Nonprofit · EIN 04-3429794
COMING CLEAN INC
Tax-exempt · BRATTLEBORO, VT 05301
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,395,106 | $2,678,660 | -$283,554 | $2,876,133 | $64,767 | $2,811,366 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,837,590 | $2,877,526 | -$39,936 | $3,160,055 | $65,135 | $3,094,920 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,016,468 | $2,567,667 | $448,801 | $3,182,671 | $56,365 | $3,126,306 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,302,973
- Program service revenue
- $5,795
- Investment income
- $86,338
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $400,814
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $325,571
- Other salaries and wages
- $943,613
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,480,312
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $5,660
- Accounting fees
- $15,200
- Occupancy
- $9,847
- Travel
- $103,940
- Depreciation
- $4,648
- Program services (functional)
- $2,064,620
- Management and general (functional)
- $502,181
- Fundraising (functional)
- $111,859
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,160,055
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,876,133
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $64,767
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,811,366
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $5,756
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,116,116
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $695,250
- Gross receipts
- $2,395,106
- Employees
- 16
- Volunteers
- 8
- Year formed
- 1998
- State of legal domicile
- VT
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVE TAYLOR | PROGRAM DIRECTOR | 40 | $154,990 | $21,875 |
| JUDITH ROBINSON | President Officer | 40 | $159,491 | $3,894 |
| SUSAN SABELLA | COO Officer | 40 | $149,928 | $3,996 |
| MICHELE ROBERTS | EJHA COORDINATOR | 40 | $131,655 | $4,523 |
| GARY COHEN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN GEISER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN FINE FRIEDMAN | CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR FATEMEH SHAFIEI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL FABER | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AL HUANG | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTIN SCHAFER | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| YUDITH NIETO | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVE TAYLOR | PROGRAM DIRECTOR | 40 | $137,713 | $19,953 |
| JUDITH ROBINSON | President Officer | 40 | $147,884 | $3,882 |
| SUSAN SABELLA | COO Officer | 40 | $143,270 | $4,130 |
| MICHELE ROBERTS | EJHA COORDINATOR | 40 | $126,655 | $4,355 |
| GARY COHEN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN GEISER | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN FINE FRIEDMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR FATEMEH SHAFIEI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL FABER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AL HUANG | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MARVA KING | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTIN SCHAFER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YUDITH NIETO | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUDITH ROBINSON | President Officer | 40 | $139,186 | $9,458 |
| SUSAN SABELLA | COO Officer | 40 | $129,429 | $10,033 |
| STEVE TAYLOR | PROGRAM DIRECTOR | 40 | $116,882 | $9,999 |
| MICHELE ROBERTS | EJHA COORDINATOR | 40 | $112,474 | $3,374 |
| GARY COHEN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN GEISER | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN FINE FRIEDMAN | CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR FATEMEH SHAFIEI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL FABER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDY HATCHER | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MARVA KING | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YUDITH NIETO | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 28 VERNON ST STE 434, BRATTLEBORO, VT 05301-3668
- In care of
- % GARY COHEN
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- YUDITH NIETO, 28 VERNON STREET 434, BRATTLEBORO, VT 05301
- Signed the 990
- YUDITH NIETO, CHAIR
- Phone
- (802) 251-0203
- Website
- WWW.COMINGCLEANINC.ORG
- Return prepared by
- DOWNEY PIECIAK FITZGERALD & CO PC
Mission
COMING CLEANS MISSION IS TO MEANINGFULLY CONTRIBUTE TO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND JUSTICE BY RADICALLY REDUCING SOURCES OF CHEMICAL EXPOSURE IN PEOPLES LIVES, ESPECIALLY DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED POPULATIONS; TO AGGRESSIVELY ADVOCATE FOR CORPORATE AND MARKETPLACE CHANGES AS A DRIVER FOR POLICY SOLUTIONS THAT ADDRESS TOXIC CHEMICALS AS A PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT; AND TO POSITION ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND JUSTICE GROUPS AS LEADERS IN BUILDING HEALTHY AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES LOCALLY AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. COMING CLEAN WORKS IN CLOSE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE HEALTH ALLIANCE FOR CHEMICAL POLICY REFORM (EJHA).
Program accomplishments
- ACCOMPLISHMENTS:NETWORK-WIDE GENERAL STRAGEGY MEETING COMING CLEAN AND EJHA CO-CONVENED A 3-DAY GATHERING OF COMING CLEAN MEMBER-ORGANIZATIONS AND EJHA AFFILIATES IN LOS ANGELES. THE EVENT WAS LOCALLY-HOSTED BY PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY- LA. OVER 100 INDIVIDUALS FROM 45 ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATED IN THE MEETING. THIS WAS COMING CLEANS FIRST GENERAL STRATEGY GATHERING SINCE THE PANDEMIC. MEMEBERS RENEWED OUR COMMITMENT TO CENTER THE LOUISVILLE CHARTER FOR SAFER CHEMICALS IN OUR COLLECTIVE WORK, AND MOVE AGGRESSIVELY TOWARD THE VISION OF THE CHARTER. HAZARDOUS FACILITIES IN SPRING 2024, AFTER A MULTI-YEAR COLLECTIVE ADVOCACY EFFORT, THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) FINALIZED THE SAFER COMMUNITIES BY CHEMICAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION RULE WHICH UPDATED THE RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (RMP) RULE TO FURTHER PROTECT VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES FROM CHEMICAL ACCIDENTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE LIVING NEAR FACILITIES IN INDUSTRY SECTORS WITH HIGH ACCIDENT RATES. STRENGTHENING THE RMP RULE HAS BEEN A LONGSTANDING PRIORITY FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE HEALTH ALLIANCE FOR CHEMICAL POLICY REFORM (EJHA) AND COMING CLEAN NETWORKS AS IT REGULATES AROUND 12,000 HIGH-RISK FACILITIES THAT MANUFACTURE, USE AND STOCKPILE HIGHLY HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS SUCH AS THOSE USED IN AGRICULTURE (PESTICIDES, FERTILIZERS AND THE INTERMEDIARY CHEMICALS USED TO MAKE THE FINAL PRODUCT), PLASTICS, WATERPROOFING (PFAS) AND OTHER PRODUCTS. FENCELINE COMMUNITIES NEIGHBORING THESE FACILITIES ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY BLACK, LATINO, LOW-INCOME AND HAVE LOW ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS. THESE COMMUNITIES ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED NOT ONLY BY CHEMICAL EMISSIONS FROM THESE FACILITIES, BUT ALSO MANY NON-CHEMICAL STRESSORS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOW ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS, AND ONGOING CHEMICAL DISASTERS FROM THESE FACILITIES. EPA AGREED TO PERFORM A REVIEW TO UPDATE THE LIST OF FACILITIES INCLUDED IN THE RMP RULE. THEY ALSO SIGNALED THAT THEY WOULD MAKE CERTAIN RMP DATA PUBLICLY AVAILABLE, AND DID SO WHEN RELEASING THE FINAL RULE.HAZARDOUS FACILITIES -- THE EPA INSTITUTED SIGNIFICANT NEW PROTECTIONS AGAINST WORST-CASE HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL DISCHARGES, FOLLOWING YEARS OF ADVOCACY AND LITIGATION BY ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GROUPS AND FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES. THIS REGULATION, WHICH IS MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS OVERDUE, FILLS CRITICAL GAPS IN THE NATION'S ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY NET, REQUIRING FACILITIES TO DEVELOP COMPREHENSIVE PLANS TO PREPARE FOR AND RESPOND TO WORST-CASE CHEMICAL DISCHARGES NEAR WATERWAYS. THE RULE ADDRESSES A MAJOR VULNERABILITY IN THE PROTECTION OF THE COUNTRY'S WATERWAYS AND COMMUNITIES. THOUSANDS OF FACILITIES THAT MANUFACTURE, USE AND STORE SOME OF THE MOST DANGEROUS CHEMICALS BRUSH UP AGAINST WATERWAYS OR ARE IN FLOOD-PRONE AREAS. THE NEW POLICY COMES AFTER NUMEROUS DISASTERS AFFECTING DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES, WILDLIFE HABITATS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES THAT EXPERIENCE THE BRUNT OF EXTREME WEATHER SUPERCHARGED BY CLIMATE CHANGE. THE FINAL RULE MANDATES THAT MANY OF THIS COUNTRYS MOST DANGEROUS CHEMICAL FACILITIES NEAR WATERWAYS MUST PREPARE FACILITY RESPONSE PLANS, WHICH CRITICALLY MUST ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND POTENTIAL HARMS TO NEARBY ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES. THE FINAL RULE COVERS MORE FACILITIES THAN EPAS PROPOSAL WOULD HAVE, AFTER CHANGES EPA MADE IN RESPONSE TO COMMENTS FROM EJHA, COMING CLEAN, CLEAN WATER ACTION, AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL. THE RULE ALSO ALLOWS PEOPLE IN FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES TO PETITION THE EPA IF THEY BELIEVE A NEARBY FACILITY THAT HAS NOT PREPARED A RESPONSE PLAN SHOULD HAVE TO DO SO. FARMWORKER HEALTH & JUSTICE MEMBERS OF COMING CLEANS FARMWORKER HEALTH AND JUSTICE TEAM PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN EPAS DECISION TO SUSPEND USE OF THE HERBICIDE, DCPA. DCPA HAS BEEN SHOWN TO HAVE AN EXTREMELY HIGH RISK OF DEVELOPMENTAL EFFECTS FROM EXPOSTURE DURING PREGANCY, INCLUDING LOW BIRTH WEIGHT, IMPAIRED BRAIN DEVELOPMENT, DECREASED IQ, AND IMPAIRED MOTOR SKILLS.CUMULATIVE IMPACTS & MANDATORY EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS COMING CLEAN AND THE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS PUBLISHED THE COMMUNITY GUIDE TO CUMULATIVE IMPACTS, A RESOURCE TO DRIVE POLICY CHANGES AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL TO PROTECT OVERBURDENED COMMUNITIES FROM CUMULATIVE CHEMICAL AND POLLUTION HARMS. THE COMMUNITY GUIDE TO CUMULATIVE IMPACTS HELPS COMMUNITIES SHOW HOW OVERLAPPING STRESSORS IMPACT HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE. IT BREAKS DOWN TOOLS, POLICIES, AND ADVOCACY STRATEGIES TO TURN LIVED EXPERIENCE INTO ACTION.HAZARDOUS FACILTIES COMING CLEAN TEAMS COLLABORATED TO WIN AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS POLLUTANTS ADDRESSING AIR EMISSIONS FROM ETHYLENE OXIDE AND CHLOROPRENE, CANCER-LINKED CHEMICALS THAT ARE DRIVING TOXIC HOTSPOTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AMENDMENTS ELIMINATE EXEMPTIONS DURING PERIODS OF FACILITY START-UP, SHUTDOWN AND MALFUNCTION; PRIORITIZE THE BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE TO CALCULATE THE CANCER RISK OF ETHYLENE OXIDE; INCLUDE A CANCER RISK ASSESSMENT EVALUATING IMPACT ON NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES; AND SET NEW EMISSION LIMITS FOR DIOXINS AND FURANS, PREVIOUSLY UNREGULATED DIRTY DOZEN POLLUTANTS. THESE WINS ARE THE RESULT OF SUSTAINED EFFORTS OVER 10 YEARS AND 3 PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATIONS.Expenses $2,064,620 · grants $400,814 · revenue $5,795
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 | 990 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
- 04-3429794
- 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
- 1998
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C052)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,876,133
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,395,106
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,395,106 | $2,678,660 | $2,876,133 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,837,590 | $2,877,526 | $3,160,055 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,016,468 | $2,567,667 | $3,182,671 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,770,099 | $2,146,549 | $2,730,077 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 04-3429794).
Questions about COMING CLEAN INC
- What is the EIN of COMING CLEAN INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COMING CLEAN INC is 04-3429794.
- Is COMING CLEAN INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
- Are donations to COMING CLEAN INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COMING CLEAN INC 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 COMING CLEAN INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COMING CLEAN INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of COMING CLEAN INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names YUDITH NIETO.
- Who are the officers and directors of COMING CLEAN INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 12 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $154,990 (STEVE TAYLOR, PROGRAM DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does COMING CLEAN INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,395,106, expenses of $2,678,660 and total assets of $2,876,133 at year end.
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