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Environmental & Social Justice Associates

EIN 88-3153386 · Lake Leelanau, MI

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

WE BRING DEEP PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN LAW, SCIENCE, HEALTH CARE, SOCIAL JUSTICE, COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANCE, GENDER AND SEXUAL EQUITY, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING SKILLS TO INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, ORGANIZATIONS, INDIGENOUS, DIVERSE AND OTHER COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCING ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE CHALLENGES. WE STRIVE TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE AND JUST SOLUTIONS, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. WE HAVE MORE THAN 65 YEARS COMBINED PROFESSIONAL SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION, COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, HEALTH CARE, POLICY DEVELOPMENT, SCIENTIFIC STUDY AND LEGAL PRACTICE ON THE GROUND, IN FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES, WITHIN BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS. THIS EXPERTISE INCLUDES WORKING WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PRIVATE LAW FIRMS; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS; ACADEMIC AND MEDIAL INSTITUTIONS; LEGISLATURES; AND THE COURTS TO ACHIEVE ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, SEXUAL AND GENDER JUSTICE.

Spending
$3,307
Reserves
0 months of spending
Highest pay
$1,134, vice president

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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. $3,307 spent. OUR PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES THAT FOCUS ON SUSTAINABLE AND JUST SOLUTIONS TO PROTECT, MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES FACING THREATS FROM HEAVY INDUSTRY, MINING, OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT, PIPELIN ES, WATER POLUTION AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTALLY OR SOCIALLY DISRUPTIVE DEVELOPMENT.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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 November 6, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since August 2022.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 November 4, 2026.

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