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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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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 95,785,669 | 139,020,689 | 107,781,184 | 128,112,815 | 117,451,493 | 588,151,850 |
| 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 | 95,785,669 | 139,020,689 | 107,781,184 | 128,112,815 | 117,451,493 | 588,151,850 |
| 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) .. | 6,108,268 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 582,043,582 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 95,785,669 | 139,020,689 | 107,781,184 | 128,112,815 | 117,451,493 | 588,151,850 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 2,285,577 | 2,174,619 | 2,560,809 | 4,622,339 | 5,414,949 | 17,058,293 |
| 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.).. | 68,592 | 75,670 | 143,451 | 126,836 | 0 | 414,549 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 605,624,692 | |||||
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (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.) | ||||||
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (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 on 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 | ||||
| e |
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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2022 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2022 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2022 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2022: | ||||
| a From 2017....... | ||||
| b From 2018....... | ||||
| c From 2019....... | ||||
| d From 2020....... | ||||
| e From 2021....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2017 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2022 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2022, 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 2022. 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 2023. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: | MISCELLANEOUS - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 68,592. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 62,226. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 143,451. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 126,836. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 0. NET FUNDRAISING INCOME - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 13,444. |
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| FORM 990, PART III | WE LITIGATE CASES AT THE NATIONAL AND STATE LEVEL TO PROTECT OUR WILD PLACES AND CREATURES, SAFEGUARD COMMUNITY HEALTH, ADVANCE CLEAN ENERGY, AND COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE. EARTHJUSTICE PURSUES THREE PRIMARY GOALS: FIGHTING FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES PRESERVING THE WILD ADVANCING CLEAN ENERGY AND A HEALTHY CLIMATE |
| FORM 990, PART III | SCHEDULE OF COURT AWARDED ATTORNEY FEES & COSTS 3335 CROSS-STATE AIR POLLUTION RULE UPDATE $360,508.35 2885 BRICK KILNS III $279,608.09 3364 2015 OZONE IMPLEMENTATION $228,000.00 2963 SOCAL NOX CAP AND TRADE $227,565.06 3636 VIGNETO 404 PERMIT $193,385.00 4233 SJV PM PLAN EXTENSION $180,000.00 2917 OZONE STANDARDS 2015 $174,232.21 3843 FLATHEAD NATIONAL FOREST PLAN CHALLENGE $150,000.00 4064 AQUARIUM LOOPHOLE $145,736.28 5331 2015 OZONE FIP I $112,073.35 4483 GRAND WAILEA LIGHTS $108,500.00 2164 HAZE PLANS 2 $94,899.41 4122 SJ REFINERY FENCELINE MONITORS $91,183.24 4285 WOLVERINE LISTING VI $89,973.70 2068 TEXAS POWER PLANTS $69,768.00 4534 SJV PM2.5 FIP DEADLINE SUIT $66,712.00 4346 2015 OZONE SIPS $60,146.00 5303 MPP FAILURE TO ACT $55,075.00 4557 PRB RMP FOSSIL FUEL LITIGATION $47,529.69 4266 MONTANA BLM 2018-2020 LEASE SALES - GROUNDWATER $39,991.78 4267 SYNTHETIC CHEM HON AIR TOXICS $36,032.47 3907 SGIP (SELF-GENERATION INCENTIVE PROGRAM) $32,755.74 3681 DOE EFFICIENCY DEADLINES $30,000.00 4339 TRI UNREASONABLE DELAY $29,699.80 3965.002 REFINERY AIR MONITORING WRIT $29,344.50 4135 ST. JOHN AIR TOXICS $23,750.00 3164 CALIFORNIA ENERGY PLANNING 2016 $21,014.00 4337 EXTREME WEATHER PUC $20,577.00 3744 OCEANIC WHITETIP PACIFIC ESA $20,000.00 4211 MC RISK EVALUATION $19,250.00 4549 MATAGORDA BAY DREDGING $16,200.00 3990 NOAA META-FOIA $11,876.75 4265 POWER PLANT ELG ROLLBACK $11,137.67 5524 EKPC 2022 IRP $10,000.00 5559 AMERICAN PRAIRIE BISON GRAZING $9,697.25 5376 NW NATURAL RATE CASE $7,500.00 5551 PALMER WMP $7,150.00 4056 BAKERSFIELD BLM FRACKING SEIS $6,878.18 5302 MT WATER QUALITY STANDARDS III $6,750.00 4367 KERN OIL AND GAS EIR ROUND 2 $5,447.69 3614 TWIN METALS MINE $4,038.33 3945 TACOMA LNG $2,577.11 4477 ORTHO-PHTHALATES FOOD ADDITIVE BAN $2,340.34 5612 NEVADA EV PLAN $2,111.59 4153 ARIZONA REGIONAL HAZE ROUND 2 $2,013.00 3968 RIVERVIEW ENERGY PERMIT APPEAL $2,000.00 4550 ENBRIDGE LINE 5 REROUTE $1,731.68 4400 FEDERAL LEASING PAUSE DEFENSE (LA.) $1,466.67 4474 WEC RICE UNITS $1,327.02 4336 SUNCOR EAST TITLE V PERMIT $1,250.00 3710 ROSEMONT 404 PERMIT $1,140.52 3703 RCRA PUBLIC PARTICIPATION RULE AND OKLAHOMA PROGRAM CHALLENGE $1,125.23 3925 FORT HUACHUCA BIOLOGICAL OPINION $971.60 4331 WEST COAST ANCHOVY, TAKE 3 $935.30 4033 PURPA 2019 NOPR $901.42 3329 TEXAS SO2 NAAQS AREA DESIGNATIONS $835.58 4480 VERMILION ILLINOIS AG ENFORCEMENT $565.00 4262 COOK INLET LEASE SALE 258 $500.00 3899 LOWER-48 GRAY WOLF DELISTING $456.52 3065 REFINERIES AIR TOXICS RULE $363.63 5038 LEASE PAUSE DEFENSE (API) $337.26 3455 ROSEMONT COPPER MINE CHALLENGE $318.58 5456 I&M 2021 IRP IN MICHIGAN $299.88 4024 TWIN METALS MINE LEASE RENEWAL $200.01 4209 LEAD AND COPPER RULE 2020 REVISIONS $200.00 4449 PHILLIPS 66 FERNDALE REFINERY APPEAL $200.00 2450 OIL & GAS - NESHAP $183.94 5336 WGL MISLEADING ADVERTISING $170.78 3382 ACF WATER CONTROL MANUAL $162.57 4219 MGE RATE DESIGN $134.32 3989 GULF OIL AND GAS BIOP $87.21 3705 GULF OF MEXICO 2018 LEASE SALES $80.91 3202 CHEMICAL DISASTER RULE $66.87 5437 ISO-NE MOPR REFORM $56.48 |
| 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 | TO ENSURE THAT OUR COMPENSATION IS COMPETITIVE AND EQUITABLE AND THAT WE THOUGHTFULLY STEWARD THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES OF EARTHJUSTICE, WE HAVE A COMPENSATION MANAGER WHO IS FULLY DEDICATED TO THIS FUNCTION. WE OBTAIN MARKET DATA FROM A COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRM FOR ALL STAFF SALARIES, INCLUDING OUR CEO'S SALARY. THE CEO SALARY RECOMMENDATION AND MARKET DATA IS PASSED ALONG TO OUR BOARDS' EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHICH REVIEWS THE DATA AND MAKES A FINAL DECISION BASED ON THE SALARY RECOMMENDATION PROVIDED BY OUR VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES. THE FULL BOARD VOTES ON THE CEO SALARY APPROVAL. IN ADDITION, WE CONDUCT AN EQUITY REVIEW FOR ALL SALARY ADJUSTMENTS EACH YEAR TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA FAIR PAY ACT AND THAT WE ARE COMPENSATING ALL STAFF EQUITABLY. |
| 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 989,677. |
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