Nonprofit · EIN 94-2578166
ISLAND PRESS
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20036
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,063,339 | $4,318,088 | -$2,254,749 | $1,507,595 | $839,709 | $667,886 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,378,424 | $4,201,660 | -$823,236 | $3,491,818 | $569,183 | $2,922,635 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,806,576 | $3,899,625 | $906,951 | $4,358,965 | $613,094 | $3,745,871 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $279,112
- Program service revenue
- $1,702,492
- Investment income
- $242
- Other revenue
- $81,493
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $153,760
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,089,120
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,617,940
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $6,750
- Occupancy
- $115,193
- Travel
- $5,208
- Depreciation
- $19,287
- Program services (functional)
- $3,555,680
- Management and general (functional)
- $444,311
- Fundraising (functional)
- $318,097
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,491,818
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,507,595
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $839,709
- Net assets, end of year
- $667,886
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $598,269
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $69,617
- Gross receipts
- $2,063,339
- Employees
- 24
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1978
- 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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID MILLER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $153,760 | $0 |
| LAURA HESS | SVP & CFO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $130,145 | $8,710 |
| JULIE FILLERUP | VP,SALES & MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $109,116 | $14,373 |
| BRANDI STANTON | VP, DIR. OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $112,535 | $9,345 |
| LAURIE MAZUR | EDITOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $101,837 | $15,408 |
| HEATHER BOYER | EXECUTIVE EDITOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,695 | $0 |
| EDWIN CHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEREMY LANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANKLIN MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA KUTNICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE MCENTEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIRSTEN MOY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALISON SANT LEFT IN 2025 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH WILEY | SECRETARY & TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROB GRIFFEN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SALLY YOZELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC RODENBECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES SOCAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TAMIKA BUTLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY HILTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID MILLER | PRESIDENT & PUBLISHER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $145,765 | $12,914 |
| JULIE FILLERUP | VP,SALES & MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,538 | $12,730 |
| BRANDI STANTON | VP, DIR. OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,452 | $8,369 |
| LAURA HESS | SVP & CFO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,553 | $7,734 |
| LAURIE MAZUR | EDITOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $102,752 | $10,813 |
| HEATHER BOYER | EXECUTIVE EDITOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,689 | $4,597 |
| EDWIN CHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HELEN MORRISON LEFT IN 2024 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEREMY LANG JOINED IN 2024 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANKLIN MOORE JOINED IN 2024 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA KUTNICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE MCENTEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIRSTEN MOY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALISON SANT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH WILEY | SECRETARY & TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB GRIFFEN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SALLY YOZELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC RODENBECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES SOCAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMIKA BUTLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY HILTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEN HARTZELL | SVP & CFO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $147,094 | $10,958 |
| DAVID MILLER | PRESIDENT & PUBLISHER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $141,312 | $12,190 |
| BRANDI STANTON | VP, DIR. OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $109,133 | $6,929 |
| JULIE FILLERUP | VP,SALES & MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,082 | $10,589 |
| LAURA HESS | DIRECTOR ACCOUNTING AND ADMIN. Highest-paid employee | 40 | $102,648 | $5,932 |
| LAURIE MAZUR | EDITOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $100,633 | $147 |
| EDWIN CHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BLAND LEFT IN 2023 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HELEN MORRISON JOINED LEFT IN 2023 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGOT ERNST LEFT IN 2023 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAELAN SCHICK LEFT IN 2023 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA KUTNICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE MCENTEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARSHA MAYTUM LEFT IN 2023 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIRSTEN MOY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALISON GREENBERG LEFT IN 2023 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALISON SANT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH WILEY | SECRETARY & TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB GRIFFEN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SALLY YOZELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC RODENBECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES SOCAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMIKA BUTLER JOINED IN 2023 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY HILTON JOINED IN 2023 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2000 M ST NW STE 480-B, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-3307
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- DAVID MILLER, 2000 M STREETNW 480-B, WASHINGTON, DC 200363307
- Signed the 990
- DAVID MILLER, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (617) 875-6799
- Website
- WWW.ISLANDPRESS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MATTHEWS CARTER & BOYCE
Mission
ISLAND PRESS CREATES, PUBLISHES AND PROMOTES POWERFUL IDEAS AND SOLUTIONS THAT HELP TRANSFORM LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES AND POLICIES IN ORDER TO BETTER ECOLOGICAL AND HUMAN WELL-BEING.
Program accomplishments
- RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONISLAND PRESS PUBLISHES AND PROMOTES SCIENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS THAT HELP PEOPLE MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. IN 2025, ISLAND PRESS PUBLISHED 27 NEW TITLES, SOLD 104,142 UNITS, AND DISTRIBUTED 3,454 FREE COPIES. AMONG THESE WERE:THE TWILIGHT FOREST: AN ELEGY FOR PONDEROSA IN A CHANGING WEST (OCTOBER 2025), BY GARY FERGUSON. THE TWILIGHT FOREST IS A LIFE-AFFIRMING PORTRAIT OF THE PONDEROSA PINE FORESTS OF THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST, WHERE MORE THAN 200 MILLION TREES HAVE DIED IN THE PAST DECADE AND SCIENTISTS PROJECT FEWER THAN 5% MAY SURVIVE IN THE REGION BY MID-CENTURY. FERGUSON WEAVES NATURAL AND HUMAN HISTORY WITH UNFLINCHING ATTENTION TO WILDFIRE AND CLIMATE CHANGE AS FORCES THAT HAVE TRANSFORMED A ONCE-THRIVING ECOSYSTEM. THE BOOK RECEIVED OVER 100 MEDIA HITS, INCLUDING A RECENT OP-ED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES ("A WATER DOOM LOOP IS COMING"). POISONING THE WELL: HOW FOREVER CHEMICALS CONTAMINATED AMERICA (APRIL 2025) BY SHARON UDASIN AND RACHEL FRANZIN, IS THE SHOCKING TRUE-LIFE STORY OF HOW PFASA SET OF TOXIC CHEMICALS MOST PEOPLE HAVE NEVER HEARD OFPOISONED THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. DRAWING ON GROUND-LEVEL REPORTING IN FOUR HEAVILY CONTAMINATED TOWNS AND INTERNAL INDUSTRY DOCUMENTS, THE BOOK MAKES THE CASE THAT CORPORATE MANUFACTURERS MAY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE DEADLY RISKS OF THEIR PRODUCTS SINCE THE 1960S WHILE REGULATORS REPEATEDLY FAILED TO ACT. BUT ALONGSIDE THE OUTRAGE IS AN EQUALLY POWERFUL STORY OF RESILIENCE: ORDINARY PEOPLE, FIGHTING FOR THEIR OWN SURVIVAL, WHO TOOK ON A BROKEN SYSTEM AND PUSHED FOR ACCOUNTABILITY. THE BOOK WAS INFLUENTIAL ENOUGH TO BE SELECTED FOR PAPERBACK REPRINTING IN 2027 BY PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS. THE HYPE ABOUT HYDROGEN, REVISED EDITION: FALSE PROMISES AND REAL SOLUTIONS IN THE RACE TO SAVE THE CLIMATE (APRIL 2025) BY JOSEPH J. ROMM, BUILDS ON THE AUTHOR'S 2003 EXPLAINER ON WHY HYDROGEN ISN'T THE CLEAN ENERGY PANACEA WE WERE PROMISED. THE JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND SCIENCES SAYS OF THE HYPE ABOUT HYDROGEN: "THIS BOOK SHOULD BE OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO ANYONE WANTING TO EXPLORE ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES TO MOVE AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS. IT PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH HYDROGEN, INCLUDING MANY REFERENCES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION."NEW YORK'S SECRET SUBWAY: THE UNDERGROUND GENIUS OF ALFRED BEACH AND THE ORIGINS OF MASS TRANSIT (SEPTEMBER 2025) BY MATTHEW ALGEO IS A RICHLY ILLUSTRATED GILDED AGE DRAMA POPULATED WITH LARGER-THAN-LIFE CHARACTERS. THE BOOK TELLS THE REMARKABLE TRUE STORY OF ALFRED BEACH, THE VISIONARY INVENTOR WHO SECRETLY CONSTRUCTED AMERICA'S FIRST OPERATIONAL SUBWAY BENEATH BROADWAY IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. BEACH'S AUDACIOUS ENGINEERING FEAT PUT HIM ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH WILLIAM "BOSS" TWEED, THE CORRUPT TAMMANY HALL POWER BROKER WHOSE POLITICAL MACHINERY PROTECTED THE ENTRENCHED HORSE-CAR INDUSTRY. A REVIEW BY PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY SAID, "[AN] ENGROSSING CHRONICLE... AN IMMERSIVE VIEW OF 1860S NEW YORK AS A HOTBED OF INNOVATION AND CORRUPTION."Expenses $1,958,562 · revenue $1,022,494
- MARKETING, COMMUNICATION, AND DISTRIBUTIONISLAND PRESS COMMUNICATES INFORMATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS TO GOVERNMENTAL, PROFESSIONAL, AND NON-PROFIT STAFF AND THEIR ORGANIZATIONS; BUSINESSES; STUDENTS AND PROFESSORS; AND GENERAL READERS. OUR PUBLICATIONS ARE DISTRIBUTED WORLDWIDE IN PRINT AND ELECTRONIC FORMATS, INCLUDING THROUGH AMAZON AND AMAZON'S KINDLE, AT BOOKSTORES, THROUGH ONLINE RETAILERS, AND VIA THE ISLAND PRESS WEBSITE. THEY ARE OFTEN TRANSLATED BY FOREIGN PUBLISHERS.OVER THE COURSE OF 2025, ISLAND PRESS' MARKETING TEAM SECURED OVER 500 MEDIA PLACEMENTS SUCH AS PODCAST INTERVIEWS, REVIEWS, AND EXCERPT PLACEMENTS. WE SECURED MEDIA COVERAGE FOR OUR BOOKS AND AUTHORS IN LARGE NATIONAL OUTLETS, INCLUDING THE LOS ANGELES TIMES, YAHOO!, MSNBC, RAW STORY, POLITICO, SEMAFOR, THE HILL, THE NEW YORK POST, DAILY MAIL, WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND THE WASHINGTON POST.Expenses $1,302,520 · revenue $679,998
- PROGRAM SERVICES/TECHNICAL ASSISTANCETHROUGH OUR SHORT-FORM PROGRAM, ISLAND PRESS IMPROVES THE COMMUNICATIONS CAPACITY OF EMERGING LEADERS AND EDUCATES PRACTITIONERS ON THE LATEST ENVIRONMENTAL THINKING AND SOLUTIONS, INCREASING THEIR CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT CHANGE. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH MOVEMENT LEADERS AND EMERGING THINKERS TO HELP THEM TELL THEIR STORY THROUGH ARTICLES, BLOG POSTS, OP-EDS, AND PLACE THEM IN MEDIA OUTLETS TO SHARE ENVIRONMENTAL LESSONS WIDELY. WE PROVIDE EDITORIAL AND MARKETING SUPPORT TO PUT THESE VOICES INTO THE NATIONAL CONVERSATION. AS A RESULT, WE PUBLISHED 71 ORIGINAL PIECES IN 2025 WITH A COMBINED 687 MILLION POTENTIAL VIEWS AND 1,800 SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENTS.IN 2025, THE SHORT-FORM PROGRAM WORKED WITH GROUPS LIKE AMERICA'S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS, LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY GARDEN COUNCIL, BUILDING ELECTRIFICATION INSTITUTE, INSTITUTE FOR MARKET TRANSFORMATION, LAWYERS FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT, AND SOUTHEAST CLIMATE AND ENERGY NETWORK. FOR EXAMPLE, IN NOVEMBER 2025, WE HELPED THE NORTHEAST OHIO BLACK HEALTH COALITION PUBLISH AN OP-ED ("BUILDING A FAIRER, MORE RESILIENT NORTHEAST OHIO") IN THE PLAIN DEALER RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT A SERIES OF COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE CHALLENGES FACING OHIO COMMUNITIESINCLUDING POLLUTION, FLOODING, AND THE HEALTH RISKS OF A CHANGING CLIMATE. TO FURTHER THE REACH OF OUR BOOKS AND AUTHORS, OUR PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM CREATED AND IMPLEMENTED DOZENS OF EVENTS IN 2025 INVOLVING ISLAND PRESS AUTHORS, INCLUDING SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AT HARVARD PUBLIC LIBRARY, ALABAMA WRITER'S FORUM, BARNES & NOBLE, AND ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY. ULTIMATELY, ISLAND PRESS STRENGTHENS THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT BY GIVING PROFESSIONALS AND ADVOCATES ACTIONABLE INFORMATION FOR CREATING A HEALTHIER, MORE SUSTAINABLE WORLD.Expenses $294,598
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
- 94-2578166
- 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
- 1979
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C030)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,507,595
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,063,339
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,063,339 | $4,318,088 | $1,507,595 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,378,424 | $4,201,660 | $3,491,818 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $4,806,576 | $3,899,625 | $4,358,965 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,813,849 | $3,888,620 | $3,539,032 | 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 94-2578166).
Questions about ISLAND PRESS
- What is the EIN of ISLAND PRESS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ISLAND PRESS is 94-2578166.
- Is ISLAND PRESS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1979.
- Are donations to ISLAND PRESS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ISLAND PRESS 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 ISLAND PRESS 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 ISLAND PRESS 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 ISLAND PRESS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names DAVID MILLER.
- Who are the officers and directors of ISLAND PRESS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 21 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $153,760 (DAVID MILLER, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does ISLAND PRESS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,063,339, expenses of $4,318,088 and total assets of $1,507,595 at year end.
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