RAINFOREST ACTION NETWORK

Financials

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.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

425 BUSH ST STE 300, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108-3721

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

Ginger Cassady, 425 Bush Street Suite 300, San Francisco, CA 94108

Signed the 990

Scott B Price, Treasurer

Phone

(415) 398-4404

Website

www.ran.org

Return prepared by

REGALIA BERGER & BERGER CPAS

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-3045180 or by the name RAINFOREST ACTION NETWORK.

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

Rainforest Action Network (RAN) works toward a world where the rights and dignity of all communities are respected and where healthy forests, a stable climate and wild biodiversity are protected and celebrated.

Program accomplishments

• FOREST, FINANCE, AGRIBUSINESS, AND HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGNRANs forest campaign is focused on protecting forests by supporting Indigenous rights, working with local communities, and reforming corporate actions and financial systems that are driving deforestation and worsening climate change. RAN executes effective markets and finance campaigns, in partnership with local organizations, to profile and protect the last remaining intact forest regions and creates leverage in the marketplace that can serve to protect forests, secure community land rights, and help stabilize the global climate.(Continued on Schedule O)
  Expenses $5,083,405 · grants $25,219
• CLIMATE CHANGE, HUMAN RIGHTS AND FINANCE CAMPAIGNRAN'S CLIMATE AND ENERGY CAMPAIGN IS FOCUSED ON RESEARCHING THE FINANCIAL FLOWS AND INSURANCE COMPANIES BEHIND FOSSIL FUEL PRODUCTION AND BUILDING PRESSURE ON THESE INSTITUTIONS TO CHANGE THEIR HARMFUL POLICIES AND PRACTICES. RAN HAS BECOME THE GLOBAL LEADER IN ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES TO REIN IN AND REVERSE THE DISASTROUS IMPACTS OF INDUSTRIES DRIVING CLIMATE CHANGE BY CUTTING OFF THEIR SUPPLY OF CAPITAL AND INSURANCE. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)
  Expenses $2,757,437
• OTHER PROGRAMMINGSince 1985, Rainforest Action Network (RAN) has undertaken bold campaigns to hold some of the world's biggest corporations accountable for forest destruction, loss of biodiversity, climate change and the exploitation of Indigenous Peoples, local communities, and workers. RAN is working towards a world where the climate is protected, biodiversity is prioritized and rights are secured and upheld. RAN was an innovator and early proponent of a market campaign approach to international environmental activism. The corporate commitments we negotiate include (continued on Schedule O)
  Expenses $1,547,107
• Community Action GrantsRANs community action grants program is focused on strengthening the capacity of Indigenous and frontline communities and supporting grassroots leadership through direct grants to organizations that are working to save our planet.The community action grants program provides crucial and rapid funding for people fighting in their own communities across the globe to protect millions of acres of forest, to keep millions of tons of carbon in the ground, and to protect the rights and self determination of local communities.This strategy is based on the firm belief that local and Indigenous activists know how to co-exist with natural resources and they know how to organize in order to protect the planet and their communities. The Community Action Grants program has distributed more than $5 million dollars to more than 400 organizations across the globe from Southeast Asia, to Africa, to North and South America. These frontline communities, Indigenous-led organizations, and allies secure protection for millions of acres of traditional territory in forests around the world and keep millions of tons of carbon in the ground through their efforts to stop the destructive and often illegal practices of extractive industriesRANs Community Action Grants are distributed under two categories: Protect An Acre grants and Climate Action Fund grants. Protect an Acre grants support grassroots leadership and local organizations in forest regions to protect threatened forest lands and to protect the human rights of communities that have coexisted with and depended on these regions for generations. These grants are critical to help local efforts to regain control of and sustainably manage traditional territories. Climate Action Fund grants support frontline communities directly challenging the damage caused by the fossil fuel industry. These small grants go to local groups tackling the root causes of climate change the extraction and combustion of dirty fossil fuels such as coal and oil.
  Expenses $801,249 · grants $525,750
• OTHER PROGRAMMING (continued from Form 990 page 2)not only environmental protections but also recognition and respect for human and Indigenous rights. RAN campaigns deploy several key tactics, including: high-profile, direct communication; organizing and peaceful direct actions; coordinated media and social media campaigns; incisive research and hard-hitting reports; collaborative partnerships; high-level corporate engagement and negotiations and relentless follow-up to ensure that promises are kept. Fossil fuels and deforestation are two of the biggest drivers of climate change. Extracting and burning fossil fuels and destroying forests are also often preceded by, and leave behind, a wake of catastrophic human rights violations. At RAN, we believe that ensuring that rights are respected is a core pillar of addressing climate change.

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.

IRS record

EIN

94-3045180

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

1991

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Environment (C36Z)

Assets (IRS master file)

$11,052,534

Income (IRS master file)

$9,157,665

Filing history

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 94-3045180).

Questions about RAINFOREST ACTION NETWORK

What is the EIN of RAINFOREST ACTION NETWORK?

The employer identification number (EIN) of RAINFOREST ACTION NETWORK is 94-3045180.

Is RAINFOREST ACTION NETWORK tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1991.

Are donations to RAINFOREST ACTION NETWORK tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does RAINFOREST ACTION NETWORK 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 RAINFOREST ACTION NETWORK 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 RAINFOREST ACTION NETWORK 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 RAINFOREST ACTION NETWORK?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Ginger Cassady.

Who are the officers and directors of RAINFOREST ACTION NETWORK?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 19 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $233,907 (Ginger Cassady, Exec Director).

How much revenue does RAINFOREST ACTION NETWORK have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $9,157,665, expenses of $12,773,094 and total assets of $11,052,534 at year end.

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