Our mission is to equip families and communities with tools and knowledge to reduce exposure to indoor air pollution including wildfire smoke mold and other airborne toxins. We work nationally with Tribal Nations Alaska Native villages and underserved populations who face disproportionate environmental health risks.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$250K 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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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
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
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $3K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$250K
to officers and key staff · 52% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 52% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$479K
+835% vs prior year
Spent
$478K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$12K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$479K
FY2024▲ +835%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$51K
FY2024$479K
FY2025$552K
Expenses
$478K
FY2024
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$478K
FY2025$559K
Net assets
$12K
FY2024▲ +213%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023−$11K
FY2024$12K
FY2025$33K

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Yes. Exemption reinstated (2017-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2023.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $478K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $250K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$135,362Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Technical Advisor and Trainer
$76,973Pt VII · Sec A
Healthy Housing Trainer
$37,618Pt VII · Sec A

Gillian Mittelstaedt’s $116K as Executive Director and Founder is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Dr Gillian Mittelstaedt—$135,362—
Gillian Mittelstaedt$115,971—$22,730
Kiernan Kilkenny$96,695$37,618—
Aileen Gagney$26,285$76,973$16,053
Heather Moffat——$14,700
Christina Ross$8,592——
Krysta Thornton——$1,582

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

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Empowers Tribal communities with training and resources to improve indoor air quality and reduce health risks.

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3 programs · $387K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Our largest service in 2024 was to provide Resident Education. This includes assembling and distributing Healthy Homes toolkits and developing educational materials for residents of Tribal Nations. Total Personnel: $101,521.31. Total Fringe (employer taxes, health benefits): $10,419.46. Total Contractor Costs: $78,794.40.

$191Kprogram expense
02

Our second largest service in 2024 was Workforce Education. This includes providing training and technical assistance on healthy housing and indoor air quality for Tribal Nations. We provide training on-site, as well as through webinars, conferences and workshops, for Tribal housing, health care and environmental professionals.

$151Kprogram expense
03

Our third largest service in 2024 was Grant and Program Management. This included providing regular grant reports, conducting grant compliance, reporting on budgets, managing sub-awardees and contractors, applying for new grants, and collaborating with Tribal, local, state and federal organizations who partner on our projects.

$46Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$479K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$492K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K
Money outPt IX
$478K
Ln 25
Programscol B$478K
Owns and owesPt X
$12K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12K
Total assetsLn 16$12K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$492K
Government grantsLn 1e$492K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K
Total revenueLn 12$479K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$12K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$12K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$12K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$12K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11K$12K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$11K$12K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$11K$12K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$290K$290K$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$70K$70K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$20K$20K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$6K$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$54K$54K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$15K$15K$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$0$0$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$478K$478K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $552K$559K−$7K$33K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $479K$478K$975$12K 990 PDF
FY2023 $51K−$11K 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 $478,562 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $51,160$492,338
I-9 Program service revenue$16,682
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue−$30,458
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $51,160$478,562
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$386,614
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expenses$90,973
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$477,587
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $51,160$975
Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
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 $478,562 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$30,458 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$492,338
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$492,338
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $16,682$16,682
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$30,458 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $16,682$478,562
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $477,587 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $290,205 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$290,205
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $70,361 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$70,361
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $19,893 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$19,893
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,155 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,155
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,400 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,400
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8,177 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,177
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $53,708 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$53,708
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,256 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,256
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15,257 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$15,257
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,490 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,490
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,685$4,685
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $477,587 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$477,587
Part X · Balance sheet $12,116 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $11,141$12,116
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,141$12,116
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,141$12,116
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,141$12,116
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $12,116 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$478,562
XI-2 Total expenses$477,587
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$975
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,141
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$12,116

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