Earth Genome
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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.
- Income
- $2.6 million
- Spending
- $4.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- 0.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 83%
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $268,913, employee
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 39 out of 100. Higher than 5% of charities in its peer group (environment, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.1 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 40% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 63% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 6% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1585% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 25% of charities in its peer group (environment, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
5 of 252 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a 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
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited 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 December 31, 2024, 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 (2)
- $3.0 million spent. 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.
- $530,996 spent. 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.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 2024.
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 September 2015.
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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