Environmental Community Action Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY ACTION (ECO-ACT): AT ECO-ACTION, WE BELIEVE THAT COMMUNITIES HAVE THE RIGHT TO CLEAN AIR, LAND AND WATER AND SHOULD HAVE A RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT THEIR OWN LIVES. INCREDIBLY, MANY COMMUNITIES STILL DO NOT HAVE THAT RIGHT TODAY. THOSE AFFECTED MOST BY TOXIC CHEMICAL EXPOSURE ARE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. WE BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE WHO WORK COLLECTIVELY TO ORGANIZE, MAKE CHANGE, SHARE RESOURCES, AND SOLVE PROBLEMS WILL MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THEIR COMMUNITY'S HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT, AND PROSPERITY.
- Income
- $1.3 million
- Spending
- $1.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 70%
- Reserves
- -0.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 97%
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 25
- Highest pay
- $187,612, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 25 out of 100. Higher than 1% of charities in its peer group (environment, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 19% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 13% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1570% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 18 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 73 out of 100. Higher than 18% of charities in its peer group (environment, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
18 of 253 of 3 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $1.1 million spent. 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).
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 1989.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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