Nonprofit · EIN 52-1654284
ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20009
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $8,343,438 | $8,119,517 | $223,921 | $5,978,613 | $2,370,137 | $3,608,476 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $7,209,160 | $7,938,484 | -$729,324 | $5,599,171 | $2,279,606 | $3,319,565 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $8,222,072
- of which government grants
- $2,605,790
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $121,366
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,509,340
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $523,174
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,492,669
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,728,557
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $110,022
- Accounting fees
- $44,811
- Occupancy
- $259,920
- Travel
- $280,804
- Depreciation
- $36,758
- Program services (functional)
- $7,378,302
- Management and general (functional)
- $597,099
- Fundraising (functional)
- $144,116
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,599,171
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,978,613
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,370,137
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,608,476
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $160,180
- Publicly traded securities
- $473,819
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $900,928
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,707,548
- Gross receipts
- $8,343,438
- Employees
- 44
- Volunteers
- 5
- Year formed
- 1989
- State of legal domicile
- DC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXANDER VON BISMARCK | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $159,852 | $38,808 |
| GHAYA HASSAIRI | CHIEF OPERATIONS AND FINANCE OFFICER Officer | 50 | $161,970 | $18,176 |
| LISA HANDY | DIRECTOR OF FOREST CAMPAIGNS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $151,744 | $26,931 |
| DANIELLE GRABIEL | COUNSEL AND WILDLIFE CAMPAIGN LEAD Highest-paid employee | 40 | $137,970 | $17,604 |
| AVIPSA MAHAPATRA | CLIMATE CAMPAIGN LEAD Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,407 | $15,024 |
| ALLAN THORNTON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $108,302 | $38,941 |
| SUSANNE BREITKOPF | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $123,534 | $21,478 |
| ROMAIN TARAVELLA | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $127,658 | $15,548 |
| JOHN FITZGERALD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN COX | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANINE FERRETTI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTIN RECHBERGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANITA PLUMMER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLAN THORNTON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $158,964 | $40,713 |
| ALEXANDER VON BISMARCK | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $162,776 | $34,878 |
| GHAYA HASSAIRI | CHIEF OPER.& FIN OFFICER Officer | 50 | $162,830 | $16,637 |
| LISA HANDY | DIR OF FOREST CAMPAIGNS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $146,845 | $23,856 |
| DANIELLE GRABIEL | COUNSEL & WILDLIFE CAMPAIGN LEAD Highest-paid employee | 40 | $130,120 | $15,596 |
| AVIPSA MAHAPATRA | CLIMATE CAMPAIGN LEAD Highest-paid employee | 40 | $127,475 | $13,549 |
| SUSANNE BREITKOPF | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,831 | $18,858 |
| ROMAIN TARAVELLA | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $121,034 | $13,878 |
| MICHAEL BRITNALL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANINE FERRETTI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTIN RECHBERGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN FITZGERALD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN COX | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 53343, WASHINGTON, DC 20009-9343
- In care of
- % GHAYA HASSAIRI
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ALEXANDER VON BISMARCK, PO BOX 53343, WASHINGTON, DC 20009
- Signed the 990
- ALEXANDER VON BISMARCK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (202) 483-6621
- Website
- WWW.EIA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN
Mission
TO ESTABLISH AND PROMOTE PROGRAMS TO PROTECT THE GLOBAL CLIMATE, FORESTS, WILDLIFE AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, THROUGH RESEARCH, ADVOCACY, AND INVESTIGATION.
Program accomplishments
- EIA'S FOREST CAMPAIGN PROTECTS THE WORLD'S FORESTS, AND THE PEOPLE, WILDLIFE AND GLOBAL CLIMATE THAT DEPEND ON THEM, BY EXPOSING ILLEGAL TIMBER OPERATIONS AND ILLEGAL DEFORESTATION FOR PRODUCTION OF COMMODITIES THROUGH UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATIONS; EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, DATA ANALYSIS, SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS, CAMPAIGNING AND ADVOCACY FOR DOMESTIC LAWS THAT BAN IMPORTS OF PRODUCTS MADE FROM ILLEGALLY CUT TIMBER OR COMMODITIES RESULTING FROM ILLICIT DEFORESTATION; ENGAGING WITH BUSINESSES AND TRADE ASSOCIATIONS TO MAKE SUPPLY CHAINS MORE TRACEABLE AND TRANSPARENT WORLDWIDE TO REINFORCE LEGALITY AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY; ADVOCATING FOR FOREST PROTECTION AND GOVERNANCE SAFEGUARDS IN TRADE POLICIES; AND STRENGTHENING FOREST GOVERNANCE AND COMMUNITY INCLUSION, WHICH IN TURN HELPS COMMUNITIES TO THRIVE AND FORESTS TO REMAIN STANDING. MORE DETAILS ABOUT OUR CAMPAIGN WORK AT: EIA.ORG/CAMPAIGNS/Expenses $4,709,259 · grants $1,281,472
- EIA WILDLIFE AND OCEAN CAMPAIGNS ENVISIONS A WORLD WHERE THE WORLD'S THREATENED SPECIES, INCLUDING ELEPHANTS, RHINOS, ORANGUTANS, AND BELUGA WHALES, ARE PROTECTED, RECOVERED, AND THRIVING THROUGHOUT THEIR NATURAL RANGES. EIA RELIES ON THE BEST AVAILABLE SCIENTIFIC, CUSTOMS, AND TRADE DATA, AND INTELLIGENCE FROM INVESTIGATIONS, TO SUPPORT POLICIES AND ACTIONS THAT PROTECT THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES. EIA'S WILDLIFE CAMPAIGN WORKS WITH PARTNERS AND ALLIES ON THE GROUND TO STOP THE ILLEGAL AND UNSUSTAINABLE KILLING OF, AND TRADE IN, ELEPHANTS AND RHINOS, AND TO PROTECT THE ARCTIC HOME OF BELUGAS AND OTHER WHALES AND THE TROPICAL FOREST HABITAT OF ORANGUTANS.EIA'S APPROACH TO WILDLIFE PROTECTION FALLS UNDER TWO MAJOR WORK AREAS:1) PROTECTING TERRESTRIAL SPECIES FROM POACHING, TRAFFICKING, AND HABITAT LOSS, BY UPHOLDING INTERNATIONAL BANS ON ELEPHANT IVORY AND RHINOCEROS HORN; CAMPAIGNING FOR COUNTRIES AND JURISDICTIONS TO ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT LAWS TO CLOSE DOWN DOMESTIC ELEPHANT IVORY AND RHINO HORN MARKETS. 2) ARCTIC MARINE SPECIES PROTECTION BY ADVOCATING FOR EFFECTIVE REGULATORY CHANGE TO PROMOTE RECOVERY FOR CRITICALLY ENDANGERED COOK INLET BELUGA WHALES; INCREASED CRITICAL HABITAT PROTECTION AND ANTHROPOGENIC THREAT REDUCTION; AND ENGAGE GOVERNMENTS, INDUSTRY, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS AT RELEVANT INTERNATIONAL DECISION-MAKING FORA TO REDUCE THREATS TO VULNERABLE MARINE MAMMAL POPULATIONS FROM UNDERWATER NOISE EXPOSURE FROM INCREASED COMMERCIAL SHIPPING AND ILLEGAL COMMERCIAL WHALING TO ACHIEVE THE DESIRED IMPACT OF ENSURING THAT FOCAL WILDLIFE SPECIES ARE NOT ONLY PROTECTED BUT THRIVING. MORE DETAILS ABOUT OUR CAMPAIGN WORK AT: EIA.ORG/CAMPAIGNS.Expenses $1,298,788 · grants $205,015
- GLOBAL CLIMATE CAMPAIGN EIA IS LEADING THE INTERNATIONAL EFFORT FOR A GLOBAL PHASE-OUT OF HYDROFLUOROCARBONS (HFCS)--A CLASS OF POTENT CHLORINATED CHEMICALS THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ANTARCTIC AND ARCTIC OZONE HOLES AS WELL AS ONE SIXTH OF ALL GLOBAL WARMING. EIA PROVIDES A WIDE ARRAY OF INFORMATION, THROUGH PRIMARY RESEARCH AND DATA ANALYSIS, TO VARIOUS INDUSTRIAL SECTORS TO FACILITATE IMMEDIATE CONVERSIONS FROM OZONE-DEPLETING SUBSTANCES AND HFCS TO LOW-GWP CLIMATE FRIENDLY ALTERNATIVES. THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE, INCLUDING ATMOSPHERIC AND CHEMICAL SCIENCES, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY, CUTTING-EDGE REFRIGERATION AND AIR-CONDITIONING TECHNOLOGY AND ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL, EIA WORKS WITH RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS, SCIENTISTS, GOVERNMENTS, INDUSTRY AND NGOS AS WELL AS THE TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT PANEL (TEAP) THAT WAS ESTABLISHED AS THE TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS ADVISORY BODY TO THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL PARTIES, TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL INFORMATION RELATED TO THE ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES THAT HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATED AND EMPLOYED TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO VIRTUALLY ELIMINATE USE OF OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES (SUCH AS CFCS AND HALONS), THAT HARM THE OZONE LAYER. EIA ALSO PRESENTS IN VARIOUS U.N. AND INDUSTRY EVENTS ON THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS TO PROMOTE CLIMATE-FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGY THAT USE NON-FLUORINATED NON-SYNTHETIC REFRIGERANTS CURRENTLY WIDELY USED IN REFRIGERANTS AND AIR CONDITIONING. MORE DETAILS ABOUT OUR CAMPAIGN WORK AT: EIA.ORG/CAMPAIGNS.Expenses $907,616
- THE EXTRACTIVE CAMPAIGN AIMS TO REDUCE MINING IMPACTS AND INJUSTICES THROUGH STRATEGIC INVESTIGATION-LED AND GROUND-TRUTHING CAMPAIGNS. THE CAMPAIGN AIMS TO PRIORITIZE AMBITIOUS TRANSPARENCY-BASED AND EQUITY-FOCUSED SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS, BUILDING LOCAL CAPACITY, AMPLIFYING EXCITING INITIATIVES AND PARTICIPATING IN SYSTEMIC POLICY CHANGES. MORE DETAILS ABOUT OUR CAMPAIGN WORK AT: EIA.ORG/CAMPAIGNS.Expenses $462,639 · grants $22,853
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
- 52-1654284
- 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
- 1990
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q195)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,978,613
- Income (IRS master file)
- $8,343,438
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $8,343,438 | $8,119,517 | $5,978,613 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $7,209,160 | $7,938,484 | $5,599,171 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $7,283,635 | $7,134,795 | $6,453,146 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | 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 52-1654284).
Questions about ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY
- What is the EIN of ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY is 52-1654284.
- Is ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1990.
- Are donations to ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY 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 ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY 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 ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY 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 ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ALEXANDER VON BISMARCK.
- Who are the officers and directors of ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 13 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $159,852 (ALEXANDER VON BISMARCK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $8,343,438, expenses of $8,119,517 and total assets of $5,978,613 at year end.
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