2026-09-17T14:29:32-05:00 2025-12-31 141745230 LUTZ SELIG & ZERONDA CPAS LLP 2 WINNERS CIRCLE SUITE 102 ALBANY NY 12205 990 2025-01-01 222360736 ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES NY INC ENVI 5184625526 353 HAMILTON STREET ALBANY NY 12210 JOHN BUTTRICK CHAIRMAN 5184625526 2026-09-10 1 GJABBATTISTICPA P00127460 5187837200 2026-09-10 2025 JOHN BUTTRICK 353 HAMILTON STREET ALBANY NY 12210 3132651 0 X WWW.EANY.ORG X 1981 NY FOR OVER 55 YEARS, EANY HAS WORKED TO ACHIEVE MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL VICTORIES IN NEW YORK AND TO HOLD LEADERS ACCOUNTABLE. WE SERVE AS A CONNECTIVE TISSUE BETWEEN POLICYMAKING IN ALBANY AND THE NEEDS OF FRONTLINE ORGANIZATIONS. 23 23 13 0 0 0 2600651 2921312 0 0 150264 148733 -54216 -83045 2696699 2987000 0 0 0 0 1490901 2388759 0 0 244244 488383 587610 1979284 2976369 717415 10631 3973422 3874114 282404 86418 3691018 3787696 X FOR MORE THAN FIVE DECADES, EANY HAS CHAMPIONED POLICIES THAT PROTECT NEW YORK'S AIR, WATER, LAND, AND CLIMATE WHILE SERVING AS A TRUSTED WATCHDOG IN ALBANY. WE TRANSLATE COMMUNITY NEEDS INTO LEGISLATIVE ACTION AND ENSURE LEADERS FOLLOW THROUGH ON THEIR COMMITMENTS. 0 0 1128542 AIR & CLIMATE: WORKS TO ADVANCE CLEAN AIR AND ACCELERATE NEW YORK'S TRANSITION AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS THROUGH LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY, REGULATORY OVERSIGHT, COALITION BUILDING, AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. EANY ADVOCATES FOR STRONG EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS, RENEWABLE ENERGY DEPLOYMENT, CORPORATE CLIMATE ACCOUNTABILITY, AND POLICIES THAT PROTECT COMMUNITIES DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY POLLUTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE. EANY ALSO COMBATS MISINFORMATION AND STRENGTHENS PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF CLIMATE POLICY THROUGH STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS AND STATEWIDE ORGANIZING. KNOWING THAT NY MUST LEAD AS OTHER INSTITUTIONS FALTER, IN 2025 WE LAUNCHED A JOINT PROGRAM WITH COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL'S SABIN CENTER FOR CLIMATE CHANGE LAW-THE MODEL CLIMATE LAWS INITIATIVE-TO REPLICATE INDIVIDUAL STATE AND CITY CLIMATE POLICY SUCCESSES AROUND THE COUNTRY. 463900 WATER: LEADS CLEAN WATER PROTECTION EFFORTS, FROM SOURCE TO TAP, BY PUSHING FOR STRONG ENVIROMENTAL STANDARDS, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT, POLLUTION PRVENTION, AND RAPID RESPONSE TO CONTAMINATION THREATS. EANY WORKS WITH POLICYMAKERS, AGENCIES, AND COALITION PARTNERS TO SECURE FUNDING FOR DRINKING WATER AND WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES, STRENGTHEN PROTECTIONS FOR WATERWAYS AND SOURCE WATERS, AND ENSURE COMMUNITIES HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE WATER. SINCE 2017, EANY HAS HELPED SECURE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN CLEAN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING, SUPPORTED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GREAT LAKES COMPACT, AND HELPED GALVANIZE SUPPORT FOR THE 2022 ENVIRONMENTAL BOND ACT TO ADDRESSS WATER QUALITY, CLIMATE RESILIENCE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION STATEWIDE. 401359 LAND & AGRICULTURE:STRIVES TO PROTECT NEW YORK'S SOILS, FARMS, FORESTS, WILDLIFE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES FROM CONTAMINATION, OVERDEVELOPMENT, AND THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. EANY ADVANCES POLICIES THAT SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE AND CLIMATE-RESILIENT AGRICULTURE, CONSERVE OPEN SPACE AND ECOSYSTEMS, AND REDUCE EXPOSURE TO HARMFUL CHEMICALS AND PESTICIDES. THE ORGANIZATION HELPED ADVANCE SUCCESSFUL EFFORTS TO BAN TOXIC INSECTICIDES THROUGH THE BIRDS AND BEES PROTECTION ACT AND RESTRICTIONS ON CHLORPYRIFOS, WHILE SUPPORTING POLICIES THAT PROTECT BIODIVERSITY, STRENGTHEN LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS, AND CONSERVE MORE THAN ONE MILLION ACRES OF FORESTS AND LAND ACCROSS NEW YORK STATE. 348723 HEALTHY COMMUNITIES: PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITIES DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICES AND WORKS TO ADVANCE POLICIES THAT IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH, REDUCE WASTE AND POLLUTION, AND HOLD POLLUTERS ACCOUNTABLE. EANY HAS LED EFFORTS TO ADDRESS PFAS AND OTHER HARMFUL CHEMICALS, INCLUDING PASSAGE OF ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST COMPREHENSIVE PFAS CHEMICAL NOTIFICATION PROGRAMS, AND HAS PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN REDUCING COMSUMER WASTE THROUGH PASSAGE AND EXPANSION OF NEW YORK'S BOTTLE BILL AND RELATED WASTE REDUCTION INITIATIVES. 161867 GRASS ROOTS AND DIRECT LOBBYING. 510590 2504391 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 28 0 1 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 NY X X VANESSA FAJANS-TURNER 5184625526 353 HAMILTON STREET ALBANY NY 12210 JOHN BUTTRICK CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT RACHOFSKY VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 VICTORIA SHAW VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS BATESON TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE ALLINGER SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BARBARA LIFTON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ANDY DARRELL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 BETH BRAUN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ERIC GOLDSTEIN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL KINK DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 PETER LEHNER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW MORREALE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL O'LOUGHLIN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 RAHWA GHIRMATZION DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 FRED KOWAL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ROBERT SWEENEY DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ERNEST TOLLERSON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 CHARLES UPDIKE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL WARD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 TONYA GAYLE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDRA PAYNE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ROBERT TANNER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JIM TIERNEY DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 VANESSA FAJANS-TURNER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 42.00 X 273858 0 8250 BRIAN KEEGAN DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICA 37.50 X 183125 0 3990 PATRICIA STERLING SR. FINANCE DIRECTOR 37.50 X 213905 0 6692 KATHERINE NADEAU DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, STRATEGY & PARTNERSHIPS 37.50 X 198126 0 6000 KATHERINE MCNAMARA DEPUTY EXEC DIR, STRATEGY & PTNRSHP IMPLMENT 37.50 X 192346 0 6000 1061360 0 30932 5 0 1 0 PROPULSION STRATEGIES 444 CONNECTICUT AVE WASHINGTON DC 20008 COMMUNICATIONS/MEDIA/MESSAGING WORK 126000 1 4 430276 2491032 50131 2921312 148733 148733 61965 430276 145651 -83686 -83686 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 638 638 TENANT SERVICES 900099 3 3 641 2987000 641 0 65047 245942 180232 14602 51108 1745945 1572937 88175 84833 58355 51140 3159 4056 179344 152216 10769 16359 159173 140922 8363 9888 17433 1148 16285 22600 22600 259999 152494 54275 53230 2078 1709 369 48569 43797 2726 2046 39655 36231 1446 1978 34885 31349 1904 1632 1912 1912 COMMUNICATIONS 88280 87940 340 EQUIPMENT 13828 9961 3867 PUBLICATIONS 12996 9905 3091 TELEPHONE 12706 12706 32669 19704 1149 11816 2976369 2504391 227734 244244 67747 273156 1957147 1534199 81520 62245 29322 14430 784348 514031 300493 270317 1516990 1715217 20203 4550 3973422 3874114 205904 73918 76500 12500 282404 86418 X 3654695 3563122 36323 224574 3691018 3787696 3973422 3874114 10631 86047 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2468968 1771749 2104796 2600651 2921311 11867475 2468968 1771749 2104796 2600651 2921311 11867475 11867475 47928 34362 63347 113438 148733 407808 250 1272 3647 6 641 5816 12281099 0.96630 0.97300 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 20556 20556 141311 149616 161867 170172 2960153 2974824 3122020 3144996 306101 307250 76525 76813 0 0 0 0 238061 231331 248964 306101 1024457 1536686 47684 65357 72502 161867 347410 59515 57833 62241 76525 256114 384171 15389 19933 8742 20556 64620 1651376 17724 203671 -16587 1856184 1462498 17724 177279 6000 125 1651376 1141265 169006 156990 4763 1462498 1262919 -112079 9575 1141265 1124273 7365 134881 3600 1262919 0 0 672594 464289 208305 111754 49742 62012 270317 3020999 86047 4300 145651 235998 2785001 201999 201999 2987000 2924321 4300 145651 149951 2774370 201999 201999 2976369 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EXPENSE OF FUNDRAISING EVENT 145,651. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENDITURES NET WITH REVENUE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 201,999. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EXPENSE OF FUNDRAISING EVENT 145,651. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENDITURES NET WITH REVENUE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 201,999. GALA 492241 430276 61965 15650 87877 42124 492241 430276 61965 15650 87877 42124 145651 -83686 1 X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VANESSA FAJANS-TURNER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 273858 0 0 0 0 0 8250 0 0 0 282108 0 0 0 PATRICIA STERLING SR. FINANCE DIRECTOR 213905 0 0 0 0 0 6692 0 0 0 220597 0 0 0 KATHERINE NADEAU DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, STRATEGY 198126 0 0 0 0 0 6000 0 0 0 204126 0 0 0 KATHERINE MCNAMARA DEPUTY EXEC DIR, STRATEGY & PTNRSHP 192346 0 0 0 0 0 6000 0 0 0 198346 0 0 0 BRIAN KEEGAN DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICA 183125 0 0 0 0 0 3990 0 0 0 187115 0 0 0 X 12 50131 COST BASIS OF STOCKS 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B LINE 11B EXPLANATION - OUR 990 IS GENERATED BY OUR INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS AND BY OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR. AFTER INITIAL REVIEW, IT IS THEN FORWARDED TO OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S FINANCE/PERSONNEL COMMITTEE FOR THEIR REVIEW AND INPUT. CHANGES (IF ANY) ARE MADE AND THE 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO OUR FULL BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S FOR THEIR REVIEW BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS AND THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF CHARITIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C WE REMIND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS EACH YEAR OF OUR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF NOTIFYING THE ORGANIZATION WHEN A CONFLICT MAY EXIST. ANNUALLY EACH DIRECTOR SIGNS A WAIVER CONFIRMING THEY ARE AWARE OF OUR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND AGREES TO NOTIFY THE ORGANIZATION WHEN/IF A CONFLICT EXISTS. IF A BOARD MEMBER DISCLOSES A CONFLICT, THIS INFORMATION IS COMMUNICATED TO OUR BOARD CHAIR AND BOARD'S COMMITTEE ON DIRECTORS AND THE MATTER IS HANDLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR ADOPTED POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B WE HAVE PERIODICALLY REACHED OUT TO SIMILAR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN NEW YORK TO COLLECT INFORMATION CONCERNING SALARY LEVELS, INCREASES AND BENEFITS. COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY A VARIETY OF FACTORS SUCH AS PERFORMANCE, INFLATION, VALUE TO THE ORGANIZATION, COST OF LIVING IN THE EMPLOYEE'S LOCATION, SALARY LEVELS FOR SIMILAR JOBS AND PERFORMANCE IN SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PERIODICALLY REVIEW AND APPROVE COMPENSATION LEVELS AND CHANGES FOR ALL KEY EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 WE POST OUR AUDITED FINANCIALS AND TAX RETURNS ON OUR WEBSITE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO REVIEW. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR. ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES ACTIONINC 353 HAMILTON STREET ALBANY NY 12210 132736126 SEE PART VII NY 501(C)(4) N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES ACTION INC L 1021 ALLOC COST ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES ACTION INC N 247 ALLOC COST ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES ACTION INC O 17387 ALLOC COST ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES ACTION INC I 1025