Resolve Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
RESOLVE FORGES SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO CRITICAL SOCIAL, HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES BY CREATING INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WHERE THEY ARE LEAST LIKELY AND MOST NEEDED. WE ENVISION A LESS POLARIZED WORLD WITH A SHARED COMMITMENT TO TRANSFORMING AMBITIOUS IDEAS INTO REAL BENEFITS FOR PEOPLE, COMMUNITIES, AND ECOSYSTEMS.
- Income
- $9.1 million
- Spending
- $10.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 87%
- Reserves
- 1.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 58%
- Employees
- 20
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $383,663, president and ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 40 out of 100. Higher than 4% of charities in its peer group (animals, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.3 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 67% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 19% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1587% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (animals, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
5 of 253 of 6 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
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 June 30, 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)
- $1.1 million spent. HEALTHY COMMUNITIES - WE PROMOTE EQUITABLE HEALTH ACCESS AND OUTCOMES FOR ALL PEOPLE, COMMUNITIES, AND POPULATIONS BY FOSTERING AND SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES, STRATEGIES, AND PARTNERSHIPS. OUR SUCCESSES INCLUDE IMPROVING FOOD AND WATER SAFETY, CHAMPIONING SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES, AND ENHANCING COMMUNITY DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RESILIENCY.
- $1.7 million spent. CONSERVATION - WE PROTECT ECOSYSTEMS, SPECIES, AND PEOPLE THROUGH GROUND-BREAKING RESEARCH AND PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS; BY CREATING LOCAL, MULTI-SECTOR CONSTITUENCIES FOR TARGETED LAND PROTECTION AND RESTORATION; PRODUCING LEADING EDGE BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE THAT UNDERPINS GLOBAL CONSERVATION EFFORTS; AND DESIGNING AND SCALING TECHNOLOGY TO PROTECT SPECIES AND COMMUNITIES. OUR SUCCESS INCLUDES LAND AND WATERSHED RESTORATION AGREEMENTS, GROUND-BREAKING PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS, AND BREAKTHROUGH CONSERVATION TECHNOLOGIES.
- $6.7 million spent. SUSTAINABLE RESOURCES - WE SEEK TO IMPROVE THE SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTION OF THE NATURAL RESOURCE SECTOR AND ACCELERATE THE TRANSITION TO A LOW-CARBON FUTURE. WE PROMOTE THE ETHICAL AND SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION, USE, AND RE-USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE PRODUCTS MADE WITH THEM. WE WORK AT A LOCAL AND GLOBAL LEVEL TO IMPLEMENT VOLUNTARY, MARKET, POLICY, AND DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS TO CRITICAL RESOURCE AND SOCIAL CHALLENGES. OUR SUCCESSES INCLUDE MORE RESPONSIBLE MINERALS SUPPLY CHAINS, TOOLS FOR BETTER COMPANY/COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS, IMPACT INVESTMENT IN SOCIAL ENTERPRISE, AND CLIMATE RESPONSE INNOVATIONS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 June 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 November 1994.
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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