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Center for International Environmental Law Inc

Grantmaking foundation in Washington, District of Columbia · EIN 52-1633220

Total giving
$570KTax year 2025
Total assets
$13MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

TO INVESTIGATE, RESEARCH, WRITE, PUBLISH, PRESENT CONFERENCES AND TEACH WITH RESPECT TO GLOBAL, REGIONAL, TRANSBOUNDARY, AND COMPARATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND TO MAKE THE FINDINGS FROM SUCH ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC; TO CONDUCT CASE INVESTIGATION AND ADVOCACY, INCLUDING MEDIATION, ARBITRATION AND LITIGATION IN MATTERS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, THE OUTCOME OF WHICH IS IMPORTANT TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC; AND TO PERFORM SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AS MAY BE NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THE FOREGOING PURPOSES.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$370K2021
$320K2022
$650K2023
$230K2024
$570K2025

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
Calhoun County Resource Watch$10K2021
Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Action$10K2021
Mountain Watershed Association$10K2021
Texas Campaign for the Environment Fund$10K2021
Sustainable Markets Foundation$7.7K2021

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list is available with a free account.

Website: www.ciel.org

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2025. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.