Annual Report covering Food & Water Watch and Food & Water Action activities and updates from July 2023 through December 2023.
FISCAL YEAR 2023 ANNUAL REPORT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
WHO WE ARE
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MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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SIX MONTHS OF YOUR IMPACT — AT A GLANCE
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HIGHLIGHTS FROM JANUARY THROUGH JUNE 2023 You Are Helping Communities Affected by Toxic Rail Disaster
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You Are Protecting Our Iconic Waterways
YOU’VE CHANGED THE WORLD FOR THE BETTER
Food Water
Climate
WHY I FIGHT Buddy Dreas Fights Like He Lives Here By Giving Monthly
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HEAR FROM YOUR FELLOW LIVABLE FUTURE CHAMPIONS
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PRESS HITS
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DONOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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BOARD & LEADERSHIP
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TOWN OF EAST PALESTINE COVER PHOTO BY UNDER THE MIDNIGHT SUN PHOTOGRAPHY
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Who We Are 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. WHAT WE BELIEVE We all deserve:
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• 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
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MESSAGE FOR YOU FROM Executive Director Wenonah Hauter Your generosity has powered critical campaigns across the country to protect our food, water, and climate. In the last six months*, together we’ve passed two major pieces of climate legislation in New York State, won key lawsuits forcing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to better monitor factory farm water pollution, and finally compelled the EPA to start regulating PFAS, the dangerous “forever chemicals” in many of our products. You also ensured that we could quickly act in response to fast-breaking crises such as the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and the threat of radioactive waste dumping into the Hudson River in New York. Your commitment to restoring the lives of people in need in Ohio and Pennsylvania still suffering through the public health nightmare triggered by the train derailment is nothing but inspiring. Your devotion to protecting the health of people, wildlife, and the environment along the majestic Hudson River is beyond uplifting. Through tragic and heartening events, your generosity shines through and has given me and the entire Food & Water Watch team plenty to reflect upon and be thankful for. I am so grateful for your steadfastness through thick and thin! This report documents your most notable achievements over the past six months. You should be impressed with how much of a difference you’ve made throughout the country in this short amount of time. Your generosity keeps our fight for sustainable food, clean water, and a livable climate for all going strong. Thank you for fighting like you live here!
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* Food & Water Watch has shifted our fiscal year to begin on July 1. This fiscal year 2023 annual report covers activities from January 1 to June 30, 2023.
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YOUR GENEROSITY…
Engaged 2 MILLION+ supporters
Earned about 500 media hits, including in the New York Times , Washington Post , and CNN
Mobilized nearly 1,500 volunteers
Welcomed nearly 1,400 attendees across six Livable Future LIVE! events
Released 15 new research reports and fact sheets
Sent 175,000+ digital petition
Held 140+ organizing events and volunteer activities (SUCH AS RALLIES, PROTESTS, VOLUNTEER MEETINGS, PHONE BANKS, CANVASSING DAYS, ETC.)
signatures and letters
Held nearly 180 meetings with Congressional offices to educate and advocate
Pursued 24 active lawsuits
Data from January 1 to June 30, 2023
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You Are Helping Communities Affected by the Toxic Rail Disaster FROM JANUARY THROUGH JUNE 2023 HIGHLIGHTS
I’m sure you were as distraught as I was when you saw the horrific images of the black plume from Norfolk Southern’s train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. That toxic smoke resulted from a decision by officials to burn vinyl chloride from five derailed cars. Even as evacuated residents were told it was safe to return home after only a couple days, fish in nearby streams were dying and contaminants were found in downstream water systems. People were understandably afraid of getting sick from drinking their tap water. Your generosity provided people in need with: • Free, unbiased water, soil, and indoor surface testing through partnerships with local universities • Free whole-home air filtration through a partnership with the Clean Air Council And you ensured Governors Shapiro of Penn- sylvania and DeWine of Ohio felt pressure to: • Fund independent environmental testing for all impacted communities
• Provide medical monitoring, so all residents and first responders could learn about their exposure and health. Your investment is also fighting to protect other communities from toxic rail disasters by: • Pressuring the Department of Transportation to strengthen rail safety regulations and to classify trains like Norfolk Southern’s as “high-hazard flammable trains,” which require stricter safety measures to operate. • Calling on the EPA to ban vinyl chloride — a grave threat to public health and our land, air, and water. Crises like these demand quick action. We owe our rapid and coordinated response capabilities to you. Thank you!
Emily Wurth Managing Director of Organizing
YOUR FAVORITE ARTICLES 1 The Root of the Colorado River Crisis: Corporate Water Abuse
2 The Toxic Chemicals and Toxic Greed Behind the East Palestine Disaster
3 Direct Air Capture: 5 Things You Need to Know About This Climate Scam
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You Are Protecting Our Iconic Waterways It sounds like the plot of a sci-fi novel — too terrible to be true. Holtec By the end of June, 32 municipalities, hundreds of elected officials on both
International, the company charged with decommissioning the Indian Point Nuclear Power Station near Peekskill, New York, planned to dump radioactive waste into the Hudson River. My fellow New York activists and I first learned of this in February. Your investment allowed us to jump into action immediately. By tabling, petitioning, phone banking, and rallying nonstop, together we gathered the support of communities throughout the region. We raised so much noise that Holtec had to delay its dumping day from May to later in the summer — the first step in our bigger fight to stop this plan altogether.
sides of the aisle, and nearly half a million people had formally come out against Holtec’s dangerous plan. And together, we successfully urged the New York State Senate and Assembly to pass the Save the Hudson bill, which would ban radioactive waste dumping into the Hudson. And in August Governor Hochul signed the bill into law. Because of you, we defeated Holtec’s outrageous plan. Efforts to restore and protect the Hudson River have a long and storied history, and helped launch the environmental movement nationally. Thank you for keeping the movement going strong! Santosh Nandabalan Senior New York Organizer
YOUR FAVORITE RESEARCH PIECES
1 A Fair Farm Bill For All 2 Big Ag, Big Oil, and the California Water Crisis 3 Fighting for the Human
Right to Water in Tombstone Territory, California
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Your Achievements for Our Planet FISCAL YEAR 2023 ANNUAL REPORT YOU’VE CHANGED THE WORLD FOR THE BETTER YOU ARE BUILDING A WORLD WITH SUSTAINABLE FOOD, CLEAN WATER, AND A LIVABLE CLIMATE — ONE MILESTONE AT A TIME. FOOD • Defeated North Carolina’s “ag-gag” law.
“Corporate-dominated federal policymaking is failing rural communities, independent farmers, farmworkers, consumers, and our environment. Rebuilding a food system that puts people and the environment first means putting an end to the scourge of factory farming. The Farm System Reform Act is the bold answer to the challenges we face. We urge its passage in 2023 to enact a fair Farm Bill for all.” puts people nt first means e scourge of e Farm System old answer to ace. We urge to enact l.”
These laws are designed to silence journalists, activists, and impacted community members who dare to expose food safety violations, animal abuse, and environmental degradation at factory farms. The 4 th Circuit Court’s strong opinion is another nail in the coffin for these unconstitutional anti-transparency laws, which big agribusinesses are proposing nationwide. FEBRUARY 2023 • Reintroduced the Farm System Reform Act. This federal legislation would shift power from monopolistic multinational food corporations to family farms, place a moratorium on new factory farms while helping farmers transition to crop production or pasture-based animal farming, and restore mandatory country-of- origin labeling on our food. FEBRUARY 2023 • Successfully settled our false advertising lawsuit against Tyson Foods related to its greenwashed and misleading sustainability and animal welfare claims. Tyson has agreed
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to remove or change certain marketing statements that Food & Water Watch challenged as misleading. MARCH 2023
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YOU’VE CHANGED THE WORLD FOR THE BETTER • CONTINUED
WATER • Won a lawsuit forcing the EPA to begin a detailed study of factory farm water pollution to determine how to strengthen Clean Water Act regulations. This study is a necessary tool for the agency to understand the true scope of factory farm water pollution, something it has ignored for decades. JANUARY 2023 • Won a coalition lawsuit against the EPA that challenged its outdated and lax national water pollution standards for slaughterhouses. Slaughterhouses are the nation’s largest industrial source of phosphorus pollution and the second-largest industrial source of nitrogen pollution. The EPA agreed to strengthen standards by 2025. MARCH 2023 • Worked with community groups to successfully pressure the EPA to propose the first enforceable federal limits on six types of PFAS. Researchers have found PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” in everything from food packaging, to non-stick pans, to our drinking water. Health risks include cancer and immune and reproductive system harm. These PFAS limits are a critical first step to banning PFAS altogether. MARCH 2023 d
“This is a critical opportunity for the agency to finally obtain crucial information about the true scope of factory farm water pollution. When the EPA can no longer hide behind a lack of data, the agency will have no choice but to finally strengthen its regulation of this filthy industry.”
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CLIMATE • Struck two blows against the proposed liquified natural gas (LNG) export terminal in Gibbstown, New Jersey. First, we successfully urged the Borough of Woodlynne to pass a resolution opposing the terminal, bringing the number of New Jersey municipalities opposing the terminal to 18. JANUARY 2023 Then we successfully pressed the Department of Transportation to deny the permit needed to transport LNG by rail to the terminal through hundreds of miles of densely-populated communities. APRIL 2023 • Defeated plans for a blue hydrogen power plant in West Whiteland, Pennsylvania, a community thirty miles east of Philadelphia. Blue hydrogen is produced from fracked gas. It’s a dirty product with a large greenhouse gas footprint. This victory protects the
climate, air, water, public health, and safety of families and communities. FEBRUARY 2023 • Passed the All-Electric Building Act and the Build Public Renewables Act (BPRA) in New York. The All-Electric Buildings Act makes New York the first state in the country to ban gas hookups in new construction by law. It will go into effect in 2026 for new buildings under seven stories and in 2028 for taller buildings. The BPRA requires the New York Power Authority, the state’s publicly-owned power utility, to provide only renewable energy and power to customers; makes it the only provider of energy to all state-owned and municipal properties; and allows it to build renewable energy. The BPRA will help the state achieve 70% renewable energy by 2030 and 100% by 2040, create tens of thousands of jobs, and close some of the state’s dirtiest oil and gas plants. MAY 2023 p e energy by 2030 ens of thousands he state’s dirtiest 3
“It’s hard to overstate the importance of [the All-Electric Buildings Act]. Yes, we stopped something — fossil fuels in new buildings. More importantly, in my mind, we started something. We started to build the infrastructure that a livable planet requires. This victory is monumental, and this victory is because of YOU!”
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WHY I FIGHT
BUDDY DREAS FIGHTS LIKE HE LIVES HERE BY GIVING MONTHLY
Please introduce yourself to our readers. I’m Buddy Dreas, a retired deep-sea diver. I worked in oil fields as a diving consultant, salvaged wrecks, and hunted treasure in waters all around the world. I currently live in New Orleans, Louisiana. How did you hear about Food & Water Watch, and what motivated you to make your first gift? Food & Water Watch found me in 2019 when my 12-year-old neighbor showed me a copy of her climate change homework. As I read it, my inner voice said, “It’s time to learn more.” Two days later, I had ten kids at my house writing down all they knew about climate change. We called our group “The Starfish Kids.” That same day I received my first Food & Water Watch flier with a U.S. map showing current and potential fracking sites. It was titled, “What you need to know: frightening facts about fracking.” It resonated with me immediately — I’ve been a monthly donor ever since. How do the issues Food & Water Watch works on impact where you live and the world around you? In 2010, British Petroleum’s (BP) Deepwater Horizon exploded, causing the biggest oil spill in U.S. history. I was scheduled to oversee a dive job in an oilfield eight miles north of Deepwater soon after the blowout. That was canceled due to safety concerns. I was lucky.
After the blowout, thousands of fishermen, unemployed because of the spill, worked in the clean-up effort, exposing themselves to a chemical oil dispersant called Corexit. Many of them broke out in rashes, coughed up blood, and had respiratory issues. Some suffer to this day. I learned later that not only did BP lowball the volume of the spill, it also lied to workers, saying Corexit was safe. Despite proof that Corexit is highly toxic, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) still approves it for use in oil spills. Big Oil and the government … this is what we're up against. If you were talking to someone about giving to and getting involved with Food & Water Watch/ Food & Water Action, what would you tell them? I would tell them that Food & Water Watch is a knowledgeable group of passionate environmentalists fighting on our behalf, for the welfare of humanity and our planet. Without their dedication to education, truth, and social justice, we wouldn’t have a voice. Because I give, when
Buddy Dreas at work in the 1980s
“... I received my first Food & Water Watch flier with a U.S. map showing current and potential fracking sites… It resonated with me immediately — I’ve been a monthly donor ever since.”
they fight like they live here, so do I. What gives you hope for the future?
I’d love to see students worldwide start their own version of “The Starfish Kids” as an after-school program that will lead to all schools incorporating climate change into their curriculum. I hope kids unite to become a force for climate change awareness.
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Iowa dairy farmer Francis Thicke
New Jersey Senator Cory Booker
“Everyone deserves access to healthy, affordable food that’s good for them
Advisory Council Member and Donor Marilyn Allan
“Food & Water Watch has done a great job of describing today’s dairy
“I’m very concerned about our global future but remain hopeful because of
crisis. They are right on target that we need to stop the monopolization of dairy markets, stop the proliferation of unsustainable mega-dairies, and implement a supply-control system for dairy production in the U.S. Without supply management, small and mid-size dairies cannot survive.”
and good for our environment. 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.”
the efforts and successes of this organization, and how it inspires and promotes tomorrow’s climate champions. As a grandmother, I’m committed to these efforts and encouraged by the achievements which will benefit the next generation.”
“Seeing organizations like Food & Water Watch
“I want to contribute to a
take on meaningful work to advance climate action gives me hope for the future. As a young person, it can often feel like adults are
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better world where people aren’t afraid for their children or afraid to have children. The world can be a good place, and we can’t let roadblocks and obstacles keep us from having the planet we all need and deserve. I’m optimistic we can make real change!”
not as concerned about climate change, and it’s comforting to see that there are adults who care.”
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PRESS HITS
WATER
WATER
CLIMATE
CNN March 9, 2023
LOS ANGELES TIMES February 1, 2023 Enviro group urges Cal to limit the growing of almonds and alfalfa “California needs to make fundamental reconsiderations and changes to our water infrastructure, and the governor currently has the authority to act immediately,” said Chirag Bhakta, the [Food & Water Watch] California director. “California is mired in long- term drought right now, and even though this is the case, the state still misuses billions and billions of gallons of water that go to the fossil fuel and big agricultural sectors.”
THE NEW YORK TIMES March 19, 2023 How Does Carbon Capture Work? There are risks: Like any pipeline, a CO2 pipeline can rupture, as one did in Mississippi in 2020, raising concerns about safety. “We’re not just talking about pipelines in the Midwest, but a massive nationwide build-out,” said Jim Walsh, policy director for Food & Water Watch, an environmental group that opposes the Midwestern pipeline projects. “And there is no federal oversight body for CO2 pipeline projects.”
Norfolk Southern CEO pressed over train crash
One environmental health advocate told CNN that it could take decades to find out the final cost of being exposed to vinyl chloride. ‘Vinyl chloride causes cancer. If the soil is used in gardens, children play in it — it can be very dangerous. And, the chemical will leach into groundwater.’ [Wenonah Hauter] “The federal government, in the name of climate action, is dumping billions of dollars into an already poorly regulated industry,” said Emily Miller, a staff attorney for Food & Water Watch, a national environmental group. THE NEW YORK TIMES APRIL 3, 2023 A Push to Turn Farm Waste Into Fuel FOOD
“Industry’s ‘sophisticated marketing schemes’ are ‘clearly designed to take advantage of the large and growing number of consumers looking to purchase products that are sustainably produced,’ Food & Water Watch wrote in a comment submitted to the FTC. FOOD & CLIMATE THE GUARDIAN May 4, 2023 ‘A sea of misinformation’: FTC to address industry greenwashing complaints
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OUR PLANET NEEDS A WIN WITH YOU WE'LL MAKE IT HAPPEN!
Each year, we publish this list to honor and recognize people and institutions that have provided extraordinary support. We include donors who have given us explicit permission to publish their names. Many wish to remain anonymous and we have honored their requests.
With so much work to do for
FOUNDERS CIRCLE Anonymous San Francisco Family Marilyn & Don Allan Edie Allen Molly Canfield & Gray Reilly Cloud Mountain Foundation
Lori Colina-Lee & Simon Lee Dianne Cress Jean Cushman
Carol Ann Kurtz Barbara C. Kyse Roberta A. Kaplan & Rachel Lavine Kathleen Lockwood Jan Mardfin Micky McKinley Craig Merrilees Alan Messer Wanda Mourant John Nelson & Jeanne Sargent Karen O'Neill Natalie Pien James Paul Rodell Drs. Marian Ronan & Keith Russell M. Rubin Kathy Smith Alan Snitow Diana Stark Catherine Stiefel Eric Strid Daniel Tahara
Joyce Thibodeaux The EASTER Foundation / Anne + Fred Osborn III Susan Urquhart-Brown Diana Wege Susan Weltman & Steve Jervis Amy Wolf Karen Yuste CHAMPIONS CIRCLE William Ahrens Ann Albence
sustainable food, clean water, and a livable climate, having passionate people like you by our side makes our fight for a brighter future filled with hope and possibilities. Thank you!
Ann & David Diller Dr. Paul Dirmeyer
Jan Duggan Laurie Eavey Joel & Arline Epstein Susan F. Fleming Karen Fond Bob & Joyce Foster Gloria & Steven Foster A&A Frankel Family Stan Freidberg, M.D. Dede Gardner Madeleine Glick Peter Gollon Madelaine Haberman & Michael Sprung Mrs. Anuradha Hansen Phillip & Lynne Himelstein
Walter E. D. Miller Charitable Fund Nancy S. Nordhoff Charlie Nunzio Frances Posel Marjorie Roswell Ann Srubek
The Alden Family Kathryn Alexandra Helen Altieri Alex Andresen Suzanne Antisdel Kathie Arnold Fredrick Arnstein Judith Ashcroft Scott Atthowe & Patricia Thomas Elizabeth Axtell
Dr Alan & Karen Warren LEADERS CIRCLE Lynne & Karen Azarchi Marcus Bass & Dinah Flack Stephen & Karen Beck E. Cordy Beckstead Nancy Bernstein Brightside Charitable Foundation John & Mai Cleary
Nancy M. Hughes Beth & Mike Kelley Ralph Koldinger
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CHAMPIONS CIRCLE CONTINUED
Jan & Mark Balcom Beverly G. Bean Eric Bischoff Max Bochmann Vincent Brancato
Bob Downie, M.D. Martha & Peter Dragovich Susan Eck Susan & Lowell Edmunds Andrea Eisenberg Luke & Christine Elliott-Negri Robert Ellis Carol Else Melissa Elstein & Eric Katzman Dia M. Emmons Claudine & Michael Ferrante Michelle Field Heidi & Marshall Fields Dr. Diane Fletcher-Hoppe Tessa Sage Flores Bobbie Fredsall Keith Frost Marc Futernick
Mary Hafley Mr. & Mrs. Edward Hanks Holly Hares Marjorie Harrison John Harvey & Carol Gerdt Angela Hawkins Eileen Heaser David C. Heilbron Sari Hornstein Kimberly Hughes Marion Hunt Michael Reid Hunter Diane M. Ichiyasu Kenneth Israel Karl Johnson Mike Johnson David Jones Mr. & Mrs. David Jones Ruth A. Joplin Ruth & Timothy Stoltzfus Jost Candee Kane Lara & Ron Katzman Ruth Kauffmann HJF Charitable Fund Charles & Angeliki V. Keil Thomas J. Kemper Anne Kimberly Sharon & Ken Kind Laura L. H. King, PhD Jennie KixMiller
Ursula Korneitchouk Jonathan Krall Judith A. Kramer Frank Kroger Marie Lakin Evelyn Landis Andrea Lapinski Joan Levin Adriel Harris Dr. Dennis C. Lewis Lois K. Lighthart Ronald Limbrick Gregory Lincoln Connie Linnell Donna Robin Lippman Ann H. Logan Kathy Long, VC Supervisor (Ret.) Jennifer Lootens Stephanie Low Steve & Cindy Lyons Jim Mackenzie Lois Madden Babetta Chiarito & James Marquard Christopher Pike
Carolyn R. McCall Bettsy McCoubrey Elaine McKiernan Christine McLean Winter
Maya Rainey Eleanor Rasnow Tina Rasnow Ann Rauch Dr. Adolph Reed Mike Reilly & Jeff Blum Mary H. Reinertsen Kirk Nissley & Karen Reynolds Theresa A. Riccardi James Roth Dr. Jeanette Sarbo Nathan E. Savin Brian Scanlan & Gail Kauflin-Scanlan Emigrant Trails Greenway Trust, Patty Schifferle Phillip & Kiki Schlosberg Lisa Schubert Tim Sevener Judith Shapiro Honey Sharp Lippman Elizabeth Sheppard Donald & Goldie Gendler Silverman Linda Silverman Jennifer & Kenneth Siskind Joanna & Ian Smith
Barbara J. Meislin/ Purple Lady Fund Bill Meyer Deborah Milkowski
Pamela & George Brandman Barbara W. Brandom, M.D, a Concerned Health Professional Kathleen Breiten
Joseph Miller Marilyn Nahas Diana Nasser Lucille Nurkse Elizabeth O'Halloran John & Sandra O'Rourke Dr. Martha Kramer & Mr. James Packer Jane Palmer Marilyn Paul Paul & Heather Pearson Marieke Furnee & Israel Perla Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Peyton
Frank W. Brice Terri Burgess
Virginia Campbell Cresson Carrasco Carole & Alex Chanler Stephen Chase Lee Clayton Naomi Cohen
Allegra Conway Elizabeth Cook Cheryl Crist Harriett Crosby Carolyn Crutchfield Seth & Diane Davidson Elizabeth Davies The Warren F. Davis Fund for Justice & Empowerment Berry Dilley Mark Dodel & Patricia Rylko, M.D. Ken Dolsky
Walt & Hollie Galloway John & Dorothy Givens Susan E. Gladstone Robert E. Godes Ellie Goldberg Megan Gould Lauren Greenberger
The Phinney Family Dr. Michael Pickens John Pickett Linda Polishuk Jon Pope Leslie & Frank Potter Phillip Powell Robert Pulford Gloria & Jim Purcell
James & Laura Marshall Oscar Harrison Mayer Fund of Fidelity Charitable Keith McBee
Lumina Greenway Kathryn Grody & Mandy Patinkin Barbara Gross
Rob & Michelle Smith Catherine L. Snyder Paul & Carol Soderholm
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Dennis & Susan Burns Maurine Canarsky Rebecca Cantrell
Sue A. Nelson Jennifer & Dean Nielsen Dr. Don Nonini Lynne O'Carroll Janet Painter Steven Axelrod & Christine Palmer-Persen
Suzanne Sousan JSA Sustainable Wealth Management Kat Stephens Nancy Stevens Barbara & Richard Stomber Gwen Pallante Straub Barbara Swanson Kathy Sykes & Stephen Vetzner
Cathy Wickham Judy Wicks Ben & Mary Wiener Mrs. Helen Jo Williams Elizabeth Winant Esther & Morton Wohlgemuth Foundation Virginia Sun Yee PARTNERS Carol Allen John & Judy Allen Anne Ambler P.F. Angelopoulos Mary Asriel
Jeanne Gerson Dr. Ruth & Edith Goldberg Mirele Goldsmith & Richard Marker Jaquelin Smith Gotlieb Annie Groeber & Michael Molanphy
John Kistler Maurine Klimt Roger & Lalah Kline Susanna Knittel Christine & Mary Stephen Kriegel Teresa J Ladd Lynne Lamia Wallace Dr. Janell Lundgren Miriam MacGillis Don Madden
Mary Cassell Lisa Caswell Marietta Charbonneau Ann Charland Dr. David & Tamara Clements Charles Coddington Constance Contreras Judith Corvin-Blackburn William & Marla Decker Katie DeVito Lynda DeWitt Donna & John Diamond W. Dietrich Louis Discepola Susan & Edward Donahue Terry Doyle Bud Dreas Rosalyn Driscoll Sabrina Duke
figMEDIA Inc. Edith Haenel Margaret Hahn Jennifer Haley Carol Halsey Barry Harper
Christy Pennoyer Kathleen Piccagli Bonnie Pilcher Suzanne Polen
Donald P. Taylor Zephyr Teachout
Marita & Peter Prandoni Jean Dennis Randolph Jeff Rapaport Lisa Reutter A. Richter Megan Robert Catherine Ronan David & Susan Rosi Shandon Schmeiske Gregory Scholz Claudia Schuchardt-Peet Steven Schwager Joan Scott Barbara Setlow Ponie Sheehan Mary & Edward Sholkovitz Janet Sidewater
Christiane Marks Kathleen Martin
Walter Theis Mary Thomas Mrs. Bethany & Tommathew Thomas Melinda Thompson Greg & Mary Thomson Kathi Blatt Thonet Georgia Tiffany Wendy Tsien Dianna Uchida Janice Uehlein Kitty Ufford-Chase Karen Wachs Andrea Wachter Rosalie Walker-Kimball Nancy Weeks Elaine Weir Diane Wexler
Julie Hashbarger Stacey Hawkins Carolyn J. Hayek Jenny Heinz Valerie Heinzen Lindsey Heller Cornelius Hieber, Jr. Andrew Hinz Monica Hirai Dr. Dorothy Holland Joyce Hollifield Dr. Richard Hollings Carol L. Hoover, Ph.D. Patricia H.
Nancy Marvin Mary McAuliffe W. Clark McCall, Jr., M.A. Bettsy McCoubrey Sean & Julie McDonough Hugh McFarlane Brian & Kathleen McMahon Miles McManus & Kate Shepherd Myron Meisel Drs. Kathleen & John Mezoff Suzanne Miller Carol Moldoveanu John Mooney Bert Morris Prashanth Mundkur Lisa Murphy
John Backlund Jeanne Baggs Ina Barnish Inge Barros Susan Beachy
Beck-Horowitz Family/ Bethel Pastures Farm Sally Benson Nathan Blanchard Jean Bonito Barbara Bouder David & Erin Bouquin
Arnaud Dunoyer Lorraine Dykstra
Margaret Dyson-Cobb David Matthew Ewing Dr. Eric Fields Nina & Rob Forsythe Dr. Katherine Foster Francisco Gadea
Robert Bowman Kathleen Breiten Anita Brosky Katie Bull
Nancy Johnson Paula Johnson Les Kershnar
Leslie Simon Imelda Smith
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PARTNERS CONTINUED
FOUNDATION SUPPORTERS 11 th Hour Project Abell Foundation An Anonymous Donor
K. Smith Karen Stansbery Linda Steputat Richard Harsley & Julie Taberman Lana Touchstone
Tortuga Foundation Wallace Global Fund William B. Wiener Jr. Foundation Zanvyl and Isabelle Krieger Fund SUPER VOLUNTEERS Renee Bettini Allessio
Monica DuClaud Bob & Joyce Foster Paul & Suzanne Howes Karen Jacques, Ph.D. Kathryn Kassner Susanna Knittel Ann H. Logan Judith Kay Deborah A. Milkowski John Nelson & Jeanne Sargent Philip Milgrom & Nancy Nowak Charlie Nunzio Susie Petra Frances Posel Nancy Pratt James Paul Rodell Lisa Schubert Renee Shapiro & Mimi Rhys Greg Singleton Paul & Carol Soderholm C. Kaylah Sterling Yaakov Stern Richard Stuckey Karen Carlson White
Jeanie Ghafari Ellie Goldberg Edith Haenel Marjorie Harrison
Matthew "Marvin Gardens" Schatz Ken Schles Ann Seligman & Michael Starr Jonathan Sidote Catherine F. Skopic Robert Stayman Babs Vanelli Joseph M. Varon David Vassar
Andrew Hinz Jen Horowitz Beth Ilem Kristen Kessler Sally Kiefer Victoria Kirschenbaum Charlie Kratovil Zoe Lavatelli Leach Nydia Leaf
Advised Fund at the Chicago Community Foundation Carroll Petrie Foundation Climate Imperative Dr. Robert C. and Tina Sohn Foundation Environmental Endowment for New Jersey European Climate Foundation FJC: A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds Firedoll Foundation Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds Funder Collaborative on Oil & Gas Heinz Endowments John Sperling Foundation Manaaki Foundation McCune Foundation McKnight Foundation Park Foundation Spring Street Climate Fund Sustainable Markets Foundation The Fund for Change
Simon Tufnell Maria Tulman Alaya Vautier Jason von Wilpert Salome Ward Roxanne Warren Randall Wayne Karen Carlson White Betty Winkler Ann Wolf Charlene W. Woodcock Lee-Lani Wright Sharon Yates LEGACY SOCIETY Carol Anderson Catherine Antrobus DelSordo Bert Bowe Royelen Lee Boykie Rosemarie & Vincent Brancato Melanie Cohen Gladys DeCausemacker Tisha Douthwaite
Ms. Helen Altieri Iris Hiskey Arno Esther Barcun Craig Barry Warren Berger Vincent Brancato Denise Brush Melanie Cohen Jan Corderman Caryn Cowin
Bruce & Pat Von Alten Dr Alan & Karen Warren Elaine Weir Betty Winkler
Peggy LeDuff Ann H. Logan Margaret Maher Jan Mardfin Sam McBroom Fred Mendez Steven Mitchell Jon Pope Joann Ramos Todd Randolph
Jimmy Dabrowski, Perth Amboy Area Branch NAACP Richard Dawson Ken Dolsky Linda Engels David Matthew Ewing Jane Arakawa Fowler Susan Freytes
Jeff Rapaport Bruce Rosen Altamush Saeed Jeffrey Scales Brian Scanlan & Gail Kauflin-Scanlan
Grant Wiegert Elaine Wolter
Claire Gates Carol E. Gay Daniele Gerard
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BOARD & LEADERSHIP
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Maude Barlow Board Chair Wenonah Hauter Executive Director Rudolf Amenga-Etego Elyzabeth Peredo Beltrán
ADVISORY COUNCIL The Advisory Council serves as a leadership body of members committed to the growth and improvement of Food & Water Watch.
Marilyn Allan Lynne Azarchi Molly Canfield Tracy Farwell Bill Gee Madelaine Haberman Craig Merrilees Natalie Pien Eric Strid Daniel Tahara Kitty Ufford-Chase Karen Warren
Robert Howarth Michele Merkel Mary Ricci Lisa Schubert
LEADERSHIP Wenonah Hauter Founder and Executive Director
MANAGING DIRECTORS Caland Barney
Lane Brooks Mitch Jones Mark Schlosberg
Tamara Tripp Emily Wurth
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