Environment : Environmental Protection and Conservation

Friends of the Earth

Championing a healthy and just world

Rating

Overall Rating    
      (60.25)
Organizational Efficiency      
Program Expenses 84.6%    
Administrative Expenses 8.8%    
Fundraising Expenses 6.5%    
Fundraising Efficiency $0.06    
Efficiency Rating    
      (38.46)
Organizational Capacity      
Primary Revenue Growth 3.0%    
Program Expenses Growth 13.7%    
Working Capital Ratio (years) 0.42    
Capacity Rating    
      (21.78)

Income Statement     (FYE 06/2008)

Revenue  
Primary Revenue $3,735,509
Other Revenue $298,731
Total Revenue $4,034,240
   
Expenses  
Program Expenses $3,362,659
Administrative Expenses $350,806
Fundraising Expenses $258,477
Total Functional Expenses $3,971,942
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $62,298
   
Net Assets $1,839,602

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Contact Information

Friends of the Earth
1717 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20036
tel: (866) 217-8499
fax: (202) 783-0444
EIN: 23-7420660

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Leadership      (FYE 06/2008)

Name Title Compensation % of Expenses
Brent Blackwelder President (The person identified as holding the highest position of management, and therefore who would normally be responsible for carrying out the mission of the charity and leading the organization on a day-to-day basis.) $125,975 3.17%
Other Salaries of Note
Norman Dean Executive Director (Using information reported on an organization's most recent Form 990, we include as compensation an individual's salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and other allowances. We do not include contributions to benefit plans or compensation deferred to a future date.) $127,374 3.20%

Donor Privacy Policy

YES, this charity has a written donor privacy policy.

Mission

Friends of the Earth and our network of grassroots groups in 77 countries fight to create a more healthy, just world. Our current campaigns focus on clean energy and solutions to global warming, protecting people from toxic and new, potentially harmful technologies, and promoting smarter, low-pollution transportation alternatives. Friends of the Earth U.S. is also a part of Friends of the Earth International, the world's largest grassroots environmental network. Our dedicated staff fights to protect the rights of all people to live in a safe and healthy environment, both at home or in countries around the world. Our campaigns demonstrate our belief that the fight for justice and the movement to protect the health of the planet are part of the same struggle.

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