAT ENGAGES IN ADVOCACY ACROSS A FULL SPECTRUM OF CLIMATE, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND CLEAN ENERGY ISSUES, ELM PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN COORDINATING AND ELEVATING THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY TO PUSH FOR POLICY CHANGE AND REGULATORY OVERSIGHT.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO ADVOCATE FOR POLICY THAT MEETS THE SCALE AND URGENCY OF OUR ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES.
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THE ENVIRONMENTAL LEAGUE OF MASSACHUSETTS (ELM) ADVOCATES FOR POLICY THAT MEETS THE SCALE AND URGENCY OF OUR ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES. ELM ENGAGES IN ADVOCACY ACROSS A FULL SPECTRUM OF CLIMATE, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND CLEAN ENERGY ISSUES AND PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN COORDINATING AND ELEVATING THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY TO PUSH FOR POLICY CHANGE AND REGULATORY OVERSIGHT. OUR CURRENT POLICY PRIORITIES REPRESENT THE KEY OPPORTUNITIES TO DECARBONIZE THE ECONOMY AND KEEP MASSACHUSETTS ON TRACK FOR AN EQUITABLE NET ZERO FUTURE BY 2050. OUR TOP SIX PRIORITIES CURRENTLY INCLUDE CATALYZING THE CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION, SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION, GREENING OUR BUILDINGS, ADVANCING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, FINANCING FOR INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE, AND REDUCING WASTE.
Expenses $2,015,744 · Grants $186,400 · Revenue $407,427
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Elizabeth HenryELIZABETH HENRY
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $215,892
- From this org
- $204,522
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,370
- Hours/week
- 40 + 10 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $204,522
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $2,837
- Nontaxable benefits
- $8,533
- Filer's total
- $215,892
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Gordon BurnesGORDON BURNES
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5 + 2 related
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Bethany PattenBETHANY PATTEN
TREASURER/CLERK
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5 + 2 related
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Alicia BartonALICIA BARTON
DIRECTOR (UNTIL 1/2024)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Anne KellyANNE KELLY
DIRECTOR (UNTIL 11/2023)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Benjamin DowningBENJAMIN DOWNING
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Bracken HendricksBRACKEN HENDRICKS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Bradley McLeanBRADLEY MCLEAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Chrisann TarasCHRISANN TARAS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Dhiraj MalkaniDHIRAJ MALKANI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Dr Lindsey ButlerDR LINDSEY BUTLER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Emily ReichertEMILY REICHERT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Gwen RutaGWEN RUTA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Henry Bell JrHENRY BELL JR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Isabel Grantham RappoportISABEL GRANTHAM RAPPOPORT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Joccole BurtonJOCCOLE BURTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Katie TheoharidesKATIE THEOHARIDES
DIRECTOR (UNTIL 8/2023)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Kenneth KimmellKENNETH KIMMELL
DIRECTOR (UNTIL 1/2024)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Mark BilbeMARK BILBE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Namrita KapurNAMRITA KAPUR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Nikko MendozaNIKKO MENDOZA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Pete PedersenPETE PEDERSEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Robert FishmanROBERT FISHMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 2 related
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Sandhya MuraliSANDHYA MURALI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Seth D JaffeSETH D JAFFE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 2 related
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Tedd SaundersTEDD SAUNDERS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 2 related
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Virginia LawrenceVIRGINIA LAWRENCE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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William G ConstableWILLIAM G CONSTABLE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Casey BowersCASEY BOWERS
ACTION FUND EXECUTIVE DIRE
- Total calculated
- $135,666
- From this org
- $123,163
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,503
- Hours/week
- 0 + 40 related
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Miriam HarrisMIRIAM HARRIS
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $138,886
- From this org
- $134,841
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $4,045
- Hours/week
- 40
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Andrew ReedANDREW REED
VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $180,207
- From this org
- $175,846
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $4,361
- Hours/week
- 40 + 10 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $175,846
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,361
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $180,207
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
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PROJECT-BASED SUBGRANT CBAS & PORTS
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$25,000
PROJECT-BASED SUBGRANT EJ PATHWAYS
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SUPPORT PARTICIPATION IN NEW ENGLAND FOR OFFSHORE WIND COALITION
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STEERING CTM PARTICIPATION
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$20,000
STEERING CTM PARTICIPATION
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$20,000
STEERING CTM PARTICIPATION
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STEERING CTM PARTICIPATION
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$10,000
PROJECT-BASED SUBGRANT LOCAL ORGANIZAING
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.
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ENVIRONMENTAL LEAGUE OF MA ACTION FUND INC
501(C)(4) · BUILD POLITICAL POWER TO MEET ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES · MA · controlled entity
Directly controlled by ENVIRONMENTAL LEAGUE OF MA INC
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 14 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202521359349314382
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