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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by EARTH CARE INTERNATIONAL.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,118,657
Total expenses
$848,575
Contributions and grants received
$1,010,131
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$35,727
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$72,799
Total assets, end of year
$1,326,737
Total liabilities, end of year
$382,146
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$944,591
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$710,508
Management and general expenses
$138,067
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$710,508

Program services were 83.7% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $43,637

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $966,494

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ABRIENDA PUERTAS

    total $20,000 · related or exempt $20,000

  • 2b · Program service revenue: YUCCA

    total $6,845 · related or exempt $6,845

  • 2c · Program service revenue: VACCINE HESITANCY (PHS)

    total $5,533 · related or exempt $5,533

  • 2d · Program service revenue: OTHER

    total $1,849 · related or exempt $1,849

  • 2e · Program service revenue: LA MILPA

    total $1,500 · related or exempt $1,500

  • 11a · Other revenue: FISCAL SPONSOR FEE

    total $47,799 · related or exempt $47,799

  • 11b · Other revenue: NEE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

    total $25,000 · related or exempt $25,000

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $72,799

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $532,345 · program services $463,241 · management and general $69,104

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $40,196 · program services $35,400 · management and general $4,796

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $16,788 · management and general $16,788

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $108,359 · program services $99,782 · management and general $8,577

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $134 · program services $134

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $41,927 · program services $37,648 · management and general $4,279

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $8,138 · management and general $8,138

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $18,005 · program services $1,013 · management and general $16,992

  • 17 · Travel

    total $34,661 · program services $34,628 · management and general $33

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $331 · management and general $331

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,417 · management and general $5,417

  • 24a · Other expenses: MEALS

    total $14,864 · program services $12,789 · management and general $2,075

  • 24b · Other expenses: REIMBURSEMENTS

    total $13,490 · program services $12,493 · management and general $997

  • 24c · Other expenses: TRAINING

    total $6,146 · program services $6,146

  • 24d · Other expenses: AWARDS / GRANTS

    total $4,781 · program services $4,781

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,993 · program services $2,453 · management and general $540

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $848,337 · end of year $1,306,587

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $53,442 · end of year $50

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $8,641

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $7,866

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $601 · end of year $775

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $9,421 · end of year $19,325

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $7,701 · end of year $4,057

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $229,591 · end of year $378,089

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $534,525 · end of year $490,271

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $139,984 · end of year $454,320

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

EARTH CARE WORKS TO EQUIP OUR YOUTH AND FAMILIES WITH THE TOOLS WE NEED TO SECURE A HEALTHY, JUST, AND EQUITABLE FUTURE. WE RECRUIT AND TRAIN GRASSROOTS LEADERS FROM THE GROUND UP WE INVEST IN THE VISION, VOICES, AND POWER OF OUR COMMUNITIES WE ORGANIZE ACROSS GENERATIONS AND CULTURES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL, RACIAL, AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE

Activities or mission (Part I)

EARTH CARE IS AN EMPOWERMENT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION. WE GROW GRASSROOTS LEADERSHIP FROM THE GROUND UP BY TRAINING AND SUPPORTING YOUTH AND PARENT LEADERS WHO ORGANIZE CAMPAIGNS TO BUILD A HEALTHY, JUST, AND SUSTAINABLE WORLD.

  • ORGANIZING, TRAINING & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT: - THE PODER FAMILY LEADERSHIP COLLABORATIVE FACILITATES AND BUILDS FAMILY LEADERSHIP IN PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION INCLUDING BUILDING LEADERSHIP CAPACITY FOR FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN SCHOOLS, IN CREATING TRANSFORMATION EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES, AND WORKING WITH SCHOOLS AND THE DISTRICT TO CREATE EQUITABLE AND JUST LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. WORKSHOPS ARE HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. - PLAZA COMUNITARIA IS THE CENTER OF BASIC EDUCATION THAT EARTH CARE/PODER FAMILIAR OFFERS TO THE COMMUNITY IN SANTA FE WITH THE VISION OF EQUIPPING SPANISH SPEAKERS TO ACCESS BETTER OPPORTUNITIES. - ABRIENDO PUERTAS / OPENING DOORS IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM CREATED BY AND FOR LATINO PARENTS WITH CHILDREN AGES 0-5. IT ALSO PROVIDES RESOURCES FOR PARENTS WITH OLDER CHILDREN, SHARING POSITIVE PARENTING EXPERIENCES AND STRATEGIES. THIS COURSE, APART FROM BEING FOR PARENTS, IS ALSO FOR PEOPLE WHO WORK WITH CHILDREN, GRANDPARENTS, UNCLES, BROTHERS, GODMOTHERS AND NEIGHBORS WHO ARE PART OF THE UPBRINGING OF A CHILD. - THE EL PUENTE SUMMER LEADERSHIP ACADEMY IS AVAILABLE TO SANTA FE & AREA YOUTH 14-25 YEARS OLD OFFERING A ONE WEEK OF LEADERSHIP TRAINING, COMMUNITY BUILDING, FRIENDSHIP-MAKING, AND PROBLEM-SOLVING. - THE LA MILPA COMUNITARIA PROJECT IS A FAMILY FOOD JUSTICE PROJECT THAT BEGAN WITH A SMALL GARDEN AND CONVERSATIONS WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO TALK ABOUT THE PROBLEM OF ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD BY THE MIGRANT COMMUNITY ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF THE CITY OF SANTA FE. THE PROJECT HAS FLOURISHED INTO A LARGER PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES THE DESIGN AND CREATION OF THE LA MILPA COMMUNITY GARDENS AT EARTH CARES OFFICES IN ADDITION TO FAMILY WORKSHOPS THAT INCLUDES A GROUP OF FAMILIES THAT COME TOGETHER TO DISCUSS TOPICS RELATED WITH THE WAY OUR FOOD HABITS HAVE CHANGE DUE TO THE PRODUCTION AND PREPARATION OF FOOD AND FOOD JUSTICE.

    Expenses $357,296 · Revenue $28,882

  • SOLIDARITY ECONOMY, COMMUNITY DRIVEN PLANNING & COMMUNITY HEALTH: THE SANTA FE MUTUAL AID NETWORK, COORDINATED BY EARTH CARE, IS A GROWING NETWORK OF OVER 1,000 MEMBERS, THE MAJORITY OF WHOM ARE LATINX IMMIGRANTS IN SF COUNTY WHO ARE SHARING NEEDS AND RESOURCES WITH ONE ANOTHER THROUGH THE PANDEMIC AND BEYOND. EARTH CARE HAS HOSTED COMMUNITY EVENTS, LIKE COMMUNITY SWAPS/COMMUNITY CLOSETS AND BRAKE LIGHT CLINICS (WITH SANTA FE DSA). WE MAINLY CONNECT COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO RESOURCES AND FUNDS THROUGH THE SANTA FE CONNECT PROGRAM WHICH INSTITUTIONALIZED THE NETWORKED AID RESPONSE WHOSE NEED WAS MADE SO PAINFULLY OBVIOUS DURING THE PANDEMIC. THE MUTUAL AID SOLIDARITY NETWORK HAS: - REDISTRIBUTED NEARLY THREE QUARTERS OF A MILLION DOLLARS FROM THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE EXCESS RESOURCES TO THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE BEEN DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED, - HELPED MEMBERS APPLY AND SECURE OVER A MILLION DOLLARS IN HOUSING AND UTILITY AID, - AND DISTRIBUTED THOUSANDS OF MASKS AND PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC AS WELL AS THOUSANDS OF LBS OF FOOD & MEDICAL DELIVERIES. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE INTIATIVES TO SUPPORT THE SOUTHSIDE OF SANTA FE COMMUNITY RESPOND TO ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL INEQUITIES THAT HAVE COMPOUNDED OVER GENERATIONS, LEAVING FAMILIES VULNERABLE TO A RANGE OF HEALTH ISSUES SUCH AS RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS, ASTHMA, AND INCREASED RISKS OF HEART DISEASE.

    Expenses $5,424 · Grants $4,781

  • YUCCA - YOUTH UNITED FOR CLIMATE CRISIS ACTION - IS AN EARTH CARE PROGRAM PROVIDING VOTER EDUCATION ON FOCUSED CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE MATTERS. THE PROGRAM HOSTS COMMUNITY FORUMS, CONVENES PUBLIC DISCUSSIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ADVOCATES AND PROVIDES CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. ALSO, EARTH CARE ACTS AS THE COORDINATING PROJECT SPONSOR FOR YUCCA ACTION, A SEPARATE 501C4, NEW MEXICO NON-PROFIT CORPORATION, FOCUSED ON ELECTION WORK DEDICATED TO HOLDINGELECTED OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE FOR FUTURE GENERATION CLIMATE MATTERS. YUCCA ACTION, DURING ELECTION SEASON, COMPILES VOTER INFORMATION, ASKS CANDIDATES TO TAKE STANCES ON CLIMATE ISSUES AND HOSTS CANDIDATE FORUMS.

    Expenses $347,788 · Revenue $6,845

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Jorge Gonzales

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Sergio Gonzales

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Luis De La Cruz

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Brenda Ramos Almeida

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Victoria Atencio

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Hector Aveldano

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Auumn Rose Billie

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nohemy Boroquez-Flores

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Miguel Acosta

    CO-DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $75,422
    From this org
    $75,422
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Bianca Sopoci-Belknap

    CO-DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $40,000
    From this org
    $40,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    24

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 July 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511969349303171

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