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Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest

Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest is a energy conservation organization based in Chicago, IL that was founded in 1992. As of 2018 they had $7.5 million in revenue and $18 million in assets.

Public interest environmental legal and policy advocacy and eco-business innovation organization working to improve environmental quality and protect our natural heritage.

EIN:

36-3866530

City:

Chicago

State:

Illinois

Website:

elpc.org

Facebook:

facebook.com/ELPCenter

Twitter:

@elpcenter

Founded:

1992

Type:

501(c)(3)

NTEE:

C35: Energy conservation and development organizations

Revenue:

$7,524,494

Assets:

$18,804,175

Employees:

Fiscal year end:

June

Revenue trends:

Asset trends:

Program areas at Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest

Energy Project - ELPC promotes clean energy efficiency and renewable energy development solutions, and advocates for cleaner air and cleaner water by reducing pollution from conventional power plants.

Transportation and Land Use Reform - ELPC promotes innovative transportation solutions, including development of a Midwest high-speed rail network, which will lead to cleaner air and more jobs.

Preserving Wild and Natural Places - ELPC engages in litigation and policy advocacy to protect our National Forests, rivers, and the Great Lakes. ELPC advocates sound environmental management practices that preserve natural resources and improve the quality of life in our communities.

Form 990s for Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest

Fiscal year ending	Date received by IRS	Form	PDF link
2018-06	Jul 23, 2019	990	View PDF
2017-06	Jun 14, 2018	990	View PDF
2016-06	Sep 15, 2017	990	View PDF
2015-06	Aug 5, 2016	990	View PDF
2014-06	May 14, 2015	990	View PDF
...and four more Form 990 PDFs

Financials for Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Federated campaigns	$0	$0
Membership dues	$0	$0
Fundraising event contributions	$766,784	$0	999%
Related organizations	$0	$0
Government grants (contributions)	$0	$0
Normal grants, contributions, etc.	$5,652,952	$6,592,399	-14.3%
<em>Non-cash contributions included in above</em>	$61,697	$16,557	272.6%
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$6,419,736	$6,592,399	-2.6%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$6,419,736	$6,592,399	-2.6%
Program services	$315,853	$116,599	170.9%
Investment income and dividends	$288,946	$271,023	6.6%
Tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0
Royalty revenue	$0	$0
Net rental income	$0	$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets	$717,162	$27,317	2525.3%
Net income from fundraising events	$-217,203	$0	-999%
Net income from gaming activities	$0	$0
Net income from sales of inventory	$0	$0
Miscellaneous revenues	$0	$0
Total revenues	$7,524,494	$7,007,338	7.4%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Grants to govts. and orgs. in USA	$150,000	$0	999%
Grants to individuals in USA	$0	$0
Grants to govts., orgs., and individuals outside USA	$0	$0
Benefits paid to or for members	$0	$0
Compensation of current officers, etc.	$715,240	$662,277	8.0%
Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons	$0	$0
Non-officer salaries and wages	$3,258,581	$3,120,440	4.4%
Pension/retirement accruals and contributions	$206,944	$204,411	1.2%
Other employee benefits	$367,741	$368,297	-0.2%
Payroll taxes	$254,131	$261,401	-2.8%
Management fees	$0	$0
Legal fees	$18,978	$57,403	-66.9%
Accounting fees	$44,559	$27,714	60.8%
Lobbying fees	$10,500	$33,879	-69.0%
Pro. fundraising fees	$0	$0
Investment mgmt fees	$0	$0
Other fee-for-service	$515,216	$458,757	12.3%
Advertising and promotion	$0	$0
Office expenses	$284,414	$235,484	20.8%
Information tech. expenses	$0	$40,663	-100%
Royalty expenses	$0	$0
Occupancy	$474,812	$453,656	4.7%
Travel	$184,457	$209,267	-11.9%
Public official travel and entertainment	$0	$0
Conferences, meetings, etc.	$88,270	$65,384	35.0%
Interest	$0	$0
Payments to affiliates	$0	$0
Depreciation, amortization, etc.	$43,618	$48,245	-9.6%
Insurance	$16,515	$14,360	15.0%
All other expenses	$84,720	$82,637	2.5%
Total expenses	$6,718,696	$6,344,275	5.9%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Cash (non-interest-bearing)	$417,127	$458,409	-9.0%
Savings, short-term investments, etc.	$379,592	$160,587	136.4%
Pledges and grants receivable	$2,353,336	$3,165,342	-25.7%
Accounts receivable	$0	$0
Loans receivable from officers, directors, etc.	$0	$0
Loans receivable from other disqualified persons	$0	$0
Notes and loans receivable	$0	$0
Inventories for use	$0	$0
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges	$71,617	$99,872	-28.3%
Buildings, equipment, etc. post-depreciation	$438,933	$551,030	-20.3%
Investments, publicly traded securities	$15,143,570	$13,750,525	10.1%
Investments, other securities	$0	$0
Investments, program-related	$0	$0
Intangible assets	$0	$0
Other assets	$0	$0
Total assets	$18,804,175	$18,185,765	3.4%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$412,501	$384,266	7.3%
Grants payable	$0	$0
Deferred revenue	$0	$218,106	-100%
Tax-exempt bond liabilities	$0	$0
Escrow or custodial account liability	$0	$0
Loans payable to officers and disqualified persons	$0	$0
Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties	$0	$0
Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties	$0	$0
Other liabilities	$443,314	$554,939	-20.1%
Total liabilities	$855,815	$1,157,311	-26.1%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Unrestricted net assets	$14,521,999	$13,588,743	6.9%
Temporarily restricted net assets	$3,426,361	$3,439,711	-0.4%
Permanently restricted net assets	$0	$0

Vendors for Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest

Vendor	Services	Amount paid	Date
Blackbaud	CRM software; Marketing software		2019-08-28
█████████ ████████	Software		2019-08-28
█████████	Content management system software		2019-08-16
█████████	Marketing software		2019-08-16
███ ██ ███	Tax accounting		2019-07-12
███ ██████ ██████████	Expert Analysis and Testimony	$135,807	2014-06-01

Personnel at Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest

Name	Title	Compensation	Most recent data
Mary Frances O'Connor	Chief Development Officer	-	Oct. 1, 2020
Howard A. Learner	President and Executive Director	$383,879	Oct. 1, 2020
█████ ██████	Special Assistant To the Executive Director	-	Oct. 1, 2020
████ ██████	Director of Communications and Marketing	-	Oct. 1, 2020
████ ██████████	Director of Communications	-	Oct. 1, 2020
█████ ████████	Legislative Director and Senior Policy Advocate	$157,137	Oct. 1, 2020
███ █████████	Federal Legislative Director	-	Oct. 1, 2020
█████ ███████	Development Assistant and Database Manager	-	Oct. 1, 2020
█████ ████████	Deputy Director	$197,018	Oct. 1, 2020
██████ █████	Vice - Chair	$0	June 30, 2018
...and five more key personnel

Peer energy conservation and development organizations

	Name	Type	Revenue	Location
1	Washington Environmental Council	501(c)(3)	$4.5 million	Seattle, WA
2	Earthworks	501(c)(3)	$4.9 million	Washington, DC
3	Clean Energy Group	501(c)(3)	$2.7 million	Montpelier, VT
4	Environmental Health Coalition (EHC)	501(c)(3)	$4.2 million	National City, CA
5	Citizens for Pennsylvanias Future -- Penn Future	501(c)(3)	$3.0 million	Harrisburg, PA
6	Health Care Without Harm (HCWH)	501(c)(3)	$6.3 million	Reston, VA
7	Michigan Environmental Council (MEC)	501(c)(3)	$2.1 million	Lansing, MI
8	Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN)	501(c)(3)	$2.8 million	Oakland, CA
9	Respiratory Health Association	501(c)(3)	$2.4 million	Chicago, IL
10	New York Public Interest Research Group Fund	501(c)(3)	$4.4 million	New York, NY
11	Appalachian Voices	501(c)(3)	$2.5 million	Boone, NC
12	Oregon Environmental Council	501(c)(3)	$3.2 million	Portland, OR
13	Ceres	501(c)(3)	$20 million	Boston, MA
14	Elevate Energy	501(c)(3)	$24 million	Chicago, IL
15	Sierra Business Council	501(c)(3)	$2.1 million	Truckee, CA
16	The Delta Institute	501(c)(3)	$2.8 million	Chicago, IL
17	Clean Energy Trust	501(c)(3)	$2.6 million	Chicago, IL
18	Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance	501(c)(3)	$4.7 million	Chicago, IL
19	Center for Neighborhood Technology	501(c)(3)	$2.0 million	Chicago, IL
20	Dogwood Alliance	501(c)(3)	$2.0 million	Asheville, NC
21	Plug In America	501(c)(3)	$2.2 million	Los Angeles, CA
22	Carbonfundorg Foundation	501(c)(3)	$3.2 million	East Aurora, NY
23	Isles	501(c)(3)	$5.0 million	Trenton, NJ
24	Friends of the Earth	501(c)(3)	$10 million	Washington, DC
25	Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance (SEEA)	501(c)(3)	$2.9 million	Atlanta, GA

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