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← EARTH ECHO INTERNATIONAL INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by EARTH ECHO INTERNATIONAL INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,523,679
Total expenses
$1,676,019
Contributions and grants received
$1,514,873
Grants paid
$41,857
Program service revenue
$2,500
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$6,306
Total assets, end of year
$1,591,914
Total liabilities, end of year
$59,414
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,532,500
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,394,208
Management and general expenses
$191,247
Fundraising expenses
$90,564
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,394,208

Program services were 83.2% 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

    $1,514,873

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE FEES

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

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $1,743 · excluded $1,743

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $4,563 · excluded $4,563

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $4,563

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $41,857 · program services $41,857

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $259,661 · program services $236,291 · management and general $15,580 · fundraising $7,790

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $489,138 · program services $443,266 · management and general $30,413 · fundraising $15,459

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $92,671 · program services $84,331 · management and general $5,560 · fundraising $2,780

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $57,333 · program services $52,173 · management and general $3,440 · fundraising $1,720

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $8,768 · program services $8,012 · management and general $756

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $54,956 · program services $32,723 · management and general $22,233

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $179,246 · program services $64,824 · management and general $52,772 · fundraising $61,650

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $47,715 · program services $42,019 · management and general $5,627 · fundraising $69

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $12,505 · program services $9,880 · management and general $2,625

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $18,572 · program services $18,154 · management and general $418

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $241,915 · program services $228,709 · management and general $13,110 · fundraising $96

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,538 · management and general $4,538

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $13,366 · program services $979 · management and general $12,387

  • 24a · Other expenses: PUBLIC RELATIONS

    total $47,546 · program services $42,096 · management and general $5,450

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM EDUCATION AND M

    total $42,295 · program services $41,747 · management and general $548

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEDIA DEVELOPMENT

    total $37,687 · program services $35,662 · management and general $1,025 · fundraising $1,000

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $26,250 · program services $11,485 · management and general $14,765

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,346,490 · end of year $1,365,210

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $320,000 · end of year $180,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $537

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $13,766 · end of year $16,598

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

    $19,514

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

    $18,239

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,819 · end of year $1,275

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $32,476 · end of year $28,482

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $349 · end of year $349

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $30,597 · end of year $59,414

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $232,268 · end of year $246,769

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,452,572 · end of year $1,285,731

Mission and programs · 2024

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 $300,849 · Grants $19,642

  • 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 $158,743

  • 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 $934,616 · Grants $22,215 · Revenue $2,500

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Janice Cousteau

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $14,246
    From this org
    $13,568
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $678
    Hours/week
    16
  • Philippe Cousteau

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $109,634
    From this org
    $87,411
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,223
    Hours/week
    30
  • Alex Morrison

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dominique Lueckenhoff

    VICE CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Wentzel

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Claudia Toussaint

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carleen Beste

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jill Belasco

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Celeste Cooper

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Heiko Henning

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Aldrinana Leung

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Sontag

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kyra Stillwagon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amanda Sun

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alexandra Cousteu

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mia Demezza

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $135,142
    From this org
    $116,804
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,338
    Hours/week
    40
  • Scott A Webb

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $41,877
    From this org
    $41,877
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    18

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
10 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202533149349301628

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