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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by MIGHTY EARTH INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,323,480
Total expenses
$6,124,893
Contributions and grants received
$7,115,959
Grants paid
$169,894
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$9,030
Other revenue
$198,491
Total assets, end of year
$3,092,206
Total liabilities, end of year
$442,314
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,649,892
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,703,432
Management and general expenses
$1,099,801
Fundraising expenses
$321,660
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,703,432

Program services were 76.8% 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

    $139,550

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,597,688

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $5,378,721

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $332,044

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $17,307 · excluded $17,307

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $284,721

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $292,998

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$8,277

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$8,277 · excluded -$8,277

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $261,639

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $139,550

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $63,148

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $198,491 · excluded $198,491

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $7,100 · program services $7,100

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $162,794 · program services $162,794

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $454,204 · program services $255,578 · management and general $159,590 · fundraising $39,036

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,049,546 · program services $1,664,909 · management and general $216,731 · fundraising $167,906

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $31,510 · program services $26,476 · management and general $2,576 · fundraising $2,458

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $77,629 · program services $66,710 · management and general $4,236 · fundraising $6,683

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $588,712 · program services $451,657 · management and general $88,589 · fundraising $48,466

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $62,281 · program services $39,302 · management and general $19,772 · fundraising $3,207

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $283,280 · management and general $283,280

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,433,018 · program services $1,353,881 · management and general $65,131 · fundraising $14,006

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $87,781 · program services $82,360 · management and general $4,477 · fundraising $944

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $25,040 · program services $6,973 · management and general $16,159 · fundraising $1,908

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $216,994 · program services $92,051 · management and general $113,210 · fundraising $11,733

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $53,674 · management and general $53,674

  • 17 · Travel

    total $206,325 · program services $170,424 · management and general $23,964 · fundraising $11,937

  • 20 · Interest

    total $4,488 · program services $1,172 · management and general $2,969 · fundraising $347

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $430 · management and general $430

  • 24a · Other expenses: GENERAL PROGRAM EXPENSE

    total $165,351 · program services $160,330 · management and general $5,021

  • 24b · Other expenses: COMMUNICATIONS & BRAND.

    total $94,693 · program services $88,936 · management and general $4,835 · fundraising $922

  • 24c · Other expenses: PAYROLL FEES

    total $41,273 · program services $20,982 · management and general $17,812 · fundraising $2,479

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $28,974 · program services $13,099 · management and general $8,682 · fundraising $7,193

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $49,796 · program services $38,698 · management and general $8,663 · fundraising $2,435

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $209,071 · end of year $188,114

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $860,534 · end of year $1,075,753

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $657,392 · end of year $1,701,387

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $77,054

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $45,031 · end of year $49,898

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $5,258 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $321,567 · end of year $317,314

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $125,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$493,769 · end of year $86,290

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,949,488 · end of year $2,563,602

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

MIGHTY EARTH IS A GLOBAL ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION WORKING TO DEFEND NATURE, CLIMATE, AND COMMUNITIES. OUR GOAL IS TO PROTECT HALF OF EARTH FOR NATURE AND SECURE A STABLE CLIMATE THAT ALLOWS LIFE TO FLOURISH.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

  • PROTEIN:MIGHTY EARTH WORKS TO TRANSFORM THE PROTEIN INDUSTRY BY PERSUADING SUPERMARKETS, RESTAURANTS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, AND GOVERNMENTS TO END DEFORESTATION, LAND-GRABBING, AND THE ABUSE OF INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, AND SHIFT TO REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AND ALTERNATIVE PROTEINS.

    Expenses $2,743,530 · Grants $141,013

  • FORESTS:MIGHTY EARTH WORKS TO BREAK THE LINK BETWEEN AGRICULTURE AND DESTRUCTION OF TROPICAL RAINFORESTS AND OTHER LANDSCAPES. WE WORK IN THE AMAZON IN LATIN AMERICA, THE UPPER GUINEAN FOREST AND CONGO BASIN FORESTS IN AFRICA AND THE PARADISE FORESTS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA.

    Expenses $1,121,706 · Grants $28,881

  • CLIMATE: MIGHTY EARTH WORKS TO DECARBONIZE HEAVY INDUSTRY BY HOLDING MAJOR AUTO AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE TO FIND SUSTAINABLE, RENEWABLE ALTERNATIVES AND CHANGING CORPORATE POLICIES THAT DESTROY FORESTS AND MINE, CHOP, FINANCE, SHIP, AND BURN THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE FUELS ON EARTH.

    Expenses $838,196

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Glenn Hurowitz

    CEO & FOUNDER

    Total calculated
    $240,116
    From this org
    $223,657
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,459
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $203,657
    Bonus
    $20,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,710
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,749
    Filer's total
    $240,116

  • Tom Kuo

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2

  • Ken Pucker

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2

  • Betsy Grossman

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2

  • Ari Nessel

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2

  • Heidi Overbeck

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2

  • Cindy Schwartz

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER. (UNTIL 7/24)

    Total calculated
    $106,392
    From this org
    $102,083
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,309
    Hours/week
    40

  • Anna Hong

    MANAGING DIRECTOR FINOPS, (FROM 5/24)

    Total calculated
    $107,697
    From this org
    $95,387
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,310
    Hours/week
    40

  • Alex Wijeratna

    SENIOR DIRECTOR GLOBAL PROTEIN CAMPAIGN

    Total calculated
    $161,321
    From this org
    $146,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,321
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,321
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,000
    Filer's total
    $161,321

  • Matthew Groch

    SENIOR DIRECTOR, HEAVY INDUSTRY

    Total calculated
    $154,695
    From this org
    $142,516
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,179
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,516
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,275
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,904
    Filer's total
    $154,695

  • Carole Mitchell

    SENIOR DIRECTOR, COMMS

    Total calculated
    $154,259
    From this org
    $138,138
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,121
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $138,138
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,321
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,800
    Filer's total
    $154,259

  • Alexander Armstrong

    VICE PRESIDENT, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $147,400
    From this org
    $135,532
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,868
    Hours/week
    40

  • Amanda Hurowitz

    SENIOR DIRECTOR, ASIA

    Total calculated
    $128,868
    From this org
    $113,135
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,733
    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
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
DURING THE YEAR THE ORGANIZATION PAID PERFORMANCE BASED BONUS TO THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS. GLENN HUROWITZ $20,000 ANNA HONG $15,000

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
2024
Filed
31 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523049349302352

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