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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by EARTH ECHO INTERNATIONAL INC.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2025 , filed 25 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,461,578

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE FEES

    total $2,500 · related or exempt $2,500

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $2,288 · excluded $2,288

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $6,010 · excluded $6,010

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $6,010

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $8,750 · program services $8,750

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $364,013 · program services $333,643 · management and general $16,635 · fundraising $13,735

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $471,069 · program services $431,767 · management and general $21,527 · fundraising $17,775

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $72,557 · program services $66,503 · management and general $3,316 · fundraising $2,738

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $62,815 · program services $57,574 · management and general $2,871 · fundraising $2,370

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $15,199 · program services $14,249 · management and general $808 · fundraising $142

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $66,950 · program services $62,492 · management and general $3,069 · fundraising $1,389

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $241,017 · program services $95,408 · management and general $68,809 · fundraising $76,800

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $63,936 · program services $59,005 · management and general $4,699 · fundraising $232

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $15,843 · program services $12,321 · management and general $3,242 · fundraising $280

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $8,965 · program services $7,478 · management and general $1,403 · fundraising $84

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $173,950 · program services $158,771 · management and general $14,298 · fundraising $881

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,275 · management and general $5,275

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $12,944 · program services $419 · management and general $12,525

  • 24a · Other expenses: PUBLIC RELATIONS

    total $70,686 · program services $59,052 · management and general $10,612 · fundraising $1,022

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM EDUCATION AND M

    total $18,352 · program services $17,798 · management and general $443 · fundraising $111

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEDIA DEVELOPMENT

    total $8,650 · program services $8,650

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $28,028 · program services $10,693 · management and general $17,316 · fundraising $19

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,365,210 · end of year $768,081

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $180,000 · end of year $567,804

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $16,598 · end of year $9,627

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

    $19,514

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

    $19,514

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,275 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $28,482 · end of year $24,482

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $349 · end of year $349

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $59,414 · end of year $74,466

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $246,769 · end of year $100,740

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Philippe Cousteau

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $109,872
    From this org
    $81,093
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,779
    Hours/week
    30

  • Alex Morrison

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dominique Lueckenhoff

    VICE CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Claudia Toussaint

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kyra Stillwagon

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carleen Beste

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Celeste Cooper

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Katie Gandy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Vickie Gogo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Aldrinana Leung

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brian Schoening

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Sontag

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shruti Sreekumar

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kai Tran

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jon Wentzel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mia 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

  • Scott A Webb

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $48,882
    From this org
    $48,882
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    18

  • Rosemary 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
3 August 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202602159349300605

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