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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 32,609,428 | 42,562,786 | 45,063,123 | 47,415,416 | 90,058,883 | 257,709,636 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 32,609,428 | 42,562,786 | 45,063,123 | 47,415,416 | 90,058,883 | 257,709,636 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 9,241,985 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 248,467,651 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 32,609,428 | 42,562,786 | 45,063,123 | 47,415,416 | 90,058,883 | 257,709,636 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 867,250 | 982,390 | 905,123 | 850,161 | 971,831 | 4,576,755 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 67,013 | 79,803 | 79,945 | 115,767 | 62,847 | 405,375 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 262,691,766 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
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Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Schedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income: | Miscellaneous - 2012 Amount: $ 5,014. 2013 Amount: $ 3,942. 2014 Amount: $ 22,791. 2015 Amount: $ 97,592. 2016 Amount: $ 62,847. Mailing List Rental - 2012 Amount: $ 61,999. 2013 Amount: $ 75,861. 2014 Amount: $ 57,154. 2015 Amount: $ 18,175. 2016 Amount: $ 0. |
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| Form 990, Part I Amended Return | The Taxpayer amends the 2016 Form 990 to correct the Grassroots Lobbying expense for the fiscal year ended 6/30/2017. The correct Grassroots Lobbying expense to be shown on Schedule C, Part II-A, Line 1(a) and Line 2(f), Column (D) is $261,878. The correct lobbying expenditures to influence a legislative body on Schedule C, Part II-A, Line 1(b) is $175,461. The correct total lobbying expenditures on Schedule C, Part II-A, Line 2(c), Column (D) is $437,339. |
| Form 990, Part III | We are in the midst of a challenging and unpredictable time for the environmental movement, with relentless threats from a vigorously anti-environment administration. But we live in a country of strong environmental laws, and Earthjustice holds those who break these laws accountable for their actions. As the nation's original and largest nonprofit environmental law organization, we leverage our expertise and commitment to fight for justice and create lasting change. We bring cases that will have the biggest impact, setting precedents for generations to come. Our many successes across the decades are thanks to strong partnerships with hundreds of organizations and hundreds of thousands of passionate supporters. Of course, winning a case is only part of the battle. Our litigation is strengthened by policy and communications teams working with decision-makers in Washington, D.C., and within the court of public opinion to sustain our legal victories. Earthjustice pursues four key goals to secure a just and flourishing world: Fighting for healthy communities Preserving the wild Advancing clean energy and a healthy climate In addition to these three program areas, Earthjustice also helped found a coalition to protect public access to justice in 2017. Along with the ACLU, Public Citizen, and The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, we stand united in opposition to the current administration's attempts to block access to the courts. Below are just a few highlights of our victories as we strived to create a better, healthier world for us all in 2017: Standing with Standing Rock The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, represented by Earthjustice, won a significant victory for tribes throughout the nation in 2017 when a federal court found that the Trump administration's hasty approval of permits for the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline violated the law by failing to account for environmental justice implications and failing to adequately consider the impacts of an oil spill. Safeguarding Honeybees In a victory for bees and our food supply, a court ruled in September that California must stop approving new uses of pesticides that contain neonicotinoids, a known bee-killing chemical, until it has fully studied the environmental impacts. Mounting evidence links "neonics," to mass die-offs of honeybees, which pollinate crops responsible for one in every three bites of our food. Protecting Endangered Wildlife In May, Earthjustice won a significant victory for imperiled wildlife when a federal court overturned government approvals for the proposed Montanore Mine. The massive industrial facility would tunnel beneath Montana's spectacular Cabinet Mountains Wilderness, threatening prime habitat for grizzly bears and bull trout, which are at risk of extinction. Disclosing Chemicals in Cleaning Products New York State will soon require manufacturers of cleaning products to disclose the chemical ingredients in their products and any health risks they pose, thanks to litigation and years of advocacy by Earthjustice and our partners. In April 2017, the state released draft guidance requiring manufacturers to report the chemical information on their websites which is likely to have national impact. Defending Solar Energy Rooftop solar power can shine once again in Nevada, thanks to a decision by utility regulators to protect solar customers from discriminatory rate hikes and give them fair credit for the excess energy they provide. Earthjustice urged the state commission to reject the utility's anti-solar proposal and restore solar power opportunities in Nevada after previous policies essentially disabled the industry. |
| Form 990, Part III | SCHEDULE OF COURT AWARDED ATTORNEY FEES & COSTS 001149 CO Roadless Leasing 1,271.86 001164 Jarbidge RS 2477 Intervention 295.16 001221 Makua EIS 1,875.40 001345 TLMP Revision 324.60 001346 Tongass Roadless Exemption 170,754.01 001404 1999 Hydro ESA 1,047.95 001435 Klamath Takings Intervention 156.81 001473 Everglades 112.00 001510 Comparable Fuels 299,901.26 001511 CSO Blueplains 16.81 001768 Hazardous Waste Gasification 198,966.46 001856 Utah RMP and Lease Sale Challe 2,891.55 001908 Montgomery County MS4 2,193.36 001999 Lahaina Injection Well 793.53 002034 Princeville Resort ESA Take 134.36 002064 West Elk Lease Expansion 768.18 002122 No More Wilderness Interventio 164.68 002152 Na Wai `Eha WUPAs 877.06 002162 GE Salmon 537.60 002163 Wyoming Regional Haze SIP 7,288.18 002189 Cherry Point Coal Terminal 77.45 002302 WY Wolf Delisting 2,356.90 002304 Grand Canyon Uranium Withdrawa 1,985.60 002361 AR Regional Haze 13,050.40 002369 Greys Mt Logging 623.37 002381 Caloosahatchee River 505.05 002394 CSPAR Better than BART 1,941.82 002400 Ozone Attainment Delay 2012 129,845.99 002413 San Pedro ADWR Challenge 2,105.34 002414 CA Neonicitinoid Reevaluation 44.75 002421 Neb. Regional Haze SIP Appeal 206.98 002428 Colstrip Coal Ash Enforcement 3,119.43 002434 Stormwater Permit Defense 318.84 002443 Baltimore City MS4 2012 348.68 002450 Oil & Gas Air Toxics 146.15 002474 Waimea River Restoration 1,000.00 002480 Constitution 1,874.67 002491 Seneca Lake LPG Storage 1,781.40 002493 Dominion Cove Point LNG Export 1,915.72 002497 Clifty Creek Power Plant Water 321.49 002531 Navy HI/SoCal Training 210.28 002535 Otter Creek Mining Permit 174.58 002539 Big Thorne Timber Sale 324.59 002550 MD Impaired Water Delisting 631.15 002558 Sulfoxaflor EPA 287,178.10 002573 Badger Two Medicine Lease 758.61 002582 Longview Coal Export Take 2 30,775.04 002586 Power Plant ELG FOIA Challenge 1,021.22 002615 Tesoro-Savage Crude-By-Rail 114,539.11 002639 CERCLA 108(b) - Round 2 120,862.59 002645 TransMountain Pipeline 100.09 002651 CO Value of Solar 22.16 002664 Prince George's MD 2014 stormw 363.06 002677 Air Reporting Rule Challenge 1,665.03 002679 Port of Albany Crude by Rail 298.45 002694 Lima Energy Ohio Air Permit 600.00 002706 Westway/Imperium CBR Take 2 3,654.97 002707 BP Atlantis 2,429.60 002712 Mill Creek CWA Citizen Suit 2,972.14 002713 New Pesticide ESA Consultation 5,236.54 002714 Richmond Crude By Rail 211.61 002724 Vectren CPCN 240.00 002725 Chlorpyrifos Unreasonable Dela 72,477.72 002749 Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery 55,559.33 002762 Alon Bakersfield Refinery 6,887.84 002773 Power Plant GHG 95.94 002776 Maryland Air Regulations 706.33 002781 Colstrip Unit 4 PSC Proceeding 303.17 002783 Walrus Chukchi Sea Incidental 697.43 002788 Wolverine Listing IV 175,467.20 002807 Exelon/Pepco Merger Proceedin 3,224.34 002813 Grayling Listing II 937.62 002814 Hawaiian Electric Planning 2.0 223.12 002815 Distributed Generation Rules 183.83 002816 FirstEnergy 2014 ESP Proceedin 7,542.99 002826 EmPower Maryland 1,233.90 002828 Belly of the Beast 246.00 002836 Bakersfield Crude Terminal 6,073.40 002837 Steller Sea Lion 2014 BiOp 1,149.84 002847 Defense of Maui GMO moratorium 166.24 002854 Green Grizzly Bear Take 39,353.68 002872 Grahams & White River Beardton 1,195.84 002874 EPA Title VI Enforcement 1,000.00 002885 Brick Kilns III 89.85 002888 Mexican Wolf 10(j) Rule Chall 661.61 002892 NextEra HECO merger 7,526.86 002894 Oregon Clean Fuels Defense 637.02 002900 Port of Seattle Lease 662.38 002911 Montanore Mine Biological Opin 241.09 002916 PBT Surrogacy 320.84 002917 Ozone Standards 2015 1,523.04 002930 Puget Sound Stormwater Enforce 3,150.00 002934 Kraft Pulp Mills & Yeast Manuf 167,101.57 002937 Fisheating Creek Enforcement 90.36 002943 NY Winter Flounder 1,349.04 002946 Bakersfield BLM Fracking 107.04 002954 Grand Teton Wildlife Jurisdict 621.92 002959 Avon Marine Terminal 589.18 002963 NOx RECLAIM IN SOUTHERN CA 209.32 002965 Deschutes River Basin Flows 21,772.64 002966 Global Companies Clean Air Act 141.63 002968 DSW II 57.90 002974 DOGGR Injection Wells Challeng 3,048.45 002981 2008 Ozone Implementation 509.43 002984 Ending Dusky Shark Overfishing 25,000.00 002985 Wishbone Hill Surface Coal Min 63,615.30 002987 Columbia River Fish and Wildli 38.39 002988 World Logistics Center 95.86 002991 Shell Homeport Seattle Defense 881.23 002992 BLM Fracking Rule Intervention 655.02 002993 Amendment 1 4,306.12 002998 PolyMet/NorthMet Sulfide Mine 87.60 003000 Humboldt Marten Listing 45.54 003010 Port of Stockton Coal Exports 609.43 003015 UNS Electric Rate Case 3,508.60 003016 Power Plant Fabric Filters 24.20 003021 Hatfield's Ferry Ash Landfill 40,512.53 003023 Stream Protection Rule 586.02 003025 Coal Ash Rule Petition for Rev 359.38 003027 Adirondack Wild Rivers 219.29 003030 MT Fracking Chemical Disclosur 197.30 003031 WOTUS Rule 108.97 003035 Kern County Oil and Gas EIR 3,514.51 003038 MT Water Quality Standards 2,488.02 003040 NV Energy NEM 1,864.11 003041 WOPR Jr. 655.62 003047 Arkansas Haze Deadline Suit 245.60 003050 NY State E&G/Rochester G&E 1,727.38 003057 Montanore Mine Water Quality 3,585.12 003061 Cal Energy Transformation 15,500.00 003065 Refineries Air Toxics Rule 579.55 003074 BLM Methane Rule 1,688.96 003080 Arizona Value of Solar 8,479.20 003083 Labadie NPDES appeal 2,955.93 003086 Power Plant ELG Litigation 317.53 003087 ADC NPDES Permit 241.10 003098 MA Nat'l Grid rate case 11,981.76 003099 Pagan/Trinian Military Train. 3,456.56 003100 Kootenai and ID Panhandle 86.46 003102 River of No Return Wilderness 1,485.20 003107 2016 Air Toxics RTR Updates 324.94 003108 WA Fish Consuption Stnds 28,349.25 003110 E.W. Brown Citizen Suit 24,191.96 003111 SPS 2015 General Rate Case 85.12 003115 Tucson Electric Power Rate 3,994.22 003121 Industrial Boilers III 1,198.11 003130 TX & OK Haze Rule Intervention 6,927.80 003132 Arch Coal Bankruptcy 40.08 003139 Vigneto ESA Consultation 1,024.62 003140 Con Edison 2016 Rate Case 2,447.35 003142 Alpha Coal Bankruptcy 158.46 003144 Xcel CO Solar Connect, Part II 1,128.78 003145 World Logistics Center Initi. 2,673.00 003148 Sage Grouse RMP Defense Utah 370.45 003150 Merom NPDES appeal 95.00 003152 Na Wai Eha IIFS 2.0 290.98 003154 Access Dakota Pipeline 30,467.81 003157 Maryland Grid of the Future 336.90 003162 PSCo Rate Case, Phase II 624.62 003165 Fairbanks PM2.5 Nonattain - 2 30,000.00 003169 Xcel CO Planning Inputs 618.54 003183 Peabody Bankruptcy 40.92 003187 Seventh Power Plan 750.36 003190 Brandywine Civil Rights 165.50 003196 June '16 Heath Risk & Tech Rev 446.35 003203 OSWI Deadlines (2016) 441.72 003206 Constitution Pipeline 401 44.13 003214 HENCO LNG Plan 26.80 003224 Montana PURPA Rates 3,323.90 003228 Project Liberty Bell 1,077.89 003229 Pawnee Oil and Gas Issues 809.96 003231 Xcel 2016 Electric Resource 72.52 003241 SPPC 2016 Rate Case 6,784.19 003242 Twin Tunnels SWRCB Hearing 128.87 003245 APS 2016 Rate Case 6,189.41 003250 Consumers Energy 2016 Rate 2,933.08 003254 FL Weakened Water Quality 4,691.40 003257 Rock Creek Mine WATER Right 211.86 003259 Boreas Scenic River Protection 54.10 003262 DTE Electric 2016 Rate Case 210.00 003266 WEA - Quarterly Lease Sale 1,590.57 003270 SPS DG Rider Challenge 86.79 003272 SO2 NAAQS Area 948.40 003274 SMECO PURPA Petition 95.68 003279 CPUC Residential Fixed Costs 932.47 003281 MT Fracking Chemical Discl. 212.48 003288 Kalama Methanol 258.40 003289 WA Greenhouse Gas Rule 153.15 003292 Arkansas Haze FIP 944.21 003296 American Prarie Res. Land Use 55.60 003297 IPL Petersburg CPCN 3,822.47 003298 BPA - MT Transmission Barrier 19,552.98 003311 PA Ch. 78a Defense 2,430.64 003319 Puget 2017 Rate Case4 56.32 003321 BP Cherry Point Refinery Expan 94.77 003325 Maryland Offshore Wind Proceed 402.86 003330 PacificCorp Utah NEM 260.18 003336 Duke Energy Indiana Coal Ash 1,560.47 003338 Coal Moratorium and PEIS 753.25 003340 Rockport Unit 2 SCR CPCN 4,102.83 003343 Sage Grouse RMP Defense Wyo. 232.23 003346 2016 SPS Rate Case 582.83 003355 Regional Haze Rule Revisions 537.30 003359 Trump Reinstate Fed Coal 148.96 003372 Cascade-Siskiyou Monument Def. 150.00 003374 Millennium Coal DNR Defense 122.82 003390 Kentucky Power Company 25.75 003398 Idaho Power PURPA Storage 325.00 |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b | A full copy of Form 990 is posted on a secure web portal accessible by the trustees prior to filing. The trustees are notified of the Form 990 posting and encouraged to review and comment on it prior to filing. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | The conflict of interest policy requires an annual disclosure by trustees and senior staff of entities in which they have personal, financial or professional interests. The results of those disclosures are compiled into a screening list of entities used by the Board Chair, Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel when reviewing potential transactions with Earthjustice and outside entities. The screening list is used as a conflict check to assure that individual decision-makers recuse themselves from any participation in decisions affecting the entities in which they have interests. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 | We get market data from a compensation consulting firm for all staff salaries, including our CEO. In addition, our VP-HR collects salaries of CEOs from other national non-profit environmental organizations to make an informed recommendation to the board of directors. The recommendation and market information is passed along to the executive committee of our board of directors who reviews the data and makes an appropriate final recommendation for our CEO salary. The full board votes on the CEO salary approval. We do a bi-annual review of all positions in the organization including the CEO and all staff. We update all position descriptions and use an outside compensation consulting firm to determine salaries that match the job responsibilities in the non-profit sector in the specific geographic areas in which our jobs are located. Our VP-HR then works with managers, based on performance to determine what the appropriate salary should be within this range. Since this process is quite time intensive, we do this every other year. In the year we don't go through this process, we get competitive national job market data to determine a percentage increase to all salary scales and use this as a guideline for our budgeting process. In addition, we conduct an equity review for all salary adjustments to ensure that we are in compliance with the California Fair Pay Act and that we are compensating all staff fairly. Our attorneys' pay is based on the year of graduation from law school, to which we add a geographic adjustment based on the office location, e.g. Bozeman, Montana vs. New York, NY. We contact other conservation organizations like the Sierra Club and also government entities like the Department of Justice to determine the appropriate pay for our attorneys. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | The audited financial statements are available on the organization's website. In addition, the audited financial statements, the governing/organizing documents, and the conflict of interest policy are made available to the public by email request: eajus@earthjustice.org. |
| Form 990, Part XI, line 9: | Change in Value of Split-Interest Gift Agreements 532,950. |
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