Liabilities / Assets
66th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 66% of similar nonprofits.
990 • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 02-0611111
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
66th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 66% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
72nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 72% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
44th percentile
Higher net margin than 44% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
73rd percentile
Higher top officer pay than 73% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 1.9% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
6th percentile
Faster asset growth than 6% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
27th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 27% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$4,247,763
Down $1,158,541 (-21%) from 2018
Net Assets
Up$3,498,788
Up $93,913 (+2.8%) from 2018
Liabilities
Down$748,975
Down $1,252,454 (-63%) from 2018
Revenue
Down$1,690,977
Down $92,397 (-5.2%) from 2018
Expenses
Down$1,611,782
Down $430,108 (-21%) from 2018
Net Income
Up$79,195
Up $337,711 (+131%) from 2018
The corporation is organized and operated exclusively for social welfare purposes. The corporation's activities may include public education, research, litigation, and advocacy on issues affecting the environment and public interest.
PennEnvironment is dedicated to protecting our air, water and open spaces. We investigate problems, craft solutions, educate the public and decision-makers and help the public make their voices heard in local, state and national debates over the quality of our environment.
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Savings and Temporary Cash Investments | $3,954,538 | $2,643,680 | ▼ $1,310,858 |
| Accounts Receivable | $1,432,657 | $1,584,240 | ▲ $151,583 |
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $16,666 | $12,684 | ▼ $3,982 |
| Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net | $2,443 | $7,159 | ▲ $4,716 |
| Other Notes and Loans Receivable, Net | - | $0 | - |
| Pledges and Grants Receivable | - | $0 | - |
| Receivable From Disqualified Prsn | - | $0 | - |
| Receivables From Officers Etc | - | $0 | - |
| Investments Other Securities | - | $0 | - |
| Investments Program Related | - | $0 | - |
| Investments in Publicly Traded Securities | - | $0 | - |
| Intangible Assets | - | $0 | - |
| Inventories for Sale or Use | - | $0 | - |
| Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges | - | $0 | - |
| Total Assets | $5,406,304 | $4,247,763 | ▼ $1,158,541 |
| Other Assets Total | - | $0 | - |
| Liabilities | |||
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | $2,001,429 | $748,975 | ▼ $1,252,454 |
| Total Liabilities | $2,001,429 | $748,975 | ▼ $1,252,454 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Unrestricted Net Assets | $3,404,875 | $3,498,788 | ▲ $93,913 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $3,404,875 | $3,498,788 | ▲ $93,913 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $5,406,304 | $4,247,763 | ▼ $1,158,541 |
| Asset | Book Value | Depreciation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment | $7,159 | $3,255 | $10,414 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Masur | Pres/Exec Director | PT | $31,247 | $1,243 | $32,490 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Tony Dutzik | Director |
| Wanda Wilson | Director |
| Beth McConnell | Clerk |
| Dana Dorman | Treasurer |
| Contractor | Services | Location | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fund for the Public Interest | Program & Citizen | 294 Washington Street 500, Boston, MA 02108 | $698,804 |
| 02108 | Outreach | - | - |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses | $886,857 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $520,000 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $286,701 |
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $204,925 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to Domestic Orgs | $520,000 | - | - | $520,000 |
| Other Salaries and Wages | $110,068 | $4,513 | $14,441 | $129,022 |
| Fees for Services Other | $17,003 | $51,009 | - | $68,012 |
| Advertising | $40,401 | - | - | $40,401 |
| Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | $26,514 | $1,087 | $3,479 | $31,080 |
| Other Employee Benefits | $20,646 | $846 | $2,709 | $24,201 |
| Occupancy | $15,406 | $632 | $2,021 | $18,059 |
| Payroll Taxes | $15,217 | $624 | $1,997 | $17,838 |
| Office Expenses | $7,219 | $873 | $1,771 | $9,863 |
| Information Technology | $7,077 | $247 | $905 | $8,229 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | - | $5,575 | - | $5,575 |
| Travel | $3,720 | $153 | $488 | $4,361 |
| Other Expenses | $3,023 | $107 | $394 | $3,023 |
| Pension Plan Contributions | $2,375 | $97 | $312 | $2,784 |
| Depreciation Depletion | $1,965 | $81 | $258 | $2,304 |
| Conferences and Meetings | $718 | - | - | $718 |
| All Other Expenses | $481 | $17 | $61 | $559 |
| Insurance | - | $318 | - | $318 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $453,401 | $66,179 | $257,865 | $711,266 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Expenses per Audited Statements | $1,611,782 |
| Total Expenses per Audited Statements | $1,611,782 |
| Total Expenses per Form 990 | $1,611,782 |
| Recipient | Location | Category | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environment America Action Fd | Denver, CO | 501c27 | general, incl political activity | $500,000 |
| United States PIRG | Denver, CO | 501c4 | General support | $20,000 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Total Exempt Function Spending | $513,964 |
| Section 527 Activity Spending | $13,964 |
| Organization | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 45-1148324 | Washington, DC | $500,000 |
| Line Item | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivables from Disqualified Persons | - | $0 | - |
| Receivables from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | - | $0 | - |
“Members have the right to vote for one member of the board of directors. Members are permitted subject to payment of an annual membership fee in the amount determined by the board of directors or executive director. There is also an affirmation membership class. Under this class, membership is accomplished by making an affirmative declaration of their desire to join the organization and signing a statement of support of the organization's mission.”
“The organization's governing body had no committees.”
“A draft of the Form 990 is sent to all board members prior to the return being finalized.”
“To monitor and enforce compliance with the conflict of interest policy, the organization requires all officers, directors and individuals with substantial influence over the organization to complete an annual statement disclosing to the board any business, contractual or financial relationships the person has with other corporations. In addition, said persons have an ongoing obligation to disclose to the board any financial interest, direct or indirect, that the person would gain from any particular transaction, contract or policy under consideration by the organization. The board must address potential conflicts on a case-by-case basis, conflicted persons must abstain from the deliberation of the transaction, and corporate records must be maintained.”
“The Compensation Committee will establish acceptable compensation packages after reviewing at least one of the following: 1) Information about compensation paid by similarly situated tax-exempt organizations for similar services; 2) current compensation surveys compiled by independent firms; or 3) actual written offers from similarly situated organizations. Documentation of the compensation deliberation and decision is kept on file.”
“The Compensation Committee will establish acceptable compensation packages after reviewing at least one of the following: 1) Information about compensation paid by similarly situated tax-exempt organizations for similar services; 2) current compensation surveys compiled by independent firms; or 3) actual written offers from similarly situated organizations. Documentation of the compensation deliberation and decision is kept on file.”
“No documents were made available to the public, except for those that were included with the organization's Form 1023/24 application for exempt status, which are made available upon request as indicated in Line 18.”
“All employees are paid by PennEnvironment, Inc., under a common paymaster arrangement, and some are shared by PennEnvironment Research and Policy Center, Inc., as well as other entities.”
“The Organization is exempt from federal and state income taxes under IRS Code Section 501(c)(4), has no items of taxable unrelated business income and believes it has complied with all requirements necessary to maintain its status.”
This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.
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| IRS990/Desc | 0 | Public education and outreach services: recruiting volunteers, distributing educational literature, conducting surveys and discussing issues with the public reaching thousands citizens each year on the following issues: working to ban single-use plastics, promoting renewable energy strategies, cleaning up our waterways and banning toxic pesticides used in food production. |
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| IRS990ScheduleC/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | Grant was made for exempt function activity in support of environmental goals. The organization also engaged in endorsements of certain state and federal candidates, including staff time and fundraising around those endorsements, as well as other political campaign activity. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | Members have the right to vote for one member of the board of directors. Members are permitted subject to payment of an annual membership fee in the amount determined by the board of directors or executive director. There is also an affirmation membership class. Under this class, membership is accomplished by making an affirmative declaration of their desire to join the organization and signing a statement of support of the organization's mission. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | The organization's governing body had no committees. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | A draft of the Form 990 is sent to all board members prior to the return being finalized. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | To monitor and enforce compliance with the conflict of interest policy, the organization requires all officers, directors and individuals with substantial influence over the organization to complete an annual statement disclosing to the board any business, contractual or financial relationships the person has with other corporations. In addition, said persons have an ongoing obligation to disclose to the board any financial interest, direct or indirect, that the person would gain from any particular transaction, contract or policy under consideration by the organization. The board must address potential conflicts on a case-by-case basis, conflicted persons must abstain from the deliberation of the transaction, and corporate records must be maintained. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | The Compensation Committee will establish acceptable compensation packages after reviewing at least one of the following: 1) Information about compensation paid by similarly situated tax-exempt organizations for similar services; 2) current compensation surveys compiled by independent firms; or 3) actual written offers from similarly situated organizations. Documentation of the compensation deliberation and decision is kept on file. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | The Compensation Committee will establish acceptable compensation packages after reviewing at least one of the following: 1) Information about compensation paid by similarly situated tax-exempt organizations for similar services; 2) current compensation surveys compiled by independent firms; or 3) actual written offers from similarly situated organizations. Documentation of the compensation deliberation and decision is kept on file. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 6 | No documents were made available to the public, except for those that were included with the organization's Form 1023/24 application for exempt status, which are made available upon request as indicated in Line 18. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 7 | All employees are paid by PennEnvironment, Inc., under a common paymaster arrangement, and some are shared by PennEnvironment Research and Policy Center, Inc., as well as other entities. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 8: Explanation of No Contemporaneously Documentation of Meetings |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 4 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 5 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 6 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 7 | Part VII |
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