What the amendment changed
Compared with the return it replaced , filed 3 August 2026. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.
Both are the same on the two returns, so the amendment changed something else.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,472,376
- Total expenses
- $1,708,999
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,461,578
- Grants paid
- $8,750
- Program service revenue
- $2,500
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $8,298
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,370,343
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $74,466
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,295,877
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,404,573
- Management and general expenses
- $186,848
- Fundraising expenses
- $117,578
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,404,573
Program services were 82.2% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,461,578
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2a · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE FEES
total $2,500 · related or exempt $2,500
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5 · Royalties
total $2,288 · excluded $2,288
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE
total $6,010 · excluded $6,010
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11e · Other revenue, total
$6,010
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $8,750 · program services $8,750
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $364,013 · program services $333,643 · management and general $16,635 · fundraising $13,735
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $471,069 · program services $431,767 · management and general $21,527 · fundraising $17,775
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $72,557 · program services $66,503 · management and general $3,316 · fundraising $2,738
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $62,815 · program services $57,574 · management and general $2,871 · fundraising $2,370
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11b · Fees: legal
total $15,199 · program services $14,249 · management and general $808 · fundraising $142
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $66,950 · program services $62,492 · management and general $3,069 · fundraising $1,389
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11g · Fees: other
total $241,017 · program services $95,408 · management and general $68,809 · fundraising $76,800
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13 · Office expenses
total $63,936 · program services $59,005 · management and general $4,699 · fundraising $232
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14 · Information technology
total $15,843 · program services $12,321 · management and general $3,242 · fundraising $280
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16 · Occupancy
total $8,965 · program services $7,478 · management and general $1,403 · fundraising $84
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $173,950 · program services $158,771 · management and general $14,298 · fundraising $881
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $5,275 · management and general $5,275
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23 · Insurance
total $12,944 · program services $419 · management and general $12,525
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24a · Other expenses: PUBLIC RELATIONS
total $70,686 · program services $59,052 · management and general $10,612 · fundraising $1,022
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24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM EDUCATION AND M
total $18,352 · program services $17,798 · management and general $443 · fundraising $111
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24c · Other expenses: MEDIA DEVELOPMENT
total $8,650 · program services $8,650
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24e · All other expenses
total $28,028 · program services $10,693 · management and general $17,316 · fundraising $19
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,365,210 · end of year $768,081
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $180,000 · end of year $567,804
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $16,598 · end of year $9,627
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$19,514
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$19,514
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $1,275 · end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $28,482 · end of year $24,482
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $349 · end of year $349
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $59,414 · end of year $74,466
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $246,769 · end of year $100,740
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,285,731 · end of year $1,195,137
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
EARTHECHO INTERNATIONAL'S MISSION IS TO BUILD A GLOBAL YOUTH MOVEMENT TO PROTECT AND RESTORE OUR OCEAN PLANET.
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THE OURECHO CHALLENGE IS AN ANNUAL STEM COMPETITION THAT EMPOWERS U.S. AND UK YOUTH, AGES 13-16, TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT BIODIVERSITY IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. YOUNG CHANGEMAKERS FIRST IDENTIFY THREATS TO LOCAL ECOSYSTEMS AND THEN PROPOSE SOLUTIONS TO HELP PRESERVE, PROTECT, OR REPAIR THOSE NATURAL RESOURCES. ANNUAL WINNERS RECEIVE FUNDING AND SUPPORT TO IMPLEMENT AND TRACK THE SUCCESS OF THEIR INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS!
Expenses $166,683 · Grants $6,000
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THE EARTHECHO WATER CHALLENGE IS A SIGNATURE PROGRAM THAT EQUIPS YOUNG LEADERS AROUND THE WORLD TO BECOME COMMUNITY SCIENTISTS, TESTING THEIR LOCAL WATER QUALITY, SHARING THEIR DATA THROUGH OUR GLOBAL DATABASE AT MONITORWATER.ORG, AND USING THIS DATA TO INFORM ACTIONS TO PROTECT LOCAL WATERWAYS. TO DATE, THIS PROGRAM HAS ACTIVATED OVER 1.6 MILLION PARTICIPANTS IN 147 COUNTRIES TO PROTECT AND ADVOCATE FOR THEIR LOCAL WATER RESOURCES.
Expenses $172,242
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THE EARTHECHO YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AND AMBASSADORS PROGRAMS ARE CORNERSTONES OF OUR STRATEGY TO INSPIRE AND DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS. THESE PROGRAMS EQUIP YOUNG OCEAN ADVOCATES BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16-22 WITH THE TRAINING, FUNDING, AND TOOLS NEEDED TO LEAD CREATIVE CAMPAIGNS AND INITIATIVES MOBILIZING SUPPORT FOR POLICY AND REGULATORY AND CONSERVATION ACTIONS TO ADVANCE OCEAN PROTECTION AND RESTORATION. OUR FIVE CURRENT AMBASSADOR PROGRAMS FOCUS ON TOPICS INCLUDING: EXPANDING AND ENHANCING MARINE PROTECTED AREAS (30X30), RATIFICATION OF THE HIGH SEAS TREATY, DIRECT PROTECTION OF BLUE CARBON ECOSYSTEMS, ADDRESSING MARINE PLASTIC POLLUTION, AND SUPPORTING LOCAL WATERSHED HEALTH.
Expenses $1,065,648 · Grants $2,750 · Revenue $2,500
As filed on the 2025 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Philippe CousteauPHILIPPE COUSTEAU
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $109,872
- From this org
- $81,093
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $28,779
- Hours/week
- 30
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Alex MorrisonALEX MORRISON
CHAIRPERSON
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dominique LueckenhoffDOMINIQUE LUECKENHOFF
VICE CHAIRPERSON
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Claudia ToussaintCLAUDIA TOUSSAINT
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kyra StillwagonKYRA STILLWAGON
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Carleen BesteCARLEEN BESTE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Celeste CooperCELESTE COOPER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Katie GandyKATIE GANDY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Vickie GogoVICKIE GOGO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Aldrinana LeungALDRINANA LEUNG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Brian SchoeningBRIAN SCHOENING
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David SontagDAVID SONTAG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Shruti SreekumarSHRUTI SREEKUMAR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kai TranKAI TRAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jon WentzelJON WENTZEL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mia DemezzaMIA DEMEZZA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (UNTIL 10/15/2025)
- Total calculated
- $161,334
- From this org
- $150,111
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,223
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $141,502
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $8,609
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $11,223
- Filer's total
- $161,334
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Scott A WebbSCOTT A WEBB
CFO
- Total calculated
- $48,882
- From this org
- $48,882
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 18
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Rosemary TrentROSEMARY TRENT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (EFF. 10/15/2025)
- Total calculated
- $43,925
- From this org
- $43,925
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- 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 committee
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
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
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 3
- THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SERVICES AS THE ORGANIZATION'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE USES OUTSIDE SOURCES, INCLUDING THE GUIDESTAR NONPROFIT COMPENSATION REPORT, TO OBTAIN COMPARABILITY DATA USED IN DETERMINING INDIVIDUAL COMPENSATION LEVELS.
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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 25 August 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.2
- Source object
- 202642379349300324
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