CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY

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Plain text CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2023–2025. https://furp.org/org/center-for-environmental-accountability-883139297. Retrieved 2026-11-10.

APA furp.org. (n.d.). CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY [Nonprofit organization profile; tax years 2023–2025]. Retrieved November 10, 2026, from https://furp.org/org/center-for-environmental-accountability-883139297

MLA “CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY.” furp.org, tax years 2023–2025, https://furp.org/org/center-for-environmental-accountability-883139297. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

Retrieved 2026-11-10; covers tax years 2023–2025. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2025 · Form 990 · revenue $332K · expenses $806K · assets $110K

EIN
88-3139297
Address
729 GRAPEVINE HWY PMB 2019, HURST, TX 76054-2805
Website
www.environmentalaccountability.org
NTEE code
C60 Environmental Education and Outdoor Survival Programs (Environment) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
December 2022 (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))
Principal officer
Marc Marie (its 2022 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2022 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

The Center for Environmental Accountability (CEA) is a not-for-profit organization that educates Americans on the importance of transparency and accountability in environmental and energy policy. CEA's work is informed by its core principles, including a commitment to the rule of law, to a clean environment, and to a healthy human environment founded on a strong economy and vibrant communities in which people from all walks of life can flourish.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
Paul Salamanca Secretary2023-2025 $2,085$2,085 1
Marc Marie (former) Officer2023-2024 $68,000$103,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 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
Justin Schwab Director2023-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Eric Grant Director2023-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Anne Austin President2025 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $2K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Paul Salamanca Secretary1 $0$2,085$0 $2,0851
Justin Schwab Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Eric Grant Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Anne Austin President2 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $68K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Marc Marie Officer10 $68,000$0$0 $68,0001
Justin Schwab Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Paul Salamanca Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Eric Grant Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $35K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Marc Marie President10 $35,000$0$0 $35,0001
Justin Schwab Director2 $0$0$0 $01
Paul Salamanca Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Eric Grant Director0 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2025 · 3 contractors · $407K
NameLocationServicePaid
Keller Heckman LLPWashington, DCLegal services$153,795
Vinson & Elkins LLPHouston, TXLegal services$140,000
Boyden Gray PLLCWashington, DCLegal services$113,000
2024 · 3 contractors · $904K
NameLocationServicePaid
Boyden Gray PLLCWashington, DCLegal services$590,000
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLPLos Angeles, CALegal services$170,000
Keller Heckman LLPWashington, DCLegal services$144,171
2023 · 1 contractor · $105K
NameLocationServicePaid
Boyden Gray PLLCWashington, DCLegal services$105,000

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
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$331,885$806,243 $110,068$110,068 $330,000$0 $2,08500
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,460,693$1,498,227 $584,426$584,426 $1,450,000$0 $68,00000
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$909,333$287,373 $621,960$621,960 $900,000$0 $35,00000

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $1,575,000 in all, tax years 2023 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
GREATER HORIZONS $1,400,0001 $1,400,0002024 2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY RESEARCH $175,0001 $175,0002023 2023 Public charity Exact
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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

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. NTEE: the IRS’s code when it lists one, otherwise FURP’s inferred code. Same state only · More (100)

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
Western Regional Environmental EducationTXC60 $319,794$573,173 Executive Dir.$104,832 Same NTEE code C60, revenue within 2x, same state
RIVERSIDE NATURE CENTER ASSOCIATIONTXC60 $237,329$263,473 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$52,500 Same NTEE code C60, revenue within 2x, same state
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY NATURE CENTERTXC60 $425,949$342,773 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$48,000 Same NTEE code C60, revenue within 2x, same state
EFBC CONFERENCE INCTXC60 $403,032$324,642 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code C60, revenue within 2x, same state
FRIENDS OF QUINTA MAZATLANTXC60 $498,593$520,875 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code C60, revenue within 2x, same state
EVERGREEN AUSTINTXC60 $246,530$59,536 Director$0 Same NTEE code C60, revenue within 2x, same state
ALLIANCE OF COMMUNITY TRAINERSTXC60 $233,311$196,571 President$76,402 Same NTEE code C60, revenue within 2x, same state
SHADES OF GREEN LEGACY FOUNDATIONTXC60 $274,658$17,684 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code C60, revenue within 2x, same state
CHAMPIONS KIDS CAMP INCTXC60 $228,558$235,758 President$41,460 Same NTEE code C60, revenue within 2x, same state
CROWES NEST FARM INCTXC60 $336,946$376,408 President$0 Same NTEE code C60, revenue within 2x, same state
PROP OWNERS ASSN OF CARDIFF RANCHTXC60 $575,402$497,036 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code C60, revenue within 2x, same state
FAMILIES IN NATURETXC60 $508,479$422,511 Executive Dir.$92,072 Same NTEE code C60, revenue within 2x, same state
HALL-RIALTO PRESERVATION ASSOCIATIONTXC60 $232,091$9,865 VICE PRESIDE$0 Same NTEE code C60, revenue within 2x, same state
AMIGOS DE LOS CORALES DE TELATXC60 $258,621$118,424 Secretary$1,200 Same NTEE code C60, revenue within 2x, same state
M3 MINISTRIESTXC60 $327,389$155,013 Board Member, CEO$82,000 Same NTEE code C60, revenue within 2x, same state
PORT ARANSAS CONSERVANCY FUNDTXC60 $219,916$70,678 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code C60, revenue within 2x, same state
CENTER FOR DIVERSITY & THE ENVIRONMENTORC60 $292,906$865,258 Executive Director$190,674 Same NTEE code C60, revenue within 2x, similar name
PACIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL COALITIONILC60 $339,489$11,893,420 PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code C60, revenue within 2x
NORTHCOAST ENVIRONMENTAL CENTERCAC60 $251,777$197,862 President$0 Same NTEE code C60, revenue within 2x, similar name
Beaver Ponds Environmental Education CenterCOC60 $346,890$182,459 Director$0 Same NTEE code C60, revenue within 2x
BUTTE ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL INCCAC60 $292,046$224,056 Director$0 Same NTEE code C60, revenue within 2x
WILLOW BEND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTERAZC60 $220,406$205,136 CEO$56,991 Same NTEE code C60, revenue within 2x
WOMENS ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTE AT AMADOR HILLMNC60 $457,413$404,380 DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS$6,900 Same NTEE code C60, revenue within 2x
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS ACADEMY INCFLC60 $219,498$221,088 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code C60, revenue within 2x
OHARA COMMONS AND SUSTAINABILITY CENTER INCMTC60 $176,819$177,591 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$47,935 Same NTEE code C60, revenue within 2x

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 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).

GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
DORIS AND BILL SCHARPF FOUNDATION $1,006,3912 1Private foundation2022–2023 MCKENZIE RIVER DISCOVERY CENTER
MEYER MEMORIAL TRUST $865,52113 2Private foundation2017–2023 CENTER FOR DIVERSITY & THE ENVIRONMENT; NIMIIPUU PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING $638,33032 18DAF sponsor2014–2024 MCKENZIE RIVER DISCOVERY CENTER; FRIENDS OF QUINTA MAZATLAN; FERN HOLLOW NATURE CENTER INC; PORT ARANSAS CONSERVANCY FUND and 14 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $548,80040 22DAF sponsor2016–2024 MCKENZIE RIVER DISCOVERY CENTER; WOMENS ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTE AT AMADOR HILL; DUNGENESS RIVER NATURE CENTER; 30 MILE RIVER WATERSHED ASSOCIATION and 18 more
WALRATH FAMILY FOUNDATION $525,0007 1Private foundation2019–2025 GRASSROOTS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION INC
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY INC $518,7057 1DAF sponsor2014–2025 RIVERSIDE NATURE CENTER ASSOCIATION
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF BROWARD INC $504,5208 2DAF sponsor2020–2024 YOUTH ENVIRONMENTAL ALLIANCE INC; CORAL SPRINGS NATURE CENTER AND WILDLIFE HOSPITAL INC
THE SEATTLE FOUNDATION $494,26121 2DAF sponsor2011–2024 DUNGENESS RIVER NATURE CENTER; CENTER FOR DIVERSITY & THE ENVIRONMENT
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC $493,43321 11DAF sponsor2019–2025 MONGOL ECOLOGY CENTER; EARTHROOTS FIELD SCHOOL INC; CORSI-ROSENTHAL FOUNDATION; 30 MILE RIVER WATERSHED ASSOCIATION and 7 more
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC $446,68015 1DAF sponsor2010–2024 CHARLOTTE HARBOR ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER INC
UNITED STATES ENERGY FOUNDATION $410,0003 2DAF sponsor2020–2023 CLEAN FUELS OHIO; CENTER FOR TRANSFORMATION A NJNONPROFIT CORPORATION
GEORGE GUND FOUNDATION $400,0007 1Private foundation2017–2022 CLEAN FUELS OHIO
MCKNIGHT FOUNDATION $375,0002 1Private foundation2019–2020 LOUISIANA ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION NETWORK
TIDES FOUNDATION $365,0003 3DAF sponsor2022–2024 EDUCATION ECONOMICS ENVIRONMENTAL & HEALTH ORGANIZATION EEECHO; EARTHROOTS FIELD SCHOOL INC; GRASSROOTS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION INC
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR $338,00010 5DAF sponsor2017–2024 M3 MINISTRIES; EVERGREEN AUSTIN; CORSI-ROSENTHAL FOUNDATION; Beaver Ponds Environmental Education Center and 1 more

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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.

2025 · Form 990 · $806,243 spent · pay $2,085 · grants $0 · events $4,574
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: legal $706,319$706,319-- 87.6%
Fees: other services $72,500-$72,500- 9.0%
Other (as described)Website design fees $7,820-$7,820- 1.0%
Travel $6,446-$6,446- 0.8%
Fees: accounting $5,000-$5,000- 0.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $4,574$4,574-- 0.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $2,085-$2,085- 0.3%
Information technology $608-$608- 0.1%
Other (as described)Postage $378-$378- 0.0%
Office expenses $270-$270- 0.0%
Other (as described)Bank charges $243-$243- 0.0%
Total$806,243100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $1,498,227 spent · pay $68,000 · grants $0 · events $10,104
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: legal $1,304,848$1,304,083$765- 87.1%
Fees: other services $75,000$75,000-- 5.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $68,000-$68,000- 4.5%
Other (as described)Website design fees $24,500-$24,500- 1.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $10,104$2,392$7,712- 0.7%
Fees: management $7,595-$7,595- 0.5%
Fees: accounting $5,000-$5,000- 0.3%
Other (as described)Small equipment $1,717-$1,717- 0.1%
Information technology $662-$662- 0.0%
Other (as described)Postage and mailing ser $384-$384- 0.0%
Other (as described)Bank charges $252-$252- 0.0%
Office expenses $165-$165- 0.0%
Total$1,498,227100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $287,373 spent · pay $35,000 · grants $0 · events $1,333
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: legal $250,945$250,945-- 87.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $35,000$30,678$4,322- 12.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,333$1,168$165- 0.5%
Other (as described)Bank charges $90-$90- 0.0%
Travel $5$4$1- 0.0%
Total$287,373100%

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