2024-09-05T16:49:56-04:00 2023-12-31 364538293 LUDWIG KLEWER & RUDNER PLLC 4783 E CAMP LOWELL DR TUCSON AZ 85712 990 2023-01-01 825150240 CENTER ACTION FUND CENT 5206235252 1411 K ST NW SUITE 1300 WASHINGTON DC 20005 MATT FRANKEL TREASURER 5205450500 2024-07-31 true false JULIE S KLEWER CPA P00343046 5205450500 2024-07-26 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z KIERAN SUCKLING 200684 false X WWW.CENTERACTIONFUND.ORG X 2018 DC THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE SOCIAL WELFARE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO 1) ADVOCATING FOR STRONGER ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND POLICIES TO PROTECT WILDLIFE, THE ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN HEALTH, 2) EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF STRONG ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND THREATS TO THE INTEGRITY OF THOSE LAWS, AND 3) ADVOCATING FOR AND AGAINST LEGISLATORS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS TO FURTHER ADVANCE STRONG ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS. CENTER ACTION FUND WILL PRIMARILY FOCUS ON ISSUES RELATING TO PROTECTIONS FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES, PROTECTIONS FOR CLIMATE AND CLEAN AIR, PROTECTIONS FOR HUMAN HEALTH AND TOXICS, AND PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF PUBLIC LANDS. 3 2 0 0 200684 0 0 0 200684 3000 0 2481 0 723 44086 49567 151117 32244 161364 39915 17918 -7671 143446 X THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE SOCIAL WELFARE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO 1) ADVOCATING FOR STRONGER ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND POLICIES TO PROTECT WILDLIFE, THE ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN HEALTH, 2) EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF STRONG ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND THREATS TO THE INTEGRITY OF THOSE LAWS, AND 3) ADVOCATING FOR AND AGAINST LEGISLATORS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS TO FURTHER ADVANCE STRONG ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS. CENTER ACTION FUND WILL PRIMARILY FOCUS ON ISSUES RELATING TO PROTECTIONS FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES, PROTECTIONS FOR CLIMATE AND CLEAN AIR, PROTECTIONS FOR HUMAN HEALTH AND TOXICS, AND PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF PUBLIC LANDS. false false 10757 3000 ELECTIONEERING: THE CENTER ACTION FUND WORKED ON A LIMITED NUMBER OF STATE RACES IN 2023 INCLUDING THE VIRIGINIA STATEHOUSE AND ASSEMBLY, PROVIDING THE PUBLIC THOSE FEW STATES WITH INFORMATION AS TO WHO REPRESENTED PROGRESSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMPIONS THAT WOULD ENACT POLICIES TO BENEFIT THE CLIMATE, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND OVERALL ENVIRONMENTAL WELL-BEING. 36216 SOCIAL WELFARE: THE CENTER ACTION FUND TRACKED LEGISLATION IMPACTING (1) ENDANGERED SPECIES (2) PUBLIC LANDS (3) THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, AND (4) CLIMATE CHANGE AND IN DOING SO PROVIDED THE PUBLIC WITH INFORMATION REGARDING EFFORTS TO WEAKEN THE NATION'S KEY ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS, AND ACCOUNTABILITY TO FEDERAL LEGISLATORS BY DEMONSTRATING THEIR VOTING AND LEGISLATIVE RECORDS. 46973 false true true false false false false false false false false false true true true false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false 3 2 false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY 5206235252 PO BOX 710 TUCSON AZ 85702 KIERAN SUCKLING BOARD PRESID 5.00 40.00 X X 0 297272 53763 MATT FRANKEL TREASURER 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BRETT HARTL OFFICER 20.00 X X 0 0 0 297272 53763 false true false 200000 684 200684 200684 3000 3000 2481 2481 6582 5924 461 197 1014 929 59 26 7870 7590 221 59 504 504 14280 12852 1000 428 SERVICES PROVIDED BY CBD 13836 13693 130 13 49567 46973 1871 723 23884 153118 8360 8246 32244 161364 9163 39915 8755 39915 17918 X -7671 70563 72883 -7671 143446 32244 161364 151117 X false true X true false RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false SCHEDULE C, PART IV IN 2023, THE CENTER ACTION FUND MADE ENDORSEMENTS IN A NUMBER OF OFF-CYCLE ELECTIONS, INCLUDING IN VIRGINIA, BUT WAS LESS ACTIVE ON ELECTORAL ISSUES GIVEN THE PAUCITY OF RACES AND THE UNCONTESTED DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY FOR THE PRESIDENT. OUR SOCIAL WELFARE ACTIVITIES FOCUSED HEAVILY ON OPPOSING EFFORTS TO ENACT FOSSIL-FUEL FRIENDLY PERMITTING REFORM AT THE CONGRESSIONAL LEVEL, AND TO CONTINUE ADVOCATING FOR POLICIES THAT ADVANCE A JUST AND RENEWABLE ENERGY FUTURE. THE ACTION FUND CONTINUED ITS LONG-STANDING EFFORTS (1) TRACKING ATTACKS ON ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS BY BOTH DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, (2) TRACKING PRESIDENT BIDENS EFFORTS TO UNDO AND REVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL ROLLBACKS THAT HAD OCCURRED DURING THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION, AND (3) TRACKING PRESIDENT BIDENS COMPLETION OR LACK THEREOF OF POLICY INITIATIVES THAT WERE STATED PROMISES DURING HIS CAMPAIGN. THE CENTER ACTION FUND DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO ANY OUTSIDE 527 ORGANIZATIONS OR PROVIDE ANY DIRECT SUPPORT TO ANY ELECTORAL CAMPAIGNS. THE CENTER ACTION FUND DID NOT ENGAGE IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL LOBBYING IN 2022. THE CENTER ACTION FUND DID NOT MAKE ANY INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES IN 2023. PREPAID EXPENSES 8246 8246 DUE TO CBD 8755 8755 X SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY IS TO DISCLOSE OR RECOGNIZE INCOME TAX POSITIONS BASED ON MANAGEMENT'S ESTIMATE OF WHETHER IT IS REASONABLY POSSIBLE OR PROBABLE, RESPECTIVELY, THAT A LIABILITY HAS BEEN INCURRED FOR UNRECOGNIZED INCOME TAX POSITIONS. AS OF DECEMBER 31,2023, MANAGEMENT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE POTENTIALLY MATERIAL. 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