Earth Advantage INC

Tax-deductible

Portland, OR501(c)(3)Since 2005HousingEIN 20-2587074

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Our mission is to accelerate the construction of better buildings. (continued on schedule o)every person deserves to know the impact of the buildings they live and work in on their finances, their health, and the environment. Better buildings are defined as those aligning with the five pillars of green building; energy efficiency, healthier indoor air, land conservation, material responsibility, and water conservation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 9 volunteers and 31 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $164K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$970K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 60% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $221K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.0M
77% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 77% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$14.2M
+47% vs prior year
Spent
$14.6M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$14.2M
FY2024▲ +47%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$7.0M
FY2023$9.6M
FY2024$14.2M
Expenses
$14.6M
FY2024▲ +47%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$7.1M
FY2023$9.9M
FY2024$14.6M
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2024▼ -22%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.5M

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 Jul 2006.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $13.4M Management & general 8% · $1.2M

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

15 people listed on the 990; $970K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$193,500Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$153,836Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Technical Advisor
$132,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Technology Services
$127,831Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Carbon Free Construction
$127,616Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Residential Innovations
$117,617Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Strategic Partnerships
$117,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Heslam’s $194K as Executive Director is at the 40th percentile of top reported officer pay among 676 $10–100M housing 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David Heslam$193,500$186,852$170,444$146,340$165,822
Anthony Roy$153,836$146,275$138,336$123,353$118,126
Peter Brown———$144,231$120,720
Bruce Manclark$132,000————
Erik Cathcart$127,831$122,375$113,568$103,823—
Rebecca Heilig$127,616$114,668$113,664——
Alex Boetzel$117,617————
Madeline Salzman$117,500————

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

Accelerates building construction for better energy efficiency, health, land, materials, and water.

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3 programs · $10.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The portland clean energy fund selected earth advantage to lead implementation of its cooling portland program. The goal is to help income-limited portlanders make their homes more energy efficient and provide energy-efficient cooling units for use during our increasingly hot SUMMERS.EARTH advantage was selected by the oregon department…

$7.2Mprogram expense
02

Home Energy Labeling

Earth advantage works to establish best practices for energy performance scoring for north america. Earth advantage performs consulting services policy development, program design, and implementation.

$1.9Mprogram expense
03

Earth advantage certification standards are some of the oldest and most respected green home certifications in the united states. They rely largely on field inspections to verify compliance with green building standards.

$1.8Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$221K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$14.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Money outPt IX
$14.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$13.4M
Managementcol C$1.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.4M
Total assetsLn 16$6.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$8.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$14.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$486K
SavingsLn 2$2.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$260K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$525K
Other assetsLn 15$533K
Total assetsLn 16$6.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.0M
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 531
VolunteersI 69
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$3.6M$3.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$239K$260K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$176K$525K
Total assetsLn 16$6.8M$6.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.0M$5.0M
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$365K$295K$69K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.6M$2.9M$706K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$78K$72K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$420K$352K$68K
Payroll taxesLn 10$316K$256K$60K
Legal feesLn 11b$16K$7K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$37K$37K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6.3M$6.3M$26K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$58K$49K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$343K$263K$80K
Information technologyLn 14$37K$6K$31K
OccupancyLn 16$89K$72K$18K
TravelLn 17$98K$78K$20K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$34K$27K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$71K$67K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$82K$63K$19K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.6M$2.6M$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$14.6M$13.4M$1.2M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $14.2M$14.6M−$428K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $9.6M$9.9M−$308K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.0M$7.1M−$67K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.7M$3.4M$307K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.8M$3.1M−$325K$1.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $14,155,430 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $180,333 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$8,044,844
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$125,812
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,170,656
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,773,856$5,773,856
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $28,185$28,185
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,400$2,400
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,954,189 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $30,585$14,155,430
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $14,583,179 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $295,476 · Management $69,243$364,719
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,905,436 · Management $706,309$3,611,745
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $72,003 · Management $5,846$77,849
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $351,770 · Management $67,881$419,651
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $256,098 · Management $60,135$316,233
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $6,617 · Management $9,478$16,095
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $37,211$37,211
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,286,454 · Management $26,107$6,312,561
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $48,851 · Management $9,288$58,139
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $263,414 · Management $79,754$343,168
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,687 · Management $30,843$36,530
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $71,844 · Management $17,634$89,478
IX-17 TravelPrograms $77,845 · Management $20,040$97,885
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $26,991 · Management $6,630$33,621
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $66,601 · Management $4,312$70,913
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $62,821 · Management $19,409$82,230
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,614,138 · Management $1,013$2,615,151
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $13,412,046 · Management $1,171,133 · Fundraising $0$14,583,179
Part X · Balance sheet $6,468,001 assets, 18 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $21,802; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $511,460$485,598
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,050,654$2,937,471
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,061,056$1,120,872
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $800,070$191,764
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $75,560$126,925
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $176,004$525,375
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $238,501$260,383
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $265,000$265,000
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $609,680$532,811
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,812,985$6,468,001
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $352,774$572,146
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $493,305$173,018
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,105,410$4,267,207
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,951,489$5,012,371
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,851,252$1,419,465
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $10,244$36,165
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,861,496$1,455,630
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,812,985$6,468,001
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,455,630 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$14,155,430
XI-2 Total expenses$14,583,179
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$427,749
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,861,496
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$21,883
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,455,630

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