Future Earth EIN 81-5033986

Future Earth FY2022 filing

EIN  81-5033986 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Fort Collins, CO
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Funds research to help the world become more sustainable.
Leadership
Erica Key · Executive Di · $43K
Money in and out
$665K revenue, $432K expenses
Bottom line
58% program efficiency

Funds research to help the world become more sustainable. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $665K in revenue, $432K in expenses, and $346K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$665K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$432K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$346K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $233K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.58 Management & general $0.42
Program efficiency
58%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
19.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+35%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$665K
FY2022▲ ×10
Expenses
$432K
FY2022
Total assets
$708K
FY2022
Total liabilities
$362K
FY2022
Total revenue
$665K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$432K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$346K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$233K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$708K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B58%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $249K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Future earth convenes researchers and scholars from all parts of the world, across different societal and academic sectors, and across the natural, social and human sciences. Future earth initiates and supports international collaboaration between these researchers and stakeholders to identify and generate the integrated knowledge needed…

$249Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFuture Earth
EINHdr · item D81-5033986
Principal addressHdr · item CFort Collins, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jfutureearth.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2018

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$43,488Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Erica Key’s $257K as CEO is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1845 $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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Erica Key$256,891$244,559$117,789$43,488
Laurel Milliken$171,467$163,267$129,686
Veera Mitzner$145,182
Bridget Blake$119,264
Makyba Charles-Ayinde$115,500

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$353K · 53%
Contributions & grants$312K · 47%
Program service revenue53%$353K
Contributions & grants47%$312K
Investment income$35
— government grantsLn 1e$312K
Total revenueLn 12$665K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.58 Management & general $0.42
Program services58%$249K
Management & general42%$183K
Total functional expensesLn 25$432K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$690K
Total assetsLn 16$708K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$362K
Total net assetsLn 32$346K
Months of cash on handcomputed19.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $690K · Operating expenses/yr $432K
19.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $249K · Total expenses $432K
58%
Management & General
Management & general $183K · Total expenses $432K
42%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $432K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $0
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $312K · Total revenue $665K
47%
Government reliance
Government grants $312K · Total revenue $665K
47%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $353K · Total revenue $665K
53%
Investment reliance
Investment income $35 · Total revenue $665K
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $353K · Total expenses $432K
82%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $665K · Prior year $66K
×10
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $346K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $665K · Expenses $432K
+35%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $708K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $346K · Total assets $708K
49%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $708K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Erica Key · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $43K · Total expenses $432K
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $262K · Total expenses $432K
61%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 58%
Overhead ratio 42%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth ×10
Legal fee ratio 0.3%
Accounting fee ratio 4%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50
Grants paid · 5 grants · $401K · 2023–2024
Spatial Informatics Group LLCFY2024$7,500

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$2.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$2.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$4.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$665K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$66K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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