One Earth Conservation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
BUILDING KNOWLEDGE, MOTIVATION, RESILIENCE, AND CAPACITY IN PEOPLE, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONALLY SO THAT THEY CAN BETTER CHERISH AND NURTURE THEMSELVES, NATURE, AND OTHER BEINGS. THIS MISSION IS ACHIEVED BY COMBINING WORK DIRECTED OUTWARD TOWARD OTHER BEINGS AND OUTWARD TOWARDS NATURE WITH WORK DIRECTED INWARD TOWARD ONE'S OWN HUMAN NATURE, AS OUTER WELL-BEING AND INNER WELL-BEING ARE INSEPARABLE AND MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL.
- Income
- $210,887
- Spending
- $202,272
- Spent on programs
- 82%
- Reserves
- 7.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 10
- Highest pay
- $15,689, vice president & secretary
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 75% of charities in its peer group (environment, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 4% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 4% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1582% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 89% of charities in its peer group (environment, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 7 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.
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, 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 (1)
- $166,711 spent. WILDLIFE CONSERVATION PROJECTS WORLDWIDE ARE SERVING AS BULWARKS AGAINST THE DEVASTATING LOSS OF SPECIES AND DAMAGE TO THE HEALTH OF ENVIRONMENTS, WHILE ALSO WORKING TO STEM THE GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY CRISIS AND MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE, HELP PEOPLE TO WORK SUSTAINABLY WHERE THEY ARE (THUS AVOIDING IMMIGRATION DUE TO ECONOMIC AND OTHER PRESSURES) AND KEEP FAMILIES AND WELL-BEING INTACT AROUND THE WORLD. ONE EARTH CONSERVATION CONTRIBUTES TOWARDS THESE EFFORTS BY WORKING TO SAVE ENDANGERED AND THREATENED PARROTS IN THE AMERICAS AS IT EMPOWERS PEOPLE IN SOUTH AMERICA, CENTRAL AMERICA, THE U.S. AND WORLDWIDE TO NURTURE THEMSELVES, OTHER PEOPLE AND OTHER BEINGS. IN ADDITION, ONE EARTH'S NURTURE NATURE PROGRAM SEEKS TO "EMPOWER THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SAVING THE PLANET." WE AFFIRM THAT PEOPLE MUST BE HEALTHY AND DEVELOP MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES SO ALL OF LIFE, INDIVIDUALS AND HUMAN AND BIOTIC SYSTEMS ON EARTH CAN FLOURISH. BY NURTURING THEIR EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, MULTISPECIES, ECOLOGICAL, AND SPIRITUAL NATURES, PARTICIPANTS EXPERIENCE GREATER BELONGING, BEAUTY, REVERENCE, WHOLENESS, JOY, AND VITALITY, AND SO MIGHT THEIR FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS.
Source: Form 990 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 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 December 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 March 2017.
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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