Open Earth Foundation FY2022 filing
Builds and shares free online tools to help the planet flourish. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $-246K in revenue, $2.0M in expenses, and $3.3M in net assets.Pt I
- Founded
- 2020
- Type
- Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Science & Technology
- Location
- Playa Del Rey, CA
- Website
- openearth.org
- Filings
- 5 on file (2021–2022)
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Summary of the Filing
Where the work happens
Openclimate
Openclimate is an open source and digitally integrated climate accounting system designed to help the world achieve the emission reduction targets set in the paris agreement. Its purpose is to remove friction in climate accounting, by working towards interoperability between different standards, reducing double counting and catalyzing…
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 open earth foundation move the needle in our mission and develop new programs.
Un Climate Change Global Innovation Hub
Openearth collaborates with the unfccc to design and develop the unfccc global innovation hub, or ugih. Launched in glasgow's COP25, the ugih provides a cross-disciplinary community of practice with both a physical and virtual hub to connect stakeholders searching to meet core human needs with best available climate and sustainability…
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Officers, Directors & Key Employees
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
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Functional Expenses
Balance Sheet
Financial Metrics
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
| Metric | This org | Peer median | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program ratio | 83% | — | — |
| Overhead ratio | 13% | — | — |
| Fundraising cost ratio | 27% | — | — |
| Revenue growth | -103% | — | — |
| Investment management fee ratio | 0.7% | — | — |
| Legal fee ratio | 1% | — | — |
| Accounting fee ratio | 2% | — | — |
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.
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