Village Earth helps reconnect communities to the resources that promote human well-being by enhancing social and political empowerment, community self-reliance and self-determination. We DO this by strengthening intermediate and grassroots organizations through fiscal sponsorship, networking, training, research and advocacy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$61K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990-EZIndependent: 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-EZ
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$61K
to officers and key staff
No data yet: the filing does not give pay as a share of spending.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$19K
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$169K
+28% vs prior year
Net assets
$20K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$169K
FY2021▲ +28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$132K
FY2021$169K
FY2022$334K
FY2023$410K
FY2024$325K
FY2025$333K
Expenses
—
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$296K
FY2023$400K
FY2024$325K
FY2025$373K
Net assets
$20K
FY2021▼ -53%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$42K
FY2021$20K
FY2022$58K
FY2023$68K
FY2024$67K
FY2025$27K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1995.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990-EZ; $61K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$61,140Pt 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
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Aude Chesnais’s $73K as Interim Executive Director is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Aude Chesnais$73,238—————
David Bartecchi—$51,442$64,905$59,678$61,140$43,945
Antonette Bartecchi$11,200—————
Lauren Dittmann$1,269—————
Anne Taylor$612—————

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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Programs and updates

Empowers communities by strengthening local organizations through funding, networking, training, and advocacy.

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $10K · 2024–2024

By the numbers

The FY2021 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$169K
Other income$169K
Owns and owes
$20K
net assets
Liabilities$19K
People
10
listed
Paid1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$169K
Total revenue$169K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Liabilities$19K
Net assets$20K
Operations
Employees8
Volunteers14
Fiscal year endsJune

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $333K$373K−$40K$27K 990 PDF
FY2024 $325K$325K−$94$67K 990 PDF
FY2023 $410K$400K$10K$68K 990 PDF
FY2022 $334K$296K$38K$58K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $169K$20K 990 PDF
FY2020 $132K$42K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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