2025-11-14T15:51:56-06:00 2022-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2022-01-01 844785944 MIGHTY EARTH INC MIGH 4109914416 1150 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW 800 WASHINGTON DC 20036 ANNA HONG MANAGING DIR, OF FIN & OPS 4109914416 2025-11-14 1 0 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 2022 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X GLENN HUROWITZ 1150 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW 800 WASHINGTON DC 20036 4633896 0 X WWW.MIGHTYEARTH.ORG X 2020 DE SEE PART III, LINE 1. 6 5 27 50 0 0 2049792 4632846 83001 0 0 0 0 1050 2132793 4633896 58737 188681 0 0 569496 1464984 0 36117 268875 1275505 2379848 1903738 4069630 229055 564266 538240 1946437 62239 911981 476001 1034456 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. 0 0 1314198 32500 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. 981253 152131 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. 455013 4050 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. 2750464 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 27 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 CINDY SCHWARTZ 2405356050 1701 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW STE 3-123 WASHINGTON DC 20036 GLENN HUROWITZ PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X X 175000 0 6911 TOM KUO CHAIR 0.20 X X 0 0 0 SAEROM PARK TREASURER (UNTIL NOV 2022) 0.20 X X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH GROSSMAN SECRETARY 0.20 X X 0 0 0 KEN PUCKER - DIR FROM AUG 2022), THEN TREAS. (FROM DEC 2022) 0.20 X X 0 0 0 ABDUL TEJAN COLE DIRECTOR 0.20 X 0 0 0 HEIDI OVERBECK DIRECTOR (FROM MAY 2022) 0.20 X 0 0 0 CINDY SCHWARTZ DEPUTY DIRECTOR 40.00 X 151808 0 1685 ALEX WIJERATNA DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS 40.00 X 105973 0 1321 JULIAN ORAM SR. FOREST COMMODITIES DIRECTOR 40.00 X 110010 0 1321 542791 0 11238 4 0 1 0 WAXMAN STRATEGIES 1150 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW SUITE 8 WASHINGTON DC 20036 ADMINISTRATIVE CONSULTING AND SERVICES 201897 L'AGENCE RUP GREENSPACE 28 RUE DU CHEMIN VERT PARIS FR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN IN FRANCE 132793 2 908257 3724589 4632846 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 1050 1050 1050 4633896 0 0 1050 X 1250 1250 187431 187431 335404 167865 100603 66936 835076 570929 233131 31016 7865 5664 2163 38 27998 17973 7949 2076 258641 163466 73721 21454 42267 26683 15584 73373 73373 36117 36117 1114692 827248 240770 46674 538894 482298 21959 34637 38054 15027 21899 1128 156057 88335 48817 18905 64494 847 63647 166428 138428 25082 2918 24586 295 24291 STAFF TRAINING AND DEVE 67538 10105 52583 4850 PAYROLL FEES 50325 19872 28961 1492 BUSINESS MEALS 7449 2941 4287 221 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 6039 6000 39 29652 17807 11432 413 4069630 2750464 1050291 268875 432880 1670248 91922 250000 1944 7017 11494 19172 538240 1946437 62239 217279 0 694702 62239 911981 X 44717 557249 431284 477207 476001 1034456 538240 1946437 X 564266 -5811 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 265000 2049792 4632846 6947638 265000 2049792 4632846 6947638 3851583 3096055 1050 1050 6948688 83001 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: TRANSLATION SERVICES TO NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL - 2022 AMOUNT: $ 1,050. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 19604 26996 46600 3986920 4033520 351676 87919 0 0 2653 245187 351676 599516 899274 23277 46600 69877 663 61297 87919 149879 224819 18676 19604 38280 0 REFUNABLE ADVANCES 694702 694702 X 4628085 -5811 -5811 4633896 0 4633896 4069630 0 4069630 0 4069630 PART X, LINE 2: FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022, 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 -5,811. 1 SOUTH AMERICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES ADVOCACY, RESEARCH, COMMUNICATIONS 290182 SOUTH AMERICA 0 0 GRANTMAKING 12000 EUROPE 0 7 PROGRAM SERVICES ADVOCACY, RESEARCH, COMMUNICATIONS 859275 EUROPE 0 0 GRANTMAKING 40050 RUSSIA AND THE NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES 0 0 GRANTMAKING(UKRAINE) 7219 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 2 PROGRAM SERVICES ADVOCACY, RESEARCH, COMMUNICATIONS 246754 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 GRANTMAKING 35600 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 2 PROGRAM SERVICES ADVOCACY, RESEARCH, COMMUNICATIONS 651408 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 GRANTMAKING 92562 0 11 0 0 0 11 2142488 92562 2235050 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC SUPPORT FOR LOCAL ORGANIZATION 14087 WIRE TRANSFER 0 EUROPE RESEARCH 20050 WIRE TRANSFER 0 EUROPE RESEARCH 20000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC SUPPORT FOR LOCAL ORGANIZATION 40425 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUPPORT FOR LOCAL ORGANIZATION 10100 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUPPORT FOR LOCAL ORGANIZATION 25500 WIRE TRANSFER 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC SUPPORT FOR LOCAL ORGANIZATION 30000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 RUSSIA AND THE NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES SUPPORT FOR LOCAL ORGANIZATION 7219 WIRE TRANSFER 0 8 0 RESEARCH SOUTH AMERICA 1 12000 WIRE TRANSFER 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: X X X X 0 NET POSITIVE LIMITED 26 LINGWOOD GARDENS ISLEWORTH MIDDLESEX UK TW7 5LZ ONLINE FUNDRAISING 0 14294 30117 -15823 GREATER GOOD STRATEGY 4455 CONNECTICUT AVE NW APT 934 WASHINGTON DC 20008 ONLINE FUNDRAISING 0 8161 6000 2161 22455 36117 -13662 DC X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GLENN HUROWITZ PRESIDENT & CEO 175000 0 0 0 0 0 5250 0 1661 0 181911 0 0 0 CINDY SCHWARTZ DEPUTY DIRECTOR 151808 0 0 0 0 0 1238 0 447 0 153493 0 0 0 WAXMAN STRATEGIES HENRY WAXMAN A FORMER BOARD MEMBER IS OVER 35% OWNER OF WAXMAN STRATEGIES 201897 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, ITEM B, AMENDED RETURN: THE 2022 FORM 990 HAS BEEN AMENDED. CHANGES WERE AS FOLLOWS: - PART VI, LINE 20 - PART VII, SECTION A, LINES 1 & 2 - PART IX, LINE 24C - SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10 - SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 3 - SCHEDULE O, PART VI, LINE 15 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. THE MOST RECENT COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE IN OCTOBER 2022. 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 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 91,214. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 91,214. ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 34,998. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 36,985. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 71,983. RESEARCH: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 5,100. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,960. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 7,060. PUBLIC RELATIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 48,263. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 28,187. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 76,450. RECRUITMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 96,719. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 56,488. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 153,207. CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 590,759. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 42,443. TOTAL EXPENSES 633,202. OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 51,409. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 25,936. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 4,231. TOTAL EXPENSES 81,576. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: FOREIGN EXCHANGE LOSS -5,811.