Environmental Investigation Agency
Donations deductibleRevenue
$8.3m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$8.1m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$6m
$2.4m liabilities
Net assets
$3.6m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
7.4 years on average
Staff
44
5 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
10
named in Part VII
Environmental Investigation Agency's network
6 people2 organisationsi6 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (2) 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
6 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Thornton | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Anita Plummer | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Brian COX | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Janine Ferretti | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| John Fitzgerald | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kristin Rechberger | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
10 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Von Bismarck | Executive Director & Secretary | since 2018 |
| Avipsa Mahapatra | Climate Campaign Lead | since 2022 |
| Danielle Grabiel | Counsel and Wildlife Campaign Lead | since 2022 |
| Ghaya Hassairi | Finance Director and Operations | since 2018 |
| Lisa Handy | Director of Forest Campaigns | since 2018 |
| Paul Z | Coordinator | since 2019 |
| Paul Zhang | Coordinator | 2018 |
| Romain Taravella | Deputy Director | since 2023 |
| Susanne Breitkopf | Deputy Director | since 2022 |
| Thomas Delrue | Chief Technology Architect | 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghaya Hassairi | Chief Operations and Finance Officer | 50 | $162k | $18k | |
| Alexander von Bismarck | Executive Director | 40 | $160k | $39k | |
| Lisa Handy | Director of Forest Campaigns | 40 | $152k | $27k | |
| Danielle Grabiel | Counsel and Wildlife Campaign Lead | 40 | $138k | $18k | |
| Avipsa Mahapatra | Climate Campaign Lead | 40 | $134k | $15k | |
| Romain Taravella | Deputy Director | 40 | $128k | $16k | |
| Susanne Breitkopf | Deputy Director | 40 | $124k | $21k | |
| Allan Thornton | President | 40 | $108k | $39k | |
| John Fitzgerald | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brian Cox | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Janine Ferretti | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kristin Rechberger | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Anita Plummer | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
Colorado roster
15 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20253038524). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Ghaya Hassairi | |
| Anita Plummer | Board Member |
| Allan Thornton | President |
| Romain Taravella | Deputy Director |
| Avipsa Mahapatra | Climate Campaign Lead |
| Kristin Rechberger | Board Member |
| Janine Ferretti | Board Member |
| Alexander von Bismarck | Executive Director |
| Alexander von Bismarck | CEO |
| Brian Cox | Board Member |
| John Fitzgerald | Board Member |
| Danielle Grabiel | Counsel and Wildlife Campaign Lead |
| Susanne Breitkopf | Deputy Director |
| Lisa Handy | Director of Forest Campaigns |
| Ghaya Hassairi | Chief Operations and Finance Officer |
About
- Legal name
- Environmental Investigation Agency
- EIN
- 521654284
- Address
- Po Box 53343, Washington, DC, 20009-9343
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- To establish and promote programs to protect the global climate, forests, wildlife and the natural environment, through research, advocacy, and investigation. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- Q195 International, foreign affairs and national security
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1989
- Principal officer
- Alexander von Bismarck (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 1990
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsAllan Thornton
≥8years on the filingsBrian COX
≥8years on the filingsJanine Ferretti
≥8years on the filingsJohn Fitzgerald
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $6m
- Total liabilities
- $2.4m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $3.6m
- Contributions and grants received
- $8.2m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $1.5m
- Employees
- 44
- Volunteers
- 5
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8.3m | $8.1m | $224k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
5 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.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Code4nature | Timber traceability systems | $349k |
| Alaska Wildlife Alliance | Scoping and research to support cook inlet beluga recovery | $38k |
| Gunung Orangutan Conservation Program | Orangutans protection | $20k |
| Center for Amazon Community Center | Support conservation efforts in the amazon | $15k |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | Deforestation policy work | $10k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Environmental Investigation Agency likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- District of Columbia
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active - In Good Standing
- Formed
- 8 September 1989
- Registered agent
- Alexander Von Bismarck (city and state not held)