EIN 58-1854834

Environmental Community Action

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
45
State
Year formed
1989
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
Description
Environmental Community Action organizes and empowers communities to address environmental health hazards. They provide assistance to those with limited resources, offering community organizing training and leadership development to citizens, leaders, and groups. They collaborate with stakeholders, including the Community Improvement Association, to establish the Proctor Creek Stewardship Council for the restoration and protection of Proctor Creek in Atlanta.
Total revenues
$766,548
2023
Total expenses
$936,354
2023
Total assets
$125,045
2023
Num. employees
45
2023

Program areas at Environmental Community Action

Awln adult:atlanta watershed learning network's purpose is to increase Community capacity for engagement with parks and green infrastructure as Community assets that will: address flooding and stormwater issues; employ residents; provide opportunities for improved health, recreation and education; and protect the watershed. Awln youth:awln youth summer program is a six-week summer program that provides youth with a paid internship. Through our internship program, youth have the opportunity to receive hands-on experience at a Community, social justice, or green organization. Our youth interns are provided with soft skills, Environmental, sustainability, leadership, finance, and nutrition-based training that allow them to be more efficient at their work sites and at home. Community soil air and water (csaw):the community-soil-air-water (csaw) learning ecosystem aims to integrate justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion principles and programming with Community collaborations to solve socio-environmental problems. This integration seeks to diversify both practitioners and practices in the geosciences that can catalyze a transformation in understanding who does geoscience and what geosciences does for communities. Georgia grassroots Environmental network (ggen):georgia grassroots Environmental network program seeks to bring Community liaisons and residents together to discuss issues and agree on Georgia Environmental justice priorities including the demand for a Georgia Environmental justice policy. While all communities are encouraged to participate, the program targets communities outside of the metro-atlanta area. In addition to meeting quarterly as an entire group, communities are clustered by shared Environmental health challenges and encouraged to strategize and act collectively. Metro-atlanta clean air initiative (macai):eco-action, working in partnership with emory university and other nonprofit organizations, will install air monitoring equipment, collect air samples, share sample data and train residents in five communities so they can advance their advocacy efforts to address longstanding air quality problems where they live. With eco-action's assistance, communities will advance their efforts to advocate for the resolution of air pollutant issues using air quality monitors that collect pollutant concentration data. The duration of the metro-atlanta clean air initiative (macai) will be 30 months. Proposed program activities are: pollutant monitoring, mobilizing Community training sessions, and data sharing. Resilience, equity, and adaptation for climate and health (reach) atlanta:in partnership with emory university, spellman, and the west alliance watershed alliance, eco-action aims to understand how the cumulative exposures of chemical and non-chemical pollutants impact of impact and exacerbate the health of individuals within the most vulnerable communities in atlanta. The focus will be for individuals with increased vulnerability/risk to pre-existing chronic health conditions such as asthma, mental health problems, and obesity-sensitive conditions (obesity, diabetes, and hypertension).

Who funds Environmental Community Action

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
United States Energy FoundationGeneral Operating Support.$150,000
Emory UniversityResearch/subcontract$135,137
Kresge FoundationSupport Eco-Action To Implement Green Stormwater Infrastructure Strategies for the Atlanta University Center and To Build the Capacity of Community Leaders To Advocate for Stronger, More Equitable Water Management Practices in Georgia Communities.$100,000
...and 4 more grants received

Personnel at Environmental Community Action

NameTitleCompensation
Abayomi NoibiExecutive Director$28,161
Frank BoveBoard President$0
Christina FullerSecretary$0

Financials for Environmental Community Action

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$766,507
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$41
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$766,548

Form 990s for Environmental Community Action

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-09-05990View PDF
2022-062022-11-23990View PDF
2021-062022-11-22990View PDF
2020-062022-03-23990View PDF
2019-062022-02-14990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
August 26, 2024
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $135,137 from Emory University
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $150,000 from United States Energy Foundation
December 23, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $100,000 from Kresge Foundation
August 6, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
July 16, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsEnvironmental organizationsCharities
Issues
PollutionEnvironment
Characteristics
Political advocacyPartially liquidatedState / local levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
250 Georgia Ave Se 309
Atlanta, GA 30312
Metro area
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
County
Fulton County, GA
Website URL
eco-act.org/ 
Phone
(404) 589-6499
IRS details
EIN
58-1854834
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1989
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
C20: Pollution Abatement and Control Services
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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