NonprofitsEnvironmental Law Institute Inc

Environment

Environmental Law Institute Inc

WASHINGTON, DC

Total revenue

$7.2M

Total expenses

$8.9M

Net assets

$5.7M

Grants received

$11.4M

125 grants

EIN

520901863

Tax year

2024

Mission

To advance effective law and governance systems for environmental protection by providing information, publications, training courses, seminars, research and policy recommendations in a manner that engages and empowers leaders and practitioners to advance environmental rule of law. ELI's audience includes environmental professionals in government, the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, affected communities, academia, and others.

Programs

3 programs

Associates & Education Division: Led 80 events, including conferences, webinars, policy forums, networking receptions, topical conference calls, Eastern and Western Boot Camps on Environmental Law, Summer School seminars, annual Supreme Court preview and review, public seminars and more, for 32,502 environmental professionals (virtually and in person). Topics of discussion ranged, including administrative law, agriculture, careers in environmental law, coastal issues, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, climate change, climate disclosures, compliance and enforcement, the Endangered Species Act, energy law, environmental justice, environmental rule of law, ESG, federal regulatory and legislative environmental updates, international environmental law, model ordinances and municipal policies, the National Environmental Policy Act, PFAS, plastics, products regulation, RCRA, state environmental law updates, Supreme Court cases, technology and infrastructure, TSCA, and more. For a fuller description of our programs, please refer to our annual report which can be found at www.eli.org.

Expenses: $875K

Publications Division:Provided timely, accurate, and practical information to environmental professionals through two nationally recognized publications, the Environmental Law Reporter and the Environmental Forum. The Environmental Law Reporter draws premier authors on current legal events, and the Environmental Forum continues to provide award-winning coverage of the environmental profession and environmental policy. In addition, ELI Press advanced the field by publishing two books: MUD LAKE and ADAPTING TO HIGH-LEVEL WARMING: LAW, GOVERNANCE, AND EQUITY.For a fuller description of our programs, please refer to our annual report, which can be found at www.eli.org.

Expenses: $635K

Other programs

Expenses: $873KGrants: $22K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$5.3M
Program service revenue$1.8M
Investment income$186K
Other revenue
Total revenue$7.2M

Expenses

Grants paid$22K
Salaries & benefits$5.9M
Fundraising$451K
Other expenses$3.0M
Total expenses$8.9M
Total assets$10.4M
Net assets$5.7M

People

48 listed

NameRoleCompensation

H Jordan Diamond

President

Board

$301K

37.5 hrs/wk

Loretta S Reinersmann

CFO

Board

$190K

37.5 hrs/wk

James Colopy

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Paul Davies

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

James Duffy

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Mason Emnett

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Sally Fisk

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Linda French

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Jeremy Fogel

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Juge Gregg

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Ebony Griffin-Guerrier

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Stacey Halliday

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Daniel Hemel

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Gwendolyn Keyes Fleming

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Richard Leahy

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

John Lovenburg

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Raymond Ludwiszewski

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Michael Mahoney

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Roger Martella

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Brad Marten

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Angeles Murgier

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Granta Nakayama

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Margaret Peloso

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Bob Perciasepe

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Davina Pujari

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Robert C Kirsch

Chair

Board

1 hrs/wk

Ethan Shenkman

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Margaret Spring

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Mathy Stanislaus

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Mark Templeton

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Tran Che

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Hilary Tompkins

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Kim Udovic

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Carita Walker

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Alex Wang

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Carlton Waterhouse

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Christopher Reynolds

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Beth Deane

Treasurer

Board

1 hrs/wk

Peggy Otum

Secretary

Board

1 hrs/wk

Marisa Blackshire

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Marisa Buchanan

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

RuthAnn Castro

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Nadira Clarke

Board Member

Board

1 hrs/wk

Sandra Thiam

Vice President, Research And Policy

Staff

$156K

37.5 hrs/wk

Rachel Jean Baptiste

Vice President, Publications & Education

Staff

$141K

37.5 hrs/wk

Helene Krasnoff

Program Director

Staff

$129K

40 hrs/wk

Stefanie Garcia

HR Director

Staff

$116K

37.5 hrs/wk

Stephen Dujack

Editor ELI

Staff

$114K

37.5 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

Paul Hanle

Research Services

$160K

Grants received

Showing 125 of 125

FromAmountPurposeYear
$1.3M
CONSERVATION AND CLIMATE
2024
$1M
THE CLIMATE JUDICIARY PROJECT: ADVANCING A NEW FRONT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
2024
$250K
FOR THE CLIMATE JUDICIARY PROJECT
2024
$120K
GRANTS TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT
2024
$100K
SUPPORT OF ELI'S WORK ON TOXICS LITIGATION TRENDS ANALYSIS AND DATABASE
2024
$16K
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
2024
$15K
CHARITABLE
2024
$13K
78824 EMPOWERING CALIFORNIA'S NATIVE AMERICANS TO CONTRIBUTE TO STATE- AND LOCAL-LEVEL ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION-MAKING THAT IMPACTS TRIBES' WELL-BEING
2024
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
2024
$8K
TO SUPPORT PROMOTION OF LAWS AND POLICIES THAT ENABLE LEADERS TO MAKE ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRESS
2024
$6K
ELI AWARD DINNER
2024
$5K
DIRECTED GIVING - MARK TEMPLETON
2024
$5K
GENERAL NEEDS OR PURPOSE
2024
$3K
MATCHING GIFTS
2024
$350K
To support efforts to scale up nature-based solutions to water management and climate change resilience throughout the Mississippi River Basin.
2023
$300K
TO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY
2023
$250K
Advancing Tribal Sovereignty and Community Health in California
2023
$195K
FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.
2023
$150K
STRATEGIC PLANNING AND COORDINATION FOR THE BELIZE FISHERIES PROJECT
2023
$74K
CHILD POVERTY ACTIVITY
2023
$64K
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2023
$60K
To explore how recent Supreme Court decisions will impact environmental law, policy, and regulation.
2023
$40K
PLANNING GRANT - BELIZE FISHERIES PROJECT NEXT STEPS
2023
$25K
To support the Launch of the Women in Water Diplomacy Network: North America
2023
$20K
DEVELOPING A SHARED VIEW OF THE STATUS OF BELIZES FISHERY RESOURCES
2023
$19K
SUBAWARD - SPONSORED RESEARCH
2023
$16K
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
2023
$16K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$10K
GENERAL NEEDS OR PURPOSE
2023
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
2023
$6K
ELI AWARD DINNER
2023
$4K
MATCHING GIFTS
2023
$4K
MATCHING GIFTS
2023
$1M
THE CLIMATE JUDICIARY PROJECT: ADVANCING A NEW FRONT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
2022
$1M
THE CLIMATE JUDICIARY PROJECT: ADVANCING A NEW FRONT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
2022
$988K
PROJECT SUPPORT
2022
$300K
TO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY
2022
$285K
To advance natural infrastructure projects in the Mississippi River basin.
2022
$222K
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2022
$126K
LIVELIHOODS ACTIVITY
2022
$121K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$120K
DEVELOPING A SHARED VIEW OF THE STATUS OF BELIZE'S FISHERY RESOURCES
2022
$116K
78824 EMPOWERING CALIFORNIA'S NATIVE AMERICANS TO CONTRIBUTE TO STATE- AND LOCAL-LEVEL ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION-MAKING THAT IMPACTS TRIBES' WELL-BEING
2022
$51K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$36K
SUBAWARD - SPONSORED RESEARCH
2022
$35K
CHARITABLE
2022
$16K
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
2022
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
2022
$6K
2022 (2021) "ELI" AWARD DINNER, 2022 ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP
2022
$6K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$5K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2022
$5K
GENERAL NEEDS OR PURPOSE
2022
$5K
TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH PRACTICAL LAW AND POLICY SOLUTIONS
2022
$5K
Directed giving for general operations
2022
$5K
TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATIONS CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES
2022
$5K
Directed giving for general operations
2022
$4K
MATCHING GIFTS 1
2022
$4K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$1K
TO FOSTER INNOVATIVE, JUST, AND PRACTICAL LAW AND POLICY SOLUTIONS TO ENABLE LEADERS ACROSS BORDERS AND SECTORS TO MAKE ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL PROGRESS.
2022
$1K
PROTECTING THE PLANET
2022
$36K
SUBAWARD - SPONSORED RESEARCH
2021
$30K
ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS
2021
$19K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$19K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$10K
CHARITABLE
2021
$8K
WORKPLACE GIVING
2021
$6K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$6K
For recipient's exempt purpose
2021
$5K
UNRESTRICTED
2021
$5K
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2021
$5K
TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH PRACTICAL LAW AND POLICY SOLUTIONS
2021
$500K
FOR THE CLIMATE JUDICIARY PROJECT
2020
$250K
CLIMATE JUDICIARY PROJECT
2020
$200K
FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW SYSTEM IN CHINA
2020
$140K
TO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY
2020
$100K
TO GENERATE NOVEL, MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF THE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY, WITH A FOCUS ON SHARING PLATFORMS, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGIES
2020
$40K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$30K
CHARITABLE
2020
$15K
WORKPLACE GIVING
2020
$13K
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2020
$10K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2020
$10K
MATCHING GRANTS
2020
$10K
OCEAN CONSERVATION
2020
$8K
ENVIRONMENTAL
2020
$6K
EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS
2020
$5K
ENVIRONMENTAL
2020
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
2020
$5K
GENERAL NEEDS OR PURPOSE
2020
$5K
TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH PRACTICAL LAW AND POLICY SOLUTIONS
2020
$4K
MATCHING GIFTS 1
2020
$500
GENERAL NEEDS OR PURPOSE
2020
$150
SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ACTIVITIES
2020
$350K
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE CENTER FOR ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, AND THE DIGITAL ECONOMY.
2019
$20K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$15K
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2019
$13K
WORKPLACE GIVING
2019
$20K
TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION.
2018
$20K
FOR SUPPORT OF A RESEARCH PROJECT THAT WILL CONDUCT AN IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF THE BARRIERS AND OPPORTUNITIES WITH RESPECT TO INCREASED COMMUNITY COMPOSTING IN NASHVILLE.
2018
$13K
2018 ELI MEMBERSHIP; 2018 ELI MEMBERSHIP; 2018 LEADERSHIP COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP
2018
$10K
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2018
$9K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$8K
WORKPLACE GIVING
2018
$100
General & Unrestricted
2018
$210K
ENVIRONMENTAL/ANIMALS
2017
$9K
WORKPLACE GIVING
2017
$8K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017

Funded by

$11.4M from 55 funders · 125 grants · 2017–2024

Freedom Together Foundation

$3M · 3 grants · 2022–2024

New Venture Fund

$1.3M · 1 grant · 2024

Climateworks Foundation

$988K · 1 grant · 2022

The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation

$950K · 3 grants · 2020–2024

Atticus Trust

$760K · 4 grants · 2018–2023

Walton Family Foundation Inc

$720K · 4 grants · 2022–2023

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$538K · 7 grants · 2017–2023

Details

EIN520901863
NTEE codeC300
Subsection03
Ruling date1970-05
Formed1969
Employees87
Volunteers5
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