Nonprofit · EIN 52-1683270
EARTH CONSERVATION CORPS
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20003
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $599,671 | $538,158 | $61,513 | $962,095 | $1,105,423 | -$143,328 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $294,192 | $1,398,769 | -$1,104,577 | $651,394 | $900,353 | -$248,959 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 (amended) | $2,119,906 | $1,861,514 | $258,392 | $1,762,701 | $890,684 | $872,017 |
| September 30, 2022 | 990 | $353,019 | $337,589 | $15,430 | $419,274 | $53,642 | $365,632 |
| September 30, 2020 | 990 | $259,147 | $432,396 | -$173,249 | $542,789 | $118,866 | $423,923 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $579,119
- of which government grants
- $130,978
- Program service revenue
- $20,552
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $317,526
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $348,822
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $21,939
- Occupancy
- $78,782
- Travel
- $18,531
- Program services (functional)
- $429,588
- Management and general (functional)
- $61,720
- Fundraising (functional)
- $46,850
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $651,394
- Total assets, end of year
- $962,095
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,105,423
- Net assets, end of year
- -$143,328
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $503,212
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$155,556
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $12,228
- Gross receipts
- $599,671
- Employees
- 15
- Volunteers
- 576
- Year formed
- 1990
- State of legal domicile
- DC
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LeVar Burton | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Dr Sylvia Earle | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Sarah Guinan Nixon | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Megan Smith | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LaShauntya Moore | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Reverand Ivory Teague | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Hon John Bridgeland | Co-Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| Robert H Nixon | Co-Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
| Dylan C Glenn | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| L Michael Cantor | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaShauntya Moore Reynolds | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Dr Sylvia Earle | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Megan Smith | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Sarah Guinan Nixon | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Reverand Ivory Teague | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Dan Tangherlini | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LeVar Burton | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| L Michael Cantor | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| Hon John Bridgeland | Co-Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| Robert H Nixon | Co-Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
| Dylan C Glenn | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaShauntya Moore Reynolds | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Megan Smith | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Sarah Guinan Nixon | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| L Michael Cantor | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Cathy Lanier | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Reverand Ivory Teague | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LeVar Burton | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Dr Sylvia Earle | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Dylan C Glenn | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Hon John Bridgeland | Co-Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| Robert H Nixon | Co-Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
| Dan Tangherlini | Secretary Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2022: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Guinan Nixon | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Dylan C Glenn | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Megan Smith | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Reverand Ivory Teague | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LaShauntya Moore Reynolds | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LeVar Burton | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Dr Sylvia Earle | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Hon John Bridgeland | Co-Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| Robert H Nixon | Co-Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
| Dan Tangherlini | Secretary Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2020: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hon John Bridgeland | Co-Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| Robert H Nixon | Co-Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| Dan Tangherlini | Secretary Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| LeVar Burton | Director Trustee or director | 15 | $0 |
| Dr Sylvia Earle | Director Trustee or director | 15 | $0 |
| Dylan C Glenn | Director Trustee or director | 15 | $0 |
| Sarah Guinan Nixon | Director Trustee or director | 15 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1520 1ST ST SE, WASHINGTON, DC 20003-3652
- In care of
- % ROBERT H NIXON
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Robert H Nixon, 1520 First Street SE, Washington, DC 20003
- Signed the 990
- ROBERT H NIXON, Co-Chairman
- Phone
- (202) 479-4505
- Website
- earthconservationcorps.org
- Return prepared by
- Mullins PC
Mission
To reclaim the Anacostia River, our communities and our lives.
Program accomplishments
- The Program- Job Readiness through River Restoration, Citizen Science, Environmental Education and Youth Media Arts Since 1992, Earth Conservation Corps has been dedicated to uplifting our Nations most valuable natural resources our young people and our environment. We engage youth ages 17-25 from stressed communities in our Nations Capital in transformative river restoration, citizen science, environmental education and youth media arts engagement. Our full time stipended volunteers corps members who commit to a 300-hour term of leading other volunteers in hard outdoor restoration work to deliver solutions to the urgent challenges of clean water and restoring degraded habitats. In FY25, 12 corps members led 564 volunteers who donated 1287 service hours. Corps members also engaged 4,405 students in Raptor Education and Conservation Programs. See Schedule O for Continuation. See Schedule O for Continuation.Expenses $429,588 · revenue $20,552
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 52-1683270
- 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
- 1990
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C30Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $962,095
- Income (IRS master file)
- $599,671
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $599,671 | $538,158 | $962,095 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $294,192 | $1,398,769 | $651,394 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $2,119,906 | $1,861,514 | $1,762,701 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $353,019 | $337,589 | $419,274 | XML |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | $259,147 | $432,396 | $542,789 | XML |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 52-1683270).
Questions about EARTH CONSERVATION CORPS
- What is the EIN of EARTH CONSERVATION CORPS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of EARTH CONSERVATION CORPS is 52-1683270.
- Is EARTH CONSERVATION CORPS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1990.
- Are donations to EARTH CONSERVATION CORPS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does EARTH CONSERVATION CORPS 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 CONSERVATION CORPS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did EARTH CONSERVATION CORPS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of EARTH CONSERVATION CORPS?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names Robert H Nixon.
- Who are the officers and directors of EARTH CONSERVATION CORPS?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 10 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does EARTH CONSERVATION CORPS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $599,671, expenses of $538,158 and total assets of $962,095 at year end.
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