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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$53K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $102K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$53K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $90K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 16 voting members
Concern: none of 16 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$495K
Spent
$275K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$366K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$495K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$495K
FY2021$511K
FY2022$619K
FY2023$912K
FY2024$482K
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$275K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$275K
FY2021$465K
FY2022$551K
FY2023$817K
FY2024$710K
FY2025$730K
Net assets
$366K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$366K
FY2021$412K
FY2022$480K
FY2023$575K
FY2024$347K
FY2025$759K

From the FY2020 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2014.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $239K Management & general 8% · $22K Fundraising 5% · $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

16 people listed on the 990; $53K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$52,833Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Micah Parkin’s $66K as Executive Di is at the 7th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Micah Parkin$66,183$70,199$64,328$75,867$65,147$52,833

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 15aYes

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Builds a global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis and transition to a sustainable future.

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1 program · $239K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The organization's mission is to work locally to help build a global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis and transition to a sustainable future.

$239Kprogram 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
350 Vermont INCFY2025$86K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$90K
Grants paid · 21 grants · $378K · 2020–2025
350 San DiegoCA · FY2025$11,850
350 Wisconsin INCWI · FY2025$11,850
350 SacramentoCA · FY2025$10,000
350 PdxOR · FY2025$10,000
350 Bay AreaCA · FY2025$10,000
Better Future Project INCMA · FY2025$10,000
350 MNMN · FY2025$10,000
350 New HampshireNH · FY2025$10,000
350 SeattleWA · FY2025$10,000
350 Vermont INCVT · FY2025$10,000
350 Vermont INCVT · FY2024$21,200
350 New HampshireNH · FY2024$18,050
350 MassMA · FY2024$12,500
350 San DiegoCA · FY2024$12,500
350 SeattleWA · FY2024$12,500
350 Wisconsin INCWI · FY2024$12,500
350 Bay AreaCA · FY2024$7,500
350 MNMN · FY2024$7,500
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$495K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$495K
Investment incomeLn 3$261
Money outPt IX
$275K
Ln 25
Programscol B$239K
Managementcol C$22K
Fundraisingcol D$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$366K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$363K
Total assetsLn 16$370K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$495K
Government grantsLn 1e$10K
Investment incomeLn 3$261
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$495K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$363K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$363K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$370K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$366K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 611,836
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$146K$363K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$146K$370K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$4K
Net assetsLn 32$146K$366K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$20K$20K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$3K$3K
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$53K$50K$2K$2K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$42K$39K$1K$1K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$8K$130$130
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$104K$93K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$744$744
Office expensesLn 13$992$992
Information technologyLn 14$8K$8K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$55$55
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$956$956
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16K$14K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$275K$239K$22K$15K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.1M$730K$413K$759K 990 PDF
FY2024 $482K$710K−$228K$347K 990 PDF
FY2023 $912K$817K$95K$575K 990 PDF
FY2022 $619K$551K$68K$480K 990 PDF
FY2021 $511K$465K$46K$412K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $495K$275K$220K$366K 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 $494,784 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $243,122$494,523
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $365$261
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $21,830$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $265,317$494,784
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$23,363
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $61,803$103,364
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $154,304$148,288
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $216,107$275,015
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $49,210$219,769
Part VI · Governance 0 of 16 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
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-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $494,784 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$10,363
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$484,160
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$494,523
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $261$261
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 revenueExcluded from tax $261$494,784
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $275,015 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $20,000$20,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,363$3,363
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 staffPrograms $49,663 · Management $1,585 · Fundraising $1,585$52,833
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $39,344 · Management $1,256 · Fundraising $1,256$41,856
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,415 · Management $130 · Fundraising $130$8,675
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,751$12,751
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $92,745 · Fundraising $11,706$104,451
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $744$744
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $992$992
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,117$8,117
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $55$55
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $956$956
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,108 · Management $2,341$16,449
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,255 · Management $1,518$3,773
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $238,809 · Management $21,529 · Fundraising $14,677$275,015
Part X · Balance sheet $369,604 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $146,022$363,124
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$6,480
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
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 $146,022$369,604
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$3,813
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$3,813
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $146,022$365,791
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $146,022$365,791
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $146,022$369,604
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $365,791 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$494,784
XI-2 Total expenses$275,015
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$219,769
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$146,022
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$365,791

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