Stand earth challenges corporations and governments to treat people and the environment with respect, because our lives depend on IT.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.0M 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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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $324K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.0M
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
15
named funders · $2.8M
Looks good: 15 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$438K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$13.8M
+59% vs prior year
Spent
$11.4M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$6.7M
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$13.8M
FY2022▲ +59%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$4.4M
FY2020$8.0M
FY2021$8.7M
FY2022$13.8M
FY2023$13.6M
FY2024$8.1M
Expenses
$11.4M
FY2022▲ +33%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$4.1M
FY2020$5.6M
FY2021$8.6M
FY2022$11.4M
FY2023$14.0M
FY2024$11.0M
Net assets
$6.7M
FY2022▲ +55%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$1.8M
FY2020$4.2M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$6.7M
FY2023$6.4M
FY2024$3.5M

From the FY2022 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 May 2000.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $9.5M Management & general 8% · $902K Fundraising 8% · $950K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $1.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$258,400Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$174,536Pt VII · Sec A
Development Director
$133,298Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Communication Officer
$132,329Pt VII · Sec A
Global Corps Climate Policy Director
$127,051Pt VII · Sec A
Director of People and Culture
$107,575Pt VII · Sec A
Forest Programs Director
$105,035Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Todd Paglia’s $230K as Executive Director 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Todd Paglia$229,528$230,943$258,400$188,285$188,247$175,947
Matt Westendorf$206,633$190,719$174,536$164,990$137,843$139,961
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$104,922
Kendra Ulrich$133,496—————

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

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Challenges corporations and governments to respect people and the environment for our survival.

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3 programs · $9.5M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Our climate campaigns are focused on addressing the financial, human health and environmental risks inherent in the further development and expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure and the use of fossil fuels in cities, towns and counties; transforming the environmental practices of the shipping industry; financial sector divestment from…

$8.7Mprogram 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.

$520Kprogram 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. This research has helped to shift the practices or procurement policies of some of the biggest forest products companies in the world.

$334Kprogram expense

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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
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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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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$13.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$424K
Other incomeLn 4–11$64K
Money outPt IX
$11.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.5M
Managementcol C$902K
Fundraisingcol D$950K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.6M
Total assetsLn 16$7.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$438K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$23K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$424K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$64K
Total revenueLn 12$13.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
SavingsLn 2$4.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$64K
Other assetsLn 15$111K
Total assetsLn 16$7.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$438K
Net assetsLn 32$6.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 535
VolunteersI 68
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.4M$5.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$55K$64K
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M$7.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$421K$438K
Net assetsLn 32$4.3M$6.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$346K$346K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$475K$224K$123K$127K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.2M$2.2M$460K$584K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$618K$420K$99K$98K
Payroll taxesLn 10$279K$175K$46K$58K
Legal feesLn 11b$95K$42K$45K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$236K$233K$1K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$41K$40K$353$468
TravelLn 17$378K$346K$16K$16K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$109K$109K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$31K$19K$8K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$8K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5.4M$5.2M$78K$33K
All other expensesLn 24e$170K$129K$23K$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$11.4M$9.5M$902K$950K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $8.1M$11.0M−$2.9M$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $13.6M$14.0M−$392K$6.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $13.8M$11.4M$2.4M$6.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $8.7M$8.6M$116K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $8.0M$5.6M$2.5M$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2019 $4.4M$4.1M$237K$1.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $13,774,015 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,513,503$13,284,640
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $152,003$423,985
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,054$1,384
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,255$64,006
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,673,815$13,774,015
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $194,428$346,420
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,171,306$4,604,314
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,192,229$6,427,426
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,557,963$11,378,160
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $115,852$2,395,855
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $13,774,015 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$13,284,640
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$23,049
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$13,284,640
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $423,985$423,985
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,384$1,384
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $64,006$64,006
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $423,985 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $65,390$13,774,015
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,378,160 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $346,420$346,420
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $224,270 · Management $122,989 · Fundraising $127,440$474,699
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,189,214 · Management $460,160 · Fundraising $583,965$3,233,339
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $420,440 · Management $99,275 · Fundraising $98,016$617,731
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $175,109 · Management $45,640 · Fundraising $57,796$278,545
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $41,649 · Management $45,250 · Fundraising $8,064$94,963
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $233,249 · Management $1,374 · Fundraising $1,754$236,377
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $40,044 · Management $353 · Fundraising $468$40,865
IX-17 TravelPrograms $345,995 · Management $15,989 · Fundraising $15,664$377,648
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $108,772$108,772
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $18,807 · Management $8,214 · Fundraising $3,532$30,553
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,131 · Management $1,964 · Fundraising $1,619$11,714
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,245,120 · Management $77,807 · Fundraising $33,392$5,356,319
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $128,762 · Management $23,292 · Fundraising $18,161$170,215
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,525,982 · Management $902,307 · Fundraising $949,871$11,378,160
Part X · Balance sheet $7,183,424 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,422,532$1,300,489
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,015,671$4,329,621
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $197,799$1,256,034
X-4 Accounts receivable$30,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $80,029$91,467
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $54,865$64,410
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$111,403
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,770,896$7,183,424
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $421,213$327,272
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$110,614
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $421,213$437,886
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $917,313$989,942
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,432,370$5,755,596
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,349,683$6,745,538
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,770,896$7,183,424
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,745,538 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$13,774,015
XI-2 Total expenses$11,378,160
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,395,855
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,349,683
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,745,538

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