Here\u2019s a recap of all we accomplished together last year and an overview of our financial position<\/a>. You can also view the recordin<\/a><\/strong>g<\/strong><\/a> of our year-end gathering where we celebrated these accomplishments together.<\/strong>
Many thanks to our activists, colleagues, clergy, congregations, faithful advocates, donors, and all community members who make our work possible!<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Make a donation today to help Earth Ministry\/WAIPL continue our good work for environmental justice in 2022!<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nWinter 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\nCommunity Support<\/h4>\n\n\n\n- Participated in the national Big Bold Jewish Climate Fest<\/a>
- Organized 3 Earth Ministry\/WAIPL events and co-sponsored 3 more – learn more and view recordings<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Launched the Shmita Project Northwest<\/a> in partnership with Congregation Beth Shalom<\/a>
- Hosted 6 events n Approaching the Shmita Year Distinguished Speaker Series – view recordings<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Welcomed the Bellingham Multifaith Network for Climate Justice (MNCJ)<\/a> as our first regional affiliate
- Signed covenant of partnership<\/li>
- View MNCJ\u2019s webpage<\/a> for more info, recordings of monthly events, and how to get involved<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Released the Winter 2020-21 edition of our publication, Earth Letter<\/em>, with a focus on faithful advocacy \u2013 read here<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Faithful Advocacy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n- Celebrated denial of the shorelines permit for the Kalama methanol (fracked gas) facility \u2013 view press release<\/a><\/li>
- Passed our top 2 priority bills through the Washington State Legislature
- Successfully navigated our state\u2019s first virtual legislative session<\/li>
- Taught at Interfaith Advocacy Day, the Eastern WA Legislative Conference, Central Washington Advocacy Day, and Catholic Lobby Day<\/li>
- Click here<\/a> for our 2021 legislative session recap<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- In response to our advocacy, the City of Tacoma announced that they will require an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed expansion of fossil fuel storage at SeaPort Sound Terminal \u2013 read press release<\/a><\/li>
- Mobilized 130 people of faith to comment on the draft Chemical Action Plan on toxic PFAS chemicals<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/12-Jess-Senate-hearing-3.4.21-by-Earth-Ministry-300x212.png\")
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<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nSpring 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\nCommunity Support<\/h4>\n\n\n\n- Hosted Braiding Sweetgrass <\/em>Earth Day Gathering \u2013 view recording<\/a>
- Reflected on how Robin Wall Kimmerer\u2019s Indigenous wisdom relates to our individual faith traditions<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Supported the Lummi Red Road to D.C. Totem Pole Journey
- Organized faith community presence in Seattle, Bellingham, Bellevue, Arlington, Lewiston\/Clarkston<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Released Earth Ministry\/WAIPL\u2019s Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Statement \u2013 read here<\/a><\/li>
- Started paying Real Rent<\/a> to the Duwamish Tribe<\/li>
- Added Indigenous Solidarity page<\/a> to Earth Ministry\/WAIPL\u2019s website<\/li>
- Gathered for Earth Ministry\/WAIPL\u2019s Trivia FUNdraiser<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Faithful Advocacy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n- Hosted a national screening of Native Daily Network\u2019s<\/a> film Ancestral Waters<\/em><\/a> for Unitarian Universalists<\/li>
- Submitted 133 faith community comments on more quickly phasing out toxic PFAS chemicals from food packaging<\/li>
- Organized people of faith in Tacoma to successfully renew the Interim Regulations to protect the tideflats from additional fossil fuel infrastructure<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/3-Seattle-Totem-Pole-Journey-by-EMWAIPL.jpg\")
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<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nSummer 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\nCommunity Support<\/h4>\n\n\n\n- Coordinated congregational grants for water bottle refill stations
- 11 congregations received assistance with retrofits or new water fountains<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Created a new staff position of Multifaith Outreach Coordinator<\/li>
- Taught classes on faith and environment, Greening Congregations, and faithful advocacy as summer faculty at Holden Village<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Faithful Advocacy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n- Celebrated a BIG win to reduce PFAS chemicals in food packaging \u2013 read more<\/a>
- Sped up phase out of toxics in containers that hold food \u2013 now by the end of 2021 instead of halfway through 2022<\/li>
- The Earth Ministry\/WAIPL community made up 82% of comments submitted and the Dept. of Ecology stated stakeholder input as their primary reason to speed up the process<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Organized for Clean Cars 2030, an all-electric vehicle target
- Rallied at St. Mark\u2019s Episcopal Cathedral in support of Clean Cars 2030<\/li>
- Gathered over 300 sign-ons to a petition asking the Governor to enact Clean Cars 2030 by executive order<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Saw Washington\u2019s PFAS drinking water standard finalized after many years of our faithful advocacy<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_1404.jpg\")
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<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nFall 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\nCommunity Support<\/h4>\n\n\n\n- Bid farewell to former Executive Director, LeeAnne Beres, and celebrated her legacy with a community event<\/li>
- Welcomed new staff!
- Interim Executive Director, Nancy Osborn Nicholas<\/li>
- Multifaith Outreach Coordinator, Keah Calluccie <\/li>
- Program Assistant, Lindsay Bell (Seattle Service Corps)<\/li>
- Catholic Community Organizer, Sr. Dorothy Verna (Jesuit Volunteer EnCorps)<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Hosted a Shmita Year Opening Festival<\/a> with Congregation Beth Shalom<\/li>
- Released a new multifaith version of Earth Ministry\/WAIPL\u2019s Greening Congregations Toolkit \u2013 download here<\/a><\/li>
- Released the Fall \u2013 Winter 2021 edition of our publication, Earth Letter<\/em>, with a focus on fossil fuels \u2013 read more<\/a><\/li>
- Hosted a year-end gathering for the Earth Ministry\/WAIPL community \u2013 view recording<\/a><\/li>
- Published the job announcement for our next permanent Executive Director \u2013 view here<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Faithful Advocacy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n- Passed more long-term Non-Interim Regulations to protect the Tacoma Tideflats from fossil fuels<\/a>
- Followed the lead of the Puyallup Tribe, advocated for tribal consultation to be heeded<\/li>
- Organized faith community participation in public hearings with City Council<\/li>
- Hosted a Tacoma-specific advocacy training \u2013 view recording<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Engaged 312 people of faith to sign on to a national interfaith climate action letter to the Biden Administration delivered at COP26<\/li>
- Responded with disappointment that Puget Sound Energy\u2019s Tacoma LNG facility\u2019s permits were upheld \u2013 read more<\/a>
- Puyallup Tribe and community organizations challenged decision \u2013 read press release<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Met with Senators Murray and Cantwell\u2019s office regarding Lower Snake River salmon and the Columbia River Treaty<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/multifaith-gct-232x300.png\")
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<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n2022 Financials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
We are committed to using every dollar that you invest in Earth Ministry\/WAIPL to work towards our shared vision of a just and sustainable future in which people of all spiritual traditions fully embrace their faith\u2019s call to environmental stewardship.
In the spirit of financial transparency, we want you to know where our money comes from and how it is spent wisely. For more financial information, view our 2021 990.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2021 Revenue and Expenses<\/h4>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Finances-Pie-Chart-Graph.png\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nTotal Income: $322,650<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\nThanks to the Earth Ministry\/WAIPL community for your generous individual donations, which made up about half of our income in 2021!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Individual Donations: 49%<\/li>
- Congregational Donations: 9%<\/li>
- Grants: 30%<\/li>
- Program Income: 1%<\/li>
- Other Income*: 11%<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
*In 2021 we received a $33,690 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan that is categorized under Other Income. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1.png\")
<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nTotal Expenses: $292,000<\/h5>\n\n\n\n- Program: 70%<\/li>
- Administrative: 15%<\/li>
- Fundraising: 15%<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Make a donation today<\/a><\/strong><\/em> to help Earth Ministry\/WAIPL continue our good work for environmental justice in 2022!<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Year-End-Gathering-slides-1024x576.jpg\")
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Winter 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\nCommunity Support<\/h4>\n\n\n\n- Participated in the national Big Bold Jewish Climate Fest<\/a>
- Organized 3 Earth Ministry\/WAIPL events and co-sponsored 3 more – learn more and view recordings<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Launched the Shmita Project Northwest<\/a> in partnership with Congregation Beth Shalom<\/a>
- Hosted 6 events n Approaching the Shmita Year Distinguished Speaker Series – view recordings<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Welcomed the Bellingham Multifaith Network for Climate Justice (MNCJ)<\/a> as our first regional affiliate
- Signed covenant of partnership<\/li>
- View MNCJ\u2019s webpage<\/a> for more info, recordings of monthly events, and how to get involved<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Released the Winter 2020-21 edition of our publication, Earth Letter<\/em>, with a focus on faithful advocacy \u2013 read here<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Faithful Advocacy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n- Celebrated denial of the shorelines permit for the Kalama methanol (fracked gas) facility \u2013 view press release<\/a><\/li>
- Passed our top 2 priority bills through the Washington State Legislature
- Successfully navigated our state\u2019s first virtual legislative session<\/li>
- Taught at Interfaith Advocacy Day, the Eastern WA Legislative Conference, Central Washington Advocacy Day, and Catholic Lobby Day<\/li>
- Click here<\/a> for our 2021 legislative session recap<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- In response to our advocacy, the City of Tacoma announced that they will require an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed expansion of fossil fuel storage at SeaPort Sound Terminal \u2013 read press release<\/a><\/li>
- Mobilized 130 people of faith to comment on the draft Chemical Action Plan on toxic PFAS chemicals<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nSpring 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\nCommunity Support<\/h4>\n\n\n\n- Hosted Braiding Sweetgrass <\/em>Earth Day Gathering \u2013 view recording<\/a>
- Reflected on how Robin Wall Kimmerer\u2019s Indigenous wisdom relates to our individual faith traditions<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Supported the Lummi Red Road to D.C. Totem Pole Journey
- Organized faith community presence in Seattle, Bellingham, Bellevue, Arlington, Lewiston\/Clarkston<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Released Earth Ministry\/WAIPL\u2019s Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Statement \u2013 read here<\/a><\/li>
- Started paying Real Rent<\/a> to the Duwamish Tribe<\/li>
- Added Indigenous Solidarity page<\/a> to Earth Ministry\/WAIPL\u2019s website<\/li>
- Gathered for Earth Ministry\/WAIPL\u2019s Trivia FUNdraiser<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Faithful Advocacy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n- Hosted a national screening of Native Daily Network\u2019s<\/a> film Ancestral Waters<\/em><\/a> for Unitarian Universalists<\/li>
- Submitted 133 faith community comments on more quickly phasing out toxic PFAS chemicals from food packaging<\/li>
- Organized people of faith in Tacoma to successfully renew the Interim Regulations to protect the tideflats from additional fossil fuel infrastructure<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nSummer 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\nCommunity Support<\/h4>\n\n\n\n- Coordinated congregational grants for water bottle refill stations
- 11 congregations received assistance with retrofits or new water fountains<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Created a new staff position of Multifaith Outreach Coordinator<\/li>
- Taught classes on faith and environment, Greening Congregations, and faithful advocacy as summer faculty at Holden Village<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Faithful Advocacy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n- Celebrated a BIG win to reduce PFAS chemicals in food packaging \u2013 read more<\/a>
- Sped up phase out of toxics in containers that hold food \u2013 now by the end of 2021 instead of halfway through 2022<\/li>
- The Earth Ministry\/WAIPL community made up 82% of comments submitted and the Dept. of Ecology stated stakeholder input as their primary reason to speed up the process<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Organized for Clean Cars 2030, an all-electric vehicle target
- Rallied at St. Mark\u2019s Episcopal Cathedral in support of Clean Cars 2030<\/li>
- Gathered over 300 sign-ons to a petition asking the Governor to enact Clean Cars 2030 by executive order<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Saw Washington\u2019s PFAS drinking water standard finalized after many years of our faithful advocacy<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nFall 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\nCommunity Support<\/h4>\n\n\n\n- Bid farewell to former Executive Director, LeeAnne Beres, and celebrated her legacy with a community event<\/li>
- Welcomed new staff!
- Interim Executive Director, Nancy Osborn Nicholas<\/li>
- Multifaith Outreach Coordinator, Keah Calluccie <\/li>
- Program Assistant, Lindsay Bell (Seattle Service Corps)<\/li>
- Catholic Community Organizer, Sr. Dorothy Verna (Jesuit Volunteer EnCorps)<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Hosted a Shmita Year Opening Festival<\/a> with Congregation Beth Shalom<\/li>
- Released a new multifaith version of Earth Ministry\/WAIPL\u2019s Greening Congregations Toolkit \u2013 download here<\/a><\/li>
- Released the Fall \u2013 Winter 2021 edition of our publication, Earth Letter<\/em>, with a focus on fossil fuels \u2013 read more<\/a><\/li>
- Hosted a year-end gathering for the Earth Ministry\/WAIPL community \u2013 view recording<\/a><\/li>
- Published the job announcement for our next permanent Executive Director \u2013 view here<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Faithful Advocacy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n- Passed more long-term Non-Interim Regulations to protect the Tacoma Tideflats from fossil fuels<\/a>
- Followed the lead of the Puyallup Tribe, advocated for tribal consultation to be heeded<\/li>
- Organized faith community participation in public hearings with City Council<\/li>
- Hosted a Tacoma-specific advocacy training \u2013 view recording<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Engaged 312 people of faith to sign on to a national interfaith climate action letter to the Biden Administration delivered at COP26<\/li>
- Responded with disappointment that Puget Sound Energy\u2019s Tacoma LNG facility\u2019s permits were upheld \u2013 read more<\/a>
- Puyallup Tribe and community organizations challenged decision \u2013 read press release<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Met with Senators Murray and Cantwell\u2019s office regarding Lower Snake River salmon and the Columbia River Treaty<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n2022 Financials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
We are committed to using every dollar that you invest in Earth Ministry\/WAIPL to work towards our shared vision of a just and sustainable future in which people of all spiritual traditions fully embrace their faith\u2019s call to environmental stewardship.
In the spirit of financial transparency, we want you to know where our money comes from and how it is spent wisely. For more financial information, view our 2021 990.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2021 Revenue and Expenses<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nTotal Income: $322,650<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\nThanks to the Earth Ministry\/WAIPL community for your generous individual donations, which made up about half of our income in 2021!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Individual Donations: 49%<\/li>
- Congregational Donations: 9%<\/li>
- Grants: 30%<\/li>
- Program Income: 1%<\/li>
- Other Income*: 11%<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
*In 2021 we received a $33,690 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan that is categorized under Other Income. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nTotal Expenses: $292,000<\/h5>\n\n\n\n- Program: 70%<\/li>
- Administrative: 15%<\/li>
- Fundraising: 15%<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Make a donation today<\/a><\/strong><\/em> to help Earth Ministry\/WAIPL continue our good work for environmental justice in 2022!<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In 2021 Earth Ministry\/WAIPL continued to journey toward our shared vision of a just and sustainable future in which people of all spiritual traditions fully embrace their faith\u2019s call to environmental stewardship. Here\u2019s a recap of all we accomplished together last year and an overview of our financial position<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16725,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","comments-off"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Year-End-Gathering-slides.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17532"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17532\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17787,"href":"https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17532\/revisions\/17787"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earthministry.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
- Participated in the national Big Bold Jewish Climate Fest<\/a>
- Organized 3 Earth Ministry\/WAIPL events and co-sponsored 3 more – learn more and view recordings<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Launched the Shmita Project Northwest<\/a> in partnership with Congregation Beth Shalom<\/a>
- Hosted 6 events n Approaching the Shmita Year Distinguished Speaker Series – view recordings<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Welcomed the Bellingham Multifaith Network for Climate Justice (MNCJ)<\/a> as our first regional affiliate
- Signed covenant of partnership<\/li>
- View MNCJ\u2019s webpage<\/a> for more info, recordings of monthly events, and how to get involved<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Released the Winter 2020-21 edition of our publication, Earth Letter<\/em>, with a focus on faithful advocacy \u2013 read here<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Faithful Advocacy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
- Celebrated denial of the shorelines permit for the Kalama methanol (fracked gas) facility \u2013 view press release<\/a><\/li>
- Passed our top 2 priority bills through the Washington State Legislature
- Successfully navigated our state\u2019s first virtual legislative session<\/li>
- Taught at Interfaith Advocacy Day, the Eastern WA Legislative Conference, Central Washington Advocacy Day, and Catholic Lobby Day<\/li>
- Click here<\/a> for our 2021 legislative session recap<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- In response to our advocacy, the City of Tacoma announced that they will require an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed expansion of fossil fuel storage at SeaPort Sound Terminal \u2013 read press release<\/a><\/li>
- Mobilized 130 people of faith to comment on the draft Chemical Action Plan on toxic PFAS chemicals<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nSpring 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Community Support<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
- Hosted Braiding Sweetgrass <\/em>Earth Day Gathering \u2013 view recording<\/a>
- Reflected on how Robin Wall Kimmerer\u2019s Indigenous wisdom relates to our individual faith traditions<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Supported the Lummi Red Road to D.C. Totem Pole Journey
- Organized faith community presence in Seattle, Bellingham, Bellevue, Arlington, Lewiston\/Clarkston<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Released Earth Ministry\/WAIPL\u2019s Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Statement \u2013 read here<\/a><\/li>
- Started paying Real Rent<\/a> to the Duwamish Tribe<\/li>
- Added Indigenous Solidarity page<\/a> to Earth Ministry\/WAIPL\u2019s website<\/li>
- Gathered for Earth Ministry\/WAIPL\u2019s Trivia FUNdraiser<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Faithful Advocacy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
- Hosted a national screening of Native Daily Network\u2019s<\/a> film Ancestral Waters<\/em><\/a> for Unitarian Universalists<\/li>
- Submitted 133 faith community comments on more quickly phasing out toxic PFAS chemicals from food packaging<\/li>
- Organized people of faith in Tacoma to successfully renew the Interim Regulations to protect the tideflats from additional fossil fuel infrastructure<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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Community Support<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
- Coordinated congregational grants for water bottle refill stations
- 11 congregations received assistance with retrofits or new water fountains<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Created a new staff position of Multifaith Outreach Coordinator<\/li>
- Taught classes on faith and environment, Greening Congregations, and faithful advocacy as summer faculty at Holden Village<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Faithful Advocacy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
- Celebrated a BIG win to reduce PFAS chemicals in food packaging \u2013 read more<\/a>
- Sped up phase out of toxics in containers that hold food \u2013 now by the end of 2021 instead of halfway through 2022<\/li>
- The Earth Ministry\/WAIPL community made up 82% of comments submitted and the Dept. of Ecology stated stakeholder input as their primary reason to speed up the process<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Organized for Clean Cars 2030, an all-electric vehicle target
- Rallied at St. Mark\u2019s Episcopal Cathedral in support of Clean Cars 2030<\/li>
- Gathered over 300 sign-ons to a petition asking the Governor to enact Clean Cars 2030 by executive order<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Saw Washington\u2019s PFAS drinking water standard finalized after many years of our faithful advocacy<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Fall 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Community Support<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
- Bid farewell to former Executive Director, LeeAnne Beres, and celebrated her legacy with a community event<\/li>
- Welcomed new staff!
- Interim Executive Director, Nancy Osborn Nicholas<\/li>
- Multifaith Outreach Coordinator, Keah Calluccie <\/li>
- Program Assistant, Lindsay Bell (Seattle Service Corps)<\/li>
- Catholic Community Organizer, Sr. Dorothy Verna (Jesuit Volunteer EnCorps)<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Hosted a Shmita Year Opening Festival<\/a> with Congregation Beth Shalom<\/li>
- Released a new multifaith version of Earth Ministry\/WAIPL\u2019s Greening Congregations Toolkit \u2013 download here<\/a><\/li>
- Released the Fall \u2013 Winter 2021 edition of our publication, Earth Letter<\/em>, with a focus on fossil fuels \u2013 read more<\/a><\/li>
- Hosted a year-end gathering for the Earth Ministry\/WAIPL community \u2013 view recording<\/a><\/li>
- Published the job announcement for our next permanent Executive Director \u2013 view here<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Faithful Advocacy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
- Passed more long-term Non-Interim Regulations to protect the Tacoma Tideflats from fossil fuels<\/a>
- Followed the lead of the Puyallup Tribe, advocated for tribal consultation to be heeded<\/li>
- Organized faith community participation in public hearings with City Council<\/li>
- Hosted a Tacoma-specific advocacy training \u2013 view recording<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Engaged 312 people of faith to sign on to a national interfaith climate action letter to the Biden Administration delivered at COP26<\/li>
- Responded with disappointment that Puget Sound Energy\u2019s Tacoma LNG facility\u2019s permits were upheld \u2013 read more<\/a>
- Puyallup Tribe and community organizations challenged decision \u2013 read press release<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Met with Senators Murray and Cantwell\u2019s office regarding Lower Snake River salmon and the Columbia River Treaty<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n2022 Financials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
We are committed to using every dollar that you invest in Earth Ministry\/WAIPL to work towards our shared vision of a just and sustainable future in which people of all spiritual traditions fully embrace their faith\u2019s call to environmental stewardship.
In the spirit of financial transparency, we want you to know where our money comes from and how it is spent wisely. For more financial information, view our 2021 990.<\/p>\n\n\n\n2021 Revenue and Expenses<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nTotal Income: $322,650<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Thanks to the Earth Ministry\/WAIPL community for your generous individual donations, which made up about half of our income in 2021!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Individual Donations: 49%<\/li>
- Congregational Donations: 9%<\/li>
- Grants: 30%<\/li>
- Program Income: 1%<\/li>
- Other Income*: 11%<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
*In 2021 we received a $33,690 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan that is categorized under Other Income. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nTotal Expenses: $292,000<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
- Program: 70%<\/li>
- Administrative: 15%<\/li>
- Fundraising: 15%<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Make a donation today<\/a><\/strong><\/em> to help Earth Ministry\/WAIPL continue our good work for environmental justice in 2022!<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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- Met with Senators Murray and Cantwell\u2019s office regarding Lower Snake River salmon and the Columbia River Treaty<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Released a new multifaith version of Earth Ministry\/WAIPL\u2019s Greening Congregations Toolkit \u2013 download here<\/a><\/li>
- Celebrated a BIG win to reduce PFAS chemicals in food packaging \u2013 read more<\/a>
- Started paying Real Rent<\/a> to the Duwamish Tribe<\/li>
- In response to our advocacy, the City of Tacoma announced that they will require an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed expansion of fossil fuel storage at SeaPort Sound Terminal \u2013 read press release<\/a><\/li>
- Passed our top 2 priority bills through the Washington State Legislature
- Released the Winter 2020-21 edition of our publication, Earth Letter<\/em>, with a focus on faithful advocacy \u2013 read here<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Welcomed the Bellingham Multifaith Network for Climate Justice (MNCJ)<\/a> as our first regional affiliate
- Launched the Shmita Project Northwest<\/a> in partnership with Congregation Beth Shalom<\/a>
- Organized 3 Earth Ministry\/WAIPL events and co-sponsored 3 more – learn more and view recordings<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>