Public Charity

ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP

ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP, of WASHINGTON, DC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $16.4M in revenue, $19.3M in expenses, $23.7M in total assets. 185 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $37.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 522148600 WASHINGTON, DC Energy Resources Conservation & Development NTEE: C35 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$16.4M
Total Expenses$19.3M
Total Assets$23.7M
Grant Records185
Funding Total$37.3M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP (EWG) IS COMMITTED TO EMPOWERING PEOPLE TO LIVE HEALTHIER LIVES IN HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENTS. WE ARE A NONPROFIT RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION WITH A COMMUNITY MADE UP OF MILLIONS OF CONSUMERS WHO STAND-UP FOR HEALTHY FOOD, FARMS, WATER AND PEOPLE.

Where $100 goes at Environmental Working Group

How Environmental Working Group divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$81 Programs the work itself
$8 Management running the organization
$11 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $81 for programs

$38
Toxics and human health
46% of program spending
$21
Licensing
27% of program spending
$18
Food and agriculture
22% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. 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.

Officers & Directors

VP, DEVELOPMENT Abbie Gibbs
COMMUNICATIONS & STRAT. CAMPAIGNS Alex Formuzis Sr Vp
MEMBER Arianne Callender
MEMBER Brandon Beck
COO & GENERAL COUNSEL Caroline Leary
VP INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Chris Campbell

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$27,852,508 114 grants
Human & Social Services
$3,108,500 1 grant
Animal Welfare
$2,985,163 17 grants
Environment & Conservation
$2,243,995 20 grants
Education
$331,561 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $16.4M $19.3M $23.7M
2024 $21.8M $18.6M $27.1M
2023 $18.1M $16.7M $24.5M
2022 $13.6M $14.6M $22.9M
2021 $16.1M $12.6M $14.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue held roughly steady at around $16.4M, with total assets most recently reported at $23.7M.

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

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