named programs · 2 · from sources
What they call their work
Environmental Scorecard
Annual publication that tracks and rates the environmental voting records of New York State legislators, assigning scores based on support for or opposition to environmentally beneficial or harmful legislation.
Oil Slick Awards
Annual recognition given to legislators with the poorest environmental voting records, intended to highlight anti-environmental legislative behavior and increase public accountability.
activities · 1 group
What they do
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Environmental Policy Advocacy & Litigation 3 activities
- Annual "Oil Slick" award publicationPublishes an annual "Oil Slick" award highlighting elected officials with poor environmental voting records, based on data from the Environmental Scorecard.
- Annual Environmental Scorecard publicationProduces and publishes the New York State Environmental Scorecard each year, which tracks and informs the public about the environmental voting records of state legislators.
- Environmental advocacy and policy engagementAdvocates for the passage and enforcement of environmental laws, works to defeat anti-environmental legislation, and promotes public participation in environmental policy debates by providing information to citizens, lawmakers, legislative staff, and state agencies.
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financials · form 990EZ · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$20K
Contributions & grants$20K100%
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expenses
Total expenses$16K
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Salaries & benefits$8K
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balance sheet
Total assets$11K
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Net assets$-11K
5 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +45.9%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
board members · 4
- HENRY J NEALE — DIRECTOR
- MICHAEL KINK — DIRECTOR
- RICHARD AMPER — DIRECTOR
- VANESSA FAJANS-TURNER — EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
relationships · 3
Who they work with
- Environmental Advocates Action Network — Member organization publishing joint environmental scorecard.
- Environmental Advocates NY Network — Environmental Advocates Action is the accountability arm of Environmental Advocates NY.
- Environmental Advocates NY Partner — Sister organization that provides bill ratings used to calculate legislators' scores in the Environmental Scorecard.
strategies · 3
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.
- Information-Driven Policy Advocacymethodology: information_disseminationBy producing and disseminating reliable environmental data and analysis to stakeholders, the organization shapes policy debates and decision-making, because access to credible, nonpartisan information strengthens advocacy efforts and empowers coalitions to push for evidence-based reforms.
- Legislative Scorecard for Political Accountabilitymethodology: legislative-scorecardBy publishing an annual environmental scorecard that rates legislators' voting records, the organization increases transparency and holds elected officials accountable, because voters and stakeholders use this information to make informed decisions and apply pressure for better environmental policy outcomes.
- Public Shaming as Accountability Leveragemethodology: political accountability through public shamingBy publicly highlighting poor environmental voting records through symbolic "Oil Slick" awards, the organization leverages reputational risk to influence legislative behavior, because negative public exposure creates political costs that motivate improved performance or deter harmful voting patterns.