Fiscal Year 2024 FWWA Annual Report

Fiscal Year 2024 Food & Water Watch/Action Annual Report MISSION Our food, water, and climate are under constant assault by corporations who put profit over the survival of humanity. They have seized control of the very institutions that were built to protect us. We mobilize people to reclaim their political power, hold our elected officials accountable, and resist corporate control — ensuring we all have the essential resources we need to thrive. This is a fight we must win because this planet is the only one we get.

TOGETHER, WE’RE BUILDING A LIVABLE FUTURE 2023/2024 ANNUAL REPORT

In late March 2023, Food & Water Watch and our allies gathered in California for the Campaign for a Safe and Healthy California press conference. This event took place at a soccer field neigh- boring the Inglewood Oil Field in Los Angeles County — the largest urban drill site in the U.S. Together, we rallied support to stop a ballot measure that would have overturned a 2022 law that bans oil drilling within 3,200 feet of homes, schools, and other sensitive sites — and we won!

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Contents

Our Shared Values Move Us Forward �� 1

You’ve Been There When Communities and Our Planet Needed You �� 2 See How You’ve Changed the World for the Better . . . One Milestone at a Time �� 3 Incredible People Like You Are at the Heart of Our Work �� 7 You Strengthen Our Volunteer Network �� 7 You Educate and Spread Awareness �� 10 You Hold Corporations and Agencies Endangering our Resources Accountable �� 11 What Your Community of Livable Future Champions Are Saying �� 14

Let’s Continue Building a Livable Future, Together �� 18

With Gratitiude �� 19

Board & Leadership �� 24

Cover: 1. Marchers at the March to End Fossil Fuels / 2. Activist supporting the NY Heat Act / 3. Community members at a rally to demand the shutdown of Aliso Canyon in California. Photo by Alex Austin / 4. Hilary Flint of Pennsylvania who is fighting to protect her community after the East Palestine train derailment and from the Shell cracker plant in Beaver County. Photo by Mark Dixon/Blue Lens / 5. Food & Water Watch organizers and activists

This fiscal year 2024 annual report covers activities from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024.

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Our Shared Values Move Us Forward

Mission Our food, water, and climate are under constant assault by corpo- rations who put profit over the survival of humanity. They have seized control of the very institutions that were built to protect us. We mobilize people to reclaim their political power, hold our elect- ed officials accountable, and resist corporate control — ensuring we all have the essential resources we need to thrive. This is a fight we must win because this planet is the only one we get. What We Believe We all deserve: • A healthy and livable environment • Human dignity and to have our basic needs met • Just and fair treatment and equitable opportunities and outcomes regardless of race, religion, gender, and sexual orientation • Economic fairness that supports the many, not the few • Real democracy, so our votes and voices can’t be defeated by corporate money What We Do To protect our food, water, and climate, we organize people around the country to build political power. We mobilize at the local, state, and federal levels to win the fights others are afraid to even take on. From banning fracking, to shutting down factory farms, to making sure communities across the country have access to clean water, we’ve fought against greedy corporations and reckless govern- ment agencies, and we’ve won time after time. We fight — and win — in the courts, in the halls of Congress, and on the ground in every state. Corporations may have the money, but we believe people have the power to make real change. That’s why we win.

Sent 133,200+ digital letters and petitions on 200+ issues

Held nearly 250+ meetings with Congressional offices

Engaged 2 million+ supporters

Pursuing 20+ active lawsuits

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You’ve Been There When Communities and Our Planet Needed You

It’s been almost twenty years since I founded Food & Water Watch, and some things have changed. Thanks to you, we’ve grown. We now have a nationwide presence and can respond to threats to our food, water, and climate across the country with speed and skill. Sadly, some things haven’t changed. Our planet continues to send warning signs about the climate crisis — the greatest threat to our food and water — with ever more frequency as each year passes. Corporate greed continues to pollute the places we love and call home, damaging people’s health along the way, all in the name of profit. But I believe in our future. Do you know why? It’s because of YOU. While our fight for sustainable food, safe and affordable water, and a livable climate has never been more urgent, I’ve seen how you’ve continuously shown up for commu- nities and our planet when they needed you. And it’s remarkable. Just look at the victories you made possible this year. By working together, we successfully pressured the Biden administration to pause all new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export approvals. We stopped radioactive waste from being dumped into the Hudson River in New York. And, after years of advocacy work with allies, Oregon’s SB 85 was signed into law — the first legislation in decades to reform factory farm regulations in the state.

These strides forward bring real relief to communi- ties and lay the groundwork for future protections. It could not have happened without you. You’ve shown time and again how much you care about protecting our most precious resources and extended your generosity to communities fighting back to protect what we love. I know that with you and a smart strategy,

we’ll continue making the progress we need to create a livable future. Thank you for never giving up on our planet and fighting like you live here!

Wenonah Hauter Executive Director

SB 85 Stopped a 28,000-cow mega-dairy and a 4.5 million-chicken per year factory farm from opening in Oregon

Paused new LNG exports: U.S. is the world’s largest LNG exporter, exporting about 12 billion cubic feet per day in 2023

Stopped 1 million+ gallons of radioactive waste from being dumped into the Hudson River in New York

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See How You’ve Changed the World for the Better . . Each victory highlighted here is not only a step towards a future where everyone has sustainably grown food, clean and affordable water, and a livable climate — each milestone brought real relief to people and communities fighting to protect the people and places they love.

Reined in factory farms in Oregon

Stopped LNG bomb trains Thanks to your generosity, our years of organizing against liquid natural gas (LNG) have won real protections for communities throughout the country. The Department of Transportation suspended a Trump administration rule that allowed LNG to be transported by rail — a dangerous practice with massive risks to public health and safety.

Together, we won the first legislation in decades to reform Oregon’s factory farm regula- tions (SB85). This bill will require a more

intensive water permitting process, increased oversight on the practice of spreading factory farm waste on land, and allow local governments to require setbacks on factory farm siting. Following this victory, two industrial agriculture giants, Easterday Dairy and Foster Farms, canceled their factory farm plans.

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Saved the Hudson River from radioactive waste Because of you, we stopped Holtec International, the company decommissioning the Indian Point Nuclear Power Station near Peekskill, New York, from dumping radioactive waste into the Hudson River. You powered our New York team to organize nonstop against this dangerous plan and gather the support of communities throughout the region. This forced Holtec to delay, which allowed time for the Save the Hudson bill to be drafted, passed, and signed.

Powered the March to End Fossil Fuels — the largest demonstration to stop fossil fuels in U.S. history On September 17, 2023, more than 75,000 people joined us in New York City for the March to End Fossil Fuels. Together, we demanded the Biden administration do more to curb climate change by ending fossil fuel use. This march showed the breadth, diversity, and passion of our movement and is a testament to how your generosity has strengthened our fight for a healthy planet. It was a beautiful sight!

Holtec’s dangerous plan to dump more than one million gallons of toxic radioactive waste into the Hudson River provoked widespread outrage from the start. Passage of the Save the Hudson Bill was a tremen- dous victory for our environment, communities, and regional River economy. — Santosh Nandabalan, Senior New York Organizer

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. One Milestone at a Time

Canceled the Navigator carbon pipeline in the Midwest The massive Heartland Greenway was to be a 1,300-mile carbon pipeline spanning parts

Suspending the outrageously

dangerous Trump bomb train rule is a welcome relief to the communi- ties that would have turned into sacrifice zones in the name of fossil fuel industry profits. — Matt Smith, New Jersey State Director

of South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois.

Carbon pipelines are part of carbon capture schemes used by dirty energy companies to greenwash their operations. You’ve been the backbone of our years of organizing against this project, which brought together a broad coalition of grassroots groups.

YOUR INCREDIBLE IMPACT CONTINUES

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Won new water pollution control rules for slaughterhouses Together, we compelled the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to propose new water pollution control stan- dards for slaughterhouses and rendering facilities. Following lawsuits from Food & Water Watch and our allies, the EPA’s new rules could prevent at least 100 million pounds per year of water pollution by strengthen- ing or imposing standards on just a fraction of the country’s approximately 5,000 slaughter- houses and rendering facilities.

We’re happy to see EPA take this long overdue first step towards cleaning up one of the nation’s dirt- iest industries. For too long, corporate meat giants have profited from under-regulated water pollution — often in communities also burdened by those same companies’ factory farms. — Dani Replogle, Attorney

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See How You’ve Changed the World for the Better . .

Passed a bill to ban CO2 fracking in New York State A company called “Southern Tier CO2 to Clean Energy Solutions” was planning to skirt New York’s existing, nation-leading ban on fracking by proposing to use carbon dioxide (CO2) instead of water for fracking. This experi- mental and dangerous method of shale gas extraction poses many of the same threats to our water, health, and climate. Because of you, Food & Water Watch and our allies organized quickly, made lots of noise, and won the passage of the CO2 fracking ban bill. As of this writing, we’re urging the Governor to sign this ban into law.

The administration’s reconsideration of new

LNG export projects is a prudent and positive step, but the pause is only as good as it lasts… Hopefully, this represents the beginning of the end of fossil fuel exports in America. — Wenonah Hauter, Executive Director

Paused all new LNG export approvals nationally Thanks to your commitment to a livable climate, together we successfully pressed the Biden administration to pause all new liquified natural gas (LNG) export approvals. We believe our collec- tive show of power, such as in the March to End Fossil Fuels, contrib- uted to this impactful decision.

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Successfully pressured Governor Newsom to phase out fracking in California After over a decade of continuous advocacy from Food & Water Watch and allied groups — powered by you! — and a three-year de facto ban, California’s Geologic Energy Management Division

Won the first-ever regulations on PFAS in drinking water and began holding corporations accountable for PFAS cleanup Together, we celebrated the EPA’s announcement of regulations on six PFAS — the toxic compounds known as “forever chemicals” — in drinking water. After decades of community organizing, we welcome this critical step in making drinking water safer for people nation- wide. This will save lives. The EPA also finalized its rule designating two types of PFAS, PFOA and PFOS, as hazardous substances. This will begin holding polluters accountable for paying to clean up their toxic mess.

(CalGEM) released its plan to formally

phase out fracking by prohibiting the state from issuing new fracking permits. We are currently waiting for the Newsom administration to finalize this rule.

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. One Milestone at a Time (continued)

Today’s rule restores strong

Strengthened the environmental review process of polluting projects through restored NEPA rules The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is a bedrock environmental law that allows communities to weigh in on federal actions that impact their air, water, and public health. When the Trump administration gutted NEPA regulations to stifle community input and fast-track polluting projects, Food & Water Watch’s legal team took action and won! Backed by your generosity, they worked with a broad coalition and challenged this rollback in federal court. In April, the Biden Adminis- tration restored NEPA rules to once again give communities a voice, incorporate climate concerns, and consider environmental justice impacts when polluting projects are proposed.

environmental review of federal actions and will go a long way towards having a meaningful process to assess the health and safety impacts of an array of projects. — Tarah Heizen, Legal Director

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ONWARD!

Your generosity unlocked all of these meaningful milestones and more. Let’s continue building a brighter, healthier future together!

Stopped the Williams Pipeline in New York The Williams Pipeline Co. abandoned its plan to build a fracked gas pipeline that would have destroyed the New York Harbor and Rocka- way Peninsula. Your unwaver- ing commitment to protecting our marine ecosystems and frontline communities made

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attempted to hide what they have long known about the dangers of PFAS, creating a widespread public health crisis in the process…Today’s new rules are a necessary and important step to jump- start the cleanup process for two types of PFAS. — Mary Grant, Public Water for All Director

sure coalitions in New York and New Jersey could advocate contin- uously to bat down repeated attempts by Williams to move this pipeline forward.

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Incredible People Like You Are at the Heart of Our Work You Strengthen Our Volunteer Network

Big, systemic change requires people power. This allows Food & Water Watch and Food & Water Action to connect with communities across the country to push for the bold action we need to stop the climate crisis and protect our food and water. Because of you, our grassroots movement and our capacity to create change have grown. This year, we launched dedicated volunteer teams to focus their efforts on the key issues you care about.

WATER ACTION TEAM

PLASTIC ACTION TEAM

I have worked with other environmental organizations that merely discuss issues. Food & Water Watch is different because it not only provides education and training but also supports volunteer work with legislators and citizens. I am thrilled to be part of the Plastic Action Team that is creating real, sustainable change in Pennsylvania. — Kathy Cook, A Volunteer Leader

I believe everyone deserves safe water. That's why I'm volunteering with the Water Action Team to support the PFAS Action Act. Thank you for empowering the Water Action Team to fight for this essential human right! — Analyse Adams, A Volunteer Leader

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You Activated Volunteers Across the Country!

Curious About Volunteer Opportunities? See what events are currently on offer for Volunteers.

2,531 Volunteers activated across 45 states plus Puerto Rico

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CLIMATE ACTION TEAM

FOOD ACTION TEAM

The climate crisis is a massive problem, but I

Thank you for championing our work to ban factory farms and support resilient, diversified family farms! I believe we can build a world where everyone has access to healthy food that is grown and raised in a way that is good for the farmers, the workers, everyday people like you and me, and the environment. — Claire Gates, A Volunteer Leader

believe that if we work together, we can create a future where everyone can live safe, healthy lives. I want to spend my time and energy working towards this goal with the Climate Action Team because I know we can make a difference. I’m grateful to Food and Water Watch for giving me the tools to help in this fight and so grateful to you for making my team’s work possible! — Katie Olsson, A Volunteer Leader

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Food & Water Watch Organizers Alexa Moore and Emily Tucker drew a crowd at "Environment Day at the Legislature" at the New Mexico State Capitol in Santa Fe. They shared information about the urgent need to ban factory farms in New Mexico.

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Incredible People Like You Are at the Heart of Our Work (continued)

You Educate and Spread Awareness Our work together would be incomplete if we didn’t educate people about threats to our environment and how we can each make a difference. The industries we take on try to control narratives, greenwash data, or hatch plans in back rooms. That’s why your impact on spreading awareness is crucial!

Top 3 Research Articles to Catch Up On

Earlier this year, George Washington University’s Dr. Ivy Ken invited Food & Water Watch researcher Natalie Balbuena to her class to speak about PFAS. “I really enjoyed engaging with students,” said Natalie, and summed up her experience with three words: “Moti- vation. I’m very passionate about this topic and put a lot of work into the research. I wanted to let my energy shine through so I can pass motivation on to the students — so they can get up and do something about the PFAS crisis.” “Also, momentum: We’re riding the wave as we speak when it comes to PFAS. We're living and witnessing the history of people starting to regulate them.” “And, awareness: Awareness is THE key! And something that should bring you comfort. The fact that you are aware, the fact that awareness makes you a conscious consumer — What do you spend your money on? Who do you support? Do they support legislation that is great for PFAS regulation? And crucially, it also empowers people and communities to protect each other.” Thank you for generously investing in talent and passion like Natalie’s. Because of you, she and other Food & Water Watch experts are educating and spreading awareness about threats to our health and communities.

The Real Root of High Food Prices: Corporate Greed and Consolidation While families face climbing food prices, corporations rake in more profits. Luckily, we know just how to tackle this. Why Carbon Storage Is a Bad Idea Big Oil wants us to bet that it can curb climate change by burying carbon underground. Here’s why we shouldn’t. 5 Reasons to Rein in the Bottled Water Industry The bottled water industry wants to replace well-funded, equitable public water systems. We can and must stop it.

Visit our Research page on our website to dig into more of our groundbreaking research.

Awareness is THE key! And

something that should bring you comfort. The fact that you are aware, the fact that awareness makes you a conscious consumer… it also empowers people and communities to protect each other. — Natalie Balbuena, Researcher

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You Hold Corporations and Agencies Endangering our Resources Accountable Incredible People Like You Are at the Heart of Our Work (continued)

Strategic legal actions are some of the best tools for holding polluters and the agencies responsible for regulating them accountable. Because of you, Food & Water Watch’s legal team is a force to be reckoned with.

Tarah Heinzen, Legal Director I believe in Food & Water Watch’s determination to fight for and win the change we need, not just what seems politically possible or expedient. To secure a livable future we need to fight for deep, structural change. I value the role Food & Water Watch plays

in the broader environmental and progressive movement, embold- ening our partners to take stronger positions on critical issues. In my role, that means our legal team also gets to be bold — we bring high-impact lawsuits and provide legal support to strategic organizing campaigns. The range of work we do — from tactical support at the local level to major impact litigation at the national level — keeps our work as interesting as it is meaningful.

Erin Doran, Senior Attorney I was drawn to Food & Water Watch because of its dual focus on factory farms and

climate. As the climate crisis becomes more and more dire, I feel more and more compelled to engage in this work. What I look forward to on a typical day is collabo- rating with partners or other folks at Food & Water Watch and beyond. It’s helpful to have a broad perspective from the different coalitions we’re involved in to strategize about how we can best address complex environmental problems.

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Tyler Lobdell, Attorney I live in a region with a high concentration of factory farms. I pass large dairies and feedlots frequently. I see the impact they have on local communities and the environment as a whole, like festering sores on the landscape. I feel strongly that the factory farm model is absurd from environmental, public health, and animal welfare perspectives.

I’m connected to my work at Food & Water Watch because it aligns with my personal worldview, beliefs, ethics, and the things I believe need to be accomplished for a livable future. Working at a place that aligns with me in this way is unique and rewarding.

Emily Miller, Attorney Growing food in the garden, sharing meals with my family, enjoying the mountains where I live — my deep appreciation of food and the environment shapes who I am. As a lawyer fighting for a sustainable, transparent food system and resisting the corporate powers polluting our environment and communities, I know it’s an uphill battle. So, I put in the time and research to be as well-rounded on the issues as possible so we have the strongest legal arguments.

Dani Replogle, Attorney

I like to embrace the creativity aspect of what the legal team does at Food & Water Watch. I enjoy legal writing, and that stems from my love of creative writing. So, I want to push back on the idea that legal writing needs to be formulaic and hyper-constrained to deliver a message that judges will understand. I think the best cases, briefs, and memos are pieces of writing that tell a compelling story on behalf of impacted communities and the environment.

What’s Our Legal Team Up To?

Visit our Legal Cases page on our website to learn more about the legal cases Food & Water Watch is pursuing.

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Food & Water Watch organizers and volunteers in New York gave out free ice cream to fight for an affordable transition to renewable energy. They converted volunteer Jon Pope’s truck into an “ice cream truck” and handed out cold treats while they talked to constituents and collected petition signatures in support of the NY HEAT Act, a state bill that would phase out natural gas infrastructure and cap rising energy costs.

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What Your Community of Livable Future Champions Are Saying Lynne Azarchi Donates

to Get More Planet- Protectors Involved Please introduce yourself to our readers.

I’m Lynne Azarchi. I’m the Executive Director of Kidsbridge Youth Center outside of Trenton, New Jersey. It’s an organization that fosters bullying prevention, diversity appreciation, empathy, anti-bias, and empowerment for youth. I’m also the author of “ The Empathy Advantage: Coaching Kids to be Kind, Respect- ful, and Successful .” How long have you been interested in environmental causes? I became interested in environmental issues while in college. I joined the lettuce and grape boycotts led by Caesar Chavez — I was horrified when I learned that farm workers were being sprayed with harmful insecticides. How did you hear about Food & Water Watch / Food & Water Action, and what motivated you to make your first gift? I learned about Food & Water Watch more than 15 years ago through one of your emails or mailings. It led me to attend a local meeting in New Jersey, where I met nice people who were activists. They had empathy and cared for others. What do you think about Food & Water Watch / Food & Water Action’s work and impact on the world? As a youth educator, one of the things I love about Food & Water Watch is that it uses the same strategies I teach to kids to generate social-emotional skills — like empathy and respect for others, and empathetic action to help others who have less. What do you hope to accomplish through your philanthropy? I hope that Food & Water Watch grows larger, attracting more people to the movement.

Food & Water Watch is an extraordinary group of people…

It’s so rare to have an opportunity to work alongside folks who truly care about others. — Lynne Azarchi, Donor

I hope my giving inspires more supporters to get involved because everyone deserves clean air and water, and healthy food. If you were talking to someone about giving to and getting involved with Food & Water Watch / Food and Water Action, what would you tell them? What do you wish everyone knew about our mission? Food & Water Watch is an extraordinary group of people…It’s so rare to have an oppor- tunity to work alongside folks who truly care about others. I wish more people knew of Food & Water Watch’s impressive outcomes, such as winning bans on fracking in several states, getting stronger factory farm regulations, fight- ing off water polluters, and raising awareness of plastic pollution. What gives you hope for the future? Young people give me hope. I see so many younger people who accept diversity, appreci- ate difference, and are more empathetic to care about others’ health and our precious Earth — and they are standing up and speaking out.

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What Your Community of Livable Future Champions Are Saying (continued)

Jane Fonda, Actor and Activist

In towns, cities, and states across this country, Food & Water Watch organizers are on the ground working every day to lift up the voices of people calling for change — calling for clean air, clean water, sustainable food, an end to fossil fuels — calling for a livable future for all. And they’re holding their elected officials accountable for creating that future. So I thank you, Food & Water Watch, for your leadership.

Rebecca Wolf, Food & Water Watch Senior Food Policy Analyst continue fighting for the future of food — one that’s just and sustainable for all of us — farmers, workers, consumers, a healthy environ- ment, and animals on the land. Thank you! Your generosity allows Food & Water Watch to

Dr Alan and Karen Warren, Activists

After the 2016 election, I was devastated, so I got online and

found Food & Water Watch — and I felt like these people are my people. They’re fighting the same fight. They have the same concerns. It's like finding your peeps … they're planet protectors, and that matters to me. —Karen The way Food & Water Watch shines a light on problems that are so important today — they let us know what issues are coming up, how we can get involved, who we need to talk to to make a change. They get involved with these issues, and they make something happen, and that's where you want to put your support. —Alan

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Senator Cory Booker

We can make real progress, to start to transform our broken food system and to shift subsidies away from these factory farms and toward farmers that are growing healthy foods and using regenerative practices. Everyone deserves access to healthy, affordable food that’s good for them and good for our environ- ment. We can empower farmers and farm workers and protect our environment. This is why I am so proud to have Food & Water Watch’s support on these issues.

Liv Perfetti, Food & Water Action Canvasser

Megan McDonough, Food & Water Watch Pennsylvania State Director Whether it’s in communities like East Palestine, Ohio, dealing with the aftermath of dangerous chemicals like vinyl chloride; in Baltimore, Maryland, where we’re helping residents fight for clean water; or in Iowa, where we're demanding a moratorium on factory farms — Food & Water Watch will be there to put people first and fight to make sure everyone has access to safe food, clean water, and a livable climate. We’re able to do all this thanks to people like you who compassionately support our mission.

I first got involved because I knew how important the

[2022] midterm election was, and I just wanted to do everything I could to have an impact…If you ever thought about canvassing, I’d say sign up with Food & Water Action and get out there. I made some really good friends, I was able to connect with so many people in my community, and it was really, really rewarding to feel like I was making a difference in a world where it can feel really hard to do that.

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Food & Water Action’s Oregon team kicked off their Week of Action Against Factory Farming with a community bike ride. The week also included an art build, pizza and trivia night, a call-in day, and a petition drop in Salem to urge elected officials to stop the expansion of factory farms.

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Let’s Continue Building a Livable Future, Together

Over the past year, dedicated people like you have shown tremendous passion and care for protecting the health of our families, our communities, and our planet. Thank you! As we gear up for another year, we’re so grateful for your continued commitment to building a world where everyone has sustainably grown food, clean and affordable water, and a climate that allows each and every one of us to thrive. We’ll face plenty of challenges. Powerful and greedy corpo- rations will continue prioritizing their profits at the risk of public health and the environment. The elected officials who do their bidding will continue to stand in the way of prog- ress. And the climate crisis will continue to sound alarm bells with extreme weather and dangerous storms. By working together and growing our community of compassionate people like you, we can overcome those challenges, and build on our hard-fought and protective wins for our planet. Momentum is on our side! Let’s continue building a livable future for all, together.

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With Gratitiude Thanks to generous people like you, Food & Water Watch and Food & Water Action are making great strides in securing a livable future for all. We never accept money from corporations and are grateful for the individuals and foundations whose contributions have strengthened our movement and created meaningful change. Each year, we publish this list to honor and recognize people and institutions that have shown extraordinary dedication and generosity. We include donors who have given us explicit permission to publish their names. Many wish to remain anonymous, and we have honored their requests.

Founders Circle Anonymous Anonymous San Francisco Family Marilyn & Don Allan Edie Allen Molly Canfield & Gray Reilly Cloud Mountain Foundation Ms. Cindy Koch Walter E. D. Miller Charitable Fund Ms. Nancy S. Nordhoff Charlie Nunzio Marjorie Roswell Ann Srubek Dr Alan & Karen Warren

Leaders Circle Anonymous Lynne & Karen Azarchi Stephen C. & Karen Beck E. Cordy Beckstead Nancy Bernstein & Rocky Schoen Brightside Charitable Foundation Jean Clark Lori Colina-Lee & Simon Lee Anne Covert Frank Demarest Daniel Deutsch Dr. Paul Dirmeyer Sue Fischlowitz & David Roberts Gloria & Steven Foster

Ms. Micky McKinley Muriel Mora Nell Newman Karen O'Neill Sheldon Praiser Paula Rogovin Dr. Mary Romney Peter Rozsa

Manijeh Saba Janet Shapiro Richard B Hubbard & Judith M Stauffer Stiefel Behner Charitable Fund Eric Strid Adam & Cheryl Sweeney Susan & Ed Van Dolsen Mrs. Diane Wexler Amy Wolf Steven Yafet Champions Circle Anonymous Mr. William Ahrens Thomas Aitken Mrs. Ann Albence Sarah Allen Dan Alterman & Li Wah Lai Dean Angiola Beverly & Steve Bean Elise Berlin: Floribunda Fund Joyce Bernard

Ms. Madeleine Glick Mr. Scott Goldstein Susan Hairston

Phillip & Lynne Himelstein Ms. Kimberly M. Hughes

Nancy M. Hughes Beth & Mike Kelley Sharon & Ken Kind Ralph Koldinger Barbara C. Kyse Roberta A. Kaplan & Rachel Lavine Kathleen Lockwood John Mazor

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Lois & Dale Derouin Ann & Dave Diller Berry C. Dilley Susan & Tilman Dodd Mark Dodel & Patricia Rylko, M.D. Nancy Dotlo Bob Downie, M.D. Martha & Peter Dragovich Laurie Eavey Dr. Dianne Edgar & Terry Platt Susan & Lowell Edmunds Robert Ekman & Debra Ekman Melissa Elstein & Eric Katzman Joel & Arline B. Epstein Richard Esbenshade Aline & Henry Euler Joyce Faber Lee Fahey Tracy Farwell Claudine & Michael Ferrante Linda Fisher Carol Eglsaer Anne Ehrlich Stan Freidberg, M.D. Robert Van Akkeren & Paula French Van Akkeren Dr. Richard Friedberg Keith Frost Rebecca Gaples Dede Gardner Bina Garfield Susan McKown Gladstone Robert E. Godes Ellie Goldberg Elena Goldstein Dr. Peter Gollon Jana Good & Bruce Goldberg Lauren Greenberger Susan F. Fleming Tessa Sage Flores Karen Fond Fredericka Foster

Nancy Greenleaf Deborah Greenwald Kathryn Grody & Mandy Patinkin Robert Gunn & Nan Heller Madelaine Haberman & Michael Sprung Wendy Hammarstrom Liz Hanellin Holly Hares Carol Gerdt & John Harvey Vivian Hatcher Ken Hays Ms. Eileen Heaser David Heilbron Matthew Heinzen

Laura Bernstein Caroline Bissell Joscelyn Blumenthal Marilyn Borchardt Pat Bowne

Rosemarie & Vincent Brancato Pamela & George Brandman Barbara W. Brandom, MD, a Concerned Health Professional Dr. Ann Bristow & Kenny Braitman Bette & Jim Brockman-Richards Carol Browne Ms. Mary Catherine Bunting Ms. Virginia Campbell John Chalmers

Jan Hendricks Charles Henry Dr. Frank Hochfeld Nancy Hoecker Constance Hoguet Douglas Hollenbeck

Tamara Hoover Marsha Hopkins Sari Hornstein Diane Ichiyasu Barbara Jean

Susan Channing Helen Chardack Fei Ching Martha & Paul Clarvoe

Lee Clayton Jane Cleary John & Mai Cleary Charles Cohen George W. Conner Dianne Cress & Jon McCorkell

Harriett Crosby Jonathan Culler Jean Cushman Elizabeth Cushman Drew Darling Elena Day Linda DeLap

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With Gratitiude (continued)

Karl Johnson Mr. & Mrs. David Jones Ruth Joplin Lara & Ron Katzman HJF Charitable Fund Thomas J. Kemper

James & Laura Marshall Oscar Harrison Mayer Fund of Fidelity Charitable Keith McBee Lisith McCarthy Myra McKenzie & Scott Bol Elaine McKiernan Karen Meara Barbara J. Meislin/ Purple Lady Fund Katarina Mesarovich & Robert Biermann Deborah A Milkowski Nancy Mills Daughters of Charity, Province of St. Louise Ms. Wanda Mourant Diana Nasser John Nelson & Jeanne Sargent Lucille Nurkse Elizabeth O'Halloran Constance O'Hearn Matthew O'Neill, musical artist Sarah O'Neill John & Sandra O'Rourke The EASTER Foundation / Anne + Fred Osborn III Lynne & Archie Palmer Marilyn Paul & David Stroh Christopher Peak & Michele Merkel Darlene Peck Marieke Furnee & Israel Perla Geoffrey Peters The Phinney Family Natalie Pien Jon Pope Ellen Posel Mrs. Leslie Potter

Ms. Tina Rasnow Annabelle Reboli Mike Reilly & Jeff Blum Kirk Nissley & Karen Reynolds Theresa A. Riccardi

Dr. Wendy Ring David Robinov James Paul Rodell Drs. Marian Ronan & Keith Russell

Jean King Joan Klein

Shirley Knop Dr. Van Knox Adam Koranyi Ursula Korneitchouk

Barbara Rosen Michael Rosen

Dena Ross Jeanne Roy Michael Russo Dr. Jeanette Sarbo Dori Schatell Emigrant Trails Greenway Trust Patty Schifferle Phillip & Kiki Schlosberg Dr. Patrick Schnell Karen Schulkin The Jewell Foundation Phyllis Schwartz Robert Segal Ms. Honey Sharp Lippman Ilene Shaw Lois Shelton Alex Sheremet Jeffrey Shulman Elizabeth Sidamon-Eristoff Mrs. Linda Silverman Greg Singleton Rob & Michelle Smith Joanna & Ian Smith

Judith A. Kramer David Kuebrich & Elizabeth Beyler John Kuehn Carol Ann Kurtz Janet Larson Robert Lawrence Dr. Dennis C. Lewis Eric Lieberman Mrs. Lois K. Lighthart Ann Logan Judith Lomax Suzanne & Matthew Lykken Steve & Cindy Lyons Ms. Lois Madden Jan Mardfin

Kathy Smith Alan Snitow Paul & Carol Soderholm Diana Stark

Connie Powe-Watts Mr. Hernan Poza Jr. & Mrs. Fran Poza noni pratt Mrs. Eleanor Rasnow

Nancy Stetson Dr. Gary Stoller Lucy Stroock Carolyn A. Stuart

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Richard Stuckey Zephyr Teachout Jessica Teich

Gladys

Decausemacker Tisha Douthwaite Monica DuClaud Bob & Joyce Foster Julie Glover Paul Howes Karen Jacques & Kenneth Wilcox Kathryn Kassner Kenneth Kassner Susanna Knittel Ann Logan

Patrick Temple Rodney Tharp Mr. Walter Theis Mrs. Joyce Thibodeaux Mary Thomas Melinda Thompson Greg & Mary Thomson

Patrisha Thomson Kathi Blatt Thonet

Judith McClintock Deborah Milkowski John Nelson & Jeanne Sargent Nancy Nowak Charles Nunzio Susie Petra Frances R. Posel Nancy Pratt James Rodell Lisa Schubert Renee Shapiro Greg Singleton Carol & Paul Soderholm Judith Stauffer C. Kaylah Sterling Yaakov Stern Grant Wiegert Elaine Wolter Foundation Supporters Anonymous Beyond Petrochemicals Action Fund, a project of Fund For a Better Future, Inc. Carroll Petrie Foundation Climate Imperative Community Foundation for the Alleghenies 11th Hour Project Abell Foundation Barbara Stomber Richard J. Stuckey Karen White

Annette Tobia Wendy Tsien Sharon Udkoff Janice Uehlein

Dr. Robert C. & Tina Sohn Foundation Environmental Endowment for New Jersey Equation Campaign European Climate Foundation Firedoll Foundation FJC: A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds Funder Collaborative on Oil & Gas Gulf South for a Green New Deal Heinz Endowments John Sperling Foundation Manaaki Foundation

Ms. Kitty Ufford-Chase Susan Urquhart-Brown

Elizabeth Van Ranst Genevieve Vaughan John Villafranco Preston Walls Diana Wege Susan Weltman & Steve Jervis Bill Wertheimer Charles Wheatley IV Cathy Wickham Ben & Mary Wiener Mrs. Helen Jo Williams Margaret Wood Virginia Sun Yee Richard & Deborah Yoken Karen Yust Rashelle Zelaznik Legacy Society Anonymous Carol Anderson Catherine Antrobus Delsordo Bert Bowe Royelen Lee Boykie Rosemarie & Vincent Brancato Melanie Cohen Lesli Dalaba

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Super Volunteers Anonymous

Judy Allen Eric Arnum

Esther Barcun Katherine Bini Jay Blackman Solomon Blecher Joseph Bouvier Denise Brush Ms. Kathy Cook Jim Crawford Louis Discepola Ken & Elaine Dolsky Su Dru Jamilah Elder David Ewing Mary Finneran Marianne Flanagan Hilary Flint Dorothy Foley Linda Garfinkel Claire Gates Madeleine Glick Kim Hagemann Holly Hart Hilary Heyl Iris Hiskey Arno Jen Horowitz Eddie Isaacs Michael Janecek

Sarah Selden Prentice David Pringle Francesca Rheannon Paula Rogovin Laura Rosenberger Haider Lisa Ruffman-Weiss

McCune Foundation McKnight Foundation New World Foundation Park Foundation Spring Street Climate Fund The Fund for Change Wallace Global Fund Zanvyl & Isabelle Krieger Fund

Rosella Sabatini Altamush Saeed 'Mattie Metropolis' Katherine Schwarz Ann Seligman Harvey Simon Susan Steinhauser Tim Lynn Tondrick Joseph M. Varon Elaine Weir Courtney M. Williams Anne C.A. Wilson

Jeanne Jordan Lauren Krueger Veronica Leone Sandra Long

Brandon Medina Julia Mewhinney Susan Mikaitis Deborah Milkowski Charles Nunzio Katie Olsson Jon Pope Sabine Prather

THANK YOU!

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Board & Leadership

FOOD & WATER WATCH BOARD OF DIRECTORS Maude Barlow, Board Chair Wenonah Hauter, Executive Director Rudolf Amenga-Etego Elyzabeth Peredo Beltrán Robert Howarth Shawn McKenzie Michele Merkel Mary Ricci Lisa Schubert FOOD & WATER ACTION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Wenonah Hauter, Founder and Executive Director Craig Merrilees Adolph Reed Mary Ricci

Daniele Gerard LEADERSHIP Wenonah Hauter, Founder and Executive Director Managing Directors Caland Barney Mitch Jones Mark Schlosberg

Tamara Tripp Emily Wurth ADVISORY COUNCIL The Advisory Council serves as a leadership body of members committed to the growth and improvement of Food & Water Watch.

Lynne Azarchi Tracy Farwell Bill Gee Madelaine Haberman Craig Merrilees Natalie Pien Jon Pope Abigail Rome Eric Strid Kitty Ufford-Chase

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2023/2024 ANNUAL REPORT

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