Nonprofit · EIN 27-3444564
EARTH INNOVATION INSTITUTE
Tax-exempt · BERKELEY, CA 94702
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,979,087 | $2,836,350 | $142,737 | $2,711,295 | $319,688 | $2,391,607 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,934,216 | $2,846,299 | $2,087,917 | $2,559,469 | $272,570 | $2,286,899 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,397,382
- Program service revenue
- $517,848
- Investment income
- $63,857
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $127,664
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $431,810
- Other salaries and wages
- $329,455
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $911,401
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $91,429
- Occupancy
- $8,315
- Travel
- $192,190
- Program services (functional)
- $2,266,174
- Management and general (functional)
- $512,333
- Fundraising (functional)
- $57,843
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,559,469
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,711,295
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $319,688
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,391,607
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$455,832
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,847,439
- Gross receipts
- $2,979,087
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 5
- Year formed
- 2010
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Nepstad PhD | Executive Dir. & Pres. EII Officer | 40 | $206,521 | $17,071 |
| Kelly Dougherty | Director of Finance Officer | 40 | $185,363 | $15,160 |
| David McGrath part time | Deputy Director Officer | 7.25 | $7,695 | $0 |
| Kate Jackson | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan McGrath | secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Eric Hoffman | treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Gledhill | board member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jean P Ometto | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KELLY DOUGHERTY | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 40 | $177,483 | $14,089 |
| DANIEL NEPSTAD | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $143,382 | $21,459 |
| CLAUDIA MARGRET STICKLER | SCIENTIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,767 | $415 |
| DAVID MCGRATH PART TIME | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Officer | 7.25 | $34,095 | $0 |
| ERIC HOFFMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD GLEDHILL | AUDIT COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN MCGRATH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE JACKSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANA LUISA DA RIVA PARTIAL YEAR | AUDIT COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEAN P OMETTO PARTIAL YEAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2991 SACRAMENTO ST 509, BERKELEY, CA 94702-2534
- In care of
- % DANIEL NEPSTAD
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DANIEL NEPSTAD PhD, 2991 SACRAMENTO STREET509, BERKELEY, CA 94702
- Signed the 990
- DANIEL NEPSTAD PhD, EXECUTIVE DIR & PRES
- Phone
- (415) 636-6271
- Website
- WWW.EARTHINNOVATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WITHUMSMITHBROWN PC
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 27-3444564 or by the name EARTH INNOVATION INSTITUTE.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
EARTH INNOVATION INSTITUTE WORKS TO ADVANCE CLIMATE-FRIENDLY RURAL DEVLOPEMENT THROUGH INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO SUSTAINABLE FARMING, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES IN TROPICAL REGIONS AROUND THE WORLD.
Program accomplishments
- IN BRAZIL, EII'S WORK IS FOCUSED ON SIX STATES IN THE AMAZON AND CERRADO REGIONS: ACRE, AMAP, MATO GROSSO, MATO GROSSO DO SUL, PAR, AND TOCANTINS. IN EACH STATE, EII IS SUPPORTING THE GOVERNMENT AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT LOW-EMISSION DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES AND HELP THESE STATES COMPLETE THEIR JURISDICTIONAL REDD+ PROGRAMS SO THAT THEY CAN GENERATE REVENUES FROM THE SALE OF REDD+ CARBON CREDITS. EII'S WORK INCLUDES TECHNICAL WORK TO HELP CATTLE AND FARM SECTORS DEVELOP THE PROGRAMS FOR FOREST CONSERVATION AND RECUPERATION THAT WILL BE FUNDED WITH CARBON REVENUES AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR STATE GOVERNMENTS TO TAKE THE STEPS NEEDED TO ISSUE REDD+ CARBON CREDITS.Expenses $1,242,104 · grants $117,664 · revenue $170,598
- EII'S WORK IN PERU IS FOCUSED ON THE REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS OF LORETO, SAN MARTIN, AND UCAYALI, ALTHOUGH EII ALSO PROVIDES SUPPORT TO THE GOVERNMENTS OF OTHER AMAZON JURISDICTIONS INCLUDING AMAZONAS, HUNUCO, PIURA AND MADRE DE DIOS. THIS WORK HAS SUPPORTED EACH REGIONAL GOVERNMENT TO DEVELOP THEIR LOW-EMISSION RURAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES IN COLOMBIA, EII'S WORK IS FOCUSED ON THE DEPARTMENTS OF CAQUET ANDAND HAS ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE CREATION AND WORK OF THE "PUBLIC-PRIVATE COALITION FOR LOW-EMISSION RURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE PERUVIAN AMAZON."Expenses $500,950 · revenue $347,250
- IN COLOMBIA, EII'S WORK IS FOCUSED ON THE DEPARTMENTS OF CAQUET AND META, SUPPORTING BOTH JURISDICTIONS TO DEVELOP LOW-EMISSION DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES AND IMPLEMENTING PILOT INITIATIVES IN SMALLHOLDER COMMUNITIES. IN ALL OTHER REGIONAL PROGRAMS, EII USES A SIMILAR APPROACH TO SUPPORT THE TRANSITIONS OF ENTIRE JURISDICTIONS TO A PATHWAY OF SUSTAINABLE, LOW-EMISSION RURAL DEVELOPMENT. THIS APPROACH INCLUDES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF JURISDICTION-WIDE GOALS THAT ARE UNDERSTOOD AND SUPPORTED BY KEY SECTORS, A SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND REPORTING ON PROGRESS TOWARDS THOSE GOALS, AND INCENTIVE SYSTEMS FOR DRIVING PROGRESS TOWARDS THESE GOALS. EII WORKS WITH JURISDICTIONS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO MANAGE THESE TRANSITIONS AND PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO TRANSLATE CARBON EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS INTO CREDITS THAT CAN BE SOLD. EII DOES NOT ENGAGE IN THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF THESE CREDITS.Expenses $205,338
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 | Not 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
- 27-3444564
- 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
- 2010
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,711,295
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,979,087
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,979,087 | $2,836,350 | $2,711,295 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $4,934,216 | $2,846,299 | $2,559,469 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,604,122 | $4,107,921 | $997,894 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 27-3444564).
Questions about EARTH INNOVATION INSTITUTE
- What is the EIN of EARTH INNOVATION INSTITUTE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of EARTH INNOVATION INSTITUTE is 27-3444564.
- Is EARTH INNOVATION INSTITUTE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2010.
- Are donations to EARTH INNOVATION INSTITUTE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does EARTH INNOVATION INSTITUTE 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 INNOVATION INSTITUTE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did EARTH INNOVATION INSTITUTE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of EARTH INNOVATION INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names DANIEL NEPSTAD PhD.
- Who are the officers and directors of EARTH INNOVATION INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 8 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $206,521 (Daniel Nepstad PhD, Executive Dir. & Pres. EII).
- How much revenue does EARTH INNOVATION INSTITUTE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,979,087, expenses of $2,836,350 and total assets of $2,711,295 at year end.
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