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Environmental Investigation Agency

  • Washington, DC
  • Tax-exempt since March 1990
  • EIN: 52-1654284

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: International, Foreign Affairs and National Security / Nonmonetary Support N.E.C. (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$7.28M (2022)

Expenses
$7.13M (2022)

Total Assets
$6.45M (2022)

Total Liabilities
$2.49M (2022)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2022

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,283,635
Expenses
$7,134,795
Net Income
$148,840
Net Assets
$3,961,681
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,274,989
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $8,651
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$5
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $576,604
8.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,866,578
40.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,453,146
Total Liabilities $2,491,465
Net Assets $3,961,681
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Allan Thornton (President) $185,595 $0 $39,523
Alexander Von Bismarck (Executive Director) $162,755 $0 $32,418
Ghaya Hassairi (Fd And Operations/Cfo) $141,831 $0 $14,481
Lisa Handy (Director Of Forest Campaigns) $139,714 $0 $22,115
Paul Z (Coordinator) $119,786 $0 $6,223
Danielle Grabiel (Counsel And Wildlife Campaign Lead) $116,512 $0 $13,846
Avipsa Mahapatra (Climate Campaign Lead) $115,764 $0 $12,136
Susanne Breitkopf (Deputy Director) $111,285 $0 $17,278
John Fitzgerald (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kristin Rechberger (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Britnall (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Brian Cox (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Janine Ferretti (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 13, 2023

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,987,588
Expenses
$6,829,204
Net Income
$158,384
Net Assets
$3,900,988
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,979,158
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $8,430
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $575,649
8.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,233,767
32.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,230,808
Total Liabilities $3,329,820
Net Assets $3,900,988
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Allan Thornton (President & Chair) $186,545 $0 $38,563
Alexander Von Bismarck (Executive Director & Secretary) $163,620 $0 $31,137
Ghaya Hassairi (Fin. Dir. And Operations & Cfo) $142,200 $0 $13,584
Lisa Handy (Director Of Forest Campaigns) $137,208 $0 $15,635
Paul Z (Coordinator) $117,567 $0 $4,622
Susanne Breitkopf (Deputy Director) $105,670 $0 $16,199
Romain Taravella (Deputy Director) $105,670 $0 $11,504
Danielle Grabiel (Counsel And Wildlife Campaign Lead) $104,116 $0 $14,316
Michael Brintnall (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Janine Ferretti (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kristin Rechberger (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
John Fitzgerald (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Brian Cox (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 9, 2022

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,738,333
Expenses
$7,127,395
Net Income
$610,938
Net Assets
$3,693,456
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,722,617
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $15,716
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $569,361
8.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,270,128
31.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,516,701
Total Liabilities $2,823,245
Net Assets $3,693,456
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Allan Thornton (President & Chair) $186,704 $0 $35,631
Alexander Von Bismarck (Executive Director & Secretary) $163,936 $0 $29,109
Thomas Delrue (Chief Technology Architect) $142,444 $0 $5,224
Ghaya Hassairi (Fin. Dir. And Operations & Treasurer) $141,329 $0 $12,652
Lisa Handy (Director Of Forest Campaigns) $130,375 $0 $14,690
Paul Z (Coordinator) $112,578 $0 $4,221
John Fitzgerald (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Britnall (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Brian Cox (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Janine Ferretti (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kristin Rechberger (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 12, 2021

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,185,319
Expenses
$6,034,234
Net Income
-$848,915
Net Assets
$3,048,127
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,164,770
99.6%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $20,549
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $569,673
9.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,919,109
31.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,731,915
Total Liabilities $2,683,788
Net Assets $3,048,127
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Allan Thornton (President) $186,435 $0 $32,469
Alexander Von Bismarck (Executive Director) $167,941 $0 $26,821
Ghaya Hassairi (Finance Director And Operations) $144,050 $0 $11,957
Lisa Handy (Director Of Forest Campaigns) $128,359 $0 $13,568
Paul Z (Coordinator) $110,309 $0 $4,153
John Fitzgerald (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Brintnall (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Brian Cox (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Janine Ferretti (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kristin Rechberger (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 16, 2020

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

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PDF (2 of 2)

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,677,266
Expenses
$4,974,970
Net Income
$702,296
Net Assets
$3,870,200
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,671,265
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $15,102
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$9,101
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $515,072
10.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,595,962
32.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,110,884
Total Liabilities $240,684
Net Assets $3,870,200
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Allan Thornton (President) $154,786 $0 $33,158
Alexander Von Bismarck (Executive Director) $151,150 $0 $26,376
Ghaya Hassairi (Finance And Operations Director) $135,300 $0 $11,302
Lisa Handy (Director Of Forest Campaigns) $126,476 $0 $12,959
Paul Zhang (Coordinator) $105,163 $0 $3,155
John Fitzgerald (Board Member) $3,000 $0 $0
Michael Britnall (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Brian Cox (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Janine Ferretti (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kristin Rechberger (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 13, 2019

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,062,215
Expenses
$4,657,357
Net Income
$404,858
Net Assets
$3,178,807
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,050,140
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $12,075
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $677,297
14.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,567,081
33.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,471,885
Total Liabilities $293,078
Net Assets $3,178,807
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mark Roberts (Sr Coun/Int Pol Adv (Until 12/17)) $149,723 $0 $19,382
Allan Thornton (President) $148,681 $0 $32,781
Alexander Von Bismarck (Executive Director) $133,348 $0 $25,579
Lisa Handy (Director Of Forest Campaigns) $121,300 $0 $12,490
Ghaya Hassairi (Finance Director And Operations) $116,300 $0 $5,303
Paul Zhang (Coordinator) $102,205 $0 $3,066
Andrea Johnson (Bd. Member (Until 12/17, See Sch. O)) $46,200 $0 $0
John Fitzgerald (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Brintnall (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Brian Cox (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Janine Ferretti (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 14, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,564,104
Expenses
$4,791,938
Net Income
$772,166
Net Assets
$2,763,129
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,556,551
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $6,689
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $864
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $668,703
14.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,591,896
33.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,110,099
Total Liabilities $346,970
Net Assets $2,763,129
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mark Roberts (Senior Coun./Int. Pol. Adv.) $157,800 $0 $18,481
Allan Thornton (President) $149,500 $0 $31,324
Alexander Von Bismarck (Executive Director) $134,020 $0 $24,189
Lisa Handy (Director Of Forest Campaigns) $121,157 $0 $11,818
Ghaya Hassairi (Finance Director) $116,300 $0 $3,489
Andrea Johnson (Board Member (See Sch. O)) $33,600 $0 $0
John Fitzgerald (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Brintnall (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Brian Cox (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Janine Ferretti (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 3, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,780,512
Expenses
$4,865,158
Net Income
-$84,646
Net Assets
$1,987,047
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,771,037
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $8,725
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $750
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $584,726
12.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $6,259
0.1%
Other Salaries and Wages $1,405,260
28.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,293,488
Total Liabilities $306,441
Net Assets $1,987,047
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mark Roberts (Senior Coun./Int. Pol. Advisor) $135,536 $0 $16,769
Allan Thornton (President) $126,413 $0 $24,975
Ghaya Hassairi (Finance Director) $116,300 $0 $3,489
Lisa Handy (Senior Policy Advisor) $115,013 $0 $10,619
Alexander Von Bismarck (Executive Director) $114,899 $0 $21,545
Katherine Horner (Program Director) $100,658 $0 $7,856
Andrea Johnson (Board Member (See Sch. O)) $24,800 $0 $0
John Fitzgerald (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Brintnall (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 28, 2016

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,657,819
Expenses
$4,536,484
Net Income
$121,335
Net Assets
$2,079,302
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,630,969
99.4%
Program Services $10,259
0.2%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $1,390
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $15,201
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $553,656
12.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $27,629
0.6%
Other Salaries and Wages $1,182,188
26.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,365,894
Total Liabilities $286,592
Net Assets $2,079,302

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,242,226
Expenses
$5,064,456
Net Income
$177,770
Net Assets
$1,961,859
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,226,961
99.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $8,606
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $6,659
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $481,096
9.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,016,043
20.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,725,242
Total Liabilities $763,383
Net Assets $1,961,859

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,145,308
Expenses
$3,401,125
Net Income
-$255,817
Net Assets
$1,771,529
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,139,034
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $6,274
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $452,088
13.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $765,587
22.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,017,848
Total Liabilities $246,319
Net Assets $1,771,529

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,272,044
Expenses
$2,268,829
Net Income
$1,003,215
Net Assets
$2,015,345
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,265,760
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $6,284
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $425,296
18.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $677,190
29.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,136,953
Total Liabilities $121,608
Net Assets $2,015,345

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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