2023-08-18T15:52:51-05:00 2022-12-31 571157523 APRIO LLP 111 ROCKVILLE PIKE SUITE 600 ROCKVILLE MD 20850 990 2022-01-01 520901863 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW INSTITUTE ENVI 2029393830 1730 M STREET NW 700 WASHINGTON DC 20036 LORETTA REINERSMANN VP FINANCE & ADMIN 2029393830 2023-08-17 1 LORETTA REINERSMANN 999009999 0 STACY CULLEN P00974308 3012316200 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z H JORDAN DIAMOND 1730 M STREET NW 700 WASHINGTON DC 20036 8731045 0 X WWW.ELI.ORG X 1969 DC TO BUILD EFFECTIVE LAW AND GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BY PROVIDING INFORMATION SERVICES, PUBLICATIONS, TRAINING COURSES, SEMINARS, RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS IN A MANNER THAT ENGAGES AND EMPOWERS LEADERS AND PRACTITIONERS TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE AND RULE OF LAW. ELI'S AUDIENCE INCLUDES LEADING ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS IN GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY, THE LAW PRACTICE COMMUNITY, PUBLIC INTEREST GROUPS, AND ACADEMIA. 41 40 96 40 68666 0 4814550 6859111 1659161 1377145 209341 198108 161901 140326 6844953 8574690 0 0 0 0 4639142 4934973 0 0 337300 2155830 2559963 6794972 7494936 49981 1079754 12016596 14613248 3915369 6507425 8101227 8105823 X TO BUILD EFFECTIVE LAW AND GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BY PROVIDING INFORMATION SERVICES, PUBLICATIONS, TRAINING COURSES, SEMINARS, RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS IN A MANNER THAT ENGAGES AND EMPOWERS LEADERS AND PRACTITIONERS TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE AND RULE OF LAW. ELI'S AUDIENCE INCLUDES LEADING ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS IN GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY, THE LAW PRACTICE COMMUNITY, PUBLIC INTEREST GROUPS, AND ACADEMIA. 0 0 3766948 RESEARCH AND POLICY DIVISION:PROVIDED RESEARCH, TRAINING, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY TO ALL SECTORS IN THE U.S. AND NUMEROUS FOREIGN COUNTRIES. RESEARCH PROGRAMS IN 2022 COVERED THE BREADTH OF THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY, FROM EDUCATING JUDGES ABOUT THE SCIENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE, TO PROMOTING GOOD GOVERNANCE TO PREVENT CORRUPTION IN SMALL-SCALE MINING, TO OPERATING THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE NETWORK AND THE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT. OTHER INITIATIVES ASSESSED STATE PROTECTIONS OF NONFEDERAL WATERS, IDENTIFIED BEST PRACTICES FOR COASTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS, PROVIDED MODEL ORDINANCES AND OTHER TOOLS FOR REDUCING FOOD WASTE, LOOKED AT ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN THE RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR, AND RESEARCHED AND ANALYZED THE GLOBAL STATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL RULE OF LAW, AMONG OTHER THINGS. OUR ONGOING PROGRAMS ALSO CONTINUED TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE, EDUCATION, AND RECOGNITION TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS NATIONWIDE SUCH AS THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY ANNUAL REVIEW; TRAINING FOR STATES, TERRITORIES, AND TRIBES ON THE TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD AND OTHER CLEAN WATER ACT PROGRAMS; OUR INDOOR AIR QUALITY PROGRAM; OUR ANNUAL NATIONAL WETLANDS AWARDS PROGRAM AND CEREMONY; AND OTHERS. IN ADDITION, AMONG ITS INTERNATIONALLY FOCUSED INITIATIVES, ELI ANALYZED CUSTOMARY WATER TENURE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SUPPORTED THE WOMEN IN WATER DIPLOMACY NETWORK; AND CONTINUES TO LEAD IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PEACEBUILDING, WHICH INTEGRATES NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INTO CONFLICT PREVENTION, MITIGATION, RESOLUTION, AND RECOVERY TO BUILD RESILIENCE IN COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY CONFLICT. FOR A FULLER DESCRIPTION OF OUR PROGRAMS, PLEASE REFER TO OUR ANNUAL REPORT, WHICH CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.ELI.ORG. 685268 693337 ASSOCIATES & EDUCATION DIVISION: LED 80 EVENTS, INCLUDING CONFERENCES, WEBINARS, BREAKING NEWS WEBINARS, POLICY FORUMS, NETWORKING RECEPTIONS, TOPICAL CONFERENCE CALLS, EASTERN AND WESTERN BOOT CAMPS ON ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, SUMMER SCHOOL SEMINARS, ANNUAL SUPREME COURT PREVIEW AND REVIEW, PUBLIC SEMINARS AND MORE, FOR 23,912 ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS (VIRTUALLY AND IN PERSON). TOPICS OF DISCUSSION RANGED, INCLUDING AGRICULTURE, CARBON CAPTURE, UTILIZATION, AND STORAGE, CAREERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, THE CLEAN AIR ACT, THE CLEAN WATER ACT, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE DISCLOSURES, COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT, DECARBONIZATION, THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT, ENERGY LAW, ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, ESG, FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL UPDATES, GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE, GEOENGINEERING, HAZARDOUS WASTE, INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, LAND USE LAW, THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT, PFAS, PRODUCTS REGULATION, SUPREME COURT CASES, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, TSCA, YOUTH CLIMATE LITIGATION, AND MORE. FOR A FULLER DESCRIPTION OF OUR PROGRAMS, PLEASE REFER TO OUR ANNUAL REPORT WHICH CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.ELI.ORG. 560010 197841 PUBLICATIONS DIVISION:PROVIDED TIMELY, ACCURATE, AND PRACTICAL INFORMATION TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS THROUGH TWO NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PUBLICATIONS, THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW REPORTER AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM. THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW REPORTER REMAINS THE MOST CITED PUBLICATION OF ITS TYPE IN THE NATION AND DRAWS PREMIER AUTHORS ON CURRENT LEGAL EVENTS. AND ELI'S AWARD-WINNING THE ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM CONTINUES TO PROVIDE AWARD-WINNING COVERAGE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSION AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY. IN ADDITION, ELI PRESS ADVANCED THE FIELD BY PUBLISHING TWO BOOKS, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE: LEGAL THEORY AND PRACTICE, 5TH EDITION AND PACIFIC SALMON LAW AND THE ENVIRONMENT: TREATIES, ENDANGERED SPECIES, DAM REMOVAL, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND BEYOND.FOR A FULLER DESCRIPTION OF OUR PROGRAMS, PLEASE REFER TO OUR ANNUAL REPORT, WHICH CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.ELI.ORG. 847486 485967 OTHER PROGRAMS 847486 485967 5859712 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 61 0 1 96 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 41 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AR AZ CA CO CT FL GA IL KS KY MA MD ME MI MS NC NH NJ NM NY OH PA RI SC TN TX WA WI X X LORETTA REINERSMANN 2029393830 1730 M STREET NW SUITE 700 WASHINGTON DC 20036 H JORDAN DIAMOND PRESIDENT 37.50 X X 264854 0 17892 ROBERT C KIRSCH CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BETH DEANE TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PEGGY OTUM SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARISA BLACKSHIRE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARISA BUCHANAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RUTHANN CASTRO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NADIRA CLARKE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES COLOPY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL DAVIES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES DUFFY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MASON EMNETT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SALLY FISK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA FRENCH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 STACEY HALLIDAY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARRIE JENKS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GWENDOLYN KEYES FLEMING BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD LEAHY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN LOVENBURG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAYMOND LUDWISZEWSKI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL MAHONEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTHA MARRAPESE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROGER MARTELLA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRAD MARTEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANGELES MURGIER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GRANTA NAKAYAMA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MANISHA PATEL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 VICKIE PATTON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET PELOSO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOB PERCIASEPE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN POLONCARZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVINA PUJARI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN RAHAIM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ETHAN SHENKMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET SPRING BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATHY STANISLAUS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK TEMPLETON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HILARY TOMPKINS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARITA WALKER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEX WANG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LORETTA S REINERSMANN CFO 37.50 X 144440 0 16913 COLIN SCOTT FULTON PRESIDENT EMERITUS 17.50 X 190250 0 6623 JOHN PENDERGRASS VICE PRESIDENT 37.50 X 146200 0 8756 MELODIE DEMULLING VICE PRESIDENT 37.50 X 133750 0 12563 LINDA BREGGIN PROGRAM DIRECTOR 40.00 X 108774 0 3494 JAY AUSTIN EDITOR, ELR 40.00 X 105000 0 5440 CARL BRUCH PROGRAM DIRECTOR 40.00 X 105000 0 6856 1198268 0 78537 8 0 1 0 PAUL HANLE 4816 TILDEN STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20016 RESEARCH SERVICES 150000 1 326231 2597327 3935553 34623 6859111 DUES - PROGRAM PORTION 541900 524310 524310 CONTRACTS 541900 485967 417301 68666 SUBSCRIPTIONS/PUBLICAT 541900 197841 197841 CONFERENCES & SEMINARS 541900 169027 169027 1377145 201596 201596 130444 130444 8916 0 8916 8916 8916 3488 -3488 -3488 -3488 152867 326231 152867 0 OTHER REVENUE 900099 966 966 966 8574690 1308479 68666 338434 X 698573 521461 137008 40104 3543987 2645465 695066 203456 53742 40116 10540 3086 295220 220371 57901 16948 343451 256374 67360 19717 65173 60967 4138 68 36870 36870 1274450 1192204 80913 1333 335882 278689 38772 18421 439744 328254 86245 25245 112634 84744 27312 578 147036 135096 8592 3348 53562 39982 10505 3075 25508 19041 5003 1464 SUBSCRIPTIONS, PUBLICAT 44635 25617 18567 451 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 10036 3850 6180 6 MISCELLANEOUS 7073 150 6923 OUTREACH 6911 6882 29 449 449 7494936 5859712 1297924 337300 3513949 3276263 1006079 2019539 105229 92548 162225 192331 1602236 938038 625656 664198 6455030 5522461 2635560 148428 210348 12016596 14613248 2387702 2558355 440014 246399 1087653 3702671 3915369 6507425 X 6237785 5684311 1863442 2421512 8101227 8105823 12016596 14613248 1079754 -1075158 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 5130770 4475484 4778864 4814550 6859111 26058779 919877 1066184 1343560 1659161 1377145 6365927 6050647 5541668 6122424 6473711 8236256 32424706 1823352 2053092 3969499 7001830 108915 14956688 0 1823352 2053092 3969499 7001830 108915 14956688 17468018 199856 256393 207229 292292 340956 1296726 199856 256393 207229 292292 340956 1296726 49001 73974 966 123941 6250503 5847062 6329653 6839977 8578178 33845373 0.51610 0.43770 0.03830 0.04000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1050566 586254 464312 550683 350868 199815 987 916 71 664198 DEFERRED RENT 3553027 DEFERRED COMPENSATION 149644 3702671 X 7785083 -1075158 322421 -752737 8537820 36870 36870 8574690 7780487 322421 322421 7458066 36870 36870 7494936 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION EVALUATES UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAX POSITIONS BASED ON A MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT RECOGNITION STANDARD. IF THAT THRESHOLD IS MET, THE TAX POSITION IS THEN MEASURED AT THE LARGEST AMOUNT THAT IS GREATER THAN 50% LIKELY OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2022, THERE ARE NO ACCRUALS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. IF APPLICABLE, THE ORGANIZATION RECORDS INTEREST AND PENALTIES AS A COMPONENT OF INCOME TAX EXPENSE. TAX YEARS FROM 2019 THROUGH THE CURRENT YEAR REMAIN OPEN FOR EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE TAX AUTHORITIES. 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ELI MAKES NO GRANT OR ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS TO ORGANIZATIONS OR INDIVIDUALS OUTSIDE THE U.S. ALL PAYMENTS TO ENTITIES OUTSIDE THE U.S. ARE SUBCONTRACTOR PAYMENTS FOR SERVICES SUCH AS EXPERTISE OR LOGISTICAL SUPPORT TO CARRY OUT ELI'S PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. A CONTRACTOR STATUS REPORT TRACKS ALL SUBCONTRACTOR AGREEMENTS AND RELATED PAYMENTS. THE ENVIROMENTAL LAW INSTITUTE SELECTS LOCAL PARTNERS TO CARRY OUT ACTIVITIES RELATED TO ITS OVERALL MISSION. FOR 2022, LOCAL PARTNERS WERE SELECTED TO ASSIST IN HOLDING MEETINGS RELATED TO ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE; WORKSHOPS ON ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT, DEFORESTATION, AND BIODIVERSITY; EXPERTISE ON LOCAL LAW; AND PRINTING AND EDITING SERVICES FOR INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMATIC PUBLICATIONS. LOCAL PARTNERS, TYPICALLY NGOS, ARE SELECTED BASED ON THEIR NOTED EXPERTISE IN THE FIELD, OFTEN IN CONJUNCTION OR AT THE DIRECTION OF THE FUNDER. 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AS INDICATED ON THE WEBSITE, OTHER KEY GOVERNING AND FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,192,204. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 80,913. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,333. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,274,450.