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CLEAN AIR COALITION OF WESTERN NEW YORK INC
BUFFALO, NY · EIN 270746038 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE C20 · Environment · Small ($100K-$1M)
revenue
$339K
expenses
$689K
net assets
$174K
employees
7
program ratio
80%
mission · from form 990

THE CLEAN AIR COALITION BUILDS POWER BY DEVELOPING GRASSROOTS LEADERS WHO ORGANIZE THEIR COMMUNITIES TO RUN AND WIN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC HEALTH CAMPAIGNS IN WESTERN NEW YORK.

profile · synthesized from sources

Clean Air Coalition of Western New York builds grassroots leadership to advance environmental justice and public health through community organizing. The organization trains residents in base building, media strategy, and campaign organizing, primarily in the Tonawandas and East Buffalo. It focuses on toxic site cleanups, community-led environmental assessments, and land reclamation efforts in historically impacted neighborhoods.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $0
    Leadership Development - In 2022 Clean Air offered numerous training and leadership development opportunities to our members. These trainings included 1-1 Organizing Conversations, Community Organizing 101, Digital Organizing Tools, and Grassroots Fundraising Training.
  2. #2 $0
    Environmental Justice In 2022 Clean Air improved community health in the Tonawandas and the City of Buffalos East Side by continuing to organize for a just cleanup of the former Tonawanda Coke and American Axle toxic sites. In addition Clean Air made huge progress on the former concrete crushing operation in Seneca Babcock leading to a city-led demolition of the derelict factory building.
named programs · 2 · from sources

What they call their work

Environmental Justice Campaigns
Organizes communities to advocate for cleanup of toxic sites including Tonawanda Coke, American Axle, and Seneca Babcock, and supports community land trusts and advisory groups.
Leadership Development
Offers training in community organizing, digital tools, media strategy, and grassroots fundraising to build resident leaders in environmental justice campaigns.
activities · 2 groups

What they do

  • Community Environmental Monitoring and Research 1 activity
    • Community-led environmental cleanup and land reclamation advocacy
      Organized advocacy efforts for the cleanup of toxic sites including the former Tonawanda Coke, American Axle, and a concrete crushing operation in Seneca Babcock, resulting in city-led demolition of a derelict factory; supported community advisory groups, submitted technical comments to NYS DEC for Superfund and brownfield cleanups, and assisted residents in establishing a community land trust to reclaim contaminated land.
  • Leadership Development Programs 1 activity
    • Leadership development and grassroots training programs
      Provided leadership development training to members through workshops on community organizing, digital tools, grassroots fundraising, base building, media strategy, economic analysis, and environmental justice education, engaging over 150 participants in online workshops.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$339K
Contributions & grants$315K93%
Program service revenue$10K3%
Investment income$1K0%
Other revenue$13K
expenses
Total expenses$689K
Program expenses80%
Admin / overhead16%
Fundraising4%
Salaries & benefits$411K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$237K
Cash$235K
Investments$0
Liabilities$63K
Net assets$174K
Liquid reserves4.1 mo
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue -29.8%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
CHRIS MURAWSKI Executive Dir. 40 $64K
board members · 5
  • DELLA MILLER — Secretary
  • GRACE BOGDANOVE — BOARD MEMBER
  • JAMES JONES — CHAIR/TREASURER
  • KATE HEY — BOARD MEMBER
  • MADISON RIOS — BOARD MEMBER
relationships · 1

Who they work with

  • New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Government — Submitted environmental site assessment and technical comments to NYS DEC for Superfund and brownfield cleanups.
strategies · 1

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Grassroots Leadership Development
    methodology: grassroots_leadership_development
    By developing grassroots leaders within communities, we empower local residents to organize and lead environmental justice and public health campaigns, because local leadership generates more authentic, sustained, and culturally relevant advocacy efforts.