Public Charity

CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW INC

CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW INC is a Public Charity headquartered in WASHINGTON, DC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $14.4M revenue, $11.7M expenses, $12.5M total assets. 74 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $12.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 521633220 WASHINGTON, DC Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis NTEE: Q05 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$14.4M
Total Expenses$11.7M
Total Assets$12.5M
Grant Records74
Funding Total$12.4M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

TO INVESTIGATE, RESEARCH, WRITE, PUBLISH, PRESENT CONFERENCES AND TEACH WITH RESPECT TO GLOBAL, REGIONAL, TRANSBOUNDARY, AND COMPARATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND TO MAKE THE FINDINGS FROM SUCH ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC; TO CONDUCT CASE INVESTIGATION AND ADVOCACY, INCLUDING MEDIATION, ARBITRATION AND LITIGATION IN MATTERS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, THE OUTCOME OF WHICH IS IMPORTANT TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC; AND TO PERFORM SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AS MAY BE NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THE FOREGOING PURPOSES.

Where $100 goes at Center for International Environmental Law Inc

How Center for International Environmental Law Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$83 Programs the work itself
$15 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $83 for programs

$30
Climate and energy program
36% of program spending
$28
Fossil economy program:ciel's fossil economy program works to address the climate and health impacts of our dependence on fossil fuels
34% of program spending
$15
Environmental health program
18% of program spending

Plus 2 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND/OR ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE
$1,050,000
2024
ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS
$500,000
2024
GRANTS TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT
$250,000
2024
TO SUPPORT THE TRANSITION TO A SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM
$250,000
2024
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
$200,000

Showing up to 5 of 74 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Alexandre Azoulay
VP/INTERIM PRESIDENT & CEO Amanda Kistler
DIR., PEOPLE, LAND, & RESOURCES Carla Garcia Zendejas
TRUSTEE Conniel Malek
VICE CHAIR (UNTIL 10/2024) Dalindyebo Shabalala
TRUSTEE David Hunter

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$5,878,341 40 grants
Environment & Conservation
$2,554,041 13 grants
Animal Welfare
$2,008,887 3 grants
International Aid & Development
$1,295,439 8 grants
Health & Medicine
$290,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $14.4M $11.7M $12.5M
2024 $6.6M $9.9M $9.6M
2023 $10.3M $7.6M $12.9M
2021 $5.3M $4.1M $5.1M
2020 $4.4M $3.5M $4.2M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $4.4M to $14.4M (+228%), with total assets most recently reported at $12.5M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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