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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by EARTH INNOVATION INSTITUTE.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,934,216
Total expenses
$2,846,299
Contributions and grants received
$2,712,988
Grants paid
$397,725
Program service revenue
$2,221,226
Investment income
$2
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$2,559,469
Total liabilities, end of year
$272,570
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,286,899
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,323,817
Management and general expenses
$497,161
Fundraising expenses
$25,321
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,323,817

Program services were 81.6% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,712,988

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACT REVENUE

    total $2,186,226 · related or exempt $2,186,226

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES

    total $35,000 · related or exempt $35,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2 · excluded $2

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $15,000 · program services $15,000

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $382,725 · program services $382,725

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $354,961 · program services $219,250 · management and general $127,699 · fundraising $8,012

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $466,069 · program services $287,879 · management and general $167,670 · fundraising $10,520

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $81,267 · program services $50,197 · management and general $29,236 · fundraising $1,834

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $113,734 · program services $70,251 · management and general $40,916 · fundraising $2,567

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $875 · management and general $875

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $134,340 · program services $40,470 · management and general $92,391 · fundraising $1,479

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,134,377 · program services $1,127,188 · management and general $6,592 · fundraising $597

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $31,940 · program services $18,371 · management and general $13,569

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $13,248 · program services $8,183 · management and general $4,766 · fundraising $299

  • 17 · Travel

    total $86,770 · program services $86,554 · management and general $216

  • 24a · Other expenses: BANK SERVICE FEES

    total $16,695 · program services $555 · management and general $16,127 · fundraising $13

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER PROGRAM IMPLEMENT

    total $14,463 · program services $14,463

  • 24c · Other expenses: COMPUTERS & ELECTRONICS

    total $4,000 · program services $2,731 · management and general $1,269

  • 24d · Other expenses: OFFICE EQUIPMENT & FURN

    total $2,937 · management and general $2,937

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total -$7,102 · management and general -$7,102

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $73,163 · end of year $97,894

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,551 · end of year $1,232,895

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $737,590 · end of year $1,113,218

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $10,256

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $10,522 · end of year $9,468

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $175,068 · end of year $95,738

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $666,867 · end of year $272,570

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $1,533

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $130,512 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$58,856 · end of year -$379,102

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $257,838 · end of year $2,666,001

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

EARTH INNOVATION INSTITUTE WORKS TO ADVANCE CLIMATE-FRIENDLY RURAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO SUSTAINABLE FARMING, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES IN TROPICAL REGIONS AROUND THE WORLD.

  • IN BRAZIL, EII'S WORK IS FOCUSED ON SIX STATES IN THE AMAZON AND CERRADO REGIONS: ACRE, AMAP, MATO GROSSO, MATO GROSSO DO SUL, PAR, AND TOCANTINS. IN EACH STATE, EII IS SUPPORTING THE GOVERNMENT AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT LOW-EMISSION DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES AND HELP THESE STATES COMPLETE THEIR JURISDICTIONAL REDD+ PROGRAMS SO THAT THEY CAN GENERATE REVENUES FROM THE SALE OF REDD+ CARBON CREDITS. EII'S WORK INCLUDES TECHNICAL WORK TO HELP CATTLE AND FARM SECTORS DEVELOP THE PROGRAMS FOR FOREST CONSERVATION AND RECUPERATION THAT WILL BE FUNDED WITH CARBON REVENUES AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR STATE GOVERNMENTS TO TAKE THE STEPS NEEDED TO ISSUE REDD+ CARBON CREDITS.

    Expenses $868,948 · Grants $93,168 · Revenue $888,094

  • EII'S WORK IN PERU IS FOCUSED ON THE REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS OF LORETO, SAN MARTIN, AND UCAYALI, ALTHOUGH EII ALSO PROVIDES SUPPORT TO THE GOVERNMENTS OF OTHER AMAZON JURISDICTIONS INCLUDING AMAZONAS, HUNUCO, PIURA AND MADRE DE DIOS. THIS WORK HAS SUPPORTED EACH REGIONAL GOVERNMENT TO DEVELOP THEIR LOW-EMISSION RURAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES AND HAS ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE CREATION AND WORK OF THE "PUBLIC-PRIVATE COALITION FOR LOW-EMISSION RURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE PERUVIAN AMAZON."

    Expenses $586,093 · Grants $82,901 · Revenue $636,535

  • IN COLOMBIA, EII'S WORK IS FOCUSED ON THE DEPARTMENTS OF CAQUET AND META, SUPPORTING BOTH JURISDICTIONS TO DEVELOP LOW-EMISSION DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES AND IMPLEMENTING PILOT INITIATIVES IN SMALLHOLDER COMMUNITIES.

    Expenses $246,083 · Grants $65,000 · Revenue $170,358

  • IN ALL OTHER REGIONAL PROGRAMS, EII USES A SIMILAR APPROACH TO SUPPORT THE TRANSITIONS OF ENTIRE JURISDICTIONS TO A PATHWAY OF SUSTAINABLE, LOW-EMISSION RURAL DEVELOPMENT. THIS APPROACH INCLUDES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF JURISDICTION-WIDE GOALS THAT ARE UNDERSTOOD AND SUPPORTED BY KEY SECTORS, A SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND REPORTING ON PROGRESS TOWARDS THOSE GOALS, AND INCENTIVE SYSTEMS FOR DRIVING PROGRESS TOWARDS THESE GOALS. EII WORKS WITH JURISDICTIONS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO MANAGE THESE TRANSITIONS AND PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO TRANSLATE CARBON EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS INTO CREDITS THAT CAN BE SOLD. EII DOES NOT ENGAGE IN THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF THESE CREDITS.

    Expenses $622,693 · Grants $156,656 · Revenue $526,239

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Daniel Nepstad

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $164,841
    From this org
    $143,382
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,459
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $143,382
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,459
    Filer's total
    $164,841
  • Eric Hoffman

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard Gledhill

    AUDIT COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Susan McGrath

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kate Jackson

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ana Luisa Da Riva Partial Year

    AUDIT COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jean P Ometto Partial Year

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kelly Dougherty

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $191,572
    From this org
    $177,483
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,089
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $177,483
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,089
    Filer's total
    $191,572
  • David McGrath Part Time

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $34,095
    From this org
    $34,095
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    7.25
  • Claudia Margret Stickler

    SCIENTIST

    Total calculated
    $107,182
    From this org
    $106,767
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $415
    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 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 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.

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Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202443199349307609

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