Reducing the impact of climate change through reduction of co2 emissions, environmental education, renewable and efficient energy, and forestry projects for a cleaner and healthier Environment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers and 8 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.7M a year · 38% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.3M
to officers and key staff · 37% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 37% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $29.9M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 11.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $42K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$427K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
-71% vs prior year
Spent
$3.6M
To programs
70%
Net assets
$33.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2024▼ -71%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.3M
FY2021$8.7M
FY2022$28.8M
FY2023$5.5M
FY2024$1.6M
Expenses
$3.6M
FY2024▲ +58%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$5.5M
FY2022$16.3M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$3.6M
Net assets
$33.3M
FY2024▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$15.2M
FY2021$20.1M
FY2022$29.4M
FY2023$32.4M
FY2024$33.3M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2004.

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Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $2.5M Management & general 30% · $1.1M Fundraising 0% · $15K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $1.3M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$495,489Pt VII · Sec A
$335,993Pt VII · Sec A
Former Hce
$247,808Pt VII · Sec A
SVP of Partn
$245,814Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eric Carlson’s $495K as President is at the 100th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Eric Carlson$495,489$460,174$7,098,657$600,179$447,582
Brian McFarland——$1,502,189$307,003$180,058
Jarett Emert$245,814$229,378$1,436,931$268,808$158,148
W Paul Rowland$335,993$227,500——$4,752
Linda Kelly$247,808—$186,667$225,012$144,611
Suzanne Kaufman——$160,077$69,005$74,269
Nicholas Hercules————$108,915

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Combats climate change by reducing emissions, educating, promoting clean energy, and planting trees.

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2 programs · $2.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The organization awarded grants of 800,000 to organizations making a positive impact on environmental issues and are determined to continue their work well into the future, across borders and at greater scale to maximize their environmental benefit.

$2.5Mprogram expense
02

Carbonco, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the organization, continued to advise and assist with the implementation of four redd+ carbon reduction projects in the acre, brazil, helping to preserve 750,000 acres, verifying the carbon reductions, along with the community and biodiversity benefits to the highest international standards…

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 14 grants · $1.6M · 2021–2024
The Greening of DetroitMI · FY2024$100,000
New Energy Nexus EnventureCA · FY2024$100,000
Seaworthy Foundation INCFL · FY2024$100,000
Turning GreenCA · FY2024$100,000
Earth Island Institute INCCA · FY2024$100,000
Turning GreenCA · FY2023$100,000
Earth Island Institute INCCA · FY2023$100,000
Squareone VillagesOR · FY2023$100,000
Camp Quinebarge LLCFY2021$311,491

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$1.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$396K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$126K
Money outPt IX
$3.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.5M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Fundraisingcol D$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$33.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.4M
Total assetsLn 16$33.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$427K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$126K
Investment incomeLn 3$1.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$396K
Gains on assetsLn 7$341K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.3M
SavingsLn 2$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$29.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$33.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$427K
Net assetsLn 32$33.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.6M$3.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$28.2M$29.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$32.6M$33.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$219K$427K
Net assetsLn 32$32.4M$33.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$800K$800K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$743K$634K$100K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$495K$247K$248K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$9K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$48K$32K$15K$412
Legal feesLn 11b$200K$200K
Accounting feesLn 11c$73K$73K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$78K$3K$75K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$60K$60K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$883$2K$441
TravelLn 17$886$886
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$76$68$8
InsuranceLn 23$18K$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.1M$727K$347K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.6M$2.5M$1.1M$15K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.6M$3.6M−$2.0M$33.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.5M$2.3M$3.2M$32.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $28.8M$16.3M$12.5M$29.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $8.7M$5.5M$3.2M$20.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.3M$2.7M$1.6M$15.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,568,544 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $277,528$126,499
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,471,182$1,046,138
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $733,350$395,907
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,482,060$1,568,544
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $700,000$800,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $894,125$1,299,967
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $694,719$1,518,095
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,288,844$3,618,062
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,193,216−$2,049,518
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,568,544 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $395,882 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$126,499
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$126,499
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $705,344$705,344
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $340,794$340,794
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $25$25
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $395,907 · Excluded from tax $1,046,138$1,568,544
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,618,062 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $800,000$800,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $634,423 · Management $100,359 · Fundraising $8,378$743,160
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $246,889 · Management $247,807$494,696
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $8,806$8,806
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,226$5,226
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,324 · Management $15,343 · Fundraising $412$48,079
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $200,396$200,396
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $73,395$73,395
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,813 · Management $74,740$77,553
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $60,000$60,000
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,628$2,628
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $883 · Management $1,557 · Fundraising $441$2,881
IX-17 TravelPrograms $886$886
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $68 · Management $8$76
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $18,178$18,178
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $727,149 · Management $346,924 · Fundraising $5,887$1,079,960
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $2,142$2,142
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,519,467 · Management $1,083,477 · Fundraising $15,118$3,618,062
Part X · Balance sheet $33,734,030 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$2,344,014
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,617,592$1,016,445
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $303,076$90,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,238,822$398,927
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$2,207
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $28,219,712$29,682,437
X-13 Program-related investments$200,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $32,629,202$33,734,030
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $218,781$326,657
X-18 Grants payable$100,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $218,781$426,657
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $32,410,421$33,307,373
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $32,410,421$33,307,373
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $32,629,202$33,734,030
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $33,307,373 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,568,544
XI-2 Total expenses$3,618,062
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,049,518
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$32,410,421
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,946,470
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$33,307,373

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