Nonprofit · EIN 20-1843411
EARTH ECONOMICS
Tax-exempt · TACOMA, WA 98402
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,310,040 | $1,358,061 | -$48,021 | $993,317 | $187,051 | $806,266 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $1,541,694 | $1,398,886 | $142,808 | $1,186,248 | $331,961 | $854,287 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $944,106 | $1,071,711 | -$127,605 | $1,020,681 | $309,219 | $711,462 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $738,711
- Program service revenue
- $549,498
- Investment income
- $21,831
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $150,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $639,839
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $963,213
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $6,436
- Occupancy
- $19,222
- Travel
- $36,704
- Program services (functional)
- $851,464
- Management and general (functional)
- $506,597
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,186,248
- Total assets, end of year
- $993,317
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $187,051
- Net assets, end of year
- $806,266
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $806,266
- Gross receipts
- $1,310,040
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 12
- Year formed
- 2004
- State of legal domicile
- WA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAYA KOCIAN | Executive Dir. Trustee or director | 40 | $150,000 |
| GARETH GREEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID COSMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JUDY MASSONG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NAN MCKAY | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CRAIG MUSKA | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ALI MODARRES PHD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MOLLY SEAVERNS | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DEVON EMILY THORSELL | Treasurer Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAYA KOCIAN | Executive Dir. Trustee or director | 40 | $138,300 | $14,825 |
| DAVID COSMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDY MASSONG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NAN MCKAY | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG MUSKA | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALI MODARRES PHD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MOLLY SEAVERNS | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILLIP THOMPSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEVON EMILY THORSELL | Treasurer Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAYA KOCIAN | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $139,965 | $13,097 |
| DAVID COSMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDY MASSONG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NAN MCKAY | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG MUSKA | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALYSSA OPLAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALI MODARRES PHD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| INGRID RASCH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MOLLY SEAVERNS | BOARD SECRET Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP THOMPSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1102 A ST PMB 321, TACOMA, WA 98402-5006
- In care of
- % MAYA KOCIAN
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- CRAIG MUSKA, 1102 A STREET PMB 321, TACOMA, WA 98402
- Signed the 990
- CRAIG MUSKA, BOARD CHAIR
- Phone
- (253) 539-4801
- Website
- WWW.EARTHECONOMICS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Bell & Bell PLLC
Mission
EARTH ECONOMICS QUANTIFIES AND VALUES THE BENEFITS NATURE PROVIDES TO COMMUNITIES. AS A GLOBAL LEADER IN SCIENCE-BASED ECONOMICS, WE DEVELOP PRAGMATIC, COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR INVESTMENT AND POLICY DECISIONS THAT MITIGATE RISK, ADD VALUE, AND INCREASE RESILIENCE.
Program accomplishments
- PROGRAM 1: DOMESTIC - OUR DOMESTIC PROGRAM PROVIDES THREE SERVICES:EDUCATION AND AWARENESS BUILDING; PLACE-BASED PROJECT ANALYSES; AND EXPERTGUIDANCE ON FUNDING MECHANISMS TO PROTECT AND EXPAND NATURAL CAPITAL AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN THE UNITED STATES AND ITS TERRITORIES.Expenses $844,176 · revenue $524,371
- PROGRAM 2: INTERNATIONAL - OUR INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM PROVIDES THREE SERVICES:EDUCATION AND AWARENESS BUILDING; PLACE-BASED PROJECT ANALYSES; AND EXPERTGUIDANCE ON FUNDING MECHANISMS TO PROTECT AND EXPAND NATURAL CAPITAL AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE OUTSIDE OF THE UNTIED STATES AND ITS TERRITORIES.Expenses $7,288 · revenue $39,169
- PROGRAM 3; ECOSYSTEM VALUATION TOOLKIT (EVT) - THE ECOSYSTEM VALUATION TOOLKIT (EVT) IS A CONSTANTLY EXPANDING REPOSITORY OF SCHOLARLY VALUATION ESTIMATES ASSOCIATED WITH ECOSYSTEM GOODS AND SERVICES, CURRENTLY CONTAINING OVER 5,000 VERIFIED VALUES FOR ECOSYSTEM GOODS AND SERVICES PRODUCED AT SPECIFIC LOCALES, WORLDWIDE, BY PROVIDING A FOUNDATION FOR RIGOROUS AND RAPID ECOSYSTEM SERVICE VALUATION, THE EVT SUPPORTS IMPROVEMENTS TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT, AND AN EXPANSION OF OUR UNDERSTANDING OF ECONOMIC IMPACTS AND INCENTIVES, TO BETTER SUPPORT ECOLOGICAL AND FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY.revenue $5,783
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-1843411
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2006
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C052)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $993,317
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,310,040
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,310,040 | $1,358,061 | $993,317 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,541,694 | $1,398,886 | $1,186,248 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $944,106 | $1,071,711 | $1,020,681 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,260,194 | $1,396,512 | $1,084,801 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-1843411).
Questions about EARTH ECONOMICS
- What is the EIN of EARTH ECONOMICS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of EARTH ECONOMICS is 20-1843411.
- Is EARTH ECONOMICS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.
- Are donations to EARTH ECONOMICS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does EARTH ECONOMICS file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of EARTH ECONOMICS due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did EARTH ECONOMICS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of EARTH ECONOMICS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names CRAIG MUSKA.
- Who are the officers and directors of EARTH ECONOMICS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $150,000 (MAYA KOCIAN, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does EARTH ECONOMICS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,310,040, expenses of $1,358,061 and total assets of $993,317 at year end.
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