Public Charity

FRIENDS OF THE EARTH

FRIENDS OF THE EARTH is a Public Charity headquartered in WASHINGTON, DC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $20.4M revenue, $18.3M expenses, $24.1M total assets. 214 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $22.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 237420660 WASHINGTON, DC Alliances & Advocacy NTEE: C01 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$20.4M
Total Expenses$18.3M
Total Assets$24.1M
Grant Records214
Funding Total$22.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

FRIENDS OF THE EARTH STRIVES FOR A MORE HEALTHY AND JUST WORLD BY DEFENDNG THE ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN HEALTH WHILE ADVANCING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE BY CONDUCTING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, TRANSFORMING THE ECONOMY SO IT PROTECTS THE ENVIRONMENT AND ENHANCES PEOPLE'S WELL BEING AND BY BUILDING MOVEMENTS IN THE U.S. AND GLOBALLY WORKING FOR THOSE ENDS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
AGRICULTURE, FOOD, NUTRITION
$700,000
2024
TO SUPPORT THE TRANSITION TO A SUSTAINABLE FINANCIAL SYSTEM ($150,000); SUSTAINABLE MARITIME SHIPPING ($300,000); TO PROTECT AND SUPPORT THE POTENTIAL OF FORESTED AND OTHER LANDSCAPES TO MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE ($150,000)
$600,000
2024
Environment & Animals
$501,400
$365,000
2024
GENERAL SUPPORT
$315,050

Showing up to 5 of 214 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Adi Martinez-Roman
BOARD MEMBER Anthony Rogers-Wright
BOARD MEMBER Arturo Garcia-Costas
BOARD MEMBER Bethany Maki
DIRECTOR, DIGITAL MEMBERSHIP & ADVOCACY Carrie Mann
BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 04/2025) Chris Paine

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Top Grant Purposes

CHARITABLE GIFT
$6,000,000 6 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$2,397,114 9 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$1,331,428 25 grants
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$753,453 7 grants
Environment
$740,250 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $20.4M $18.3M $24.1M
2024 $16.9M $19.2M $22.5M
2023 $16.8M $18.2M $25.1M
2022 $18.0M $15.0M $22.3M
2021 $17.6M $12.3M $20.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $17.6M to $20.4M (+16%), with total assets most recently reported at $24.1M.

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