Midwest Environmental Advocates Inc
Midwest Environmental Advocates is a nonprofit law center that combines the power of law with the resolve of communities facing environmental injustice to secure and protect the rights of all people to healthy water, land, and air.
Midwest Environmental Advocates Inc at a glance
In short: Midwest Environmental Advocates Inc reported $2K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $1,705 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -22.7% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $1,877,957
- +0.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,175,265
- -15.0% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $71,218
- +44.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,153,892
- +22.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Midwest Environmental Advocates Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
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 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2025) to $10K (2022). In 2025 it reported $2K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Christ Church Madison, WI | General operations for the coalition on lead emergency (COLE) activities as a fiscal agent for COLE. | $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 | $1,877,957 | $1,175,265 | $1,153,892 | $1,705 | Total only | $71,218 |
| 2024 | $1,864,238 | $1,383,140 | $941,107 | $2,205 | Total only | $49,261 |
| 2023 | $1,418,028 | $814,366 | $820,975 | — | — | $30,086 |
| 2022 | $1,134,802 | $1,088,867 | $726,436 | $10,000 | 1 | $2,045 |
| 2021 | $776,118 | $707,573 | $700,926 | — | — | $424 |
| 2020 | $757,560 | $904,177 | $732,497 | — | — | $3,563 |
| 2019 | $576,406 | $814,856 | $745,050 | — | — | $1,224 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Midwest Environmental Advocates Inc
Based on IRS filings
Midwest Environmental Advocates Inc is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Madison, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.9M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $2K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $71K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Midwest Environmental Advocates Inc is led by Anthony Wilkin Gibart, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 1 of 17 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Anthony Wilkin Gibart
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$7K (2020) → $96K (2025)
Susan Davidson
President
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maureen Freedland
Director
Board Member → Vice President, 2022
Vice President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Dawson
Director
Board Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Lynch
Director
Board Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Betsy Lawton
Director
Board Member → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dave Clausen
Director
Board Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Wheat
Director
Board Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laina Stuebner
Director
Board Member → Director, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Zorn
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Townsend De Lopez
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven Hunter
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cassie Wyss
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kris Goodwill
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jan Gentry
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jamie Ferschinger
Secretary
Director → Director & Secretary, 2024
Director & Secretary → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tricia Zunker
Vice President
Board Member → Director, 2023
Director → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (16)
- Former: Rafael Smith (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Dan Collins (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Melissa Scanlan (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Jim Zorn (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Alana McKeever (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Gordon Stevenson (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Bill Lynch (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Dave Wernecke (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Jim Goodman (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Steph Tai (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Kimberlee Wright (2019–2020) — Executive Director
- Former: David Clausen (2019) — Vice President
- Former: David Wernecke (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: James Goodman (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Kelly Parks Snider (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Stephanie Tai (2019) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $96K, to Anthony Wilkin Gibart (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Midwest Environmental Advocates Inc
How much does Midwest Environmental Advocates Inc give each year?
Midwest Environmental Advocates Inc reported $2K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $2K in grants paid.
How large is Midwest Environmental Advocates Inc?
Midwest Environmental Advocates Inc reported $1.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.2M.
What is Midwest Environmental Advocates Inc?
Midwest Environmental Advocates Inc is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Madison, WI. It holds $1.9M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Midwest Environmental Advocates Inc operate?
Midwest Environmental Advocates Inc has awarded grants in Wisconsin.
What is Midwest Environmental Advocates Inc's EIN?
Midwest Environmental Advocates Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-2006475. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 3, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 1, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 18, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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