Environmental League of Massachusetts Action Fund Inc
The organization's mission is to build political power that meets the scale and urgency of our environmental challenges.
Environmental League of Massachusetts Action Fund Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,343,287
- +53.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $863,576
- +67.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $79,785
- +1694.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $464,470
- -21.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Environmental League of Massachusetts Action Fund Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 3 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $14K (2021) to $295K (2023). In 2023 it made 2 grants totaling $295K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Elm Action Fund Independent Political Action Committee Boston, MA | To Advance the Mission of Ie Pac. | $285,000 |
| Black Economic Council of Massachusetts Boston, MA | Energy Action Fund Subgrant | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,343,287 | $863,576 | $464,470 | — | — | $79,785 |
| 2024 | $873,804 | $515,305 | $594,564 | — | — | $4,446 |
| 2023 | $868,588 | $1,152,296 | $1,053,543 | $295,000 | 2 | $2,912 |
| 2022 | $756,767 | $851,067 | $827,503 | $20,000 | 1 | $36,830 |
| 2021 | $805,953 | $754,270 | $389,527 | $14,000 | Total only | $1,615 |
| 2020 | $411,614 | $521,956 | $292,812 | — | — | $2,119 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Environmental League of Massachusetts Action Fund Inc
Based on IRS filings
Environmental League of Massachusetts Action Fund Inc is a public charity, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. Net investment income was $80K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Environmental League of Massachusetts Action Fund Inc is led by Elizabeth Henry, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 17 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Elizabeth Henry
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Casey Bowers
Executive Director
On filings since 2022
28 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gordon Burnes
Director & Chair
Director → Director & Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Doug Foy
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Nessen
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Seth Jaffe
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tedd Saunders
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Warren Tolman
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Fishman
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Annie Lydgate
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jacquetta Van Zandt
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Walsh
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt O'Malley
Director
Director → Director & Chair, 2024
Director & Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lise Olney
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Will Austin
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nina Liang
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bethany Patten
Treasurer & Clerk
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (10)
- Former: Natalia Linos (2021–2024) — Chair
- Former: Nikko Mendoza (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Asheen Phansey (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Alex Bok (2021–2023) — Chair
- Former: Anna Clare Kelly (2020–2022) — Executive Director
- Former: Anne Kelly (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Hailey Broderick (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Patricia Lorsch (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Pete Pedersen (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Alexander Bok (2020) — Chair
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Environmental League of Massachusetts Action Fund Inc
How large is Environmental League of Massachusetts Action Fund Inc?
Environmental League of Massachusetts Action Fund Inc reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $864K.
Where does Environmental League of Massachusetts Action Fund Inc operate?
Environmental League of Massachusetts Action Fund Inc has awarded grants in Massachusetts.
What is Environmental League of Massachusetts Action Fund Inc's EIN?
Environmental League of Massachusetts Action Fund Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2024004. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 5, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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