Environmental League of Massachusetts, Inc.
Environmental League of Massachusetts, Inc.
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About this organization
Mission
The Environmental League of Massachusetts (ELM) is committed to combating climate change and protecting our land, water, and public health. By creating diverse alliances and building the power of the environmental community, we use our collective influence to ensure Massachusetts is a leader in environmental and economic sustainability.
About
The Environmental League of Massachusetts (ELM) is committed to combating climate change and protecting our land, water, and public health. By creating diverse alliances and building the power of the environmental community, we use our collective influence to ensure Massachusetts is a leader in environmental and economic sustainability. ELM has long been a cornerstone of the environmental community in Massachusetts. As noted above, ELM was founded in 1898 with a focus on protecting forests and parks, but it evolved with the environmental movement to take on issues of toxics reduction and pollution prevention, river protection, smart growth development and climate change. As a leading Massachusetts environmental organization that engages in advocacy across the full spectrum of environmental concerns, it plays an important role in coordinating and unifying the environmental community for purposes of advocacy and regulatory oversight. Its successes are broad and numerous. ELM's early work included the promotion of sustainable forestry practices statewide and vigorous protection of Mount Greylock (an effort that continued - with great success - for more than 75 years, and included the establishment of Mount Greylock as Massachusetts's first state park). In the 1920s and 1930s ELM successfully petitioned the legislature to purchase more than 300,000 acres of state forests, setting an example that inspired the creation of state forests nationwide. In the 1950s ELM worked successfully for the establishment of town conservation commissions, achieved via the Conservation Commission Act of 1957. With the emergence of environmental health concerns raised in the early 1970s by the landmark research of Rachel Carson, ELM remained at the vanguard of the environmental movement focusing on the reduction of toxic chemicals released into the environment. ELM was a strong advocate in the late 1980s for the Massachusetts Toxic Use Reduction Act (the first such act passed in the country), and ELM was then instrumental in advocating for sufficient funds to enable its implementation. More recently, ELM has tackled river protection, smart growth development and climate change. Today, ELM continues this breadth of action and broad understanding of environmental concerns with a focus on advocacy designed to move Massachusetts state government to protect our public health and natural resources. Throughout its history ELM has also played an important role as a convener and incubator of ideas and initiatives. ELM's emphasis has consistently been bringing advocates and activists together to share information, learn from each other and speak with a common voice. This has inspired such unique collaborations as the 'Guns & Roses' coalition, consisting of gun owners, sportsmen, and open space advocates who came together to pass an open space bond bill in 1996, as well as the creation of the Massachusetts Environmental Collaborative that same year (described below). The breadth of ELM's environmental advocacy and educational work on Beacon Hill is comprehensive, encompassing such critical areas as land conservation and management and the protection of water resources and public health. To further strengthen that advocacy effort and bring additional voices to the table, ELM has developed a number of strategic partnerships along with plans for developing new tools and communications strategies. As important as its contribution to the passage of significant legislation is ELM's ongoing role in defending against threats to those laws, and advocating for sufficient funding to ensure those laws are effectively administered and enforced. Recent achievements partnerships ELM's enduring role as convener is embodied in three initiatives - as a founder and incubator of the Massachusetts Environmental Collaborative and the Massachusetts Smart Growth Alliance. Massachusetts Environmental Collaborative: In the 1990s ELM held a number of strategy sessions with other environmental advocates to discuss ways to make the environmental community stronger, more coordinated, and more effective as an advocacy force. These conversations were motivated by a shared sense, while Massachusetts had a significant number of organizations focusing on environmental issues and while a majority of citizens claimed to care about the environment, this was not translating into progress on an environmental agenda. As a result of these discussions, the Massachusetts Environmental Collaborative was formed in 1997. Starting with a dozen groups that wanted to work together to advance environmental protection, the Collaborative has grown to 50 organizations - the largest collection of environmental organizations in the Commonwealth. The Collaborative allows ELM to serve the larger environmental community, including groups without a presence on Beacon Hill. Through ELM's regular e-mail bulletins and semi-annual Collaborative meetings, smaller organizations stay up-to-date on legislative and administrative activities and policies. ELM calls on the Collaborative when timely collective action is needed on major legislative initiatives. The Collaborative joint action on environmental issues has been very effective and we believe will continue to be in the coming years. Massachusetts Smart Growth Alliance: In 2003, ELM became a founding member of the Massachusetts Smart Growth Alliance. ELM helped create the Alliance because we understood that many of the environmental harms we were trying to address were the result of sprawling, unplanned development patterns. ELM teamed with fellow advocates working to increase housing opportunities and promote much needed economic development, to jointly advance an agenda that met the Alliance member's goals in ways that are sustainable and equitable. The MSGA promotes healthy and diverse communities, protects critical environmental resources and working landscapes, advocates for sound housing and transportation choices, and supports equitable community development and urban reinvestment. ELM currently chairs the MSGA and is committed to continuing and expanding its key role in transportation, housing and development issues.
Interesting data from their 2018 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit is stated in the filing as “Elm is dedicated to protecting the land, water, and air of our commonwealth to benefit people and wildlife.”.
Their activities were defined as: “Elm is dedicated to combating climate change and protecting the land, water, and air of our commonwealth to benefit people and wildlife.”.
- As per legal requirements, the non-profit's state of operation is reported as MA.
- The non-profit's address in 2018 as per the filing is 15 COURT SQUARE NO 1000, BOSTON, MA, 02108.
- The form of the non-profit organization shows 11 employees as of 2018.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue is between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue less expenses is $15,690.
- The organization has 25 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1982.
- The organization pays $619,034 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $163,131 in fundraising expenses.
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