Nonprofit · EIN 46-1909035
ACCOUNTABILITY COUNSEL
Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $3,549,775 | $3,469,705 | $80,070 | $3,064,937 | $680,339 | $2,384,598 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $795,472 | $2,696,600 | -$1,901,128 | $2,829,751 | $525,223 | $2,304,528 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,688,393 | $3,019,200 | $669,193 | $4,818,652 | $609,996 | $4,208,656 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,532,677
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $9,356
- Other revenue
- $7,742
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $176,163
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,913,654
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,650,823
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $66,940
- Occupancy
- $167,194
- Travel
- $211,096
- Program services (functional)
- $2,866,809
- Management and general (functional)
- $330,133
- Fundraising (functional)
- $272,763
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,829,751
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,064,937
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $680,339
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,384,598
- Publicly traded securities
- $502,045
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $895,368
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,489,230
- Gross receipts
- $3,549,775
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 9
- Year formed
- 2014
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaux Day | President & ED Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $176,163 |
| Samer Araabi | Research Dir | 40 | $126,675 |
| Megumi Tsutsui | Snr Research Assoc | 40 | $108,869 |
| Stephanie Amoako | Policy Director | 40 | $108,599 |
| Caitlin Daniel | Community Co-Dir. | 40 | $104,593 |
| Carla Ortiz | Snr. People Mgr. | 40 | $101,662 |
| Natasha Matic | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Kimberly Keller | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Andrew Dickson | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Gary Cookhorn | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Niranjali Amerasinghe | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Michael Jarvis | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Emmanuel Sterling | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Carolyn Rashby | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| David Hunter | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fernanda Venzon | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natalie Fields | Former ED Severance Pay | 40 | $205,513 |
| Margaux Day | President & ED Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $112,039 |
| Megumi Tsutsui | Snr Research Assoc | 40 | $111,513 |
| Samer Araabi | Research Dir | 40 | $110,923 |
| Lani Inverarity | Interim ED Officer | 40 | $80,793 |
| Kimberly Keller | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew Dickson | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Gary Cookhorn | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Niranjali Amerasinghe | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Michael Jarvis | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Vanessa Barboni Hallik | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Erica Gould | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Carolyn Rashby | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| David Hunter | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jason Haggins | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Sujatha Jesudason | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Fernanda Venzon | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natalie B Fields | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $183,907 |
| Lani Inverarity | Interim ED Officer | 40 | $124,648 |
| Margaux Day | Policy Director | 40 | $110,812 |
| Anne Lascoe | Development Dir | 40 | $109,261 |
| Samer Araabi | Research Dir | 40 | $104,138 |
| Kimberly Keller | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew Dickson | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Gary Cookhorn | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Niranjali Amerasinghe | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Caroline Bressan | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Vanessa Barboni Hallik | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Erica Gould | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Carolyn Rashby | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| David Hunter | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jason Haggins | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Sujatha Jesudason | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Fernanda Venzon | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 244 KEARNY ST FL 6, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108-4514
- In care of
- % HANNAH SCHIWECK
- Mailing address (990-N for 2012)
- 230 California Street Suite 304, San Francisco CA 94111
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Margaux Day, 244 Kearny St Floor 6, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108
- Principal officer (990-N for 2012)
- Natalie Bridgeman Fields, 230 California Street Suite 304, San Francisco CA 94611
- Signed the 990
- Margaux Day, President & ED
- Phone
- (415) 296-6761
- Return prepared by
- HEALY AND ASSOCIATES
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 46-1909035 or by the name ACCOUNTABILITY COUNSEL.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
Accountability Counsel amplifies the voices of communities around the world to protect their rights and environment. As experts in strategies to demand justice, we work alongside those whose rights, livelihoods, and environment are under threat by the worlds wealthiest, most powerful investors. We specialize in channels that amplify communities voices to be heard at the highest levels of power shifting it back to those who know the impact of an investment on their land and lives best.
Program accomplishments
- Communities Achievements: Community cases drive direct impact. Our advocacy experts work alongside communities to halt harmful investments, redesign them to respect rights, and negotiate remedy when they cause harm. CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O.Expenses $1,271,694
- Policy Advocacy Achievements: Policy advocacy changes systems at scale. We leverage lessons from our casework and research to strengthen the systems, safeguards, and practices at investing institutions so that they are responsive to communities, respect their rights, and protect the environment.Continued in Schedule OExpenses $911,398
- Research Achievements:Research exposes patterns of harmful investment. We conduct data analysis and qualitative research to contextualize our casework and illuminate systemic barriers to accountability equipping us and others to better understand the system we are working to change.CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O.Expenses $683,717
- Communities Achievements: Continuation from page 2, Form 990Our casework this year related to projects in Lesotho, Indonesia, Haiti, Uganda, Mongolia, and Ukraine, as well as dozens of unique engagements with communities around the world seeking information and resources to use accountability offices to demand justice. In the past year, we provided advice to communities negatively impacted by mining in Zimbabwe, Colombia, Madagascar, Indonesia, and Serbia; agriculture projects in Uganda; hydropower in Nepal, Tajikistan, and Panama; infrastructure projects in Brazil, Peru, and India; and more.Policy Advocacy: Continuation from page 2, Form 990This year, our advocacy was essential to defend and advance accountability for several financial flows that risk harming the environment and human rights. Alongside key coalitions of partners, we pushed for stronger accountability policy and practice in multilateral development finance through ongoing policy reviews at development banks in Africa, Asia, Europe, and globally.Research Achievements: Continuation from page 2, Form 990This year, our team published findings from a years-long investigation into the outcomes of accountability processes, combining decades of complaint data with in-depth interviews with communities. This research is critical to determine whether the accountability system is providing meaningful remedy, and if not, what needs to change. We also launched a new Accountability Toolkit that offers step-by-step guides, complaint templates, actionable research and resources for communities and advocates, and data-driven insights from our complaint database. By combining sixteen years of accountability expertise with comprehensive global data, we are democratizing our teams knowledge and equipping more communities to defend their rights and protect the planet.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-1909035
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C01)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,064,937
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,549,775
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $3,549,775 | $3,469,705 | $3,064,937 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $795,472 | $2,696,600 | $2,829,751 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $3,688,393 | $3,019,200 | $4,818,652 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $2,328,616 | $2,679,116 | $3,935,487 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2012 Officer: Natalie Bridgeman Fields | August 31, 2013 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 46-1909035).
Questions about ACCOUNTABILITY COUNSEL
- What is the EIN of ACCOUNTABILITY COUNSEL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ACCOUNTABILITY COUNSEL is 46-1909035.
- Is ACCOUNTABILITY COUNSEL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to ACCOUNTABILITY COUNSEL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ACCOUNTABILITY COUNSEL file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ACCOUNTABILITY COUNSEL due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ACCOUNTABILITY COUNSEL last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ACCOUNTABILITY COUNSEL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Margaux Day.
- Who are the officers and directors of ACCOUNTABILITY COUNSEL?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 16 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $176,163 (Margaux Day, President & ED).
- How much revenue does ACCOUNTABILITY COUNSEL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,549,775, expenses of $3,469,705 and total assets of $3,064,937 at year end.
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