Totals
- Total revenue
- $614,899
- Total expenses
- $793,525
- Contributions and grants received
- $393,708
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $168,058
- Investment income
- $122
- Other revenue
- $53,011
- Total assets, end of year
- $492,637
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $69,680
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $422,957
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $453,050
- Management and general expenses
- $281,682
- Fundraising expenses
- $58,793
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $453,050
Program services were 57.1% 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
$11,240
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$382,468
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2a · Program service revenue: Classroom Connect
total $68,200 · related or exempt $68,200
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2b · Program service revenue: Facilities Stewardship
total $36,086 · related or exempt $36,086
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2c · Program service revenue: Food Connect
total $8,450 · related or exempt $8,450
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2d · Program service revenue: Non School Day Youth
total $37,902 · related or exempt $37,902
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2e · Program service revenue: School Day Youth
total $17,420 · related or exempt $17,420
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3 · Investment income
total $122 · excluded $122
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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
$155,846
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$11,240
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$110,812
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $45,034 · excluded $45,034
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
-
10a · Gross sales of inventory
$7,977
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $7,977 · excluded $7,977
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
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 $108,119 · program services $20,543 · management and general $70,277 · fundraising $17,299
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $448,224 · program services $350,968 · management and general $86,636 · fundraising $10,620
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $24,077 · program services $1,161 · management and general $22,781 · fundraising $135
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $43,871 · program services $29,295 · management and general $12,472 · fundraising $2,104
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $0
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $24,050 · management and general $24,050
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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 $43,384 · management and general $22,359 · fundraising $21,025
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $6,358 · program services $2,571 · management and general $2,148 · fundraising $1,639
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13 · Office expenses
total $12,142 · program services $155 · management and general $10,621 · fundraising $1,366
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14 · Information technology
total $0
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $3,375 · management and general $3,375
-
17 · Travel
total $10,065 · program services $7,908 · management and general $1,976 · fundraising $181
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
-
20 · Interest
total $0
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $2,308 · management and general $2,308
-
23 · Insurance
total $9,880 · program services $130 · management and general $9,750
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24a · Other expenses: Stipends
total $19,958 · program services $19,958
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24b · Other expenses: Habitat & Garden Maintenance
total $10,881 · program services $10,881
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24c · Other expenses: Software & Memberships
total $9,064 · program services $110 · management and general $8,954
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24d · Other expenses: Bank and Merchant Fees
total $8,088 · program services $660 · management and general $3,058 · fundraising $4,370
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24e · All other expenses
total $9,681 · program services $8,710 · management and general $917 · fundraising $54
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $9,681 · end of year $40,943
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $436,598 · end of year $395,097
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $191,420 · end of year $30,280
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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
beginning of year $1,583 · end of year $16,871
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$14,524
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$5,078
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $11,754 · end of year $9,446
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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 $26,212 · end of year $51,370
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $23,241 · end of year $18,310
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $601,583 · end of year $331,227
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
end of year $91,730
Mission and programs · 2024
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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Community Programs - Healthy, connected, resilient communities are the foundation to a sustainable future. Our Community Connect programs provides opportunities for local residents of all ages and socio-economic backgrounds, to learn more about how we can better care for ourselves,our communities, and our environment. We offerculinary and garden workshops, community restoration events, eco-volunteerism, and supporting environmental sustainability through community partnerships.
Expenses $126,892 · Revenue $7,141
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Non School Day Youth Programs - Mearth offers 5 weeks of Summer Camp in addition to After School programs at various times throughout the year to local youth. Campers range from Kindergarten to 8th Grade, and programs reflect the same values and activities outlined under School Day Youth Programs above.
Expenses $125,826 · Revenue $30,761
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School Day Youth Programs - Students of all ages and socio-economic backgrounds experience the simple, yet powerful acts of planting, tending, harvesting, cooking, and connecting to their food and environment. This takes place inour LEED-certified culinary classroom, organic edible garden, pollinator gardens, and pond. Students also explore and restore local habitats. MEarth staff also supports Carmel Unified School District teachers to bring traditional classroom learning to life at our habitat.
Expenses $103,840 · Revenue $94,070
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Facilities Stewardship - Using all organic gardening methods, MEarth staff maintain 10.5 acres of the Hilton Bialek Habitat, which includes LEED certified culinary classroom, outdoor kitchen, wood-fired oven, organic edible garden, heirloom fruit orchard, off-grid solar greenhouse, pollinator gardens, threatened red-legged frog pond sanctuary, and CA native plant nursery. MEarth models sustainable behaviors and operations for students to learn from and employ at home and in their communities.
Expenses $96,492 · Revenue $36,086
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Karin Stratton
Former ED
- Total calculated
- $97,601
- From this org
- $86,915
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,686
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Carol Olson
Sec. / Inter ED
- Total calculated
- $27,170
- From this org
- $27,170
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 30
-
Andrea Lewis
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Cameron Leonard
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Brett Melone
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Todd Holman
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lauren Noel
Director
- 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
-
Meghan Macaluso
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Katie Reneker
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 9 February 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202630409349301118
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