We envision a future where our human footprint is in Balance with life on earth, enabling all species to thrive

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
57¢ 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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FY2021 · 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 $101K a year · 39% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
57%
of spending
Worth a look: 57% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $85K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$144K
-30% vs prior year
Spent
$94K
To programs
57%
Net assets
$124K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$144K
FY2021▼ -30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$206K
FY2021$144K
FY2022$144K
FY2023$575K
FY2024$235K
Expenses
$94K
FY2021▼ -52%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$195K
FY2021$94K
FY2022$101K
FY2023$158K
FY2024$249K
Net assets
$124K
FY2021▲ +69%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$73K
FY2021$124K
FY2022$167K
FY2023$584K
FY2024$570K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 1993.

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

Where the money goes

57 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 57% · $54K Management & general 30% · $29K Fundraising 12% · $12K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
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Board Member
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Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurersecretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Nandita Bajaj$86,798$70,490$58,805—
Dave Gardner———$58,902

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Protecting Earth's ecosystems to ensure all species can thrive.

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3 programs · $45K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Interviews (both as host and guest) in the form of webinars, blogs, and media related, which require preparation, recording, editing, publishing, and disseminating + writing (ltes, opeds, research papers)

$18Kprogram expense
02

Education through social media and newsletters, which requires reading and listening to latest news, synthesizing the information, and delivering it through social media and newsletters

$17Kprogram expense
03

Podcast

Monthly virtual interviews with expert guests on the topic of ecological overshoot, which require preparation, recording, publishing, and dissemination of the interviews.

$10Kprogram expense

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 · 1 grant · $11K · 2024–2024
DenaturedID · FY2024$11,250

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$144K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$143K
Other incomeLn 4–11$525
Investment incomeLn 3$148
Money outPt IX
$94K
Ln 25
Programscol B$54K
Managementcol C$29K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$124K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$117K
Total assetsLn 16$130K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$143K
Investment incomeLn 3$148
Other incomeLn 4–11$525
Total revenueLn 12$144K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$117K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$117K
Total assetsLn 16$130K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$124K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$73K$117K
Total assetsLn 16$74K$130K
LiabilitiesLn 26$705$6K
Net assetsLn 32$73K$124K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$62K$43K$12K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$2K$465$233
Legal feesLn 11b$77$77
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$4K$621
Advertising and promotionLn 12$109$109
Office expensesLn 13$8K$2K$4K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$4K$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$270$270
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$15$15
InsuranceLn 23$978$394$531$53
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$94K$54K$29K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $235K$249K−$13K$570K 990 PDF
FY2023 $575K$158K$417K$584K 990 PDF
FY2022 $144K$101K$43K$167K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $144K$94K$50K$124K 990 PDF
FY2020 $206K$195K$11K$73K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $143,856 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $206,038$143,183
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $131$148
I-11 Other revenue$525
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $206,169$143,856
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $98,772$64,115
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $96,326$30,181
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $195,098$94,296
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $11,071$49,560
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $143,856 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$143,183
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$143,183
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $148$148
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $525$525
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $673 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$143,856
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $94,296 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $43,253 · Management $12,358 · Fundraising $6,179$61,790
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,627 · Management $465 · Fundraising $233$2,325
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $77$77
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,668$4,668
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $4,095 · Fundraising $621$4,716
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $109$109
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,523 · Management $4,117 · Fundraising $2,824$8,464
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,556 · Management $2,060 · Fundraising $1,649$7,265
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $270$270
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $15$15
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $394 · Management $531 · Fundraising $53$978
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,619$3,619
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $53,972 · Management $28,656 · Fundraising $11,668$94,296
Part X · Balance sheet $129,806 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $72,618$117,415
X-4 Accounts receivable$11,160
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$1,231
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $73,976$129,806
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $705$6,131
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $705$6,131
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $73,271$123,675
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $73,271$123,675
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $73,976$129,806
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $123,675 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$143,856
XI-2 Total expenses$94,296
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$49,560
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$73,271
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$844
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$123,675

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