Friends of the Earth

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 23-7420660 Website

FRIENDS OF THE EARTH STRIVES FOR A MORE HEALTHY AND JUST WORLD BY DEFENDNG THE ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN HEALTH WHILE ADVANCING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE BY CONDUCTING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, TRANSFORMING THE ECONOMY SO IT PROTECTS THE ENVIRONMENT AND ENHANCES PEOPLE'S WELL BEING AND BY BUILDING MOVEMENTS IN THE U.S. AND GLOBALLY WORKING FOR THOSE ENDS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$22.5M

-10.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$823K

+23.1% YoY

Grant Count

20

+42.9% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$41K

-13.8% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$5M$11M$16M$21M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$22,504,324$25,134,973$22,314,803
Revenue$16,901,495$16,789,731$17,950,451
Expenses$19,167,470$18,206,483$14,979,625
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$838,348$293,340$382,449
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$206K$411K$617K$823K5 grants20209 grants202113 grants202214 grants202320 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

FRIENDS OF THE EARTH (AC…$300KACTION FOR THE CLIMATE E…$50KENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FU…$50KGLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR INCI…$50KGREENLATINOS$50KIRONBOUND COMMUNITY CORP…$50KUNION OF CONCERNED SCIEN…$50KROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY…$50KHEALTHY GULF$25KENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES NY$20K

Grant Size Distribution

61 grants across all recorded years

44<$50K12$50–100K$100–250K5$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

ERICH G PICAPRESIDENT$262KJULIE DYERCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$192KPETER A STOCKERVP OF MEMBERSHIP & DEVELOPMENT$180KJAHNAVI TRIVEDIDIRECTOR, FINANCE$149KLISA ARCHERDIRECTOR, FOOD & AGRICULTURE…$142KCARRIE MANNDIRECTOR, DIGITAL MEMBERSHIP…$125K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JAYNI CHASECHAIR1
JEFFREY GLUECKVICE CHAIR1
MARC ZIONTSTREASURER1
HARRIETT CROSBYSECRETARY1
JUDITH BROWNE DIANISBOARD MEMBER1
KATIE EDERBOARD MEMBER1
ARTURO GARCIA-COSTASBOARD MEMBER1
EVA HERNANDEZBOARD MEMBER1
MICHAEL HERZBOARD MEMBER1
NANCY METAYER BOWENBOARD MEMBER1
RUTH MILLERBOARD MEMBER1
MICHELLE MONTGOMERYBOARD MEMBER1
STEPHEN NEMETHBOARD MEMBER1
CHRIS PABONBOARD MEMBER1
CHRIS PAINEBOARD MEMBER1
RAE RICHMANBOARD MEMBER1
SOROUSH SHEHABIBOARD MEMBER1
ERICH G PICAPRESIDENT35.16$261,819
JULIE DYERCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER31.88$191,811
PETER A STOCKERVP OF MEMBERSHIP & DEVELOPMENT34.88$179,823
JAHNAVI TRIVEDIDIRECTOR, FINANCE35.63$149,455
LISA ARCHERDIRECTOR, FOOD & AGRICULTURE PROGRAM37.31$142,215
CARRIE MANNDIRECTOR, DIGITAL MEMBERSHIP & ADVOCACY33.47$124,755

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

17states
+9 more states

Cities

AhoskieAlbanyAnnapolisBemidjiBerkeleyBerkelyBoulderBrooklynBurlingtonCalabasasCallawayCambridgeCharlestownClaymontClintonDurhamFresnoHealdsburgsHollisterIsland Park

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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