One Earth Philanthropy
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
One Earth's mission is to empower everyone, everywhere, with the knowledge, inspiration, and opportunity to heal the Earth and reclaim our future.
- Income
- $5.0 million
- Spending
- $4.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 0.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 8
- Highest pay
- $218,568, president, co-founder, ed, and board member
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
Fair: 64 out of 100. Higher than 28% of charities in its peer group (environment, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 4% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 10% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 1% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 60% of charities in its peer group (environment, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 9 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 (1)
- $4.1 million spent. One Earth has three focus areas - Knowledge through Science, Opportunity through Action, and Inspiration through Storytelling - that work together to drive collective action for the Earth. The One Earth Climate Model is the most advanced energy decarbonization model that shows we can limit global average temperature rise to the critical threshold of 1.5C with currently available solutions. The One Earth Solutions Framework indexes the 75+ most effective solutions across three pillars of collective action-energy transition, nature conservation, and regenerative agriculture. One Earth's award-winning science and mapping tool, the Global Safety Net (GSN), provides a blueprint of the approximately 50% of the world's lands and oceans that must be protected and restored to solve the interconnected crises of biodiversity loss and climate change. In 2022, the science of the GSN became the basis of a global biodiversity agreement signed by 200 countries to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. As momentum builds around the 30x30 movement, more decision-makers are turning to the GSN mapping tool and its underlying science for clarity on prioritizing and implementing conservation efforts. One Earth's Global Navigator, an interactive map that allows users to explore the ecological diversity of life on our planet through our bioregions framework and discover projects that are implementing solutions in each region. Minding the Gaps: One Earth's Climate Finance Report showcases insights from the One Earth Solutions Finance Tracker, a powerful new tool, built in collaboration with Vibrant Data Labs, that brings clarity to the climate solutions landscape. For the first time, this tool will allow us to see how private funding flows across the One Earth Solutions Framework - which indexes 75+ of the most effective solution pathways across energy transition, nature conservation, and regenerative agriculture. These insights illustrate how to scale and deploy investment and philanthropic capital in a more strategic and coordinated manner that centers nature and equity, and can help drive greater collective impact in the coming decade.
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 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 October 2020.
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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