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. 219 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $22.4M, 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 Records219
Funding Total$22.4M
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.

Where $100 goes at Friends of the Earth

How Friends of the Earth divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$83 Programs the work itself
$6 Management running the organization
$11 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $83 for programs

$36
Outreach and membership program
44% of program spending
$19
Food and technology program
23% of program spending
$11
Economic policy program
12% 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

$12,264
2025
GENERAL SUPPORT
$6,420
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

Showing up to 5 of 219 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

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$13,729,686 125 grants
Environment & Conservation
$4,044,722 37 grants
Animal Welfare
$2,841,563 28 grants
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$766,250 5 grants
Education
$281,638 3 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.

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

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