Grounded Foundation INC: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 88-1852355)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023	$837K
FY2024	$930K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023	$756K
FY2024	$55K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023	−$425K
FY2024	$449K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2022.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

83%

17%

Program services 83% · $628K Management & general 17% · $128K

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

2 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Julia Jackson

Director and President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ernie Patterson

Treasurer/Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promote and expand nature-based solutions for ecosystem security, safety, and planetary conservation.

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1 program · $628K · in their own filed words · FY2023

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Provide funding to on-the-ground non-profit organizations whose purposes align with the organization's three focus AREAS:1.1 stop emissions by transitioning to clean or renewable ENERGY.1.2 reverse emissions through carbon sequestration or by protecting or restoring natural carbon SINKS.1.3 prevent further environmental damage by…

$628Kprogram expense

Funders

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

Social Impact FundFY2024$400K

Gitlab Org FoundationFY2024$250K

Tides FoundationFY2024$50K

Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$700K

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Grants paid · 8 grants · $640K · 2023–2024

Earth League InternationalCA · FY2024$12,500

Amazon FrontlinesCA · FY2023$200,000

Earth League InternationalCA · FY2023$187,500

Sealegacy Foundation INCFL · FY2023$100,000

Earth Island Institute INCCA · FY2023$50,000

Evergreen CollaborativeDC · FY2023$50,000

March on Maryland INCMD · FY2023$25,000

Grand Council of Eagle and the Condor INCNY · FY2023$15,000

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$837K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$837K

Money outPt IX

$756K

Ln 25

Programscol B$628K

Managementcol C$128K

Owns and owesPt X

−$425K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4K

Total assetsLn 16$4K

LiabilitiesLn 26$429K

PeoplePt VI, VII

2

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a2

IndependentVI 1b2

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$837K

Total revenueLn 12$837K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$4K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4K

Total assetsLn 16$4K

LiabilitiesLn 26$429K

Net assetsLn 32−$425K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 60

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

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$1K	$4K
Total assetsLn 16	$1K	$4K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$507K	$429K
Net assetsLn 32	−$506K	−$425K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$628K	$628K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$28K		$28K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$100K		$100K
Office expensesLn 13	$145		$145
Total functional expensesLn 25	$756K	$628K	$128K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS May 9, 2025	$930K	$55K	$874K	$449K	990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 8, 2024	$837K	$756K	$81K	−$425K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)

Part I · Summary $836,584 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$836,584

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$836,584

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$627,500

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$128,345

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$755,845

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0$80,739

Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, 2 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2

VI-1b Independent voting members2

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $836,584 across 3 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$836,584

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$836,584

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$836,584

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $755,845 across 4 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $627,500$627,500

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $28,200$28,200

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $100,000$100,000

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $145$145

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $627,500 · Management $128,345 · Fundraising $0$755,845

Part X · Balance sheet $3,564 assets, 10 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,000$3,564

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,000$3,564

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $253,750$3,575

X-18 Grants payableStart of year $250,000$425,000

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,000$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $506,750$428,575

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$505,750−$437,511

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$12,500

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$505,750−$425,011

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,000$3,564

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$425,011 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$836,584

XI-2 Total expenses$755,845

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$80,739

XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$505,750

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$425,011

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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