Nonprofit · EIN 01-0918435
BASEL ACTION NETWORK
Tax-exempt · SEATTLE, WA 98104
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,241,049 | $1,217,753 | $23,296 | $579,323 | $265,890 | $313,433 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,150,944 | $1,068,730 | $82,214 | $557,041 | $266,904 | $290,137 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $243,297
- Program service revenue
- $997,684
- Investment income
- $68
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $151,472
- Other salaries and wages
- $525,414
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $806,671
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $17,228
- Accounting fees
- $6,260
- Occupancy
- $16,423
- Travel
- $60,955
- Program services (functional)
- $684,961
- Management and general (functional)
- $527,384
- Fundraising (functional)
- $5,408
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $557,041
- Total assets, end of year
- $579,323
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $265,890
- Net assets, end of year
- $313,433
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $288,433
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $25,000
- Gross receipts
- $1,241,049
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 3
- Year formed
- 2008
- State of legal domicile
- WA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JIM PUCKETT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 36 | $127,545 | $23,927 |
| SHAWN DREW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YUYUN ISMAWATI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERTO FERRIGNO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JIM PUCKETT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $121,686 | $23,353 |
| SHAWN DREW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YUYUN ISMAWATI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERTO FERRIGNO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 600 1ST AVE STE 114, SEATTLE, WA 98104-2210
- In care of
- % 7
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JIM PUCKETT, 600 1ST AVE 114, SEATTLE, WA 98104
- Signed the 990
- JIM PUCKETT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (206) 652-5555
- Website
- WWW.BAN.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GREENWOOD OHLUND PS
Mission
THE BASEL ACTION NETWORK CHAMPIONS GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND JUSTICE BY ENDING TOXIC TRADE, CATALYZING A TOXICS-FREE FUTURE, AND CAMPAIGNING FOR EVERYONE'S RIGHT TO A CLEAN ENVIRONMENT.
Program accomplishments
- ELECTRONICS STEWARDSHIP: WE CONTINUE TO SPUR MARKET INCENTIVES AND ENCOURAGE SOCIALLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS BEHAVIOR IN RESPONSIBLE ELECTRONICS REUSE AND RECYCLING WORLDWIDE THROUGH OUR E-STEWARDS PROGRAM. OUR E-STEWARDS ADVANCE+ PROGRAM IS AN INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON PROVIDING JOBS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM AND OTHER DISABILITIES WHILE CREATING BOTTOM-LINE BENEFITS FOR CERTIFIED E-STEWARDS. OUR COMMERCIAL TRACKING PROGRAM, EARTHEYE, PROVIDES MAJOR CORPORATIONS WITH A DUE DILIGENCE AND LEGAL COMPLIANCE TOOL FOR THEIR E-WASTE.Expenses $421,900 · revenue $918,237
- GREEN SHIP RECYCLING: WORKING IN A COALITION WITH THE NGO SHIPBREAKING PLATFORM, WE SEEK TO ATTACK THE ROOT OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE AND ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE IN THE ECONOMIC ENGINE OF THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY. WE CONTINUE OUR WORK TO ENSURE THAT SHIP RECYCLING MOVES OFF THE BEACHES OF SOUTH ASIA AND IS CONDUCTED FOLLOWING INTERNATIONAL LAW AND IN A MANNER THAT PROTECTS HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT.Expenses $131,892 · revenue $79,447
- BASEL CONVENTION ADVOCACY: THE BASEL CONVENTION REMAINS A BEACON FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FOR ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT ISSUES FACING THE WORLD TODAY. BAN ACTIVELY SUPPORTS DELEGATES FROM LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES IN PROMOTING THE BASEL BAN AMENDMENT AND FIGHT A POWERFUL OPPOSITION WITH A STAKE IN THE STATUS QUO.Expenses $131,005
- PLASTIC POLLUTION PREVENTION: WITHIN THREE STRATEGIC AREAS (TRACKING, MOVEMENT BUILDING, AND POLICY IMPLEMENTATION), BAN WILL SPEARHEAD THE BFFP MOVEMENT'S RESPONSE TO THE INTERNATIONAL PLASTIC WASTE TRADE. WE AIM TO GATHER VITAL AND UNIQUE DATA FOR TRACKING AND EXPOSING THE PLASTIC WASTE TRADE USING OUR PIONEERING GPS TRACKING SYSTEM. IN 2021, WE LAUNCHED A A LARGE-SCALE PLASTIC WASTE TRANSPARENCY PROJECT IN NORTH AMERICA TO RAISE AWARENESS ON WASTE TRADE TRENDS. IN ADDITION, WE ARE ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE BASEL CONVENTION'S PLASTIC WASTE PARTNERSHIP AND HOPE TO CARRY OUT REGIONAL TRACKING PROJECTS WITH MULTIPLE BASEL REGIONAL CENTERS. THIS DATA WILL ASSIST THESE REGIONS IN CONTROLLING AND MANAGING THEIR WASTE TRADE, BY HELPING THEM UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH IS HAPPENING, WHERE IT COMES FROM, WHERE IT GOES, THE LIKELY LEGALITY OF IT, AND ASSESS WHETHER THE FINAL MANAGEMENT OF THE WASTE IS ESM OR NOT.Expenses $164
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 01-0918435
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2009
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $579,323
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,241,049
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,241,049 | $1,217,753 | $579,323 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,150,944 | $1,068,730 | $557,041 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,013,604 | $1,086,465 | $402,350 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 01-0918435).
Questions about BASEL ACTION NETWORK
- What is the EIN of BASEL ACTION NETWORK?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BASEL ACTION NETWORK is 01-0918435.
- Is BASEL ACTION NETWORK tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
- Are donations to BASEL ACTION NETWORK tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BASEL ACTION NETWORK file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BASEL ACTION NETWORK due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BASEL ACTION NETWORK last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of BASEL ACTION NETWORK?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JIM PUCKETT.
- Who are the officers and directors of BASEL ACTION NETWORK?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 4 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $127,545 (JIM PUCKETT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does BASEL ACTION NETWORK have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,241,049, expenses of $1,217,753 and total assets of $579,323 at year end.
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