Nonprofit · EIN 13-4181753
FRIENDS OF ACTION GROUP ON EROSION TECHNOLOGY AND CONCENTRATION INC
Tax-exempt · OAKLAND, CA 94618
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,830,569 | $1,814,475 | $16,094 | $35,626 | $0 | $35,626 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $911,693 | $920,273 | -$8,580 | $19,532 | $0 | $19,532 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,830,569
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,810,900
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $471
- Accounting fees
- $1,518
- Program services (functional)
- $1,811,500
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,190
- Fundraising (functional)
- $785
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $19,532
- Total assets, end of year
- $35,626
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $35,626
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $25,626
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $10,000
- Gross receipts
- $1,830,569
- Employees
- 0
- Year formed
- 2001
- State of legal domicile
- NC
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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathy Jo Wetter | President Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 |
| Hope Shand | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 |
| Gopal Dayeneni | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Veronica Villa | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| Michael Hansen | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| Dana Perls | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathy Jo Wetter | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Hope Shand | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| Gopal Dayeneni | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Veronica Villa | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Michael Hansen | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Dana Perls | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 441 AVON ST, OAKLAND, CA 94618-1023
- Signed the 990
- Gopal Dayeneni, Treasurer
- Phone
- (510) 649-1475
- Website
- www.friendsofetc.org
- Return prepared by
- Anthony F Armento CPA PC
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 13-4181753 or by the name FRIENDS OF ACTION GROUP ON EROSION TECHNOLOGY AND CONCENTRATION INC.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
The mission of Friends of ETC Group is to protect biodiversity and to advance the creation of a just and sustainable food security and sustainable livelihood system for the benefit of rural areas and societies.
Program accomplishments
- The Organization works toward its goals of promoting biodiversity and advancing just and sustainable food security and livelihood systems for the benefit of rural areas and societies largely through educational activities and by supporting the work of the Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration (ETC Group), a not-for-profit organization headquartered in Canada, and by supporting the work of other organizations aligned with its educational aims.During the fiscal year 2024/2025 the Organization supported increased in-person engagement with its partners and increased participation in international fora, with the aim to advance organizing, education and advocacy on critical issues related to food systems, climate change, biodiversity and sustainable livelihoods and technological change. The Organization engaged in multiple UN spaces, including the 30th conference of parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity where, along with partners, it maintained a moratorium on real world experiments in geoengineering. Building on this momentum, it organized to win a major victory at the 20th Ordinary Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN), where agreement to a text forcefully rejecting Solar Radiation Management and calling for a solar geoengineering Non-Use Agreement was reached. The Organization continues to have a strong presence, with its partners, in the Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. The Organization continued its strong relationship with groups in Latin America on Technology Assessment and the impacts of technology on farmers, indigenous peoples and biodiversity by providing research on topics ranging from corporate impacts on oceans and the impacts for fisher folk to the expanding role of AI and big data in food systems. It also supported many significant workshops with local partners in Latin America.Over the past Fiscal Year, the Organization have played a critical role in supporting the global convergence of small holder farmers, peasants, indigenous peoples and others advocates for a just and fair food system at a global convening on Food Sovereignty. It provided critical support in preparatory meetings, communication, narrative strategy and providing educational resources on the role of technologies in food systems. The very successful gathering was held in September, 2025 however the major organizing took place in the 24/25 fiscal year.As technological acceleration is super-charged through AI, the Organization has increasingly put its attention towards bringing greater understanding to communities and policy makers about the implications of AI, Data Centers and the new tech-titans on various communities, particularly in Africa and Latin America through reports and workshops. Two of the Organization's major publications released in 2024/25 include The Politics of Technology, that was co-created with partners, and Autonomy in the Face of Ag Tech. Both exist in six languages now (English, Spanish, French, Bahasa Indonesia, Hindi and Swahili) in various formats. The Organization also supported the further development of the website, https://assess.technology, which helps disseminate research and educational materials on technology. This year was an important year for deepening commitment to partnerships and alliances with other organizations and alliances. The Organization put significant energy and resources into Hand Off Mother Earth Alliance, the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa, La Via Campesina and many others. Strengthening and providing crucial leadership and support to the North American Digital Agriculture Working Group, the Technology Assessment Platform for Latin America (TECLA) and the African Technology Assessment Platform (AfriTAPS) was continued. as was long-term partnerships with organizations in Mexico and increased collaboration with smaller grassroots organizations in Latin America, India and globally.Expenses $1,811,500
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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-4181753
- 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
- 2001
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Food, agriculture and nutrition (K11)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $35,626
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,830,569
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $1,830,569 | $1,814,475 | $35,626 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $911,693 | $920,273 | $19,532 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $800,568 | $783,732 | $28,914 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2022 | $433,655 | $436,139 | $11,276 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 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 13-4181753).
Questions about FRIENDS OF ACTION GROUP ON EROSION TECHNOLOGY AND CONCENTRATION INC
- What is the EIN of FRIENDS OF ACTION GROUP ON EROSION TECHNOLOGY AND CONCENTRATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FRIENDS OF ACTION GROUP ON EROSION TECHNOLOGY AND CONCENTRATION INC is 13-4181753.
- Is FRIENDS OF ACTION GROUP ON EROSION TECHNOLOGY AND CONCENTRATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2001.
- Are donations to FRIENDS OF ACTION GROUP ON EROSION TECHNOLOGY AND CONCENTRATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FRIENDS OF ACTION GROUP ON EROSION TECHNOLOGY AND CONCENTRATION 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 FRIENDS OF ACTION GROUP ON EROSION TECHNOLOGY AND CONCENTRATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FRIENDS OF ACTION GROUP ON EROSION TECHNOLOGY AND CONCENTRATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of FRIENDS OF ACTION GROUP ON EROSION TECHNOLOGY AND CONCENTRATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 6 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does FRIENDS OF ACTION GROUP ON EROSION TECHNOLOGY AND CONCENTRATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,830,569, expenses of $1,814,475 and total assets of $35,626 at year end.
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