Nonprofit · EIN 94-3251981
CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Tax-exempt · OAKLAND, CA 94612
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,500,320 | $4,256,395 | -$1,756,075 | $2,637,383 | $923,345 | $1,714,038 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,821,137 | $4,045,100 | -$223,963 | $4,907,388 | $1,437,275 | $3,470,113 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,729,695 | $5,130,659 | -$1,400,964 | $4,798,462 | $1,104,386 | $3,694,076 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $933,788
- Program service revenue
- $1,382,836
- Investment income
- $162,255
- Other revenue
- $21,441
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $529,943
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,968,434
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,002,027
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $31,124
- Accounting fees
- $84,223
- Occupancy
- $205,871
- Travel
- $11,664
- Depreciation
- $9,951
- Program services (functional)
- $3,147,882
- Management and general (functional)
- $620,629
- Fundraising (functional)
- $487,884
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,907,388
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,637,383
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $923,345
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,714,038
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $16,480
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,133,086
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,085,703
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $628,335
- Gross receipts
- $2,500,320
- Employees
- 29
- Volunteers
- 8
- Year formed
- 1996
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kizzy Charles-Guzman | CEO Officer | 40 | $346,023 | $29,110 |
| Emily DeFrisco | Sr. Comm. Dir. | 40 | $140,458 | $17,948 |
| Lakeesha Gage | Dir. of Fin/Ops Officer | 40 | $138,353 | $16,456 |
| Gwen Barrett | Senior Development | 40 | $154,148 | $0 |
| Mihir Vohra | Scientist | 40 | $125,000 | $13,977 |
| Shakoora Azimi-Gaylon | Senior Director | 40 | $136,628 | $0 |
| Thomas Fox | Sr. Legisl Counsel | 40 | $118,000 | $5,900 |
| Rob Rosenheck | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ije-Enu Nwosu | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Eileen Moncoeur | Sec./Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Dr Vin Gupta | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Tina Eshaghpour | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Bobbi Dunphy | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Matt Petersen | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Perry Sheffield | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kizzy Charles-Guzman | CEO Officer | 40 | $350,000 | $13,422 |
| Emily DeFrisco | Sr. Comm. Dir. | 40 | $143,000 | $15,249 |
| Lakeesha Gage | Dir. of Fin/Ops Officer | 40 | $140,342 | $8,031 |
| Laura Szabados | Sr. Grants Manager | 40 | $108,022 | $10,999 |
| Thomas Fox | Sr. Legisl Counsel | 40 | $115,807 | $2,458 |
| Shakoora Azimi-Gaylon | Senior Director | 40 | $113,757 | $0 |
| Rob Rosenheck | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ije-Enu Nwosu | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Eileen Moncoeur | Sec./Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Dr Vin Gupta | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Tina Eshaghpour | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Bobbi Dunphy | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Matt Petersen | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ansje Miller | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Green | CEO Officer | 40 | $250,769 | $11,000 |
| Tya Ward | Dir of Development | 40 | $182,500 | $4,550 |
| Regina Jackson | Interim CEO Officer | 40 | $161,918 | $16,501 |
| Jimena Diaz Levia | Scientist | 40 | $155,145 | $6,951 |
| Emily DiFrisco | Communications Dir | 40 | $135,258 | $11,240 |
| Kaya Allan Sugerman | Director of ITT | 40 | $123,156 | $9,079 |
| Sue Chaiang | Dir of Edc's Food | 40 | $102,966 | $13,371 |
| Kizzy Charles-Guzman | CEO Officer | 40 | $87,500 | $0 |
| Charlie Pizarro | Interim CEO Officer | 40 | $37,158 | $0 |
| Rob Rosenheck | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ije-Enu Nwosu | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Eileen Moncoeur | Secretary/Treas Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jose T Bravo | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Dr Vin Gupta | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kathy Gerwig | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Tina Eshaghpour | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Bobbi Dunphy | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Eliza Nemser | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Matt Petersen | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kalila Barnett | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ansje Miller | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2201 BROADWAY STE 508, OAKLAND, CA 94612-3063
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Kizzy Charles-Guzman, 2201 Broadway Ste 508, Oakland, CA 94612
- Signed the 990
- Kizzy Charles-Guzman, CEO
- Phone
- (510) 655-3900
- Website
- www.ceh.org
- Return prepared by
- Crosby & Kaneda CPAs LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-3251981 or by the name CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH.
- 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 Center for Environmental Health protects people from toxic chemicals and promotes business products and practices that are safe for public health and the environment.
Program accomplishments
- Protecting Consumers from Toxic Chemicals:CEH protected consumers from carcinogens and reproductive toxics across a wide range of products in 2025. The Court entered legal agreements between CEH and 14 defendants, including:-Bisphenol A in Socks Made Primarily of Polyester with Spandex: After years of persistence and negotiation, we celebrated the long-awaited closure of the BPA in socks case through a settlement with Daytona, now a part of Windsong Brands.-Nicotine Pouches: CEH entered into settlement agreements with major tobacco industry giants Helix Innovations, Altria Group Distribution Company, Swedish Match North America LLC, and Pinkerton Tobacco Co manufacturers and distributors of industry-leading nicotine pouch brands Zyn and On!. Our settlement agreements require these companies to put Prop 65 warnings on their packaging to give consumers the right to know about the reproductive harm that can be caused from use of these products. -1,4-Dioxane in Shampoo: We entered settlement agreements with two major companies, requiring that they reformulate their shampoo products to eliminate this carcinogen. We also achieved a major victory in the 1,4-dioxane in personal care products case, finalizing Consent Judgments with Kamedis Inc. and Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. -Cocamide DEA in Liquid Soaps: CEH entered settlement agreements with defendants, Brand Buzz LLC and Family Dollar LLC, requiring that they reformulate their liquid hand soap products to eliminate carcinogenic cocamide DEA as an intentionally added listed ingredient. -Hex Chrome in Leather Footwear and Gloves: CEH settled with another major distributor of leather gloves and footwear, requiring them to adopt state-of-the-art tanning protocols that will remove hexavalent chromium from their products. We also signed court-enforced Consent Judgments with luxury Italian footwear brands, Brunello Cucinelli and Roberto Cavalli, in our Hexavalent Chromium in Footwear case.-Lead in Brass Mouthpieces: CEH secured Consent Judgments with industry leader Yamaha Corporation of America and KHS America.Empowering Hospitals and Schools to Reuse:CEHs work promoting reusables in schools won two awards in 2025. CEH in partnership with StopWaste (Alameda County Waste Management Authority) was awarded the Department of Energy Re-X Before Recycling Prize for our work promoting reuse in schools. CEH was also awarded the California Resource and Recovery Association (CRRA)s Outstanding School Recycling Program Award for the CEH work bringing non-toxic reusables to K-12 schools throughout California. The award highlights our work bringing non-toxic reusables to the schools in Alameda County and assuring that young students are not being exposed to PFAS, microplastics, and other chemicals. CEH also finalized an analysis and report on the current single-use foodware in use in southern California Kaiser Permanente (KP) cafeterias and delivered our results including priority items to move towards safer alternatives. An overview of our report was presented to the senior leadership team with encouraging responses and the conversation will be ongoing on implementing these measures.Protecting Consumers from Black Plastic in Foodware:CEH is also working to protect consumers from toxic flame retardants in black plastic foodware. Gaps in transparency and regulation of the plastic recycling industry have allowed black plastic to enter the manufacturing process of food contact materials. This contamination can expose consumers to brominated flame retardants, heavy metals, and other toxic chemicals associated with e-waste.CEH is launching a black plastic testing initiative that includes measures to increase consumer awareness and combat misinformation to address this preventable exposure. This initiative includes fact sheets for the general public, inhouse screening of plastic items for toxic chemicals, and rigorous laboratory testing of black plastic foodware for toxic chemicals such as brominated flame retardants.Advocating Against PVCs in Industry-wide Sustainability Standards:CEH participated in the 2024-2025 update of BIFMAs Level sustainability standard the premier sustainability and environmental certification in the furniture industry. After the Vinyl Institute attempted to significantly weaken the Level standard, CEH worked with long-time ally Health Care Without Harm to oppose the plastic industry and together, we were able to successfully maintain the PVC-free requirement. This win ensures that the Level standard remains a proper benchmark of sustainability for the furniture industry for at least the next five years.CEH also hosted a two-part webinar series that focused on sustainable flooring. The first explored the current state of the flooring industry and shed light on the public health and environmental hazards of the most commonly used material. The second webinar explored safer flooring materials that are currently available in the market. Advancing Public Health and Environmental Justice by Protecting Communities from PFAS:CEH reached a settlement agreement with the metal plating facility Bowman Plating Company, Inc for its PFAS water discharges. Settlement terms require that the facility conduct power washing, soil remediation, confirmatory testing, cease using fume suppressants that contain PFAS, and cooperate with ongoing regulatory oversight from the California Water Resources Control Board. CEH will expand our work with vulnerable communities by engaging refugee communities in Sacramento. We held an in-person workshop on exposure to lead and PFAS from household products in August and collaborated with several partners for this event including a UC Davis professor working on refugee health issues, the Sacramento County Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, and the Muslim American Society-Social Services Foundation in Sacramento.Expenses $3,147,882 · revenue $1,382,836
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
- 94-3251981
- 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
- 1997
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Health care (E017)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,637,383
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,500,320
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,500,320 | $4,256,395 | $2,637,383 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,821,137 | $4,045,100 | $4,907,388 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,729,695 | $5,130,659 | $4,798,462 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,772,383 | $5,438,516 | $6,593,811 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | 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 94-3251981).
Questions about CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
- What is the EIN of CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH is 94-3251981.
- Is CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1997.
- Are donations to CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 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 CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 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 CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 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 CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Kizzy Charles-Guzman.
- Who are the officers and directors of CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 15 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $346,023 (Kizzy Charles-Guzman, CEO).
- How much revenue does CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,500,320, expenses of $4,256,395 and total assets of $2,637,383 at year end.
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