2026-05-13T15:49:51-05:00 2025-06-30 362239746 SASSETTI LLC 2107 SWIFT DRIVE SUITE 210 OAK BROOK IL 60523 990 2024-07-01 363866530 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY CENTER OF THE MIDWEST ENVI 3126736500 35 EAST WACKER DRIVE 1600 CHICAGO IL 60601 HOWARD A LEARNER PRESIDENT 3126736500 2026-05-08 1 1 JESSICA FREIBURG P00629387 7083861433 2026-05-08 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z HOWARD A LEARNER 35 EAST WACKER DRIVE 1600 CHICAGO IL 60601 12165908 0 X ELPC.ORG X 1992 IL PUBLIC INTEREST ENVIRONMENTAL LEGAL AND POLICY ADVOCACY AND ECOBUSINESS INNOVATION ORGANIZATION WORKING TO IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND PROTECT OUR NATURAL HERITAGE. 20 19 64 75 0 0 6860014 9480645 802783 14506 3280271 2642020 -3265 -79120 10939803 12058051 352500 252500 0 0 6450389 7564505 0 0 642202 2016412 1470424 8819301 9287429 2120502 2770622 41492302 45609465 2490262 2311428 39002040 43298037 X THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW & POLICY CENTER (ELPC) IS THE MIDWEST'S LEADING PUBLIC INTEREST ENVIRONMENTAL LEGAL ADVOCACY AND ECOBUSINESS INNOVATION ORGANIZATION, AND AMONG THE NATION'S LEADERS. WE DEVELOP AND LEAD SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS TO IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND PROTECT OUR NATURAL RESOURCES. WE ARE PUBLIC INTEREST ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS WHO ENGAGE IN CREATIVE BUSINESS DEAL MAKING WITH DIVERSE INTERESTS TO PUT INTO PRACTICE OUR BELIEF THAT ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CAN BE ACHIEVED TOGETHER. ELPC'S MULTIDISCIPLINARY STAFF OF TALENTED AND EXPERIENCED PUBLIC INTEREST ATTORNEYS, ENVIRONMENTAL BUSINESS SPECIALISTS, POLICY ADVOCATES, AND COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALISTS BRING A STRONG AND EFFECTIVE COMBINATION OF SKILLS TO SOLVE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS. 0 0 2537308 250000 30193 ENERGY PROJECT - ELPC PROMOTES CLEAN ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE WATER AND CLIMATE CHANGE SOLUTIONS BY REDUCING POLLUTION FROM CONVENTIONAL POWER PLANTS. 2713925 2500 GREAT LAKES/GREAT PLACES - ELPC ENGAGES IN LITIGATION AND POLICY ADVOCACY WITH SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT TO PROTECT: THE GREAT LAKES AND MIDWEST RIVERS; NATIONAL FORESTS, WILDLIFE HABITAT AND BIODIVERSITY; SPECIAL CONSERVATION LANDS AND WATERWAYS; SCENIC LANDSCAPES AND OTHER VITAL NATURAL RESOURCES; AND OUTDOOR RECREATION AND FISHERIES. ELPC ADVOCATES SOUND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES THAT PRESERVE NATURAL RESOURCES AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. 868298 CLEAN WATER - ELPC ATTORNEYS AND ADVOCATES IMPLEMENT, ENFORCE, AND DEFEND THE CLEAN WATER ACT. WE HOLD POLLUTERS ACCOUNTABLE AND FIGHT TO CLEAN UP MIDWEST WATER, FROM THE GREAT LAKES AND BIG RIVER SYSTEMS TO THE COMMUNITY WATERSHEDS AND SMALL-TOWN WELLS THAT PROVIDE DRINKING WATER, WILDLIFE HABITAT, JOBS, AND RECREATIONAL ENJOYMENT FOR MILLIONS. 1456271 TRANSPORTATION AND LAND USE REFORM - ELPC PROMOTES INNOVATIVE TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS, INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT OF A MIDWEST HIGH-SPEED RAIL NETWORK, WHICH WILL LEAD TO CLEANER AIR AND MORE JOBS.CLEAN CLIMATE - ELPC WORKS TO ACCELERATE SMART SOLUTION IN THE BATTLE AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE. ELPC IS FOCUSED ON ACCELERATING SOLAR ENERGY, WIND POWER, BATTERY STORAGE, AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY TO REPLACE CONVENTIONAL POLLUTING POWER PLANTS. CLEAN AIR - ELPC ATTORNEYS AND ADVOCATES IMPLEMENT, ENFORCE, AND DEFEND THE CLEAN AIR ACT. WE WORK TO REDUCE POLLUTANTS LIKE SMOG, MERCURY, PARTICULATE MATTER, AND GREENHOUSE GASES THAT HARM HUMAN HEALTH AND WILDLIFE. 1456271 7575802 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 24 0 1 64 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 20 19 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 IL X X KEVIN BRUBAKER 3126736500 35 EAST WACKER DRIVE 1600 CHICAGO IL 60601 HOWARD LEARNER PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 60.00 1.00 X X 519639 0 93496 MANNY FLORES CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR 4.00 0.50 X X 0 0 0 SCOTT HEIDEPRIEM VICE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ELLEN CRAIG SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CARL LINGENFELTER TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TIM COX BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SIMON FISH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HARRY DRUCKER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 STAN GOLDBLATT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT GRAHAM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAMIR MAYEKAR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM MCNARY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KNUTE NADELHOFFER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW ROSS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL SADDLER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARLEEN SCHREDER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SMITA SHAH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID WILHELM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY LOEB BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN BRUBAKER DEPUTY DIRECTOR 40.00 X 250527 0 66979 MARY FRANCES O'CONNOR DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 40.00 X 220695 0 50396 BRADLEY KLEIN SR. ATTORNEY 40.00 X 227064 0 55479 ROBERT MICHAELS SR. ATTORNEY 40.00 X 224439 0 39572 MARY MCCLELLAND COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR 40.00 X 176396 0 22174 ROBERT KELTER SR. ATTORNEY 40.00 X 223509 0 34254 ANN MESNIKOFF SR. ATTORNEY 40.00 X 190547 0 20258 GILLIAN CRONIN HR DIRECTOR 40.00 X 177189 0 33632 WENDY BLOOM SR. ATTORNEY 40.00 X 135573 0 27890 KATHLEEN GARVEY SR. ATTORNEY 40.00 X 141549 0 26129 2487127 0 470259 26 0 1 0 0 273547 9207098 287278 9480645 ENERGY PROJECT 541700 14506 14506 14506 796280 796280 9000 0 9000 9000 9000 1845740 0 1845740 1845740 1845740 4050 273547 107857 -103807 -103807 OTHER REVENUE 900099 15687 15687 15687 12058051 30193 0 2547213 252500 252500 2487127 2057372 260492 169263 3585888 2966276 375572 244040 408323 337768 42766 27789 676339 559473 70837 46029 406828 336531 42610 27687 363401 277012 45590 40799 320249 163439 117282 39528 539318 445570 57090 36658 114477 94132 15483 4862 43755 25943 17500 312 16969 13886 1941 1142 43856 36278 4593 2985 PUBLIC AWARENESS 26775 8497 17669 609 TRAINING AND RECRUITMEN 1624 1125 499 9287429 7575802 1069425 642202 258025 241353 1019378 2987890 3090076 1338036 127344 149630 1688797 1669046 18099 19751 35572039 39578797 1407341 1294008 41492302 45609465 1064010 1037309 1426252 1274119 2490262 2311428 X 33736950 38261325 5265090 5036712 39002040 43298037 41492302 45609465 2770622 1522600 2775 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 7954153 13391789 9637523 6860014 9480645 47324124 7954153 13391789 9637523 6860014 9480645 47324124 8619498 38704626 353580 410958 550797 712425 796280 2824040 40806 108114 148920 988214 9673 69568 15687 1083142 51380226 1588275 0.75330 0.75450 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 113025 332240 445265 7544016 7989281 549464 137366 0 0 555860 557604 542105 549464 2205033 3307550 50831 442183 447712 445265 1385991 138965 139401 135526 137366 551258 826887 1759 125942 102326 113025 343052 4966115 23907 4990022 4439821 526294 4966115 4422124 17697 4439821 4499911 473345 -551132 4422124 3555405 944506 4499911 0.99910 0.00090 0.00000 0 0 1368607 1368352 255 225851 209993 15858 94339 90701 3638 19751 LEASE LIABILITY 1274119 1274119 X PART V, LINE 4: ELPC MAINTAINS BOARD DESIGNATED FUNDS FOR LONGTERM USE. THE FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE AS NEEDED TO ALLOW ELPC TO CONTINUE TO FULFILL ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE, AND HAVE RECENTLY BEEN USED TO SUPPORT PROGRAMMATIC WORK. IN ACCORDANCE WITH UPMIFA, THE CENTER CONSIDERS THE FOLLOWING FACTORS IN MAKING A DETERMINATION TO APPROPRIATE OR ACCUMULATE EARNINGS ON DONOR-RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS: THE DURATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE FUND; THE PURPOSE OF THE CENTER AND THE DONOR-RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUND; GENERAL ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; THE POSSIBLE EFFECT OF INFLATION AND DEFLATION; THE EXPECTED TOTAL RETURN FROM INCOME AND THE APPRECIATION OF INVESTMENTS; OTHER RESOURCES OF THE CENTER; THE INVESTMENT POLICIES OF THE CENTER. PART X, LINE 2: THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY CENTER AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY CENTER ACTION FUND ARE EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTIONS 501(C)(3) AND 501(C)(4) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, RESPECTIVELY. THE ORGANIZATION'S FORMS 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED. ANNUAL GALA 277597 273547 4050 107857 277597 273547 4050 107857 107857 -103807 1 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY CENTER ACTION FUND 35 E WACKER DR SUITE 1600 CHICAGO IL 60601 264767097 501(C)(4) 250000 0 CLEAN ENERGY 0 1 PART I, LINE 2: GRANTS THAT ARE ISSUED TO ORGANIZATIONS OTHER THAN RELATED ORGANIZATIONS ARE FIRST REVIEWED BY INDIVIDUAL STAFF MEMBERS. UPON APPROVAL, THE GRANTS ARE THEN SUBMITTED FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE CHECK IS WRITTEN. INCLUDED WITH THE CHECK IS A SIGNED AGREEMENT CONFIRMING THE USE OF THE GRANT FUNDS. GRANTS THAT ARE ISSUED TO RELATED ORGANIZATIONS DO NOT HAVE A FORMAL PROCEDURE FOR GRANT APPROVAL. INSTEAD, AMOUNTS ARE TRANSFERRED TO FULFILL THE RELATED ORGANIZATION'S INTENDED CHARITABLE PURPOSE AND ARE MONITORED BY COMMON MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. X 1 0 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HOWARD LEARNER PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 519639 0 0 0 0 0 69000 0 24496 0 613135 0 0 0 KEVIN BRUBAKER DEPUTY DIRECTOR 250527 0 0 0 0 0 34500 0 32479 0 317506 0 0 0 BRADLEY KLEIN SR. ATTORNEY 227064 0 0 0 0 0 23000 0 32479 0 282543 0 0 0 MARY FRANCES O'CONNOR DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 220695 0 0 0 0 0 25900 0 24496 0 271091 0 0 0 ROBERT MICHAELS SR. ATTORNEY 224439 0 0 0 0 0 15076 0 24496 0 264011 0 0 0 ROBERT KELTER SR. ATTORNEY 223509 0 0 0 0 0 23000 0 11254 0 257763 0 0 0 GILLIAN CRONIN HR DIRECTOR 177189 0 0 0 0 0 9775 0 23857 0 210821 0 0 0 ANN MESNIKOFF SR. ATTORNEY 190547 0 0 0 0 0 19590 0 668 0 210805 0 0 0 MARY MCCLELLAND COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR 176396 0 0 0 0 0 10920 0 11254 0 198570 0 0 0 KATHLEEN GARVEY SR. ATTORNEY 141549 0 0 0 0 0 6317 0 19812 0 167678 0 0 0 WENDY BLOOM SR. ATTORNEY 135573 0 0 0 0 0 7443 0 20447 0 163463 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A ELPC PAYS ALL EMPLOYEES $40/MONTH TOWARD HEALTH CLUB MEMBERSHIP. THE BENEFIT IS TREATED AS TAXABLE. PART I, LINE 1B EMPLOYEES RECEIVED BONUSES DURING FY25 WHICH WERE SET BY FORMULA (PERCENT OF SALARY UP TO A CAP) PLUS A SMALL ACROSS-THE-BOARD HOLIDAY BONUS. THESE BONUSES WERE SET BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT, AND THE BOARD'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROVED THE SAME BONUS FOR HOWARD LEARNER. X 12 287278 AVG. SELLING PRICE 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 ELPC SHALL HAVE ONE CLASS OF MEMBERS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY, FROM TIME TO TIME, DESIGNATE DIFFERENT SUBCLASSES SUCH AS "SUSTAINING," "SPONSORING," "PARTICIPATING, AND SIMILAR SUCH CLASSES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B ELPC'S DEPUTY DIRECTOR WAS CLOSELY INVOLVED IN THE PREPARATION OF FORM 990. FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE TREASURER AND IT WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO ITS FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ELPC ANNUALLY DISTRIBUTES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT TO ITS DIRECTORS TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF ITS REQUIREMENTS. IN THE COURSE OF MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES INVOLVING ELPC, ANY BOARD MEMBER OR STAFF MEMBER WILL DISCLOSE ANY INTERESTS IN A TRANSACTION OR DECISION WHERE HE/SHE HAS A MATERIAL INTEREST IN THE OUTCOME OR WHERE HIS/HER OTHER AFFILIATIONS MIGHT IMPAIR HIS/HER ABILITY TO ACT SOLELY IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF ELPC. ATTORNEYS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO FOLLOW THE RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT PROVIDED BY AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION CONCERNING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. A BOARD MEMBER WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO VOTE ON ANY MATTER ON WHICH HE/SHE HAS A MATERIAL INTEREST. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL DECIDE TO WHAT EXTENT, IF ANY, A STAFF MEMBER MAY PARTICIPATE IN AN ACTIVITY IN WHICH HE/SHE HAS A MATERIAL INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED ON AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL AND BENCHMARKING AGAINST SALARIES OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF COMPARABLE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THEIR PROCESS WAS DOCUMENTED IN MEMORANDUM SIGNED BY THE BOARD CHAIR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF DISCLOSURE AS SET FORTH IN IRC SECTION 6104(D). ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY CENTER ACTION FUND 35 E WACKER DR SUITE 1600 CHICAGO IL 60601 264767097 ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY IL 501(C)(4) ENVIRONMENTAL LAW & POLICY CENTER OF THE MIDWEST 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY CENTER ACTION FUND B 280000 CASH