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EcoAmerica

Website:

ecoamerica.org/
Location:

WASHINGTON, DC
Tax ID:

20-3895611
Tax-Exempt Status:

501(c)(3)

Budget (2020):

Revenue: $2,598,801
Expenses: $2,538,289
Assets: $1,586,287
Type:

Environmental advocacy organization

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EcoAmerica (styled “ecoAmerica”) is an environmentalist advocacy group that aims to influence Americans’ views on environmental policy and persuade more people to become environmentalist activists. It attempts to achieve this through its campaigns, programs, events, and partnerships 1 with organizations like the American Public Health Association. 2

EcoAmerica’s president and founder, Bob Perkowitz, sits on the board of environmentalist organizations like the ClearPath Foundation, 3 a right-of-center advocacy nonprofit created in 2014 by Jay Faison, a conversative climate change activist. 4

Campaigns

EcoAmerica runs campaigns across the United States like ClimateRx, 5 an initiative that helps healthcare providers and health professionals provide information and training to their patients on issues related to the environment and its impact on their health. 6 EcoAmerica’s flagship campaign is MomentUs, an initiative designed to increase support for climate change activism. 7

Programs and Events

EcoAmerica also runs programs that facilitate more support for its activism like Climate for Health. Climate for Health organizes medical and health organizations and their 1.5 million members to get Americans involved with climate change activism. The other programs are Blessed Tomorrow, which partners with faith denominations to get involved with environmentalist issues, and Path to Positive Communities, a program that assists communities in their advocacy through national and regional partnerships. 8

EcoAmerica co-hosts a yearly event where climate change activists come together to collaborate called the American Climate Leadership Summit, alongside major left-of-center organizations like the American Psychological Association (APA). 9 The APA is the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology and psychologists in the United States. 10 The event also gives out tens of thousands of dollars in awards to those who have achieved what the co-hosts define as success in environmentalist advocacy. 11

Partnerships

EcoAmerica is partnered with many organizations such as the American Public Health Association, 12 an organization for public health professionals in the United States that supports left-of-center policy goals across a wide range of issues such as gun control 13 and climate change. 14 It is also partnered with the World Wildlife Fund, 15 an international organization dedicated to environmentalist and conversationist activism. 16

People

Bob Perkowitz is the president and founder of ecoAmerica. He has been on the board of environmentalist organizations such as the Sierra Club Foundation, 17 the education and fundraising arm of the Sierra Club, 18 and the Environmental Defense Fund, 19 a left-of-center nonprofit known for its advocacy for public policies concerning global warming. 20

References

  1. “Who We Are.” EcoAmerica. Last modified March 20, 2023. https://ecoamerica.org/about/
  2. “2021 Impact Report.” EcoAmerica. Accessed May 4, 2023. https://ecoamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2021-impact-report.pdf
  3. “Bob Perkowitz.” EcoAmerica. Last modified November 30, 2022. https://ecoamerica.org/team-member/bob-perkowitz/
  4. “Our Take.” ClearPath. Accessed May 2, 2023. https://clearpath.org/our-take/
  5. “Campaigns.” EcoAmerica. Last modified December 28, 2022. https://ecoamerica.org/campaigns/
  6. [1] “About ClimateRx.” ClimateRx. Accessed May 2, 2023. https://www.climaterx.org/about-climaterx
  7. “ecoAmerica.” Devex.com. Accessed May 3, 2023. https://www.devex.com/organizations/ecoamerica-77828
  8. “2021 Impact Report.” EcoAmerica. Accessed May 4, 2023. https://ecoamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2021-impact-report.pdf
  9. [1] “American Climate Leadership Summit.” EcoAmerica. Last modified December 22, 2022. https://ecoamerica.org/american-climate-leadership-summit-2022-highlights/
  10. “APA History.” Https://www.apa.org. Last modified October 2, 2008. https://www.apa.org/about/apa/archives/apa-history
  11. “American Climate Leadership Awards Highlights Report.” EcoAmerica. Accessed May 4, 2023. https://ecoamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/acla-acls22-highlights-web-jun1.pdf
  12. “2021 Impact Report.” EcoAmerica. Accessed May 4, 2023. https://ecoamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2021-impact-report.pdf
  13. “Gun Violence.” American Public Health Association. Accessed May 4, 2023. https://www.apha.org/Topics-and-Issues/Gun-Violence
  14. “Climate Change.” American Public Health Association. Accessed May 4, 2023. https://apha.org/topics-and-issues/climate-change
  15. “2021 Impact Report.” EcoAmerica. Accessed May 4, 2023. https://ecoamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2021-impact-report.pdf
  16. “About Us.” World Wildlife Fund. Accessed May 4, 2023. https://www.worldwildlife.org/about/.
  17. “Bob Perkowitz.” EcoAmerica. Last modified November 30, 2022. https://ecoamerica.org/team-member/bob-perkowitz/
  18. “About the Sierra Club Foundation.” The Sierra Club Foundation. Accessed May 2, 2023. https://www.sierraclubfoundation.org/about-scf
  19. “Bob Perkowitz.” EcoAmerica. Last modified November 30, 2022. https://ecoamerica.org/team-member/bob-perkowitz/
  20. “Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).” Climate & Clean Air Coalition. Accessed May 2, 2023. https://www.ccacoalition.org/en/partners/environmental-defense-fund-edf
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Nonprofit Information

  • Accounting Period: December - November
  • Tax Exemption Received: June 1, 2006

    • Available Filings

    Period Form Type Total revenue Total functional expenses Total assets (EOY) Total liabilities (EOY) Unrelated business income? Total contributions Program service revenue Investment income Comp. of current officers, directors, etc. Form 990
    2020 Dec Form 990 $2,598,801 $2,538,289 $1,586,287 $531,272 N $2,461,078 $131,003 $0 $567,143
    2019 Dec Form 990 $2,754,300 $2,908,835 $1,478,713 $484,210 N $2,635,721 $108,739 $193 $583,273 PDF
    2018 Dec Form 990 $1,784,796 $3,047,513 $1,521,791 $372,753 N $1,687,506 $71,750 $181 $582,618 PDF
    2017 Dec Form 990 $1,080,042 $3,544,303 $2,606,022 $194,267 N $1,012,535 $65,750 $649 $731,578 PDF
    2016 Dec Form 990 $4,096,505 $4,482,513 $5,161,141 $285,125 N $4,003,424 $49,700 $812 $619,497 PDF
    2015 Dec Form 990 $3,308,826 $4,715,272 $5,569,051 $307,027 N $3,232,185 $80,408 $1,653 $752,140 PDF
    2014 Dec Form 990 $2,808,528 $3,936,409 $6,922,188 $253,718 N $2,806,572 $0 $1,831 $482,087 PDF
    2013 Dec Form 990 $864,128 $3,116,853 $7,947,690 $151,339 N $703,225 $135,000 $1,280 $612,122 PDF
    2012 Dec Form 990 $10,329,592 $1,528,914 $10,087,899 $38,823 N $10,214,592 $115,000 $0 $212,143 PDF
    2011 Dec Form 990 $1,217,399 $1,228,871 $1,255,760 $1,104,205 N $1,217,379 $0 $20 $207,208 PDF
    2010 Dec Form 990 $1,230,773 $1,280,915 $1,092,721 $929,694 N $1,230,690 $0 $83 $155,977 PDF

    Additional Filings (PDFs)

    EcoAmerica

    1730 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW
    WASHINGTON, DC 20036-3101