Totals
- Total revenue
- $777,431
- Total expenses
- $595,811
- Contributions and grants received
- $594,826
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $134,507
- Investment income
- $4,570
- Other revenue
- $43,528
- Total assets, end of year
- $651,036
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $49,453
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $601,583
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $351,203
- Management and general expenses
- $203,993
- Fundraising expenses
- $40,615
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $351,203
Program services were 58.9% 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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1c · Fundraising events
$6,850
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$587,976
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2a · Program service revenue: Classroom Connect
total $71,300 · related or exempt $71,300
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2b · Program service revenue: Community Connect
total $3,587 · related or exempt $3,587
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2c · Program service revenue: Facilities Stewardship
total $35,553 · related or exempt $35,553
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2d · Program service revenue: Non School Day Youth
total $18,381 · related or exempt $18,381
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2e · Program service revenue: School Day Youth
total $2,891 · related or exempt $2,891
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $2,795 · related or exempt $2,795
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3 · Investment income
total $4,570 · excluded $4,570
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$120,960
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$6,850
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$83,359
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $37,601 · excluded $37,601
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$5,824
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $5,824 · excluded $5,824
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11a · Other revenue: Other
total $103 · excluded $103
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11e · Other revenue, total
$103
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
-
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $106,722 · program services $20,277 · management and general $69,370 · fundraising $17,075
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $277,211 · program services $232,809 · management and general $36,340 · fundraising $8,062
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $20,058 · program services $1,745 · management and general $18,313
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $30,309 · program services $20,416 · management and general $7,994 · fundraising $1,899
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $0
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $23,047 · management and general $23,047
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $28,489 · program services $6,115 · management and general $17,179 · fundraising $5,195
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $7,528 · program services $618 · management and general $2,142 · fundraising $4,768
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13 · Office expenses
total $2,753 · program services $388 · management and general $2,365
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14 · Information technology
total $0
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $1,113 · program services $288 · management and general $825
-
17 · Travel
total $7,183 · program services $6,518 · management and general $566 · fundraising $99
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $62 · management and general $62
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20 · Interest
total $0
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $2,251 · management and general $2,251
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23 · Insurance
total $13,229 · management and general $13,229
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24a · Other expenses: Stipends
total $35,417 · program services $35,417
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24b · Other expenses: Habitat & Garden Maintenance
total $17,556 · program services $16,906 · management and general $650
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24c · Other expenses: Software & Memberships
total $8,018 · program services $727 · management and general $7,291
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24d · Other expenses: Bank and Merchant Fees
total $6,689 · program services $1,444 · management and general $1,932 · fundraising $3,313
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24e · All other expenses
total $8,176 · program services $7,535 · management and general $437 · fundraising $204
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $124 · end of year $9,681
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $368,551 · end of year $436,598
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $100 · end of year $0
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $55,013 · end of year $191,420
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $1,583
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$14,524
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$2,770
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $12,189 · end of year $11,754
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
-
12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
-
13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
-
14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
end of year $0
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $16,014 · end of year $26,212
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19 · Deferred revenue
end of year $23,241
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $375,963 · end of year $601,583
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $44,000
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
To educate and inspire through environmental stewardship.
Activities or mission (Part I)
MEarth mission is to educate and inspire through environmental stewardship. We deliver K-12 environmental stewardship education programs for Monterey County youth and community members.
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School Day Youth Programs | Food is essential to our existence. Students of all ages and socio-economic backgrounds experience first hand the simple act of harvesting, cooking, and connecting to their food. This takes place inour LEED-certified culinary classroom, wood-fired oven, organic edible garden, heirloom fruit orchard, off-grid solar greenhouse, and native plant nursery. We also invite students to explore and restore local habitats. We awaken a sense of wonder and curiosity in the youth of Monterey County. Our field-based educational experiences explore local flora and fauna, watersheds, the relationship between humans and natural landscapes and environmental sustainability; MEarth changes the way students interact with, and think about, nature and their place in our interconnected natural world. Including our significant partnership with the Carmel Unified School District (CUSD).
Expenses $165,487 · Revenue $76,986
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Community |Healthy, connected, resilient communities are the foundation to a sustainable future. Our CommunityConnect program provides opportunities for local residents to learn more about how we can better care for ourselves,our communities, and our environment. We offerculinary and garden workshops, speaker series, sustainable chef dinner series, community restoration events, eco-volunteerism, and supporting environmental sustainability through community partnerships.
Expenses $101,946 · Revenue $3,587
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Facilities Stewardship - In exchange for use of the 10-acre Hilton Bialek Habitat facility, MEarth provides property maintenance and upkeep services to Carmel Unified School District. "Facility stewardship" revenue is the amount paid to MEarth by CUSD on a monthly basis that is considered the difference between the value of the use of the land and the services rendered to the district. Details of this 10 year arrangement are outlined in the Facility Use Agreement, approved by the CUSD Board and MEarth on December 16, 2020. According to the contract, for 10 years from the signature date of the contract, "CUSD will pay $34,000 per year annually in 12 monthly payments adjusted annually for inflation per the California CPI for Northern California or 1.5% whichever is less."
Expenses $83,770 · Revenue $35,553
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Karin Stratton
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $100,263
- From this org
- $100,263
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Andrea Lewis
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Cameron Leonard
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Carol Olson
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brett Melone
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Todd Holman
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Emily Reistetter
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Erin Fogg
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
John Long
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Meghan Macaluso
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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
- 28 March 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202500879349300915
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