The purpose of the corporation is to encourage environmental activism and to advance the education, physical, mental, social, cultural, health and economic well-being of local communities, groups and individuals, and focus on food, fiber, film and farm.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 52-2111652) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
50¢ 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
50%
of spending
50% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
8.0 mo
of spending, in cash
8.0 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$53K
27% of total assets
Liabilities are 27% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
6 of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$40K
-59% vs prior year
Spent
$7K
To programs
50%
Net assets
$145K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$40K
FY2024▼ -59%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1K
FY2021$482K
FY2022$332K
FY2023$99K
FY2024$40K
Expenses
$7K
FY2024▼ -95%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$72K
FY2021$401K
FY2022$322K
FY2023$128K
FY2024$7K
Net assets
$145K
FY2024▲ +29%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$51K
FY2021$132K
FY2022$142K
FY2023$112K
FY2024$145K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1999.

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

Where the money goes

50 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 50% · $4K Management & general 50% · $3K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alyson Myers’s $54K as President is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 135 <$100K 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Alyson Myers$54,065$54,920$93,663$44,600

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 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Promotes environmental activism and community well-being through education and focus on food, fiber, film, and farms.

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1 program · $4K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Farming macroalgae in open ocean for renewable energy, AND/OR carbon dioxide REMOVAL/SEQUESTRATION.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 52-2111652) · Dispute this line
$4Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$40K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$40K
Money outPt IX
$7K
Ln 25
Programscol B$4K
Managementcol C$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$145K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5K
Total assetsLn 16$199K
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$40K
Government grantsLn 1e$40K
Total revenueLn 12$40K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5K
Other assetsLn 15$194K
Total assetsLn 16$199K
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K
Net assetsLn 32$145K
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$112K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$112K$199K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$53K
Net assetsLn 32$112K$145K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$213$213
Total functional expensesLn 25$7K$4K$3K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2025 $40K$7K$33K$145K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 10, 2024 $99K$128K−$29K$112K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 6, 2023 $332K$322K$10K$142K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 7, 2022 $482K$401K$80K$132K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 2, 2021 $1K$72K−$71K$51K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $40,000 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $98,571$40,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $98,571$40,000
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $54,065$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $73,840$6,971
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $127,905$6,971
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$29,334$33,029
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $40,000 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$40,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$40,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$40,000
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,971 across 4 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,250$3,250
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,900$1,900
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,608$1,608
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $213$213
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,508 · Management $3,463 · Fundraising $0$6,971
Part X · Balance sheet $198,561 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $112,226$4,639
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$193,922
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $112,226$198,561
X-22 Loans from officers and insiders$53,306
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$53,306
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $112,226$145,255
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $112,226$145,255
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $112,226$198,561
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $145,255 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$40,000
XI-2 Total expenses$6,971
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$33,029
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$112,226
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$145,255

Form 990 e-file FY2024 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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