Environmental League of Massachusetts, Inc.

Environmental League of Massachusetts, Inc. General Information 14 Beacon Street, Suite 714 Boston, MA 218 3736 (617) 742-2553 Website http://www.environmentalleague.org/ Organization Contact Anne Meyer ameyer@environmentalleague.org Year of Incorporation 1898 1

Statements & Search Criteria Mission Statement Founded over 1 years ago, ELM is a member-based, non-profit organization. ELM is dedicated to protecting the health of our environment and citizenry by safeguarding the land, water and air of our Commonwealth. ELM is focused on environmental advocacy and strengthening the voice and effectiveness of the environmental community. ELM advocates for strong environmental laws and regulations on the broad range of environmental issues, voices the concerns of citizens, ensures that laws are properly implemented and enforced and educates the public. Background Statement The Environmental League of Massachusetts (ELM) has long been a cornerstone of the environmental community in Massachusetts. Founded in 1898 with a focus on protecting forests and parks, it evolved with the environmental movement to take on issues of toxic reduction and pollution prevention, river protection, smart growth development and climate change. As the leading Massachusetts environmental organization that engages in advocacy across this full spectrum of environmental concerns, it has played an important role in coordinating and unifying the environmental community for purposes of advocacy and regulatory oversight. Its successes are broad and numerous, including: Successfully advocated for the creation of both the state forest and state park systems in Massachusetts. Instrumental in the establishment of Conservation Commissions in Massachusetts. ELM has played a key role, both on its own and in partnership with others, in the passage of critically important laws. Historic legislative highlights include passage of the Rivers Protection Act, Brownfields Act, Community Preservation Act, Toxics Use Reduction Act, Global Warming Solutions Act, Green Communities Act and Multiple Environmental Bond bills (providing funding for land conservation) ELM also successfully created a key statewide advocacy network in 1997: the Mass. Environmental Collaborative. The Collaborative is composed of over 5 environmental advocacy organizations from all over Massachusetts that meets regularly to craft a shared agenda for action on key environmental issues. ELM still leads this coalition. 2

Impact Statement Top accomplishments over the last year: ELM is a founding member of Transportation for Massachusetts (T4MA), a coalition of advocates working to find a comprehensive solution to our transportation funding crisis with a focus on transit, walking, biking and fixing our existing infrastructure. We played a key role in promoting the comprehensive transportation funding solution that became law in July, 213, and which will significantly improve the quality of mass transit in Mass. compared to the direction the state was heading without adequate funding. ELM, through its Global Warming Solutions Project (GWSP), forcefully advocated for Massachusetts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 25 percent by the year 22. ELM expanded its Young Environmentalist Program (YEP) to include the high school students of Boston Green Academy. YEP trains young environmental leaders in how to influence public policy. ELM successfully worked to stop the steep cuts to the environmental agencies' budgets and ensure that funding gets restored to important environmental programs. Top goals for next year: ELM's Global Warming Solutions Project will continue to work for robust implementation of the state's Clean Energy and Climate Plan including pressing for regulations required by the Global Warming Solutions Act that have not yet been developed and working with the Coal Free Mass Campaign to phase out coal burning power plants. ELM will create a Labor Council that will work with us to advocate for policies and projects that will result in environmentally-beneficial jobs, such as solar and wind projects and rehabbing buildings to make them energy efficienct. ELM will work with the Coalition to Update the Bottle Bill to expand the current Act to include noncarbonated beverage will be included. This would greatly increase the recycling rate of a waste stream that has grown to one-third of all single-use beverage containers. As part of T4MA, ELM will work to ensure that new funding for transportation will go to the most important projects to support our transportation system statewide and in an environmentally sound way. As part of the Mass. Smart Growth Alliance, ELM will work to update our antiquated zoning laws so communities will have the tools they need to promote better development outcomes. Needs Statement ELM s primary need is for additional funding. ELM makes the most of its relatively small budget (about $8K), but we seek an additional $2K to help us achieve our mission. This additional funding would allow us to hire critically-needed advocacy and communications staff. CEO/Executive Director Statement Board Chair Statement Service Categories Natural Resources Conservation & Protection Geographic Areas Served ELM's work benefits the people and wildlife of the entire Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Please review online profile for full list of selected areas served. 3

Programs Global Warming Solutions Project Description ELM leads an inter-disciplinary network - the Global Warming Solutions Project - created to maximize implementation of the Commonwealth s historic Global Warming Solutions Act. We must reduce GHG emissions by 25% by 22 and 8% by 25 by setting real, economy-wide standards for energy efficiency and GHG reductions. Budget 2, Category Environment, General/Other Air Pollution Control Population Served Families,, Program Short Term Success Program Long term Success Program Success Monitored By Examples of Program Success Development of a strong and cohesive inter-disciplinary network of organizations and individuals capable of influencing Massachusetts policy on climate change. Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from all Massachusetts sources of 25 percent by 22 and 8 percent by 25. We perform a rigorous annual evaluation of program success, conducted by an outside evaluation expert. The Global Warming Solutions Project is in its third year. The network of participants is stable and growing. We have already impacted the state's climate change policy and will continue to do so. 4

Young Environmentalist Program Description The environmental movement is graying! We need young people to join us in the fight. ELM has initiated a novel program bringing young people to Beacon Hill to meet with government officials, reporters and lobbyists to better understand the real process of change. These young people are excited, they help us recharge our batteries, and they are tomorrow s leaders. Last year we also expanded our Young Environmentalist Program to include the high school students of Boston Green Academy. Budget $5, Category Population Served Program Short Term Success Program Long term Success Program Success Monitored By Examples of Program Success Environment, General/Other College Aged (18-26 years), Adolescents Only (13-19 years), Active participation by high school, college and graduate students, as well as young people recently out of school. The creation of a group of young environmental leaders who would not have become leaders without the training and inspiration of the Young Environmentalist Program. We monitor both the number of participants as well as their feedback regarding the program's effectiveness. We know the Young Environmentalist Program is successful because participants regularly thank us for the opportunity to participate and state that it has greatly improved their understanding of how environmental policy gets made at the state level. 5

Promoting Smart Growth Description ELM plays a significant role in promoting smart growth in Massachusetts through its work as a founding member of the Mass. Smart Growth Alliance. Together, ELM and the Smart Growth Alliance promote healthy and diverse communities, protect critical environmental resources and working landscapes, advocate for housing and transportation choices, and support equitable community development and urban reinvestment. Budget $3, Category Environment, General/Other Land Conservation Population Served Families,, Program Short Term Success Program Long term Success Program Success Monitored By Examples of Program Success Short-term success in this program is already taking place. We are influencing legislation, funding of key smart growth government programs, helping communities craft model smart growth bylaws, and much more (see below). Long-term, we seek to accomplish the following: Reform our antiquated zoning laws which often don t allow us to build the New England type villages for which we are known. Generate support for adequate funding for transportation improvements and expanded transit. Partner with communities that want to promote mixed use development, affordable housing, equity, and natural resource protection. Promoting regional and local planning. Revitalize our small cities that already have infrastructure, housing and more compact development. Program success is primarily monitored by the seven organizational partners. Criteria for success include: level of partner participation; evidence of positive influence on relevant legislation; number of cities and towns collaborating with us; model bylaws passed by those municipalities, etc. Short-term success is already manifest. The Smart Growth Alliance, comprised of seven organizations, is still going strong almost 1 years after its creation. Our accomplishments are many - from helping to pass housing bond, transportation bond, and environmental bond bills, to securing commitments from state agencies towards sustainable development and much more (see www.ma-smartgrowth.org/about-us/accomplishments). 6

Green Budget Description For more than a decade, ELM has led the effort to secure needed funding for our environmental programs and agencies. Each year we publish a Green Budget that makes the case for how support for these programs protects public health, our natural resources and our quality of life and details the impacts of budget cuts. Budget $2, Category Environment, General/Other Population Served General/Unspecified,, Program Short Term Success Program Long term Success A short-term success would be an increase in the environmental budget. In the most recent FY '13 budget just enacted, we did see an increase over the previous years' budgets. Our current goal is to secure 1% of the overall state budget for the environmental agencies. We are currently at.6%--less than one penny of every dollar the state spends is spent on the environmental budget. Program Success Monitored By Examples of Program Success Two examples of success in the last budget round, included $2.5 million that the Dept. of Environmental Protection will be able to raise and retain for its work. In addition, the Dept. of Conservation and Recreation also saw an increase in the amount of revenue that it raises that it can keep for its important work. 7

Management CEO/Executive Director Executive Director Term Start Oct 27 Email Mr. George Bachrach gbachrach@environmentalleague.org Experience George Bachrach has been President of the Environmental League of Massachusetts since 27. He is an attorney, former state senator and teaches journalism at Boston University. He also regularly provides political commentary for Boston area television and radio stations including New England Cable News, WGBH-TV and The Boston Globe, among other media outlets. Bachrach served three terms in the Massachusetts state senate in the 198s and has run for the U.S. Congress with the endorsement of The Boston Globe, organized labor and civic groups. Upon leaving the state senate, Bachrach practiced law for nearly a decade as a partner with the Boston law firm of Brown, Rudnick, Freed and Gesmer. Thereafter, he served as the CEO of a direct marketing firm assisting national nonprofits and later founded Bachrach & Co, a public affairs and public relations consulting firm. From 1987 through 1993, he was appointed by Governor Michael Dukakis to chair the board of the Massachusetts Office for Children. In addition, Bachrach has served on the board of the Boston Society of Architects and as past president of both Americans for Democratic Action (Mass. chapter) and Mass. Handgun Control, Inc. He has also served as a board member of the Mass. Human Services Coalition and the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston, among others. Bachrach is a graduate of Trinity College and Boston University s School of Law. Co-CEO Co-CEO Mr. Ken Pruitt Term Start May 28 Email kpruitt@environmentalleague.org Experience Ken Pruitt has been the Managing Director of the Environmental League of Massachusetts since 28. From 23 to 28 he was Executive Director of the Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions. From 1998 to 23 he was Director of Conservation for the Town of Boxford, MA. Previously Ken was a Land Use and Natural Resources Analyst with Science Applications International Corporation in the Washington, D.C. area, where he worked on assignment with the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency. Prior to graduate school he worked at the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES) based in Boston, helping to promote a 1-point code of corporate environmental conduct. Ken is a graduate of Macalester College (B.A.), the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (M.F.S.), and the Yale Graduate School s international relations program (M.A.). Senior Staff 8

Nancy Goodman Title Experience/Biography Vice President for Policy Nancy Goodman has worked at ELM since 1998. She has primary responsibility for developing, prioritizing and advancing ELM s environmental policy agenda on a wide range of issues, including land use and smart growth, land protection, energy and climate change, water resources, and funding for environmental programs. Much of ELM s policy work is accomplished through Nancy s participation in a number of coalitions, including the Massachusetts Smart Growth Alliance (which she chairs), the Massachusetts Climate Coalition, Transportation for Massachusetts, and the Forests and Parks Partnership. Nancy also is responsible for ELM s Green Budget, which advocates for sufficient funding for our environmental agencies, and the State of the Environment report, which examines 2 indicators of environmental health and natural resource protection. Staff Information Full Time Staff Part Time Staff Volunteers Contractors 8 1 3 Staff Demographics - Ethnicity African American/Black Asian American/Pacific Islander Caucasian 9 Hispanic/Latino Native American/American Indian Other Staff Demographics - Gender Male Female Unspecified 3 6 Formal Evaluations CEO Formal Evaluation CEO/Executive Formal Evaluation Frequency Annually 9

Senior Management Formal Evaluation Senior Management Formal Evaluation Frequency nmanagement Formal Evaluation n Management Formal Evaluation Frequency Annually Annually Plans & Policies Organization has a Fundraising Plan? Organization has a Strategic Plan? Does your organization have a Business Continuity of Operations Plan? Management Succession Plan? Organization Policy and Procedures ndiscrimination Policy Whistleblower Policy Document Destruction Policy Directors and Officers Insurance Policy Is your organization licensed by the Government? Registration Permit? Awards Awards Award/Recognition Organization Year Proclamation of May 16, 1998 as a Day of Celebration for the 1th Anniversary of the Environmental League of Massachusetts Proclamation of October 23rd, 1997 as Environmental League of Massachusetts Day 211 Theiss International Riverprize Massachusetts Governor Paul Cellucci Massachusetts Governor Paul Cellucci Charles River Watershed Association 1998 1997 211 Affiliations Affiliation Year National Wildlife Federation 1992 Massachusetts nprofit Network 1

Board & Governance Board Chair Board Chair Mr. Seth Jaffe Company Affiliation Foey Hoag LLP Term v 214 to v 215 Email sjaffe@foleyhoag.com Board Members Name Affiliation Status George Bachrach Environmental League of Massachusetts Voting Henry Bell NSTAR Gas and Electric Voting Roger Berkowitz Legal Sea Foods Voting Alex Bok Boston Baseball Field of Dreams Theresa Cohen Office Paper Recovery Systems Voting William Constable A.W. Perry Voting Veronica Eady Robert Fishman Ann Fowler Wallace Conservation Law Foundation Nutter, McClennen and Fish Funders' Network for Smart Growth & Livable Communities Voting Seth Jaffe Foley Hoag LLP Voting Namrita Kapur Environmental Defense Fund Voting Anne Kelly CERES Voting Virginia Lawrence Retired Voting Bethany LeBlanc State Street Corporation Voting Rick Mattila Retired Voting Linda Orel Mass. Association of Conservation Commissions Voting Matthew Patsky Trillium Asset Management Voting Pete Pedersen Renova Partners/Brightfields Development Voting John Quealy Canaccord Genuity Voting Ann Roosevelt Retired Voting Gwen Ruta Environmental Defense Fund Voting Tedd Saunders Eco-Logical Solutions; Saunders Hotel Group Voting Rob Tuchmann Retired Voting Board Demographics - Ethnicity African American/Black Asian American/Pacific Islander Caucasian 2 1 2 11

Hispanic/Latino Native American/American Indian Other Board Demographics - Gender Male Female Unspecified 13 1 Board Information Written Board Selection Criteria? Written Conflict of Interest Policy? Percentage Making Monetary Contributions Percentage Making In-Kind Contributions Constituency Includes Client Representation 1% 65% 12

Financials Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Start July 1, 215 Fiscal Year End June 3, 216 Projected Revenue $9,188. Projected Expenses $964,996. Endowment? Endowment Value $57888. Spending Policy Percentage Percentage 5% Credit Line? Reserve Fund? Months Reserve Fund Covers 4 Detailed Financials Revenue and Expenses Fiscal Year 214 213 212 Total Revenue $1,1,675 $1,7,924 $876,865 Total Expenses $95,328 $718,39 $73,37 Revenue Sources Fiscal Year 214 213 212 Foundation and Corporation $439, $538,5 $399,5 Contributions Government Contributions $ $ $ Federal -- -- -- State -- -- -- Local -- -- -- Unspecified -- -- -- Individual Contributions $481,416 $333,95 $383,71 Indirect Public Support -- -- -- Earned Revenue -- -- -- Investment Income, Net of Losses $81,332 $58,446 $9,151 Membership Dues -- -- -- Special Events $92,927 $76,873 $83,58 Revenue In-Kind -- -- -- Other $6, $2 $1,635 13

Expense Allocation Fiscal Year 214 213 212 Program Expense $67,676 $52,47 $457,519 Administration Expense $9,342 $89,192 $1,68 Fundraising Expense $144,31 $19,7 $145,18 Payments to Affiliates -- -- -- Total Revenue/Total Expenses 1.22 1.4 1.25 Program Expense/Total Expenses 74% 72% 65% Fundraising Expense/Contributed Revenue 14% 11% 17% Assets and Liabilities Fiscal Year 214 213 212 Total Assets $1,8,165 $898,121 $62,78 Current Assets $578,832 $475,153 $253,49 Long-Term Liabilities $ $ $ Current Liabilities $12,944 $26,247 $37,819 Total Net Assets $1,67,221 $871,874 $582,259 Short Term Solvency Fiscal Year 214 213 212 Current Ratio: Current Assets/Current Liabilities 44.72 18.1 6.7 Long Term Solvency Fiscal Year 214 213 212 Long-Term Liabilities/Total Assets % % % Top Funding Sources Fiscal Year 214 213 212 Top Funding Source & Dollar Amount -- -- Barr Foundation $232, Second Highest Funding Source & Dollar Amount -- -- Grantham Foundation $6, Third Highest Funding Source & Dollar Amount -- -- Conservation Law Foundation $41, Capital Campaign Currently in a Capital Campaign? Comments Foundation Staff Comments Financial summary data in the charts and graphs above are per the organization's audited financials. Contributions from foundations and corporations are listed under individuals when the breakout was not available. Created 2.18.218. Copyright 218 The Boston Foundation 14