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Environmental Justice Initiative for Haiti Inc.

990EZ • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 80-0561946

Jan 01, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016 • Filed on Sep 28, 2017

225 BroadwayNew York, NY 10007

(212) 334-5551

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

92nd percentile

0.65x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 92% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • NTEE M • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Liabilities / Revenue

71st percentile

0.13x

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

2016 filings • NTEE M • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Net Margin

36th percentile

0.6%

Higher net margin than 36% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • NTEE M • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Top Officer Pay

92nd percentile

$1,390

Higher top officer pay than 92% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 4.9% of source-year revenue.

2016 filings • NTEE M • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Asset Growth

99th percentile

214%

Faster asset growth than 99% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • NTEE M • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Revenue Growth

19th percentile

-18%

Faster revenue growth than 19% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • NTEE M • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Assets

Up

$5,760

Up $3,924 (+214%) from 2015

Net Assets

Up

$1,996

Up $160 (+8.7%) from 2015

Liabilities

$3,764

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue

Down

$28,515

Down $6,171 (-18%) from 2015

Expenses

Down

$28,355

Down $4,497 (-14%) from 2015

Net Income

Down

$160

Down $1,674 (-91%) from 2015

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

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

$20K$15K$10K$5.0K$0Assets 2012: $1Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2015: $1,836Net Assets 2015: $1,8362015Assets 2016: $5,760Liabilities 2016: $3,764Net Assets 2016: $1,9962016Assets 2017: $8,114Liabilities 2017: $1,7322017Assets 2018: $218Liabilities 2018: $2,2572018Assets 2019: $16,622Liabilities 2019: $2,7572019Assets 2020: $5,902Liabilities 2020: $2,175Net Assets 2020: $3,7272020Assets 2021: $7,791Liabilities 2021: $2,075Net Assets 2021: $5,7162021Assets 2022: $2,104Liabilities 2022: $1,684Net Assets 2022: $4202022Assets 2023: $4,629Liabilities 2023: $1,176Net Assets 2023: $3,4532023

Highlighted filing

2016

Assets$5,760
Liabilities$3,764
Net Assets$1,996

Operations Trend

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

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2012: $0Expenses 2012: $0Net Income 2012: $02012Revenue 2015: $34,686Expenses 2015: $32,852Net Income 2015: $1,8342015Revenue 2016: $28,515Expenses 2016: $28,355Net Income 2016: $1602016Revenue 2017: $63,170Expenses 2017: $58,784Net Income 2017: $4,3862017Revenue 2018: $43,925Expenses 2018: $52,346Net Income 2018: -$8,4212018Revenue 2019: $98,844Expenses 2019: $82,940Net Income 2019: $15,9042019Revenue 2020: $59,099Expenses 2020: $69,237Net Income 2020: -$10,1382020Revenue 2021: $46,313Expenses 2021: $44,324Net Income 2021: $1,9892021Revenue 2022: $34,148Expenses 2022: $39,444Net Income 2022: -$5,2962022Revenue 2023: $42,226Expenses 2023: $39,193Net Income 2023: $3,0332023

Highlighted filing

2016

Revenue$28,515
Expenses$28,355
Net Income$160
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016
Signed
Sep 28, 2017
Return Version
2016v3.0
Gross Receipts
$28,515
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Advocacy, legal counsel and litigation particularly for disenfranchised "environmental justice" communities and organizations in Haiti, US, and elsewhere that would otherwise be unrepresented. We emphasize client involvement and participation and serve as a catalyst for proper government, NGO, and corporate accountability, ensuring stewardship by the preservation of the commons of air, land, and water, in both urban and rural locations, and by documenting and fighting harmful pollution and utilizing Human Rights law as well as local laws to act with and foster collaboration with communities and workers.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Environmental Justice Initiative is an established environmental and public health litigation and advocacy organization. The Initiative uses a combination of litigation, advocacy, and preventative techniques crafted from experience to achieve the goals of our clients and enforce proper agency procedures. Our practice encompasses the areas of public and community health, energy/open space, tenant/resident advocacy, access to information and empowerment, and coordination/facilitation of parallel agency collaboration locally, nationally and internationally.$23,460-
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
JOEL R KUPFERMANExecutive DirectorPT$1,390-$1,390
WALTER MATYSTIKTreasurer-$0--
ROBERT MARTINDirector-$0--
RAY LAFORESTDirector-$0--
DAVID WILSONDirector-$0--
PAUL RENNERDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Environmental Justice Initiative
EIN
80-0561946
Phone
2123345551
Address
225 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10007

Signing Officer

Name
Joel R Kupferman
Title
Executive Director
Signed
2017-09-28
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Kimerling & Wisdom LLC
Address
150 Broadway Suite 1105, New York, NY 10038
Preparer
Ross Wisdom CPA
Phone
2129860892
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1002

Office Expenses $1035

Other Expenses.1005

Travel $551

Other Expenses.1012

Insurance $606

Other Expenses.1

TELEPHONE $772

Other Expenses.2

Book subscriptions & dues $595

Other Expenses.3

STAFF DEVELOPMENT $555

Other Expenses.5

INTERNET $151

Other Expenses.6

COMPUTER SOFTWARE $120

Other Expenses.7

Bank & credit card charges $62

Other Expenses.8

Business registration $60

Other Expenses.9

EQUIPMENT RENTAL $30

Other Expenses.10

FINES & PENALTY $13

Total Liabilities.1

PAYROLL TAX PAYABLE - Beginning $0 PAYROLL TAX PAYABLE - Ending $3091

Total Liabilities.2

PAYROLL TAX PAYABLE - Beginning $0 PAYROLL TAX PAYABLE - Ending $673

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