Ecologists Without Borders
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Global assistance in environmental conservation, sustainable use of natural resources, and restoration.
- Income
- $189,041
- Spending
- $167,674
- Reserves
- 14.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 86% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 14.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 11% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 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 (4)
- $41,580 spent. Mulege Sustainable Fisheries Project (MSFP) - EcoWB partners with Fundación Hagamos Más Por Santa Rosalía, A.C. (FHMSR), local fishermen, and other stakeholders on the MSFP, now in its 10th year. The goal of the Project is to improve the sustainability of the small-scale fishery and the welfare of Mulegé residents who depend on the Gulf of California for food and income. No. of people who benefit: 2,000.
- $6,257 spent. Nairobi Reservoir Reclamation Project - EcoWB is working with the community-based organization Empower the Community (ETCO) in Nairobi, Kenya to jointly plan and implement several environmental and social improvement projects in the area of the Nairobi Reservoir. ETCO and EcoWB plan to launch a campaign to engage the community in the clean-up of tributaries flowing through the informal settlement of Kibera and into the Reservoir. No. of people who will benefit: 250,000.
- $15,000 spent. El Salvador Mangrove Restoration - Over the past two years, EcoWB has worked closely with Asociación Mangle, a community organization based in southeastern El Salvador, to lay the groundwork for a new mangrove restoration initiative. Centered on the richly biodiverse mangrove forests of Jiquilisco Bay, the first phase of the project set out to understand why some areas where mangroves have been lost are more responsive to recovery than others, and how that knowledge can help guide smarter, more effective restoration efforts. This first phase involves spatial analysis of 30 years of satellite data from Jiquilisco Bay, the country's largest and most ecologically significant mangrove forest. EcoWB is currently conducting a second phase of work that will further evaluate hydrological dynamics to identify where restoration is most feasible and what conditions must be in place to ensure success.
- $25,131 spent. Our programs provide a meaningful way for environmental professionals to bring their scientific knowledge and practical expertise to bear for diverse ecosystem challenges. From Cameroon to Costa Rica, EcoWB provides the coordination, guidance and project support that helps partners and teams work effectively together. Our volunteer focused model enables a relatively low programmatic investment to unlock hours of professional scientific and technical expertise. During 2025, EcoWB successfully secured just enough funding to transition from 100% volunteer-led to hiring much-needed part-time programmatic staff. This allowed us to streamline, organize, and operationalize our engagement. We achieved a record number of over 4300 volunteer service hours provided to several projects around the globe.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 2013.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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