Environment North Carolina Inc
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2016 · Form 990 · revenue $924K · expenses $702K · assets $0
- EIN
- 27-0141883
- Address
- 19 W Hargett Street, Raleigh, NC 27601
- Website
- www.environmentnorthcarolina.org
- NTEE code
- -
- Exempt type
- -
- Ruling date
- -
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
The purpose of the corporation is to engage in activities, including public education, research, lobbying, litigation, issue advocacy, and other communications and activities to promote pro-environment political ideas, policies and leaders. The foregoing purpose shall include educating the public about the records and positions of political candidates on environmental issues, and engaging in programs to support the election of pro-environment political candidates.At the close of business on June 30, 2017, the Organization merged into Environment America, Inc., with Environment America, Inc. being the surviving entity.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megan Desmedt | President | 2015-2016 | $22,406 | $22,406 | 2 |
| Dave Rogers (former) | Executive Director | 2015 | $24,613 | $24,613 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
2 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Ouzts | Secretary | 2015-2016 | 0 | $0 reported | 5 |
| Kelly Collings-Hawkins | Director | 2015-2016 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2016 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $22K · 4 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megan Desmedt | President | 0 | $0 | $18,180 | $4,226 | $22,406 | 2 |
| Elizabeth Ouzts | Secretary | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 5 |
| Kelly Collings-Hawkins | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2015 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $25K · 4 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Rogers | Executive Director | 20 | $24,613 | $0 | $0 | $24,613 | 1 |
| Megan Desmedt | President | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Elizabeth Ouzts | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 5 |
| Kelly Collings-Hawkins | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
2016 · 1 contractor · $632K
| Name | Location | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fund for the Public Interest | Boston, MA | Program&fundraising | $632,431 |
2015 · 1 contractor · $451K
| Name | Location | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fund for the Public Interest | Boston, MA | Program&fundraising | $450,928 |
Who the money went to
Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.
2015 · 1 grant to organizations · $80K
Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $923,731 | $701,959 | $0 | $0 | $657,520 | $266,211 | $0 | 4 | - |
| 2015 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $753,451 | $621,129 | $1,053,857 | $683,502 | $590,797 | $162,654 | $24,613 | 4 | - |
Connected to
Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.
- ENVIRONMENT AMERICA INC Denver, CO · 1 person in common (Elizabeth Ouzts)
- ENVIRONMENT AMERICA RESEARCH AND POLICY CENTER INC Denver, CO · 1 person in common (Elizabeth Ouzts)
- ENVIRONMENT GEORGIA RESEARCH AND POLICY CENTER Atlanta, GA · 1 person in common (Elizabeth Ouzts)
- PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP Philadelphia, PA · 1 person in common (Megan Desmedt) · related organization (Schedule R)
- ENVIRONMENT NORTH CAROLINA RESEARCH AND POLICY CENTER INC Raleigh, NC · 1 person in common (Elizabeth Ouzts)
- ENVIRONMENT CALIFORNIA INC Sacramento, CA · related organization (Schedule R)
- ENVIRONMENT OREGON INC Portland, OR · related organization (Schedule R)
- ILLINOIS STATE PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP Chicago, IL · related organization (Schedule R)
- COPIRG CITIZEN LOBBY INC Denver, CO · related organization (Schedule R)
- WASHINGTON STATE PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP Sacramento, CA · related organization (Schedule R)
- NEW JERSEY PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP CITIZEN LOBBY New Brunswick, NJ · related organization (Schedule R)
- WISCONSIN PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP INC Milwaukee, WI · related organization (Schedule R)
- NEW MEXICO PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP EDUCATION FUND INC Albuquerque, NM · related organization (Schedule R)
- NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP CITIZEN LOBBY INC Raleigh, NC · related organization (Schedule R)
- PIRGIM PUBLIC INTEREST LOBBY Novi, MI · related organization (Schedule R)
- ARIZONA PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP INC Gilbert, AZ · related organization (Schedule R)
- TEXAS PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP INC Austin, TX · related organization (Schedule R)
- OHIO PIRG CITIZEN LOBBY Columbus, OH · related organization (Schedule R)
- MONTANA STATE PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP INC Denver, CO · related organization (Schedule R)
- PESTICIDE WATCH Denver, CO · related organization (Schedule R)
Funders of this organization
1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $208,670 in all, tax years 2012 to 2014. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENVIRONMENT AMERICA INC | Public charity | Exact | 2012-2014 | 3 | $208,670 | 2014 | $50,000 | show |
Similar organizations
Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only
| Organization | State | NTEE | Latest revenue | Latest expenses | Top-paid title | Top pay | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH CAROLINA WATER ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION INC | NC | C32 | $892,994 | $886,947 | Executive Dir. | $121,003 | Similar name, revenue within 2x, same state |
| ENVIRONMENTAL FEDERATION OF NORTH CAROLINA INC | NC | C01 | $703,042 | $666,518 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $102,103 | Similar name, revenue within 2x, same state |
| NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE NETWORK | NC | C01 | $845,741 | $1,147,948 | CO-DIRECTOR | $92,750 | Similar name, revenue within 2x, same state |
| NORTH CAROLINA OPERA INC | NC | A6A | $1,579,573 | $1,790,755 | GENERAL DIRECTOR | $146,179 | Similar name, revenue within 2x, same state |
| NORTH CAROLINA EGG ASSN INC | NC | Not reported | $686,509 | $658,518 | EXECUTIVE DI | $128,258 | Similar name, revenue within 2x, same state |
| HOPE NORTH CAROLINA INC | NC | P82 | $417,537 | $315,842 | EXECUTIVE DI | $74,592 | Similar name, revenue within 5x, same state |
| NAMI NORTH CAROLINA INC | NC | Not reported | $2,033,299 | $1,834,156 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $147,638 | Similar name, revenue within 5x, same state |
| ARTS NORTH CAROLINA INC | NC | Not reported | $333,018 | $318,212 | EXECUTIVE DI | $120,523 | Similar name, revenue within 5x, same state |
| ENTERTAINMENT GROUP OF NORTH CAROLINA INC | NC | Not reported | $186,866 | $71,974 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Similar name, revenue within 5x, same state |
| USO OF NORTH CAROLINA INC | NC | Not reported | $3,467,361 | $2,838,851 | PRESIDENT | $56,700 | Similar name, revenue within 5x, same state |
| NORTH CAROLINA SMACNA INC | GA | S41 | $311,826 | $221,683 | SECRETARY/TR | $0 | Similar name, revenue within 5x |
| RHG NORTH CAROLINA MR INC | GA | Not reported | $453,294 | $825,977 | VICE PRESIDENT | $1,528,587 | Similar name, revenue within 5x |
| ENVIRONMENT NORTH CAROLINA RESEARCH AND POLICY CENTER INC | NC | Not reported | $152,516 | $108,547 | President, Secretary, Director | $0 | Similar name, revenue within 10x, same state |
| NORTH CAROLINA 811 INC | NC | Not reported | $7,493,436 | $7,225,190 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $229,255 | Similar name, revenue within 10x, same state |
| NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY CORPS | NC | C30 | $104,786 | $0 | President | $0 | Similar name, revenue within 10x, same state |
| ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATORS OF NORTH CAROLINA | NC | C03 | $105,739 | $149,456 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Similar name, revenue within 10x, same state |
| NORTH CAROLINA LEARNS INC | NC | B29 | $38,147,825 | $33,973,773 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $130,729 | Similar name, revenue differs more than 10x, same state |
| HOUSE NORTH CAROLINA INC | NC | Not reported | $0 | $10,594 | TREASURER | $0 | Similar name, same state |
Who funds organizations like this
Grantors that funded the 18 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).
The full list · all similar organizations
Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2016 · Form 990 · $701,959 spent · pay $11,132 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | Citizen outreach | $632,431 | $437,189 | - | $195,242 | 90.1% |
| Other (as described) | Bad debts | $24,063 | $21,176 | $481 | $2,406 | 3.4% |
| Fees: other services | $20,609 | $5,152 | $15,457 | - | 2.9% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $7,572 | $6,663 | $152 | $757 | 1.1% | |
| Fees: accounting | $4,908 | - | $4,908 | - | 0.7% | |
| Office expenses | $4,810 | $4,099 | $241 | $470 | 0.7% | |
| Payroll taxes | $2,415 | $2,125 | $48 | $242 | 0.3% | |
| Other (as described) | Dues & memberships | $1,494 | $1,494 | - | - | 0.2% |
| Occupancy | $1,397 | $1,228 | $29 | $140 | 0.2% | |
| Other employee benefits | $642 | $565 | $13 | $64 | 0.1% | |
| Pension plan contributions | $503 | $443 | $10 | $50 | 0.1% | |
| Travel | $343 | $302 | $7 | $34 | 0.0% | |
| Information technology | $339 | $298 | $7 | $34 | 0.0% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $221 | $194 | $5 | $22 | 0.0% | |
| Insurance | $212 | - | $212 | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $701,959 | 100% |
2015 · Form 990 · $621,129 spent · pay $50,238 · grants $80,000 · events $150
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | Citizen outreach | $450,928 | $311,602 | - | $139,326 | 72.6% |
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $80,000 | $80,000 | - | - | 12.9% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $24,613 | $20,429 | $1,477 | $2,707 | 4.0% | |
| Fees: management | $22,544 | $5,592 | $16,952 | - | 3.6% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $16,434 | $13,640 | $986 | $1,808 | 2.6% | |
| Other (as described) | Dues & memberships | $8,521 | $8,521 | - | - | 1.4% |
| Other employee benefits | $4,310 | $3,577 | $259 | $474 | 0.7% | |
| Payroll taxes | $3,519 | $2,921 | $211 | $387 | 0.6% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $2,775 | $2,303 | $167 | $305 | 0.4% | |
| Information technology | $1,718 | $1,426 | $103 | $189 | 0.3% | |
| Office expenses | $1,550 | $1,067 | $342 | $141 | 0.2% | |
| Pension plan contributions | $1,362 | $1,131 | $81 | $150 | 0.2% | |
| Travel | $1,220 | $1,013 | $73 | $134 | 0.2% | |
| Insurance | $648 | - | $648 | - | 0.1% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $442 | $367 | $26 | $49 | 0.1% | |
| Other (as described) | Printing and Publications | $254 | $211 | $15 | $28 | 0.0% |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $150 | $150 | - | - | 0.0% | |
| Other (as described) | Postage and Shipping | $141 | $117 | $9 | $15 | 0.0% |
| Total | $621,129 | 100% |
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