2022-11-15T13:23:56-06:00 2021-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2021-01-01 844785944 MIGHTY EARTH INC MIGH 4109914416 1150 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW 800 WASHINGTON DC 20036 GLENN HUROWITZ PRESIDENT & CEO 4109914416 2022-11-15 1 GLENN HUROWITZ XXX-XX-XXXX RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z GLENN HUROWITZ 1150 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW 800 WASHINGTON DC 20036 2132793 0 X WWW.MIGHTYEARTH.ORG X 2020 DE SEE PART III, LINE 1. 6 5 7 50 0 0 265000 2049792 0 83001 0 0 0 0 265000 2132793 0 58737 0 0 0 569496 0 0 91384 13264 1275505 13264 1903738 251736 229055 251736 538240 0 62239 251736 476001 X MIGHTY EARTH IS A GLOBAL ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION WORKING TO DEFEND NATURE, CLIMATE, AND COMMUNITIES. OUR GOAL IS TO PROTECT HALF OF EARTH FOR NATURE AND SECURE A STABLE CLIMATE THAT ALLOWS LIFE TO FLOURISH. 1 0 721600 6237 83001 FORESTS:MIGHTY EARTH WORKS TO BREAK THE LINK BETWEEN AGRICULTURE AND DESTRUCTION OF TROPICAL RAINFORESTS AND OTHER LANDSCAPES. WE WORK INTHE AMAZON IN LATIN AMERICA, THE UPPER GUINEAN FOREST AND CONGO BASIN FORESTS IN AFRICA AND THE PARADISE FORESTS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA. 498609 30000 PROTEIN:MIGHTY EARTH WORKS TO TRANSFORM THE PROTEIN INDUSTRY BY PERSUADING SUPERMARKETS, RESTAURANTS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, AND GOVERNMENTS TOEND DEFORESTATION, LAND-GRABBING, AND THE ABUSE OF INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, AND SHIFT TO REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AND ALTERNATIVE PROTEINS. 110017 22500 CLIMATE: MIGHTY EARTH WORKS TO DECARBONIZE HEAVY INDUSTRY BY HOLDING MAJOR AUTO AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE TO FIND SUSTAINABLE, RENEWABLE ALTERNATIVES AND CHANGING CORPORATE POLICIES THAT DESTROY FORESTS AND MINE, CHOP, FINANCE, SHIP, AND BURN THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE FUELS ON EARTH. 1330226 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X JEANNE-MARIE LEROUX 4109914416 1150 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW 800 WASHINGTON DC 20036 GLENN HUROWITZ PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X X 142935 0 4490 TOM KUO CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SAEROM PARK TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BETSY GROSSMAN SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ABDUL TEJAN COLE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALEX LASKEY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 HENRY WAXMAN DIRECTOR (UNTIL JUNE 2021) 2.00 X 0 0 0 142935 0 4490 1 0 0 0 WAXMAN STRATEGIES 1150 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW SUITE 8 WASHINGTON DC 20036 PROG. 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SUPPORT/RENT 383373 1 2049792 2049792 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 900099 83001 83001 83001 2132793 83001 0 0 X 58737 58737 147426 74568 43911 28947 325044 262563 60464 2017 22523 16181 4935 1407 74503 52746 16924 4833 32759 16491 16268 26170 26170 23277 23277 959813 715428 197864 46521 27576 14856 12682 38 13194 7109 6068 17 35381 29161 1720 4500 40500 40500 49750 28223 18489 3038 2 1 1 PAYROLL FEES 28112 15145 12928 39 RECRUITMENT 16537 8325 8212 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 12357 2423 9934 ENTERTAINMENT 4233 2280 1947 6 5844 2712 3111 21 1903738 1330226 482128 91384 251736 432880 91922 1944 11494 251736 538240 62239 0 62239 X 44717 251736 431284 251736 476001 251736 538240 X 229055 -4790 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 265000 2049792 2314792 265000 2049792 2314792 1840957 473835 2314792 83001 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 18676 4601 23277 1880461 1903738 245187 61297 0 0 2653 245187 247840 371760 23277 23277 663 61297 61960 92940 18676 18676 0 X 2128003 -4790 -4790 2132793 0 2132793 1903738 0 1903738 0 1903738 PART X, LINE 2: FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021, MIGHTY EARTH HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FOREIGN EXCHANGE LOSS REPORTED AS REVENUE ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPROTED AS AN OTHER CHANGE IN NET ASSETS ON FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 -4,790. 1 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 2 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGION 28737 EUROPE 0 4 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGION 30000 0 6 0 0 0 6 58737 0 58737 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC INVESTIGATION OF MASSIVE DEFORESTATON 6237 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC ENGAGE AND EDUCATE CORPORATIONS REGARDING DEFORESTATON 20000 0 EUROPE RAINFOREST DEFORESTATION AWARENESS CAMPAIGN IN EUROPE 20000 0 EUROPE RAINFOREST DEFORESTATION AWARENESS CAMPAIGN IN EUROPE 10000 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: PRIOR TO AWARDING GRANTS, THE ORGANZIATION CONDUCTS DUE DILLIGENCE ON THE GRANTEE AND ITS FINANCIAL STATUS AND REPORTING SYSTEMS. GRANTS ARE AWARDED BASED ON VARIOUS CRITERIA. GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT REPORTS FINAL REPORTS BACK TO THE ORGANIZATION DETAILING THE USE OF FUNDS. PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: WAXMAN STRATEGIES HENRY WAXMAN A BOARD MEMBER IS OVER 35% OWNER OF WAXMAN STRATEGIES 383373 WAXMAN STRATEGIES PROVIDED MIGHTY EARTH WITH PROGRAMMATIC WORK IN ASIA AND AFRICA; OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT; RENT. THESE ACTIVITIES WERE PROVIDED AT ARM'S LENGTH AND FAIR MARKET VALUE. 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 DURING 2021, THE ORGANIZATION STARTED VARIOUS NEW PROGRAMS AROUND THE WORLD TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING TROPICAL FORESTS, OCEANS, CLEAN AIR, AND WATER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS. IT WAS THEN PROVIDED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS PROVIDED ANNUALLY TO ALL INCUMBENT AND INCOMING DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION. EACH DIRECTOR AND OFFICER ANNUALLY SIGNS A STATEMENT OR AFFIRMS AT A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT HE OR SHE HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THIS POLICY; HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY; AND HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THIS POLICY. ALL MATERIAL FACTS CONCERNING ANY SITUATION THAT MIGHT BE VIEWED AS A CONFLICT ARE DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY THE DIRECTOR OR OFFICER CONCERNED. WHERE DOUBT EXISTS REGARDING WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS OR APPEARS TO EXIST, THE MATTER IS RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. NO DIRECTOR OR OFFICER MAY BE PRESENT FOR A VOTE BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON ANY DECISION OR ACTION BY THE CORPORATION WHICH WOULD DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BENEFIT SUCH DIRECTOR OR OFFICER. THAT DIRECTOR OR OFFICER MAY, HOWEVER, ANSWER QUESTIONS OR RESPOND TO REQUESTS, AT A MEETING OR OTHERWISE, FOR FACTUAL INFORMATION NEEDED FOR THE BOARD TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL NOT APPROVE ANY TRANSACTION TO WHICH THE CORPORATION WOULD BE A PARTY AND IN WHICH A DIRECTOR OR OFFICER OF THE CORPORATION HAS A MATERIAL FINANCIAL INTEREST UNLESS AND UNTIL THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS SPECIFICALLY AND IN GOOD CONDUCTED A REASONABLE INVESTIGATION THAT: A. THE BOARD IS AWARE OF ALL MATERIAL FACTS CONCERNING THE TRANSACTION AND THE DIRECTOR OR OFFICER'S INTEREST IN THE TRANSACTION; B. THE CORPORATION IS ENTERING INTO THE TRANSACTION FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT; C. THE TRANSACTION IS FAIR AND REASONABLE AS TO THE CORPORATION; AND D. THE CORPORATION COULD NOT HAVE OBTAINED A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS ARRANGEMENT WITH REASONABLE EFFORT UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE ANNUAL PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF THE CEO IS AS FOLLOWS: THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE (WHICH SHALL CONSIST ONLY OF INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS) OF THE MIGHTY EARTH BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL ANNUALLY EVALUATE THE CEO ON HIS/HER PERFORMANCE AND ASK FOR HIS/HER INPUT ON MATTERS OF PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION AND THEN PROCEED WITH THE BOARD APPROVAL PROCESS OUTLINED BELOW. BOARD APPROVAL: THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE MIGHTY EARTH BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL OBTAIN RESEARCH AND INFORMATION TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD FOR THE COMPENSATION (SALARY AND BENEFITS) OF THE CEO, HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES, KEY EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND TRUSTEES BASED ON A REVIEW OF COMPARABILITY DATA. FOR EXAMPLE, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WILL SECURE DATA THAT DOCUMENTS COMPENSATION LEVELS AND BENEFITS FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS IN COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THIS DATA MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 1. INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE IRS FORM 990 FILINGS OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS; 2. SALARY AND BENEFIT COMPENSATION STUDIES BY INDEPENDENT SOURCES; 3. WRITTEN JOB OFFERS FOR POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS; AND/OR 4. DOCUMENTED TELEPHONE CALLS ABOUT SIMILAR POSITIONS AT BOTH NONPROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. CONCURRENT DOCUMENTATION: TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO, HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES, KEY EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND TRUSTEES, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MUST DOCUMENT HOW IT REACHED ITS DECISIONS, INCLUDING THE DATA ON WHICH IT RELIED, IN MINUTES OF THE MEETING DURING WHICH THE COMPENSATION WAS APPROVED. DOCUMENTATION WILL INCLUDE: A) A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS AND THE DATE IT WAS APPROVED; B) THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WHO WERE PRESENT DURING THE DISCUSSION ABOUT COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS, AND THE RESULTS OF THE VOTE; C) A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPARABILITY DATA RELIED UPON AND HOW THE DATA WAS OBTAINED; AND D) ANY ACTIONS TAKEN (SUCH AS ABSTAINING FROM DISCUSSION AND VOTE) WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF THE COMPENSATION BY ANYONE WHO IS OTHERWISE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD BUT WHO HAD A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE DECISION ON THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G HUMAN RESOURCES AND COMPLIANCE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 234,051. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 90,931. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 324,982. ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 27,650. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 46,000. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 15,100. TOTAL EXPENSES 88,750. CIP: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 63,466. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 63,466. RESEARCH: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 25,973. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 7,908. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 33,881. PUBLIC RELATIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 11,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 11,000. ASIA PROGRAM COORDINATION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 31,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 31,000. CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 322,288. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 53,025. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 375,313. OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 31,421. TOTAL EXPENSES 31,421. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: FOREIGN EXCHANGE LOSS -4,790.