Nonprofit · EIN 47-2935807
EARTH GENOME
Tax-exempt · LOS ALTOS, CA 94022
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,582,872 | $4,212,265 | -$1,629,393 | $2,344,195 | $941,717 | $1,402,478 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,760,115 | $4,940,317 | -$2,180,202 | $3,222,263 | $190,392 | $3,031,871 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $450,000
- Program service revenue
- $2,132,542
- Investment income
- $330
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $398,222
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,308,558
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,040,050
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $94,924
- Travel
- $28,181
- Depreciation
- $5,882
- Program services (functional)
- $3,565,205
- Management and general (functional)
- $647,060
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,222,263
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,344,195
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $941,717
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,402,478
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $15,061
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $47,047
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,355,431
- Gross receipts
- $2,582,872
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2015
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS INGOLD | EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $246,400 | $22,513 |
| MIKEL MARON | EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $230,000 | $2,411 |
| GLEN LOW | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Trustee or director | 40 | $186,700 | $22,515 |
| BEN STRONG | EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $183,333 | $22,319 |
| CAMERON KRUSE | EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $160,458 | $14,322 |
| DAN SIEGEL | EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $162,500 | $7,745 |
| KEITH ARNOLD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 40 | $147,033 | $18,313 |
| STEVE MCCORMICK | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $64,490 | $15,814 |
| PETER KAREIVA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZ MAC CORMAC | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG MCCAW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS INGOLD | EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $245,000 | $35,850 |
| KEITH ARNOLD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 40 | $205,375 | $38,914 |
| MIKEL MASON | EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $230,000 | $2,228 |
| GLEN LOW | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $195,200 | $36,839 |
| BEN STRONG | EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $176,033 | $26,094 |
| STEVE MCCORMICK | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $143,449 | $41,752 |
| PETER KAREIVA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZ MAC CORMAC | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG MCCAW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 121 PEPPER DR, LOS ALTOS, CA 94022-3717
- In care of
- % STEVE MCCORMICK
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- STEVE MCCORMICK, 121 PEPPER DRIVE, LOS ALTOS, CA 94022
- Signed the 990
- STEVE MCCORMICK, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (415) 203-7988
- Website
- WWW.EARTHGENOME.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ROBERT LEE & ASSOCIATES LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 47-2935807 or by the name EARTH GENOME.
- 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
WE EXIST TO ENSURE THE WORLD'S KEY DECISION MAKERS CONSISTENTLY AND ROUTINELY TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE FULL VALUE OF NATURE AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF THEIR ACTIVITIES ON NATURAL SYSTEMS, THEREBY AVERTING ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DISRUPTIONS DUE TO THE MISMANAGEMENT OF NATURAL CAPITAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISK. WE WILL DELIVER THIS BY CREATING A PLATFORM TO ENABLE EASY-TO-USE, INEXPENSIVE, SCIENTIFICALLY CREDIBLE, CONTINUOUSLY UPDATED GLOBAL INFORMATION ON NATURAL RESOURCES, COUPLED WITH THE CREATION OF POWERFUL AND RELEVANT DECISION-SUPPORT TOOLS. THE PLATFORM AND TOOLS WILL EXPONENTIALLY LOWER THE COST AND TIME TO ANALYZE DATA AND TRANSLATE IT INTO INSIGHTS THAT DECISION MAKERS CAN USE.
Program accomplishments
- THE BUILD PROGRAM FOCUSES ON MAKING EARTH DATA EFFECTIVE AND ACTIONABLE ON THE MOST PRESSING CLIMATE AND CONSERVATION ISSUES OF OUR TIMES, THROUGH VISUALIZATION AND TOOL DEVELOPMENT. RECENT WORK HAS INCLUDED CLIMATE TRACE AND FOOD TWIN, AS WELL AS EARTH INDEX. EARTH INDEX IS OUR SEARCH TOOL FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, HARNESSING SATELLITE IMAGERY AND MACHINE LEARNING TO EXTRACT AN AREA'S "GENETIC SIGNATURE", ENABLING RESEARCHERS AND INVESTIGATORS TO OBTAIN INSIGHTS IN A DAY, INSTEAD OF MONTHS. RECENT WORK HAS INCLUDED BUILDING GLOBAL DATA SETS OF LARGE-SCALE ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS, AND DETECTION OF ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES RELATED TO DEFORESTATION IN THE AMAZON.Expenses $3,034,209 · revenue $1,524,413
- THE WATER PROGRAM CONTINUED WORK AMONG MULTIPLE FRONTS IN 2024. OUR WORK WAS PRIMARILY LINKED TO THREE ONGOING, MULTI-YEAR PROJECTS. FIRST WAS THE CONTINUED WORK ON GRAT (GROUNDWATER RECHARGE ASSESSMENT TOOL) THAT IS BEING DONE WITH PARTNER SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION AND THE CA DEPT OF WATER RESOURCES. THIS INCLUDES GRAT MODELING WORK NOW BEING DONE IN MULTIPLE WATERSHEDS IN CA. SECOND WAS OUR RELATED WORK BEING DONE WITH THE US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, AS PART OF THE NETWORK FOR ENGINEERING WITH NATURE. THIRD, IS OUR WORK IN CO-FACILITATING THE CA DROUGHT TASKFORCE FOR THE STATE.Expenses $530,996 · revenue $608,129
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
- 47-2935807
- 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
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C05)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,344,195
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,582,872
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,582,872 | $4,212,265 | $2,344,195 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,760,115 | $4,940,317 | $3,222,263 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $4,927,727 | $5,850,476 | $5,611,895 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 47-2935807).
Questions about EARTH GENOME
- What is the EIN of EARTH GENOME?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of EARTH GENOME is 47-2935807.
- Is EARTH GENOME tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2015.
- Are donations to EARTH GENOME tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does EARTH GENOME 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 GENOME 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 GENOME 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 GENOME?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names STEVE MCCORMICK.
- Who are the officers and directors of EARTH GENOME?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 11 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $246,400 (THOMAS INGOLD, EMPLOYEE).
- How much revenue does EARTH GENOME have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,582,872, expenses of $4,212,265 and total assets of $2,344,195 at year end.
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