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Nonprofit · EIN 94-1730465

EARTHJUSTICE

Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105

Financials

$126M$148M2022$139.6M$152.1M2023$170.8M$167.5M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of EARTHJUSTICE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$170,827,511$167,548,000$3,279,511$315,692,421$48,162,271$267,530,150
June 30, 2024990$139,607,013$152,119,684-$12,512,671$297,417,741$53,398,325$244,019,416
June 30, 2023990$125,960,142$148,016,730-$22,056,588$294,773,000$56,448,684$238,324,316
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$154,130,256
Program service revenue
$5,787,062
Investment income
$10,519,206
Net rental income
$248,291
Net gain from sales of assets
$4,016,815
Net income from sales of inventory
-$20,999
Other revenue
$390,987

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$6,182,778
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$3,504,542
Other salaries and wages
$88,887,634
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$115,767,168
Professional fundraising fees
$48,670
Legal fees
$635,448
Accounting fees
$261,049
Occupancy
$9,875,712
Travel
$2,747,949
Depreciation
$1,616,711
Program services (functional)
$136,206,276
Management and general (functional)
$16,612,297
Fundraising (functional)
$14,729,427

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$297,417,741
Total assets, end of year
$315,692,421
Total liabilities, end of year
$48,162,271
Net assets, end of year
$267,530,150
Land, buildings and equipment
$5,847,195
Publicly traded securities
$210,081,541
Net assets without donor restrictions
$243,150,963
Net assets with donor restrictions
$24,379,187
Gross receipts
$186,347,988
Employees
698
Volunteers
33
Year formed
1970
State of legal domicile
CA

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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
ABIGAIL DILLENPRESIDENT
Officer
39.4$563,813$8,586$66,086
SAMBHAV SANKARSVP OF PROGRAMS
Key employee
40$447,759$0$64,677
ELIZABETH MARSHVP OF DEVELOPMENT
Key employee
40$463,064$0$34,500
JOSEPH ANDREW JACKSONSVP OF OP.; ASST. SECRETARY
Officer
39.8$433,642$2,179$58,488
STEPHEN SMITHSVP OF COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING
Key employee
40$416,137$0$57,655
ANDREW CAPUTOVP OF LITIGATION
Highest-paid employee
40$343,751$0$66,086
JAMILA FRONEVP OF LITIGATION
Highest-paid employee
40$327,243$0$56,142
JILL TAUBERVP OF LITIGATION
Highest-paid employee
40$338,540$0$43,942
MARTIN HAYDENSENIOR POLICY ADVISOR
Highest-paid employee
40$329,866$0$49,970
CONNOR FOURNIERCFO; ASST. TREASURER (FROM 02/24)
Officer
39.8$369,319$1,856$8,540
PATRICE SIMMSVP OF LITIGATION
Highest-paid employee
40$341,714$0$33,793
CONCEPCION LOZANO-BATISTAGENERAL COUNSEL; ASST. SECRETARY
Officer
40$342,345$0$27,921
DIANE WEBBDEP GEN COUNSEL; ASST SEC (TO 3/24)
Officer
40$56,342$0$7,253
GREG AVISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DOTTY BALLANTYNETRUSTEE & SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
31 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
PETER CARSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
STUART CLARKETRUSTEE & CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
ADAM COHENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ABRE CONNERTRUSTEE (FROM 06/24)
Trustee or director
1$0
DANIEL CORDALISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
AJA DECOTEAUTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ERIKA GEORGETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRIS HENSMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KIM JORDANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBERTA KATZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SERGIO KNAEBELTRUSTEE, V CHAIR AT LRG (FROM 06/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
DIANE LEWISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ED LEWISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
GEORGE MARTINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JANET MAUGHANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
WINSOME MCINTOSHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KIMBERLEY MILLIGANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
RASHAD MORRISTRUSTEE (FROM 06/24)
Trustee or director
1$0
MELANIE NEWMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
VAWTER BUCK PARKERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LORI POTTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
RICH RAINALDITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
REKHA RAOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
HECTOR SANCHEZ BARBATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
RUTH SANTIAGOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
GREG SERRURIERTRUSTEE & TREASURER (FROM 06/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
ALLISON SILVERMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DIANNE STERNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
STEPHEN VLADECKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KYLE WHYTETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID YEHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 48 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
ABIGAIL DILLENPRESIDENT
Officer
39.4$550,428$8,382$63,695
SAMBHAV NOTT SANKARSVP OF PROGRAMS
Key employee
40$438,197$0$59,125
JOSEPH ANDREW JACKSONSVP OF OPERATIONS; ASST. SECRETARY
Officer
40$427,621$0$59,596
ELIZABETH MARSHVP OF DEVELOPMENT
Key employee
40$414,233$0$47,705
STEPHEN SMITHSVP OF COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING
Highest-paid employee
40$394,472$0$30,302
CHRISTA BROTHERSVP OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Highest-paid employee
40$351,178$0$54,842
JILL TAUBERVP OF CLIMATE AND ENERGY
Highest-paid employee
40$331,212$0$40,048
MARTIN HAYDENSENIOR POLICY ADVISOR
Highest-paid employee
39.8$323,541$0$47,334
PATRICE SIMMSVP OF LITIGATION
Highest-paid employee
40$335,962$0$30,444
JASON SCHWARTZVP OF FINANCE; ASST TREAS (TO 6/23)
Officer
39.8$341,210$1,715$19,237
CONCEPCION LOZANO-BATISTAGENERAL COUNSEL; ASST. SECRETARY
Officer
39.8$305,671$0$7,479
DIANE WEBBDEP GEN COUN; ASST. SEC (TO 3/24)
Officer
40$245,459$0$34,114
GREG AVISTRUSTEE (FROM 11/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DOTTY BALLANTYNETRUSTEE & SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
PETER CARSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
STUART CLARKETRUSTEE & CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
ADAM COHENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
AJA DECOTEAUTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
N BRUCE DUTHUTRUSTEE & VICE CHAIR AT LARGE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
SERGIO GARCIATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ERIKA GEORGETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CHRIS HENSMANTRUSTEE (FROM 11/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ROBERTA KATZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SERGIO KNAEBELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARCIA KUNSTELTRUSTEE (TO 10/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DIANE LEWISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ED LEWISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
GEORGE MARTINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JANET MAUGHANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
WINSOME MCINTOSHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
PAUL NEWHAGENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MELANIE NEWMANTRUSTEE (FROM 11/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
VAWTER BUCK PARKERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
PATRICIA PINEDATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LORI POTTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RICH RAINALDITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
REKHA RAOTRUSTEE (FROM 3/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ANDREW REICHTRUSTEE (TO 10/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
WILL ROUSHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
HECTOR SANCHEZ BARBATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RUTH SANTIAGOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
GREG SERRURIERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
FERN SHEPARDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ALLISON SILVERMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DIANNE STERNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
STEPHEN M UNFRIEDTRUSTEE & TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
DAVID YEHTRUSTEE (FROM 3/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CONNOR FOURNIERVP & CFO; ASST TREAS (FROM 3/24)
Officer
40$0$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 44 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
ABIGAIL DILLENPRESIDENT
Officer
39.4$518,145$7,891$64,669
MARGARET MARSH-HEINESR. VP OF DEVELOPMENT (TO 2/23)
Key employee
40$450,565$0$60,003
SAMBHAV SANKARSR. VP OF PROGRAMS
Key employee
40$402,117$0$59,769
JOSEPH ANDREW JACKSONSR. VP OF OPERATIONS; ASST. SECRETARY
Officer
40$410,603$0$50,037
ELIZABETH MARSHVP OF DEVELOPMENT (FROM 2/23)
Key employee
40$339,784$0$30,500
ANDREW CAPUTOVP OF LITIGATION (TO 10/22)
Highest-paid employee
40$312,661$0$55,905
MARTIN HAYDENVP OF LITIGATION
Highest-paid employee
39.8$305,119$0$45,202
RAY WANVP OF COMMUNICATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$303,331$0$46,944
STACEY GEISVP OF LITIGATION (TO 12/22)
Highest-paid employee
40$305,912$0$39,715
PATRICE SIMMSVP OF LITIGATION
Highest-paid employee
40$312,680$0$30,500
JASON SCHWARTZVP OF FINANCE; ASST. TREAS (TO 6/23)
Officer
39.8$280,787$1,520$28,230
DIANE WEBBDEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL; ASST. SECRETARY
Officer
40$235,406$0$33,083
CONCEPCION LOZANO-BATISTAGENERAL COUNSEL; ASST. SECRETARY
Officer
39.8$248,774$0$265
DOTTY BALLANTYNETRUSTEE & SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
PETER CARSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
STUART CLARKETRUSTEE & VICE CHAIR AT LARGE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
ADAM COHENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
AJA DECOTEAUTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
N BRUCE DUTHUTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SERGIO GARCIATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ERIKA GEORGETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
VICTOR HYMESTRUSTEE (TO 5/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ROBERTA KATZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SERGIO KNAEBELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARCIA KUNSTELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DIANE LEWISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ED LEWISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
GEORGE MARTINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JANET MAUGHANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
WINSOME MCINTOSHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
PAUL NEWHAGENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
VAWTER BUCK PARKERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
PATRICIA PINEDATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LORI POTTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RICH RAINALDITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ANDREW REICHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
WILL ROUSHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
HECTOR SANCHEZ BARBATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RUTH SANTIAGOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
GREG SERRURIERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
FERN SHEPARDTRUSTEE & CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
ALLISON SILVERMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DIANNE STERNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
STEPHEN M UNFRIEDTRUSTEE & TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
180 STEUART ST 194330, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105-1239
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
ABIGAIL DILLEN, 180 STEUART ST 194330, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105
Signed the 990
CONNOR FOURNIER, CFO
Phone
(415) 217-2000
Return prepared by
BPM LLP

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-1730465 or by the name EARTHJUSTICE.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

EARTHJUSTICE IS A PREMIER NONPROFIT PUBLIC INTEREST ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ORGANIZATION. WE WIELD THE POWER OF LAW AND THE STRENGTH OF PARTNERSHIP TO PROTECT PEOPLE'S HEALTH, TO PRESERVE MAGNIFICENT PLACES AND WILDLIFE, TO ADVANCE CLEAN ENERGY, AND TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • PROVIDE FREE LEGAL REPRESENTATION, WORKING THROUGH THE COURTS ON BEHALF OF CITIZEN GROUPS, SCIENTISTS, ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE THAT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND PRIVATE INTERESTS FOLLOW THE LAW.
    Expenses $90,742,365 · grants $2,109,242 · revenue $5,787,062
  • PROVIDE INCREASED PUBLIC, MEDIA, AND POLICY MAKER AWARENESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND THE ROLE OF LAW IN SOLVING THEM.
    Expenses $45,463,911 · grants $4,073,536

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
94-1730465
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1971
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Environment (C010)
Assets (IRS master file)
$315,692,421
Income (IRS master file)
$186,347,988

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$170,827,511$167,548,000$315,692,421IRS
990June 2024$139,607,013$152,119,684$297,417,741IRS
990June 2023$125,960,142$148,016,730$294,773,000XML
990June 2022$135,320,966$127,720,008$276,651,694IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS
990June 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 94-1730465).

Questions about EARTHJUSTICE

What is the EIN of EARTHJUSTICE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of EARTHJUSTICE is 94-1730465.
Is EARTHJUSTICE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1971.
Are donations to EARTHJUSTICE tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does EARTHJUSTICE 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 EARTHJUSTICE due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did EARTHJUSTICE last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of EARTHJUSTICE?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ABIGAIL DILLEN.
Who are the officers and directors of EARTHJUSTICE?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 46 people; 13 received compensation from the organization, the highest $563,813 (ABIGAIL DILLEN, PRESIDENT).
How much revenue does EARTHJUSTICE have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $170,827,511, expenses of $167,548,000 and total assets of $315,692,421 at year end.

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