2024-10-09T16:39:01-05:00 2023-12-31 111986323 MARCUM LLP 1899 L STREET NW SUITE 850 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2023-01-01 522148600 ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP ENVI 2026676982 1250 I STREET NW 1000 WASHINGTON DC 20005 SCOTT MALLAN CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 2026676982 2024-10-09 1 1 AARON M FOX P01365820 2022274000 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z KEN COOK 1250 I STREET NW 1000 WASHINGTON DC 20005 23896853 0 X WWW.EWG.ORG X 1999 DC WITH BREAKTHROUGH RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, WE DRIVE CONSUMER CHOICE AND CIVIC ACTION. 23 22 94 23 0 0 11621526 16382228 1786344 1510021 135630 174105 11744 11054 13555244 18077408 10000 1030 0 0 9055095 10313157 0 0 2235312 5584069 6337353 14649164 16651540 -1093920 1425868 22874591 24544655 10227681 10410301 12646910 14134354 X THE ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP (EWG) IS COMMITTED TO EMPOWERING PEOPLE TO LIVE HEALTHIER LIVES IN HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENTS. WE ARE A NONPROFIT RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION WITH A COMMUNITY MADE UP OF MILLIONS OF CONSUMERS WHO STAND-UP FOR HEALTHY FOOD, FARMS, WATER AND PEOPLE. 0 0 6747970 1030 TOXICS AND HUMAN HEALTH - EWG BELIEVES PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO TRUST THAT THE PRODUCTS THEY ARE BUYING ARE SAFE AND WON'T CAUSE HARM TO THEIR HEALTH OR THEIR FAMILIES. OUR SIMPLE THEORY IS UNFORTUNATELY NOT THE REALITY IN TODAY'S CHEMICAL SAFETY REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT. OUR SCIENCE PROGRAM HAS TWO PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: FIRST, TO INFLUENCE CONSUMER BEHAVIOR BY DIRECTLY INFORMING AND MOTIVATING A LARGE AUDIENCE TO ADOPT HABITS OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, USING ORIGINAL RESEARCH ABOUT CHEMICALS OF CONCERN FOUND IN EVERYDAY ENVIRONMENTS. SECOND, TO INFLUENCE MASS MARKET CHANGE BY DISRUPTING THE FOOD, HOUSEHOLD CLEANER, AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCT MARKETS THROUGH EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH ON TOXIC INGREDIENTS AND CONSUMER PRESSURE FOR SAFER ALTERNATIVES.OUR SCIENCE PROGRAM IS WORKING TO PRODUCE CUTTING-EDGE, NEWSWORTHY RESEARCH AND CONSUMER EDUCATION PROJECTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TO EDUCATE CITIZEN ACTIVISTS, MOVE MARKETS AND GENERATE DEBATE ON CHEMICAL POLICY REFORM. EWG HAS A DEDICATED TEAM OF SCIENTISTS WITH EXPERTISE IN TOXICOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, PUBLIC HEALTH AND NUTRITION. OUR TEAM OF A DOZEN EXPERTS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST RECOGNIZED IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD.FROM THE TOP RESEARCHERS ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, TO AN AWARD WINNING GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS SHOP, TO COPYWRITERS TO HELP US TELL OUR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH STORIES TO A ROBUST ONLINE COMMUNITY OF MILLIONS OF CONSUMERS - EWG IS INSPIRING CHANGE, BOTH BIG AND SMALL. THROUGH OUR HABIT CHANGING GUIDANCE, TO OUR MARKET AND POLICY MOVING SCIENCE WE ARE TRANSFORMING THE PERCEPTION THAT HEALTH AND WELLNESS IS A LUXURY AND REDEFINING IT AS A NECESSITY.BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE A RIGHT TO LIVE IN AN "ENVIRONMENT" WE CAN TRUST. 2972083 1342570 LICENSING - "EWG VERIFIED" IS EWG'S VERIFICATION AND LICENSING PROGRAM THAT HELPS CONSUMERS IDENTIFY SAFER PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS WITHOUT HAVING TO DO RESEARCH. IT IS RAPIDLY PUSHING THE MARKET TOWARD THE STRICT INGREDIENT AND TRANSPARENCY CRITERIA DEFINED BY OUR TEAM OF RESEARCH SCIENTISTS. EWG ESTABLISHED STANDARDS IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND CREATED AN EWG VERIFIED SEAL THAT MEANS A PRODUCT IS FREE FROM DANGEROUS CHEMICALS WITH KNOWN NEGATIVE HEALTH IMPACTS, AND THAT PRODUCT HAS MET EWG'S STRICT, PROTECTIVE STANDARDS FOR THESE CHEMICALS.AN EWG MARK FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH AT POINT OF SALE INSPIRES CONSUMERS TO SHOP WITH OUR STANDARDS IN MIND, AND ULTIMATELY, SHAPING CONSUMER HABITS WILL DRIVE MARKET CHANGE. OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE MARQUEE BRANDS FORMULATE TOWARD OUR STANDARDS, MAKING IT THAT MUCH EASIER FOR CONSUMERS TO FIND BETTER ALTERNATIVES. 2306096 FOOD AND AGRICULTURE - OUR CONSERVATION PROGRAM WORKS TO PROTECT THE SOURCE OF OUR FOOD: OUR SOIL AND WATER. THIS INCLUDES ONGOING PROJECTS TO PROTECT DRINKING WATER FROM AGRICULTURAL POLLUTION, AND TO PROTECT SOIL FROM PESTICIDES, EROSION AND CONTAMINATION FROM THESE SAME INDUSTRIES. WE DO THIS WORK TO PROTECT OUR NATURAL RESOURCES BECAUSE THEY ARE VITAL AND IRREPLACEABLE, BUT ALSO BECAUSE POLLUTION IN OUR ENVIRONMENT INEVITABLY BECOMES POLLUTION IN OUR BODIES. OUR GOAL IS TO ILLUSTRATE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE BROKEN U.S. AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM, FARM SUBSIDIES, THE DAMAGE BEING DONE TO OUR LAND AND HEALTH, AND THE INCREASING LACK OF ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD AND FRESH PRODUCE FOR TODAY'S FAMILIES. OUR STRATEGY IS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES AND PUSH U.S. AGRICULTURE IN A MORE SUSTAINABLE DIRECTION THAT STANDS UP FOR BOTH THE HEALTH OF OUR LAND AND OUR FOOD. 648665 167451 NEWS 509754 ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES 1158419 167451 13184568 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 44 0 1 94 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 23 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT FL GA HI IL KS KY MD ME MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI X SCOTT MALLAN 2026676982 1250 I STREET NW 1000 WASHINGTON DC 20005 KEN COOK CHAIR & PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 321862 0 27703 CHRISTINE GARDNER VICE-CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DRUMMOND PIKE TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID BAKER MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRANDON BECK MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 NATASHA BECK MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN BYMEL MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ARIANNE CALLENDER MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROB FETHERSTONHAUGH MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MEG HIRSHBERG MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR MARK HYMAN MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR BOJANA JANKOVIC WEATHERLY MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR HARVEY KARP MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 NINA MONTEE KARP MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 CJ KETTLER MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN MALKIN MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ELISE MUSELES MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR BARBARA PALDUS MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 RANDY PAYNTER MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE PFEIFER MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM G ROSS JR MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KIM ROZENFELD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA TURNER SEYDEL MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHAZI VISRAM MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT MALLAN CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 239244 0 22437 SCOTT FABER SENIOR VP GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS 40.00 X 268319 0 28838 JOCELYN LYLE EXECUTIVE VP, MISSION & PARTNERSHIPS 40.00 X 243924 0 27791 CHRIS CAMPBELL VP INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 40.00 X 218170 0 26394 CAROLINE LEARY COO & GENERAL COUNSEL 40.00 X 209515 0 19747 MAURA WALSH VP, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS 40.00 X 236379 0 22130 ALEX FORMUZIS OUTREACH DIR., GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS 40.00 X 213086 0 25991 OLGA NAIDENKO VP SCIENCE INVESTIGATIONS 40.00 X 204347 0 19983 JABALI WILLIAMS CHIEF EXPERIENCE OFFICER 40.00 X 200770 0 23558 JOHN REEDER VP, FEDERAL AFFAIRS 40.00 X 206768 0 1306 2562384 0 245878 31 0 1 0 CORNUCOPIA INC 1526 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW 3RD FLO WASHINGTON DC 20036 EVENTS 438094 INTERNATIONAL FULFILLMENT CORPORATION 3570 BLADENSBURG RD BRENTWOOD MD 20722 WAREHOUSING AND FULFILLMENT SERVICES 326991 THE FULL PICTURE LLC 252 7TH AVENUE APT 8C NEW YORK NY 10001 PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MEDIA STRATEGY 228979 EVERYACTION INC 655 15TH STREET NW SUITE 650 WASHINGTON DC 20005 ONLINE DONATIONS 214931 TASTE CATERING & EVENT PLANNING 1534 ROLLINS ROAD BURLINGAME CA 94010 EARTH DINNER CATERING 151127 9 16382228 350939 16382228 VERIFIED BY EWG 900099 1342570 1342570 ADMIN. 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RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 18181 669436 687617 15151610 15839227 941961 235490 0 0 736793 812295 882458 941961 3373507 5060261 344983 526167 627262 687617 2186029 184198 203074 220615 235490 843377 1265066 22437 36961 10661 18181 88240 58475 33429 25046 669592 375982 293610 614963 377548 237415 556071 OPERATING RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 7394193 DEPOSITS 117516 DUE FROM RELATED ENTITY 61584 7573293 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 9340487 9340487 X 18614667 61576 475683 537259 18077408 0 18077408 17127223 475683 475683 16651540 0 16651540 PART X, LINE 2: EWG PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. 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PART II: ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP (EWG) AND EWG ACTION FUND (ACTION FUND) HAVE ENTERED INTO A COST SHARING ARRANGEMENT UNDER WHICH THE ACTION FUND REIMBURSES EWG FOR ITS EMPLOYEES' TIME SPENT ON THE ACTION FUND WORK. EWG AND EWGAF ARE NOT "RELATED ORGANIZATIONS" AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN THE FORM 990, GLOSSARY. X 13 47783 FMV X AUCTION ITEMS 27 303156 FMV 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): EWG REPORTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 NINA MONTEE KARP, DIRECTOR, AND DR. HARVEY KARP, DIRECTOR, HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. BRANDON BECK, DIRECTOR, AND NATASHA BECK, DIRECTOR, HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF EWG REVIEWS THE FEDERAL FORM 990 WITH THE PRESIDENT OF EWG IN ITS DRAFT FORM AND ANY REQUIRED REVISIONS ARE SUBMITTED TO THE EXTERNAL TAX TEAM. THE FINAL DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF EWG ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY (COI) AND DISCLOSES ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. ALL EWG STAFF AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ANNUALLY. THE SIGNED DOCUMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL OF EWG AND ARE KEPT BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF EWG. THE COI POLICY IS ALWAYS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR CONFLICT, PARTICULARLY WHEN SIGNING NEW CONTRACTS OR BEGINNING NEW RELATIONSHIPS. ANY POSSIBLE APPEARANCE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT ARISES IN THE COURSE OF BUSINESS IS RESEARCHED TO DETERMINE THE EXISTENCE OF A CONFLICT. IF A CONTRACT IS TO BE MADE WITH A RELATED PARTY, IT IS DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND A VOTE IS TAKEN PRIOR TO ENTERING INTO THE CONTRACT. IF EWG STAFF MEMBERS IDENTIFY A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE GENERAL COUNSEL OR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF EWG SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ITS ACTION. BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRECLUDED FROM VOTING ON MATTERS FOR WHICH A CONFLICT EXISTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 EWG'S OFFICERS' COMPENSATIONS WERE DETERMINED USING A REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY INDEPENDENT PERSONS, COMPARABILITY DATA, AND CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF EWG DESIGNATES A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF BOARD MEMBERS TO REVIEW THE PRESIDENT'S AND THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER'S COMPENSATION. COMPENSATION COMPARISON DATA IS USED TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION LEVELS. EXTERNAL SALARY SURVEYS ARE PURCHASED EVERY YEAR TO COMPARE LIKE ORGANIZATIONS BY AREA OF FOCUS, GEOGRAPHIC AREA, AND FUNCTION. COMPARABLE ENVIRONMENTAL NON-PROFITS' FEDERAL FORM 990 ARE ALSO REVIEWED FOR SALARY INFORMATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. ANNUAL INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FEDERAL FORM 990 AND THE FORM 1023 ARE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.