Honor the Earth is committed to protecting the lifeways and sovereignty of our indigenous relatives across mother Earth. We DO this by investing in our communities and a new generation of organizers through campaigns, research, training, reclaiming our narrative, and providing capacity support in service of all land and life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
49¢ 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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FY2023 · 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
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $227K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
49%
of spending
Concern: 49% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $37K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.6M
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 6 voting members
Concern: none of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.2M
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$5.5M
To programs
49%
Net assets
$4.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$6.2M
FY2023▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$5.6M
FY2023$6.2M
FY2024$3.7M
FY2025$2.5M
Expenses
$5.5M
FY2023▲ +50%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$3.7M
FY2023$5.5M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2025$4.4M
Net assets
$4.8M
FY2023▲ +31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2023$4.8M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2025$3.5M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Exemption reinstated (2015-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2015.

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Where the money goes

49 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 49% · $2.7M Management & general 46% · $2.5M Fundraising 5% · $263K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Krystal Two Bulls’s $126K as Executive Director is at the 49th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2020
Krystal Two Bulls$125,508$54,532—
Winona Laduke——$96,990
Kyla Two Bulls$48,275——

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

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

Programs and updates

Defends Indigenous sovereignty and lifeways globally by funding grassroots campaigns, resisting colonialism, and training the next generation of land defense organizers.

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3 programs · $2.7M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Support for Indigenous organizations working to preserve culture, protect sacred sites, and built resilience in Indigenous communities.

$2.2Mprogram expense
02

Environmental advocacy for the preservation of wild rice and watersheds in the Midwest

$351Kprogram expense
03

Transitioning to a clean energy future by providing training in green jobs, communities to transition from fossil fuels.

$162Kprogram 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 · FY2025
EarthworksFY2025$21K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$37K
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Grants paid · 46 grants · $1.7M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$140,921
Noowuh Knowledge CenterNV · FY2024$6,000
Minnesota Interfaith Power and LightMN · FY2023$44,000
Individual RecipientFY2023$14,800
Tipey Joa Native WarriorsCA · FY2023$7,500
Owe Aku InternationalFY2023$6,000
Anishinaabe Ag InstituteCO · FY2022$100,231
Unitemized GrantFY2022$15,541
Puppet Farm ArtsMN · FY2022$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$59,000
Anishinaabe Agriculture InstituteCO · FY2020$57,000
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$150K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$5.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.7M
Managementcol C$2.5M
Fundraisingcol D$263K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.9M
Total assetsLn 16$6.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$150K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$6.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.9M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$634K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$6.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$4.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M$3.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$678K$634K
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M$6.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$43K$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$4.0M$4.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$575K$575K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$16K$16K
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$901K$453K$285K$162K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$3K$2K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$124K$63K$44K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$69K$33K$24K$12K
Management feesLn 11a$598K$598K
Legal feesLn 11b$46K$46K
Accounting feesLn 11c$101K$101K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$29K$29K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$809K$679K$130K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$162K$85K$76K
Office expensesLn 13$181K$77K$101K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$24K$9K$13K$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$200K$83K$117K
TravelLn 17$515K$354K$155K$6K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$166K$106K$22K$37K
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$104K$104K
InsuranceLn 23$79K$16K$63K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$821K$39K$760K$22K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.5M$2.7M$2.5M$263K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.5M$4.4M−$1.9M$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.7M$4.0M−$300K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $6.2M$5.5M$704K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $5.6M$3.7M$1.9M$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.7M$1.9M$744K$1.7M 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $6,228,420 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$6,076,835
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$1,146
I-11 Other revenue$150,439
I-12 Total revenue$6,228,420
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$590,102
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$1,099,292
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$3,835,354
I-18 Total expenses$5,524,748
I-19 Revenue less expenses$703,672
Part VI · Governance 0 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,228,420 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $49,629 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,076,835
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,076,835
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,146$1,146
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$69,708
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $31,102$31,102
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $80,731 · Excluded from tax $1,146$6,228,420
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,524,748 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $574,561$574,561
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $15,541$15,541
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 wagesPrograms $452,938 · Management $285,452 · Fundraising $162,331$900,721
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,172 · Management $1,510 · Fundraising $1,079$5,761
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $63,174 · Management $44,109 · Fundraising $16,598$123,881
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,629 · Management $23,936 · Fundraising $12,364$68,929
IX-11a Management feesManagement $597,971$597,971
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $46,145$46,145
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $101,425$101,425
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $28,875$28,875
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $679,044 · Management $129,564$808,608
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $85,349 · Management $76,300$161,649
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $76,774 · Management $100,723 · Fundraising $3,261$180,758
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,830 · Management $13,452 · Fundraising $1,320$23,602
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $82,602 · Management $117,014$199,616
IX-17 TravelPrograms $353,995 · Management $154,844 · Fundraising $6,394$515,233
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $106,127 · Management $22,449 · Fundraising $37,184$165,760
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,216$1,216
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $104,356$104,356
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16,486 · Management $62,602$79,088
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $38,967 · Management $759,913 · Fundraising $22,172$821,052
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,723,420 · Management $2,538,625 · Fundraising $262,703$5,524,748
Part X · Balance sheet $6,344,392 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,301,235$3,942,913
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $693,245$1,395,265
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $189,048$287,842
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $40,208$30,718
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $677,719$634,321
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $58,333$53,333
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $39,762$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,999,550$6,344,392
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $43,169$121,705
X-25 Other liabilities$1,448,628
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $43,169$1,570,333
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,956,381$4,774,059
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,956,381$4,774,059
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,999,550$6,344,392
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,774,059 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,228,420
XI-2 Total expenses$5,524,748
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$703,672
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,956,381
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$114,006
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,774,059

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