Open Earth Foundation EIN 85-3261449

Open Earth Foundation

EIN  85-3261449 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Playa Del Rey, CA Founded 2020
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Builds and shares free online tools to help the planet flourish.
Leadership
Martin Wainstein · Board Chair/Executive Director · $158K
Money in and out
$990K revenue, $1.8M expenses
Bottom line
86% program efficiency

Builds and shares free online tools to help the planet flourish. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $990K in revenue, $1.8M in expenses, and $2.6M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$990K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.8M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$854K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.04
Program efficiency
86%
of spending reaches programs▲ +2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
16.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -39% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-86%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -286% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$990K
FY2025▼ -19%
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2025▲ +23%
Total assets
$2.6M
FY2025▼ -22%
Total liabilities
$75K
FY2025▲ +118%
Total revenue
$990K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.8M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$854K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.6M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B86%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $1.6M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Citycatalyst is our flagship open-source platform for city-level climate action, with tools to develop GHG inventories, climate change risk assessments and action planning. This year, it was deployed across over 5,000 cities in latin america, improving data accuracy and accessibility, reducing costs and helping municipalities to identify…

$1.4Mprogram expense
02

Openearth Lab

As a research and deployment climate tech nonprofit,the openearth lab is where innovation across all projects occurs. The lab supports collaboration among existing projects and is where new innovative ideas emerge that will help openearth foundation move the needle in our mission and develop new programs.

$154Kprogram expense
03

Openclimate is an open source and digitally integratedclimate accounting system designed to help the world achieve theemission reduction targets set by the paris agreement. Its purpose isto remove friction between different standards, reducing doublecounting and catalysing coordination towards climate goals.

$4Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item COpen Earth Foundation
EINHdr · item D85-3261449
Principal addressHdr · item CPlaya Del Rey, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jopenearth.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2020
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFScience & Technology (U30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2020

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
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 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Chair/Executive Director
$158,005Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Operations
$120,328Pt VII · Sec A
Director of People & Culture
$94,944Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Martin Wainstein’s $158K as Board Chair/Executive Director is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 310 $100K–1M science & technology 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Martin Wainstein$158,005$145,473$149,387$158,624$150,010
Christian Wiesenthal$128,750
Sean Young$120,328$115,843$104,106
Katherine Foster$107,268
Lucas Gloege$104,408
Melissa Hauser$94,944$91,354$76,401$88,529

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
Contributions & grants$727K · 73%
Program service revenue$211K · 21%
Investment income$52K · 5%
Contributions & grants73%$727K
Program service revenue21%$211K
Investment income5%$52K
Total revenueLn 12$990K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.04
Program services86%$1.6M
Management & general10%$178K
Fundraising4%$76K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$283K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$75K
Total net assetsLn 32$2.6M
Months of cash on handcomputed1.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $2.6M · Operating expenses/yr $1.8M
16.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.6M · Total expenses $1.8M
86%
Management & General
Management & general $178K · Total expenses $1.8M
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $76K · Total expenses $1.8M
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $82K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $995K
$0.08 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $727K · Total revenue $990K
73%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $990K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $211K · Total revenue $990K
21%
Investment reliance
Investment income $52K · Total revenue $990K
+5%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $211K · Total expenses $1.8M
11%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $990K · Prior year $1.2M
-19%
Revenue CAGR
FY2021 $7.6M · FY2025 $990K
-40%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.6M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $990K · Expenses $1.8M
-86%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.6M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.6M · Total assets $2.6M
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $2.1M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $154K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.6M
86%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Martin Wainstein · Reported title BOARD CHAIR/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $158K · Total expenses $1.8M
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $431K · Total expenses $1.8M
23%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 86%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 10%
Revenue growth -19%

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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $184K · 2021–2022

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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)$990K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$-246K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$7.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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