Environment : Environmental Protection and Conservation

Environmental Working Group

The power of information

Rating

Overall Rating    
      (68.44)
Organizational Efficiency      
Program Expenses 84.4%    
Administrative Expenses 7.0%    
Fundraising Expenses 8.4%    
Fundraising Efficiency $0.06    
Efficiency Rating    
      (38.44)
Organizational Capacity      
Primary Revenue Growth 18.0%    
Program Expenses Growth 18.7%    
Working Capital Ratio (years) 1.14    
Capacity Rating    
      (30.00)

Income Statement     (FYE 12/2008)

Revenue  
Primary Revenue $6,178,491
Other Revenue $64,079
Total Revenue $6,242,570
   
Expenses  
Program Expenses $3,803,528
Administrative Expenses $316,630
Fundraising Expenses $381,550
Total Functional Expenses $4,501,708
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $1,740,862
   
Net Assets $5,171,374

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Contact Information

Environmental Working Group
1436 U Street, NW
Suite 100
Washington, DC 20009
tel: (202) 667-6982
fax: (202) 232-2592
EIN: 52-2148600

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Leadership      (FYE 12/2008)

Name Title Compensation % of Expenses
Ken Cook President, Co-Founder (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.) $219,401 4.87%
Other Salaries of Note
Richard Wiles Executive Director, Co-Founder (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.) $179,218 3.98%

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Mission

Founded in 1993, the mission of the Environmental Working Group (EWG) is to use the power of public information to protect public health and the environment. Our team of scientists, engineers, policy experts, lawyers and computer programmers pores over government data, legal documents, scientific studies and our own laboratory tests to expose threats to your health and the environment, and to find solutions. Our research brings to light unsettling facts that you have a right to know. It shames and shakes up polluters and their lobbyists. It rattles politicians and shapes policy. It persuades bureaucracies to rethink science and strengthen regulation. It provides practical information you can use to protect your family and community.

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