Earth Care International
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
EARTH CARE IS AN EMPOWERMENT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION. WE GROW GRASSROOTS LEADERSHIP FROM THE GROUND UP BY TRAINING AND SUPPORTING YOUTH AND PARENT LEADERS WHO ORGANIZE CAMPAIGNS TO BUILD A HEALTHY, JUST, AND SUSTAINABLE WORLD.
- Income
- $754,049
- Spending
- $947,795
- Spent on programs
- 83%
- Reserves
- 5.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 79%
- Employees
- 18
- Highest pay
- $75,422, co-director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 45 out of 100. Higher than 9% of charities in its peer group (environment, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.4 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 34% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 26% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 33% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1583% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 71 out of 100. Higher than 37% of charities in its peer group (environment, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $293,554 spent. ORGANIZING, TRAINING & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT: - THE PODER FAMILY LEADERSHIP COLLABORATIVE FACILITATES AND BUILDS FAMILY LEADERSHIP IN PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION INCLUDING BUILDING LEADERSHIP CAPACITY FOR FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN SCHOOLS, IN CREATING TRANSFORMATION EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES, AND WORKING WITH SCHOOLS AND THE DISTRICT TO CREATE EQUITABLE AND JUST LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. WORKSHOPS ARE HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. - PLAZA COMUNITARIA IS THE CENTER OF BASIC EDUCATION THAT EARTH CARE/PODER FAMILIAR OFFERS TO THE COMMUNITY IN SANTA FE WITH THE VISION OF EQUIPPING SPANISH SPEAKERS TO ACCESS BETTER OPPORTUNITIES. - ABRIENDO PUERTAS / OPENING DOORS IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM CREATED BY AND FOR LATINO PARENTS WITH CHILDREN AGES 0-5. IT ALSO PROVIDES RESOURCES FOR PARENTS WITH OLDER CHILDREN, SHARING POSITIVE PARENTING EXPERIENCES AND STRATEGIES. THIS COURSE, APART FROM BEING FOR PARENTS, IS ALSO FOR PEOPLE WHO WORK WITH CHILDREN, GRANDPARENTS, UNCLES, BROTHERS, GODMOTHERS AND NEIGHBORS WHO ARE PART OF THE UPBRINGING OF A CHILD. - THE EL PUENTE SUMMER LEADERSHIP ACADEMY IS AVAILABLE TO SANTA FE & AREA YOUTH 14-25 YEARS OLD OFFERING A ONE WEEK OF LEADERSHIP TRAINING, COMMUNITY BUILDING, FRIENDSHIP-MAKING, AND PROBLEM-SOLVING. - THE LA MILPA COMUNITARIA PROJECT IS A FAMILY FOOD JUSTICE PROJECT THAT BEGAN WITH A SMALL GARDEN AND CONVERSATIONS WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO TALK ABOUT THE PROBLEM OF ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD BY THE MIGRANT COMMUNITY ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF THE CITY OF SANTA FE. THE PROJECT HAS FLOURISHED INTO A LARGER PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES THE DESIGN AND CREATION OF THE LA MILPA COMMUNITY GARDENS AT EARTH CARES OFFICES IN ADDITION TO FAMILY WORKSHOPS THAT INCLUDES A GROUP OF FAMILIES THAT COME TOGETHER TO DISCUSS TOPICS RELATED WITH THE WAY OUR FOOD HABITS HAVE CHANGE DUE TO THE PRODUCTION AND PREPARATION OF FOOD AND FOOD JUSTICE. ORGANIZING, TRAINING & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT: - THE PODER FAMILY LEADERSHIP COLLABORATIVE FACILITATES AND BUILDS FAMILY LEADERSHIP IN PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION INCLUDING BUILDING LEADERSHIP CAPACITY FOR FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN SCHOOLS, IN CREATING TRANSFORMATION EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES, AND WORKING WITH SCHOOLS AND THE DISTRICT TO CREATE EQUITABLE AND JUST LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. WORKSHOPS ARE HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. - PLAZA COMUNITARIA IS THE CENTER OF BASIC EDUCATION THAT EARTH CARE/PODER FAMILIAR OFFERS TO THE COMMUNITY IN SANTA FE WITH THE VISION OF EQUIPPING SPANISH SPEAKERS TO ACCESS BETTER OPPORTUNITIES. - ABRIENDO PUERTAS / OPENING DOORS IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM CREATED BY AND FOR LATINO PARENTS WITH CHILDREN AGES 0-5. IT ALSO PROVIDES RESOURCES FOR PARENTS WITH OLDER CHILDREN, SHARING POSITIVE PARENTING EXPERIENCES AND STRATEGIES. THIS COURSE, APART FROM BEING FOR PARENTS, IS ALSO FOR PEOPLE WHO WORK WITH CHILDREN, GRANDPARENTS, UNCLES, BROTHERS, GODMOTHERS AND NEIGHBORS WHO ARE PART OF THE UPBRINGING OF A CHILD. - THE EL PUENTE SUMMER LEADERSHIP ACADEMY IS AVAILABLE TO SANTA FE & AREA YOUTH 14-25 YEARS OLD OFFERING A ONE WEEK OF LEADERSHIP TRAINING, COMMUNITY BUILDING, FRIENDSHIP-MAKING, AND PROBLEM-SOLVING. - THE LA MILPA COMUNITARIA PROJECT IS A FAMILY FOOD JUSTICE PROJECT THAT BEGAN WITH A SMALL GARDEN AND CONVERSATIONS WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO TALK ABOUT THE PROBLEM OF ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD BY THE MIGRANT COMMUNITY ON THE SOUTHSIDE OF THE CITY OF SANTA FE. THE PROJECT HAS FLOURISHED INTO A LARGER PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES THE DESIGN AND CREATION OF THE LA MILPA COMMUNITY GARDENS AT EARTH CARES OFFICES IN ADDITION TO FAMILY WORKSHOPS THAT INCLUDES A GROUP OF FAMILIES THAT COME TOGETHER TO DISCUSS TOPICS RELATED WITH THE WAY OUR FOOD HABITS HAVE CHANGE DUE TO THE PRODUCTION AND PREPARATION OF FOOD AND FOOD JUSTICE.
- $102,446 spent. SOLIDARITY ECONOMY, COMMUNITY DRIVEN PLANNING & COMMUNITY HEALTH: THE SANTA FE MUTUAL AID NETWORK, COORDINATED BY EARTH CARE, IS A GROWING NETWORK OF OVER 1,500 MEMBERS, THE MAJORITY OF WHOM ARE LATINX IMMIGRANTS IN SF COUNTY WHO ARE SHARING NEEDS AND RESOURCES WITH ONE ANOTHER THROUGH THE PANDEMIC AND BEYOND. EARTH CARE HAS HOSTED COMMUNITY EVENTS, LIKE COMMUNITY SWAPS/COMMUNITY CLOSETS AND BRAKE LIGHT CLINICS (WITH SANTA FE DSA). WE MAINLY CONNECT COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO RESOURCES AND FUNDS THROUGH THE SANTA FE CONNECT PROGRAM WHICH INSTITUTIONALIZED THE NETWORKED AID RESPONSE WHOSE NEED WAS MADE SO PAINFULLY OBVIOUS DURING THE PANDEMIC. THE MUTUAL AID SOLIDARITY NETWORK HAS: - REDISTRIBUTED NEARLY A THREE QUARTERS OF A MILLION DOLLARS FROM THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE EXCESS RESOURCES TO THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE BEEN DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED, - HELPED MEMBERS APPLY AND SECURE OVER A MILLION DOLLARS IN HOUSING AND UTILITY AID, - AND DISTRIBUTED THOUSANDS OF MASKS AND PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC AS WELL AS THOUSANDS OF LBS OF FOOD & MEDICAL DELIVERIES. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE INTIATIVES TO SUPPORT THE SOUTHSIDE OF SANTA FE COMMUNITY RESPOND TO ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL INEQUITIES THAT HAVE COMPOUNDED OVER GENERATIONS, LEAVING FAMILIES VULNERABLE TO A RANGE OF HEALTH ISSUES SUCH AS RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS, ASTHMA, AND INCREASED RISKS OF HEART DISEASE. SOLIDARITY ECONOMY, COMMUNITY DRIVEN PLANNING & COMMUNITY HEALTH: THE SANTA FE MUTUAL AID NETWORK, COORDINATED BY EARTH CARE, IS A GROWING NETWORK OF OVER 1,500 MEMBERS, THE MAJORITY OF WHOM ARE LATINX IMMIGRANTS IN SF COUNTY WHO ARE SHARING NEEDS AND RESOURCES WITH ONE ANOTHER THROUGH THE PANDEMIC AND BEYOND. EARTH CARE HAS HOSTED COMMUNITY EVENTS, LIKE COMMUNITY SWAPS/COMMUNITY CLOSETS AND BRAKE LIGHT CLINICS (WITH SANTA FE DSA). WE MAINLY CONNECT COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO RESOURCES AND FUNDS THROUGH THE SANTA FE CONNECT PROGRAM WHICH INSTITUTIONALIZED THE NETWORKED AID RESPONSE WHOSE NEED WAS MADE SO PAINFULLY OBVIOUS DURING THE PANDEMIC. THE MUTUAL AID SOLIDARITY NETWORK HAS: - REDISTRIBUTED NEARLY A THREE QUARTERS OF A MILLION DOLLARS FROM THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE EXCESS RESOURCES TO THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE BEEN DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED, - HELPED MEMBERS APPLY AND SECURE OVER A MILLION DOLLARS IN HOUSING AND UTILITY AID, - AND DISTRIBUTED THOUSANDS OF MASKS AND PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC AS WELL AS THOUSANDS OF LBS OF FOOD & MEDICAL DELIVERIES. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE INTIATIVES TO SUPPORT THE SOUTHSIDE OF SANTA FE COMMUNITY RESPOND TO ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL INEQUITIES THAT HAVE COMPOUNDED OVER GENERATIONS, LEAVING FAMILIES VULNERABLE TO A RANGE OF HEALTH ISSUES SUCH AS RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS, ASTHMA, AND INCREASED RISKS OF HEART DISEASE.
- $388,601 spent. YUCCA - YOUTH UNITED FOR CLIMATE CRISIS ACTION - IS AN EARTH CARE PROGRAM PROVIDING VOTER EDUCATION ON FOCUSED CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE MATTERS. THE PROGRAM HOSTS COMMUNITY FORUMS, CONVENES PUBLIC DISCUSSIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ADVOCATES AND PROVIDES CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. ALSO, EARTH CARE ACTS AS THE COORDINATING PROJECT SPONSOR FOR YUCCA ACTION, A SEPARATE 501C4, NEW MEXICO NON-PROFIT CORPORATION, FOCUSED ON ELECTION WORK DEDICATED TO HOLDINGELECTED OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE FOR FUTURE GENERATION CLIMATE MATTERS. YUCCA ACTION, DURING ELECTION SEASON, COMPILES VOTER INFORMATION, ASKS CANDIDATES TO TAKE STANCES ON CLIMATE ISSUES AND HOSTS CANDIDATE FORUMS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending August 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2003.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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