Stand EIN 94-3331587

Stand FY2021 filing

EIN  94-3331587 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Francisco, CA Founded 1999
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Challenges corporations and governments to respect people and the environment for our survival.
Leadership
Todd Paglia · Executive Director · $188K
Money in and out
$8.7M revenue, $8.6M expenses
Bottom line
85% program efficiency

Challenges corporations and governments to respect people and the environment for our survival. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $8.7M in revenue, $8.6M in expenses, and $4.3M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$8.7M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$8.6M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$4.3M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $116K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.07
Program efficiency
85%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
6.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+1%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$8.7M
FY2021▲ +8%
Expenses
$8.6M
FY2021▲ +54%
Total assets
$4.8M
FY2021▼ -2%
Total liabilities
$421K
FY2021▼ -32%
Total revenue
$8.7M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$8.6M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$4.3M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$116K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$4.8M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B85%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $7.3M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Our climate campaigns are focused on exposing the financial, human health and environmental risks inherent in the further development and expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure including pipelines, oil train terminals and transportation hubs, and the use of fossil fuels in cities, towns and counties; transforming the environmental…

$6.2Mprogram expense
02

Healthy Forests Campaigns

These campaigns focus on securing on the ground, legislated protection of endangered forests and critical ecosystems around the world; and building our programs to assess current trends in forest products consumption and work with our longstanding corporate partners to establish improved environmental standards in this sector.

$545Kprogram expense
03

Research

Stand research group specializes in chain of custody research, identifying and tracking raw materials as they move through complex supply chains and eventually become consumer products. We trace environmental destruction and human rights violations all the way from source to end use.

$502Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CStand
EINHdr · item D94-3331587
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Francisco, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.stand.earth
Year of formationHdr · item L1999
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C360)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2000

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
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 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$188,285Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$164,990Pt VII · Sec A
Global Campaigns Director
$120,000Pt VII · Sec A
Development Director
$119,915Pt VII · Sec A
Forest Programs Director
$114,945Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Todd Paglia’s $230K as Executive Director is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1843 $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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Todd Paglia$229,528$230,943$258,400$188,285$188,247
Matt Westendorf$206,633$190,719$174,536$164,990$137,843
Todd Paglia$175,947
Amanda Williams$168,710$169,805
Matthew Jacobson$158,157
Gauri Sohini Baliga$155,280$144,364$132,329
Trista Kendall$144,494
Stephen Danner$142,422$133,298$119,915$117,422

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$8.5M · 98%
Program service revenue$152K · 2%
Contributions & grants98%$8.5M
Program service revenue2%$152K
Investment income$1K
Other revenue$7K
— government grantsLn 1e$409K
Total revenueLn 12$8.7M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.07
Program services85%$7.3M
Management & general8%$709K
Fundraising7%$584K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.6M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$4.4M
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$421K
Total net assetsLn 32$4.3M
Months of cash on handcomputed6.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $4.4M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $8.6M · Less non-cash grants $5K · Cash operating expenses/yr $8.6M
6.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $7.3M · Total expenses $8.6M
85%
Management & General
Management & general $709K · Total expenses $8.6M
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $584K · Total expenses $8.6M
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $565K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $6.7M
$0.08 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $8.5M · Total revenue $8.7M
98%
Government reliance
Government grants $409K · Total revenue $8.7M
5%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $152K · Total revenue $8.7M
2%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1K · Total revenue $8.7M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $152K · Total expenses $8.6M
2%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $8.7M · Prior year $8.0M
+8%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $4.3M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $8.7M · Expenses $8.6M
+1%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $4.8M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $4.3M · Total assets $4.8M
91%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $4.8M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Todd Paglia · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $188K · Total expenses $8.6M
2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $3.2M · Total expenses $8.6M
37%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 85%
Overhead ratio 8%
Fundraising cost ratio 7%
Revenue growth 8%
Legal fee ratio 1%

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 · 26 grants · $1.9M · 2019–2024
Rainforest Action NetworkCA · FY2024$60,000
Amazon WatchCA · FY2024$40,000
350 PdxorgOR · FY2024$19,775
Oxfam-America INCMA · FY2024$16,000
Earth Island Institute INCCA · FY2023$750,000
Amazon WatchCA · FY2023$160,700
Rainforest Action NetworkCA · FY2023$90,000
Human Rights Watch INCNY · FY2023$60,000
Climate Access INCCA · FY2023$30,000
Oxfam-America INCMA · FY2023$24,000
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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
FY2024 (Latest)$8.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$13.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$13.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$8.7M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$8.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2019$4.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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