ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INSTITUTE: Form 990EZ, tax year 2025

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Organization
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INSTITUTE (EIN 27-1487941)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-08-24
IRS object ID
202642369349200219
Schema version
2025v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-08-24T07:29:54-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN202571677PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CORLISS & SOLOMON PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1242 CHARLOTTE ST SUITE 1AddressLine1Txt
CityASHEVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28801ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN271487941EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Environmental Quality InstituteBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlENVIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8283577411PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1104 Eastside DriveAddressLine1Txt
CityBlack MountainCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28711ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAnn Marie TraylorPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone8283577411PhoneNum
Signature2026-08-21SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTodd OldenburgPreparerPersonNm
PTINP02281691PTIN
Phone8282360206PhoneNum
Preparation2026-08-24PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting OtherModified CashMethodOfAccountingOtherDesc
Website Addresswww.eqilab.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$150,742GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$73,113ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$77,629ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$0InvestmentIncomeAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$0SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Total Revenue$150,742TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$58,159SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$9,216FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$12,150OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Other Expenses Total$51,012OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$130,537TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$20,205ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$87,589NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$107,794NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$64,301BOYAmt
EOY$68,524EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

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BOY$25,560BOYAmt
EOY$40,816EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$89,861BOYAmt
EOY$109,340EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,272BOYAmt
EOY$1,546EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$87,589BOYAmt
EOY$107,794EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeScientific analyses to communicate environmental issuesPrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (2 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Since 1990, the Volunteer Water Information Network (VWIN) monitoring program has collected chemical data on streams and lakes in western North Carolina. This program provided monthly sampling and lab analysis of approximately 180 surface water sites in 2025.$0$95,066
The Stream Monitoring Information Exchange (SMIE) program has collected biological dataregarding aquatic invertebrate communities in western North Carolina since 2005. This program provided spring and fall sampling of 49 sites in 2025.$0$23,767
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$118,833TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Ann Marie Traylor
Executive Director40.00$52,054$1,575$0
Doug Baughman
Chair / Treasurer1.00$0$0$0
Camila Filgueiras
Vice-Chair1.00$0$0$0
Ashley Gibbon
Secretary1.00$0$0$0
Jaq Reed
Member1.00$0$0$0
Angelina Herbert
Member1.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptfalseChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBIfalseOrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Initiation Fees And Cap Contri$0InitiationFeesAndCapContriAmt
Gross Receipts For Public Use$0GrossReceiptsForPublicUseAmt
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLaura DanielPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 1467AddressLine1Txt
CityLeicesterCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28748ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8287766710PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind
Other Support Sum$0OtherSupportSumAmt
Public Support CY1700PublicSupportCY170Pct

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$75,537CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$39,453CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$55,780CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$51,859CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$73,113CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$295,742TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$72,106CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$81,415CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$85,985CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$81,691CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$77,629CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$398,826TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$147,643CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$120,868CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$141,765CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$133,550CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$150,742CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$694,568TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$27,132CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$38,369CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$38,191CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$33,860CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$31,562CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$169,114TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$38,369CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$38,191CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$33,860CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$31,562CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$169,114TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$525,454PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$147,643CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$120,868CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$141,765CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$133,550CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$150,742CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$694,568TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.75650PublicSupportCY509Pct
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Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16Dues & Subscriptions 332.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16Equipment and Supplies 38426.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16Insurance 4078.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16Licenses and Permits 3893.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16Office Expenses/Bank Fees 282.
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16Travel 4001.
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24Accounts Receivable 23453. 38741.
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24Prepaid Expenses 1382. 2075.
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24Security Deposit 725.
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 26Accounts Payable 694. 0.
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 26Payroll Liabilities 1578. 1546.

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