Environmental Working Group

According to the Environmental Working Group (EWG) audit of December 31, 2018 (Note 10, Related-Party Transactions):

"EWG is affiliated through common management with the EWG Action Fund (EWGAF). EWG is affiliated with Food Policy Action (FPA) and Organic Voices (OV) through board of directors membership of the President of EWG. EWGAF, FPA and OV are nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations under IRC Section 501(c)(4)...

"In order for the organizations to minimize duplicative expenses and carry out their purposes in the most economical fashion, EWG provides certain management, accounting and administrative services to EWGAF, FPA and OV for a monthly fee based upon direct costs incurred and allocable staff and related costs..."

The amounts billed by EWG to EWGAF, FPA, and OV in 2018 were: $171,882 to EWGAF; $105,550 to FPA; and $711 to OV.

Additionally, during the year ended December 31, 2018, Organic Voices (OV) provided a grant of $42,500 to EWG to fund its food policy work.

According to the Environmental Working Group (EWG) 2018 tax filing, EWG reports re: Compensation, Supplemental Information (IRS Form 990, Schedule J, Part III):

Regarding nonfixed payments to officers, directors, trustees, key employees and highest compensated employees (Schedule J, Part I, Line 7):

"The bonuses for the employees listed on Part VII, Section A [Compensation of Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees] were determined based on subjective discretion of the President."

EWG reports "Bonus & incentive compensation" payments to 11 individuals in 2018. Eight of the reported "Bonus & incentive compensation" payments ranged from $12,300 to $8,300, with associated total compensation ranging from $270,792 to $175,100. The other three individuals each received $300 in "Bonus & incentive compensation," with associated total compensation ranging from $405,199 to $160,234  (IRS Form 990, Schedule J, Part II).