Seventh Generation Advisors focuses on ways to preserve the environment by advocating policy and promoting a sustainable economy. Our team researches and creates ideas, communicates and advises the public and decision makers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.6M a year · 47% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
80 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 79.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $167K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.6M
Spent
$869K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$5.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$6.6M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.6M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$2.5M
Expenses
$869K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$869K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$1.9M
Net assets
$5.8M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.8M
FY2021$8.0M
FY2022$9.9M
FY2023$9.2M
FY2024$11.1M
FY2025$12.8M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending February 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2007.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $794K Management & general 5% · $44K Fundraising 4% · $31K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristina Haddad’s $90K as Executive Dir. is at the 19th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1852 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Terry Tamminen—$190,950—
Kristina Haddad$90,000$90,000$79,500

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

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Advocates policy and promotes sustainable economy to preserve the environment.

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1 program · $794K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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7TH generation advisors empowers individuals and organizations to create and adopt solutions that protect our environment and fight climate change, based on the ancient first nations philosophy that the decisions we make today should result in a sustainable world seven gererations into the FUTURE.WE recognize the link between climate…

$794Kprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$167K
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Grants paid · 43 grants · $6.8M · 2019–2024
Wishtoyo FoundationCA · FY2024$256,000
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash inFY2024$250,000
Center for Biological DiversiFY2024$250,000
Calif Native Plant SocietyFY2024$250,000
Charter Schools GardenaFY2024$17,720
Wishtoyo FoundationCA · FY2023$300,000
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash inFY2023$200,000
Center for Biological DiversiFY2023$200,000
Calif Native Plant SocietyFY2023$200,000
Hawaii Alliance for Prog ActFY2023$98,682
Individual RecipientFY2023$78,124
Save the Chimps INCFL · FY2023$64,707
Center for Oragutans & ChimpsFY2023$60,136
Save the Chimps INCFL · FY2022$771,386
Wishtoyo FoundationCA · FY2022$205,150
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash inFY2022$200,000
Center for Biological DiversiFY2022$200,000
Calif Native Plant SocietyFY2022$200,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.6M
Money outPt IX
$869K
Ln 25
Programscol B$794K
Managementcol C$44K
Fundraisingcol D$31K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.8M
Total assetsLn 16$5.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.6M
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$6.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5.8M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$5.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$5.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderFebruary
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10K$5.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$19K$5.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$0
Net assetsLn 32$10K$5.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$597K$597K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2K$2K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$583$583
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$637$637
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$29K$29K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$500$500
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$919$919
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$223K$166K$26K$31K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$869K$794K$44K$31K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.5M$1.9M$589K$12.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.4M$2.0M$368K$11.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.5M$2.5M−$32K$9.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.9M$2.2M$1.7M$9.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.2M$1.1M$1.1M$8.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $6.6M$869K$5.8M$5.8M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $6,634,308 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $20,022$6,634,308
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $20,022$6,634,308
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$598,311
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $40,830$271,186
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $40,830$869,497
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$20,808$5,764,811
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
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 $6,634,308 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,634,308
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,634,308
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenue$6,634,308
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $869,497 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $596,761$596,761
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,550$1,550
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $583$583
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,000$5,000
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,351$5,351
IX-14 Information technologyFundraising $637$637
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $3,000$3,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $29,034$29,034
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $500$500
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $919$919
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $166,202 · Management $26,325 · Fundraising $30,676$223,203
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $2,959$2,959
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $794,130 · Management $44,054 · Fundraising $31,313$869,497
Part X · Balance sheet $5,779,774 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $10,360$5,771,107
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,164$6,792
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,794$1,875
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $19,318$5,779,774
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,355$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,963$5,774,774
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$5,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,963$5,779,774
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $19,318$5,779,774
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,779,774 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,634,308
XI-2 Total expenses$869,497
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,764,811
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,963
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$5,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,779,774

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