EIN 52-0901863

Environmental Law Institute

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
94
Year formed
1969
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
Description
Environmental Law Institute empowers leaders and practitioners to build effective law and governance systems for environmental protection. Its Research and Policy Division provides research, training, and technical assistance in environmental law and policy to various sectors in the U.S. and foreign countries. In 2021, its research programs covered the breadth of the field of environmental law. Meanwhile, its Associates & Education Division led 102 virtual education events such as conferences, webinars, and policy forums. Environmental Law Institute is located in Washington, DC.
Total revenues
$6,767,738
2023
Total expenses
$8,568,504
2023
Total assets
$12,301,131
2023
Num. employees
94
2023

Program areas at Environmental Law Institute

Research and Policy Division:Provided research, education, training, and technical assistance in environmental law and policy to all sectors in the U.S. and numerous foreign countries. Research programs in 2023 covered the breadth of the field of environmental law and policy, from assessing state protections of nonfederal waters, to promoting good governance to support sustainable management of small-scale fisheries, to operating the Local Government Environmental Assistance Network and the International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement. Other initiatives identified best practices for coastal management programs, provided model ordinances and other tools for reducing food waste, supported development of a protected area proposal for sperm whales, provided evidence-based judicial education on climate science and the law, and researched and analyzed the legal authorities to address plastic pollution, among other things. Our ongoing programs also continued to provide guidance, education, and recognition to environmental professionals nationwide such as through the Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review; training for states, territories, and tribes on the Total Maximum Daily Load and other Clean Water Act programs; our Indoor Air Quality program; our annual National Wetlands Awards program; and others. In addition, among its internationally focused initiatives, ELI analyzed customary water tenure in sub-Saharan Africa; supported the Women in Water Diplomacy Network; and continues to lead in the field of environmental peacebuilding, which integrates natural resource management into conflict prevention, mitigation, resolution, and recovery to build resilience in communities affected by conflict. For a fuller description of our programs, please refer to our annual report, which can be found at www.eli.org.
Publications Division:Provided timely, accurate, and practical information to environmental professionals through two nationally recognized publications, the Environmental Law Reporter and The Environmental Forum. The Environmental Law Reporter draws premier authors on current legal events, and the Environmental Forum continues to provide award-winning coverage of the environmental profession and environmental policy. In addition, ELI Press advanced the field by publishing five books: TOXIC INTENT: ENVIRONMENTAL HARM, CORPORATE CRIME, AND THE CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS IN THE UNITED STATES; GOVERNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY; PRINCIPAL TRENDS ON BRAZILIAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW; REMARKABLE CITIES AND THE SECURITY AND SOVEREIGNTY OF FOOD AND NUTRITION: 41 WAYS TO REGENERATE THE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM; and PFAS DESKBOOK.For a fuller description of our programs, please refer to our annual report, which can be found at www.eli.org.
Associates & Education Division: Led 75 events, including conferences, webinars, Breaking News webinars, policy forums, networking receptions, topical conference calls, Eastern and Western Boot Camps on Environmental Law, Summer School seminars, annual Supreme Court preview and review, public seminars and more, for 22,116 environmental professionals (virtually and in person). Topics of discussion ranged, including agriculture, carbon capture, utilization, and storage, careers in environmental law, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, climate change, climate disclosures, compliance and enforcement, decarbonization, the Endangered Species Act, energy law, environmental criminal enforcement, environmental justice, ESG, federal environmental updates, international environmental law, land use law, the National Environmental Policy Act, PFAS, products regulation, Supreme Court cases, sustainable development, TSCA, and more. For a fuller description of our programs, please refer to our annual report which can be found at www.eli.org.
Other programs

Who funds Environmental Law Institute

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Walton Family FoundationTo Support Efforts To Scale Up Nature-Based Solutions To Water Management and Climate Change Resilience Throughout the Mississippi River Basin.$350,000
Atticus TrustTo Further One Or More of the Exempt Purposes of the Charity$300,000
Henry Luce FoundationAdvancing Tribal Sovereignty and Community Health in California$250,000
...and 23 more grants received totalling $1,815,193

Personnel at Environmental Law Institute

NameTitleCompensation
Loretta ReinersmannVice President of Finance and Administration$162,048
Jay AustinSenior Attorney; Editor in Chief , Environmental Law Reporter$112,792
Melodie DemullingVice President , Development and Membership$152,021
Sandra Nichols ThiamVice President , Research and Policy$138,953
Katie MabardyVice President , Development
...and 5 more key personnel

Financials for Environmental Law Institute

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$4,943,997
Program services$1,544,996
Investment income and dividends$221,418
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$90,975
Net rental income$10,185
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-2,629
Net income from fundraising events$-41,206
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$2
Total revenues$6,767,738

Form 990s for Environmental Law Institute

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-07-31990View PDF
2022-122023-08-18990View PDF
2021-122022-06-28990View PDF
2020-122021-06-23990View PDF
2019-122021-01-21990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
March 26, 2025
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $10,472 from American Online Giving Foundation
January 14, 2025
Received grants
Identified 14 new grant, including a grant for $350,000 from Walton Family Foundation
November 25, 2024
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $74,133 from Save the Children Federation
October 31, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
September 29, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
Nonprofit Types
Legal service nonprofitsEnvironmental organizationsCharities
Issues
Land and water conservationEnvironmentLegal services
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsOperates internationallyNational levelReceives government fundingGala fundraisersTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
1730 M St NW 700
Washington, DC 20036
Metro area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
County
District of Columbia, DC
Website URL
eli.org/ 
Phone
(202) 939-3830
Facebook page
environmental-law-institute 
Twitter profile
@eliorg 
IRS details
EIN
52-0901863
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1969
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
C30: Natural Resources Conservation and Protection
NAICS code, primary
5411: Legal Services
Parent/child status
Independent
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Current
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
080415
FTB Entity ID
1881449
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2025-07-02
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