Civic Intelligence

Ewg Action Fund

990 • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 02-0612599

Jan 01, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020 • Filed on Nov 11, 2021

1436 U Street NW No 101Washington, DC 20009

(202) 667-6982

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

76th percentile

0.10x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 76% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Liabilities / Revenue

71st percentile

0.06x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 71% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Net Margin

84th percentile

31%

Higher net margin than 84% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Top Officer Pay

100th percentile

$315,272

Higher top officer pay than 100% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 258.8% of source-year revenue.

2020 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Asset Growth

96th percentile

126%

Faster asset growth than 96% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Revenue Growth

98th percentile

171%

Faster revenue growth than 98% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Assets

Up

$69,262

Up $38,635 (+126%) from 2019

Net Assets

Up

$62,558

Up $37,484 (+149%) from 2019

Liabilities

Up

$6,704

Up $1,151 (+21%) from 2019

Revenue

Up

$121,824

Up $76,905 (+171%) from 2019

Expenses

Down

$84,340

Down $15,993 (-16%) from 2019

Net Income

Up

$37,484

Up $92,898 (+168%) from 2019

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$400K$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KAssets 2010: $53,431Liabilities 2010: $27,905Net Assets 2010: $25,5262010Assets 2011: $11,186Liabilities 2011: $8,680Net Assets 2011: $2,5062011Assets 2012: $59,799Liabilities 2012: $38,936Net Assets 2012: $20,8632012Assets 2013: $24,188Liabilities 2013: $1,067Net Assets 2013: $23,1212013Assets 2014: $52,216Liabilities 2014: $18,215Net Assets 2014: $34,0012014Assets 2015: $14,563Liabilities 2015: $41,462Net Assets 2015: -$26,8992015Assets 2016: $101,664Liabilities 2016: $30,952Net Assets 2016: $70,7122016Assets 2017: $338,041Liabilities 2017: $48,431Net Assets 2017: $289,6102017Assets 2018: $85,312Liabilities 2018: $4,824Net Assets 2018: $80,4882018Assets 2019: $30,627Liabilities 2019: $5,553Net Assets 2019: $25,0742019Assets 2020: $69,262Liabilities 2020: $6,704Net Assets 2020: $62,5582020Assets 2021: $53,683Liabilities 2021: $513Net Assets 2021: $53,1702021Assets 2022: $87,536Liabilities 2022: $976Net Assets 2022: $86,5602022Assets 2023: $114,032Liabilities 2023: $61,221Net Assets 2023: $52,8112023Assets 2024: $30,101Liabilities 2024: $12,653Net Assets 2024: $17,4482024

Highlighted filing

2020

Assets$69,262
Liabilities$6,704
Net Assets$62,558

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0-$500KRevenue 2010: $204,633Expenses 2010: $194,654Net Income 2010: $9,9792010Expenses 2011: $121,5232011Expenses 2012: $146,0582012Revenue 2013: $90,229Expenses 2013: $87,971Net Income 2013: $2,2582013Revenue 2014: $75,605Expenses 2014: $64,725Net Income 2014: $10,8802014Revenue 2015: $1,040,449Expenses 2015: $1,101,349Net Income 2015: -$60,9002015Revenue 2016: $343,821Expenses 2016: $246,210Net Income 2016: $97,6112016Revenue 2017: $404,390Expenses 2017: $185,492Net Income 2017: $218,8982017Revenue 2018: $81,862Expenses 2018: $290,984Net Income 2018: -$209,1222018Revenue 2019: $44,919Expenses 2019: $100,333Net Income 2019: -$55,4142019Revenue 2020: $121,824Expenses 2020: $84,340Net Income 2020: $37,4842020Revenue 2021: $29,630Expenses 2021: $39,018Net Income 2021: -$9,3882021Revenue 2022: $55,736Expenses 2022: $22,346Net Income 2022: $33,3902022Revenue 2023: $79,615Expenses 2023: $113,367Net Income 2023: -$33,7522023Revenue 2024: $8,664Expenses 2024: $44,183Net Income 2024: -$35,5192024

Highlighted filing

2020

Revenue$121,824
Expenses$84,340
Net Income$37,484
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
Signed
Nov 11, 2021
Return Version
2020v4.1
Gross Receipts
$121,824
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Ewg action fund (the action fund) uses the power of information to protect citizens' health and the environment. The action fund will carry out its mission by promoting public legislative awareness, education and advocacy on a range of environmental issues.

Promote health and environmental education and advocacy on a range of environmental issues.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$30,223$69,140▲ $38,917
Pledges and Grants Receivable$404$122▼ $282
Total Assets$30,627$69,262▲ $38,635
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$5,553$6,704▲ $1,151
Total Liabilities$5,553$6,704▲ $1,151
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Net Assets With Donor Restrictions$42,966$89,311▲ $46,345
Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions$-17,892$-26,753▼ $8,861
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$25,074$62,558▲ $37,484
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$30,627$69,262▲ $38,635
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleBaseOtherTotal
Scott FaberMember$180$266,728$180
Ken CookTreasurer/secretary$150$315,122$150
Scott MallanVP Finance$100$209,617$100

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Durwood ZaelkeChair
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$121,824
Program Service Revenue
$0
Investment Income
$0
Other Revenue
$0
All Other Contributions
$121,824
Change in Net Assets
$37,484

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$121,824
Revenue Not Reported on Financial Statements
$0
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$2,238
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$124,062
Total Revenue per Form 990
$121,824
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Other Expenses$55,440
Total Fundraising Expense$35,669
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$28,900
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$23,097$211$1,031$24,339
Fees for Services Accounting-$10,140-$10,140
Occupancy$2,861$11$138$3,010
Other Employee Benefits$2,567$19$112$2,698
Information Technology$1,543$703$120$2,366
Office Expenses$53$1,123$886$2,062
Payroll Taxes$1,774$15$74$1,863
Fees for Services Other$988-$280$1,268
Advertising$770$3$19$792
Travel$481$13$1$495
Insurance$256$2$11$269
Conferences and Meetings$153-$5$158
Fees for Services Legal-$95-$95
Other Expenses$15$416$32,992$15
Total Functional Expenses$35,920$12,751$35,669$84,340

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$86,578
Expenses per Audited Statements$84,340
Total Expenses per Form 990$84,340
Expenses Not Reported on Form 990$2,238
Expenses Not Reported on Financial Statements$0
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
Yes
Subject to proxy tax
No

Reported Spending and Taxes

Line ItemAmount
Political Expenditures$5,597
Section 527 Activity Spending$5,597
Total Exempt Function Spending$5,597
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Audit committee
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with 35% controlled entity
No
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
Yes
CEO compensation reviewed
No
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
No
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8B

There are no committees authorized to act on behalf of the governing body.

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B

The vp of finance reviews the federal form 990 with the treasurer in its draft form and any required revisions are submitted to the external tax team. The final draft federal form 990 is distributed to the board of directors before filing the federal form 990 with the internal revenue service.

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15

The action fund does not have any employees of its own. It reimburses ewg for its employees' time spent on the action fund work, and salaries are determined under ewg's process: the ewg board of directors designates a compensation committee of board members to review the action fund treasurer. All staff are reviewed by the treasurer and not the board of directors. Compensation comparison data is used to determine appropriate compensation levels. External salary surveys are purchased to compare like organizations by area of focus, geographic area, and function. Comparable environmental non-profits federal form 990's are also reviewed for salary information. In addition, an external specific compensation report is ordered each year regarding the action fund's treasurer.

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19

Governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are not available to the public. The federal form 990 and the form 1023 are provided upon request.

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Ewg Action Fund
EIN
02-0612599
Phone
2026676982
Address
1436 U STREET NW NO 101, WASHINGTON, DC 20009

Signing Officer

Name
Scott Mallan
Title
VP Finance
Phone
2026676982
Signed
2021-11-11
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Durwood Zaelke
Formed
2002
Legal Domicile
Dc
Voting Board Members
3
Independent Board Members
1
Employees
16
Volunteers
1

Preparer

Firm
Marcum Llp
Address
1899 L STREET NW SUITE 850, WASHINGTON, DC 20036
Preparer
Aaron M Fox
Phone
2022274000
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990, Part V, Line 2A

The action fund does not have any employees of its own. It reimburses ewg for its employees' time spent on the action fund work. The total number of employees from ewg that were shared with the action fund was 16 during the year ended december 31, 2020.

Financial Statement Notes

PART X, LINE 2:

Ewgaf performed an evaluation of uncertainty in income taxes for the years ended december 31, 2020 and 2019, and determined that there were no matters that would require recognition in the financial statements or that may have any effect on its tax-exempt status.

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IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0EWGAF PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS.
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IRS990ScheduleJ/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0KEN COOK, WHO SERVES AS TREASURER, IS LISTED IN PART VII, SECTION A. HOWEVER, HE IS COMPENSATED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP (EWG), A RELATED ORGANIZATION PER THE IRS INSTRUCTIONS. KEN COOK'S COMPENSATION PAID BY EWG WAS DETERMINED USING A REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY INDEPENDENT PERSONS, COMPARABILITY DATA, AND CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION.
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES AUTHORIZED TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1THE VP OF FINANCE REVIEWS THE FEDERAL FORM 990 WITH THE TREASURER IN ITS DRAFT FORM AND ANY REQUIRED REVISIONS ARE SUBMITTED TO THE EXTERNAL TAX TEAM. THE FINAL DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING THE FEDERAL FORM 990 WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2THE ACTION FUND DOES NOT HAVE ANY EMPLOYEES OF ITS OWN. IT REIMBURSES EWG FOR ITS EMPLOYEES' TIME SPENT ON THE ACTION FUND WORK, AND SALARIES ARE DETERMINED UNDER EWG'S PROCESS: THE EWG BOARD OF DIRECTORS DESIGNATES A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF BOARD MEMBERS TO REVIEW THE ACTION FUND TREASURER. ALL STAFF ARE REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER AND NOT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPENSATION COMPARISON DATA IS USED TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION LEVELS. EXTERNAL SALARY SURVEYS ARE PURCHASED TO COMPARE LIKE ORGANIZATIONS BY AREA OF FOCUS, GEOGRAPHIC AREA, AND FUNCTION. COMPARABLE ENVIRONMENTAL NON-PROFITS FEDERAL FORM 990'S ARE ALSO REVIEWED FOR SALARY INFORMATION. IN ADDITION, AN EXTERNAL SPECIFIC COMPENSATION REPORT IS ORDERED EACH YEAR REGARDING THE ACTION FUND'S TREASURER.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THE FEDERAL FORM 990 AND THE FORM 1023 ARE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4THE ACTION FUND DOES NOT HAVE ANY EMPLOYEES OF ITS OWN. IT REIMBURSES EWG FOR ITS EMPLOYEES' TIME SPENT ON THE ACTION FUND WORK. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES FROM EWG THAT WERE SHARED WITH THE ACTION FUND WAS 16 DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020.
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc1FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc2FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc3FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc4FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2A
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Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.03$0.01$0.02$0.01$0.04$0.04
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.11$0.06$0.05$0.08$0.11$0.03
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.09$0.00$0.09$0.06$0.02$0.03
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.05$0.00$0.05$0.03$0.04$0.01
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.07$0.01$0.06$0.12$0.08$0.04
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.03$0.01$0.03$0.04$0.10$0.06
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.09$0.00$0.08$0.08$0.29$0.21
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.34$0.05$0.29$0.40$0.19$0.22
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.10$0.03$0.07$0.34$0.25$0.10
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.01$0.04$0.03$1.04$1.10$0.06
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.05$0.02$0.03$0.08$0.06$0.01
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.02$0.00$0.02$0.09$0.09$0.00
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.06$0.04$0.02$0.15
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.01$0.01$0.00$0.12
2010Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.05$0.03$0.03$0.20$0.19$0.01