CENTER FOR TRANSNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $842K · expenses $693K · assets $1.2M

EIN
85-2570055
Address
5928 HOLLAND RD, ROCKVILLE, MD 20851-1922
Website
ctea.earth
NTEE code
Q05 Research Institutes and Public Policy Analysis (International, Foreign Affairs and National Security) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
November 2020 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

The purpose of the Organization is to work, and promote efforts, to ensure multinational corporations and other actors are held accountable for environmental harm and human rights violations arising from their international investments.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Jingjing Zhang President2021-2024 $144,307$397,887 1
Marie Soveroski Secretary and Treasurer2021-2024 $79,697$254,847 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Robert Percival Board Chair2021-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Jonathan Kaufman Director2024 2 $0 reported 1
Katherin Machalek Director2024 1 $0 reported 1
Ling Li Director2024 1 $0 reported 1
Seema Kakade (former) Director2021-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Reuben Guttman (former) Director2021 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $224K · 4 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jingjing Zhang President40 $144,307$0$0 $144,3071
Marie Soveroski Secretary and Treasurer40 $79,697$0$0 $79,6971
Robert Percival Board Chair10 $0$0$0 $01
Jonathan Kaufman Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Katherin Machalek Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Ling Li Director1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · 2 paid, $196K · 4 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jingjing Zhang President40 $113,600$0$0 $113,6001
Marie Soveroski Secretary and Treasurer40 $82,340$0$0 $82,3401
Robert Percival Chair10 $0$0$0 $01
Seema Kakade Director2 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · 2 paid, $176K · 5 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jingjing Zhang President40 $106,500$0$0 $106,5001
Marie Soveroski Secretary and Treasurer40 $69,000$0$0 $69,0001
Robert Percival Chair10 $0$0$0 $01
Seema Kakade Director2 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $57K · 5 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jingjing Zhang President40 $33,480$0$0 $33,4801
Marie Soveroski Secretary and Treasurer40 $23,810$0$0 $23,8101
Robert Percival Chair10 $0$0$0 $01
Seema Kakade Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Reuben Guttman Director2 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$842,003$693,058 $1,193,911$1,160,776 $817,200$0 $224,00440
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$426,160$517,297 $545,718$536,625 $426,160$0 $257,94840
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$803,000$442,397 $637,450$627,662 $803,000$0 $175,50050
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$205,000$226,451 $267,131$267,059 $205,000$0 $57,29050

Funders of this organization

8 grantors reported grants to this organization, $1,962,360 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. 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

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
FORD FOUNDATION $657,6663 $257,6662023 2021-2023 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CENTER FOR TRANSNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY”, “CENTER FOR TRANSNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY INC”
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THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATION $612,3404 $260,0002024 2020, 2022-2024 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CENTER FOR TRANSNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY”
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FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY $400,0001 $400,0002024 2024 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CENTER FOR TRANSNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTABIL”
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OPEN SOCIETY POLICY CENTER INC $186,1001 $186,1002020 2020 Public charity Exact
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PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS $63,2541 $63,2542022 2022 DAF sponsor Exact
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RSF SOCIAL FINANCE INC $28,0001 $28,0002022 2022 DAF sponsor Exact
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $10,0001 $10,0002024 2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING $5,0001 $5,0002020 2020 DAF sponsor Exact
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WORLD FEDERALISTS ASSOCIATIONDCQ05 $472,395$476,108 EXECUTIVE DI$100,041 Same NTEE code Q05, revenue within 2x
THE ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRSDCQ05 $477,720$482,322 Executive Dir.$76,000 Same NTEE code Q05, revenue within 2x
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Who funds organizations like this

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WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION $5,195,40026 6Private foundation2010–2024 NATIONAL SECURITY ARCHIVE FUND INC; INSTITUTE FOR STATE EFFECTIVENESS; CENTER FOR ECONOMIC AND POLICY RESEARCH; PACIFIC COUNCIL ON INTERNATIONAL POLICY and 2 more
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR $5,009,21666 22DAF sponsor2014–2024 CARNEGIE COUNCIL FOR ETHICS IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS INC; PACIFIC COUNCIL ON INTERNATIONAL POLICY; INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR FEMINIST ECONOMICS; BASTION I INSTITUTE and 18 more
SMITH RICHARDSON FOUNDATION INC $4,264,83023 3Private foundation2020–2024 AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY COUNCIL; INSTITUTE FOR STATE EFFECTIVENESS; SARATOGA FOUNDATION
DONORS TRUST INC $4,099,65817 4DAF sponsor2020–2024 CENTER FOR SECURITY POLICY INC; INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM FOUNDATION; AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY COUNCIL; COPENHAGEN CONSENSUS CENTER USA INC
SARAH SCAIFE FOUNDATION INC $3,978,80010 2Private foundation2020–2024 AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY COUNCIL; CENTER FOR SECURITY POLICY INC
VEALE FOUNDATION $3,138,50011 1Private foundation2014–2024 AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY COUNCIL
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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.

2024 · Form 990 · $693,058 spent · pay $354,046 · grants $114,560 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $224,004$224,004$0$0 32.3%
Grants outside the US $114,560$114,560-- 16.5%
Other salaries and wages $92,304$44,858$47,446$0 13.3%
Travel $84,832$61,619$23,213$0 12.2%
Fees: other services $70,097$32,207$37,890$0 10.1%
Other (as described)Meeting Costs $32,204$32,204$0$0 4.6%
Payroll taxes $25,457$18,314$7,143$0 3.7%
Fees: accounting $16,500$16,500$0$0 2.4%
Other (as described)Operational Costs $15,561$155$15,406$0 2.2%
Other employee benefits $9,914$8,835$1,079$0 1.4%
Other (as described)Workshop Costs $5,000$5,000$0$0 0.7%
Pension plan contributions $2,367$0$2,367$0 0.3%
Fees: legal $258$258$0$0 0.0%
Total$693,058100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $517,297 spent · pay $294,681 · grants $61,250 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $257,948$219,048$38,900$0 49.9%
Fees: other services $69,412$62,947$6,465$0 13.4%
Grants to US individuals $61,250$61,250-- 11.8%
Travel $49,284$48,908$376$0 9.5%
Payroll taxes $20,228$17,194$3,034$0 3.9%
Other employee benefits $16,505$0$16,505$0 3.2%
Fees: accounting $15,000$0$15,000$0 2.9%
Other (as described)Operational Costs $13,549$484$13,065$0 2.6%
All other expenses $11,353$10,841$512$0 2.2%
Fees: legal $2,768$0$2,768$0 0.5%
Total$517,297100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $442,397 spent · pay $283,587 · grants $65,461 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $175,500$132,218$43,282$0 39.7%
Other salaries and wages $76,631$76,631$0$0 17.3%
Grants outside the US $65,461$65,461-- 14.8%
Fees: other services $37,450$24,450$13,000$0 8.5%
Travel $34,228$33,513$715$0 7.7%
Payroll taxes $31,456$21,533$9,923$0 7.1%
Other (as described)Admin Costs $13,434$0$13,434$0 3.0%
All other expenses $8,237$7,627$610$0 1.9%
Total$442,397100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $226,451 spent · pay $119,200 · grants $34,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $68,072$68,072$0$0 30.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $57,290$57,290$0$0 25.3%
Grants outside the US $34,500$34,500-- 15.2%
Payroll taxes $32,844$32,844$0$0 14.5%
Other salaries and wages $28,565$28,565$0$0 12.6%
Travel $2,494$2,494$0$0 1.1%
Office expenses $2,185$2,185$0$0 1.0%
Pension plan contributions $501$501$0$0 0.2%
Total$226,451100%

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Plan sponsorCENTER FOR TRANSNATIONAL ENVIRONMDForm 5500 (employee benefit plans)EIN (EXACT)

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