Mission
Scientific analyses to communicate environmental issues
Small Public Charity
The Environmental Quality Institute
Based in Black Mountain, NC, The Environmental Quality Institute operates as a Small Public Charity. The organization reported $151K in revenue, $131K in expenses, $109K in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 5 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $215K.
EIN: 271487941
Black Mountain, NC
Pollution Abatement & Control
NTEE: C20
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$151K
Total Expenses$131K
Total Assets$109K
Grant Records5
Funding Total$215K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at The Environmental Quality Institute
How The Environmental Quality Institute divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 8 years.
$91
Programs
the work itself
$9
Everything else
operations and overhead
Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.
Inside the $91 for programs
$73
Since 1990, the Volunteer Water Information Network (VWIN) monitoring program has collected chemical data on streams and lakes in western North Carolina
$18
The Stream Monitoring Information Exchange (SMIE) program has collected biological dataregarding aquatic invertebrate communities in western North Carolina since 2005
Source: Form 990-EZ 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
ENHANCING THE ENVIRONMENT
$45,000
ENHANCING THE ENVIRONMENT
$45,000
ENHANCING THE ENVIRONMENT
$35,000
ENHANCING THE ENVIRONMENT
$45,500
ENHANCING THE ENVIRONMENT
$44,500
Showing up to 5 of 5 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Member
Angelina Herbert
Executive Director
Ann Marie Traylor
Secretary
Ashley Gibbon
Vice-Chair
Camila Filgueiras
Chair / Treasurer
Doug Baughman
Member
Jaq Reed
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $151K | $131K | $109K |
| 2024 | $134K | $132K | $90K |
| 2023 | $142K | $137K | $91K |
| 2022 | $121K | $132K | $83K |
| 2021 | $148K | $130K | $94K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $148K to $151K (+2%), with total assets most recently reported at $109K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.