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US nonprofit · EIN 260856285 · Alexandria, VAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 260856285) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R), grants paid (Schedule I).Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2008.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

American College of Environmentallawyers Incorporated's network

26 people1 organisationi26 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (26). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

26 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 26 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Alexandra DunnPresident2021
5 yrs
Amy EdwardsDirector2023
3 yrs
Andrew FitzDirector2023
3 yrs
Brenda MalloryDirector2025
1 yr
Daniel WhittleDirector2025
1 yr
David Van SlykeDirector2023
3 yrs
Frank HollemanDirector2025
1 yr
J B Ruhl (also filed as JB Ruhl)Director2020
6 yrs
James SpaanstraDirector2025
1 yr
Janet CoitDirector2025
1 yr
Jeffrey PorterDirector2025
1 yr
Jessica MerriganPresident-Elect2023
3 yrs
Karen McGuireDirector2025
1 yr
Kathy BeckettTreasurer2023
3 yrs
Krista McIntyreDirector2025
1 yr
Larry StarfieldDirector2025
1 yr
Linda BullenDirector2020
6 yrs
Lynn SladeDirector2022
4 yrs
Marla WiederDirector2025
1 yr
Michael B GerrardDirector2023
3 yrs
Michael BurgerDirector2021
5 yrs
Peggy OtumDirector2023
3 yrs
Robert StokesDirector2025
1 yr
Seema KakadeDirector2020
6 yrs
Steven J Levine (also filed as Steve J Levine)Director2023
3 yrs
Steven T Miano (also filed as Steven Miano)Company secretary2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 26 →

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Tracy D HesterImmediate Past President2025

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Alexandra DunnPresident4$0
Jessica MerriganPresident-Elect2$0
Steven MianoSecretary2$0
Kathy BeckettTreasurer2$0
Linda BullenDirector1$0
Michael BurgerDirector1$0
Janet CoitDirector1$0
Amy EdwardsDirector1$0
Andrew FitzDirector1$0
Michael B GerrardDirector1$0
Frank HollemanDirector1$0
Seema KakadeDirector1$0
Steven J LevineDirector1$0
Brenda MalloryDirector1$0
Karen McGuireDirector1$0
Krista McIntyreDirector1$0
Peggy OtumDirector1$0
Jeffrey PorterDirector1$0
JB RuhlDirector1$0
Lynn SladeDirector1$0
James SpaanstraDirector1$0
Larry StarfieldDirector1$0
Robert StokesDirector1$0
David Van SlykeDirector1$0
Daniel WhittleDirector1$0
Marla WiederDirector1$0
Tracy HesterImmediate Past President1$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
American College of Environmentallawyers Incorporated
EIN
260856285
Address
2800 Eisenhower Ave Ste 210, Alexandria, VA, 22314-4587
State
Virginia
Mission
Professional organization dedicated to maintaining and improving standards of environmental law, and to contribute to the continued development of the field of environmental law through annual meetings, blogs, etc. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
S41 Community improvement and capacity building
IRS classification
501(c)06 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2009
Principal officer
Kathy Beckett (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 March 2009
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2025

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsJ B Ruhl
≥6years on the filingsLinda Bullen
≥6years on the filingsSeema Kakade
≥5years on the filingsAlexandra Dunn

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$298k
Total liabilities
$81k
Net assets or fund balances
$217k
Contributions and grants received
$173k
Program service revenue
$100k
Grants and similar paid out
$32k
Employees
0
Volunteers
50

Grants paid

1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
ACOEL FoundationAssist with operating expenses to the Foundation to carry out its activities.$28k