Mighty Earth INC FY2021 filing

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Washington, DC501(c)(3)Since 2020EnvironmentEIN 84-4785944Revenue $2.1M in FY2021

On file with the IRSmightyearth.org1701 Rhode Island Ave Nw, 20036-3001 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Jul 2020Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$143K 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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FY2021 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $533K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$143K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $35K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$62K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.1M
+705% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
70%
Net assets
$476K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2021▲ +705%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$265K
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$4.6M
FY2023$7.0M
FY2024$7.3M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2021▲ ×144
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$13K
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$4.1M
FY2023$6.6M
FY2024$6.1M
Net assets
$476K
FY2021▲ +89%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$252K
FY2021$476K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$2.6M

From the FY2021 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2020.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $1.3M Management & general 25% · $482K Fundraising 5% · $91K

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; $143K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$142,935Pt VII · Sec A
Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (until June 2021)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Glenn Hurowitz’s $224K as CEO & Founder is at the 89th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Glenn Hurowitz$223,657$225,000$175,000$142,935
Cindy Schwartz$102,083$168,333$151,808—
Alex Wijeratna$146,000———
Matthew Groch$142,516$136,472——
Carole Mitchell$138,138———
Alexander Armstrong$135,532———
Amanda Hurowitz$113,135$131,232——
Anna Hong$95,387———

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

Programs and updates

Advocates for decarbonizing heavy industry by holding corporations accountable for sustainable alternatives and ending destructive fuel practices.

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3 programs · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Forests

Mighty earth works to break the link between agriculture and destruction of tropical rainforests and other landscapes. We work inthe amazon in latin america, the upper guinean forest and congo basin forests in africa and the paradise forests in southeast asia.

$722Kprogram expense
02

Protein

Mighty earth works to transform the protein industry by persuading supermarkets, restaurants, financial institutions, and governments toend deforestation, land-grabbing, and the abuse of indigenous communities, and shift to regenerative agricultural practices and alternative proteins.

$499Kprogram expense
03

Climate

Mighty earth works to decarbonize heavy industry by holding major auto and construction companies accountable to find sustainable, renewable alternatives and changing corporate policies that destroy forests and mine, chop, finance, ship, and burn the most destructive fuels on earth.

$110Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$35K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$83K
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$482K
Fundraisingcol D$91K
Owns and owesPt X
$476K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$433K
Total assetsLn 16$538K
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$83K
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$433K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$433K
Total assetsLn 16$538K
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
Net assetsLn 32$476K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$252K$433K
Total assetsLn 16$252K$538K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$62K
Net assetsLn 32$252K$476K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$59K$59K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$147K$75K$44K$29K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$325K$263K$60K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$23K$16K$5K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$75K$53K$17K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$33K$16K$16K
Accounting feesLn 11c$26K$26K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$23K$23K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$960K$715K$198K$47K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$28K$15K$13K$38
Office expensesLn 13$13K$7K$6K$17
Information technologyLn 14$35K$29K$2K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$40K$40K
TravelLn 17$50K$28K$18K$3K
InterestLn 20$2$1$1
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$61K$28K$33K$45
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$3K$3K$21
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.3M$482K$91K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $7.3M$6.1M$1.2M$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.0M$6.6M$421K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.6M$4.1M$564K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $2.1M$1.9M$229K$476K 990 PDF
FY2020 $265K$13K$252K$252K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $2,132,793 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $265,000$2,049,792
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$83,001
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $265,000$2,132,793
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$58,737
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$569,496
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $13,264$1,275,505
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $13,264$1,903,738
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $251,736$229,055
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,132,793 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,049,792
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,049,792
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $83,001$83,001
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $83,001 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,132,793
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,903,738 across 17 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $58,737$58,737
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $74,568 · Management $43,911 · Fundraising $28,947$147,426
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $262,563 · Management $60,464 · Fundraising $2,017$325,044
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,181 · Management $4,935 · Fundraising $1,407$22,523
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $52,746 · Management $16,924 · Fundraising $4,833$74,503
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $16,491 · Management $16,268$32,759
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $26,170$26,170
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $23,277$23,277
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $715,428 · Management $197,864 · Fundraising $46,521$959,813
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $14,856 · Management $12,682 · Fundraising $38$27,576
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,109 · Management $6,068 · Fundraising $17$13,194
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $29,161 · Management $1,720 · Fundraising $4,500$35,381
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $40,500$40,500
IX-17 TravelPrograms $28,223 · Management $18,489 · Fundraising $3,038$49,750
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1 · Management $1$2
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $28,173 · Management $33,021 · Fundraising $45$61,239
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,712 · Management $3,111 · Fundraising $21$5,844
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,330,226 · Management $482,128 · Fundraising $91,384$1,903,738
Part X · Balance sheet $538,240 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $251,736$432,880
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$91,922
X-4 Accounts receivable$1,944
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$11,494
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $251,736$538,240
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$62,239
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$62,239
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$44,717
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $251,736$431,284
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $251,736$476,001
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $251,736$538,240
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $476,001 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,132,793
XI-2 Total expenses$1,903,738
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$229,055
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$251,736
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$4,790
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$476,001

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