Totals
- Total revenue
- $18,493,014
- Total expenses
- $6,837,260
- Contributions and grants received
- $18,285,320
- Grants paid
- $1,246,334
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $236,257
- Other revenue
- -$28,563
- Total assets, end of year
- $26,845,709
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $496,037
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $26,349,672
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $5,515,440
- Management and general expenses
- $904,257
- Fundraising expenses
- $417,563
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $5,515,440
Program services were 80.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
-
1c · Fundraising events
$424,503
-
1e · Government grants (contributions)
$1,111,443
-
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$16,749,374
-
1g · Noncash contributions included above
$135,339
-
3 · Investment income
total $230,795 · excluded $230,795
-
6a · Gross rents
real property $15,852
-
6b · Less rental expenses
real property $15,852
-
6c · Rental income or loss
real property $0
-
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $71,219
-
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $65,757
-
7c · Gain or loss
securities $5,462
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $5,462 · excluded $5,462
-
8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$65,000
-
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$424,503
-
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$104,962
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$39,962 · excluded -$39,962
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME
total $11,399 · excluded $11,399
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$11,399
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
-
1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $996,617 · program services $996,617
-
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $249,717 · program services $249,717
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $806,762 · program services $531,610 · management and general $275,152
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,394,050 · program services $1,020,894 · management and general $107,915 · fundraising $265,241
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $47,384 · program services $34,543 · management and general $3,955 · fundraising $8,886
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $55,948 · program services $35,610 · management and general $6,423 · fundraising $13,915
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $245,402 · program services $172,821 · management and general $41,903 · fundraising $30,678
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $38,047 · program services $36,977 · management and general $467 · fundraising $603
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $54,391 · program services $52,862 · management and general $668 · fundraising $861
-
11g · Fees: other
total $1,654,819 · program services $1,605,388 · management and general $22,035 · fundraising $27,396
-
13 · Office expenses
total $124,338 · program services $63,250 · management and general $41,327 · fundraising $19,761
-
14 · Information technology
total $185,264 · program services $102,732 · management and general $70,802 · fundraising $11,730
-
16 · Occupancy
total $245,781 · program services $119,928 · management and general $125,853
-
17 · Travel
total $298,491 · program services $289,142 · management and general $3,489 · fundraising $5,860
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $138,112 · program services $76,331 · management and general $29,149 · fundraising $32,632
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $144,980 · management and general $144,980
-
23 · Insurance
total $21,919 · management and general $21,919
-
24a · Other expenses: LAB TESTING FEES
total $127,018 · program services $127,018
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24b · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE
total $8,220 · management and general $8,220
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,463,671 · end of year $2,391,895
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,409,606 · end of year $7,125,184
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $9,126,357 · end of year $13,274,133
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $23,804 · end of year $14,630
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $291,951 · end of year $203,492
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,420,331
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,170,102
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $300,319 · end of year $250,229
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $3,123,186 · end of year $3,586,146
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $731,112 · end of year $487,480
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $200,403 · end of year $8,557
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $4,626,211 · end of year $6,681,732
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $10,181,168 · end of year $19,667,940
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
PURE EARTH PARTNERS WITH GOVERNMENTS, COMMUNITIES AND INDUSTRY LEADERS TO IDENTIFY AND IMPLEMENT SOLUTIONS THAT STOP TOXIC EXPOSURES, PROTECT HEALTH, AND RESTORE ENVIRONMENTS. WE PRIORITIZE ACTIONS TO PROTECT THE DEVELOPING BRAINS AND BODIES OF CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN LIVING IN TOXIC HOT SPOTS. WE WORK TO STOP THE MULTIGENERATIONAL CYCLE OF POISONING THAT IS ENDEMIC IN MANY LOW AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES.
Activities or mission (Part I)
DEDICATED TO SOLVING LIFE-THREATENING POLLUTION ISSUES IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD.
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OUR OBJECTIVELEAD AND MERCURY ARE TWO OF THE MOST PREVALENT POLLUTANTS IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES, AND POSE A GREATER RISK THAN ALL OTHER TOP TEN CHEMICALS OF CONCERN IDENTIFIED BY WHO. THROUGH 2030, PURE EARTH IS FOCUSING ON THESE POLLUTANTS THROUGH TWO CORE PROGRAMMATIC AREAS IN NINE COUNTRIES.THE OBJECTIVE OF OUR GLOBAL LEAD PROGRAM IS TO MEASURABLY AND SUSTAINABLY REDUCE LEAD POLLUTION AND POISONING USING A 5-PHASE APPROACH, WHICH INCLUDES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE, EXPOSURE SOURCE ANALYSIS, SOURCE SPECIFIC INTERVENTIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, AND INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING.OUR GLOBAL MERCURY PROGRAM AIMS TO REDUCE MERCURY POLLUTION FROM THE LEADING SOURCE OF EMISSIONS - ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE GOLD MINING (ASGM). THE GOAL IS TO REDUCE MERCURY EXPOSURE AND POISONING, BY TARGETING THE MOST SEVERELY AFFECTED POPULATIONS: MINERS AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
Expenses $5,515,440 · Grants $1,246,334
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Andrew McCartorANDREW MCCARTOR
PRESIDENT/CEO
- Total calculated
- $187,008
- From this org
- $183,077
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $3,931
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $183,077
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $3,769
- Nontaxable benefits
- $162
- Filer's total
- $187,008
-
Ethan SawyerETHAN SAWYER
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Conrad Meyer IIICONRAD MEYER III
CHAIR EMERITAS
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Paul RouxPAUL ROUX
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.4
-
Kathryn HuarteKATHRYN HUARTE
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.4
-
Paul BrookePAUL BROOKE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
-
Francois GuillonFRANCOIS GUILLON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
-
Howard HuHOWARD HU
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
-
David HunterDAVID HUNTER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
-
Troy HysmtihTROY HYSMTIH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
-
Tabassum InamdarTABASSUM INAMDAR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
-
Gloria JanataGLORIA JANATA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
-
Karen MathiasenKAREN MATHIASEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
-
Anna MutohANNA MUTOH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
-
Alicia OgawaALICIA OGAWA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
-
Charlotte TriefusCHARLOTTE TRIEFUS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.2
-
Richard Fuller Ceo Thru NovRICHARD FULLER CEO THRU NOV
HEAD OF SPECIAL INITIATIVES
- Total calculated
- $204,990
- From this org
- $200,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $4,990
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $200,000
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,615
- Nontaxable benefits
- $375
- Filer's total
- $204,990
-
Rachael KupkaRACHAEL KUPKA
VP, OPERATIONS
- Total calculated
- $171,608
- From this org
- $152,624
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,984
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $152,624
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,400
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,584
- Filer's total
- $171,608
-
Carol SumkinCAROL SUMKIN
VP, DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $243,156
- From this org
- $192,003
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $51,153
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $192,003
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $8,912
- Nontaxable benefits
- $42,241
- Filer's total
- $243,156
-
Shishi ZhangSHISHI ZHANG
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
- Total calculated
- $182,923
- From this org
- $159,888
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $23,035
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $159,888
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,600
- Nontaxable benefits
- $16,435
- Filer's total
- $182,923
-
Angela BernhardtANGELA BERNHARDT
VP, COMMUNICATIONS
- Total calculated
- $129,575
- From this org
- $124,808
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $4,767
- Hours/week
- 40
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
-
$710,551
RESEARCH
-
$149,165
RESEARCH
-
$136,901
REDUCING LEAD EXPOSURE IN LMICS
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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BLACKSMITH INITIATIVE (UK)
501(C)(3) · ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION · UK · controlled entity
Directly controlled by BLACKSMITH INSTITUTE INC
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INSTITUTO BLACKSMITH MEXICO AC
501(C)(3) · ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION · MX · controlled entity
Directly controlled by BLACKSMITH INSTITUTE INC
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BLACKSMITH INITIATIVE (IRELAND)
501(C)(3) · ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION · EI · controlled entity
Directly controlled by BLACKSMITH INSTITUTE INC
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 7 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202532809349302073
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