SCHEDULE F(Form 990)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Statement of Activities Outside the United States
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OMB No. 1545-0047
2021
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL
LAW INC
Employer identification number

52-1633220
Part I
General Information on Activities Outside the United States. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 14b.
1
For grantmakers. Does the organization maintain records to substantiate the amount of its grants and
other assistance, the grantees’ eligibility for the grants or assistance, and the selection criteria used
to award the grants or assistance? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2
For grantmakers. Describe in Part V the organization’s procedures for monitoring the use of its grants and other assistance outside the United States.
3
Activites per Region. (The following Part I, line 3 table can be duplicated if additional space is needed.)
(a) Region (b) Number of offices in the region (c) Number of employees, agents, and independent contractors in the region (d) Activities conducted in region (by type) (such as, fundraising, program services, investments, grants to recipients located in the region) (e) If activity listed in (d) is a program service, describe specific type of
service(s) in the region
(f) Total expenditures
for and investments
in the region
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION   11,500
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 1 8 PROGRAM SERVICES CIEL GENEVA OFFICE 1,096,495
SOUTH AMERICA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION   127,000
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION   116,000
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
3a Sub-total .... 1 8 1,350,995
b Total from continuation sheets to Part I ... 0 0 0
c Totals (add lines 3a and 3b) 1 8 1,350,995
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Schedule F (Form 990) 2021
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Part II
Grants and Other Assistance to Organizations or Entities Outside the United States. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 15, for any recipient who received more than $5,000. Part II can be duplicated if additional space is needed.
1 (a) Name of organization (b) IRS code section
and EIN (if applicable)
(c) Region (d) Purpose of
grant
(e) Amount of
cash grant
(f) Manner of
cash
disbursement
(g) Amount
of noncash
assistance
(h) Description
of noncash
assistance
(i) Method of
valuation
(book, FMV,
appraisal, other)
SOUTH AMERICA CONFRONTING THE HUMAN & ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF OIL IN GUYANA & MINING IN COLOMBIA 125,000 WIRE TRANSFER 0    
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL PLASTICS TREATIES PROJECT 11,500 WIRE TRANSFER 0    
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA HUMAN RIGHTS & MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES AS RELATED TO EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES & CLIMATE CHANGE 116,000 WIRE TRANSFER 0    
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
2 Enter total number of recipient organizations listed above that are recognized as charities by the foreign country, recognized as tax-exempt by the IRS, or for which the grantee or counsel has provided a section 501(c)(3) equivalency letter .......MediumBullet
3
3 Enter total number of other organizations or entities .......................MediumBullet
0
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Part III
Grants and Other Assistance to Individuals Outside the United States. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 16.
Part III can be duplicated if additional space is needed.
(a) Type of grant or assistance (b) Region (c) Number of recipients (d) Amount of
cash grant
(e) Manner of cash
disbursement
(f) Amount of
noncash
assistance
(g) Description
of noncash
assistance
(h) Method of
valuation
(book, FMV,
appraisal, other)
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
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Part IV
Foreign Forms
1 Was the organization a U.S. transferor of property to a foreign corporation during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to file Form 926, Return by a U.S. Transferor of Property to a Foreign Corporation (see Instructions for Form 926). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 Did the organization have an interest in a foreign trust during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to separately file Form 3520, Annual Return to Report Transactions with Foreign Trusts and Receipt of Certain Foreign Gifts, and/or Form 3520-A, Annual Information Return of Foreign Trust With a U.S. Owner (see Instructions for Forms 3520 and 3520-A; don't file with Form 990). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 Did the organization have an ownership interest in a foreign corporation during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to file Form 5471, Information Return of U.S. Persons with Respect to Certain Foreign Corporations. (see Instructions for Form 5471). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 Was the organization a direct or indirect shareholder of a passive foreign investment company or a qualified electing fund during the tax year? If “Yes,” the organization may be required to file Form 8621, Information Return by a Shareholder of a Passive Foreign Investment Company or Qualified Electing Fund. (see Instructions for Form 8621) .
5 Did the organization have an ownership interest in a foreign partnership during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to file Form 8865, Return of U.S. Persons with Respect to Certain Foreign Partnerships (see Instructions for Form 8865). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6 Did the organization have any operations in or related to any boycotting countries during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to separately file Form 5713, International Boycott Report (see Instructions for Form 5713; don't file with Form 990).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Part V
Supplemental Information
Provide the information required by Part I, line 2 (monitoring of funds); Part I, line 3, column (f) (accounting method; amounts of investments vs. expenditures per region); Part II, line 1 (accounting method); Part III (accounting method); and Part III, column (c) (estimated number of recipients), as applicable. Also complete this part to provide any additional information. See instructions.
ReturnReference Explanation
PART I, LINE 2: ALL GRANTS, CONTRACTS AND SOURCES OF INCOME SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES RELATED DIRECTLY TO CIEL'S CHARITABLE MISSION/PURPOSE. CIEL HAS A NUMBER OF WAYS TO DETERMINE WHETHER INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING SUBGRANTS QUALIFY TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF FURTHERING CIEL'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE. MOST OF CIEL'S SUBGRANTS ARE TO OTHER NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH WHICH CIEL HAS HAD PREVIOUS COLLABORATION AND EXTENSIVE INTERACTION, AND PERFORM TASKS THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH AND FURTHER ACHIEVE CIEL'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE. MANY ARE SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED IN/BY THE SPECIFIC CONTRACTS OR GRANTS WHICH PROVIDE CIEL WITH THE FUNDS FOR THOSE SUBGRANTEES. IN THESE CASES, CIEL'S SUBGRANTEES UNDERGO NOT ONLY APPROPRIATE REVIEW BY CIEL BUT ALSO BY CIEL'S FUNDERS. ON THE FEW OCCASIONS WHERE CIEL IS UNFAMILIAR WITH POTENTIAL SUBGRANTEES, CIEL SOLICITS INFORMATION FROM BOTH THE SUBGRANTEE AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH THE POTENTIAL SUBGRANTEE. CIEL ALSO PROVIDES A MODEST NUMBER OF SMALL, RAPID-RESPONSE PASS-THROUGH GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND MOVEMENT PURSUANT TO EXISTING GRANTS. THESE GRANTS ARE PROVIDED UPON THE SUBMISSION OF A SIMPLE GRANT APPLICATION BY THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION, AND SUBSEQUENT REVIEW BY DESIGNATED CIEL STAFF, LEADERSHIP, AND AN ADVISORY COUNCIL COMPOSED OF OUTSIDE PARTNERS WITH EXPERTISE IN THE ISSUE AREAS AND AFFECTED GEOGRAPHIES. SUBGRANT RECIPIENTS PROVIDE REPORTS DOCUMENTING THE USE OF SUBGRANT FUNDS IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH CIEL'S MISSION AND THE PURPOSES OF THESE GRANTS. CIEL CHECKS BOTH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, SPECIALLY DESIGNATED NATIONALS AND BLOCKED PERSONS AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION LISTS BEFORE ANY FUNDS ARE TRANSFERRED OR PAID TO AN INDIVIDUAL OR ORGANIZATION WITHIN OR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. CIEL DOES NOT PROVIDE FUNDS TO ANY INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANIZATIONS ON EITHER OF THESE TWO LISTS, AND CIEL WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THAT POLICY. FOR TRAVEL-RELATED SUBGRANTS, RECIPIENTS MUST PROVIDE CIEL WITH COPIES OF INVOICES/RECEIPTS SUCH AS FOR AIRFARES, TRAIN FARES, HOTELS, ETC. OTHER CIEL SUBGRANTEES MUST SUBMIT SPECIFIED DELIVERABLES AND/OR REPORTS TO DOCUMENT PROPER USE OF THE FUNDS FORWARDED BY CIEL. PAYMENTS FOR LARGER SUBGRANTS SPECIFYING DELIVERABLES ARE GENERALLY MADE IN TWO OR MORE PAYMENTS, WITH THE FINAL PAYMENT BEING MADE UPON SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF THE RELATED DELIVERABLES. PAYMENTS FOR SMALLER SUBGRANTS ARE GENERALLY MADE UPON COMPLETION OF THE RELATED DELIVERABLES.
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