| Entity | Document Type | Tax ID |
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| Environmental Working Group | IRS Form 990 | 52-2148600 |
| Environmental Working Group | Audited Financial Statements | 52-2148600 |
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Entity: Environmental Working Group Document Type: IRS Form 990 Tax ID: 52-2148600 |
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Entity: Environmental Working Group Document Type: Audited Financial Statements Tax ID: 52-2148600 |
| Name | Title | Compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ken Cook | President | $344,735 |
| 2 | Scott Faber | Senior VP, Government Affairs | $272,205 |
| 3 | Jocelyn Lyle | VP, Development & Partnerships | $240,306 |
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1 Name: Ken Cook Title: President Compensation: $344,735 |
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2 Name: Scott Faber Title: Senior VP, Government Affairs Compensation: $272,205 |
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3 Name: Jocelyn Lyle Title: VP, Development & Partnerships Compensation: $240,306 |
According to the Environmental Working Group (EWG) audited Statement of Activities for the year ended December 31, 2021, EWG received in-kind contributions on which it placed a value of $531,482. [Note: CharityWatch generally excludes the value of in-kind (non-cash) donations of goods and services from its calculations of Program % and Cost to Raise $100. More information on how grades are calculated and the treatment of in-kind donations can be found on the Our Process page.] |
According to the Environmental Working Group (EWG) audit of December 31, 2021 (Note 6, Note Payable and Forgiveness): "On April 2, 2020, EWG entered into a[n] SBA [Small Business Administration] loan with its financial institution under the PPP [Paycheck Protection Program] for the amount of $1,156,800. The note was scheduled to mature on May 2, 2022, with a fixed interest rate of 1% per annum. Consecutive monthly payments of principal and interest were to commence on one month after the earlier of the following dates: (1) the date the financial institution received the applicable forgiveness amount from the SBA; or (2) the date that was 10 months after the end of the forgiveness covered period, through the maturity date. On April 8, 2021, EWG received notification of the SBA's approval of its application for forgiveness of the full balance of $1,156,800. As a result, EWG recognized the forgiveness of the note payable as nonoperating revenue in the accompanying [audited] statement of activities for the year ended December 31, 2021." |
According to the Environmental Working Group (EWG) audit of December 31, 2021 (Note 11, 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 the President of EWG serving on the board of directors of FPA and OV and EWGAF. 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 2021 were: $36,599 to EWGAF; $0 to FPA; and $1,080 to OV. In addition, according to the Environmental Working Group (EWG) 2021 tax filing, EWG reports re: Business Transactions Involving Interested Parties two transactions in which entities owned by EWG board members "paid EWG for scientific and educational guidance on ingredients in its consumer products that meet certain health and safety standards...to create better products for consumers in the marketplace." The entities, EWG board members, and dollar amounts involved in the transactions are: (1) Codex Beauty, owned by Barbara Paldus, paid EWG $47,281; and (2) Henry Rose Cosmetics, owned by Michelle Pfeiffer, paid EWG $52,000 (IRS Form 990, Schedule L, Parts IV & V). |
According to the Environmental Working Group (EWG) audit of December 31, 2021 (Note 13, Legal Matters): "EWG became a defendant in a case filed in the United States District Court Southern District of New York during the year ended December 31, 2019. The case arose from a claim from a third party in which EWG provided a sublicense for use of intellectual property owned by EWG and EWG elected not to renew the sublicense once it expired in March 2020. The ultimate outcome of this litigation cannot presently be determined. However, EWG plans to vigorously defend these allegations." |
According to the Environmental Working Group (EWG) audit of December 31, 2021 (Note 5, Commitments and Risks, Construction Contract): "On June 18, 2021, EWG entered into an agreement for construction services totaling $1,178,682, related to the renovation of EWG's new leased office space in Washington D.C. Renovation of EWG's new leased office space is expected to commence in January 2022." |
According to the Environmental Working Group (EWG) audit of December 31, 2021 (Note 5, Commitments and Risks, Concentration of Credit Risk): "EWG also invests in various investment securities that are exposed to various risks, including market, interest rate and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of the investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect the amounts reported in the [audited] financial statements." |
